HOW TO DO A GHOST BOX SESSION

by Bruce Halliday
In this article I will explain from my experience the best way to perform a ghost box session. The task of doing a box session is as simple as it is complicated. A box session is simple in the fact that it is basically turning on one of the many models of ghost box be it a Frank’s box, Joe’s box, RS hacks, Mini box or the EVP maker phoneme method.  All will deliver to one extent or another Real Time Spirit Communication or RTSC as we call it.

What makes a ghost box session complicated? Let me just say without going into particular details, a ghost box sessions success or failure depends on many influential factors that play a part in the reception of communication from the spirit world.

That being said this article is meant to give a basic explanation on how to conduct a successful ghost box session.

First and foremost make sure you are in the correct frame of mind to do a box session, by this I mean simply, positive attitude, positive session. Negative attitude, negative session. So if you had a bad day at the office or the kids are getting on your nerves leave the session for another time.

OK let’s assume that you are in a great mood there are a few basic steps to follow before starting your actual session. There is a very real concern of attracting negative entities and negative energy while involved in a box session. If you observe this concern you can say a protection prayer and actually ask any of your spirit contacts to help to block any negative entities or communication that may try to come through the box during the open session.

Once you have dealt with the possibility of the negative aspect it’s time to attend to the other preliminary tasks such as making sure you have fully charged batteries, your incoming signal strength depends on the power that is supplied to the box.

Now speak out loud to your spirit contacts and inform them that you are about to do a box session and give them a heads up about the subject matter of your session.

Next make sure you have your recorder and it is set to go. Turn your recorder on and state your name the time, date and subject of the session.

Pause your recorder. Turn on your ghost box and allow it to run for a few seconds and make sure you have the best reception possible, if not move around the room or the area until you establish a good signal.  When you are satisfied with your signal, have done your protection ritual if wanted and have made sure your equipment is set to go you are now ready to do the actual session.

OK here we go!

Take your recorder off of pause, be polite say Hi and ask if there are any spirits that would like to communicate with you..

After your initial greeting ask whatever questions you have and or make any statement you want too. Then allow a reasonable amount of time for a response, I will usually give approximately ten seconds. During the response time listen carefully for any answers or messages that you can hear in real time as they occur. That is the main objective when we do ghost box research or RTSC, the key words in RTSC are “REAL TIME” that is what sets this research apart from any other form of EVP or ITC.

If you do hear an answer or statement you believe to be communication it is a good idea to repeat what you heard for validation that you did actually hear the communication, this will later serve as a validation of the communication when made into an audio file for review by others..

Be extremely aware of any vulgarity or curse words as these serve as a strong indication that what we are receiving is in fact communication and not just radio signal due to the fact that it is very unlikely that you will hear these sorts of swear words on publicly broadcast radio.

Also be aware of your name or that of others in the room during the session and of course relevant and pertinent answers to any questions you have asked.

The session will continue in this manner as long as you wish, I have found that our friends on the other side will in a certain amount of time “Run Out Of Steam” as it where. They seem to exhaust their energy supply and therefore communication will decrease and eventually cease as a result.

I like to keep my session to no more than 10 minutes for two reasons. One, it allows the communicating spirit time to deliver their communication without exhausting the energy supply and being cut off midstream and it aids in keeping the subsequent review and editing of the session to a reasonable time frame.

As with the preliminary steps before starting a session there are a couple of good rules to follow as you end your session.

When you are bringing the session to a close the first thing to do is to alert the communicating spirits that you intend to end the session or else it is like hanging up a telephone with no warning to the person on the other end of the line, very disrespectful !

Next, and this is a very good habit to form! Ask that any and all spirits that may have traveled to your side from the spirit world please return or they may be stranded after the box is turned off. We have come to believe that during a box session a doorway or portal is established between our side and the spirit world due to the live connection and stream of mutual energy the box facilitates and that it is possible for spirits to utilize this “doorway” to pass from their side to ours and back.

When you request that any wayward spirits be returned to the spirit world, ask for verbal conformation that it is clear to shut down the session and turn the box off.

Ask as many times as is necessary for you to hear some kind of understandable response, logically if you were to wait for review of the recording to find the conformation it would be too late. And you may have a stranded spirit on your hands!

After you are sure about your confirmation and you feel it Is safe to turn the box off, thank your spirit friends for any and all communication and the effort the put forth to send that communication. Say goodbye or goodnight and allow a ten second final response time and then turn off the box.

You have just successfully completed a ghost box session and hopefully you received good communication both heard in real time and recorded.

The only task left to perform is to load your session recording into your computer review and edit it and save your individual communication files for future research purpouses and validation of communication.

This is a basic explanation of how to perform a ghost box session.

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Ghost Boxes…Fact or Fiction?

Personal Experience

I spent the majority of 2008 in the ghost box research community.  About a year ago I was present when Jeff Rezman did a demonstration at an ISPI meeting in Mommence, Illinois. This led to a fascination on my part as to what, exactly, the box was capable of. I met many ghost box and RTSC (real time spirit communication) researchers and was a member of the RTSC yahoo group owned by Steve Hultay. I became friends with many people in this field, and did an interview of Steve Hultay last May which can still be read on this website. During the course of my involvement I have listened to hundreds of audio files, and have participated in approximately a dozen sessions mostly over Skype. I was an observer and never at any time have I owned or operated a Frank’s Box, Joe’s Box, Radio Shack Hack, or any other variation on what is sometimes known as the “telephone to the dead.” I was a member of Frank Sumption’s Yahoo group as an observer and never actually talked to him. I do know Joe Cioppi (Joe’s Box) and Bill Chappell (Paranormal Puck and Ovilus) through e-mail correspondence.

Do these devices work?

I know it sounds crazy, and I know the ghost box is radio based and all sorts of sounds can come through, so it’s only logical to say that people are making words and sentences out of bits and pieces of radio transmission. I thought that too. In truth, from the bottom of my heart, with all great sincerity, ghost boxes do work. It’s like the white noise principle. The radio is set to constantly scan and verifiable communication has come through as well as swearing which is not allowed on radio broadcasts. (There are people doing RTSC research without ghost boxes using running water, fans, and other background noise to capture messages from the other side.)

The spirits become familiar with the researchers and will often make reference to Frank Sumption and others on differnent boxes all over the US and beyond (although this community is primarily in the US). Each researcher has what they call “technicians” which are spirits that normally come though for that researcher and give information as well as try to connect the researcher with others they are wishing to speak to. The technicians also give warnings when dark entities are coming which are sometimes referred to as “darkheads.” If a person gives a box they once owned to someone else the new owner may be faced with a barrage of questions as to where the previous owner has gone. A well known researcher in Mexico gets communication in English although the radio stations there are all Spanish.

I’d also like to mention here that Bill Chappell’s inventions, the Paranormal Puck and the Ovilus, are not radio based.

It’s not that simple however

Yes the boxes work. Do they always work? No. Can people easily make contact with anyone they wish to speak with? No. Do the spirits predict the future for you? Sometimes they will speak of current situations and immediate future but for the most part no. Will they tell you the secrets of the universe and the mysteries of life after death? The spirits are stingy with this kind of information and sometimes other spirits will interfere and cut off communication with a spirit who is telling too much. Do the boxes always speak the truth? No. Can you control who comes through your box? No. Do people listen too hard and matrix messages out of gibberish? Yes sometimes. Do spirits lie about who they are? Sometimes yes…

The best uses for ghost boxes

Ghost boxes and all related RTSC spirit communication devices are outstanding tools at haunted locations. Often the messages come through very clearly. Most researchers and operators begin each session with a prayer of protection (even the ones that say they don’t believe in God… I haven’t really figured that one out yet:) Some use ghost box technology to help deliver earthbound spirits to the other side. They work well at cemeteries too.

You must tell the spirits you are ending the session when you are done so they can go back over to the other side and wait for the technicians to tell you everyone is back. If you don’t you may bring them home with you. This happens even to the more experienced researchers. Common. In essence the box does not just allow you to speak to the dead it attracts them into your physical environment. It is common as well for ghost box people to have infestations of unwanted ghosts and shadow people in their homes. Even those that claim to be careful. Many researchers do not use the box in their home due to bad experience. I have heard stories that would make your skin crawl.

My conclusions

After months of backseat involvement my personal opinion is that the box works. It is also my opinion that it is not reliable. Three attempts were made to contact any one of my deceased relatives and all failed. Many spirits were present talking but no one I knew for sure.

Safety Issues

From my observation the boxes are very unsafe even in the hands of those who are very experienced. I believe they open a portal of sorts and are like an electronic ouija board as Rosemary Ellen Guilley has stated. There is no way to control who will enter your environment. The box opens a door to anyone and anything. The dangers are not limtied to unwanted spirit guests who don’t want to leave, or those who accompany you home from another location.

Secondary dangers include believing all messages coming trough the box to be true. Egomania occurs in many cases as the researcher feels special and privileged communicating with the dead. Full blown obsession with the ghost boxes is not uncommon. Spending more time with the dead than the living is not healthy for anyone.

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