14th Janurary 2011
Personal Feedback by,
Mary Cunningham
Scottish Paranormal Co-Founder/Investigator.

Investigators in attendance:
Mary Cunningham- SP Co-Founder/Team Leader
Jim Cunningham- SP Co-Founder/Investigator
Mark Smallman- SP Investigator.

Eqipment used:
1 Windows Vista Laptop
1 Laser Thermometer
3 Digital Voice Recorders
3 Sony Camcorders
1 Fugifilm Digital Camera
2 Data Loggers.
1 Room Teperature Gague
1 Target Experiment (Marbles)

Weather Conditions: Cold & Damp,around 4 Degrees constant.

Reported Activity:
1. Candle in a glass holder flew off the fireplace and smashed on floor.
2. TV turned on by itself.
3. Bathroom door allegedly locked itself.
4.Items thrown all over bathroom floor apparently when nobody was in the house.
5. Client claims that after using the Ouija Board strange things started to happen and feelings of a presence.

Scottish Paranormal arrived on location at around 7:30pm .After having a chat with our client for about 30 minutes to find out how he was and to complete the signing of our SP protocol forms,he then gave the SP team a tour around his home enabling us to decide where the best positions were to place our equipment.Once this was decided the team got to work quickly and we were all set up ready to start the investigation in almost no time at all.

Taking everything into considertion that I had been told by our client, I asked him to start off this investigation, I asked him to call out using a few appropriate questions relevant to this case which he was quite willing to do for us,unfortunately we did not receive any noticeable reponses because of the impossible situation of loud party noises coming from upstairs,loud music and shouting does not help with any audio work we were trying to achieve so I am very doubtful of any evidence.

1. We have not found, as yet, a logical explanation why the candle supposedly came flying off the fireplace and smashed on the floor, we did try setting up a target experiment to try and recreate this phenomena without success so this will remain open to further investigation.

2. On our initial pre-investigation phonecall with the client we were told about the TV set allegedly turning on by itself even although it was unplugged.We have since learned from the client he was mistaken and that the tv was infact “plugged in” therefore we could come up with a possible logical explanation as to why the tv may have been turned on,the possibility of accidentally pressing the button on the remote control as it was laying on the sofa and the client not being aware of it when he sat down or moved onto it is very possible..This is quite common and I have accidentally done this many times myself as I`m sure many many others have too.

3. Even although the noise levels from upstairs was loud, we decided to continue anyway to help our client and try to give him some logical answers and, to put his mind at rest about some things that were allegedly going on,one of which being the report of the bathroom door apparently locking on its own.We discovered that on close examination and actually testing the door lock and handle, we noticed that it was quite stiff and the lock would sometimes stick at the “out position” which meant that the lock would catch in the door frame when trying to open it giving the impression the door was locked. We informed the client immediately about these findings and he was pleased that we explained and demonstated it to him, he was satisfied with our explanation.

4. Regarding the items that were said to be strewn all over the bathroom floor when nobody was in the house was a strange one.We looked at all possible logical reasons for this and came up with the explanation that, could the large framed mirror which was “not attached to anything” and perched at a slight angle on the window sill have somehow slipped off scattering some items around it? This may not be the case but it`s our best logical guess.Any vibration due to a door being closed or banged shut on occassions or even walking across the floor could cause the mirror to slide off the window sill over a period of time.. it`s possible.

5. Its very common when you start to dabble in things that you know very little about and your curiosity takes hold, like the use of a Ouja Board for instance, you can start imagining all sorts of things happening because of the boards reputation alone.To me,the board is just a piece of wood or cardboard after all but, the mindset when using these things plays a big part in it and that`s what can cause trouble later in my opinion,there is also a risk of “power of suggestion” to others where someone may say they heard or saw something and immediately others think they have too when in fact it is a case of hysteria.Scottish Paranormal do not in any way condone the use of Ouija boards.Reports of “feelings of being watched” can be caused by EMF (Electro Magnetic Field) If you have a lot of electrical items in your home they can raise to some degree a higher level of EMF.In some extreme cases this can cause feelings of nausia and paranoia.A couple of cases I had investigated a few years ago now I had felt this effect for myself to the level where I had to leave the room because of it, standing literly inches away from an electrical power box and some overhead cables for long periods of time is not recommended while trying to investigate.Something as simple as an electric alarm clock and mobile phone beside your bed can have similar effects on some people.

Findings & Notes:
After carefully going over all audio,data logger information and film footage that the SP team collected on the night, we did not find anything of significance to report.Due to constant noise contamination,which we had no control over, any serious audio work was impossible.Asking out loud for any signs of a presence received no responses which was somewhat disappointing but, these things do happen a lot during paranormal investigations and we can only try our best.I`d like to thank our client for giving Scottish Paranormal the opportunity to investigate all these claims and wish him the very best for the future.