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Paranormal Investigator Magazine

By Christopher Moon
I have been conducting paranormal research of
varying degrees since the age of seven. Now
that I have recently taken my journey over the
proverbial hill that make thirty-three years.  I
have been fortunate to have collected thousands of EVP recordings, pictures, videos, and
not to mention all of my supernatural experiences that continue to shift my perspective on a daily basis.
The one thing that has continued to fascinate
and intrigue me more than anything else is my
research and experience with the phenomena
of orbs. This has also been one of my biggest
disagreements with fellow researchers. When
we first started capturing these anomalies on
film, and then digital cameras, it was accepted
that these lights seemed to appear in purportedly haunted locations with many witnesses even
glimpsing them with the naked eye.  As technology evolved we began seeing orbs in motion
with the assistance of Infrared video cameras.
Now don’t get me wrong, I am an open-minded skeptic, meaning that I always look for the
most logical explanation first and once that has
been exhausted I look to more unconventional
explanations. I am well aware of false positives
caused by dust, moisture, lens flair etc. but I
have found that there is something ‘unexplained
and amazing’ that is being all but overlooked by
my contemporaries.

When ghost hunting started to become a “fad”
in 2004, the television shows at the time immediately discounted orbs as false positives.
The “experts” on these shows told the viewing
audience that they were nothing but dust and
should be ignored by any “real” researchers.
Statements like these made sharing my research with the public difficult to say the least.
I had the opportunity to chat with one of these
reality show stars at the Stanley Hotel in 2007
at a paranormal conference. I casually brought
up the subject of orbs and was laughed at. I
then asked them how much research they had
done on the subject. “None” he replied. “We
talked to a photo expert and he said that it was
all dust and moisture so that is what we tell people.”   “One guy?” I asked. “Yeah, it’s not like
we had to get a second opinion, when nobody
cares about little balls of light anyway.” I then
asked him if he had ever seen a “real” ghost.
“No, but I know it wouldn’t be some little ball
of light.” I then asked what he thought it would
look like. “Like something out of those old horror
movies we used to watch as kids.” I asked him
why. “Because that is what I would want one to
look like.” I was blown away. This was the pop
culture authority on all things ghosts, and he
was tainted from his own beliefs and desires. I
was more determined than ever to understand
what this phenomenon was.

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