Being a sensitive, I am open to communication with the spirit world. This gift has allowed me to experience the other side at varying levels. It is these experiences that allow me to share my theory of earthbound spirits. Death is the transcendence from this earthly plane into the next where the journey of life is continued within another realm. It is believed by many cultures that once the soul leaves the physical body, it is then met by deceased loved ones or light beings that many call angels. These loving souls and beings are said to help the newly deceased to travel into a beautiful white light to continue their journey to the other side. For many this is an easy journey as they readily accept its loving gift. However, there are souls that do not cross into and through the light. These spirits remain within the physical earthly realm living out a physical life that no longer exists. For when their physical body died, their spirit or soul remained for reasons known only to them. This is what one would call a ghost or earthbound spirit. There are many reasons why a spirit remains after death. In some cases, the death was sudden or unexpected. The soul may become frightened, confused and not aware that they are dead or they are unable to accept the reality of their death. I have had this experience with earthbound spirits from the American Civil War in Gettysburg and more recently with a spirit of a Revolutionary soldier. This soldier appeared for years at the home of a friend in Washington’s Crossing located in Pennsylvania. The home itself was built approximately ten years ago. The land, in which the home sits, has history dating back into the Revolutionary War era. The spirit of this young soldier continues to guard this location to this very day. The soldier continues to walk back and forth in front of a post that no longer exists; but the memory of this time remains clear in his mind. He is a soldier and he must adhere to the command given. He died guarding his post and continues to await relief from his commanding officer. This soul has remained for such a length of time that the light has become a distant memory as if it never existed. Examples, such as this are found around the world where the tragedy of war has left souls still fighting battles that no longer exist within the physical world. Unlike the Revolutionary War soldier, some newly deceased souls choose to remain on the earthly plane; even though they are quite aware of the continuation of life through the light and into the next dimension. They remain out of fear; fear of possible judgment and retribution for poor choices made in life. Some remain due to the fear that once they cross over and leave this earthly plane they will cease to exist. They believe that as long as they remain, life continues. Many of these souls co-exist among the living within homes and businesses. Their presence can often lead to changes in the energy level and the emotional well-being for the living. Spirits are able to ‘recharge’ through the living and in doing so create a chaotic and unsettling atmosphere.

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This very scenario became a very real haunting for a young family living in the Upper Dublin area of Pennsylvania. I was called to the home to investigate strange occurrences related to doors opening and closing; varying changes in room temperature; and disembodied voices waking the family from sleep during the night. This family knew the home was haunted and had no problems with sharing their home with a spirit. However, the combination of increased activity and overwhelming negative emotional changes in the affect of male homeowner prompted the family to call me for help. His wife had noted changes in mood, but, initially believed the cause to be related to his recent job loss. Her husband was unduly stressed by the change. However, he became more withdrawn and anxious as time went on. Her husband began to develop panic attacks that were accompanied by paranoia. Whatever was in the home was possibly creating the vast changes in environment and the people within. Upon entering the home, I immediately became aware that two spirits inhabited the premises. In my mind I received a vision of a woman. She requested my assistance. She told me that she had crossed into the light many years ago leaving her husband behind. During his life, her husband suffered from a mental illness and when he died he did not cross into the light but remained among the living. She further explained that her husband was drawn to the man in the house attaching himself to him. The implications of this being true were more than possible as the affect of the man living in the home was sad and angry over the loss of his job. This confused soul needed to cross over. As I tried to focus on this troubled spirit, I found that he was very aware of me. As I would get close enough to finding him, he would somehow elude me in another area of the home. I needed help from his angels as well as my own to cross him over. Finally I was able to find him and pull him close to me. The light was created through mind and prayer as loving beings came and carried the man through and into the light. Before the light dimmed, I watched as his wife simply walked into it and disappeared. Immediately the home felt lighter. This was also expressed by the homeowners. Weeks later, the family contacted me. There had been no further activity in the home and mysteriously the husband’s affect became more loving and positive. This only strengthened my belief that the living can be affected negatively by earthbound spirits.

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Unlike the confused spirit within this family’s home, there are other souls who choose to stay earthbound only for a short time. These souls are those who may have difficulty leaving loved ones. It is possible that they have some kind of unfinished business or maybe one final message to pass on to their family. In cases such as these, their earthbound status becomes dependent on the variables of completing unfinished business. In most cases, their time in the physical plane is short in length and ultimately the soul will move into the light. However, if a situation remains unresolved the spirit may stay indefinitely becoming lost or trapped in a realm between the physical world and the plane through the light; literally stuck in limbo haunting the places that were most important to them in life. When one loses a loved one to the passage of death, it is often difficult to let go of the living memory of that person. The grief of the living becomes so great that the newly deceased will suffer guilt over leaving. The soul will remain close to the family in an attempt to help their loved ones move on with their lives. The pain and refusal of the grieving to let go may ultimately force the spirit to remain earthbound. Spirits that remain earthbound remain in a world where they can become lost. The memory of who they were can become confused over time, further trapping them between dimensions. This leaves the spirit vulnerable to more powerful and dark spirits who can ultimately weaken the spirit and keep them earthbound. These dark spirits do exist and are often manipulative. They can trick the recently deceased into becoming earthbound thus increasing their own negative energy. For those sensitive like myself, I find it is important to remember that these earthbound spirits were once living people. As a paranormal investigator and a psychic-medium, the human aspect of the living and the dead must remain. It is the responsibility of those within the paranormal field to find a way to help both the living and those earthbound spirits who continue to roam the earth to find peace; whether in life or in death.

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To all team members at Quest Paranormal Society, you do have my permission to post anything that I may write, and of course you may use my name; Regina DuBrow. I am grateful that you have made this offer, for me to talk to you, about my experiences. I have only recently discovered Quest Paranormal Society, and I must say, your whole team seems different than any other. You are all so genuine. I have not posted a single question, to any of you, that has been left unanswered. I truly appreciate that. Anyway, I can not remember a time in my life when I was not having paranormal experiences. Of course, as a small child, I didn't even know what paranormal meant. I just knew that I "felt" different, I was different, from everyone else. Any adult that I ever tried expressing my experiences to, well, they just told me that I was imagining things, or even that I was weird or crazy. Ouch. (I can totally relate to Bob Barrasso's bio!). Now as an adult, (47), I know that I did not, and still do not, imagine any of those things. The main thing that I would like to talk about is what I call my "life after life" experience. In 1998, I ended up in the Yale New Haven Hospital intensive care unit. I was fully intubated, 100%, not responding to any medical assistance. Doctors prepared my family for my "death". Organ donation was discussed. While all this was taking place, I had my life changing "life after life" experience. And this is where you come in Elaine. When I read what you wrote (in theories) "The Other Side", I thought that maybe you had had the same experience as me. If not, you are an incredibly, brilliant person, with insight beyond most! What I experienced is almost exactly what you described. What we ARE, IS our spirit. Our body is just something we walk around in. And you're right, our spirit will travel and communicate in ways that we as humans can not understand, only because we have no words to describe it. I have taken many things from my experience, such as the fact that I could "feel" that time does not exist on the other side. Also, you could do many things "simultaneously" and not be confused in the least. It all seemed so natural. You spoke of both those things. It struck me that you spoke of our world being made up of molecules that form matter. When my spirit re-entered my body it was "crushing". Not painful in any way, just that the "matter" which was my body, felt extremly heavy. Like wearing a very heavy, weighty coat. Your "theory" describes my experience in so many ways. I was truly amazed when I read it. There is so much more to what I experienced and what I learned from it. As you can see though, I am not exactly eloquent when trying to put my thoughts into words! I am not here to try to make anyone believe my story or to push my beliefs on anyone. I don't often talk about all of this. I haven't told many people outside of my immediate family, but I figure if somebody asks about it, then they must NEED to hear about it. Like you said Elaine, "The only thing we can do is open our minds and be aware that there very well could be life after death". I believe there is no death, we just move on to the next life. In your Quest for answers, look and see with your minds eye, listen with your heart. Your theories will be validated for you. Thank you for listening to me. I hope I didn't scare anyone off! Peace to All... Sincerely, Regina DuBrow

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June 26, 2010 Quest Paranormal Society founded by Kenneth J. Weikel Jr., Director and Elaine L. DeAngelo , Assistant Director and Case manager brought mystery and excitement to Reading, PA tonight during a full moon. Guests came from all over, some full blown believers with their own stories to tell and some skeptics adding to the mix. Guests arrived at the beautiful Overlook Mansion as members of Quest Paranormal Society were preparing for the investigation. They arrived to admire the beautiful mansion in daylight. We would soon be lead through the mansion by Daphne Miller, the owner of this historical mansion, to meet up with the Quest Team. The investigation would be in complete darkness with only a candle lantern to guide our way. The night started with an incredible buffet style set-up of food created and homemade by Elaine DeAngelo who used family recipes to make a wonderful meal for guest to enjoy. There was baked ziti, meatballs, salad, a beautiful fruit tray, a pepperoni and cheese tray and wonderful desserts. Elaine and Lisa prepared a delicious assortment of food for the event. Looking around the crowd, some people were searching for items to use as a make shift fan or wiping away beads of sweat with napkins. Some faces also had an unsteady look. Maybe they were not quite sure what to expect. The main event was full of energy and the introduction was full of life! Elaine, who has an incredible energy to her, introduced the Quest crew. Her soul shines when she speaks and you know she is genuine. Some of Elaine's family including her wonderful mother attended and Kenneth's family including his mother was present. There was nothing about the night that was staged. It was a real live ghost hunt! It was a full moon and a perfect night for a ghostly event! Elaine promised the attendees that they would be kept safe by the spiritual strength of the Quest Family. Kenny advised the crowd that if at anytime they felt uneasy, they should step outside for a while. As he put it “when in doubt, get out!” Quest Paranormal Society was not founded based on simply spotting orbs or the possibility of hearing something go bump in the night!” The team’s main goal is to uncover scientific facts and evidence. When any of the members speak about Quest, they puts their entire souls into it and seeking the truth is Quest‘s main focus. They want to be legitimate and provide actual evidence and facts. It is not a group of people running around with unsteady cameras asking silly questions. There was no smoke and mirrors. They went over nearly every piece of equipment they would be using and the team offered up truthful answers. If someone did have a question that could not be answered by DeAngelo or Weikel, they would tell you they must examine the evidence and look further into what you may have seen. The entire team is passionate about their quest for the truth and bring vibrant life to the society. The team prepared and handed out Quest Guest tags with different colors to represent each group that would enter the house. The reason Quest had advised this is that the less people in the house, the more possible action and it makes for better control of the environment. Quest members politely asked the guests to turn off their cell phones because cell phones interrupt frequencies and it is just not polite anyway during an event such as this. Jennifer Biondo, a member of Quest , told me that sometimes people feel sick! Some people actually cannot take it and they have to leave. The spirit energy may overwhelm them . While speaking with several guests I noticed there was calmness about the crowd. There was no one that was overly anxious or even nervous. During the investigation, Kenneth and Bob Barrasso of Quest went over general rules. When you make a sound, you simply say, "tag” to note a human noise and not an otherworldly sound when Quest reviews the voice recorders. When taking a picture, you are to say, “flash” and then snap your photo. This is so you do not blind the people around you with the bright flash. If there is a presence, the presence may not understand what is happening so by scientifically introducing what each person is doing, Quest makes each person living or deceased aware of what is happening. Elaine DeAngelo caught a strong movement upstairs. I myself felt chills, slightly hot and even like someone was tapping or lightly scratching my arm. One woman told me she felt chills. She felt like someone or something was present.

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Quest explained all of the equipment in detail and allowed us to experience what they experience on investigations. The guests arrived at different times. Some of us arrived early. The guests were broken into teams and given their Quest Paranormal color-coded tags. Each group had a different opinion. Each group also shared photos, stories and even some personal stories about what they have been through themselves. The most interesting aspect was all the excitement and the overwhelming feeling of so many different energies. The guests were lead into the home by Daphne Miller who is the owner of this beautiful and historic mansion. Quest Team Leaders went over the details of what to expect during the investigation. Quest is not your average "ghost hunters." They look for the true meaning and seek the truth about what may or may not be spiritual entities. The entire Quest team was there to assist the guests with questions, answers and even advising those of us who were bringing energy out. "Lighting up!" as I was told. I spoke with several people during the investigation and after and of course during the meal in which people are always most honest. Most of us were having conversations regarding everything from “dogs” to “gravy.” The night was about the Overlook and Quest and their obligation to seek who or what is in this mansion! Elaine DeAngelo and Kenneth Weikel Jr. are very skilled at this and genuinely put their heart and soul into seeking out what everyday folks cannot see. Some of us are perceptive and can feel things that others cannot. We often think of it as maybe coincidence or as one guest stated, "hey, you never know, maybe it is true, maybe not”. I feel there will be proof after the evidence is thoroughly examined by Elaine, Kenneth, and the Quest Team. Lisa Landolfi who is an investigator and a sensitive is very in tune with the spiritual world and voices what she is feeling. Quest tries to back it up with concrete evidence. In addition, Nancy J. Weikel who is Kenneth's mom and Secretary of Quest pointed out to me during the evening that she spotted the "mist" going across one of the many spectacular rooms in The Overlook. Keeping the spirits on their toes with his extensive questions to the spirits was Bob Barrasso, who is one of the managing members and lead investigators. He informed me that I along with a few others spiked the meter as if there was an energy around us. Quest advised the guests that they should direct any questions they may have to either the Quest Team or the Spirits of the Overlook Mansion. Guest were advised to only ask short simple questions to the spirits because disembodied voice responses are normally very short one or two word answers. Kenneth answered several questions and always spoke to the guests from his heart and gave them the best possible answer. Other members include Jamie Black, Jason Biondo, and Jennifer Biondo who was kind enough to keep all of informed of what group goes in at what time. There was heightened activity during much of the night. Dwayne Oxenreider who is Quest’s Assistant Tech Manager and Camera Man was on hand filming the entire event. Jamie was running the camera while we were upstairs with our group and pointed out several times that there was "activity in the hallway!" Some people felt cold, some of the guest did not feel anything. The bathroom upstairs in The Overlook seemed to have quite a bit of activity going on as investigator Lisa Landolfi pointed out along with founder Elaine DeAngelo. One guest described, she often gets good or bad feelings about people or places and she felt slightly overwhelmed during the investigation. The one investigator that was not present was Raven who is the group’s Canine Investigator in Training. Using walkie-talkies, Quest members kept in close contact and made sure all guests were safe and accounted for. During much of the evening, many of the guests discussed what they saw and what they discovered later after reviewing their photos. Some were surprised, some guests may not have caught anything. Others felt very overwhelmed, not in a bad way, but the energy was incredible. Quest Paranormal Society is the real deal. Elaine, Kenny, Bob, Lisa , Nancy, Jennifer, Jason and Jamie were gracious to all of us. They made us all feel like family. They made us feel like we were truly part of this investigation and they took genuine interest in everything we had to offer. Quest took us on the most exciting journey to seek the truth!

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I decided to write this article about a few of the most interesting investigations that Quest Paranormal Society has completed. The cases, evidence and personal experiences all come from the Quest files. The first major investigation Quest had completed was the Overlook mansion. This investigation started out very interesting to say the least. We set up a walk through of the mansion as part of our preliminary meeting with the client. As we were taking our walk through we encountered some of the most chilling cold spots I have ever felt in one location. These cold spots were so strong that I immediately thought the air conditioning unit was running. To my surprise I found out that there is no air conditioning system in this mansion. The temperature that day was 72. The owner told us that she encountered cold spots, shadow figures, strange noises, voices, sounds of something running through the hallways and footsteps up and down the stairs. We set up a preliminary investigation after doing some historical research of the mansion. Our preliminary investigations usually last three to four hours. The investigating team for the preliminary investigation consisted of Jamie Black, Elaine DeAngelo and I. We began the preliminary investigation at the Overlook mansion at 8:00 PM. We decided to start our investigation in the Sternberg Suite. Guests and the owner have said that this room is very active. The mansion had been locked down. We were the only human occupants in the mansion, which is 7000 square feet. We recorded the baseline EMF and temperature readings of the room. Elaine started her EVP session and she asked, “Can you make a noise?” She received a direct response with a loud bang. I positioned myself right inside the door of the suite. I was filming Elaine and Jamie conducting their EVP session with one of our mini digital video recorders with night shot and an infrared light bar. The camera was mounted on a tripod. I heard what sounded like someone walking as I was filming from the hallway behind me. I immediately went out the suite door into the hallway looked and did not see anything. I then heard what sounded like movement going up the staircase. The staircase was to my left. I moved directly toward the noise that I was hearing. When I approached the staircase, what I witnessed was a dark shadow quickly dart up the steps. The shadow was much darker than the natural dark from the hallway and staircase. The shadow did not have a distinctive shape. It appeared to tumble quickly up the stairs. We also captured the classic EVP “you’re a devil “that night. As Quest returned to the Overlook mansion for follow up investigations we captured many Class A EVPs. We captured a strange mist on our hard-wired infrared camera system. Quest team members reported various personal experiences during the investigations such as hair touched, ears flicked, cold spots and hearing voices in the mansion. The next investigation I am going to discuss is Bube’s Brewery. Quest had the opportunity to meet with Jean Ellis the ghost tour guide at Bube’s Brewery and the owner Sam Allan. We learned of the history of Bube’s Brewery and the activity that some were experiencing in the establishment. We completed an overnight investigation of the brewery and we deployed all of our equipment. We set up an electronic net with audio and video equipment planted throughout the brewery in the most active locations. We captured multiple Class A EVPs including an EVP saying, “get out” captured in the lower catacombs on a ghost box. We also captured EVPs saying, “Who’s that” and “turn off the light”. We captured strange spheres of light moving through the Alois Bar on our hard-wired infrared camera system. Quest team members reported hearing sounds of footsteps in the third floor of the Central Hotel, which connects to the brewery. The Quest team members also reported strange sounds and major temperature changes throughout the investigation. Quest had the privilege of hosting a live event at Bube’s Brewery. This was a showcase investigation where the public could investigate with Quest team members. We captured an EVP from this investigation that once again tells Quest team members “you get out”. The most interesting aspect of this case is that we captured multiple EVPs of the same disembodied voice on two different types of audio equipment. The disembodied voice tells us the same thing on different investigations at the brewery. The examples of this are “get out“, “you get out” and “go home“.

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The next case I am going to discuss is a private residence. This client contacted Quest to help him get some answers as to what he was experiencing in his home. We set up a preliminary meeting. We learned of all the activity and where it was located in the dwelling. The activity was also seen and experienced by family members and friends. This case really touched me on a personal level. When I decided to co-found Quest Paranormal Society with Elaine DeAngelo I made it a priority to help anyone I can with any paranormal activity. I pledged to conduct the most professional scientific investigation I can and put the client in touch with professionals who can assist them. I also wanted to have society where a person can feel comfortable contacting us and not have to worry or to be afraid to discuss their claims. When this client contacted us, he put his faith in Quest and I took this very serious. We did an overnight investigation to start this case as opposed to doing a preliminary investigation. The reason for this is when we attended the preliminary meeting at the client’s home during the interview I took baseline EMF and temperature readings. I also recorded the interview so I had the information I needed to deploy the equipment. I captured an EVP upon reviewing the recording from the client’s interview. This was the first time I have ever had this happen on a case. This made my decision to go ahead with a full-scale investigation. The investigation was very active. We captured multiple Class A EVPs . They included responses such as “trapped“, “help me” and “Anna“. This case required us to return for a second full scale investigation on the request of the client. He asked us to validate the activity once again and get rid of it. I decided to deploy some new investigative techniques and equipment that Quest has invented and added to our arsenal of tools. We completed the second investigation at this location. We once again captured multiple Class A EVPs, strange noises, voices and equipment battery drain. Elaine and Lisa cleansed the entire home upon completion of the investigation. I hope you have enjoyed some of our experiences. Please continue to visit our website for more new and exciting paranormal investigations!

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Have you ever seen a ghost? Do you believe in ghosts? Do ghosts really exist? Is there anything such as an evil spirit? Do you believe that an orb is positive photographic evidence of a ghostly presence? Categorically, my answers to those questions are, in order: Yes, yes, yes, no, and I don’t know. Realistically, the answers would be, in order: I don’t know, I don’t know, I don’t know, and I don’t know. In the 35 years that I have been investigating and interviewing in the pursuit of ghost stories, I have (I think) seen many ghosts; I believe (for the most part) that ghosts really do exist; I can dismiss (generally) the notion of evil spirits; and discredit (almost always) orbs as evidence of entities. This may lead you to believe that even after spending more than half of my life researching and writing about haunted places, I remain pitifully naive about it all; that I am entrenched in an archaic methodology; and that I am unaccepting of “technology” that has enabled anyone with a couple hundred dollars’ worth of gadgets and gizmos to detect or debunk the existence of ghosts. But mine is not to detect or debunk. If anything, mine is to debate all of that. I consider myself not pitifully naive, but blissfully agnostic about the existence of ghosts. And, I further believe, that is altogether fitting, proper, and necessary. Indeed, I have seen, sensed, smelled, and heard ghosts. Of that I have at once no doubt and every doubt. I have taken hundreds of pictures of thousands of orbs and mists and fogs and figures and forms, and have received and recorded innumerable audio excerpts that have come to be called Electronic Voice Phenomena, or EVP. Can I embrace each of those and all of that and close my phantasmal files forever? In no way. Those cases shall ever be cold, unresolved, and unsolved. What, after all, is the point of “proving” that ghosts exist? What is achieved by claiming that science–or pseudo science–trumps sensitivity? Who among us is at all qualified to pass judgment? Who among us can set the standards, declare the parameters, and make the rules of “ghost hunting?” Certainly not I. I have found that when dealing with the paranormal, the questions are many and the answers are few.

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There are many variables to consider when authenticating orbs in order to classify them as paranormal. I am a paranormal investigator and have captured many orbs on camera. Deeming orbs ghostly in nature or paranormal requires one to eliminate all the natural explanations for the anomaly. Field research has led me to the conclusion that a valid earthly explanation makes up about 90% of orb analysis. Shuffling your feet on a carpet kicks up dust and fibers. Snap a digital picture and you have orbs. Another example I can use is taking a picture at night when it is raining. Try this and you will see that the rain drops produce beautiful orbs. You should always take into account the kind of environment you are investigating. Most old buildings, factories, and even residential properties can house plaster dust, paint chips, sawdust, drywall dust, etc. Another interesting cause for orbs in a location is moisture, condensation, and humidity. A moisture tablet makes a colorful orb but it is simply moisture in the atmosphere. You also have the orbs created by insects of course. I am not trying to say that all orbs are not paranormal. There are some balls or spheres of bright solid white lights caught on digital video or digital still cameras that can be deemed paranormal. On a previous investigation one of the investigators caught an orb moving in an intelligent pattern on digital video. The solid white and bright ball of light moved in an upward motion from an investigator’s arm up to the investigator’s head. It then moved in a straight line out the frame. This light was not fluttering as if it were an insect. There was no evidence at the location of insects in the room where this video was captured. I will continue to diligently investigate the 10% of orbs that cannot be explained away.

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