Star Wars Guide To The Galaxy
What’s In Your Ghost Hunters Kit? Ghost Hunting And Paranormal Investigators Equipment
Imagine being able to move objects with a mere thought. How your life would change! You wouldn’t have to run for the phone, because it could come to you. You could carry more than two cups of coffee at one time or unlock doors without having to put down the heavy load in your arms.
Telekinesis, or psychokinesis, the ability to manipulate matter with the power of one’s mind has raged for decades. In that sentence ‘raged’ is woefully inadequate to describe the postings on news groups and bulletin boards that I have read. For example, an advocate for psionic ability asserts that it exists. End of argument. The skeptic answers, “No, it does not exist, you [multiple expletives deleted]!” End of argument.
Whether telekinesis (TK) is reality, less controversial is the ability for TK to capture our imaginations in pop culture literature and film. Before Stephen King frightened us with ‘Carrie’, Marvel Comics introduced Jean Grey, a mutant/hero in their extraordinary and wildly popular series, The X-Men. George Lucas’s Jedi Masters tapped into ‘The Force’. J. Michael Straczynski’s Babylon 5 introduced us to the Psi-Corps, a group of psionic enabled humans (mainly telepaths), formed to police their own people. In later seasons, we find out that the Psi-Corps was formed by the Shadows for ulterior motives, etc. There are many more examples of TK’s in pop culture and any omissions here are only for space and not in anyway reflective of the fantastic minds behind those creations, such as Anne McCaffrey’s Rowan and Pern series.
What I find interesting in just this short list is how unclear the boundary between heroic TK (one who uses their power for good) and the villain TK. Jedi Masters are revered and hailed as keepers of the peace in the galaxy, but they are susceptible to the Dark Side of the Force, in which they turn evil. We witness Anakin Skywalker’s descent into the Dark Side, beginning in Attack of the Clones and completing the transformation in Revenge of the Sith. Once becoming a Jedi Master, they seem to be immune to the Dark Side, having faced it to become a master, but this has not been addressed specifically that I’m aware of (Star Wars aficionados? A little help here). Jean Grey of the X-Men has been trained by Professor Xavier for using her powers for the benefit of mankind and mutantkind, but she also houses the Dark Phoenix, a terrifying creature that when unleashed becomes a destructive force that threatens the universe. With the important exceptions of Yoda, Obi-wan Kenobi and Mace Windu, it seems that no telekinetic is above being corrupted.
This maybe the result of the creators of these characters have introduced weaknesses or Achilles’ heels into their abilities or their psyches. Is it to ensure that there will always be some internal conflict on their orientation to the use of their TK? Or does the TK the source of the dissension?
Some creators use the period of time when the TK’s realize their powers as the basis for their orientation. According to several of these characters, a psionic begins developing his or her powers around puberty. This is seen in the X-Men series and Babylon 5’s Psi-Corps, but also Stephen King’s Carrie White. In his novel, Carrie’s power manifested itself permanently with the onset of her first menstrual period, although she had an episode when she was three years old, that involved pulling meteorites out of the sky and tossing a dining room table through a window. In an episode of ‘The Bionic Woman’, Jamie Summers investigated a poltergeist, which turned out to be a young girl (played by Kristi MacNicol) who was still troubled over her mother’s death. Her TK ability developed in her subconscious, manifesting itself during her dream state. Since this happened at night, the house she lived in with her father was purportedly haunted.
Electromagnetic Field Meters or known as EMF meters are another piece of equipment that is used for detecting changes in the environment such as changes in the electromagnetic field. These changes are said to occur due to the presence of ghosts or manifestations. They are also great for finding hidden wires or leaky microwave ovens. It is a must piece of equipment in any professional investigation.
It is not all that unusual to come across cold spots and you want to be able to eliminate any possibilities that it is coming from a draft or open window or leaky door. To find these you would want to invest in a infrared thermometer.
LED head lamps are great and very reasonable in price and great for keeping hands free from a flashlight. The LED lamps last for dozens of hours compared to a few for standard flashlights.
I also suggest taking along lots of batteries. For some unknown reason these tend to get drained quickly when ghosts are manifesting so having a few extra sets handy are a must. Of course other equipment worth considering pens, pencils notebooks and notepads.
(And his wife believed them all to be authentic…even though she spent years with him trying to disprove any of this stuff was true) So too have messages from Princess Di, Liberace, and even as of recent, Heath Ledger has been known to have appeared to numerous mediums, AND his long time girlfriend and mother of his child to boot!
But there are more variations on this theme. In a completely different approach, Wonder Woman (as portrayed by the beautiful Lynda Carter) did battle with a TK. In this case, the man’s body was old, crippled and diseased, but his mind remained sharp and intelligence. Using this amazing intellect, he had his brain and one eye (I suppose so he could see? Gross) removed and placed in a life support tank. Once relieved of the burden of concentrating on bodily functions, the brain was free to develop powers that had been subdued by the every grind of regulating pulse and breathing, data processing and consciousness.
In conclusion, it is apparent to develop TK or any other psionic power, it is best to be born with them. When they finally manifest themselves, one should be in a happy home life (if that is possible with raging hormones) with positive role models to guide them when puberty hits
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