Getting the house checked out

Grilled Cheesus

The missus and myself are renting a house at the moment and she's convinced there's a spirit living in the house too. The house is old so would have a lot of history I guess.

She seen a woman in our kitchen along with a few other wierd things.
Either way I promised her we'd get it checked out so I'd be looking for someone come out and have a look around I guess, tell us if we're imaginging things or not. But I'm not sure how this whole things works if I'm honest.

A friend told me about a group called "Dublin Paranormal Research." Says they opperate out of a sports shop in blackrock?? I can't find anything out about them online, sounds a bit sus to me. Anyone know about them?

Can anyone suggest a professional group to me? I don't want to let just anyone into my house.

maccored

theres Paranormal Investigation Guys ( http://www.thepigs.org/) and Paranormal Research Association of Ireland plus that dublin paranormal team (whom ive never heard of before - http://www.dublinparanormal.com/team.html )

Personally though I dont know if any of those teams would investigate unless you had something serious enough going on.

maccored

i suppose to be fair I should also include Leinster Paranormal Research Society ( http://www.leinsterparanormal.com)

Riamfada

All paranormal groups are amatures and I dont think any would be able to give you what you are looking for. Perhaps get a priest/medium in to bless the house and give you the psychological backup but as far as getting a group goes, they wont be able to help you.

I can recommend a good medium but as I said, I was a member of an established group and there is nothing they can really do to help you.

Never heard of DPI myself. Leinster are alright ... at a push :P

maccored

we doing one right now thats like that. all you can really do is try and help the occupants not freak themselves out - not much else - though I will say I have personal experience of one case where a medium did indeed stop the issues.

Riamfada

I try not to do people's houses anymore because I find that when you are in a very emotional situtation you can really do serious damage to someone.

I know of one group's medium who, on their first residential investigation told the occupiers that there was a beast in the house who wanted to harm them. Needless to say things went downhill from there.

maccored

thats the trickiest part i think. no matter if ghosts are real or not, sometimes people have scary experiences that make them think theres a ghost (and Im not saying there couldnt be either). You still end up with a person who is in a fragile state of mind. Same time, I dont mind that. Thats part of what LP are about.

maccored

theres also http://www.facebook.com/pages/Paranormal-Watch-Ireland/182774005089861

krd

Grilled Cheesus wrote: »

She seen a woman in our kitchen along with a few other wierd things.

Tell us more.

rpmcmurphy

I've seen a woman in my kitchen occasionally, the rest of the time I'm having to live off take-away food and hang sangwiges. Terrifying stuff

MrMojoRisin

rpmcmurphy wrote: »

I've seen a woman in my kitchen occasionally, the rest of the time I'm having to live off take-away food and hang sangwiges. Terrifying stuff

rpmcmurphy - While it's fascinating to learn about your eating situation, save it for the Food&Drink or Creative Writing forums in future instead.

rpmcmurphy

sorry didnt realise humour wasnt allowed. I guess i was just in too high of spirits. I empathise with the op and wish you the best in your new home. Hope things work themselves out.

MrMojoRisin

rpmcmurphy wrote: »

sorry didnt realise humour wasnt allowed. I guess i was just in too high of spirits. I empathise with the op and wish you the best in your new home. Hope things work themselves out.

You can be humorous while taking a genuine interest in the OP's post, as you've just demonstrated now actually.

An Ri rua

Riamfada wrote: »

All paranormal groups are amatures and I dont think any would be able to give you what you are looking for. Perhaps get a priest/medium in to bless the house and give you the psychological backup but as far as getting a group goes, they wont be able to help you.

I can recommend a good medium but as I said, I was a member of an established group and there is nothing they can really do to help you.

Never heard of DPI myself. Leinster are alright ... at a push :P

If you google house clearing online OP, you will come across a number of services by dowsers and the like. It is NOT something that an amateur should try themselves. Have a look at http://anamspirit.com/ and see if they can point you to a specialist dowser or also look at other such services remotely online.

I am an experienced amateur dowser and I sometimes look to the techniques of Raymon Grace and William Bloom. But I consider myself reasonably spiritual and protected. I perform the Middle Pillar of Light daily and I invoke protection before I perform any dowsing. You would be unwise to tackle a genuine spirit presence without proper training. I wouldn't do it myself.

Grilled Cheesus

Thanks everyone for your replies and PM's, I really appriciate everyones imput.

As Riamfada observed, I am worried about going a head with an investigation as I don't see any good coming from it. For herself or whatever's in the house. I also met with that so called "team" in blackrock market and I think they put me off investigations for life.

I think we're going to look into moving for the sake of a quieter life and piece of mind.

Riamfada

If you don't mind me asking what was it that put you off?

busymum1

Grilled Cheesus, I can understand you wanting to move.

I had a similar experience in a rented house and we were all pretty freaked out by the end. The more aware of the situation we became the stronger and more frequent the incidents became. It was mainly noises, things being moved around doors opening etc. Friends wouldn't stay over and one of the skeptics who decided to stay in the room with the most noise left at 3am having woken up to feel someone else getting into their bed.. and not in a good way!

I got some good advice from a wise friend who said that these things cannot harm you and that only I could make myself afraid. He suggested ignoring it and getting on with life to accept it as part of living in that house. We started to see it almost as a quirk of the house like creaky floor boards or a spider on the ceiling etc. The situation didn't change but how we responded to it did.

It almost became like a funny friendly presence. Like oh there it goes again, so what! It was all about our attitude in the end. We moved out anyway after a year but I would have been happy to have stayed by the end..
This mightn't work in every situation but it helped me.. Good luck!

gagonmine

Hey there if you are interested in having the house investigated.... there is a group in Cork and we will come up and do it for you no bother at all.

Riamfada

Riamfada wrote: »

All paranormal groups are amatures

Probably the truest statement on this forum. Im not saying they dont have a purpose, they are at least good to talk to and provide information.

a-k-47

Grilled Cheesus wrote: »

Thanks everyone for your replies and PM's, I really appriciate everyones imput.

As Riamfada observed, I am worried about going a head with an investigation as I don't see any good coming from it. For herself or whatever's in the house. I also met with that so called "team" in blackrock market and I think they put me off investigations for life.

I think we're going to look into moving for the sake of a quieter life and piece of mind.

Have it investigated before you move?Providing its not going to cost you anything. Then let us know how you got on?.

Grilled Cheesus

Sorry for the delayed reply all, we ended up moving and only got internet in now.
Yeah wish we'd stayed were we were and gotten used to it/gotten it checked out but the missus really wasn't happy there (she feels things a lot more than me and is in the house all day alone).

Riamfada wrote: »

If you don't mind me asking what was it that put you off?

Honestly it was their attitude and their "base" that put me off. I knew they'd be amature but I was expecting a certain level of professionalism if you know what I mean. He never even put down his breakfast roll when talking to me (so I was showered with crumbs). His "base" also looked like a charity shop selling second had junk with no sign it had anything to do with paranormal investigations.
They wanted to be left alone in the house for the night which I wasn't comfortable with, especially as the only proof he had of what they did was a printed up business card.
It just all seemed a bit sus but maybe I was being overcausious.

However may I just say that some people who emailed me about investigations were very professional in their approach and I really appriciated their contact.

Riamfada

I wouldnt leave anyone alone in my house. Especially the type of people who are hunting for ghosts .

Thanks for the reply.

ghosthunter73

Riamfada wrote: »

I wouldnt leave anyone alone in my house. Especially the type of people who are hunting for ghosts .

Thanks for the reply.

I have to chime in here my group never askes the clients to leave the property during an investigation maybe stay in one area while we investigate but never in the house alone.
I dont agree with some of the comments made that paranormal groups can't help anyone.
We have found through a specific process when people have had faulty wiring, CO2 problems and other issues with the house that caused apparent paranormal activity. After these issues where resolved by a licensed plumber, electrician and so on amazingly the paranormal happenings disapeared.
so I think it's unfair to say we can't help.
I do agree with the statement that paranormal groups are ameture are correct we are not profesionals we do not get paid for this.
Thanks

tallus

OP if you could have gotten a hold of Sandra Ramdhanie she would have no doubt have been a big help. She has a track record for this type of phenomena.

tallus

tallus wrote: »

OP if you could have gotten a hold of Sandra Ramdhanie she would have no doubt have been a big help. She has a track record for this type of phenomena.

Sandra Ramdhanie Ceremonial witch,High Priestess,healer,Radio & TV broadcaster,paranormalist,parapsychologist,author of Trapped between two worlds:experiences of a ghostbuster.


Somebody with that many titles i would stay away from.

tallus

Deleted User wrote: »

Sandra Ramdhanie Ceremonial witch,High Priestess,healer,Radio & TV broadcaster,paranormalist,parapsychologist,author of Trapped between two worlds:experiences of a ghostbuster.


Somebody with that many titles i would stay away from.

Jackie Fahy in Galway would disagree with you and so do I.

Has anyone ever had any experiences with priests coming in to bless their houses? I wonder if it actually works and stops any activity.

Deleted User

Deleted User wrote: »

Has anyone ever had any experiences with priests coming in to bless their houses? I wonder if it actually works and stops any activity.

Yeah i do. There is a priest who shall remain nameless , but was famous for doing such investigations. I spoke to him about doing the Dublin Paranormal Convention and talking about his experiences. He told me that he no longer associates himself with Paranormal as its not good for business.

I have spoke to Steve Parsons of Parascience. This guy is a skeptic but has experienced poltergeist activity. He says its not a ghost. But it is phenomena which surrounds a person in the family. It also doesnt last too long.

krd

Deleted User wrote: »

Has anyone ever had any experiences with priests coming in to bless their houses? I wonder if it actually works and stops any activity.

Priests regularly bless houses. Not as exorcisms. It's just a thing they do for their parishioners.

They probably wouldn't take too kindly to people who aren't church goers, calling them up.

telekon

busymum1 wrote: »

I got some good advice from a wise friend who said that these things cannot harm you and that only I could make myself afraid. He suggested ignoring it and getting on with life to accept it as part of living in that house. We started to see it almost as a quirk of the house like creaky floor boards or a spider on the ceiling etc. The situation didn't change but how we responded to it did.

It almost became like a funny friendly presence. Like oh there it goes again, so what! It was all about our attitude in the end. We moved out anyway after a year but I would have been happy to have stayed by the end..
This mightn't work in every situation but it helped me.. Good luck!

Excellent advice that I have found to be true in my experience also. There is one room on the top floor with lets say a 'presence' that we have both felt. Things like detailed text messages sent by my wife's phone to her friends that she NEVER wrote, (this only ever happened when I was away with work)...the tv channels changing by themselves on a nearly nightly basis (SKY tried to laugh it off saying "it must be a ghost" :rolleyes:) Well whenever the TV changes channel now we just look at eachother and say "there's the ghost again".

We live in a Georgian townhouse c.1790-1805 and we have heard independently from two people (not known to eachother) that the terrace was haunted. Apparently it is the spirit of a 16 year old girl who drowned on a transatlantic voyage to newfoundland from Cork. The captain was apparently living in the end house.

I call the whole thing adding "character" to the house. I couldn't be arsed being worried about something that may or may not be there for the rest of my life...

Bubblefett

Grilled Cheesus wrote: »

A friend told me about a group called "Dublin Paranormal Research." Says they opperate out of a sports shop in blackrock?? I can't find anything out about them online, sounds a bit sus to me. Anyone know about them?

I've had a bad experience wth these guys. Seem a bit of an odd group- they did an "investigation" in my friends apartment complex (the basement was meant to be haunted) and going by sound you'd swear they were having a party instead of investigating! Running around in fancy dress (later told that was for reinactments?) and laughing til 6am.

Edit: sorry, just saw you didn't go with them. Sorry you had to move though!

BookBunny

Ye I have experienced quite a lot of things that people would describe as paranormal or ghostly, and I can safely say that when it comes to these things, most of the time the fear and danger comes from the mind. They cant hurt you, only your own fear can hurt you. Well that has been my experience anyway, but I am sure there are exceptions at times, I just have never come across one.

Xcellor

Grilled Cheesus wrote: »

She seen a woman in our kitchen along with a few other wierd things.
Either way I promised her we'd get it checked out so I'd be looking for someone come out and have a look around I guess, tell us if we're imaginging things or not. But I'm not sure how this whole things works if I'm honest.

There are three possibilties.

1) Your wife is hallucinating and should see a doctor immediately.
2) Your home is possessed by some extra dimensional being.
3) Your wife has an overactive imagination, stimulated by the old house.

My money is on 3.

ghosthunter73

If your still on the fence I can say that when we go to someones house we try to find a natural reason for the activity being reported. I think dressing up for an investigation is completely silly.

More often then not we can find some sort of man made issue that is cause activity whether it be high emf, co2 loose pipes or bad wireing.
If there is anything I can do just send me a PM perhaps we can set your mind at ease.

Best of luck

ghosthunter73

Xcellor wrote: »

There are three possibilties.

1) Your wife is hallucinating and should see a doctor immediately.
2) Your home is possessed by some extra dimensional being.
3) Your wife has an overactive imagination, stimulated by the old house.

My money is on 3.

4. High CO2 readings in the house
5. sensative to EMF
6. Bad wiring causing hallucinations