EVP in readings

Electronic voice phenomena (EVP) are electronically captured sounds that resemble speech, but are not the result of intentional voice recordings. Common sources include static, stray radio transmissions and background noise. Some people claim these sounds are spirit contact.

Over the years, some clients have contacted me after their reading to let me know of EVP on their recording. Sometimes clients have heard a name or words on the recording from a voice that is not mine or theirs and they often recognize the name as a family member.

One client reported that during a particularly sensitive part of the reading she had been thinking that she didn't want her mother to hear that section. When she got home to listen to it, that 10 minute section (and only that section) was gone! Spirit must have helped it along.

Another client told me that she didn't want her sister to hear the recording of her private reading. When they got in the car, her sister grabbed her tape and popped it in. The tape refused to work and my client was relieved! Perhaps this was another case of Spirit helping.

Other clients tell me they have experienced EVP in the following ways:

• they hear a certain song on the radio and know it is from their spirit loved ones
• they pick up the phone (usually a landline) and hear a voice say their name over the dialtone
• the phone rings at the exact time of a person's death and the client finds out hours or days later that is when their loved one passed
• when they are in the car the radio keeps going to static (white noise facilitates EVP)

Sometimes people receive EVP through a direct request to receive it. I know people who have gone out onto the battlefields of Gettysburg with a recorder and come back with EVP. They turn the recorder on and ask, "Is anyone here who would like to communicate? What is your name? Do you have a message?" They pause in between the questions in order to give the spirits an opportunity to reply. When they play the recording later on they hear a voice or voices (not their own) responding. Interesting to note, they did not hear the spirits at the original time of recording --- it is only on playback that the voices are heard.

It is my strong suggestion that if you want to work with EVP that you do this with right intention and practice. Remember that spirit contact is not for thrills and chills or spook and boo, so say a prayer, ask for the highest and best, and respect the process.

For those of you who want to know more about EVP, the American Association of Electronic Voice Phenomena (AA-EVP) is a nonprofit educational association that is dedicated to the support of people who are interested in or who are studying Electronic Voice Phenomena (EVP) and other forms of Instrumental TransCommunication (ITC). http://www.aaevp.com/ This website offers examples, techniques and concepts concerning these phenomena.