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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Communicating With the Dead

by Annette Munnich

This is a good time of year to discuss the different methods of spirit communication and the risk factors involved. While I don’t wish to scare anyone off of something they may want to do for whatever reason, I would like to attempt to send you off on your journeys with a level head. The warning goes doubly strong to teenagers and young adults searching for a cheap thrill to entertain themselves.

I sent my son off to college this year with many warnings about paranormal games. There is a certain rush involved in sitting around in the dark with friends and scaring yourselves silly… Maybe a few dares go back and forth… Peer pressure works in many ways.

Conjuring & Satanism

The worst thing anyone can do is plug into negative energy. Sometimes I think people struggle with the hardship of life and find themselves willing to try things like black magic and satanic type things. It feels good to be powerful. It feels strong to control others by fear. All of it is the opposite of helplessness. So I think this is why people will do such vile things. The fantasy in the mind can be spun out of the lore that the devil will give you want you want in life as well as protect you. In reality your acts can be a doorway for entities that are not spirits as they have never been living human beings. Once they have been invited to the earth plane they do whatever they want and will use and abuse the very person or people who helped them gain entrance here, plus the innocent who knew nothing of the wickedness that went on without their knowledge, that could be your mother or baby sister… anybody at all.

Read this next part twice. If a situation becomes dire enough for help to be called in realize that a dark force cannot be sent to the light into heaven like a human spirit can be crossed over. A dark force can be banished from a person or place, but will usually remain on our plane of existence. It simply goes somewhere else. You see it doesn’t just go back where it came from because it was invited to our world and can remain here now. Do I really believe what I am saying here? Yes. I lived in a house previously occupied by devil worshipers.

Ouija Boards

Some people use Ouija boards and never even get any results. Some use them and get some communication and yet nothing bad happens. Some people, however,  succeed in opening a door they can’t close. I’ve seen the Ouija used on TV shows like Most Haunted and Yvette Fielding thinks they can be a helpful tool. Let me explain something here. Using the Ouija at a haunted location and asking the spirit there to use it to communicate is not the same as using it in your basement and saying is there anybody out there who would like to talk to us or make themselves known? Do not use it in such a way that it can create an open door for anyone or anything to enter your home. It’s like putting a sign on your home that says anyone at all with any kind of intention just walk right in. You wouldn’t do that with the living, so don’t do that with the dead.

Table Tipping, Tapping, Rapping and etc…

Table tipping is when a number of people sit at a table and hold hands asking for spirit to give a sign or answer by moving the table. Tapping and rapping is asking spirit to make knocking sounds or to repeat knocks that you are making. These can be good techniques at a haunted location. Since it is used to speak with a particular ghost or ghosts on the premises it is safer than the open invitation of Ouija. If you suspect that your home is haunted ans are wanting to try this my only warning is that you must consider that encouraging communication can make your haunting become stronger and intensify. In fact any attempts at communication risk the strengthening of the haunt. I’m not saying you should never do it. I am just trying to help you make an informed decision.

Seance

Conducting a seance is generally not too dangerous as the people present attempt to communicate with those they knew in life or respected. A seance in a haunted location can produce good results and can be used in combination with other techniques. If however you are calling the spirit of Jack the Ripper that significantly changes my answer.

Frank’s Box, Ghost Box, Real Time Spirit Communication Devices (RTSC)

There is real danger here in inexperienced hands. Like the Ouija board, the ghost box is open to anyone and anything. There is no way to tell what you might get. Some of my best friends are ghost box researchers and many have had lingering paranormal activity in their homes after using these devices. The ghost box can be used to cleanse a home or area of unwanted spirits as well as help move them into the light if they are earthbound. The ghost box can work very well in haunted locales. Many of my friends who do research have stopped using it inside their houses and find it safer to be used in the backyard or garage instead. It’s always imperative that the operator gives the spirits time to go back to the other side before turning the box off. Always ask if everyone has gone back home and wait for a yes answer.

I would very strongly urge anyone who buys a device like this or makes a shack hack to have contact with someone who is experienced at using it for guidance. I recommend Jeff Rezman and Bruce Halliday who both  have written articles here on the Python. There are some good rtsc research groups available as on the internet as well. These are powerful tools best to be  used very responsibly.

Pendulums

The risk factor associated with these tools depends entirely on how they are used. A pendulum can be used to ask yes and no questions from spirit.  When used as spirit communication devices they come with some risk. The pendulum can intensify the level of paranormal activity in your home the same as table tipping, rapping, and tapping etc…

Prayers of Protection and Visualization

It is possible to use protection prayers and also creative visualization techniques to ward off possible bad consequences. Seeing yourself enclosed in a bubble of white light can help. It’s always prudent to take a few minutes of time for this at the beginning of any paranormal investigation or activity. Remember that everything is made out of energy and strengthening your own energy is to your benefit. Actually if you are going to attempt any spirit communication it is best to do it when you are not in a low energy state, which is not to just mean that you are tired, but also means if you are in pain or in a bad mood. Wait for a better time as like attracts like.

Be smart. Keep good counsel and advisers. Don’t do things alone.

If you want games and cheap thrills I recommend backgammon and roller coasters. Be safe.

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