MrRING
Android Futureman
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I was watching an episode of the classic (and wonderful) Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) that gave me two ideas about ghost communication that I don't know have been considered (or how the topic might be phrased if it does exist already.
1) We know within our own human lives that our own attention is not always ready to be given. We might be interested in watching TV or reading a book and thus fail to notice that the phone is ringing or the kitchen pot of water is overflowing. We might be deep in conversation with Friend A when Friend B tries and fails to get our attention. We may want our kids to concentrate on their homework, but their mind is focused on beating the next level of the video game they are playing. Examples happen all the time for us. It even happens in the animal kingdom, where much of our attempts at communication is disregarded by all but a few domesticated species.
So with ghosts, what if our attempts to contact them so often fail due to a lack of interest from the other side? We assume that ghosts are always ready for contact on our schedule, in the way we expect... the ghosts should be around at midnight at the abandoned house to communicate to us via EVP. But why do we think that is where and when a ghost would be ready to talk, and talk the way we expect them to talk? Like the episode I just saw where Hopkirk left Randall in the lurch to observe lunch with the Prime Minister at the Savoy - because that is what interests him - why wouldn't ghosts be where the action is at the height of human interaction, excitement, and fun?
If nobody has done it before, it might be interesting to try to search for ghost communication in different cool venues while items of interest were going on to see how (and if) those readings differ from what happens at midnight in the abandoned house.
2) To get the attention of humans, we use items and topics of conversation of interest. For animals, we might use food to attract attention of wildlife (birdseed for birders to attracts garden warblers for instance). If you are looking to contact a specific ghost, why not attract it by doing something they liked in physical life? If they are a gourmet, fix a grand meal at their house and attempt the contact then. If they were a game player, have some folks play a game while others attempt the contact. Even if you aren't attracting a specific ghost with a known interest, perhaps doing something more than wandering a dark building might draw a ghosts attention.
1) We know within our own human lives that our own attention is not always ready to be given. We might be interested in watching TV or reading a book and thus fail to notice that the phone is ringing or the kitchen pot of water is overflowing. We might be deep in conversation with Friend A when Friend B tries and fails to get our attention. We may want our kids to concentrate on their homework, but their mind is focused on beating the next level of the video game they are playing. Examples happen all the time for us. It even happens in the animal kingdom, where much of our attempts at communication is disregarded by all but a few domesticated species.
So with ghosts, what if our attempts to contact them so often fail due to a lack of interest from the other side? We assume that ghosts are always ready for contact on our schedule, in the way we expect... the ghosts should be around at midnight at the abandoned house to communicate to us via EVP. But why do we think that is where and when a ghost would be ready to talk, and talk the way we expect them to talk? Like the episode I just saw where Hopkirk left Randall in the lurch to observe lunch with the Prime Minister at the Savoy - because that is what interests him - why wouldn't ghosts be where the action is at the height of human interaction, excitement, and fun?
If nobody has done it before, it might be interesting to try to search for ghost communication in different cool venues while items of interest were going on to see how (and if) those readings differ from what happens at midnight in the abandoned house.
2) To get the attention of humans, we use items and topics of conversation of interest. For animals, we might use food to attract attention of wildlife (birdseed for birders to attracts garden warblers for instance). If you are looking to contact a specific ghost, why not attract it by doing something they liked in physical life? If they are a gourmet, fix a grand meal at their house and attempt the contact then. If they were a game player, have some folks play a game while others attempt the contact. Even if you aren't attracting a specific ghost with a known interest, perhaps doing something more than wandering a dark building might draw a ghosts attention.