Originally posted Feb 6 2012

Article written by

Becki Baumgartner-Lead Investigator for VSPR

Rippavilla Plantation- Spring Hill,Tennessee

Click here for history of Rippavilla

The above clip is from a session held by Volunteer State Paranormal Research in the cellar of Rippavilla Plantation, located in Spring Hill, Tennessee. A great deal of paranormal activity had previously been experienced in the cellar. Our team used the PX Oviluss with great results. This is just a short clip of the hour we investigated in the cellar.

“ITC” stands for Instrumental Trans-Communication. ITC is communication between the living and spirits or other entities utilizing any type of electronic device. Some examples of common household devices that have been used int he past are tape recorders, fax machines, TV sets, and computers. ITC can include visual effects in addition to audio anomalies. The term “Instrumental Trans-Communication” found its origins through Professor Ernst Senkowski who was a physicist at Faculty of Engineering in University of Mainz, Germany. Unfortunately, the scientific community per-say   has not yet accepted the validity of ITC.

The electronic device we used for our ITC experiments in this video is a PX Box. The PX was invented by Bill Chappell. It is an electronic device that reads changes in the EMF (Electromagnetic Field) and converts those readings into words. The theory behind this piece of equipment is that spirits seeking to communicate learn how interact with the device by changing the EMF causing the PX Box to announce the words they wish to communicate to the audience.

EVP stands for Electronic Voice Phenomena. EVP’s are intelligible speech generated on electric devices, but are not the result of intentional voice recordings by the person using the recorder. Elecgtronic Voice Phenomena is created with static, radio, or background noise, etc. The theory behind EVP is that the spirit can create a shift in frequency outside of the normal human voice range that shows up on audio recorders. The length of EVP can range from a single word or an entire sentence. The recorder  used in this investigation was an Olympus Digital Recorder WS-100.

• Transcommunication White Paper With Emphasis on Electronic Voice Phenomena. (n.d.) Association TransCommunicaton. Extracted October 11, 2011 fromhttp://atransc.org/theory/white_paper-evp.htm
• Instrumental Trans-Communication. (n.d.) Spiritinvestigations.org. Extracted October 11, 2011 fromhttp://www.spinvestigations.org/ITC.pdf

The paranormal activity was very active for the public to witness. Here is a video of some of the Spirit interaction we had during the event. 

{ Originally posted October 3 2011 }

ALL ABOARD!!!

For a Paranormal Investigation

At the
Clement Railroad Hotel Museum
Hotel Halbrook Historic Site
100 FRANK CLEMENT PLACE,DICKSON,TN 37055

Time of event: 6:30 pm till 2:00 am

About the Location: The Hotel Halbrook is located in historic
downtown Dickson,TN. The hotel was constructed in 1913 and is one of the few remaining examples of a railroad hotel in a small Tennessee town. The Museum features exhibits and programming involving the Civil War, railroading, and local and regional history. The location and building has been used for various business and functions through history. The museum opened in June of 2009. Since the opening, there has been reports from some of the employees that they have encountered unexplained sightings and events at the Hotel Halbrook.

THIS WILL BE THE 1ST TIME EVER TO ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO INVESTIGATE AND TO HEAR ABOUT THE SPIRIT/PARANORMAL ACTIVITY AT THIS HISTORICAL LOCATION

 

Investigation Details 
Spend a night investigating the Clement Railroad Museum in Dickson, TN. Join Mike Sears/Director of Volunteer State Paranormal Research and members of the VSPR team.

6:30Pm- 7pm is meet and greet with Mike Sears and the
VSPR team members.

7:00- 8:00pm Mike Sears will be giving a lecture on the
paranormal. Sharing data that Mike and the VSPR team has collected through the years from various locations they have investigated. Some will be from the Clement Railroad Museum.

8:15-8:45 will be a guided tour of the museum by Mike
Sears sharing the history and the paranormal activity of the
location.

9:00pm teams will be organized and investigations will
be conducted in the museum. Investigations will last for 45 minutes followed by a 15 minute break.

Investigatign will last till 2 am Sunday Morning.

 

Guest speaking : Mike Sears

Mike is the Director of Volunteer State Paranormal Research and has been investigating the paranormal for more than 5 years. Having investigated close to
100 investigations.To his credit, Mike has investigated some well-known haunted places like Waverly Hills Sanatorium in Louisville, Kentucky, Sloss Furnace in Birmingham, Alabama, Rippavilla Plantation in Spring Hill,Tennessee, Octagon Hall,Franklin,KY, and many other areas in the Middle Tennessee area.

In 2009, Mike was nominated by the International Paranormal
Acknowledgement Awards for National Male Paranormal Investigator and Best in Spirit Photography. Mike was awarded for Best in Spirit Photography by the International Paranormal Acknowledgement Awards.

Mike has been a guest on various paranormal internet radio shows, made appearances on “America’s Most Terrifying Places” on the TRAVEL CHANNEL, featuring Octagon Hall. He was also featured on “Tennessee Crossroads,” a PBS show featuring Tennesseans and Tennessee places. For the “Tennessee Crossroads” segment, Mike and his VSPR team investigated Rippavilla Plantation in Spring Hill and aired Oct 2011.

Mike has also been a featured speaker at numerous events in Middle Tennessee. His interest in the paranormal began with two amazing experiences he had in 1994 ; VISIONS Magazine published Mike’s life changing experiences in Issue #3 and #5.

 

Mike is also a volunteer at the Clement Railroad Museum as a Docent and works on several committiees with the museum.During his time working at the museum. Mike has witnessed and heard things at the museum that couldnt be explained.

 

TICKET INFO

The tickets for this investigation are LIMITED to 10 tickets. ( but was extended to 14 due to Debra Katz purchasing for her class.)

Must be 18 or older to attend this paranormal investigation.

Ghost hunting equipment is not required, but are welcome to bring a camera or voice recorder.

Drinks and Snacks will be provided.

The event starts at 6:30pm with lectures and meet and greet running until
9pm.

From 9pm – 2am you will be split into groups to cover the area and conduct
a true paranormal investigation.

There are no refunds for this event unless it is cancelled. Event will
happen Rain or Shine. Guest speakers are subject to change at any time without notice.

COST OF TICKETS
ARE: $99.00 (proceeds of event will help preservation of the museum)

Military discount 10% off- with valid id

You can purchase your tickets Tuesday- Saturday from 10am- 4pm at the Clement Museum or by phone

Phone # is (615)446-8909.

Any questions about the event you can also contact VSPR at our email
address

VSPARANORMAL@AOL.COM