For as long as I can remember, I have had some kind of unusual phenomenon going on in my life. And now, as I look back on my life, it seems that there has been something going on in just about every home I’ve lived in. From the sound of heavy foot steps on the hardwood floors upstairs in my parents home when I was 5, to the constant “visitation” by something during my adolescent years, to the poltergeist like activity I experienced in both my mother’s store and on my Grandmother’s property, to the current activity going on in my home here in California. It appears that whatever has been with me all my life .. has followed me here, too.
I purchased my home in the mid-90’s, and from the day I moved in I knew that I wasn’t alone in it. And even though I tried to put it out of my mind, every once in a while a house guest would relate to me a their story of something that had happened to them during the night, and soon I would be aware of my “guests” again, and would wonder who and what they were. Then around 2001, while watching t.v. together, Mary and I experienced an audible voice for the first time.
Our dog Hope had just signaled that she needed to go out, so Mary got up to open the back door for her. And just as she headed towards the door, a woman’s voice called out her name. Thinking it was me, she turned towards me and said, “What?”. Looking right at her, I said, “I heard it, too.”
Not too long after that we experienced our first poltergeist type activity. Once again, while watching t.v., a candle that was resting on the top of the set suddenly slid off, and onto the floor. Mary and I looked at each other and said, “Okaaaaay. That was interesting.”
Then in 2006, Mary and I became interested in ghost hunting, and joined a local group to join in on some investigations. It was through the group that we learned about recording for “EVP” (electronic voice phenomenon: the recording of disembodied voices using electronic equipment), and decided to try doing some recordings of our own. After all, we had experienced paranormal-like activity in our home .. wouldn’t it be interesting if we actually captured a ghost’s voice? Little did we know, we would soon be capturing dozens, if not hundreds of clear EVPs, astounding not only ourselves, but also our fellow paranormal investigators.
Along with the EVPS, the activity increased. Within a short time, we were hearing voices audibly on a regular basis, seeing objects move on their own, and viewing with the naked eye, brightly lit orbs as they moved effortlessly down our hallway or hovered over our bed.
One might wonder if we opened up something by doing the recordings for EVPs. Actually, I don’t think so. The more likely explanation is that we were just becoming more aware of the activity that was already occurring around us. For many researchers believe that the more you watch orb activity on video, the easier it becomes to see “things” out of the corner of your eye. And the more you “listen”, the more you will hear. With that in mind, as time went on, Mary and I became more and more aware of what was happening around us on a daily basis.
Some of the things we experienced up until August 2009 were:
- A house guest told us how a comforting hand was placed on her shoulder as she cried herself to sleep on our couch one evening (she had just moved out to California and was missing her family terribly).
- My Mom told me how she felt the need to tell the devil to “get behind her” as she slept on the same couch one night (interesting how different her experience was from our other guest).
- I have felt someone “play with my hair” on a number of occasions while watching t.v. in the living room.
- Both Mary and I have heard a smile child say “Mommy” in our bedroom on several occasions.
- While cooking stew meat in a pan, I turned my back only to turn back towards the pan and find one of the pieces lying on the kitchen floor.
- A white drawing board flew off the kitchen counter onto the floor.
- A soup ladle came up and out of its holder and dropped onto the floor.
- The sound of cupboards opening and closing has been captured on audio while we sleep in the other room.
- One afternoon I came home from work unexpectedly, and right after entering the front door I heard a female voice say, “she’s home.” I was the only person in the house at the time.
- While in the front bedroom (our office), as I was getting my equipment ready for an emergency investigation in Hayward, CA., I heard a male voice right next to me say, “You’re going to have fun tonight”. Indeed, the investigation turned out to be quite an experience. The people were mentally disturbed as they were living in a home filled with garbage. There was no haunting, just ill home owners.
- In 2007, while our house was being remodeled, I was sitting in a stadium chair in my living room watching t.v. (all our furniture was under plastic). Across from me, and to my right, was another empty stadium chair. As I was watching my show I saw something flash out of the corner of my eye, to my right. Looking towards the stadium chair, I saw an orb the size of a teacup saucer appear over the backrest of the chair. It hovered there for about 5 seconds, as if someone was sitting in the chair, and then disappeared.
- On several occasions, during 2006 and 2007, I saw hovering over my bed an orb the size of a baseball. Sometimes it would be orange .. and other times it would be pink.
In 2007, we had about 4 investigations done of our house (done by the same group), trying to capture evidence of the things we’d been experiencing. The following are some of the more interesting things that occurred:
An investigator complained of a bad headache and difficulty breathing, and ended up leaving early. Later, while going through pictures taken during the investigation, we found the only pictures that had any orbs in them were pictures that included the investigator. In each picture, the orb was near his head, and they were not opaque, but instead bright white or pink (looking much like the orbs I’ve seen with the naked eye).
At a separate investigation, the lights went out and came back on immediately (so quickly that the clock on the microwave and stove did not need to be reset).
One of the investigators, with the naked eye, saw a bright white orb pass down the hallway.
After one of the the last investigations had ended, and we had gone outside to say goodbye to all the investigators, we came back into the house to a puddle of urine on the dining room floor. Emerging out of the puddle were three boot prints (11 inches long) in the shape of cowboy boots. Later, while recording for EVPs, Mary asked who was leaving urine on the floor, and a male voice responded with “How’d you like it?”.
I have captured a number of EVPs that are very loud and clear and are in direct response to something being said, or going on at the time. Some say our name, some offer help, some ask for help, and some are comments on what is happening at the time. For examples of some of our better EVPs either watch our videos, or listen to them via the EVP page.
My Mom, Mary and I have all seen my dog Tasha on several occasions here at the house. Tasha was probably one of the prettiest dogs I’ve ever owned. She was a cross between an American Eskimo and a Chow, only honey colored. And she loved people. Which is probably why she still hangs out here at the house, even though she died in 2002. I miss my little sweetie, very much.
