LAST POST OF 2013 AND IT'S A GOOD ONE!!!! A GREAT STORY FROM A FELLOW PARANORMAL ENTHUSIAST TOM TROXEL

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!!!!  This has been an awesome year for me.  I have gotten to do sooooo many cool things this past year but one of the BEST things are getting to interact with you!  My year started out with about 2,000 followers and has ended with an all time high of over 8,000 views a month!  YOU GUYS ROCK!!!!! THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT!!! :)

I hope to bring you even bigger and better stories of the paranormal this coming year.  I already have some exciting things lined up to investigate for the new year.  You are going to love it!!!  And I hope to continue to write my weekly Tuesday blogs that hopefully will help you in some way or at least give you some interesting reading on the subjects of the paranormal.

Now, the story below was submitted by Tom Troxel, a follower of mine.  I think he has some pretty awesome photos!  Thank you Tom, for sharing your photos and your experience with us.

The following information was written and the photos were taken my Tom himself.  Be sure to hit the "like" button at the bottom of the post to show your support and appreciation for his story.

Again, Happy New Year and may the new year bring you more dark and creepy places to hunt, and more ghostly spirits to encounter!!!

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My name is Tom Troxel, on May 26, 2013 I was taking a tour of Crystal Cave in Sequoia NP
The first photo was taken at 11:32am, the second taken 11:35, at no time did I see a mist.
The tour guide told us that the bodies of two native Americans were discovered in a lower tunnel

Tom Troxel

 













My name is Tom Troxel
While touring Crystal cave in Sequoia NP on May 26, 2011 I took these photos, the first at 11:20am, the second at 11:21am
Like the other photos, I never saw a mist
The rock formation on the left kind of looks like a evil face.

 

ONE OF THE MOST CHILLING VIDEO'S I THINK I HAVE SEEN YET!!!

This is not the actual hotel.

I wanted to share this with you guys.  It is at the Wingate Hotel in Illinois.  There have been many complaints about noises and screaming coming from room #209.  Take a look for yourselves.  It gave me chills when I saw it.  To me, it is very impressive even though the "shadowy figure" seems a little suspect.  Either way, to me, this looks authentic.  Differently gives me the creeps!!!  VERY GOOD!!!  It will have you thinking about it for hours. :)

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_934973&feature=iv&src_vid=6jiDNugFPzM&v=BobA5ujHkvU

What do you think??? Real or not???
 

UPDATED QUESTIONS-QUESTIONS YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW BUT WAS TO EMBARRASSED TO ASK

I have posted a couple more questions under the QUESTIONS YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW section over to the left of the blog.  Just click on the link.  Hope you enjoy.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU!!!!-THIS MOST HAUNTED YEAR REVISITED!!!!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  TO THE BEST FOLLOWERS EVER!!!!!!!

So, just like you guys, this week is crazy busy with Christmas, but I wanted to be sure and write my Tuesday blog....because that's what I do......(LOL) but I think I would like to make this short and sweet because I know you guys are getting ready for Santa!

You guys will never know HOW much I enjoy writing my weekly blog and knowing you guys keep coming back to read it.  What a wonderful gift in itself.  I wish you and your family all the happiness and joy of the season and a VERY GHOSTLY new year!!!

I thought I might just show some of my favorite photos from this past year along with some EVP's and Video's.  You know.........haunted year in review.

Here is a link of Ghosts saying my name....BECKY.......yes it is creepy when you hear your name!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tY0SBGadCSQ

And lets not forget my first Radio appearance...

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7kRhpcGHAk

And my daughter and HER first experience with Dowsing Rods...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N3reJignnk

And my visit with the Smiley's...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YAzurvKouo

And check out the GREAT communication with a spirit in Room #5 at the Haunted Jefferson Hotel...

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uW2mnBr2SiU

Below are some of my favorite pics from this year. 2013

Believed to be a Portal in Jefferson, Tx



What is this at Manteno Mental Asylum

Same Pic at Manteno with heat sensor

Rose Hall, Jamaica
White Witch



Miss Molly's Fort Worth, Tx
An apparition of a "working girl"?

Queen Mary, Rhode Island



Is this Emma?  A little girl raised
at Miss Molly's.

Queen Mary, Rhode Island

 



Mirror at Rose Hall, Jamaica
Do you see the face?

Ghostly Children, Jefferson, Tx

Three Ghostly Children



A ball we left in our Room #1
Jefferson, Tx and ask a spirit
to move the ball outside of the dooly.

Ask and ye shall receive!!!




A face looking out the window
The Grove, Jefferson, Tx

The face outlined.

Finally, a dream come true!!! My story aired on
My Ghost Story on A& E

Me and Luke at the Decatur, Ill
Ghost Conference.  This is called
a Rod.



The Smiley's Grave, Garland, Tx

The haunted Lincoln Theater
There are only TWO people on these
stairs and ONE spirit

 



With a heat sensor

One man on top-A girl in pink-and well......you tell me who or what the
third image is???



 

AMAZON DOWSING RODS.

Yeah!  I'm officially on Amazon!!!  If you are interested, check out Beck's Custom Dowsing Rods for sale on Amazon.  I have come up with some unique ways to enhance your ghostly communications based off things I think would help us when using dowsing rods.  Bare with me,  I am only selling them 3 sets together right now but soon I will be selling them as individual sets.  I have sent them to several ghost hunting teams and the feed back was awesome!!!!!  That is why they are in sets of 3 because so many people want them for their teams.   So if your in need of Dowsing Rods give them a try.  And of course you can always email me with questions and concerns.  Hope you like them.....:)

ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS A REAL HAUNTED HOUSE!!!

ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS A HAUNTED HOUSE!!!

Thought it would be fun to share my letter to Santa this year with you guys......

Dear Santa,

I have been a REAL GOOD GIRL this year!!!!!  Could you please bring me a HAUNTED HOUSE???  Is doesn't have to be real big Santa.... just with a couple of ghosts and maybe one or two creepy dead animal spirits in it.

It doesn't even have to have windows or doors on it Santa.  I'll work with you........I would prefer to have one out in the dark woods all by itself but if that isn't possible maybe you could find me one in town......you know......maybe on a creepy, wooded vacant lot somewhere that the neighbors are scared of.

Santa I have been very nice to ALL the spirits this year......... ALTHOUGH....... I can't say the same for them!!!  Some of THEM have been very naughty and I think they should get lumps of coal in their stocking this year or maybe you could build some kind of wall they can't walk through.....wouldn't that be funny....In my head that plays out like...SPIRIT says- "oh here come some of those pesky GHOST HUNTERS with all their "Are there any spirits here? Does anyone want to talk with us?" lets go give them a scare!"  Then they take off to APPEAR as coming out of the wall.......and all the sudden they are knocked out cold !!! heeheehawhawwww.  Sorry Santa. But some spirits have been down right MEAN!!!!  Well, I'm sure you already know who they are, but some spirits have just SCARED the be-jebbies out of me!!!! And not to mention how much they have cost me in BATTERIES this year....those are expensive!!!!! 

Santa, I don't want to say any names..........but lets just say that SOME spirits well........like the ones at the Eastern State Penitentiary well they thow rocks!!  What's up with that?  And I'm sure I don't have to tell you about the ones at the Stanley Hotel.......or the ones at Bell Witch Cave.....and if you don't mind Santa, have a talk with those spirits on the Queen Mary....I really don't like the way they whisper in my ear!

Santa, if you need a couple more idea's of gifts to bring me.....here are some things I could "USE" for Christmas and my Mom ALWAYS said.........ask for things you can "USE" not "WANT" for Christmas. So, that's what I'm doing.  I would like A,AA,AAA, C and D batteries, flashlights, recorder, a new camera with night vision.....yes....night vision!!! A new K-2 meter with lights if you don't mind, EMF meter the top of the line please, a compass, headsets, tri-pod, a video recorder, IR light and make it really big please......and one last thing...... I need a GOOD pair of running shoes......I don't think I really have to tell you what those are for!!! Santa just so you know....I'm good on pens and paper.  That should lighten your load a little for you.

I think that's it Santa.  As always you can count on me to keep BELIEVING in more ways than one.

Love,

Beck :)

Just wanted to share a little fun with you guys and I would LOVE to see your letters to Santa.  Please post under mine.  And don't forget when posting, if you click on Anonymous just type over that word with your name and you don't have to fill out the URL at all.

Ok below is the actual list for the haunted house above.  Tell Santa...........

If you’re looking to buy a house in the Dunmore, Pa., area you could do worst than the lovely four bedroom Victorian for sale on Marian Street.

After all, it’s reasonably priced, is close to good schools and is by all accounts quite lovely.

That is, if you don’t mind the fact that the place is “slightly haunted” according to the owner.

In several online listings, owner Gregory Leeson includes the following description of his home mixed in amongst details such as hardwood floors and off-street parking:

YES!!! MISS MOLLY'S IS HAUNTED!!! SEE WHAT I RAN INTO!!!

Miss Molly's Fort Worth, Tx
December 13, 2013(Friday the 13th)

 

So, after living so close to this haunted Bed and Breakfast, I finally got to go investigate it! I have wanted to do this forever! Miss Molly's has been featured on many paranormal shows and has reported lots of activity there.  And I can say, I wasn't disappointed!!! 

 

The place itself is awesome and no doubt you step back into time here.... it is very dark and dim inside with only one set of narrow stairs to get in and out of the hotel.  You must have a key to even get in the hotel at all.  There are only 8 rooms to rent(really 9 but Tina lives in #9).  The beds are the original rod iron beds from the 1800's (ok.....ok......don't freak out.....just the bed frames... not the mattresses LOL).  It has one "common sitting room" with one TV and one kitchen, and three separate bathrooms(not updated I might add. LOL) that all guest must share.  I'm not going to lie....this was a first for me....and I wasn't to sure I liked it at all, but  hey....you definitely got to know the other people staying at the hotel. The rooms are furnished with either a full size or two double beds and one very small closet.  So, if you bring a lot of equipment...you are going to be cramped for room.  

 

And just so you know, the beds are very small.  The cowboys must not have been very tall back then.  Just ask Deak, his feet hung over the bed about the middle of his calves.  Very funny to see.  One more thing I want to point out....even though this place is GREAT and the "FEELING" of the place definitely gives you the impression you are going to get a lot of activity......the noise on the weekends is awful!!!  The walls are paper thin as I guess installation wasn't a priority back in the 1800's so all the bars and outside noise can be very distracting and really makes it very difficult when reviewing your evidence for EVP's.( Not "dogging" the place...just being honest)  But Tina,  the innkeeper and has lived there in the hotel for over a year and she was GREAT!!!!  She sat down with us and gave us the background of all the paranormal activity and who they believe are still here.  This is an old brothel where "lady's of the night" would entertain cowboys and other visitor's to Fort Worth.  Most of the customers were cowboys that brought in the longhorn cattle to be sold but of course there were the railroad guys and gunslingers to. 

  

This time, I didn't take the whole team just Deak (boyfriend) and I went to check it out.  Right off the bat...Deak was talking with the innkeeper, Tina as I was walking around in the back taking pics and they heard something walk across the roof of the building, but Tina said there is nothing on top and no way anyone would be walking around up there. Now, keep in mind, this was just after a major ICE STORM here in Texas, so maybe it was ice shifting.  But when I suggested this as an explanation, Deak and Tina both said "no" they would know what that sounded like and this was "footsteps".

 

First, there are all kinds of reports of paranormal activity here from, lights going on and off by themselves, strange sounds, footsteps, a little girl's voice, believed to be named Emma which was the daughter of an unmarried "working girl".   Also, the Madame, Miss Josey seems to be very interested WHO visits her establishment.  And..... TOUCHING..... lots of TOUCHING have been reported especially by men. 

 

Ok....back to my experiences.  You know me.....I get off track sometimes......just sometimes....LOL  One of MY experiences that I had personally was about 2:00am in the morning and I was sitting in the dark by myself with nothing but the glow of a small Christmas tree light beside the couch, the TV wasn't on and everyone was already in bed.  I had the K-2 meter going and also my M2 app on my phone when all the sudden I could hear VERY LOUDLY AND PLAINLY boots coming up the stairs.  I thought, well a guest must be coming back from the rodeo(as that was why all the other guest were there) so I just sat up straighter on the couch(you know....when know one is looking you kick your feet up and slouch)well............I just kept waiting..............and waiting...............and waiting........... to see someone come up the stairs because I knew the ONLY way you could get in the hotel was with a key......but know one ever came up.  But STEP......... BY.......... STEP I could hear them coming.....  so, I began thinking to myself "really.....how long does it take to walk up those stairs???"   So, I started taking pictures(1-4) and walked over to the top of the stairs and looked down and there wasn't anyone there!!!!!!  But here is the creepy part......the footsteps I heard just kept coming......STEP.........by STEP..............by STEP!!!!  I was in such disbelief....I was hearing the steps of heavy boots walking right up toward me but yet there was know one there!!!!!!!!!! I wished I could say my heart wasn't about to jump right out of my skin but it was, I thought SOMETHING or SOMEONE was going to walk right through me!!! After a few minutes they stopped.  JUST STOPPED!!!  After a huge sigh of relief(don't tell anyone about that part  hahaha  WE ghost hunters aren't suppose to get scared you know)....I went back and sat down trying to make since of what just happened!!!  And just for fun....I took one more picture. 

 

As you can see......the first picture is from when I first started hearing the footsteps, the second and third is when I was looking down the stairs trying to figure out what was happening....and the fourth............see for yourself..................WAS I CRAZY or did an old cowboy come up for company??????

 

 

Heard very loud footsteps coming up stairs
#1(Got up off the couch to go see WHO
was coming up the stairs.

Couldn't BELIEVE I could HEAR the
footsteps so clearly, but no SEE anyone!!!#2

Walked over to where I heard footsteps...
Started snapping pictures because no one
was coming up the stairs but the footsteps
kept coming!!!#3

Or.......Was there SOMEONE coming
up after all???  These photos(1-4 were
taken back to back)#4

 

 

Orb over the "Madam's "room.  Miss Josey.

Room #3-Emma and her mother very
active here along with Miss Josey.

Another experience was in our room, room #8.  After we were done investigating, I was laying in the bed, just reflecting on the evening when a VERY BRIGHT....VERY BIG orb came down right in front of the closet and made a big swoop down to the floor and then disappeared.  It was one of the BEST orbs in motion I have ever seen!

Room #8.  This is NOT the orb I saw.  The one I actually saw was much bigger and Brighter.
But I think it helps validate my experience.

While we were investigating in Room #3, we communicated a lot with EMMA the little girl who lived there and died when she was around 7 in Room #3 where her mother "worked".  Miss Josey was also very welling to communicate with us.  I will be posting soon our video of that communication and have hopefully some EVP's from that night.  Miss Josey said that she had been in love with a cowboy that brought in longhorn cattle to sell but was shot in a gunfight and died.  I got the feeling she was a friendly spirit even though I heard she would lock up the "working girls" in a small, small closet in her room for being bad.

 

Now, EMMA is just a delight!!!  We brought her a toy horse to play with and she loved it!!!  Every time we would ask her to go play with the horsey....the K-2 would go crazy!  

Emma loved this horse.

Lots of activity in and around Room #3
of a small girl spirit named Emma.

Is that Emma over Room 2??

Lots of activity.

Just another picture of an orb over
by Room #3.

 And last but not least......Tina told us that spirits like to show themselves in the mirror in Room #3-Miss Amelia's room(Emma's mother).  We DEFINITELY had the most activity in this room.  Below are a couple of pictures I took of the mirror.  Granted....there is a lot of FLASH reflection so....I'll just let you decide.   Could the first picture be the silhouette of Miss Amelia?  The figure of a woman in a long dress with her arm bent upward?  An the second pic.....is this the face of a young girl growing up in a place young girls SHOULDN'T be???  The third and fourth pictures are the original photos BEFORE I enlarged them for you. 


I blew this up and THIS is what I saw???
What do YOU see???



Is the figure of a female spirit in
an 1800 period dress with umbrella?? 

NOW do we SEE the face to go with
the above figure in the mirror???
Original Photo. The pic on top is of the
original photo of the "body" unedited
and the second one is of the unedited pic
of the face.  You tell me........just a REFLECTION???

I can't wait to go back to Miss Molly's and bring the whole team where we can set up everywhere and hopefully do it on a week night this time to avoid some of the outside noise.  Still LOVED THIS PLACE!!

 

BUILDING A PARANORMAL TEAM-REALLY.....IT'S THE BEST OF THE BEST THAT WILL GO SIT IN THE DARK WITH YOU IN AN OLD ABANDON PITCH BLACK CEMETERY.

Before I ever start this week's topic let me say..... I have THE BEST group of people that go with me to places that few would ever dream of going in the dead of the night!  I guess they are just as crazy as me, right??? LOL

Come on....anyone that would go in here at
night with you....they ROCK!!!

Again, how creepy.

Getting together a group of people that you can rely on and know that they got "your back" just like you have theirs....well it's not as easy as it sounds.  Not EVERYONE is willing to go up against a ghost for ya!!!  Pictured are the BEST group of people I could ever ask for!!!  Thanks to every one of you:

Craig Deacon, Karen and Kevin Stapleton, Tammy Hightower, Alison Hightower, CaLisa and Chris Anderson, Ruth Vickers, Mark and Belynda DiCiaccio, Kaleb DiCiaccio,  Naomi Robledo, and Dakota Nykoruk.

OK OK....enough mushy stuff LOL.  Back to business.  With all the publicity that our field is receiving these days anyone came snap off a couple of pics, catch a couple of EVP's and claim to be a GHOST HUNTER.  The difference between a....hhuuummm......how do I say this nice....."a jumping on the band wagon" ghost hunter and a TRUE GHOST HUNTER is HEART(Hunting Evidence And Researching Truth....I just made that up but I LIKE it!!! hahaa ) TRUE Ghost Hunters or the more formal term..... Paranormal Investigators are in this field because we are driven by the desire to understand and search for TRUE evidence that there is an afterlife and we can still contact spirits or our loved ones after they have passed.  Another reason we stand apart is because we know that our strength of character, honesty, courage, an objectivity for the paranormal last longer than a few fleeting months.  For me, I have said before, that studying the paranormal is as much a part of me as breathing!!!  It is in my heart and soul, and a passion that few ever get to experience!  Thank you Nan.

When you start a group you need to have a goal in mind....what is it you are looking for, how are you going to go about finding it and how are you going to present it.  You need to set a few rules and guidelines.  I have a handbook that explains how to conduct an interview, research the location, what is expected as far as conduct is concerned etc.  This just helps things run smoother when people know what is expected of them. You know me....I've got to say it in BECK TERMS......it's kinda like driving down the highway....with the dotted lines down the middle....everyone knows which side of the lines to drive on....if you didn't have the lines...well.....might make things more difficult for people to know which side is theirs.  Anyway.....make sure everyone understand the basic theories behind paranormal anomalies.  You want to chose people that can put their ego's aside.  You don't want someone that tries to "be in everyone's business" so to speak or tries to constantly be judging someone's evidence or the way they are conducting their investigation.  Remember....you can eat a cookie with your left hand or you can eat a cookie with your right hand.....either way....once it gets in your mouth......uuuuuummmm it taste GREAT so see one isn't better than the other.  LOL  You get point.... :)  Another example, a better one maybe...is....I do not conduct my investigations the same way that Zak from Ghost Adventures does.  He is very much into taunting and I am not!  Now I am not bad mouthing Zak..... it's just that I do NOT want someone talking to my loved that way so I chose to speak to the spirits in a more respectful manner.

I personally feel that EVERYONE needs room to grow and develop their OWN style of investigating that works best for them and you, the lead investigator, and the team as a whole.  I also believe that IF you give people the chance, they will develop their own "six sense" so that they are able to pick up of feelings, smells, sounds etc. and be more in tune with their surrounds.  This does nothing but BETTER your team.  And if you can, keep your team small or if you have a larger group, make sure that you separate them into smaller groups, it just seems to flow easier that way.

When someone request to be a member in your group, I suggest that you let them attend a couple of investigations first.  This way you can see if they are serious or just curious.  Come up with your own question and answer form BEFORE you invite them in to see why they are interested in the paranormal. 

Communication is KEY!!!!  If you have to drag information out of someone because they don't want to share their photos, or EVP's with the group(sometimes, people feel THEY won't get credit....you know how that goes) chances are good they'll withhold critical information while on assignment or during an evidence review.

Once you feel comfortable they are in the field for the same reasons you are and their character seems to be what you and the other team members are looking for....then invite them into this crazy world of ours.  Don't forget that all your team members should approach each investigation with skepticism until other wise proven differently.  You don't want someone that every little noise, spot on a picture or sound is paranormal activity.

I will probably have an additional post on this subject down the road because there are still things I would like to suggest, but for tonight, that's enough.

Now, go out.....have some fun.....and do what you do best.....FIND GHOSTS!!!!!!!!!

I will be happy to provide my forms and handbook to any one that would like to use them as a template if you are considering starting up a group.  Just email me at becksghosthunters@yahoo.com

Until next Tuesday, say safe in this bad weather.  We are just starting to thaw out here in Texas. :)