Today is February 5, 2014. It is also my 2nd Blogiversary! In honor of this day, I give you 15 candid reasons to befriend a paranormal nerd! Hopefully, some of you will be encouraged to find a new friend TODAY! Or maybe you’re sitting at home with a spirit box or set of dowsing rods in your hands. Yeah I’m talking to you! No plans this weekend? You’ll want to share this immediately!
15 Reasons to Befriend a Paranormal Nerd Today!
1. As we tend to very open-minded, we don’t think you’re crazy when you tell us about your experiences, but depending on what subgroup of the paranormal we belong to, don’t be offended when we set out on a mission to “debunk” it.
2. Think you have a ghost or spirit trying to contact you? We’re likely to have a plethora of meters and gadgets to help make that connection, and we can’t wait to show you how it all works! And if our gadgets don’t spark a conversation, we’ve always got plenty of friends who claim to be “sensitive”.
3. According to my friend Tim, we “know whether it’s time to buy a new lamp or if Aunt Matilda’s threat to haunt you was legit.” Ohhh Tim… does this come from experience?
4. We can help to explain our favorite acronym lingo, such as EVP, ITC, EMF, IR, UV, OBE, ADC, DBE, ESP, PK, K2, and mG.
5. On a serious note, according to Rachel, “They are intuitive and empathic. They don’t see the world in black and white, they see many more colors! Plus, there is a sense of peace about them. Maybe it’s because they have some insight on the afterlife.” I absolutely love Rachel’s way with words.
6. Are you at a party or with a group of people who tend to be on the boring side? That awkward silence doesn’t bother us. We’re used to carrying on conversations with ghosts that typically don’t answer back, therefore we don’t easily get bored. Though we’ll likely keep the conversation going, don’t be offended if we accidentally blurt something like “If you can hear me, knock three times” or “How did you die?”
7. Are small animals disappearing from your neighborhood? Have no fear. We’re on it… and we know exactly what a Bigfoot call sounds like!
8. We’ll be the first to tell you that your no-good horrible very bad day was not your fault, because Mercury is in retrograde!
9. We’ll prove or disprove the orb photo taken at your nephew’s birthday party in no time flat! (Ahem… the ones who know what they’re talking about will tell you that even though it appears to have a face inside, or devil horns, or a personality, or like to be called “Beverly”, there are eleventy-thousand likely explanations for it, and then let you decide for yourself.)
10. We paranormal people who are also investigators are often willing to invite others to the next big investigation! And we can’t wait to share our favorite stories or our “Class A” EVP (Electronic Voice Phenomena).
11. Not feeling well? Going through a bad experience? We can break out the crystals and send you rooms full of “love and light”!
12. We know how to begin the research to learn the history of your home, or genealogy research to learn about your ancestors!
13. Ever suspect your family pet of learning how to access the refrigerator while you’re sleeping? We’ve got night vision cameras. Just ask us.
14. Need sage for house blessing or clearing? We know just where to get it.
15. Need to borrow a black shirt, polo, or hoodie? Take your pick. Oh sorry… here’s some tape to cover up that logo.
Through social media, I went to some of my friends and faithful readers for help on this one. I’d like to thank Rachel, Tim, Stacey, Cassie, Cathy, and Dar for their additional thoughts and contributions to this post!
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February 6th, 2014 at 3:20 am
Good one, Patrick! ….and happy 2nd anniversary!! <3
February 10th, 2014 at 10:06 pm
Thanks, friend!
February 6th, 2014 at 2:40 pm
Very nice.
But now I’m thinking of reasons to AVOID a paranormal nerd today . . .
#1. Sometimes, you want to just drive by a graveyard without stopping.
#2. Okay, yes, the EVP might have been a ghost dog growling — but it also might’ve been the burrito one of the investigators had for lunch.
#3. As you say in #13, they’ve got night vision cameras. And they’re really eager to use them.
I kid.
February 10th, 2014 at 10:08 pm
Ha! Funny. Actually, as I got into the details of this post, it seemed a bit annoying to me. I thought… “who in their right mind would want to be involved with one of these nerds?!” 🙂 I see a spinoff post in the future. Shall you do it or I? 🙂
February 11th, 2014 at 11:40 am
Oh, you really should do it. I belong to a group called the Bureau of Oklahoma Occultism — or “BOO” — but we’re as much about enjoying quality beer as exploring the paranormal.
We did have a get-together to hear some local ghost hunters speak. Let’s just say, yeah, I can imagine there being a downside to hanging out with paranormal nerds.
But you know them better than I do, I bet.
February 6th, 2014 at 3:11 pm
Love this! Happy anniversary, Patrick.
February 10th, 2014 at 10:09 pm
Thanks, Renae! You must be experiencing life right now. Haven’t seen you online in a while. Hope all is well!
February 7th, 2014 at 12:45 am
A ghost nerd would definitely be my first choice as a friend. Who else could whip out their PKG to find your EVP? Congrats on a great 2 years! I don’t know how you do as many posts as you do.
February 10th, 2014 at 10:36 pm
Thank you, Sally. Well… I’ve definitely slowed down from the beginning… and I’m probably going to slow down a bit more in the next few months, as readership has been way down and my school life gets busier. But I’m also just low on inspiration… unless it’s cemetery photos. 🙂
February 7th, 2014 at 2:33 am
Interesting….have you ever heard of people who see spirits or dark or light matter out of the corner of their eye? I’m pretty sure in my case there’s a scientific reason but I’m starting to think maybe not because some days, I feel like I can actually make out a face…it’s usually a quick flash. I’m about 85% sure it’s my grandmother but then again, I’ve been around some people who I feel have darker elements to them…hope to hear from you soon and nice post! =)
February 10th, 2014 at 10:41 pm
Thank you Dean,
I haven’t had that experience, other than sometimes wondering if I saw something out of the corner of my eye… but never anything too convincing. I’m probably more prone to hear things rather than see them.
February 11th, 2014 at 11:52 am
I volunteer at my local community theater, and of course, there’s something about theaters that seems to attract ghosts — or, at least, people who swear they’ve seen a ghost.
We have a variety of interesting stories, which I collected and put into a “report” on the theater’s website. People have heard their names whispered — but there’s no one there. Things get knocked over. Footsteps. One poor guy working late on scenery felt something touch his leg — and promptly went home, leaving the lights on and the doors unlocked.
I was feeling kind of left out, though, because nothing ever happened around me. That is — until I was up alone in the light & sound booth. I was sure someone was coming up the stairs, but when I turned to see who it was — nobody was there. Others had had that same experience in that same booth.
So Dean is not alone with the ghost-in-the-corner-of-the-eye experience.