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Research paper thumbnail of Paranormal Research -14 Years of Hard Data

Paranormal Research Symposium Journal, 2024

Over thousands of years there have been continuous reports of perceived supernatural or paranorma... more Over thousands of years there have been continuous reports of perceived supernatural or paranormal phenomena. There is a documented public desire and a perceived spiritual need to know more about it. The physical sciences offer many tools to understand the phenomena and many theories have been presented over many years regarding its nature.

The Center for Paranormal Research and Investigation, a 501(c)(3) educational research organization has taken on several of the proposed theories since 2010 using scientific method and experimental design protocols, collecting, and analyzing data from the various experiments. The theories selected for analysis were those that were more amenable to being tested using physical science methodologies. Some of these theories include but aren’t limited to environmental factors surrounding perception of manifestations, magnetism and ionizing radiation as indicators and electronic voice phenomena existence. While analyses were conducted, several ancillary discoveries were also made pointing to new lines of research and experimentation.

Research paper thumbnail of Analysis of the Perception of Paranormal Phenomena During Early COVID 19 Pandemic Isolation

Research paper thumbnail of A Proposed Correlation between the Perception of Paranormal Manifestations and GOES System Magnetometer Data

For thousands of years humans have reported paranormal manifestations such as seeing/hearing ghos... more For thousands of years humans have reported paranormal manifestations such as seeing/hearing ghosts, being touched by an invisible entity, anomalous smells, etc. Because these perceived manifestations are seen, heard or felt, a physical environmental change should have occurred. While examining environmental data surrounding these perceived manifestations, a correlation between them and GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) system magnetometer data was observed. It was observed that when the magnetometer intensity readings were increasing over time, very few manifestations were reported. When the magnetometer intensity readings were decreasing, however, many more manifestations were reported. During subsequent data collection excursions, this correlation seemed consistent throughout. A project was launched to analyze historical GOES system magnetometer data versus perceived manifestations over the last 3 years. The analysis of this data included calculating the slope of the curve of the GOES data at the time when a manifestation was perceived. The results indicated the correlation existed over the time period analyzed. Anecdotal evidence also seems to indicate that perceived manifestations may be of a more intense nature if the slope of the tangent to the curve when it is decreasing is much steeper. However, more work needs to be performed before conclusions can be made regarding intensity.

Research paper thumbnail of Environmental Factors Surrounding Perceived Anomalous Phenomena

For thousands of years humans have reported anomalous manifestations such as seeing/hearing ghost... more For thousands of years humans have reported anomalous manifestations such as seeing/hearing ghosts, being touched by an invisible entity, anomalous smells, etc. Because these perceived manifestations are seen, heard or felt, a physical environmental change should have occurred. The Center for Paranormal Research and Investigation conducted data collection projects at various historic sites throughout Virginia where perceived manifestations have been reported over a period of several years. The data collected included temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, geomagnetic field intensity, electromagnetic field intensity, ionizing radiation, visible light and ultraviolet light. This data was collected over time and audio/video recordings near the environmental sensors provided evidence of perceived manifestations for comparison. Analysis of the data showed that there may indeed have been an environmental change occurring during a perceived manifestation, though the environmental effects seem to be localized to near the source of the perceived manifestation. Also, the type of environmental change seemed to be different depending on whether the manifestation was perceived as interactive (direct contact, smell, etc.) or non-interactive. More work needs to be performed to determine whether the environmental changes detected were caused by the perceived manifestations or were only a factor in their perception

Research paper thumbnail of Paranormal Research -14 Years of Hard Data

Paranormal Research Symposium Journal, 2024

Over thousands of years there have been continuous reports of perceived supernatural or paranorma... more Over thousands of years there have been continuous reports of perceived supernatural or paranormal phenomena. There is a documented public desire and a perceived spiritual need to know more about it. The physical sciences offer many tools to understand the phenomena and many theories have been presented over many years regarding its nature.

The Center for Paranormal Research and Investigation, a 501(c)(3) educational research organization has taken on several of the proposed theories since 2010 using scientific method and experimental design protocols, collecting, and analyzing data from the various experiments. The theories selected for analysis were those that were more amenable to being tested using physical science methodologies. Some of these theories include but aren’t limited to environmental factors surrounding perception of manifestations, magnetism and ionizing radiation as indicators and electronic voice phenomena existence. While analyses were conducted, several ancillary discoveries were also made pointing to new lines of research and experimentation.

Research paper thumbnail of Analysis of the Perception of Paranormal Phenomena During Early COVID 19 Pandemic Isolation

Research paper thumbnail of A Proposed Correlation between the Perception of Paranormal Manifestations and GOES System Magnetometer Data

For thousands of years humans have reported paranormal manifestations such as seeing/hearing ghos... more For thousands of years humans have reported paranormal manifestations such as seeing/hearing ghosts, being touched by an invisible entity, anomalous smells, etc. Because these perceived manifestations are seen, heard or felt, a physical environmental change should have occurred. While examining environmental data surrounding these perceived manifestations, a correlation between them and GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) system magnetometer data was observed. It was observed that when the magnetometer intensity readings were increasing over time, very few manifestations were reported. When the magnetometer intensity readings were decreasing, however, many more manifestations were reported. During subsequent data collection excursions, this correlation seemed consistent throughout. A project was launched to analyze historical GOES system magnetometer data versus perceived manifestations over the last 3 years. The analysis of this data included calculating the slope of the curve of the GOES data at the time when a manifestation was perceived. The results indicated the correlation existed over the time period analyzed. Anecdotal evidence also seems to indicate that perceived manifestations may be of a more intense nature if the slope of the tangent to the curve when it is decreasing is much steeper. However, more work needs to be performed before conclusions can be made regarding intensity.

Research paper thumbnail of Environmental Factors Surrounding Perceived Anomalous Phenomena

For thousands of years humans have reported anomalous manifestations such as seeing/hearing ghost... more For thousands of years humans have reported anomalous manifestations such as seeing/hearing ghosts, being touched by an invisible entity, anomalous smells, etc. Because these perceived manifestations are seen, heard or felt, a physical environmental change should have occurred. The Center for Paranormal Research and Investigation conducted data collection projects at various historic sites throughout Virginia where perceived manifestations have been reported over a period of several years. The data collected included temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, geomagnetic field intensity, electromagnetic field intensity, ionizing radiation, visible light and ultraviolet light. This data was collected over time and audio/video recordings near the environmental sensors provided evidence of perceived manifestations for comparison. Analysis of the data showed that there may indeed have been an environmental change occurring during a perceived manifestation, though the environmental effects seem to be localized to near the source of the perceived manifestation. Also, the type of environmental change seemed to be different depending on whether the manifestation was perceived as interactive (direct contact, smell, etc.) or non-interactive. More work needs to be performed to determine whether the environmental changes detected were caused by the perceived manifestations or were only a factor in their perception