I was watching Paranormal State on A&E tonight and they have introduced a relatively new device called Frank’s Box.  It’s an instant EVP machine that amplifies ghostly voices.  It was a little hard to hear but I could make out voices. It’s amazing to say the least and it did seem to assist in the investigation.

I was doing one of my usual searches and happened upon some Halloween footage that featured Parkdale. A rather interesting fellow guided us on a tour of some of the haunted locations there. Please see it below…

I have been speaking with some rather interesting people.  One suggested that I join the Barrie group on meetup.com… apparently they hold investigations and meets.  I do think it would be a great way to learn more about the metaphysical and about others with the same interests and/or experiences. Please see the links below for more information.

Barrie : http://ghosts.meetup.com/628/

Toronto P.I.S.T.: http://ghosts.meetup.com/547/

Others : http://www.meetup.com/search/?keywords=toronto+paranormal&jsCountry=us

I was lucky enough to witness the eclipse last night, but I still wanted more so I searched Youtube and found an actual clip of the spectacular event!  Please enjoy.

I have received some emails and messages on the T.O.P.S. facebook account concerning psychics and investigations in Toronto.  Questions like… if I knew of any psychics that are good, if I knew of people that can sense ghosts, if I go on or hold investigations, etc.  I really wish I did, but unfortunately I do not.  Regarding the psychics, I am wanting to see one myself actually and would appreciate it if anyone could post information on  one that has the true ability.  I am not talking about people that are in it for entertainment purposes only… I consider them to be a waste of time!  If you are a psychic and have good references, then please feel free to post.  As for the investigations… I am a “Legend Tripper”, meaning, I go to haunted places unofficially and casually look around. I always go with at least one other person just in case and don’t recommend that anyone ever go alone!  I am thinking about going to an actual investigation soon, but I am still a bit nervous because of what I might encounter and what I might bring home with me.  I am very sensitive so things have made themselves known to me.  I have even had a violent paranormal physical encounter, so you can see why I am very cautious.  I guess I feel that knowledge is the key to assisting me on my path to the metaphysical.  Only time will tell!

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I realized that I posted product widgets of the US version of Amazon. My bad, sorry! I am going to update them all shortly. I am going to start with the prize first. I believe that this book is a definite must for any Toronto paranormal fan. It looks to be priced the best too!

Haunted Valentines

Thursday, February 07, 2008 10:55:02 PM

Are you looking for a Valentine’s Day escape? Or just a romantic getaway any time of the year?

Leave it to our Scott Fais to find a bed and breakfast where Cupid’s arrows aren’t a match for “Mabel” — a ghostly spirit who never checks out.

This is Florida on a Tankful, with “Greetings from St. Augustine.”

“This house was built for elegance, quality,” said George Dann, the owner of the Casa de la Paz bed and breakfast.

Under blue skies and beyond the archway, the prime spot in St. Augustine holds a prime secret behind its gates.

“We knew the story of this place,” said Melissa Taylor, a guest at the bed and breakfast.

“We have a lot of nonbelievers, and then something will happen and they start to question ‘Maybe that is real?’” Dann said.

What’s real at the Casa de la Paz are the afternoon wine tastings over a casual game of Scrabble. But it’s what you can’t see that may take a few clues to spell it out.

“Mabel is our ghost,” Dann said.

“We’ve had guests here report they’ve seen her on the stairway and she has asked guests when are they are leaving,” Dann said.

The home, built in 1915, offers seven guest rooms, one of which is always occupied.

“We’re in the Queen Isabella Room, where Mabel, our ghost, originates,” Dann said.

“Her husband went out to sea and never came back,” Taylor said.

“She died of a lonely heart here in the house. She died in this room,” Dann said.

Spending the night with a ghost was something newlywed Melissa Taylor jumped at.

“We’re always hoping for stuff like that to happen,” Taylor said.

“So am I,” Fais said. “I spent the night in the same room where Mabel died, hoping to connect with her.”

“After a quiet evening, the only thing out of the ordinary I found — how our battery charger started beeping uncontrollably in the middle of the middle of the night,” Fais said.

Melissa experienced something else.

“We were both there watching TV and he had one hand on me and the other hand on his pillow, and I felt three taps on my shoulder and I looked at him and said, ‘What?’ And I said, ‘You just tapped me on the shoulder,’ and he said, ‘I didn’t tap you on the shoulder,’” Taylor remembered. “I think it was a ghost.”

“But that kind of thing goes on here all the time,” Dann said.

“We are so not disappointed,” Taylor told Fais.

Mabel the ghost doesn’t like kids. Dann said that his bed and breakfast is reserved for folks 15-years-old and older.

You can find Casa de la Paz and several other bed and breakfasts located on the waterfront in in St. Augustine.

Wednesday February 13, 2008

CityNews.ca Staff

There have been all kinds of complaints filed over the years with Metro Housing in Toronto, but even they never had to deal with anything like this. A British low rent housing entity was forced to lay out $117 in taxpayer funds to resolve an ongoing dispute with a tenant. Who got the money and why? It went to help pay a psychic who performed a ghost exorcism in one of the units. The occupants of the home reported hearing banging noises and seeing objects flying across the room by themselves, and told officials on Easington Council in Durham County England they believed their apartment was haunted. And they wanted to know what, if anything, officials planned to do to help them. Police were called and found nothing. But when the tenants insisted they would rather be homeless that stay there with what they believed was a poltergeist inside, the Council reluctantly agreed to pay for half the cost of bringing in a psychic to detect the unrestful spirit and get her to move out. Spiritualist Suzanne Hadwin contends a woman was murdered in the home several years ago and that her essence has never been able to leave. She charges $235 for her services and the government agreed to dole out half of it, with the frightened family picking up the rest. Why? They did the math and discovered it would be cheaper to pay the woman than put the reluctant tenants in emergency housing. “This is the first time we have had to take such a measure,” a council spokeswoman explains dryly. “However, the tenants were extremely distressed at the time and we therefore believed it was the most appropriate course of action.” The family now says they feel safe in their home and don’t want to leave. Would anyone else be able to get this service performed with public money? It might depend on the circumstances, but most believe there isn’t a ghost of a chance.

I’m not sure if anyone has seen or heard about the Judge that was “dumped” just because she shares different beliefs. I find it so hard to believe that there are still ignorant-narrow minded people in this world. “tarot card reading is witchcraft and is used by witches, spiritists and mediums to consult the dark world” lol Shut up! That is just so absurd and there are no words! Anyways, I found an article with all the details below…

Beauty Pagent Dumps Tarot Card Reading Judge

Tuesday, January 29, 2008 | 12:26 PM ET

CBC NEWS

The reigning Miss Canada Plus says she was dumped as a judge in a Toronto beauty pageant because in her spare time she reads tarot cards.

Stephanie Conover volunteers with several charities; she also occasionally reads tarot cards and practices reiki, a traditional Japanese healing system.

But when she told the Miss Toronto Tourism Pageant about her hobbies, she received a letter saying “tarot card reading is witchcraft and is used by witches, spiritists and mediums to consult the dark world.

“We hope that Stephanie Conover will turn from these belief systems and will repent from her practice of them.”

“It’s understandable that people are scared of what they don’t understand,” Conover said. “But at the same time, if you are promoting a pageant that promotes Toronto tourism, uses that in the name and then say that they stand for multiculturalism and diversity…”

“We never said anything bad about her,” said Warren Booth, a member of the pageant’s board of directors.

Booth said the pageant feared Conover would consult tarot cards to pick a winner.

“We want to be in line with God’s word when it comes to this type of activity and this isn’t anywhere near God’s word,” he said.

Miss Toronto Tourism doesn’t receive funding from any level of government and has no connection whatsoever to Tourism Toronto, the official marketing group hired to promote the city.

Booth claims the pageant doesn’t have a religious slant but has every right to reject anyone for any reason.

“In our eyes it’s not an appropriate hobby,” he said.

Conover isn’t impressed.

“If you are running an organization, yes, you have the right to stipulate who can and who can’t participate, but at the same time there’s nothing in it that says it is the Miss Christian Toronto pageant.”

Conover adds that if the pageant sees the error of its ways, she would still act as a judge.