I am asked when someone who knows me finds out that I am a Paranormal Investigator what could possibly make me want to do that! Well like many in this field it was from a personal experience I had as a small child. For some they hear things that do not quite make sense to their rational mind. To others they may happened to see a shadow move or a possible apparition. Then for a small handful, they have been physically touched by someone or something from the spirit world. I am one of the lucky ones, if you want to call it that, that was touched by something. I have been spending my entire life trying to figure out what it was that I saw, I felt and why it choose me to do what it did.
I grew up in a Midwest town, in an older Victorian style home that my Grandmother owned and my parents and myself lived on the second floor. It was one of those older homes with wood floors and area rugs. You could hear whenever anyone was up and moving around. The floors creaked, the steps squeaked, the walls cracked and when the seasons changed so did the noises in the home.
One night, while in bed, with the house bathed in moonlight, I began to hear footsteps running around on the other side of my wall. They were small footsteps, like a small child was running around a table. It continued for a few moments and then I heard them move into the living room, yet passing by another wall in my room. These steps or noises of steps continued up to the doorway of my parents room, who I could hear snoring away. I recall calling out for them as I was frightened by the footsteps, as I am an only child and we had no pets at this time. The steps seemed to react to my voice and started down the hallway towards my room and after sitting up in bed, a small “child” appeared in my doorway. It stared down the hallway as if ignoring me and I once again called out for my parents, who were still asleep. Suddenly this “child” turned to look at me and was smiling at me, but not in a good way. Fear began to creep into me as I could not make any sense as to what I was seeing. I watched as its face transformed from a smiling face to black eyes, a mouth full of teeth and a gaping mouth. It charged into my room at incredible speed, leaping into the air towards me as I ripped the covers over my head and screamed for my parents. I can remember the weight of this thing pinning me to the bed, its hot breath coming through the covers and it talking or chanting at me until the lights came on and my parents were there attempting to calm me down. I was told repeatedly it was a dream, it was my imagination, it never happened. If that were true than why some forty plus years later do I still suffer from sleepless nights. How is it that well over a dozen times in my life up to this point I have been “visited” by a dark being, each time in a different form, yet always causing the same terror deep down inside.
This is why I look for answers. This is way this field is my passion, my calling if you will, as I have met others who have had frightening experiences of their own and are looking for assistance or just someone who will listen and not pass judgment. The team that my best friend and I formed is not looking for fame, or trying to land a TV show, we do not have a You Tube show or any kind of internet show. That is not what we are about. We have both had personal things happen to us, that has lead us to search for answers, to search for patterns, to see if there is anything that can be tied together to provide us with any proof that we might be able to share with mainstream science. We are one of those groups that believes in ParaUnity. Not that there needs to be a rule book, or guidelines or a committee like so many like to complain about. For us it is very simple. We like to meet others in the field, work with others that have similar traits and styles as ours and work together to assist others or gather evidence together. This field should be about COOPERATION not a competition. It shouldn’t matter who has more equipment, more gadgets, more toys. It should be about doing actual research, not looking for cheap thrills, not just a bunch of friends running around in the dark. It should be about, researching a property, talking with and meeting with a local historical society to learn more, if you are lucky enough and built that trust up over time maybe you get to meet with law enforcement personnel who can provide you with some information through the Freedom of Information Act. If you are serious, if you conduct yourself professionally, show that you can be trusted, treat others with respect and property with respect, you will be amazed what doors you can get opened that are impossible for others. Follow the laws and the rules, if a sign says No Trespassing, then don’t, if you do not have permission to be there. Just because “others do it” does not make it right. Also, always be learning! A true investigator knows a little bit about everything, you don’t need to be an expert, as there are very few in this field, plenty who claim to be, but they are not. Another thing, please do not waste your money on these internet scams that promise you that for $29.95 you can take this class and become a certified investigators, there is no such thing. There is no magic certificate or laminated card that will get you into every single place you want, just because it says so on the paper or back of the card.
So now you know a little bit about me and where we, Nexus Paranormal Investigations, comes from on this field. We enjoy talking with others, sharing experiences and investigating with other teams when invited to locations. I hope you have enjoyed this ride thus far and are willing to see where this journey continues to take us.
So until next time Faithful Reader, be safe, be smart and Happy Hauntings!