Michigan's Otherside Paranormal Forums

BigBlue · Joined: 11 Feb 2008 Posts: 63

what is the typical paranormal team?
how many members? 3, 4, 5?
do you have to have a tech person?
how many do you take on a investigation?
do you use a psychic/medium/sensitive/empaths?
should the whole team have the same beliefs(religion)?

the more i get into the michigan's paranormal society the more I ask myself these questions.

**Amberrose** · Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 9:35 pm Post subject:

Oh man Big Blue, I could spend all night writing on this one. So let's tackle it question by questions!

1. The Typical Paranormal Team: I think the "typical paranormal team" should be ideally made up of a mixture of people who are all very open and even more important, "open mined skeptics." It helps to have a variety of ideals and beliefs in any team because no one "idea" is right yet in the paranormal. Everyone can contribute in their own way in some fashion.

2. "How many members?" This could be open to debate and it all depends on how well everyone in the group can work with people. It's hard to say what an "ideal" amount of people would be. 5-7 is a safe amount I think. With a smaller group, everyone can participate in investigations and anything else the team might be working on. If you get people who work well with a group, the number could be higher but it all depends. If you have that one "bad egg" in a group, they can ruin it for everyone.

3. Tech Person? I think it's good to have a "techy" on board because not everyone is into that part of the paranormal. One person might be more into the "spiritual side" of things, where the other might be more scientific oriented. It helps to have someone who understands how equipment works, namely what they themselves own. I've heard too many horror stories and stuff from past personal experience where someone is running around waving some type of meter around, but they have no clue what they are actually working with. When I first got into this field, I can honestly say I didn't know much about EMF detectors. I understood the theory behind them, but as far as I was concerned, if the meter jumped up a notch, it meant something! What I wasn't thinking about was that the person might be waving it by a power line in the house. I know much better now but for a newbie, it helps to have that person who understands what they are using.

4. How Many For An Investigation? - This all really depends on the investigation itself. If you were in a place like lets say, Mansfield Reformatory in Ohio, it's huge! Let the whole team come along and take a part of the prison. But if it's a place like a small home, I think three is just fine. The more people you have, the more crowded it just gets and can make things confusing. This one really just depends on the type of investigation being taken on.

5. Using a Psychic? - This one is also up for debate and it mostly seems to play into the personal beliefs of the team. I know a lot of people (including Michigan's Otherside) likes to use a psychic/empath and have technical people both involved. From my past experience, if you trust the psychic/empath involved, they can complement the techy guy or the "non-psychic" people involved. As in our case, our empath (Tom) is also a tech guy. So if he all of a sudden picks up on something then suddenly looks at his Natural EMF and it spikes, it's just that much more of a validation for him to work with. Of course, if you are working with a strict scientific background, not many people will take a psychic seriously, but I believe in them. I think some people out there are in tune with their senses better then the next and it can only help, as long as you trust them.

6. Should The Whole Team Have The Same Belief System? - Hell No! This just doesn't matter. I think as long as everyone can respect each others different opinions and work with them, then their shouldn't be a problem. As long as no one is taking the "holier than thou" approach, this shouldn't matter. If you have a team where people are bickering about who created who and whatnot, that you probably don't have a great team to work with in the long one. Like I said above, as long as everyone is open minded, it doesn't matter where you came from and what your religious background was or is.

Great topic Big Blue! I'm curious what other people will think on this as well. They are all very excellent questions to consider when it comes to the monster that can be a paranormal team.
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BigBlue · Joined: 11 Feb 2008 Posts: 63

If you have to many people don't some feel left out?
like you said 3-4 at a typical investigation is good, so if 2-3 are left behind how do you tell them they aren't good enough Very Happy

now everyone is a psy/med/sen/emp, how does a real one gain respect and trust? even a scientific team has to see that they can be useful.

**Amberrose** · Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 11:36 pm Post subject:

Yeah, I think there's always going to be that "left-out" factor, but if you have a good team, where people know their strengths and weaknesses, if you have level headed people who know that it's not always possible to have everyone on each investigation, then things should work out (keep fingers crossed though:)

Just making sure people get a chance to "shine" when need be is important I guess. I think if the team is run by someone who can handle being the team leader and knows how to work well with others, then typically that kind of stuff won't be an issue.

As for gaining trust as a psychic/empath, I think just being a genuine person is all you an do. People know genuine when the meet it:) Tom liked you Big Blue!
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Uglynrude · Joined: 14 Jan 2008 Posts: 167 Location: St helen

Oh hell...... I read all the posts then combined them in my head and mixed them together and posted in the wrong one kind of.... or maybe not ..... I like the idea of answering without reading, maybe put that in the psychic section............
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**Amberrose** · Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 9:08 am Post subject:

ahahahaahh! don't worry about it:) I've done the same thing!
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BigBlue · Joined: 11 Feb 2008 Posts: 63

Tom and I have commen atributes, we both come from a metaphysical background and that really laid a good foundation. I really liked that he uses the techy/science stuff at all times but also uses his gifts to guide him. I liked him to.

I guess that are people out there that just want to do backgrounds, evidence review, set up, ect. for me there is nothing like the adreniline that comes from investigating and having personal expierences. does that make me a paranormal junkie?

**Amberrose** · Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 9:05 pm Post subject:

Hhahahah! I think there's a "paranormal junkie" in all of us:)
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Irishsentry · Joined: 20 Dec 2007 Posts: 55

I think it is definitely an addiction. Just glad to have you with us.
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