Rowan2222
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Quite a lot of topics in this thread. First is selling haunted dolls which seems to be a modern fad. There is along history of selling things to a ready market right back to religious relics and genuine Jesus finger bones in boxes of 10. Consequently I don't believe that most things sold as haunted actually are.
Do phone communication or ghost radar apps actually work? I don't think so but is very similar to the seances in the past where these things add to the performance.
I do believe that devices that detect magnetic or electrostatic fields work as intended, but may be picking up natural effects.
Ghost boxes have become rather clever recently but still use the format of scanning radio frequencies, using noise blanking and filters to limit inputs then pushing that through electronics that shifts the tone and adds reverb to make them sound more spooky. Very entertaining but the results are often what you want them to be. List 10 specific questions beforehand and ask them and note the responses and you would likely see a random grouping.
The Haunted collector John Zaffis has made a name for himself, and has probably learned a lot along the way, but in the first of his shows I found it amazing that the haunted items were also the antique items that were usually worth something, and his questioning of "This is the item that is causing you all these problems - what do you want to do with it" always resulted with him leaving with it for free. In effect it is (or started out as) an elaborate con.
I do believe however that objects do retain a memory of where they have been, who they have been with and their life story as such. It is also possible that spirits are attached to items, but that doesn't make them haunted, just that the spirit may occasionally visit them. I have experienced quite a few examples and can often read objects and places.
Do phone communication or ghost radar apps actually work? I don't think so but is very similar to the seances in the past where these things add to the performance.
I do believe that devices that detect magnetic or electrostatic fields work as intended, but may be picking up natural effects.
Ghost boxes have become rather clever recently but still use the format of scanning radio frequencies, using noise blanking and filters to limit inputs then pushing that through electronics that shifts the tone and adds reverb to make them sound more spooky. Very entertaining but the results are often what you want them to be. List 10 specific questions beforehand and ask them and note the responses and you would likely see a random grouping.
The Haunted collector John Zaffis has made a name for himself, and has probably learned a lot along the way, but in the first of his shows I found it amazing that the haunted items were also the antique items that were usually worth something, and his questioning of "This is the item that is causing you all these problems - what do you want to do with it" always resulted with him leaving with it for free. In effect it is (or started out as) an elaborate con.
I do believe however that objects do retain a memory of where they have been, who they have been with and their life story as such. It is also possible that spirits are attached to items, but that doesn't make them haunted, just that the spirit may occasionally visit them. I have experienced quite a few examples and can often read objects and places.