I got into investigating the paranormal because I wanted to understand why there was so much activity in my home.
I’m an investigator by nature as well as trade, and when people are reporting hearing noises, seeing apparitions, things are being knocked off of walls and shelves, trying to open doors, a black mass appearing, my animals reacting (like my Boston Terrier investigating the spot where that mass appeared the following morning, figuring out something wasn’t kosher, and marking the floor where it had appeared), and one spirit in particular who just loved doing fly-bys (an orb that looked like a blue spark and could be seen with the naked eye) in the bathroom whenever my partner was going pee, not to mention something trying to pull me out of bed, I kind of just wanted to know wtf was going on.
I approached the topic with the respect and seriousness that I would any investigation or research project, even if I couldn’t take a disinterested role. I mean, I was the one paying the mortgage. I think they understood that for the most part.
I can already hear the voiceover intro for our next episode on the Travel Channel: @Agni_Mitra, @DarkestKnight, and myself will be in the Happy Sunshine room on the main level attempting to communicate with spirits using a SB-7 spirit box while @Mulberry spends six hours alone with a voice recorder in the (code 187) room in the far corner of a basement that was designed by carnies in 1902 to mimic a fun house.
(Sorry, I couldn’t resist) ((For those who don’t know, that was basically what happened to Aaron on Ghost Adventures, moreso as the series went on))
In all seriousness though, conducting these paranormal investigations was the catalyst that started me down my current path which brought me here.
If I was able to get hard evidence - not just evidence but intelligent responses to questions being asked - something others were able to do as well - it’s time to check one’s premises, not to mention challenging what we’ve been taught bout the nature of the universe.