The Meadows
2/20/04
As Hallowe'en approaches, the SPIRITS presents a more typical ghost story for your reading pleasure. ed. 10/01/04
A desperate phone call came to SPIRITS co-founder Brandy Stark. A woman asked about the possibility of a ghost residing in her home. It was an ominous presence and it stalked her with coldness and animosity. It had even followed her to a meeting where, upon discussing the mysterious presence, a newly installed light bulb blew up. As a mother to a young child, she wanted to know if she, or her son, was in any danger.
An appointment was set and by week's end a small group of SPIRITS members converged upon the home. Almost immediately, the sensitives picked up an intense energy just inside the front door.
A walk through the house narrowed the activity to the main hallway leading into the bedrooms. The team focused upon that area as EMF readings rose and temperatures fluctuated.
As the investigation continued, sensitives complained of pain reminiscent of a gunshot wound. Several instances focused on one young woman, who felt as if her hand was grabbed and that something tried to lead her from the group.
A name emerged from the lips of the senior psi-sensitive: The ghost's name was "Jack." He was a retired military man of high rank who had lived in the home prior to the current family. The great amount of attention from the group, as well as the crowded conditions in the hallway, made him uncomfortable. To accommodate him and encourage his interaction, the majority of the SPIRITS members retreated to the bedrooms at the end of the hall, listening as the sensitives tried to converse with the ghost.
"Jack" remembered being in a hospital but did not remember dying. He had "returned home" to find this family occupying his place, and he was not happy about it. He had lived an orderly lifestyle; this family was constantly moving and busy. The home was not kept as neat as he wanted; he felt the need to try and organize the containers and bottles in the house.
The constant noise of the homeowner's child upset him. He had a daughter while alive, whom he had watched grow to adulthood. However, as a child she did not behave in such a rowdy manner, as did this little boy.
He tried to communicate with the family. His focus fell to the mother, as she was present in the home the most. She was also the only one who responded to him. He did not mean to scare her, but he was so frustrated with the situation that he did not know what to do.
The female homeowner reported that she and her husband felt a presence in their room at night. Light bulbs burned out at an incredible rate in the room, and they heard strange music coming from the walls in the early hours. She felt intense vertigo inside the building. She had been medically treated for the disorder, but nothing cured her. Yet, when the family took a long vacation the illness ceased, returning only when she came home. Her throat also felt "closed"; she believed that "Jack" had died of a lingering throat illness.
As "Jack" withdrew, the SPIRITS closed the session with the request that the entity leave the family alone. The team believed he would.
The next day, the homeowner called again. The ghostly activity intensified and she felt as if he was hovering over her at all times. By the following weekend, she had the home cleansed by a psychic who removed "Jack" from the house.
In discussing the case, several SPIRITS sensitives felt that "Jack" did not know he was dead. By the end of the investigation, he felt remorse for scaring everyone in the home. It was theorized that he intensified in his efforts to appear to the homeowner in order to apologize to her.
"Jack," it seems, crossed over and has left his home for the next one. The SPIRITS hope that he left on his own, and that the psychic the homeowner brought in simply removed "Jack's" residue.
The homeowners have not reported any further additional activity. They, like Jack, have faded into the annals of the SPIRITS website.
This page was last updated on: September 6, 2009
Brandy's pictures:
Shelley with orb in hallway where activity picked up (left).
Brook in Master bedroom. This is an unusual image for me and my camera; note the orb "cloud" that appears at the top and left hand corner of the picture. It was the only image out of a series of pictures that turned out this way. Is it an orb cloud? Activity was reported by the homeowners in this particular area.
Out of the 70 images I took, only these two have potential orb images in them.
Denise's Images:
February 20, 2004 The Meadows
Beth Christian
My group:
Amy, Cindy, Tom
Amy, Cindy, TomWe started with the garage. Full of clutter and difficult to move within, we walked where we could. Temperatures registered between 70-74 degrees. No notable EMF readings.
Living room: Temperatures ranged between 74-77 degrees. No notable EMF readings.
Kitchen: Temperatures ranging between 75-78 degrees. No notable EMF - the refrigerator and aquarium caused obvious EMF readings.
Dining Room - No EMF readings. Cindy asked me and Amy to use our EMFs on the opposite side of the HVAC unit located in the garage, but we didn't get any readings.
Bedroom #1 (front of house): No notable EMF readings. Temperatures ranged between 76-77 degrees.
Bedroom #2: No EMF readings. Temperatures ranged between 76-79 degrees. This bedroom was strange. I felt a "whoosh" of warmth in here, and started to sweat. Since I am still new at investigations (this is just my third), I discounted it and blamed it on myself. Later, Tom stated separately that he felt hot air also and his body temp was high. After entering bedroom #2, I sweated through the entire house, although Denise, Shelly and Cindy were freezing. This was the bedroom that was filled with racks of clothes (men's shirts), which for some reason just made me sweat. My heart rate went way up. I don't know if the general mess was bothering me (I am a neatnik), or if the entity, whom we found out later was also very fastidious, was influencing my already borderline OCD behavior, but in this room I felt agitated and stressed.
Bedroom # 3 (Andrew's bedroom): No EMF readings. Temperatures ranged between 77-78 degrees.
Bathroom: No EMF readings. Temperature 74 degrees. Cindy felt uneasy here.
Master Bedroom: No EMF readings. Did not get temp in here. Bathroom in master bedroom: No EMF here either.
Porch: No EMF, no notable temperature drop from inside to outside. Amy took a picture around the hot tub and showed it to me - there was clearly an orb right along the bottom of the hot tub. However, later, Amy's digital memory on her camera was wiped out - her camera re-formatted itself and she lost everything. I did clearly see the orb before it was erased. Several members mentioned that Andrew seemed to draw the energy, but even before I heard Denise saying that the entity did not like the disorder of the house and the accompanying disorder of a child, I didn't feel the same way. Since I'm a mom, I guess I wasn't fazed by Andrew's energy - he definitely was full of it, but all kids are. I didn't get the feeling that the spirit was necessarily following him at all. I felt that oppressive feeling of frustration and stress - much like the homeowner discussed later.
Recap: Denise felt energy in the hallway, entry to the house. Shelly felt despair in the first bathroom, where the homeowner later reported she felt the entity. Cindy got the names "Doug, Robbie or Bobby" and the homeowner reported that "Robbie" was a good friend of her son who had recently died, probably of an overdose. Denise got the name "Jack", which the homeowners reported was their dog. Shelly felt there was a connection to a box of trinkets the older son kept in my favorite bedroom (smile), bedroom #2. They felt there was something that "Jack" was attached to - could be something in a jewelry box that is now missing from the box. Denise felt that "Jack" died in WWII as a result of a gunshot wound, but that he didn't know he was dead. In his mind, he was shot, in the hospital, and then here in the homeowner's house. Denise and Shelly spoke to him separately, and reported to the group that "Jack" seemed to receive the information in a peaceful manner. The homeowner will report to Brandy if the activity ceases, or at least slows down.
The Meadows
2/20/04
New Moon
7:00 PM
Investigators present: Denise, Amy, Shelley, Tom, Beth, Brook, Cindy
Others: Homeowner and sons.
Notes: This has been a long month for the SPIRITS; this is an emergency investigation packed into a month of presentations, meetings, and standard, preset investigations. Before coming to the investigation, I had to take a pill for a migraine. Normally, I do not take anything before an investigation, so this is an anomaly on my own part. I feared a stronger headache, however, and felt that it was necessary to do.
Note: EMF meter is set on the 0-3 scale unless otherwise indicated.
Pre-investigation: Bedroom 1, child's room: EMF 0 - 3 scale, .2 - .3 flux. 76 degrees
Bathroom: .2EMF, 73.5 degrees.
Bedroom 2: MA bedroom; 2.5 - 3 on scale.
Bedroom 3: child's room 2: Possible orb in picture, .2 EMF, 79 - 80 degrees.
Front bedroom (near front door): EMF .2, 80 degrees.
Warm in front room.
Door temp cool; easily noticed.
Camera locked up here.
Living room: EMF spike by couch, but consistent reading after that. Plug behind couch.
Kitchen: EMF from refrigerator and fish tank.
Garage: Power box, .2 - .4 EMF; EMF power boxes and refer, EMF. 4. Denise's camera stopped.
Conference:
Denise: Energy: a lot of energy in the house; hallway, entry, foyer.
Someone behind her in hall.
MA bedroom, at foot of bed.
Energy would move with people.
Light headed.
Cindy picked up "Doug" "Bobby" and "Robert" as names.
Back two rooms she felt a severe pain in her arm.
Stopped suddenly.
Felt someone at the bottom of the bed in the MA bedroom.
Someone pacing and watching.
Compass spinning at the table
Cold by door
Felt as if it follows.
Shelley: Bathroom: strange energy, despair.
Front door, moving cold spot, her arm was taken as if to lead her down the hall.
Someone looking in or sitting against the door.
Tom: Energy swirling through the area.
Child's room, MA bedroom, more energy around the child, roaming energy.
Brook: EMF, nominal.
Beth: warm, but no EMF
Amy: warm spots, pressure change at foot of bed, heard "Andrew -- a lot of energy.
Denise: meditation, heard a military man named Jack; unhappy about the family, too disorderly, too loud. Denise felt he didn't know he was dead when we came to the home and was very disgruntled at their presence in "his" home.
Second walk through:
Hallway: Spent a great deal of time in the hallway. Homeowner walked through; she said she could sense exactly where he was. Hallway felt cooler. Entity felt trapped, too many people. Sent folks into bedrooms and out to living room. Denise, Shelley and myself were in the hall, though I stood in a door way.
Questioned Jack as to why he was upset:
He wants an orderly lifestyle. Undisciplined homeowners.
Who was he: Army Colonel, General.
Why does he fixate on the female homeowner?
She is home the most. He's trying to get through to her.
Message for homeowner: Get out of my house (I felt chills on my leg with this).
What year does he remember?
1946 -- WWII (?)
He was shot in the torso. Both Denise and Shelley picked up feeling shot; Shelley felt it in the front of her chest, Denise in the back. The bullet went through him. He was in the hospital, then he was up and walking around. Didn't know he had died. Missing time in between.
They sensed he was also rattling bottles and he tried to put things back in their place.
He is not related to the family, but did have a child, a daughter, who Shelley reminded him of.
He may have been connected to a relic or a bottle.
Denise and Shelley spent time with the entity while the rest convened in the living room with homeowners for interview. Denise "spoke" with the entity who was receptive to what they said. He felt sadness, sorrow, and he meant to be peaceful.
Homeowner interview:
Homeowners both expressed alarm and concern with the entity. Female homeowner had been seeing a therapist when the therapist, who did energy work, sensed that there was something with her. When she brought it up, a light bulb burned out. When she replaced it, the bulb burned out again. They were afraid.
They had often felt something standing at the foot of their bed.
Both had heard music coming from the walls at 2 and 3 a.m. in the MA bedroom. Light bulbs also burn out at an incredible rate in that room. They could feel his presence; just something else in the house with them.
The female homeowner noticed someone mentioned feeling "hanged" -- she said that she (homeowner) had a throat illness for 2 years. Whenever she was in the home she felt dizzy, but when they went on vacation recently she felt much better. When she returned home, the dizziness returned.
They had a dog in the past named Domino, which she insisted on calling Jack.
Her elder son also had a friend named Bobby who had recently died.
Asked why they were being interrupted -- unusual dreams, child who does not sleep through the night; sensitives felt it was the emotional energy coming from Jack that was causing problems.
Homeowners were very upset; had been contemplating selling the house to move away. Tom thought that the entity might be attached to some artifacts and might come with. The elder son did have several WWII boxes of memorabilia which may have created some energy within the house.
Post Investigation Information:
The next day, homeowner reported that the entity was even more upset and "clingy" to her. It is my feeling that the entity was trying to cope with the idea of being deceased, and was upset over its behavior. I think it was trying to pass on an apology and perhaps deal with its own fear. Admittedly, that is not a good way to discover that one is deceased.
Homeowners had house cleansed of the entity by a non-SPIRITS contact recommended by the therapist. Believes the entity is gone as of e-mail notice 2/27.
Investigator's Conclusions:
Considering the cold air drafts which were palpable in parts of the house, a high energy child, and the emotional stress of the family, there did appear to be a haunting in the house.
I find it interesting that this entity was so unhappy, and one of the few that we have come across that did not know it was deceased.
Homeowner agitation may have made the situation worse. If the entity was already frustrated from lack of communication and a different lifestyle than it was used to, then the additional fear from the living made the situation worse.
However, the homeowners did take SPIRITS advice to take control of the situation and remain in charge of the household. They also opted to have the house cleansed of the entity. With the realization that it was dead, it may have finally departed the home.
Prior to investgation on 2-20-04 dropped off umpire clothes to husband he had gotten called into work on last minute also. We talked for a few minutes and he told me to drive careful and I said I would as long as Doug and Bobby/Robert would let me drive that they had been talking to me since I had left the house.
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The Meadows 2/20/04 7:00 p.m.
Setting up, notebook sitting flat on table in living roomby big mirror and compass going around in circles. alot of energy in this house.
Garage: 74' - 70'
Living Room: 74' - 77'
Kitchen: 75' - 78'
Frontbedroom: 76' -77'
bedroom 2: 76' - 79'
bedroom 3- 77' -78' reflective stars on ceiling
bedroom 4: 74' - 75' compass going in circles- as i moved from br3 to br4 my left arm started hurthingvery b adly as soon as i got into the br4 it stopped just that quick.
masters bathroom- 72' - 74'
backporch: 63' - 68' as low as 58
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Homeowners Verifications:
Bobby/Robert: eledest sons friend died several weeks prior to investgations.
that is the end
cindy
Location: The Meadows (Tampa)
Date: Feb. 20, 2004
Time: 7:00pm
Out of the pictures I took, I did not capture any orbs or anomalies. There were no unusual temperature readings. However, this was an exciting investigation. The major excitement came during the targeted investigation, when we focused on the hallway, and front foyer.
We focused on the hallway and front foyer because Shelley and Denise (both sensitives) detected the presence of a man in those locations. The reports from Shelley and Denise will elaborate more on what they picked up from him. The interesting things that I noted during the event were several large electrical-field fluctuations. At the moment Denise said the male spirit was walking down the hall, I had several large fluctuations that measured from 3-7 in the electrical range on my Trifield Natural EM meter. This is definitely higher than ambient readings, which were around 0.5-1.5. After talking with the male spirit for approximately 10 minutes, Denise said that he left because he was uncomfortable with all the people in the hallway; especially the male investigators. Denise's feeling that the male entity had left the hallway coincided with my meter settling down to normal ambient range.
Conclusion:
Except for the event in the hallway (recounted above), my investigation detected little that was noteworthy. However, I think the occurrence in the hallway is highly informative. There was definitely something going on with the electrical energy there. The readings I recorded in coincidence with Denise's feeling of the man walking down the hallway seem very unlikely as predicted by chance. I suggest that there was a definite phenomenon taking place. The nature of the phenomenon is hard to be sure of however.
Shelley's report:
The air in the house felt thick and heavy. Noticed activity in the hall way and was able to 'sense' one,
possibly two entities. The first very strict older person (male?) and the second more layed back, but
feeling of loss, feeling lost (male?). Noticed feeling of dread in hallway bathroom. Noticed feeling of disgust in garage.
Felt entity pulling at my arm and holding my hands.
Talked to entity, entity felt sad.
--Concluded.
