Hi Jim,
Thanks for having me as a guest
on your show. Although we didn’t have the time to get into many of the details
of my model of “paranormal mechanics” explained in my book Behind The Cosmic
Veil (www.cosmicveil.com), we had the opportunity to discuss a number of topics
relating to the field of paranormal research. These were of sufficient
importance for me to write a brief summary of them for your website.
First is that science is the
inevitable and inescapable destination of all paranormal research. The path
will be the same as it was for astrology, which eventually evolved into
mainstream astronomy from the cumulative effect of scientific findings and observations
over a long period of time. However, there are many factions currently within
the paranormal community, each with their own goals and agendas, some of which
are not conducive to a scientific perspective. The conflict between these
motives is what hinders and even subverts scientific advancement. While some
fully embrace scientific examination of the paranormal, others are dead-set
opposed. For example, some who emphasize the mystical experience, as well as
those whom you might call the ‘thrill-seekers’, see scientific analysis of
paranormal phenomena as raining on their parade. I’ve actually had a few of
these assert dogmatically to me that scientific understanding of the paranormal
is impossible, and openly criticize and even mock any attempt to do so. But the
real motivation behind this position is that science threatens to de-mystify
the paranormal. Understanding the workings of a thing diminishes its thrill
value and magical qualities. No one riding a roller coaster and screaming in
delightful fright wants the downer of contemplating the physics of the machine
to get in the way of the fun. Paranormal ‘entertainers’ can fall under the same
category—no mystique, no entertainment value. Then there is what you might call
the ‘ugly bug’ syndrome—it’s the kid that brings an ugly bug or some other
crawly creature inside to show Mom, who then recoils and squirms while
demanding the disgusting thing be taken out of the house. It gives the child a
sense of power and prestige—the power over Mom to scare her, and the prestige
of wielding something that intimidates the establishment. How delightful! Now
substitute the general public for Mom. Then look for a paranormal team’s
website that has the flying bats, spooky background music, gothic clothing and
hairstyle, black fingernail polish, flashlights under the chin in their photos,
Satanic tattoos and the like—you just found the kid with the ugly bug. And
let’s not even talk about the fraudsters, whom everyone condemns. Clearly,
scientific advances in deciphering the paranormal pose a direct threat to the
gratification sought by the thrill seekers, entertainers and ugly buggers.
I hear teams speak of
paranormal ‘unity’ from time to time. But with extreme conflicts like the one
above among the paranormal community itself, there’s little chance of such
unity coming from within. I believe unity will only come from the outside, that
is, from the general public eventually embracing one of the paranormal factions
as the mainstream representation of the field. If you question the power of the
public to establish a norm, then think about the present success enjoyed by all
those paranormal TV shows. Do you think they’d still be on the air if they were
being watched and supported solely by the relatively small paranormal community?
Even the fervent pleas of the trekkies could not keep Star Trek: Enterprise on
the air. But as it stands now, the public generally lumps paranormal
investigation into a single perception. To them, it’s all “those weird people
who investigate all that spooky stuff,” and/or an entertaining curiosity. They
do not make the distinctions between the kinds of opposing approaches
recognized within the community, because in the public eye, all of it is
weirdness. Additionally, the public standard for how a paranormal investigation
should be conducted has become what they see on TV. We are aware of how many
paranormal teams have sprung up following the procedures and methods seen on
the TV shows. Why are they imitating these shows? Not because of any internal standards
established by the paranormal community at large, but because the TV model is
what has been embraced by the viewing public as the mainstream norm, and so
that approach is what the public expects of them. Still think it’s not the
external public perception that will be the driving force that helps establish
what constitutes ‘mainstream’ in the paranormal field? Think again.
But what happens when the
novelty wears off and all the paranormal TV shows go away? We all know that day
is coming. What happens when the viewing public grows weary of watching
‘televestigators’ run around dark buildings to seek out paranormal phenomena,
which they then dangle in front of the camera like a display in some macabre
freak show? How many EVPs will the public listen to before fatigue and boredom
set in? As mentioned before, these shows will not survive on the patronage of
the paranormal community alone. Even now within the community, we see comments
on paranormal forums telling what programs various forum members refuse to
watch. The public standard for what constitutes ‘mainstream’ paranormal will no
longer be the entertainment value of watching investigators run around haunted
houses. What new development could then rekindle the public interest and so
help establish what will be accepted as the standard of this discipline?
Science. And the public’s
embracement of it.
What caused astronomy to
overcome astrology as the mainstream approach to interpreting the cosmos was
not only the strength of its science, but more importantly the public’s
acceptance of astronomy as the standard by which to reckon the heavens. For the
most part, science has replaced superstition, folklore and myth as the driving
influence in society, the latter having been relegated to the role of
entertainment and diversion. When the current public fascination with the
paranormal fad wanes, only science will be able to pick up the torch and carry
it back into the public conscience. And since science is not a fad, it alone
has the power to propel paranormal research to a place of permanence within the
framework of mainstream thought. Science is the only means that is capable of
offering validated proofs for the paranormal effect. Only then will the
paranormal field be empowered to form a mainstream association and begin to set
sound, disciplinary standards. Those groups that do not follow these standards will
run the risk of not being recognized as legitimate by the public—they will be
marginalized, ignored as rogues and even scorned. Bad news for the
entertainers, thrill seekers and ugly-buggers—good news for the rest of
humanity. They will be pushed out to the fringe, while those carrying the
banner of science within an organized and standardized professional association
will occupy the core and enjoy the benefits of legitimacy. This day too is
coming. Remember that you read it here first.
The only barrier holding back
this new age of paranormal research, legitimacy and unity has been the lack of
a strong theoretical model for the workings of these phenomena and the
scientific experiments to support it. For the first time in history, this
barrier has finally been breached with the experiments of scientist David
Rountree (www.spinvestigations.org) and my theory of supergeometrics. Our
respective work of has finally given us this foundation that researchers have
been seeking for so long. David and I first met on a radio interview back in
February 2011. On comparing notes, we found that supergeometric theory predicts
the very findings obtained by David through his highly advanced experiments
designed according to sound, established scientific standards. This historic
event is unprecedented, and places us in a unique position to eventually submit
the first scientific paper on paranormal mechanics to the scientific
establishment. This Dark Age where the field of science is free to simply
ignore paranormal phenomena will finally be at an end. The future is now in
sight, and the path that follows will serve to bring the field of paranormal
research into mainstream science (both in the public consciousness and in the
field of physics itself) while pushing the anti-scientific factions in the
paranormal community to the fringes, just as it did with astrology. We are
finally standing on the precipice of the legitimacy that will pave the way to a
new paradigm of paranormal science in the 21st century.
Why is all this so important?
Everything that is observable and measurable is physical. Everything that is
physical behaves according to the laws and principles that govern the physical
universe. We all know that there is still much we are learning about those laws
and principles. The study of everything that is physical falls under the
science of physics. Are you able to see and even photograph an apparition? Then
the effects that allow it to be observable and recordable are physical. Can you
hear and record a disembodied voice? Then the effect is physical, and subject
to the laws that govern all of the physical. The only component in these events
making them ‘para’ normal is the cause or the source if you will. But if these
causes produce physical effects, then they too will succumb to the scientific
method now that we have a viable theoretical model and the experimental
findings to support it.
So what does this mean for
paranormal investigative teams today? How should we proceed with this new
information? First, realize the fantastic ramifications of what you are
observing at a paranormal site. Think of some of the wonders that may await us
with a deeper understanding of the way the universe is put
together—teleportation, time travel, anti-gravity, the free generation of
electromagnetic energy and the like. Aren’t these precisely the same kinds of
effects you are observing at the sites of paranormal activity? Moreover, you
are able to observe these effects in real time, and on a scale and at
predictable locations that enable you to study them scientifically. You as
investigators are on the front lines of this quest when you are investigating
sites where you encounter these events firsthand. The physicists are still on
the sidelines, waiting for you to show them why they should get off their
imperialistic pompous butts. Realize the importance of your position. It is you
who are the pioneers into this frontier, and as such you are representing the
rest of humanity in this quest. Because of the kinds of effects observed, there
is every reason to anticipate that paranormal research is the field through
which some of the deepest mysteries of reality will be cracked for the
advancement of humanity. Think about this.
Next, upon realizing the true
extent of the importance of your work, you must then decide how to best fulfill
this noble commission. I suggest to you that the best way by which to serve
humanity in this endeavor is to begin approaching the work in an organized and
scientifically relevant manner. This means you first need to adopt
investigative techniques that actually establish a legitimate, scientifically
valid controlled experimental environment at these sites. One of the remarkable
breakthroughs made by David Rountree was in devising the way that any investigative
team can accomplish this with a minimum of effort and investment. Now you can
really begin to conduct experiments that are truly scientifically relevant, so
that you can help the advancement of this field instead of (forgive me)
perpetuating the endless loop of jumping from location to location to record
more and more of the same kinds of evidence of which we already have reams
(running around a house with an EMF meter is no more experimentally relevant
than a tourist running around the countryside with a digital camera). David has
given us a way to not only break free of this crippling rut, but in doing so
also help blaze the trail to a new epoch in paranormal research. When more and
more teams adopt these same techniques and begin to record the identical
findings that are also consistent with these new theoretical models, the
cumulative effect of all these findings—findings that are now truly
scientifically relevant—will be that mainstream physics can no longer ignore or
deny you. The public will not stand for it.
Then, as Dr. Barry Taff advises
(one of early the pioneers who helped lay the foundations of modern paranormal
research, and to whom we all owe a debt of gratitude), educate yourself in
basic science (if you are not already). You don’t need a doctorate to do this.
You only need to learn the real scientific fundamentals about the environmental
effects you encounter like electromagnetic fields, thermodynamics, acoustics
and meteorology. You’ll then know how EMFs propagate, understand the mechanics
of thermal energy, know how acoustical compression waves behave and travel, and
how breezes represent the movement of air molecules from areas of high pressure
to adjacent areas of low pressure. With such knowledge you will be able to
readily envision precisely what is unfolding physically in front of you, and
grasp the deeper meaning behind what your instruments are really telling you.
Become a legitimate discipline. Become a science. It is the future.
I also suggest that
investigators examine their motives to determine exactly why they are involved
with the paranormal. Then consider in sincerity if your goals are consistent
with finding answers to the paranormal, or if your motives are better served by
the perpetuation of its mystery. Remember that one can no longer feign the
excuse that science cannot decipher paranormal phenomena and so there’s no
reason to try and no value in such effort. The advances mentioned before have
already shattered that myth—it can only continue to be clung to by shoving
one’s head in the sand. Do you support the scientific advancement of your
field, or are you happy working to keep everything exactly the way it is? In
short, decide what side you’re on. We are fast approaching the day when
neutrality will not be an option. Now that these scientific breakthroughs have
been made, the weight of their momentum will take on a life of its own as their
publication becomes more widespread, and that momentum will carry us
unswervingly into inevitable conflict. Yes, you can still ignore all this for
now—that’s what the alchemists and court astrologers did, and they had their
time in the sun. But when one stops to truly contemplate the movement of these
waters flowing by us today, it’s clear that at some point in the future, a war will
be waged within the community for the very soul of the field of paranormal
research.
I know it is coming. And I know
who will win.
