Weekly News Round-up 5/30/13

A man claims to have taken photos of a hunted face. The ghostly images are actually part of the wood, but it's still interesting to see. Click here to check it out.

A man claims to be a ressurected version of Jesus. Read about it here.

There's a push in Indonesia to make black magic a crime. The article is here.

Happy Memorial Day!

I'm taking the day off from blogging to celebrate Memorial Day. Thanks to all the people serving in the armed forces and to all the veterans out there!

Weekly News Round-up 5/23/13

There's talk going around that the Pope may have Performed an exorcism. You can read about it here. What do you think?

A paranormal dating site has been launched for single people looking for ghost enthusiasts. Read about it here.

This isn't exactly paranormal, but a photographer has been taking photos of abandoned buildings that will definately put you in a spooky mood. Check them out here.

Timing

I went on a ghost hunt last Saturday to a building I've been to once before. The first time I investigated there, the place was extremely active. There were strange noises, voices and odd activities carrying on throughout the night. This time, things were generally pretty quiet. We spent a lot of time sitting and waiting for something to happen (a fairly common practice in ghost hunting.) I'm always amazed at how different locations can seem depending on the time or day you visit them.

Ghosts rarely how up when you are expecting them. They appear whe. They are ready, or when they are trying to communicate with someone. Often, having paranormal experiences seems to be more about luck and being in the right place at the right time. A big part of ghost hunting involves pitting people in places where they are likely to have experiences and hoping the timing works out in ther favor. It really is a lot about timing.

Have you ever tried to intention come in contact with a ghost?

I'm just posting a quick update because my Internet is being glitchy this week, so I may not get a news update until I get it sorted out. I hope you are all enjoying your weeks!

Weekly News Round-up 5/9/13

MailOnline has an article about a strange creature that, according to legend, appeared in a town in Iowa over 100 years ago.

Parapolitical has an article arguing why Earth wouldn't be a good candidate for attack by alien invaders. Read about it here.

Images of a carcass that washed up in New Zealand had people yelling sea monster, but experts are pretty convinced it is just a decomposing orcha. Check it out here.

Wavepad

Today I thought I would talk a little about some of the software used in ghost hunting. More specifically, Wavepad. If you aren’t familiar with the program, it’s basically something that allows you to upload sound files. Once the sound files are loaded into the program, you can listen to them or edit them. Long files can be cut into short segments, background noise can be edited out, and effects can be added.

Wavepad is great for a lot of reasons. There’s a free version that you can download online, so pretty much everyone uses it. It’s simple to operate but also has a lot of features that just aren’t available with other sound editing programs. It’s also pretty reliable.

The downside of using Wavepad in ghost hunting, is that because it’s so readily available and easy to use, it’s also very easy for people to fake evidence. Ghost hunters try to capture EVP’s, and with a little creative editing, many groups are able to add in sound effects and voices where they don’t really belong. A little knowledge about Wavepad can help filter out some of the fake EVP’s, though. (There’s usually a slight change to the sound quality if any editing has been done to that part of the file.)

Anyone with an interest in ghost hunting should at least be familiar with Wavepad. If you want to download the free version to check it out, the link is here.

Have any of you ever used Wavepad?

Weekly News Round-up 5/2/13

Nooga.com posted on article titled Five Reasons Bigfoot ABSOLUTELY exists. Check it out here.

An Australian man claims to have captured hundreds of photos of UFO's. Read about it here.

Opposingviews.com posted an article claiming that FEMA is planning a UFO Zombie Crash plan test. Read about it here.