Are EVP recorders any different than Ouija boards?

[Paul]

I was checking out other paranormal boards reciently and ran across this subject which really kinda blew me away. They were discussing the dangers involved in ghosthunting and said that the EVP recorder are simular to Ouija boards. That the capturing and playing back the spirits recorded voice will attract that or other spirits to be drawn to you. They stated that some investigators make the mistake of playing back the EVP's while going to their cars, in essence, the spirit tags along home with the investigator. And commented further that the group must tell the spirits that they do not concent and are bound to stay inwhich they came. While the article made excellent sence, I never had thought an EVP recorder as a modern day Ouija board.Any thoughts? Idea?

[dave]

Thats a great question..I guess in general they are the same..However , my own personal opinion is that the ouija boards are kinda like the way people use the pentagram ..I think it opens doorways that cant be controlled..I never hear anything good come out of using the ouija boards either..I think with a voice recorder you are talking to a spirit that is already here..whether it be intelligent or residual you catch whats already here not bringing anything through..I have listened to evp's on the road with no probs..I am not a big believer in spirits following people home . i believe they are attached to an area and dont have the power to tag along..i do believe if something does follow a person home then it could be an evil spirit with more power and if it wants to follow it will no matter what you tell it..this is only my opinion , not the rest of the teams .. i would like to hear other opinions as well...Thanks for the question !!!

[Paul]

Thanks Dave! You mention the spirit energies being attached to an area. I have heard this before and wondered why do you suppose this is? I understand somewhat for instance a traumatic event where life was lost, or mayby just familiarity,but is it the departed spirit that remains attached there for whatever the reason, or simply the energies left from the spirit departed or event repeating the event until all energies have been spent?I know this is another gray area question, I am just curious what you and others reading this might think on this subject. Thanks again for the imput!

[dave]

The way i see it , and just my very own opinion but, I think that if your spirit is indeed here you are between heaven and hell...When i do an evp session i will ask why are you here and things like that..Hopefully in the future we may find out why a spirit hangs around..If they need help passing through or what..I am just not a believer that a spirit can attach and follow a person home..If it does , i believe it is something more powerfull..But , thats why we do this..there is a lot to learn...Great question..Thanks Paul...

[Paul]

Thanks Dave! I remember one of the GH shows where a famous actress was brutally murdered years ago. Even though the actual buildings no longer exist where this took place, her 'spirit' remain in the general area of this event. I'm uncertain if this was her 'spirit', or simply the energies left from that tragic event(or whether these are not one in the same thing.) I can see in a tragic event, a body goes into shock,and should that person live, you would either deal with the event, if possibe, or block it out of your mind to survive. Yet for a murder to heinous where the mind cannot comprehend and the life is lost, maybe the spirit 'goes into shock'-attaching itself to that area in hopes of finding a way of rationalization. 'Why did this happen?' 'If I had done this, would I still be alive? ect...It's a gray area and so fasinating! Thanks again!

[dave]

You wouldn't be talking about Sharon Tate and the Manson murders would ya ?I think thats the situation there..Yes this is a great field to be in..You could come up with so many theories as to why one's spirit remains...One thought that just popped in my head is..Are these spirits trapped here from their tragic and sudden deaths because it wasnt their natural time to go ?..Do they remain here to take care of unfinished business On a side note , i am doing a lot of research on your question on the subject of ouji boards and voice recorders and the differences..I hope to soon have an interesting article on that..

[Paul]

Great Dave! I look forward to reading your article! Yea, I was referring to the Sharon Tate episode of TAPS. I know the shows may be embellished for television audience, still it does raise many of questions to ponder. There was a delete scene from that episode that someone uploaded to Google from the DVD. They were all in the basement asking these spirits questions about the murders from the light response on the meter. When the question of Charlie Manson came up, there was no response from the meter. When asked,"Does the name Charlie Manson bother you?" was asked, the meter responded 'yes.' What made me wonder is if this were true,(and I'm not saying that it isn't) 1. Charlie Manson didn't kill any of those people. (So why would that name bother the spirit) and 2. There would be knowledge after death of the events we know here in the physical world. (assuming this were possible-again, not saying that it isn't.) Now if the question was asked, "Does the name Tex Watson bother you?" that would make sense to me. And even though Charlie Manson showed up at that residence a week prior, he was not there that night, so it made sense to delete this scene. (this isn't a pitch to support Charlie BTW,just my opinion in connection with this scene.I believe the trauma from loss of life would be parallel in the physical (if we were to survive) as it would be to our spirit(should we not survive.)Both I'm certain can be paralyzing.Thanks again!

[Paul]

Could the recorded departed voices on EVP's attract other spirits when played back? Has anyone tried or tested this theory? (I assume within the area that the EVP's were captured)Chime in and let us know your thoughts on this fasinating subject!