Dr. Nichols Interview on Ghostly Talk

Hello all. I just listened to the archived show that contained the interview with Dr. Nichols and it was great (as all of the Ghostly Talk shows are).

I did find it interesting that Dr. Nichols suggested that ghost hunters/paranormal researchers should discard their EMF meters and GMF meters and other equipment and take a more social science/case recording approach. I am in agreement with Dr. Nichols on the fact that a social science/case recording approach would be a beneficial added approach to investigating reports of paranormal activity.

However, I certainly do not agree with getting rid of EMF meters and other equipment. Why? Here are a few things to consider in regards to EMF meters and fields:

1. If one reads the articles published by Dr. Nichols on his website (which can be found at http://www.parapsychologylab.com/articles.htm) one will see that Dr. Nichols has and still does use equipment during his research.

2. Detailed information with regards to EMFs and GMFs at haunted vs. non-haunted would indicate that there are anomalies found at haunted locations that don't seem to be present at non-haunted locations. This type of field work has recently been done by Dr. Jason Braithwaite.

3. In lab studies (Dr. Michael Persinger) have shown that certain frequency and amplitude modulated fields can induce one to have 'paranormal-like' experiences.

4. Even if these 'anomalous fields' are found to have a natural cause (bad wiring, bad shielding, etc..), I think it would be good to determine if they are present in locations with reported paranormal activity in order to rule it out as an explainable cause for the activity. What would be the point of documenting a case which might have a perfectly natural explanation? This would only lead to more 'weak' evidence.

Of course there is a right and wrong way to collect this data. But as long as it is collected and analyzed in the proper way I do think it is still useful to gather.

Take care all........