Can Dowsing Rods located paranormal activity associated with ghostly phenomena?

It has been suggested that dowsing rods can be used to detect paranormal activity associated with ghostly phenomena. This article presents the collected data from from test sites and environmentally controlled and monitored conditions in accordance with SGHA Method 001.

(1985 to 1991)

Can Pendulums can be used to detect (or communicate with) ghostly phenomena?

It has been suggested that dowsing rods can be used to detect paranormal activity associated with ghostly phenomena. This article presents the collected data from from test sites and environmentally controlled and monitored conditions in accordance with SGHA Method 001.

(1985 to 1990)

Electrical Sensitivity and the perception of ghosts

It has been suggested that low frequency electromagnetic fields may induce neurological effects that could explain many of the "experiences" that people have witnessed in haunted locations.

This article presents the preliminary data on electromagnetic field tests using a square wave generator to evaluate the EMF sensitivity of people who have had paranormal experiences under environmentally controlled and monitored conditions.

Infrasound and Paranormal Experience

It has been suggested that low frequency Infrasound may induce neurological effects that could explain many of the "experiences" that people have witnessed in haunted locations, particularly the feeling of being watched (sensed presence).

This article presents the preliminary data on infrasound tests under environmentally controlled and monitored conditions, using two known sound samples (19Hz and a 3 and 9Hz mix) played discreetly over a high quality sound system placed in an adjoined room

The repeating behavior of paranormal phenomena at haunted locations

A multiphase study was performed at four research sites to determine the probabilities of repeating behavior and sentience of ghost like phenomena. The study was conducted over a eight year time span at four "haunted" locations.

Paranormal activity and High Frequency EM Radiation 300MHz - 40GHz

Many hypotheses have been put forth that suggests that high frequency EM radiation may be somehow associated with ghostly phenomena.

This article presents the collected data from from test sites and environmentally controlled and monitored conditions in accordance with SGHA Method 001.

(1992 to 1997)

A/C Electromagnetic fields & Paranormal activity

Many hypotheses have been put forth that suggests that A/C Electromagnetic Fields may be somehow associated with perceived ghostly phenomena. The hypotheses suggest that A/C EMF may cause hallucinations in the human brain which are misinterpreted as paranormal phenomena. This article presents the collected data from from test sites and environmentally controlled and monitored conditions in accordance with SGHA Method 001.

(1995 to 2002)

Gamma Radiation and ghostly phenomena

Many hypotheses have been put forth that suggests that gamma radiation may be somehow associated with ghostly phenomena.

This article presents the collected data from from test sites and environmentally controlled and monitored conditions in accordance with SGHA Method 001.

(1987 to 1991)

D/C Electromagnetic fields & Paranormal Activity

Are D/C electromagnetic fields are associated with ghostly phenomena and some paranormal activity? The hypotheses suggest that A/C EMF may cause hallucinations in the human brain which are misinterpreted as paranormal phenomena or possibly coming from an unknown (paranormal) source.

This article presents the collected data from from test sites and environmentally controlled and monitored conditions in accordance with SGHA Method 001.

(2000 to 2006)

Cold Spots and Paranormal Activity

It has been implied that cold spots are related to paranormal events (such as being in the presence of a ghost or a ghost is manifesting).

This article presents the collected data from from test sites and environmentally controlled and monitored conditions in accordance with SGHA Method 001.

(2000 to 2006)

Visual Instrumental Transcommunication (ITC) and ghostly phenomena

The phosphor dust that coats the inside of the screens is charged by streams of electrons and holds the image long enough for our eyes to process and interpret the image. Perhaps, the phosphor also captures spectral energies and due to the phosphors properties converts that energy into a visual image.

( 1990 to 1996)

GhostHunter X

This multiphase study was performed to discover if the information presented or reported by ghost hunters and paranormal investigators will affect the basis and perceptions of a "haunted" location due to an increase in myth building and the bias of the information presented.

(2004 to 2007)

 

 

 
SGHA Procedures and Methods

SGHA Method 001 (Controlled Experiment)

This a method of investigating causal relationships among variables, or to test a hypothesis. A controlled experiment generally compares the results obtained from an experimental sample against a control sample, which is practically identical to the experimental sample except for the one aspect whose effect is being tested (the independent variable).

This a set of instructions having the force of a directive, covering those features of operations that lend themselves to a standardized procedure without loss of effectiveness. To be able to collect reliable data for a controlled experiment, the methods used must be standardized to produce a reliable measure.

Quasi-Empirical Method

The term "empirical methods" refers to experiment, disclosure of apparatus for reproduction of experiments, and other ways in which science is validated by scientists. Empirical methods are studied extensively in the philosophy of science but cannot be used directly in fields whose hypotheses are not invalidated by real experiment (mathematics, theology, ideology). In these fields, the prefix 'quasi' came to denote methods that are "almost" or "socially approximate" an ideal of truly empirical methods.

Positive and Negative Control Standards

The simplest forms of controls are positive and negative controls.

Positive controls confirm that the procedure is effective in observing the effect (therefore minimizing false negatives). Negative controls confirm that the procedure is not observing an unrelated effect (therefore minimizing false positives).

Phenomenological Research

Phenomenological Research, describes the “subjective reality” of an event, as perceived by the study population; it is the study of a phenomenon.

Observational Studies

Observational studies are very much like controlled experiments except that they lack probabilistic equivalency between groups. These types of experiments often arise in the area of medicine where, for ethical reasons, it is not possible to create a truly controlled group.