I have a WHAT in my house!?!

A question I get all the time is what's the difference between a ghost, spirit, entity, etc etc....

In a general sense, they are all interchangeable with one another. These terms are used differently by different groups & individuals. However, while they may all refer to humans that have passed on, they are used specifically to categorize other paranormal encounters. 

Ghost: Generally refers to any deceased human still present. 

Spirit: Similar to ghost & often interchangeable. Also generally related to  beings that where never human to begin with. For instance, elementals...otherwise known as earth, air, fire & water elements, where never human. Elementals are considered side by side with demonic haunts because neither have ever walked this world as humans. 

Entity: My personal preference due to its multiple, all encompassing, classification. It's very often used to describe demonic beings. 

I feel it's an individual choice as to what you call them. A piece of advice,go for what you're most comfortable with!

Thank you! :)

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What's an EMF?

Chances are you've seen popular ghost hunting shows on TV using EMF meters while investigating. Such examples as the popular K-II, Mel Meters, Tri-Field Meter & Cell Sensors. Before jumping into the theories & uses of EMF meters in the paranormal field, first lets examine a brief explanation of what exactly is an EMF. 

EMF stands for an Electromagnetic Field. Any item that utilizes electricity, as well as natural geological sources, give off EMFs. This field is comprised of a stationary electric charge and a flowing magnetic current, measured in the number of volts per meter. The most common measurements used are Gauss (G) and milliGauss (mG). For instance, the average microwave EMF reading at close range is between 40.0 mG to 100.0 mG, at a distance of just 5 feet, the readings drop to 5mG or less. 

So what's a "normal" EMF level in your average home? Depending on which sources you consult, they range from 0.0 mG to 0.3 mG, with anything above a 0.7 mG being considered unhealthy, to anything above 2.0 mG being considered too high and unhealthy. 

Some people are more sensitive to high EMF levels. For them, they can become ill if exposed to too much. Some common symptoms are upset stomach, headaches, and even visual/auditory hallucinations. 

There's a large debate in the paranormal field as to wether or not high EMFs cause people to believe they're seeing/hearing spirits as a result of hallucinations, or do areas with high EMF levels attract spirits and/or provide more energy to manifest at that location. Perhaps it's a combination of the two?

You're probably familiar with the scientific theory that states that energy cannot be created nor destroyed. Energy is a vital part of our bodies abilities to run properly. The belief is that once we die, our spirits are made up of the same energy we had while alive. Thus, while investigating, paranormal teams look for unexplainable spikes in EMF that have no natural causes. These "spikes" could indicate the presence of a spirit. 

However, in paranormal research an unexplainable EMF spike alone holds very minimal proof of paranormal activity. In connection with audio, video, or photographic evidence, it helps to support that piece of evidence further. The spikes can also help us discover patterns, and even allow us to communicate in real time. 

All in all, the EMF meters are a must for anyone interested in investigating the paranormal. Not only do they allow you to track & communicate with spirits, they also can help you to find alternative natural causes for activity. 

Websites for additional EMF scientific research:

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetic_field

http://epb.apogee.net/foe/fbmef.asp

https://www.epb.net/

Thank you!

Samantha

Founder & Lead Investigator

Mystique Paranormal Research Society (MPRS)

www.MystiqueParanormal.com

MystiqueParanormal@gmail.com

423-401-8081 

Contact us....

Below are a few of the ways to get in contact with us...

MystiqueParanormal@gmail.com

www.MystiqueParanormal.com

423-401-8180 Group

Come check us out!

Ghost Hunters Needed!

Hey all!

I'm excited to announce that Mystique Paranormal (MPRS) is finally looking for new members! While past experience is not needed, it does help. Must be 21 or older, with a reliable form of transportation, and at least 2 hours per week, not including investigations themselves. The ability to obtain your own equipment, within reason, within a 90 day period is also vital.

We utilize a purely scientific methodology, but invite both true skeptics to sensitives to join.

If interested, first take some time to look over our website at:

www.MystiqueParanormal.com

If you like what you see, then contact us at:

MystiqueParanormal@gmail.com

From there, we have a two process interview procedure we'd move through. That gives both you, & us, the opportunity to see if we fit.

Don't let all that seem daunting, it's really not! :)

We look forward to hearing from you soon! Please feel free to ask any questions you'd like.

Thank you!

Samantha
Founder & Lead Investigator
Mystique Paranormal (MPRS)

HELP, My House is Haunted!

For most people that have gone through their lives with little to no experience with the paranormal, moving into an actively haunted location can be a shock. You may even start to doubt your sanity! For those of us involved in paranormal research, we see this over & over, so know...you are not alone! Perhaps your not yet ready to call a paranormal team into your home or place of business, what can you do? Below's some tips on ways to handle your experiences.

• Always keep in mind that what we think of "ghosts" are actually just people without bodies. Most of them are simply trying to get your attention so you can help them. However, keep in mind, if you were nice alive, then your probably still nice when you die...same with tricksters, mean people, etc. Their attempts to get your attention, such as opening/shutting doors, moving your belongings around, even an attempt to throw something at you, are generally not meant to scare you. I always ask our clients to put theirselves in the ghosts place. No one can hear you or see you & you may not even know your dead, honestly how frustrated would you get?

• Start & keep a journal to record all experiences. We recommend you keep it somewhere easy to get to in case you have visitors that have experiences & for easy access for you. This will help you to see any trends in activity, such as most active time of the day, which room has the majority of activity, and so on. It will also be very valuable for any paranormal teams you may decide to bring in.

• Keep in mind it's your home! You have both the right & the ability to lay down laws and/or ask them to leave. Again, if you are dealing with a "ghost", then they will listen eventually. You will probably have to say it over & over again, together as a family, but eventually they'll leave or follow your requests. I would recommend having an investigation done prior to kicking them out. If they're able to pass a message into us, they may decide to leave on their own. Even if they don't, they'll be more likely to leave easily when asked. Again, they're just like you & me, just without bodies.

• DO NOT TRY TO CONTACT THEM YOURSELF, ESPECIALLY NOT THROUGH OUIJA BOARDS, TAROT CARDS, OR SEANCES!!! Please, please, please, do not attempt any of those. While there are safe & proper ways to use all 3, we strongly advise against them. If you do, you are opening a door into your home or place of business that ANYTHING can come through. Generally the type of entities that greedily wait for these doors are not what you want in your home & near your family. For instance, inhuman malicious entities, commonly referred to as a demonic entity, love to get into your home this way. A demonic haunt is a whole other situation compared to an intelligent human entity (ghost), and I'll be posting more blogs about them. I did feel the need to add this warning to our list of tips. If you do feel you're experiencing a demonic haunting, get in contact with a professional Paranormal Team in your area as quickly as you can, do not wait.

• Regardless of the type of haunting you are experiencing, it never hurts to ask your religious leader (Priest, Pastor, Rabbi, Reverend, High Priestess, etc) if they'd mind coming to your home to bless the home or place of business & even family members. In most cases you don't even need to mention ghosts. If you run into an issue with your own religion, we've found the Catholic Church to be very helpful.

• Smudging is done by lighting a stick of sage, then going throughout the property wafting the smoke into every crevice, closets, etc. Easy to pick up at a local new age shop. I'd also advise reading more up on it so you can get the most out of it!

• Salt Bags - Ever since the ancient Egyptians, salt has been highly thought of as a protection against evil & negativity. I always carry a salt bag on every investigation...better safe than sorry!

• I could go on & on talking about rocks and their properties, but trust me this info is easily accessible via google!

Ultimately you'll need to bring in an experienced paranormal investigators team, if for no other reason than to be able to show any evidence presented that you hear/see all the times. That's a huge validation for you to be able to finally say "See I was seeing that short black shadow!"

But....but....how do I start trying to find a local group? What most of you will find is that there's just too many such groups, especially in & around highly populated areas. Word of mouth is key, so if you are able to ask around for a good group that'd be great! Next step, google (ie: paranormal investigators Chattanooga, TN). Read over their pages, each should provide you with their ideology, methodology. Pay attention to the overall look & ease of use on their site.

Another good place to start is American lists of groups by state, below is one such resource:


http://paranormalsocieties.com/index.cfm


As for confidentiality, most groups offer a variety of confidentiality options. From 100% full confidentiality, to no confidentiality, though most choose the the happy middle. This option allows us to post any evidence found at the location to our website, YouTube, etc, but without specifics such as: names, location of property, etc. Instead your evidence would be posted with no names at all and a vague location (such as in Hamilton County TN) With this option, it allows us to post any evidence captured while still keeping your location & names kept confidentiality. So you do get to negotiate with any group you choose to go with, as to which option is best works for you.

Aside from the Confidentiality Agreement, we also include the permission to investigate on our 100% Liability Release. We release each client from any liability (ie: we injure ourselves, etc) while still offering to make restitution for any items we may accidentally damage. Each group has some variation of these forms.

Always check out a groups website first before contacting them. It's also a good idea to ask each group for 1-2 references from former clients. Once those steps have been made, you should be ready to speak with each of them. Ask us the tough questions, remember, we are there to help you!

Last thing to think on involves the different approaches used by different groups. Although this is not a full list of all the approaches, here are the three most prominent:

1) Scientific without the official use of psychics and/or sensitives
2) Scientific with the official use of Psychics and/or sensitives
3) Faith based groups

In the end, it's who you feel more comfortable with. Also, if you're willing to allow more than one group in at separate times, you may be able to get more supporting evidence that your home is haunted or not haunted.

Thank you!

Samantha M.
MPRS
Founder & Lead Investigator
www.MystiqueParanormal.com
MystiqueParanormal@gmail.com

Know Your Haunts 101!

Hello everyone, thanks for checking out our blogs today! :)

In the field of paranormal research, it's generally accepted that haunting fall into 1 of 3 categories.

1) Residual
2) Intelligent
3) Demonic

Residual haunting are, to most people, the least threatening once you understand what's going on. In essence, residual hauntings are simply trapped energy. With these there is no way for the entities to communicate with you, nor you with them. In actuality there is not an actual entity present, even if you see it. Think of this type of haunt as more of a recording from the past replaying its self over & over again, be it footsteps up the stairs at 2am every other Thursday, or seeing a woman crying once a month. The thought behind residual haunts is that moments of high intensity (think crying woman) and repeatedly occurring actions (think footsteps on the stairs) imprints on time. Easiest way to find out if you have a residual haunt is to journalize all your activity. You'll notice the patterns easily with residual activity.

By far the most common type of hauntings is the intelligent type. This is where you have humans that have passed trying to communicate with you, generally for help. A lot of times, people become scared of these entities and their attempts to communicate. Think of it from their point of view...you are walking around and no one can hear you and see you. Would you not get upset and do things like hiding their keys or throwing a pop can at someone??? I know I would be!

Of course, we fundamentally believe that a spirits attitude doesn't change simply because they died. So if one were a nice person in life, why wouldn't they remain so in death? On the same token, if you were mean in life...you're mean in death. The good thing about intelligent hauntings is that you can reason with the majority of them. Such as telling them they are no longer welcome in your home. You may have to repeat this over & over before they all leave, but they will as long as you stand firm in your request. Just think of them as people, just like you & I, but without bodies.

The third type of haunt is extremely rare, but they do exist and it's the worst type of haunt to have, period. I'm referring to demonic hauntings. Please note that the term demonic is used to generalize & simplify a who host of entities. Technically they are inhuman entities (never were flesh & blood) with malicious intent. This reaches across all religious & cultural beliefs.

Demonic haunts are generally accepted to to follow a 5 point escalation in activity, ultimately ending in death.

1) Manifestation - intentional or unintentional invitation is made that allows these entities to your home & to you. Some common ways to open this doorway are playing with a Ouija Board, holding Seances, & playing with tarot cards.

2) Infestation - entities takes on a persona you will trust, such as an Angel, a loved one, or a child. This stage is all about deception & gaining your trust. Very similar to an intelligent haunt at this point.

3) Oppression - entities begin making demands, steps up the mental & physical attacks on residents. At this point they are trying to make you give up your will to live; thus, selling your soul. Suicide is very common by this stage.

4) Possession - entities gain control of both your body, mind & emotions. The demonic entity is almost always there to override the humans ability to do anything. The possessed person, if is granted periods of control, is still subjected to threatening internal communication.

5) Death - This is the ultimate desire of demonic entities. They want you dead so they can collect your soul. Murder-Suicide & just suicide attempts are extremely common at this point


Please note that I've barely scratched the surface of these 3 most common types of haunts & that there are more types of haunts as well. I've tried to just give a brief introduction to each mentioned above. I hope to later go more into depth with each of these haunt types, as well as discuss the other types of hauntings generally accepted in the paranormal community.

Thank you for reading this blog!

Sincerely,

Samantha
Founder & Lead Investigator
MPRS

www.MystiqueParanormal.com

MystiqueParanormal@gmail.com

423-304-5202 Group

Sensitives & Psychics

I'd like to start out by stating that our group, Mystique Paranormal, does not use sensitives or psychics officially in any of our investigations. Having said that, about half my group, myself included, are sensitive with one psychic. We use our "gifts" to help us capture evidence, and it has proven to be very helpful in that regard. All those with ability are asked to internalize any impressions and/or messages received, then log that info post investigation. MPRS follows a purely scientific methodology at all times.

I've also decided to start a Facebook group page called Sensitive's Chat Cafe as a forum to learn and share information, ideas, and hopefully foster mentorships. Please feel free to join the group if your gifted, & all skill levels are welcome to join! Below I'd the FB link to the group page:

www.facebook.com/groups/559813297371927/

Thank you!

Samantha
Founder & Lead Investigator
MPRS

www.MystiqueParanormal.com

MystiqueParanormal@gmail.com

423-401-8081 Group

How does an investigation usually go?

Since each paranormal team works differently, be advised this is our normal process for a hunt...

1) About 3-5 days (varies) prior to a hunt, we do an in depth face to face interview and a property walk through. This varies a lot depending on if its a residential home or a business/other.

2)once the date of an investigation is scheduled, we ask our members to RSVP. If the location is small, we limit our investigators to usually 3-5.

3) Day before: all equipment is fully charged, discs & cassettes marked, delete
old files, then organize all your equipment in a neat & easy to find manner. Always bring extra batteries. Place everything in one easy to get to location so it'll be handy to load up in your car the next day.

4) Give entire team a brief walk through, point out hot spots & what activity occurs there.

5) Once everything is moved from the cars to the location, you're preselected area for command is ready to be set up.

6) First remove all equipment from cases, organizing everything by type (cameras, camcorders, audio, etc). No food nor drinks should be near this area. Attach any extra parts, such as IR Illuminators, so they are ready to roll. Then take all empty cases and move them to a good out of the way place, preferably away from command.

7) The command table itself is set up per instructions from tech manager. This usually involves DVR set-up and starting a master log for command. Everyone not involved in baseline readings & photo canvases must assist tech manager with tech set up. The team doing the baseline readings (average EMF & TEMP) and the photo canvas are generally a 3-4 member group, with a min of 2. They fill out both an indoor & outdoor log.

8) Once everything's up and running we usually take a 10-15 min break for phone calls, bathroom breaks, smoking breaks, etc etc

9) Go dark! This is when the fun begins!

10) All teams & team rotations are worked out before arriving at any location. Teams are generally 2-3 investigators & each team will get to investigate each area at least once.

11) Between each rotation we try to limit the time back to 5-10 min max so that we get as much investigating done as possible.

12) If we are doing a full night hunt, we will take a 15-20 min break, similar to when we took one after set up

13) We do rotate each team for at least one rotation at command. We do alway try to have the tech manager run the first command rotation, then either the tech manager or the asst. tech manager run the last tech rotation.

14) At the end of each investigation, the group votes on the place we should visit last as a whole group. Generally we'll run a 15 min ghost box session there.

15) Pack up! Equipment is easy to miss so we do 3 full checks for any left behind. Just like set up, everything needs to be taken down & organized. All wires & cords should always be wrapped up neatly (no Christmas tree lights!!). Once everything is organized then you can begin packing everything in the correct case they came in. Once a case is full, move it to the designated area for stuff ready to go into cars. Then when everything is packed up place it in the car(s) neatly.

16) 2-4 members do the final property walk through, looking for any equipment missed and cleaning any mess you made, including picking up trash, etc.

17) Finish up with a brief meeting to plan review goals.

18) Once you've either locked up yourself, or waited for the owner to lock you out, then your officially ready to go!

Please keep in mind this is a very minimalist outline of an official hunt, there is so much more. Once you try it once, you'll either become a member of a team, or you'll swear never to do it again. For those of you like us, we live for it!

Thank you so much for checking out our blogs & please check back for more!

www.MystiqueParanormal.com

MystiqueParanormal@gmail.com

423-401-8081 Group


Thank you,

Samantha M.
Founder & Lead Investigator
MPRS

Para-Unity!

If you're new to, or not a member of, the paranormal community then you may not have even heard of paranormal unity. The idea behind para-unity is that since all paranormal groups are essentially reaching for the same goals, namely to help people & to find indisputable proof of the paranormal to make it an accepted science, is to work together to bring about these advancements that much quicker.

However...it's easier said than done. Many groups believe their way is the only way and/or an unhealthy group rivalry. MPRS has reached out to many groups in our area to try to foster para-unity...so far we have been greatly disappointed in the general lack of even a response from many groups in our general area.

In a perfect world, at least twice a year the local & semi local groups should meet up and learn from one another. The best way to start building these bridges is to simply accept that although you may strongly disagree with another teams methodology, just accept that they are following a path different, not bad or wrong, just different.

To those of you reading this, I highly recommend you start reaching out to other groups in your area. Knowledge is truly power, so let start sharing with each other today.

Thank you!
Samantha
Founder & Lead Investigator
MPRS

www.MystiqueParanormal.com
MystiqueParanormal@gmail.com
423-401-8081 Group

Where we came from...

Where did MPRS come from? Here's our back story....

Although I've had experiences my entire life, I didn't start "ghost hunting" until 2006. I joined a group out of Cleveland, TN that is no longer together. I investigated with them for approximately 3 years & sat on their board of directors as Vice President for the majority of that time.

While I got to learn investigative technique, the basics of how a group is organized & run, I began to have some fundamental disagreements about some group policies & practices. I am not speaking bad of them, my ideas where just so different that I decided to leave the group. The main practice I strongly disagreed with was the official use of psychics & sensitives in the investigative process. Myself a sensitive, I never choose to join the psychic team, preferring to utilize scientific tools to capture proof of the paranormal.

About a year or so later, I started thinking about starting my own group. After a few false starts, MPRS came together initially in September of 2011. Today we are going strong with 14 members and 14 investigations to date, a large number of our membership being sensitives & psychics. The main difference is that in MPRS, us sensitives use our "gifts" to capture scientific evidence. You'd be surprised how well that works for us! We all work on internalizing much of what we feel, logging it all later so that we don't influence our fellow members. MPRS is built on a purely scientific methodology, and we are all proud of that!

We also believe that all groups have the right to investigate as they see fit. After all, who says which ways right or wrong? There just different! Paranormal unity is very important to us, because we are all looking for the same thing ultimately. Simple, undeniable proof of the paranormal and helping it become a recognized science by the scientific community. Each and every group is also there to help those who feel they are experiencing a haunting. We all just want to help you!

Hopefully as we move forward, paranormal unity can become the norm instead of the exception!

Thank you!
Samantha
Founder & Lead Investigator
Mystique Paranormal (MPRS)

Just A Little Intro...

Hello! I'm Victoria, Case Manager and Investigator for MPRS. I am super excited that we have started a blog, and cant wait to put up some fun and interesting stories. For now, I'll give you just a brief introduction about me.

I am 26 years old and live in Georgia with my boyfriend and four cats. I am a very liberal, open minded person. Most people call me a hippie, but whatever. I enjoy scrapbooking, writing, music, movies, and social media. I am a big fan of the Facebook and the Twitter. I also have a personal blog where I love to write about my life and things I believe in.

I have been an investigator with MPRS for over a year now. It is something that I absolutely LOVE to do. I can't even begin to explain the thrill and adrenaline rush that I get when I see, hear, or feel something paranormal, and even more when I catch evidence that I am able to share with others. I was promoted to Case Manager a few months ago, after the previous one stepped down. It is a lot of responsibility, but I wouldn't change a thing about it. I love receiving and researching leads that I and other group members find. Every new location is an exciting journey to discovering more about the paranormal.

I don't know the exact time when I officially became a "believer." When I was a child, I used to wake up in the middle of the night and get the feeling that someone was watching me. I would see shadows, but my parents would tell me that it was my imagination and that ghosts and monsters weren't real. As I grew older, I never gave it much more thought until I was around 19 or 20. I started watching Ghost Hunters. I thought the things that they captured was awesome and it made me want to believe that there was something else out there. When I was 20 years old, my mother passed away. A few days after her passing, she came to me in a dream. I don't really remember her saying anything to me in that dream, but I do remember feeling a very calming and comforting feeling rush over me. Many small things begin happening. I felt that she was always with me giving me little signs. My dad passed away two years after my mom did. I feel him occasionally, but not as much as mom. It may be because Mom and I were closer, but I'm not sure. I also have a niece and nephew who passed away in a car accident in 2004. They both come to me in my dreams every few months. At first, it was a strange feeling to wake up and realize that they are still gone. But, gradually it became a sweet feeling, like seeing a friend you haven't seen in a long time. I just LOVE that feeling of knowing that my family's souls are still very alive and they have the ability of visiting me every now and then.

As far as my beliefs go, I was raised in a very strict Baptist church. As I have gotten older, I have started having more questions and my mind has began wandering. Many of these questions cannot be answered by my Christian faith. I have began learning about other beliefs and religions. I am still a Christian, but my beliefs are a lot different than most Christians. I believe in life after death. I believe in Heaven and Hell. I believe that Earth may be a sort of purgatory for souls that still have things to do here. I also believe that souls (or energy) live on forever. I think that those souls can come back to earth to visit or do jobs. Of course, I have no real proof of any of this, it's just what I believe. It's my "faith."

Wow. I honestly did not intend on writing a novel with this post. Thanks to those of you who made it to the end! If you have any questions or comments, I am always open to chat. My MPRS twitter account is @VictoriaMPRS. My email is victoria@mystiqueparanormal.com. I wold love to hear some of your stories! Thanks again! <3

Victoria
Case Manager and Investigator
MPRS

For our Clients

"We promise excellence through diligence, while being scientific, professional, and compassionate"

Our promise to all our clients, is, as it says above...to provide excellence through diligence, while being scientific, professional, and compassionate. What that means to us, is that we will continuously strive to provide each and every client, big or small, with the same degree of professionalism and compassion towards their individual situations and their private investigation(s). We are proud to be one of the only teams in the general Chattanooga, TN area that provides a purely scientific paranormal investigation, with absolutely no official use of sensitives/psychics/etc.

We are continuously striving to provide credence to the field of paranormal research, as well as working towards a united paranormal community.

We believe in staying in contact with all our clients on a regular basis, past, current, and future. M.P.R.S. never charges any of our clients for our services, but we do accept donations via the PayPal Donation Button at the bottom of our homepage (www.mystiqueparanormal.com). As a group, we always provide each client with at least two contacts within M.P.R.S., whom can be contacted anytime in the case of an emergency. We always place families with children at the top of our list, because above all we are here to help you. While we also strive to explain the unexplainable, find solid proof of the paranormal, and continually improve both our paranormal educations and practices, our clients come first.

We are happy to provide you with references upon request. Please note, however, that most private residence cases wish to remain confidential, so most references will be from business owners and such.

Regardless if you are a business owner, private resident, governmental agency, or anyone else, Mystique Paranormal Research Society is happy to be here for you. We use a purely scientific methodology in our investigative approach. In so doing, we ALWAYS search for a natural reason before a paranormal one. You have our promise to work with you as long as needed and to help you get whatever other kind of assistance you may require, we do not just investigate, show you our evidence, then leave. Many times most investigations require at least one follow up investigation, because ghosts do not always perform on cue!

Remember, we offer many different degrees of confidentiality to all clients, including complete confidentiality. If you believe you may be experiencing a haunting, please contact us at:

MystiqueParanormal@gmail.com
(OR)
(423) 401-8081

You can also fill out and send a "contact us form" from within this website, either will go to the same email address.

Please check out and "Like" our FaceBook page at:

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And visit our YouTube Channel at:

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Please stay tuned as we continue to provide more evidence to our website for your own review. We love to hear from you as well, with any comment, questions, or concerns, so feel free to contact us via email or our "contact us" page!

Do you believe?

What are "orbs"?

So what are orbs? Unfortunately this phenomenon is largely misunderstood and misdiagnosed in the paranormal field. Sadly many in the field feel that every roundish ball of light on photo and/or video is an orb, more specifically an energy orb. Actual energy orbs have very distinct characteristics, such as omits its own light and moves with intelligence. There is even a debate over what an energy orb is. One side says its a spirit manifesting, while others believe its a simple byproduct of a haunting. MPRS falls into the latter ideology.

What many in the paranormal put up as evidence as being energy orbs are actually dust, moisture, or bugs. Of these, the only one that moves with intelligence is the bugs, because they're alive. Bugs are realitivly easy to decipher, their legs and/or wings generally are apparent when looked at closely. Dust orbs are easy to pick out due to their telltale concentric circles that are very evident, especially upon a closer inspection. Moisture orbs are similarly easy to distinguish from the other types of orbs by their marbled effect and their penchant for being colorful.

All in all, when viewing any evidence of an orb, check for concentric circles, colorful marbled effects, and legs/wings. All of those can be tossed out. Then, even with an energy orb, always take orb evidence with a grain of salt. MPRS always prefers to have some sort of colloberating evidence, such as an EVP, a noticeable EMF and/or temperature change, etc.

Thank you!

Samantha 

Founder & Lead Investigator

Mystique Paranormal Research Society (MPRS)

www.MystiqueParanormal.com

MystiqueParanormal@gmail.com

423-401-8081

About us, Mystique Paranormal Research Society (MPRS)!

ABOUT US

Objective:   To provide an unbiased and scientific approach to those who feel they are experiencing a haunting. All our services are always free of charge and& respectful.  We also endeavor to continuously strive to improve our techniques, equipment, and educations in order to better help those in need, as well as to add credence to the field of paranormal research.

•All our services are FREE of charge. We will never charge a client for an investigation...! We are happy to provide these services to those in need.

•We do not utilize psychics and/or sensitives in any official capacity,and all evidence captured must be backed by audio, video, still photography, or other scientific devices. We will not make claims without the evidence to back them up.

•We are NOT "fence hoppers!" We will not investigate a premise/property without the written permission of the owner.

•Any and all evidence collected will remain confidential, unless otherwise agreed upon by all parties.

•If any of the client's claims can be disproved, or debunked, by any possible/likely natural cause, that claim must be thrown out. However, any debunked claims will be explained to each client, stating any and all possible natural causes.

•We will provide an open door policy to all clients. Once we conclude our investigation, we promise to stay in contact with each client, as well as provide them with a contact within our organization. Many investigations may require one or more follow up investigations; after all, ghosts do not perform on cue!

•Any evidence of a haunting will always be provided to the client within a reasonable period of time.

According to www.dictionary.com the word mystique means:

noun

1.a framework of doctrines, ideas, beliefs, or the like, constructed around a person or object, endowing the person or object with enhanced via

lue or profound meaning: the mystique of Poe.

2. an aura of mystery or mystical power surrounding a particular occupation or pursuit: the mystique of nuclear science. 

World English Dictionary

 an aura of mystery, power, and awe that surrounds a person or thing: the mystique of the theater ; the mystique of computer programming