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Earlier this year, psychic medium Jeni Juranics released an episode of her Spirit Call podcast where she opened up about what she described as a heartbreaking experience at a mediumship conference, where on more than one occasion she witnessed a fairly well-known physical medium faking seances. She decided to call out his fraudulent behavior. Heâs been called out before, but Jeniâs story seems to have struck a chord with many in the community. In this important and sometimes emotional conversation, Patrick and Jeni discuss what this means for the mediumship community, as well as the wider spiritual community. And what does it mean for our faith, our trust, and our belief? Visit BigSeance.com/254 for more info.
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The episode of Jeni's Spirit Call podcast titled, "Exposing the Fraudulent So Called Physical Medium"
Jeni's follow-up episodes: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
Fraudulent Seance Video from 2016
Psychic News from July 2016
Psychic News from October 2016
Fraudulent Medium Explains Himself in 2016
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On April 10th of this year, Jeni Juranics released an episode of her Spirit Call podcast, where she opened up about what she described as a âheartbreaking experienceâ at this yearâs International Physical Mediumship Conference in Albany, NY. Jeni, who has quite a bit of experience sitting in development circles and seances, witnessed a fairly well-known physical medium faking seances, and she decided to call out his fraudulent behavior. If youâre wondering if this is the medium who in 2016 was caught faking evidence at the Banyan Retreat Center in the UK, thatâs the one. :45
Our guest today is Jeni Juranics, who is a psychic medium who resides in Odessa near Kingston, Ontario, Canada with her husband and two children. Sheâs been offering readings since 2016 and maintains a vibrant and genuine link to the Spirit World. Her personality and reading style have been described as down-to-earth and comforting and she brings a sense of calm to all of her sessions. 3:17
Jeni's episodes regarding this fraudulent medium have struck a chord in the community. 4:27
âIâve just been working hard to protect people from being a victim to what I experienced. And you know, I have to say, I was more a student, but I know a lot of the people that are going to these seances are grieving mothers and fathers and children that have lost their parents. And so itâs not just entertainment. Itâs not just a cool experience. People are seriously looking for their loved ones, and theyâre being deceived.â 11:03
Jeni saw the red flags with this medium for months in several seances and workshops before it finally clicked. 12:29
Normalize being okay with questioning and using your brain. 16:15
How has this experience changed the way Jeni works moving forward within her own mediumship? 19:38
When youâre already a bit skeptical. 23:30
"If you're being told what you're going to see, is that what you're going to see?" 26:16
âIs it time to say that from now on, physical mediumship needs to happen with the lights on, no exceptions?â 29:48
The 2016 video. 32:11
When it sounds like someone describing a cult. 33:04
Positive responses to the message is getting out there. 39:55
Letâs do physical mediumship differently now. 43:14
Red Flag: When a physical medium's seances are the same every time. 48:54
Clear intimidation from a medium in a mask. 54:36
Patrickâs thoughts on individuals enabling this medium, and he commends Jeni for her bravery in speaking out on her own platform, as well as this one. 59:40
Jeniâs final thoughts. 1:03:51
Outro 1:06:18
A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 1:07:35
For more on Jeni Juranics
jenijuranics.com
Facebook
Instagram
YouTube
The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Amazon Music, Audible, iHeart Radio, and YouTube. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at [email protected]. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the seance!
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Evidential Medium, Jeffrey Peck, returns to the show with advice and inspiration for developing mediums. Does the structure of a medium's training help or hinder them? How does one get over fears and imposter syndrome? And what is considered great evidence? Plus lots of laughs and news about some exciting Sedona retreats! Visit BigSeance.com/253 for more info.
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Some notes about todayâs conversation with Jeffrey Peck, including that of a big belly laugh and delicious simmering homemade soup! :49
Bio for Jeffrey Peck 2:28
Catching up! 4:47
Lessons, growth, YouTube, and looking back on the last year. 5:58
On the precipice of a shift! 9:29
Jeffrey has planned and will be leading two upcoming retreats in Sedona, Arizona! 10:09
Big belly laughs ahead! 16:13
Looking back on the journeys and inspirational stories shared by so many of Jeffreyâs guests on both his podcast and livestreams. 17:13
âWere you trained to structure a reading in a certain way, a certain process or formula or pattern? And if so, does that help or hinder you?â 24:05
Fears and Imposter Syndrome. âWhat was the hardest inner work you had to do to go public with mediumship and feel comfortable with the responsibility that comes with it?â 31:00
âWhat do you consider great evidence?â 34:22
Patrick recently had what seems to be a premonition dream about the helicopter crash that killed Iranâs president and foreign minister. 38:45
Giving yourself grace and taking a break from the âspiritual gym.â 42:35
Final thoughts from Jeffrey Peck. 46:45
Outro 49:59
A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 51:16
For more on Jeffrey Peck
Jeffrey's previews appearances on the Big Seance: Episodes 224 and 185.
JeffreyPeck.com
The Something Super Spiritual Podcast
YouTube: @JeffreyPeckMedium
Facebook: @JeffreyPeckMedium
Instagram: @JeffreyPeckMedium
The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Amazon Music, Audible, iHeart Radio, and YouTube. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at [email protected]. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the seance!
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In anticipation of an exciting private overnight at the historic and haunted Lemp Mansion with Australia's Anne and Renata, Patrick shares an episode of their True Hauntings Podcast. In this 2021 episode, titled "Case 17: The Curse of Lemp Mansion", Anne and Renata cover the tragic history and lore of the Lemp family and their famous St. Louis home. Visit BigSeance.com/252 for more info.
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Patrick has been getting excited for Anne and Renataâs next trip to the US from Australia. This fall theyâll be spending a few days in his area, which will include a private, overnight stay at the historic and haunted Lemp Mansion in St. Louis. Check out this episode from 2019 where Patrick and Karen A. Dahlman stayed overnight at the Lemp. But in looking forward to their upcoming visit, in todayâs show, Patrick shares the 2021 episode of Anne and Renataâs True Hauntings podcast, titled Case 17: The Curse of Lemp Mansion. :45
The tragic history of the Lemp family and their home. 4:11
The Hauntings. 39:54
Debunking. 57:12
âOh my freaking God! Did you hear that?!â Patrickâs funny story from one of his stays at the Lemp. 1:03:10
Is this a true haunting or not? 1:06:42
Outro 1:10:09
A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 1:11:26
For more on Anne and Renata:
Anne and Renata's previous Big Seance appearances: Episodes 214, 163, and 122.
GhostGrannies.com
Facebook: Anne and Renata: Frightfully Good
Twitter: @anneandrenata
Instagram: @anneandrenata
Tiktok: @anneandrenata
OzParaTech.com
NewcastleGhostTours.com.au
The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Amazon Music, Audible, iHeart Radio, and YouTube. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at [email protected]. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the seance!
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Join Patrick in a truly interesting conversation with author and psychic medium June Lundgren, who refers to herself as a demon seer whose specialty is getting rid of demons. Along with detailed descriptions of what she sees and how she works, June also covers archangels and tells stories of working with Zak Bagans and the Ghost Adventures crew! She is the author of the forthcoming book, Dark Encounters. Visit BigSeance.com/251 for more info.
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June Lundgren is a psychic, medium, demon seer, healer, animal communicator, international author, and nurse. She is descended from a long line of women with psychic and spiritual gifts. Raised by her grandmother, she communicated with spirits, animals, and angels. She is called a demon seer because she can see, hear, communicate, and has the ability to remove and destroy negative entities. She has been helping people with their paranormal problems and animal issues most of her life. Her first book, A Mediums Guide to the Paranormal, was released in 2009. Since then, she has written several more books, including the forthcoming Dark Encounters. She is the founder of Ghosts and Girls Paranormal. June has appeared on Travel Channel's Ghost Adventures, Coast-to-Coast AM, Midnight in the Desert, and The Unexplained with Howard Hughes, to name a few. She served in the military where she trained as a nurse and EMT. After returning from the military she has continued to work in the medical field as a nurse. You can learn more about June by visiting demonseer.com. :49
What is a demon seer? 3:35
Patrick admits his skepticism. âMost people donât go out of their way to read about or discuss or even think about negative entities until either they meet someone who has an issue, or they have one themselves. Then itâs a whole different situation. I run into that quite a lot.â 5:07
After an accident, June had a near death experience where Michael the Archangel explained to her that her soul belongs to Auriel the Archangel, the demon slayer. 7:03
Detailed descriptions of demons, archangels, and the battles between them. 11:12
âLook for the eyes.â 13:49
On the topic of ghosts, June says she laughs when she watches the show the Ghost Whisperer, because that character conveniently sees one ghost at a time. âI basically draw a crowd.â 17:55
June also does her work through photographs. 19:22
Weekly meetings with the Legion of Light. 20:25
More on Auriel the Archangel, plus one of the only other archangels living in physical form now. 21:32
June has never run into a situation or a problem that was too big for her to handle. 24:57
Juneâs experiences with Zak Bagans and the crew of Ghost Adventures. 26:05
Patrick retells the story of investigating with Amy Bruni and Adam Berry and having the footage from 3 different video tapes mysteriously erase themselves. 29:27
More on Juneâs experiences with the Ghost Adventures crew and a conversation she had with Zak regarding an investigation and his provoking a particular entity. âThis demon has a message for you and you'd better listen, because this is an old demon, and they donât do messages. Youâre lucky. Usually they just strike and youâre screwed. So you'd better listen to what he has to say.â 30:32
A Ghost Adventures producer to June: âDonât take the demon out until after weâve done our investigation.â 33:05
In 2018, June says she cleaned out Zak Bagansâ famous museum of demons. 33:48
Being a demon seer and a nurse at the same time. 35:34
Juneâs perspective of what life is like on the Other Side. 36:35
Hell 38:45
Final thoughts from June and more on her forthcoming book, Dark Encounters. 40:31
Ghosts and Girls Paranormal, Juneâs paranormal team. 43:38
Outro 45:15
A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 46:35
For more on June Lundgren
DemonSeer.com
JuneLundgrenAuthor.com
GhostsAndGirlsParanormal.com
June on Facebook
Instagram: @junelundgren
June's book on Amazon
The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Amazon Music, Audible, iHeart Radio, and YouTube. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at [email protected]. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the seance!
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In this episode we look back at highlights of two great interviews from 2017 and 2019. Roberta Grimes is an afterlife expert, author of The Fun of Dying: Find Out What Really Happens Next, and host of the Seek Reality podcast. Sandra Champlain is the author of We Don't Die - A Skepticâs Discovery of Life After Death and host of We Don't Die Radio and Shades of the Afterlife. Visit BigSeance.com/250 for more info.
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A remastered look back at two afterlife experts! :49
Highlights from episode 83 with Roberta Grimes, afterlife expert and author of The Fun of Dying: Find Out What Really Happens Next. 2:28
Roberta has read a LOT of interesting books in her research. Check out the appendix in the back of most of her own books for recommendations. 5:58
A powerful experience and hearing a voice in 1955. 9:05
Writing books with the help of Robertaâs primary guide, Thomas Jefferson. 11:18
Reincarnation, growing up Christian, and simply listening to the words of Jesus. 15:30
Where does the dogma and false information in Christianity come from? 17:36
Jesus and the genuine God. 21:43
The importance of learning to forgive. 24:29
Why is communication between the dead and the living so difficult? Plus, the North American Station. 25:46
Robertaâs BIG TIP for what NOT to do when we die. 30:32
For more on Roberta Grimes
RobertaGrimes.com
Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
In the US, you can dial 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. For international resources, you can visit Befrienders.org. 36:55
Highlights from episode 144 with Sandra Champlain, author of We Donât Die: A Skepticâs Discovery of Life After Death. 37:48
Grief and the fear of dying. 39:15
When you realize that we donât die, everyone makes it to the Other Side, and our loved ones will be there to greet us. 42:04
Sandraâs tipping point was a course in mediumship and discovering Electronic Voice Phenomena (EVP). 45:03
In 2011, while sitting in her car after a movie, Sandra recorded a video of herself after realizing it was time to share her story. 51:08
Sandra shares more from experiences while studying mediumship at the Arthur Findlay College. 57:44
Sandra has been a part of many seances, and she recounts some of the more fascinating physical phenomena that she has witnessed while sitting with physical medium, Scott Milligan. 1:06:35
For more on Sandra Champlain
WeDontDieRadio.com
Outro 1:16:14
A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 1:17:32
The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Amazon Music, Audible, iHeart Radio, and YouTube. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at [email protected]. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the seance!
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Psychic Medium Dana Stricker tells Patrick of the fascinating, yet strange experiences of her childhood that helped to shape her work, which began at the age of 15 when she gave tarot readings. Other topics include her "Battle Axe" of a spirit guide, a shared experience that left a handprint burned into Dana's leg, and what it really means to be a Witch! Plus, what's life like on the Other Side? Visit BigSeance.com/249 for more info.
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Dana Strickerâs Bio :46
Patrick and Dana met each other at Amy Bruniâs Strange Escapes event at Belvoir Winery in 2022. 2:26
After leaving the dirty, creepy bunker of the orphanage where Patrick led Dana and a small group in a paranormal investigation at Belvoir, she went home with a childâs handprint burned into her thigh. For more on the investigations from the bunker at that event, check out episode 215. 5:39
Dana is the Social Media Meme Queen! âI just have a very good sense of humor, and I think humor is very important right now in the world, and so I just keep doing it.â 10:48
Dana is a member of the Soulstice Sisters, along with Khristina Bowen and Kathy Feketik. 13:29
Ghostly physical contact in a jail cell at Ohio State Reformatory. 16:10
âI think a place, once a lot of people have gone through it, it seems like it loses something or it gains things that wouldnât have been there initially.â 19:57
Some of the childhood experiences that shaped Danaâs psychic abilities and mediumship, in which utilized the tarot for many years. 21:55
The âBattle Axeâ that is Danaâs spirit guide. 28:30
âI could hear a big band playing in our living room.â Other strange paranormal experiences from Danaâs childhood. 31:25
Help from a theatre class. 34:35
Whatâs life like on the Other Side? 36:31
âI do practice Witchcraft, but itâs my Witchcraft.â What it means to be a Witch. 42:53
Danaâs advice for young people who may be growing up with similar abilities and experiences, which includes reading Chip Coffeyâs Growing Up Psychic. Hear more about this book in Patrickâs interview with Chip in episode 85. 49:32
Danaâs final thoughts. 53:43
Outro 57:55
A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 59:13
For more on Dana Stricker
PsychicMediumDana.com
SoulsticeSisters.com
Get Real with Deb and Dana
Dana on Facebook
Dana on Instagram
The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Amazon Music, Audible, iHeart Radio, and YouTube. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at [email protected]. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the seance!
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Have you received communication from a dead loved one? In this Part 2 episode, listeners Leslie, Kelly, Susan, Bruce, and Amy certainly have! From a physical and literal sign left on a desk to a comforting voice from the garden. Plus a spirit who communicates through an alarm system, the return of a beloved cat, and a lost and found bracelet. Visit BigSeance.com/248 for more info, and to learn how you can share your own story!
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Patrick recently asked listeners to send in stories of messages from loved ones in the spirit world. The most recent episode, episode 247, was Part 1 where Patrick shared those stories. And so today is Part 2 of Stories of Messages from Passed Loved Ones. Patrick would like to thank those people who trusted him with their stories, because someone out there will be helped, or at least comforted after hearing them. :45
Leslieâs sign from her mother 1:41
âSoul to soulâ stories from Kelly 10:04
âIâm here.â Susan Davyâs voice from the garden. 12:40
âThe alarm system for my house would randomly go off.â 15:55
âI was able to draw the sketches from memory.â Patrickâs account of a spirit visitation. 19:00
More stories from Bruce 21:19
A lost and found bracelet 27:11
Amy Park Goeddekeâs connection with her cat, Mercedes 30:28
âTalk to me.â 38:04
Outro 43:05
A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 44:23
HOW TO SHARE YOUR STORY IN YOUR OWN VOICE
Have an iPhone? Open the built-in Voice Memos app to record your story. From there, email your audio to [email protected].
Have an Android? Depending on the phone, Android users will have a built-in voice recorder that should also allow you to send your recording to [email protected].
Record it Online! Visit SpeakPipe.com/BigSeance to leave your story. There's a 90-second limit, but you can leave multiple messages.
Leave a Voicemail by calling (775) 583 - 5563.
The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Amazon Music, Audible, iHeart Radio, and YouTube. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at [email protected]. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the seance!
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Have you received communication from a dead loved one? Listeners Ayla, Melissa, Bruce, and Sherri have! From a gentle and reassuring touch by invisible hands, to a Christmas wish, and even a missing ingredient for a recipe from the afterlife! Visit BigSeance.com/247 for more info, and to learn how you can share your own story!
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Patrick recently asked listeners to send in stories of messages from loved ones in the spirit world. And many of you followed through! This episode is Part 1 of Your Stories of Messages from Passed Loved Ones. Thereâs still room for more stories too, and Patrick is even considering a Part 3 if there is enough response. So if youâve been dragging your feet or trying to decide if you want to send in your story, heâd love to share it. The instructions for how to do that can be found just below the show notes. :58
Thanks to Ayla, Melissa, Bruce, and Sherri for sharing their stories today! 2:01
Aylaâs stories of visitations from her father. 2:38
Melissa shares stories of two generations of loved ones returning to communicate. 33:08
Stories from Bruce, an Evidential Medium. 35:25
Sherriâs story of a missing ingredient for a recipe from the afterlife! 46:10
Consider sharing your story! 48:43
Outro 49:35
A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 50:53
HOW TO SHARE YOUR STORY IN YOUR OWN VOICE
Have an iPhone? Open the built-in Voice Memos app to record your story. From there, email your audio to [email protected].
Have an Android? Depending on the phone, Android users will have a built-in voice recorder that should also allow you to send your recording to [email protected].
Record it Online! Visit SpeakPipe.com/BigSeance to leave your story. There's a 90-second limit, but you can leave multiple messages.
Leave a Voicemail by calling (775) 583 - 5563.
The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Amazon Music, Audible, iHeart Radio, and YouTube. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at [email protected]. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the seance!
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Building on the work of Friedrich JĂŒrgenson and Marcello Bacci, Tony Rathman, along with wife Cherie, Ron Yacovetti, and Lourdes Gonzalez, has taken EVP and Direct Radio Voice to a brand new level. They've developed the technology and an exciting new method that they call Staticom! In this episode, Tony, who is also the founder and lead investigator for Entity Voices Paranormal Investigation (or EVPI), tells Patrick how it works, and even shares several fascinating audio samples of the method in action! Visit BigSeance.com/246 for more info!
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Do you have a special story of receiving communication or signs from a loved one who has crossed over? Patrick would love to hear from you! Check out episode 245 for the details, or just go to BigSeance.com/245. :48
Follow @BigSeance on Instagram and Facebook! 1:39
With 14 years of paranormal investigation experience, Tony Rathman is the founder and lead investigator for Entity Voices Paranormal Investigation (or EVPI), and heâs investigated hundreds of locations across the country, as well as overseas in Japan and the Philippines. He is also an EVP/ITC Specialist and along with his wife Cherie Rathman, Ron Yacovetti and Lourdes Gonzalez, theyâve developed an exciting new spirit communication technology known as Staticom. Based on the 40 years of work from Marcello Bacci, the Rathmanâs continue to evolve and refine DRV (or direct radio voice) techniques for both longer, clearer and more understandable communication. Theyâve since removed radio from the process, and so thatâs why theyâve given this baby the new name â Staticom, which now communicates with only Broadband white noise. 2:03
Patrick shares with Tony some of his background with EVP and how Staticom reminds him of how excited he was in those early days of discovering EVP research! 3:42
What is Staticom? 7:08
Taking radio out of the picture! 12:43
Staticom is a Method and uses VST (Virtual Studio Technology). 13:57
How does Staticom compare to the Portal, Wonder Box or Echovox? 17:30
The Ovilus, Pizza, and Rainbows⊠19:06
Remember the old, traditional, time consuming way of holding an EVP session? Our expectations (or maybe our attention spans) have changed! 20:31
Tony has always been fascinated by electronics, and built spirit boxes for years. 24:10Marcello Bacciâs message through Patrickâs clock radio! 25:21
âIâll say glad to meet ya!â â Marcello Bacci 27:11
Water, Rain, and Wind! 27:43
Communication Stations on the Other Side 29:13
How do spirits communicate through Staticom? 31:33
Whatâs it like on the Other Side? âItâs complicated.â 34:05
Staticom Example: âEnergy of your mind, actually.â 38:10
Staticom Example: âThree hundredâ 43:43
Interpreting Messages 46:21
Staticom Example: âAnd Tony Rathman can see.â 48:45
Staticom Example: âExtraterrestrialsâ 50:57
Final Thoughts from Tony Rathman 55:22
Outro 57:56
A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 59:15
For more on Staticom and Tony Rathman
EntityVoices.com
YouTube
Twitter: @EntityVoices
Tony Rathman on Facebook
The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Amazon Music, Audible, iHeart Radio, and YouTube. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at [email protected]. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the seance!
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Have you received messages from a dead loved one? Are you open to it? Do you encourage it? And how does it come through? Does it come through in dreams, signs, or symbols? Inspired by a beautiful conversation among a group of strangers, Patrick invites you to share your stories for an upcoming episode of the podcast. Visit BigSeance.com/245 for more info.
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While working on a library reorganization project, Patrick was reminded of a presentation he gave at a local library and the conversations he had with a small group of people who stayed after to share their stories. Vita, who attended with her daughter, shared several experiences. :51
A safe place to share stories and experiences. 3:09
âI had a dream and it came true two weeks later.â 4:42
âI had been praying that my motherâs sisters would come and help her get to the Other Side.â 7:30
A purple daisy. âYou have to look for a sign to know a sign is there.â 9:25
An Open Mind. âYouâve got to open your mind. Youâve got to open up and think it can happen.â 11:39
âI felt like my father was giving me information.â Flight 370 and premonitions from a dream. 12:55
What signs or communication have you received from your own loved ones? Are you open to it? Do you encourage it? And how does it come through? 16:43
An example of audio feedback sent from Keli, a listener who contributed to episode 162, our Daily Communication with Spirit episode. 17:52
Send in your stories! 19:25
Hereâs how to get your stories to Patrick! 20:09
Outro 22:48
A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 24:05
HOW TO SHARE YOUR STORY IN YOUR OWN VOICE
Have an iPhone? Open the built-in Voice Memos app to record your story. From there, email your audio to [email protected].
Have an Android? Depending on the phone, Android users will have a built-in voice recorder that should also allow you to send your recording to [email protected].
Record it Online! Visit SpeakPipe.com/BigSeance to leave your story. There's a 90-second limit, but you can leave multiple messages.
Leave a Voicemail by calling (775) 583 - 5563.
The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Amazon Music, Audible, iHeart Radio, and YouTube. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at [email protected]. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the seance!
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The Mourning Society of St Louis is a civilian reenacting group with an interest in mourning, death culture, Spiritualism, and the funeral customs of the mid-nineteenth century through the early twentieth century. This incredibly unique group, co-founded by Edna Dieterle and Katherine Kozemczak in 2005, plans educational events such as historically accurate funerals and wakes, and is the first of its kind. Join the conversation with Patrick, Edna, Katherine, and Sherri Morrow, a member since 2015. How do they build the atmosphere and set the scene? What can modern society learn from Victorian mourning customs? How does playing a character in mourning affect these ladies in their daily lives? Pour some tea, cover your mirror with a black drape, and hear about the inspiration, the research, and the planning behind events that even includes a live seance play based on documented moments in history! Visit BigSeance.com/244 for more info.
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The Mourning Society of St Louis is a civilian reenacting group with an interest in mourning, death culture, spiritualism and the funeral customs of the mid-nineteenth century through the early twentieth century. Their main focus is public educational events. The Mourning Society has participated in events with our partners at the beautiful and historic Bellefontaine Cemetery, the Campbell House Museum, the St Louis Public Library, Jefferson Barracks Historic Site, Missouri History Museum, the General Daniel Bissell House, the Field House Museum, Lafayette Park Conservancy, and the Stephen and Peter Sachs Museum at the Missouri Botanical Garden. :52
Guests for this episode are Edna Dieterle and Katherine Kozemczak, who co-founded the Mourning Society of St. Louis in 2005, along with Sherri Morrow, who joined the group in 2015. 4:15
Katherine tells the story of how the Mourning Society came about. Her and Edna were already volunteers on the board for a historic mansion in St. Louis. But the main inspiration started with Edna's trip to a home Mississippi. 4:55
Katherine and Ednaâs growing collection of artifacts and accoutrement, including coffins! 6:03
In 2015 their educational mourning events expanded to include funerals at the beautiful and historic Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis, and wakes at the the Campbell House Museum. 7:18
A truly unique group, and probably the first of its kind! 9:01
More on the Victorian funeral events at Bellefontaine Cemetery, including a service in the chapel, and educating participants on the cholera epidemic in 1865. 10:00
A striking and moving sight that includes an undertaker with a historic and period hearse. 12:21
The research and education that goes into the planning of events. 13:50
Sherri on why she joined the Mourning Society. âThese are my people.â 14:47
Finding (or sewing) Victorian clothing! 15:23
Carpe Diem. Facing mortality and how playing the role of âmournerâ affects these reenactors in their daily modern lives? 18:22
When people just donât appreciate or understand it. 23:48
Tear Catchers and Wearing Black. Misconceptions about Victorian mourning customs. 27:14
âA lot of times, women did not attend the funerals at all, because men were like, âThey canât control their emotions and theyâre going to cry in front of everybody.ââ â Katherine 32:03
Black drapery, superstitions around mirrors, and marking the house to know a death has occurred. 34:03
The custom of placing coins over the eyes of the deceased. 37:09
Events at the Campbell House and the Magic Chef Mansion, including a wake, mourning customs, medical aspects of Victorian mourning (including live leeches!), and post mortem photography. 38:22
The Spiritualism event at the General Daniel Bissell House, which includes spirit communication devices, and a seance play which incorporates documented accounts of seances from the period! 40:03
Volunteering or joining the group. âItâs just like a bad dance, you know? Too many ladies and not enough gentleman. We never have enough people to carry the coffin.â â Katherine 44:09
Drawing people in, sneaking in education, and making it fun. 47:45
Building the atmosphere and setting the scene. âWe try to leave people with an impression of what it was really like and not like a romanticized idea of what it was like. We definitely had people cry on some of the tours before, because I think they go in thinking itâs going to be spooky, and sometimes itâs incredibly sad.â â Katherine 48:28
âWe were all like, âWhoa. Weâre doing something here.ââ â Katherine 50:03
Connecting emotionally with things from the past. âI think thereâs a tendency to disconnect from things that havenât happened in living memory.â â Katherine 51:03
Children died all the time, but it doesnât mean they werenât just as devastated by the loss as we would be today. 54:35
Patrick imagines who his Mourning Society character would be and how he would dress. 56:03
âI started doing this because I was very passionate about history, and I love finding out things that I didnât know before. And this definitely gives you a chance, when you do the research, to just plunge into it.â â Sherri 58:31
When itâs time to take off the veils, pull your iPhones out and have fun! 59:14
âWho are we going to bury?â â Edna 59:55
Expanding to other time periods and movements, like womenâs suffrage. 1:00:37
The Mourning Society of St. Lous is approaching their 20 year anniversary! 1:02:43
Outro 1:03:57
A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 1:05:15
Looking for more Mourning Society?
MourningSociety.com
Facebook: @MourningSociety
Instagram: @MourningSocietyStL
Beyond the Grave: St. Louis Mourning Society keeps funeral traditions alive (West News Magazine)
St. Louisans Are Undertaking A Reenactment Of Robert Campbell's Wake 140 Years After His Death (NPR)
The St. Louis Mourning Society teaches visitors about 19th century funeral and mourning customs. (PBS)
Patrick has two photo albums (Album 1 & Album 2) from visits to Bellefontaine Cemetery (Flickr)
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Step into the Victorian era with an author and Victorianist, Steele Alexandra Douris. Steele specializes in Victorian crime, gothic fiction, and Spiritualism, and is the author of Spirits, Seers & SĂ©ances: Victorian Spiritualism, Magic & the Supernatural. In this episode youâll discover the hidden gems of 19th-century newspapers, periodicals, and the women's magazines that helped to shape the Spiritualist community. Need a response to someone worried about the dangers of practicing any form of spirit communication? Try a timeless quote from prominent Spiritualist, W.T. Stead. Are you ready to try something new at your next party? Plan a Tableaux Vivant, the fascinating and long-lost Victorian party activity! You know that old curio âcuriosityâ cabinet in the corner? You can thank the Victorians for that. And criminal investigation, detective fiction, and psychometry? You can thank the Victorians for that too! Visit BigSeance.com/243 for more info.
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Steele Alexandra Douris is an author, artist, and Victorianist, specializing in Victorian crime, gothic fiction, and spiritualism. She is a PhD candidate in the English department at Stanford University, where she has taught courses on Victorian spiritualism, ghost stories, and the gothic novel. She holds an MA in English from Stanford University and a BA in Anthropology from the University of Texas at Austin. As an undergraduate, Steele observed the social behavior of lemurs, wielded a trowel as part of a central Texas archaeological dig, and learned to identify primate fossils and human bones. As a graduate student, she disappeared into the archives of Victorian Britain, and now emerges only periodically to collect new tarot decks, hunt for fossils, and hoard art supplies. Steele splits her time between foggy NorCal and sunny South Texas, towing her mountain of journals and sketchbooks with her wherever she goes. You can learn more about Steele by visiting SteeleAlexandraDouris.com :50
Steeleâs book is Spirits, Seers & SĂ©ances: Victorian Spiritualism, Magic & the Supernatural. 2:36
What is a âVictorianist?â Plus Steeleâs academic passions. 3:26
A passion for archaeology, art, and literature. 5:01
What did the newspapers have to say about it? âI work a lot in newspapers⊠19th century newspapers, 19th century periodicals and early 20th century womenâs magazines.â 6:38
In her research into Spiritualism, Steele was amazed by how many Spiritualist magazines, newspapers, and periodicals there were at the time, like The Medium and Daybreak. âThe material really just gave me a glimpse into the entire engine of the Spiritualist community beyond just what I had pictured at the beginning.â 7:38
Steele includes really great âtry it yourselfâ exercises at the end of each chapter! Examples include instructions for holding a traditional spirit circle, sitting for a solitary seance, meditating like Dr. Mesmer, automatic writing/automatic art, channeling blindfolded, sitting for a psychic portrait, practicing psychometry, channeling your inner folklorist, exploring your own shadow/reading a gothic tale, scrying, making a Halloween card, or holding a Christmas seance! 8:55
Patrick discusses some of the really cool fall issues of The Delineator, an American women's magazine of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. 10:51
Tableaux Vivant, a fascinating, long-lost Victorian party activity. 12:02
âItâs hard to move in many modern occult circles without tripping over the Victorians. And yet, somehow, in the process of becoming ubiquitous, the Victorians have also become invisible.â 16:16
Patrick on one of his âa-haâ moments from the book: âSome of us dream of putting away our modern tools and technology to pretend weâre Victorian. But in reality, Victorians were all about becoming modern, with the huge advances in technology that was happening at the time.â 16:16
What economic class of Victorians are we usually imagining? 21:12
Need a timeless response to someone worried about the dangers of using the Ouija Board or practicing any form of spirit communication? Try this great mid-1890s quote from prominent Spiritualist W.T. Stead, which he claims was channeled by his spirit guide, Julia. 22:28
Victorian personal ads! 26:06
The unique Victorian practice of Psychometry 27:59
Criminal investigation, detective fiction, ballistics, fingerprint analysis, criminal psychology, profiling, and paranormal investigation! 32:23
Curiosity âcurioâ cabinets, curiosity shops, and specimen cabinets. 33:30
The Worlds Fair Expositions 35:28
Christmas lore and the legends of bells underground and under water. 36:52
The Victorian activities that Steele incorporates into her daily life! 41:50
Final thoughts from Steele 47:13
Outro 48:43
A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 50:03
For more on Steele Alexandra Douris
SteeleAlexandraDouris.com
Spirits, Seers & SĂ©ances: Victorian Spiritualism, Magic & the Supernatural (Amazon)
Facebook: @steelearcana
Instagram: @steelearcana
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Listen in as psychic medium April Roane, who can always be depended on for powerful insights, discusses the evolution of her journey since her last appearance on the Big Seance Podcast in 2016. She provides a unique perspective on the shifts in paranormal investigation and how psychic mediums contribute to them. Hear a powerful discussion on the dangerous side effects of paranormal investigation, including the chilling tale that led to the need for an exorcism. April candidly discusses her move to East Texas and the areaâs complicated paranormal culture. Other topics include the 2020 pandemic and the positive shifts it brought to society. Visit BigSeance.com/242 for more info.
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April Roane has been transforming lives worldwide for over two decades. In 2009, she started by transforming her life first. She was guided to join a recovery program for food addiction. Using tools of recovery, she began her very personal and challenging journey of self, transformation, service, and faith. April is a channel and vessel for messages of truth, hope, light, and love. This creates a natural healing and alignment experienced through, from, and of Spirit, Higher Power, Universe, Gaia, Source, God, Angels, Guides, Loved Ones, The Collective Consciousness, Ascended Masters, and Light Beings. April receives messages from Spirit in the form of feelings, visions, thoughts, ideas, sounds, knowing, smells, and tastes. And she uses the ability of remote viewing with Spirit when working with others, specifically in paranormal and missing persons cases. April is the author of several books, including the Love Your Inner Empath workbook and her children's book, Goodnight Just the Same. She is the co-host of Spiritually Rogue Podcast with Braxton and April Roane. April is the president and founder of The Divine Association of Sacred Women and strives to impact the lives of children, women, and Empaths worldwide positively and powerfully. Sheâs been featured on A&Eâs My Ghost Story Caught on Camera, the BIO Channel, CBS Radio, Rogue Talk Radio, The Hotel Cassadaga, The Historic Jefferson Hotel, and Pawtographs for Pooches Parafest. You can learn more about April Roane by visiting AprilRoane.com. :51
April was previously interviewed in episode 70 of the Big Seance Podcast in 2016. Topics included cruises, finding balance, awakening after addiction, abuse, coming out, depression, meditation and journaling, paranormal Investigation and the role of psychic mediums in that space, and what life is like on the Other Side. 3:05
An update on the improvement that April has noticed in the paranormal space when it comes to psychic mediums in paranormal investigation. 5:05
The two clips from Aprilâs last appearance on the show that Patrick just loves and has used many times when promoting the show. âAnd my goal, in addition to being a psychic medium, is Iâm April. Iâm a person. And I have a family, and I have a life, and I have a path that Iâm trying to figure out. And if I donât balance myself--my mind, my body, my soul--sometimes I do a really good job. Sometimes I flub it up a lot. But if I donât balance me, Iâm not going to be a good intuitive.â âYou know, they donât ever want to talk about, âRemember that time you stole my money, you ass hole!â You know, they never say that!â âThey always talk about those moments that took our breath away, not the moments that we lost our breath.â 6:25
April has moved to Texas, sheâs worked on missing person cases, but her work with balancing herself has not changed. 7:40
Those who are and are NOT pushing our species forward since 2016. 9:37
The 2020 pandemic and its effects on the world. âAs a society, we still donât know what it did to us.â 11:22
The positive effects of Covid. âIt forced us as a species to look at things we refused to.â 18:21
The paranormal culture in Eastern Texas, the Azalea Inn Bed and Breakfast, and her work with paranormal investigator husband, Braxton Roane. 22:24
Patrick originally met Braxton Roane at an event at Belvoir Winery before he or Patrick even knew April! 29:58
The side effects of paranormal investigation and the traumatizing story of April and Braxton needing an exorcism! âLetâs just say Braxtonâs eyes went from green to blue. They were green, then they went to this period of just slate grey, and then to blue.â âWhen you realize the devilâs looking right at you, itâs not a moment where you look away and you run and you lose them.â 31:20
Patrick shared a funny memory about Chip Coffey at Belvoir Winery. 39:34
April talks about her book, Goodnight Just the Same. 42:27
April describes her book, âLove Your Inner Empath: A Healing Workbook & Tool Kit.â 44:12
Food, diet, chocolate, and gravity. April and Patrick get real about it. 45:02
âYou are the guru of you. And you honor you. Honor all that your ups and downs has brought you to this moment of awareness. And that is where your adventure begins. What does that awareness say? What do you feel? âOh my lifeâs a sh*t show.â Okay then. Letâs fix it. Letâs change it. Letâs start to seek the joy, whatever that is for you. Leave people alone. Theyâre responsible for their own joy. So many of us live our life based on everyone else.â 48:52
Outro 52:27
A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 53:47
For more on April Roane
AprilRoane.com
April's previous appearance in episode 70 of the Big Seance Podcast in 2016.
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Uncover the enchanting history of Yule and Christmas in this interview with Ellen Evert Hopman, master herbalist and Druidic initiate since 1984. Her book, The Sacred Herbs of Yule and Christmas: Remedies, Recipes, Magic and Brews for the Winter Season, gets beautiful reviews. The recipes, cocktails, and traditional Christmas meals from around the world will have you salivating. Ellen introduces you to mystical figures like Gully Gawk, Pot Scraper, Bowl Licker, Flora the Roman Goddess, Saint Lucia with the candles on her head, and of course, Krampus. Learn about the origins of putting candles in windows, and why we leave a place at the table for our dead loved ones, or leave our beds empty. Plus the history of mistletoe, the traditional red and green colors, and why you should absolutely NOT answer the door on Christmas Eve if a werewolf is on the other side! Visit BigSeance.com/241 for more info.
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Call in or reach out with your holiday traditions for this time of the year, no matter the holiday, and particularly if itâs different from what we might think of as traditional American holiday activities. What are some of the interesting traditions that maybe have been passed down for centuries at this time of year? Email [email protected]. There are also a couple of ways that you can leave a voice message, and to learn more about that go to BigSeance.com/contact. Patrick canât wait to hear from you! :50
Ellen Evert Hopman is a master herbalist and lay homeopath, who has been a Druidic initiate since 1984. She is a founding member of the Order of the White Oak, the Archdruid Amerita and founder of Tribe of the Oak, a former professor at the Grey School of Wizardry, and a member of the Grey Council of Mages and Sages. She is the author of Celtic herbals and Druid novels, including Secret Medicines from Your Garden, The Sacred Herbs of Samhain, and Once Around the Sun: Stories, Crafts, and Recipes to Celebrate the Sacred Earth Year. She lives in Massachusetts. You can learn more about Ellen at EllenEvertHopman.com. 2:41
Reviews for The Sacred Herbs of Yule and Christmas: Remedies, Recipes, Magic and Brews for the Winter Season. 4:57
The similarities between our Halloween/Samhain traditions and Christmas. 6:20
Why do we put lights on trees? 8:20
Have goblins? Burn old shoes in the fireplace! 9:49
Have a persistent ghost that wonât go away? Burn a strip of leather! 10:21
Guising and Mumming 11:19
Memories of May Day 12:05
Are you bad or good? Mystical Icelandic figures, including Gully Gawk, Stubby, Spoon Licker, Pot Scraper, Bowl Licker, Door Slammer, Sausage Snatcher, and Doorway Sniffer, and yes, Krampus! 14:03
âThis is really a life or death time of year.â Why have we been scaring children, for centuries, to get good behavior? 16:20
âIceland is an unusually literate, book-loving society, and on Christmas Eve, Icelanders exchange books as gifts and then spend the night reading them, often while drinking hot chocolate or an alcohol-free Christmas aleâŠâ 17:51
The Office (Dwight Christmas) and Belsnickeling 19:05
The Roman Goddess, Flora. âBring a goat to the festival and liberate a rabbit.â 19:58
The Goddess of Winter 22:24
Ellen reads her Call in the Three Worlds of the Ancestors, Nature Spirits, and Gods, and the Petition for Healing, which is from the Rite for the Goddess at the Winter Solstice. 23:04
Recipes, Cocktails, and Christmas meal traditions from around the world. 28:47
The Irish tradition of Womenâs Christmas 33:30
The spirit of Santa isnât the only spirit that comes down the chimney! Plus, lighting candles, leaving beds empty, and a place set at the table with food for dead loved ones. 36:09
Libation and the Essence of Food 38:52
Saint Lucia, the Christian figure with candles on her head. 41:31
Did you know all of Santaâs reindeer were women? Plus, the red and white Amanita Muscaria mushroom. 44:15
Mistletoe 47:48
Where did we get the traditional Christmas colors of red and green? 51:11
Final Thoughts from Ellen Evert Hopman 53:01
Tip: Do NOT answer the door on Christmas Eve if itâs a werewolf! 55:16
Outro 56:06
A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 57:26
For more on Ellen Evert Hopman
EllenEvertHopman.com
TribeoftheOak.org
The Sacred Herbs of Yule and Christmas on Amazon
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Patrick's candid interview with the "Queen of the Paranormal" herself, Most Haunted's Yvette Fielding. She's a true pioneer in paranormal television, and she shares her thoughts on everything from how she thinks spirits communicate to SNL's hilarious 2006 parody of Yvette and Most Haunted. She looks back on the traumatizing 30 East Drive episode and a Most Haunted event where guests got stuck in a prison cell. How does the UKâs Most Haunted compare to American paranormal television? Plus, did you know that there are 76 Most Haunted episodes that haven't seen the light of day? Listen to find out why! Visit BigSeance.com/240 for more info.
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Yvette Fielding has been crowned by many as âQueen of the Paranormalâ, âQueen of the Nightâ, or even âFirst Lady of the Paranormal.â Listeners from the US will no doubt know Yvette as the star of the hit paranormal TV series from the UK, Most Haunted. She and her husband, Karl Beattie, first created and produced the show in 2002, making them true pioneers in paranormal TV. Theyâve been producing the show ever since. If youâre a listener outside of the US, you may actually know Yvette originally from Blue Peter, a British TV show, which is the longest-running children's TV show in the world. Yvette was the youngest presenter ever on that show, and she even interviewed Princess Diana! Sheâs the author of a series of new young adult fiction, and she has a memoir coming out next year! :50
Welcome to the parlor, Yvette! 2:44
Yvette and her husband live in a house that is 400 years old! 3:20
Patrick had a lot to catch up on with Yvette and Most Haunted! 3:56
Where can you find Most Haunted these days? Plus Most Haunted has gone on the road with stage shows! 6:41
Investigate with Yvette and the team with Most Haunted Experiences! 9:25
Where does the knocking at tapping come from? And if itâs paranormal, how do spirits produce it? 10:40
Yvetteâs calls for science to take the paranormal more seriously. 13:07
Looking back at Saturday Night Liveâs hilarious 2006 parody of Yvette and Most Haunted. 17:07
âI broke wind with fear!â 18:38
Building up energy with a trusted group of people. The current Most Haunted team has been together for several years. 20:00
Yvetteâs tapping board and the story of the Fox Sisters in the early days of Spiritualism. 22:25
Patrick compares the UKâs Most Haunted to American paranormal TV. 23:55
Yvette says she doesnât watch other paranormal TV shows. She also doesnât watch horror films. After a terrorizing investigation, she drives home listening to Mary Poppins. 26:48
âHow many weeks rehearsal do you do?â A number of years ago, Yvette and her husband talked to American producers of paranormal TV. 28:24
Patrick urges American listeners to check out Most Haunted if they havenât yet. 31:25
Yvette and her husband have 76 episodes on a shelf that havenât seen the light of day, because theyâre âso bloody boring!â 34:20
It only takes one doubting or skeptic person to block activity from spirit. Yvette calls these people âmuters.â 34:57
Most Haunted almost always has Glen Hunt or another parapsychologist or openminded skeptic on every investigation. 36:53
Looking back on the 30 East Drive episode, one of the most traumatizing investigations the team has ever been on. When the Lights Went Out is a 2012 film based on events at this location. 39:16
Burns, stitches, and scars inflicted by spirits. âIt can be quite a scary occupation, and a bit dangerous, as well. So you have to be careful.â 48:14
Stuck in a prison cell. Looking back on the investigation at Accrington Police Station & Courts. 49:21
Patrick wants to see a crossover episode of Most Haunted here in the US, or a guest appearance by Yvette Fielding on an American paranormal TV show! Itâs time! 51:47
âJust before I started Most Haunted, I didnât believe in life after death. I really, really didnât, Patrick, and it really affected my life.â Final thoughts from Yvette. 52:30
Outro 54:16
A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 55:36
For more on Yvette Fielding:
Most Haunted Experience
Most Haunted: The Stage Show
Most Haunted (YouTube)
Paranormal Activity with Yvette Fielding (Podcast)
Yvette Fielding's Books on Amazon
Instagram: @realyfielding
The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Amazon Music, Audible, iHeart Radio, and YouTube. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at [email protected]. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the seance!
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Have you heard about the upcoming film, The Haunting in Wicker Park, starring Erin Moriarty (The Boys) and Jamie Campbell Bower (Stranger Things)? It was inspired by the experiences of the Becker family who invited NBC News cameras to film an exorcism in their Chicago home in 1971. Hear what weâve learned about this new film, and take another listen to Patrick's 2014 interview with Edwin F. Becker, who sadly passed away about a year ago. Visit BigSeance.com/239 for more info.
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Today we reach back into the Big Seance archives to re-visit the two-part interview with Edwin F. Becker in 2014, about the frightening, real-life experiences that he and his family suffered through in the early 1970s in their home in Chicago. Those experiences led to NBCâs Carole Simpson filming the first televised exorcism in their home in 1971. Edwin's book, True Haunting, originated as just a journal to document it all. The accounts of the activity are just amazing, and as Patrick said in his review for the book over 10 years ago, it reads like amazing fiction⊠except itâs not. In 2012, the Paranormal Witness series featured the Becker family in an episode titled, The Tenants, and Patrick highly recommends that you check that out, if you can. The 2-part interview for the Big Seance that weâre revisiting today, was one of the first interviews Patrick had that he felt was really big, he was super proud of it, and Edwin later reached out to him to tell him that to that date it was perhaps the best interview he'd ever been a part of. :50
Sadly, Edwin died about a year ago in November of 2022. But to Patrickâs surprise, today he discovered that there was a major motion picture in post-production, called The Haunting in Wicker Park, directed by Gary Fleder, and starring Jamie Campbell Bower, who played Henry Creel and Vecna in the fourth season of the Netflix series, Stranger Things. iMDb says it was supposed to be released in 2023, but 2024 is just around the corner and there are no trailers yet. There are, however, some behind-the-scenes production photos. Edwin was aware and knew about the upcoming film, because he excitedly announced it in one of his last social media posts. If you know any details about the release of the film, please let us know at [email protected]. 2:22
Audio of the historic 1971 NBC footage of the exorcism of the Becker home with journalist Carole Simpson. Thanks to Edwin, the footage exists on YouTube. The aged audio is kind of atrocious, but itâs worth a listen. 5:05
The following interview was originally released in two parts in November of 2014:
Edwin F. Beckerâs bio. 11:06
Background on Edwinâs book, True Haunting. 12:41
Edwin takes us back to 1970 and a story that begins with the purchase of an old two-story building, a home made up of two apartments, each on its own floor. 14:08
âEddie, Iâm never coming down here.â Edwin brought his wife, Marsha, in to see the new home and the basement. He hoped that she would see that they could fix it up and make it into a home. She was not a fan of the basement. 21:03
Nasty fighting among the family of the deceased former owner, and a deal to keep Myra, a scary old remaining tenant for 120 days. 24:00
âWe started having anomalies immediately. I believe spirits are intelligent. I donât know if they can look into your soul and see everything youâve ever done, like a demon can, but I know that they can sense what youâre going to do and read your mind. I learned that while we lived there, because they could anticipate my actions whenever I tried to record them on a tape recorder.â 26:49
It all started with Marsha and the phone. 27:14
Edwin finally understands that there is a problem in the home, and he calls in a priest for a house blessing. It didnât go well and he bolted! 30:05
âWhat do you do about it?â 35:34
The mysterious sheds in the basement. 37:42
New downstairs tenants. 39:35
Runaway dogs. And Edwin borrows a tape recorder. 44:18
âBut over time, what happens is you wind up walking on egg shells, number one, because you donât know whatâs going to actually happen next. And you donât know what to attribute to paranormal and what not to attribute to paranormal.â 46:53
ââŠit started toying with me. That was the first time it actually turned on the gas on the stove.â 50:15
âI started thinking about burning the place down.â 51:25
âAnd ghosts lie.â Paranormal investigation, Electronic Voice Phenomena (EVP), and Ouija boards. 52:18
âNo. I donât go ghost hunting, because youâre going to walk into a room if you know thereâs an energy there, and you really donât know if itâs a teddy bear or a raptor. And it can come home with you. There can be attachments.â 54:07
Bullets and Yellow Pages. The Beckers turned to Joseph
DeLouise, a famous Chicago psychic. 54:30Turning to exorcism. 59:39
A phone call from Carole Simpson and NBC led to the first televised exorcism. 1:03:50
âBut if you look in that YouTube piece at about the minute and a half mark, there will be a dark doorway. There is no door on that. It was a vinyl folding door. Youâre going to see a ghost start to come out and go back in briefly. Youâre going to think that a womanâs skirt or a womanâs robe or something is coming through the door. Youâre going to see the tip of it, solid as a rock, and then youâre going to see it back off.â 1:07:05
âThat exorcism went on for three and a half hours, and it was very, very creepy.â 1:08:25
âAnd then thereâs a clear childâs voice that says, âmama.ââ 1:08:25
âIf you look at the end of the exorcism, you can tell that they were not successful. You can look on their faces and they look like they just lost a basketball game by 52 points. And they left.â 1:10:25
âThe only thing we could do was get out of there.â 1:10:43
A brief discussion of the Amityville story and that film. 1:14:55
A haunted piano. 1:17:34
Edwinâs advice for anyone going through a haunting, plus current ghostly activity. 1:21:54
Edwin on orbs, photography, and Hollywoodâs representation of hauntings. 1:26:50
A Near Death Experience (NDE) 1:31:35
Outro 1:41:19
A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 1:42:38
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Patrick revisits the mysterious story of Pearl Curran (1883 - 1937), the Saint Louis housewife who between 1913 and 1937, channeled entire books and other works from a spirit known as Patience Worth, and mostly through the Ouija board. Visit BigSeance.com/238 for more info.
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Patrick is planning for an upcoming speaking engagement and was looking back to some of the early episodes of the podcast. He was reminded of a short episode he produced about Pearl Curran and Patience Worth. :57
Patrick reads portions of âPatience Worth: Author From the Great Beyondâ by Gioia Diliberto for Smithsonian Magazine from September of 2010. 2:20
âSpeaking through a Ouija board operated by Pearl Lenore Curran, a St. Louis housewife of limited education, Patience Worth was nothing short of a national phenomenon in the early years of the 20th century. Though her works are virtually forgotten today, the prestigious Braithwaite anthology listed five of her poems among the nationâs best published in 1917, and the New York Times hailed her first novel as a âfeat of literary composition.â Her output was stunning. In addition to seven books, she produced voluminous poetry, short stories, plays and reams of sparkling conversationânearly four million words between 1913 and 1937. Some evenings she worked on a novel, a poem and a play simultaneously, alternating her dictation from one to another without missing a beat.â 4:36
âThe Patience Worth case remains one of the most tantalizing literary mysteries of the last century, a window onto a vanished era when magic seemed to exist because so many people believed in it. In the decades since Pearl Curranâs death, in 1937, no one has explained how she produced Patienceâs writing.â 8:32
âAt first Pearl spelled out every letter with the Ouija board, but as time passed, the mere touch of her hand on the pointer loosed a flood of spoken words. Eventually, she abandoned the board entirely; a feeling of slight pressure in her head would announce Patienceâs arrival, and Pearl would begin reciting.â 15:28
Check out the book, The Patience of Pearl: Spiritualism and Authorship in the Writings of Pearl Curran by Daniel B. Shea. 18:23
Looking back at episode 32 of the Big Seance Podcast from 2015, where Patrick reads the article, âGhostwriter and Ghost: The Strange Case of Pearl Curran & Patience Worthâ by Ed Simon, from The Public Domain Review. 18:47
Two Moms and a Baby from the article, âOuija poet Patience Worth: 100 years and many moons laterâ, by Jane Henderson, from the St. Louis Post Dispatch. 35:58
Outro 39:34
A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 40:50
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In this fascinating conversation, Lisa M. Gunshore, a multifaceted spiritual guide, shares her remarkable journey. Sheâs a tantric yogini, quantum coach, psychic medium, and she's had initiations by the Dalai Lama. Lisa discusses her near death experiences, the connection between astrology and tarot, and her favorite paranormal and spiritual tools. She also dives into her nightly lucid and often prophetic dreams, offering tips on dream recall. The episode concludes with a glimpse of her upcoming revised edition of her book, Enlightenment Pie. Visit BigSeance.com/237 for more info.
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Lisa M. Gunshore is a tantric yogini, certified quantum coach, and functional Ayurveda wellness coach with initiations by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Lisa is also a medium and shaman, and a certified yoga instructor. If thatâs not enough, sheâs a psychic medium, she has a culinary background, and sheâs had several Near Death Experiences. Sheâs a blogger, she has a podcast, the Buddhist Biohacker, and a YouTube channel by the same name. Sheâs the author of Enlightenment Pie, with a second edition is coming soon! :49
Lisaâs last time on the show was in episode 176. Topics included 11:11D, Enlightenment Pie, food sensitivities, Spirit photos, and Near Death Experiences (NDEs). 1:48
Welcome back to the parlor, Lisa M. Gunshore! 2:38
Catching up with what Lisa has been up to in the last three years. 3:16
Slowing down during the pandemic, the After Death documentary (2023), surviving a hurricane, and NDEs. 8:16
Patrick brings up a fascinating episode of the Buddhist Biohacker where astrologers discuss the forecast for the United States in 2022. How does Lisa work with astrology? 12:47
The link between astrology and the tarot. 14:50
Chatting about other paranormal/spiritual tools. 19:50
â[Negative spirits] canât bother you unless you let them.â 24:52
Dreaming and journals. Lisa says she has amazing lucid dreams every night. She also has prophetic dreams. She recommends a book called Conscious Dreaming by Robert Moss. 28:27
But how do you document and remember your dreams? 38:54
Mantras and using the âHuâ technique for remembering dreams. 40:32
Lisaâs experiences and lessons from the Dalai Lama. 43:56
About the upcoming, revised edition of Enlightenment Pie. 58:36
Final thoughts from Lisa M. Gunshore. 1:00:20
Outro 1:03:39
A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 1:04:56
For more on Lisa M. Gunshore
BuddhistBiohacker.com
YouTube: @BuddhistBiohacker
Instagram: @Lisa_M_Gunshore
Enlightenment Pie (Amazon)
Lisa's previous appearance on the Big Seance (Episode 176)
Patrick's Previous Appearances on the Buddhist Biohacker10/30/20 â Paranormal communication with Patrick Keller (Halloween Edition)
8/7/20 â Paranormal Communication with Patrick Keller
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Enjoy this special look back at highlights from two different Halloween episodes from the past -- The Legends, Lore, and Symbols of Halloween, with Special Co-Host Karen A. Dahlman (2014) and Halloween Withdrawal and a LIVE Report from Trick-or-Treating (2019). Plus hear a track from Sam Haynes' new album, Haunted House Party II. Visit BigSeance.com/236 for more info.
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Highlights from the following two Halloween episodes from the past:
17 - The Legends, Lore, and Symbols of Halloween, with Special Co-Host Karen A. Dahlman (2014)
108 - Halloween Withdrawal and a LIVE Report from Trick-or-Treating (2019)
A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level!
Check out Sam Haynes' new album, Haunted House Party on Spotify!
For more on Karen A. Dahlman
KarenADahlman.com
YouTube: @KarenADahlman
Twitter: @KarenADahlman
Facebook: @KarenADahlman
Instagram: @KarenADahlman
The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Amazon Music, and iHeart Radio. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at [email protected]. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the séance!
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In this interview, Patrick once again welcomes back Karen A. Dahlman, a paranormal researcher, licensed counselor and spirit communicator. The conversation starts with a humorous incident they both shared at the Haunted Castle House in Missouri, highlighting the importance of fun in paranormal investigations. Karen introduces her book, When Cats Had Wings, co-authored with her cat, Jack, who channeled the book's content on and off the Ouija board. The book focuses on the unconditional love between cats and humans, with stunning illustrations by Maaz Farzaan. The discussion also touches on animal communication and lessons learned from various pets. And finally, Karen dispels misconceptions about the Ouija board and stresses the importance of using tools that resonate with one's strengths in paranormal research. Visit BigSeance.com/235 for more info.
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Voicemail Feedback from Kevin! You too can call the hotline at (775) 583-5563. :48
You too can become a Patreon supporter by going to Patreon.com/BigSeance. 1:48
The conversation in this episode was taken from a LIVE broadcast with Patrick and Karen A. Dahlman from last week, on October 19th. Karen A. Dahlman, MA, is an author, paranormal researcher, licensed counselor and spirit communicator. She serves as an officer and director of the Talking Board Historical Society. 2:46
âFolgers in your cup.â Karen A. Dahlman returns! She starts out with a funny story she and Patrick experienced at the Haunted Castle House in Brumley, Missouri. Fun and laughter is important in paranormal investigation! 4:11
âThe audio got sexier.â Patrick fixes his microphone. 8:12
This interview started out âoff the rails.â 8:51
Patrick introduces the audience to Karenâs book, When Cats Had Wings. She co-authored it with her cat, Jack! Jack actually first announced this project to the world through the Ouija board during a special episode where we had a Ouija session with Karen. 10:29
â[Jack] started the book when he was very much alive, in physical form, and then he finished it in Spirit.â Karen explains how channeling can happen over the Ouija board, and how the book came about. 13:05
âLittle people and big people.â Jack wanted this book to be for children and adults. 16:40
The beautiful illustrations in the book are by Maaz Farzaan. 16:40
âThe book is about unconditional love between our animal friends (specifically in this case, cats, the felines) and human beings.â 17:47
The book was channeled on and off the board, including from a dream! 18:20
Patrick asks, âDoes it work the same way with dogs?â 19:58
Animals rescue US! âItâs almost like they become a master teacher for you.â 21:05
Different animals or pets teach completely different lessons. 23:10
Karenâs first animal communication through the board happened in 1996, with assistance from one of Karenâs guides, Mary Angel. 25:15
Where you can find When Cats Had Wings. Also, get the box of Kleenex! 30:35
Patrick and Karen are going to be âpulling some shenanigansâ after they die. They also share some of the pacts they have with loved ones and how theyâre going to communicate. 33:11
Multidimensional multitasking and communication from Rosemary Ellen Guiley. 35:20
âIf I can muster an apparition, absolutely, but Iâm also going to perform some classic ghost tricks. Like, I might even look for a sheet with two holes.â More on Patrickâs pact with his mother and how heâs going to communicate to her after death. 36:55
âFat Cookieâ and the fun that Patrick and Karen have had with the Estes Method. 38:00
Karen recently interviewed one our favorite guests, Claire Broad, and on a topic we recently discussed with her. Check out Karenâs conversation with Claire. 39:18
When spirits use smells and other senses to communicate. 41:50
Using Lenormand cards for animal communication, and how to move off the cards. 44:52
Trying to communicate, telepathically, with a pet. 48:46
âI call myself the walking Ouija board.â 51:00
Look for those lucid dreams about your pets. 52:35
What about negative experiences with animal communication? 55:38
âItâs not the tool. Itâs yourself.â Clearing up misinformation and the negative stigma about the Ouija board. 57:30
Using the Ouija board is no different than an EVP session, using a KII meter, or a Spirit Box! 1:05:20
Use the tools that resonates with you and your strengths! If a tool doesnât seem right for you, donât use it! 1:08:20
Final thoughts from Karen A. Dahlman. 1:12:15
Outro 1:15:30
A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 1:16:46
For more on Karen A. Dahlman
KarenADahlman.com
When Cats Had Wings on Amazon.com
YouTube: @KarenADahlman
Twitter: @KarenADahlman
Facebook: @KarenADahlman
Instagram: @KarenADahlman
Karen A. Dahlman's Previous Big Seance appearances:
204 â The 10th Anniversary of BigSeance.com and the Top 10 Podcast Episodes
199 â Dallisa Hockingâs Spooky Halloween Show â Big Seance
Friday the 13th with Karen A. Dahlman! (YouTube)
174 - Best of Halloween â Big Seance
165 - Ouija Paranormal and Beyond Part 2 â Big Seance
164 - Ouija Paranormal and Beyond Part 1 â Big Seance
157 - Haunted Castle House Part Two â Big Seance
156 - Haunted Castle House Part One â Big Seance
146 - Ouija at the Haunted Lemp Mansion with Karen A. Dahlman â Big Seance
119 - A Special Listener Feedback Episode PLUS Karen A. Dahlman â The Big Seance
78 - Highlights from the 2016 Halloween Seance with Ouija Expert Karen A. Dahlman â The Big Seance
Halloween Seance 2016 with Ouija Expert Karen A. Dahlman - The Big Seance (YouTube)
57 - Highlights from the LIVE Ouija Session with Karen A. Dahlman â The Big SĂ©ance
LIVE Ouija Session with Karen A. Dahlman and The Big SĂ©ance Podcast! (YouTube)
47 - The Halloween Episode with Ghost Stories and More â The Big SĂ©ance
The Big SĂ©ance Podcast LIVE with Ouija and Karen A. Dahlman! (YouTube)
29 - The Spirit of Creativity and More Ouija with Karen A. Dahlman - Big Seance
17 - The Legends, Lore, and Symbols of Halloween, with Special Co-Host, Karen A. Dahlman - Big Seance
5- Spirits of Ouija with Karen A. Dahlman - Big Seance
The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Amazon Music, and iHeart Radio. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at [email protected]. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the séance!
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