From: To: Subject: [IGHS] Newsletter, January 4, 2004 Wickenburg, Arizona Date: Sunday, January 04, 2004 9:42 AM ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Remove Link To Unsubscribe from Newsletter: Click on Reply To or send email to ighs-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com for an automatic removal from this newsletter. Mission Statement: The Ghostweb is the official Web Site of the International Ghost Hunters Society. Membership in the IGHS is always FREE. The IGHS is dedicated and committed to the research, documentation, education, and investigation of ghostly phenomena recorded through EVP, digital, film and video photography. The IGHS is a society of ghost believers, ghost hunters, and ghost researchers with over 14,000 members in 87 countries worldwide. Travel Along with Dave & Sharon: Join us as we end our third year of RV traveling as we explore America's Most Haunted Sites. We had a dream and now we are living that dream of traveling across this great land in our little house on wheels with our Welsh Pembroke Corgi dog named BooBoo. We are currently investigating haunted sites in Arizona. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ International Ghost Hunters Society Newsletter January 4, 2004 from Wickenburg, Arizona Dr. Dave’s Notes: This past Friday night we had a wonderful two hour program with the guru of talk radio, Jeff Rense as we played our ghost voices from across the United States. Ghost voices filled with emotions, some still trapped in that cycle revolving around the time of their death. Other ghost voices declaring that they were not dead, almost begging us to acknowledge them from beyond the grave. The metaphysical implication of voices from beyond the grave is earth shattering. We are living in a time when each and every reader of this Newsletter can follow the guidelines we provide and experience the joy of recording voices from beyond the grave that is evidence of life after death. Religion does not provide evidence of life beyond the grave, but through EVP, each person can determine for himself or herself if there is life after death. For some readers, the recording of ghost voices may be a hobby or considered as recreational fun, but for many of our readers, the recording of ghost voices is paramount to a personal revelation. Skeptics may claim that the voices are coming from radio, CB, or other artificial sources, but when asked to prove it by duplicating it with their digital recorders, each and every time, they skeptics fade away. It is easy to offer explanation that may sound valid, but lack if we ask those who offer their explanations evidence that their theory is valid, they cannot do so. One visitor to the web site said he once picked up a local radio station on his digital recorder. One time is not the same as picking up radio stations each and every time. For example, in the ghost town of Congress, we picked up over thirty different voices at the site of the old stone cabin. This same area has rotten radio reception, even at night. Yet, we recorded 30 different voices that pertained to what one might expect from an old mining town. There are no local radio stations, even those in Phoenix are not heard during the day, nor at night. We are talking about the Southwest desert bordered by mountains. Living in the East, where one city ends and another begins is not the same as investigating sites in the Southwest desert where the only life forms are jackrabbits and lizards. We have validated thousands of times that these ghost voices are not from the living, but from beyond the grave. We do not subscribe to the theory that these voices are alien and from UFO kingdom. We do not know whether these voices are from beyond the grave or from another parallel dimension overlapping into our own dimension. We will be addressing this issue in our next book that will be out in 2005. What is death? We believe that death is a comma, not a period in our adventure through time. Yes, death ends the adventure in this life, but that is not to say, the adventure stops. It does continue beyond this life, as going from one room to another room in the house. We know that our beloved pets continue after this life. So many have written and shared their experiences of their beloved pets returning after death and comforting them. This is direct evidence that life does exist beyond the grave, and not related to a parallel dimension overlapping into our own realm. While we grieve for the loss of loved ones, our loved ones are not far from us. This simple knowledge may not remove the pain we feel at the time of death, but after we heal from the grieving process, we can look forward to a reunion when it is our time to cross over. We have to prepare for that transition because the negative feelings we harbor deep within us will not vanish at death. Those negative feelings, such as anger, greed, bitterness, shame, fear and guilt will continue with us beyond the grave. We have to learn to resolved them, heal from their damage, and continue forward. We have a choice. We can do it on this side or on the other side, but either way, healing has to take place before we can progress onward. Western religion teaches that when we die, we go immediately to the Pearly Gates, but this is a myth. Our negative feelings will anchor us here until we can resolve those issues, heal from them and only then can we move forward. This is why soul rescuers cannot move souls toward the light. The souls cannot leave until they have removed their anchors holding them here. Words, chants, rituals, cleansings, or blessings by the living will not help, the spirits must resolve, heal and move forward by their individual actions. The after life is not the fabled kingdom where we sit on clouds singing endless praises, but the after life is a mirror of this life, but on the other side. We will not suffer from physical pain, but we can still suffer from emotional pain. Pain we caused in others and the pain we feel within ourselves will not vanish at death. We cannot hide the pain we feel or the pain we caused in others. This pain is an emotion that will anchor us here until we can forgive, heal, and forget. How do we know this? We gained this knowledge recording and analyzing thousands of EVP recordings, listening to what they are saying and how they are saying it. This knowledge does not take a rocket scientist to connect the dots that form the picture of the alter life. What we do with this knowledge is something else. No one is perfect; we all have negative feelings from time to time, but that does not mean we have to allow them to stay with us as our guests. Life means that we are sometimes on a bumpy road, so we have to slow down until the road becomes smooth. The road can have potholes, so we learn to navigate around them, and sometimes the road comes to a dead end and we have to turn around and go back. Along the way, we may acquire some negative feelings, but this does not mean they should become our constant companions on our journey. The next rest area has garbage cans that we can offload our negative feelings into so we can leave that rest area feeling happy. Happy trails. Dr. Sharon Gill: As Dave and I begin our fourth year on the road, we stop and look back at all of the places that we have visited and the people we have met during our travels. We have found a few places that we tend to favor over some others and we have found many new sites that offer many ghosts and haunted sites to explore. Our purpose in living on the road is to find these sites, off the beaten path and share them with our members. We write the stories for our books and share the history and our experiences at each site, as well as the experiences shared with us by others. As cofounders of the IGHS, Dave and I have always tried to find new locations, outside of the normal sites seen on television, overdone by the media. We introduce the places we explore to our members so they have the opportunity of exploring and discovering for themselves that ghosts are everywhere, regardless of the region, regardless of the beliefs that are contrary. It is for this reason that we hold workshops and conferences in different areas and enjoy s pending time with fellow ghost researchers, conducting investigations, gaining more knowledge and providing evidence of spirit presences. This February, over Valentine’s weekend, we will be holding a seminar in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Over the years you have read about our experiences in Old Town and how we have both come to love the State of New Mexico, its history and its people. This is a new area of exploration for ghost researchers and it is a hot bed of ghost activity! Old Town Albuquerque is beautiful even during the winter months and getting out to investigate and explore with folks having the same interests is a great way to break the monotony of winter and share in some fun. Bring your sweetie, bring a friend or come and just join in on the fun of the weekend. We guarantee you will come as strangers but leave, probably with tears in your eyes, as friends. Dave and I have met some wonderful people who will be working with us to make this weekend one you won’t forget. We have found many different haunted sites to share with those attending and our good friend and IGHS Member, Cindy has a great haunted walking tour in store for everyone. We are excited to be able to share Old Town with those who are able to attend and you won’t be disappointed. Albuquerque is the largest city in New Mexico. The city was named after the 10th Duke of Alburquerque, a real Spanish Duke. The “r” was ultimately dropped from the original spelling, to make it Albuquerque. Founded in 1706 by colonists given permission by King Philip of Spain to establish a town on the Rio Grande River. There were two or three Indian Pueblos in the area and once the colonists had settled, trade was established with the local Indian tribes. Adobe homes were clustered closely together as a means of protection in this hostile land. A chapel was erected for the colonists as they were a very religious people. The Felipe de Neri Church still stands on its original site, its thick walls remain intact. The church has served a lot of purposes through the years. It is the heart of Old Town with shopping and fine dining encircling the church and beautiful plaza. The church has been a school and convent, now serving the Old Town community in rites of worship in beauty and reverence. The lovely gardens surrounding the building offer peaceful places to sit and contemplate. Unlike most places of worship, this church has no cemetery. The fact is, Old Town has no cemetery, which has puzzled many people over the years. Obviously, like any town, people lived and died here, but where were they laid to rest? No one seems to know for sure and those who may know aren’t talking. However, we have learned in talking to the local people that while remodeling or rebuilding, there have been some wooden coffins and skeletal remains found under some of the old structures. It has been reported that some large animal bones have been found as well, thought to be the bones of horses. Are they buried in a common grave under a house or place of business? So it seems. Albuquerque is nestled in a peaceful valley surrounded by mesas and mountains. The Sandia Mountains line the east with Sandia Crest rising to 10,678 feet. The Sandia Peak Tram offers the longest (2.7 miles) and most spectacular ride up the west face of the mountain. At Sandia Crest, a person finds a 360 degree panoramic view, looking out over 11,000 sq. miles of beautiful land. The winters are mild in Albuquerque the summers are comfortable. Albuquerque offers a blending of cultures that shows in every aspect of the overall community. The food, music, art, architecture, customs and traditions are part of the appeal of Albuquerque. The people are friendly, warm, welcoming and talk openly of their history and ghosts, if they have any. Many of the business establishments in Old Town do have ghosts on the premises. We have found most of these places were once homes to the wealthier families that have been converted into restaurants. One establishment has a very active ghost who has broken the bulbs in the chandelier, while the place was filled with diners. Many of the antics are demonstrated while the restaurant is full rather than after closing, as seems to be more traditional with ghost activity. We found one café in town that is haven to the original owner of what was once her hacienda. She is a protective sort and has attuned herself very clearly to the new owner. It is a wonder story and a fabulous place with food that is without a doubt, some of the best we have ever tasted. There is one little ghost in the place that seems to want to turn a little figurine in the curio cabinet, to face the corner. The little figurine has either been very bad, or the ghost whom they feel is a small girl, is trying to tell the owner something! The owner speaks openly about her resident ghosts and prefers that they remain there. Seems she has grown accustom to the antics and impressions she has been given over the years. Yet another restaurant in town has a haunted history. It is only recently that management has changed and the new owners are willing to talk about the ghostly activity. The ghost of a man in a dark suit has been seen frequently during the hours the restaurant is open. A lady in red has made herself known to the staff and diners as well, but the one ghost that captured my attention is the one that takes the dessert cart around to the tables after they have finished their meals. There is only one problem. The lady wears a long white dress, which is no problem, but the restaurant has never had a dessert cart nor a lady in white offering dessert in the place! The waitresses wear the same dark colored uniforms. Imagine their surprise when they take the dessert tray out to offer the diners dessert and they are told a woman in white already took their orders! Anyone interested in some coffee and pie after the ghost walk? These are just a few of the places we have discovered while visiting Old Town and believe me there are many more. It is going to be a fun weekend of EVP and pictures, of learning and sharing so if you have the urge to join in the fun, contact us for more details. We hope to see you there. Ghosts of Old Town Plaza Seminar: Join Dave & Sharon on February 14, 2004 for a ghost seminar in beautiful, sunny Albuquerque, New Mexico. We love New Mexico and what better weekend for a special get away then at Old Town Plaza, known as the City of the Dead because there is an unwritten saga that suggests that the dead were buried in the floors and walls of the adobe homes within this community. We will devote the afternoon to hands on investigations of various haunts in Old Town. This is not one of those stuffy, stand offish type seminars, but one where you roll up your sleeves and apply what you're learning, side by side with Dave & Sharon. Check out our seminar page at http://www.ghostweb.com/oldtown.html. All events are within walking distance of your hotel. We limit the size of the seminar group to allow more time for personal instructions on a one to one basis. Digital Ghost Photography Handbook: Confused about orbs? What are dust orbs and how do they relate to real ghost orbs? Read our 20 page thermal bound book or download the PDF book and discover how digital photography is the wave of the future. We have been using digital since 1994 and we share with the reader, which are the best digital cameras on the market today. We also share what to look for when purchasing a digital camera and provide some protocols to avoid falling into the dust orb trap. Check it out at http://www.ghostweb.com/booklet2.html. How to Record and Analyze Ghost Voices: Susan Olson of Riverside, California writes, "I LOVE your new EVP booklet! For a long time now, I have experimented with digital recording to no avail. The information in your booklet helped me to get better recordings without background static! Thanks so much and keep up the good work!" Our Book, How to Record and Analyze Ghost Voices is the best definitive publication on this subject and we have shipped this book around the world. This twenty-one page book will provide step by step detailed instructions on how to use our secret techniques for successful recording and analyzing of ghostly voices. This new thermal bound book is an easy to read size of 8.5x11 inch bound with a clear plastic cover and a white plastic back cover. The book is USD$10 plus Priority Mail shipping of $4 for a total of USD$14. We will ship this book to Canada by International Air Mail and to Europe by International Ground Mail for the same price. The book can also be downloaded as a PDF file for $10. Upon payment of the $10, we will send an email with the address and password to download the file. The download saves time and saves the postage for shipping the book. Traditional techniques for recording ghost voices are outdated and far less successful. Sharon and I have an accumulated 28 years of experience in ghost r esearch and in evaluating ghost tools for field investigations. Along the way, we have discovered many hidden techniques that enable us to be tremendously successful in recording the voices of the dead. No special equipment is required as all equipment that we recommend is off-of-the-shelf products purchased at any Radio Shack store. Our new book will disclose our time tested techniques in a step by step procedure that is easy to understand and to apply. The book, available via PayPal or through our Online Secure Order Form, will become a resourceful guide to understanding how to perform the investigation and how to operate the software for evaluating the ghostly voices. Check out the book at http://www.ghostweb.com/booklet.html. We ship via Priority Mail through the Post Office, not the slow boat to China known as Media Mail that takes several weeks to arrive at an address. CD Version Home Study Courses: We offer two CD versions, one with the Home Study Course in PDF format that can be read by any hardware or software with the free Adobe Acrobat Reader, version 4 or higher. This option is for those using the Mac Operating system or PC computer with an operating system that is not Windows based. We also offer the second version on the CD as the HTM version for PC computers using Wins95, Wins98, WindowsMe, and WindowsXP. The added features of this CD version, includes color photographs of spiritual orbs, spirit energy ectoplasm, a full body apparition and samples of ordinary airborne dust particles we call dust orbs that fool so many people. The separate Photo Analysis CD is now a part of the CD version. In addition, a printed copy can be made from CD, as in the printed version. We have also added ghostly EVP voices captured by us during our travels, such as the Confederate rebel commenting about the 20th Maine boys at Little Round Top or the Peyton Place Gossip found in a 1753 Cemetery about Mary is a Peach. Listen to an old miner recorded at a mining camp in Nevada or the ghostly morbid whine of a ghost dog, perhaps standing over the body of his murdered master captured in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon where a 1900s rancher and his family was murdered. The CD version is “HTM” based, this is not a “PDF” version, but a true “HTM” version that opens and functions as a web page. We have updated the material and even included a message from Dr. Dave Oester. Buyers from around the world have purchased the new CD version. We pay the shipping charges for Priority Mail in the USA, International Air Mail to Canada and for ten dollars more, we ship it by Global Priority Mail to Europe and Asia. More information is available at http://www.ghostweb.com/cgh.html. IGHS Printed Home Study Courses Since 1998: We offer the premier Home Study Course program on the Internet. We offer the best and most comprehensive ghost hunting and paranormal curriculum available. We have trained more students in this field than any other paranormal organization. We set the standards and the protocols for field investigations that followed by the ghost hunting community. We offer the premier Home Study Course, sharing all of our experiences and knowledge gained over the last dozen years. Read more about our premier Home Study Course Program at http://www.ghostweb.com/mainhsc.html. New IGHS T-shirts Available: We are pleased to announce that we have our new IGHS light blue 50/50 screen printed T-shirts available. The two sided printing has a large full size on the back and a smaller size image on the front, over the left pocket area. Limited sizes are available ranging from XL to 2XL. Check them out at http://www.ghostweb.com/tshirt1.html. Life Time IGHS Member Certificate: Instead of renewing every year, IGHS members can now purchase a Life Time Membership for $60 or a Life Time Membership and Life Time Clip ID Badge for $75. This is available through PayPal and through our online Secure Order Form. IGHS ID Badges for Investigations: We have received many requests for some kind of Identification Badge to wear while conducting field investigations. We have created a laminated ID Badge with a metal clip that snaps onto your shirt or other piece of clothing. It says that you are a Registered Ghost Hunter/Paranormal Investigator in good standing with the International Ghost Hunters Society and it has our signatures and web address. Order the ID Badge at http://www.ghostweb.com/id_badge.html. Password Memberships: We offer a special membership in our Ghostweb Ghost Galleries. Due to the size of these ghost galleries, we have to limit the number of people because of the bandwidth consumed by downloading the photos, spirit voices, and ghost videos in this area. If you want to view over 9,000 ghost photos, EVPs, and videos, check out our membership program at http://www.ghostweb.com/pass.html. IGHS Membership Certificates: The IGHS offers a beautiful Membership Certificate, along with a handsome laminated business card. The membership certificate is valid for one year Check it out at http://www.ghostweb.com/memcert.html for more information. We will soon be discontinuing the laminated business card due to the difficulties of obtaining the laminating material for the card. Kind regards, Dave, Sharon & BooBoo International Ghost Hunters Society Copyrighted 2004 by Dr. Dave Oester All Rights Reserved. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Read our next book, American Hauntings Investigated, due out in Spring 2004 Old Town Plaza Ghost Seminar -- Valentine Day, 2004 http://www.ghostweb.com/oldtown.html Dave Oester, Ph.D., DD. Sharon Gill, Ph.D., International Ghost Hunters Society Web URL: http://www.ghostweb.com Email: MagicDimensions@aol.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~