Paranormal Investigators: Past & Present: Erwin Olde

Erwin OldeParanormal Investigators Nederlands

Today we travel to the Netherlands to meet Erwin and Mariska Olde. Erwin has replied to my questions in such a manner that I haven’t had to edit or write much at all, so without further ado, let me introduce Erwin and Mariska of Paranormal Investigators Nederland

Erwin 

My name is Erwin Olde and I am married to Mariska (also an investigator of PIN). I was born in Hoogeveen – The Netherlands and we are still living there. 

Ever since I was a young boy the paranormal always interested me. Although my parents didn't believe me if I told them that I saw dark figures in the hallway. But I knew then that what I saw was real.

Since 2002 I started to do some research on my own. I always knew that there was more so I surfed the web for more information about the paranormal and about investigations. The years went on and on and in 2010 I met Ronny (Team NPRT) and he invited us for an investigation. In December 2010 my wife and I decided to start our own team and PIN (Paranormal Investigators Nederland) was born.

Mariska

Being an investigator changed my life. People depend on you, they want your opinion because they know that we believe them. Being an investigator is a way of life.

As I mentioned before, we started PIN in 2010. This is my first team and it will also be my last team. As the founder of PIN, I am also an investigator and most of the time responsible for the daily business (speaking with clients, arrange meetings etc.) Currently, our team has 4 investigators and 1 medium who will support us during an investigation. This person doesn't join us when we are on an investigation, But we can depend on her.

There are many great places to investigate like old castles or a very old forest. But also private homes are great to investigate.

The great thing about being an investigator is that every place you visit you get to know more about the history of a certain area.

Fortress Island IJmuiden

The 3 locations that impressed me the most(so far)are Fortress Island IJmuiden, an old factory and of course my first investigation as a team. All locations are in the Netherlands.

But there are some locations that I really would like to investigate like Waverley Hills (2015), Edinburgh and the Queen Mary 2 and of course, there is a location in Australia, I believe it’s the Westwood Sanatorium, Queensland. But we are also working on a new project about the second world war.

Paranormal investigations are always interesting because you never know what will happen. This year we did an investigation in a private home. Suddenly I got the feeling that the entity was trying to “attack” me because he didn't like my presence  At the and of the investigation we did a ghostbox session and one of the team members asked if the person liked me, the answer was “no”. But the best piece of evidence we have so far was captured on Fortress Island IJmuiden. In this footage, you see 2 white shadows passing by our camera’s and a few seconds later you see the camera moving.

My favourite piece of equipment is my voice recorder. But also the MEL-meter. But there are many cool things to get online. But the voice recorder is a great piece of equipment and probably the most important piece of equipment. But the DVR-system is also great because you can monitor the investigators at a distance and if you see something “strange” on the monitor or the investigator noticed something you can immediately take notes of the action.

At this moment we are very busy with a co-operation with 2 other teams (GH-NrWup – Thomas and NPRT – Ronny). I am always prepared to help people and to inform them about the paranormal.

cemetery in Hallum (The Netherlands)

Since December 2011 we are working with a producer, she is making a pilot for the Dutch TV about paranormal investigators in The Netherlands. I am also being asked for an American Radio station to join them live in their radio station.

Our website (www.p-i-n.nl) is currently under construction, but every new item concerning our investigations, the team of news will also be published on our facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Paranormal-Investigators-Nederland/221560347908042

We also have Hyves (pi-n.hyves.nl, it is a Dutch social network, and we want to use this for education, information about the paranormal,  especially for children.

© 2013 Allen Tiller

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Stigmata: Conclusion

The Stigmata what have learned?

Over the length of the Stigmata series on the Eidolon Paranormal Blog, we have described a great number of similar occurrences and detailed differing types of stigmata, as well as brought you a broad spectrum of people, from saints to everyday people, right across the globe, from this we have learnt the following aspects about Stigmata.


Stigmata is mainly felt by Catholics (with very rare cases outside the Faith)
Stigmata can affect Holy people, but also everyday people.
The first, and only recognised Stigmata case by the Roman Catholic Church is that of St. Francis of Assisi
The wounds can appear on the hands or the wrists of those with Stigmata.
Visions usually accompany the Stigmata, mostly they are of the Virgin Mary, Jesus or a Saint, but in at least one case they have been of the Devil.
Stigmata appears to be psychological to the medical community, but it is still unknown as to why the and how the physical attributes happen
When one case of Stigmata “breaks out”, it is usually followed in quick succession by others reporting Stigmata, with no valid connections to one and another, other than being Catholic, afterwards a long period will occur when no cases are reported.
Hemography – Blood used from Stigmata wounds forms letters and symbols on clothing and bandages to form Symbolic words or meanings to the Catholic Faith.
Other supernatural phenomena usually coincide with stigmata such as bilocation, prophecy, revelations, soul connections, connections with spirit and Jesus and levitation.
As of yet, no-one in Australia has reported Stigmata
almost all cases of stigmata report the blood from the wounds having a “rose” scent – the same scent is apparent with those who have incorruptible bodies ( http://eidolonparanormal.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/proof-of-god-incorruptible-body.html)
Stigmata was once enough of a miracle for someone to become a Saint after death, the Catholic Church no recognises it alone as such an honour to beatify someone.


Stigmata is still an often overlooked supernatural phenomenon, most likely as most paranormal investigators today laugh off anything religious as being “out there”, which if you think about it is rather ridiculous with so many chasing demons and other biblical creatures, and the whole paranormal community being a little “out there”
There is much in the Bible describing supernatural and paranormal phenomena that are overlooked whilst people chase ghosts, or get stuck in Church Dogma, but there seem to be no paranormal investigation teams interested in researching the phenomena like Stigmata that is still happening in modern times.
It would be great to see more teams look further afield than ghosts, UFO's and Bigfoot, and search other phenomena.
The Stigmata will continue to be a mystery until a sufferer comes forward and allows real medical teams and scientists to study their bodies, wounds and minds and find try to make sense of what is happening, the phenomena could be psychosomatic, self mutilation or indeed of God, but until any real documented, unbiased research is concluded we will never know the truth.





© 2013 Allen Tiller
www.eidolonparanormal.com.au

The Alkimos - A Cursed Wreck.

The Alkimos 

Lying off the coast of Western Australia, close to Yanchep, is the ruins of a merchant sea vessel that many believe is not only haunted but cursed as well.

The Alkimos was originally named the Viggo Hansteen and was used by the Norwegian Shipping and Trade Mission. It was built during World War 2 and saw active service, often transporting troops and cargo across the Mediterranean, for 18 months.

In August 1944, whilst docked at Naples, Canadian radio operator, Maude Steane was shot, and killed by another crew member, who then went on to commit suicide.

After the war, the ship was sold to a Greek company who then renamed it Alkimos, a Greek God who represents strength.

For the next 20 years, the Alkimos crossed the globe as a cargo vessel. In 1963 the vessel was in Australian waters, leaving Western Australia when it hit a reef off the coast. It was towed back to Fremantle for repairs.

It was then to be towed by an ocean-going tug from Hong Kong, but only a few hours from the port, the tow line snapped, and with the currents, the ship was driven into the shore. It couldn't be floated, so it was filled with water to make sure it didn’t move with the tides, and an on-board caretaker was installed to look after the ship and make sure no-one came to salvage its steel.

In January 1964 the ship was successfully re-floated and was ready to be pulled by tugboat to Manila when local authorities seized the Tugboat! - The Alkimos was left anchored where it sat, eventually the anchor broke and the ship, again held by the current, was moved along the shore, this time onto the Eglinton Rocks near Yanchep.

The damage this time was far too great for the ship to be re-floated, and it was abandoned where it sat. Salvage workers were invited to scrap the vessel, and began to do so – during this time the ship was owned by 8 different people, who it is said suffered a curse from the ship, with almost all dying inexplicably or suffering money problems, or illness – all their problems would seem to be cured or solved as since as the ship was sold on to the next person.

The workers hired to salvage the ship soon left the vessel after hearing ghostly noises and witnessing tools move on their own, some workers even reported tools disappearing before their eyes, only to return at a later time. Almost all the workers would not leave their cabins during the salvage at night, as they claimed ghostly footsteps would follow them down the hallways, there were also claims of seeing a spectre dressed in oilskins, and all crew would report the smell of food cooking in the galley, only to find upon investigation, no-one there.

Rumour also suggests that during the construction of the shipmen working on the hull had been welded inside the vessel and left there to die, only to come back to haunt and curse the ship.

Claims about the ships hauntings and curse do not end with just being on board, it is said horses will not pass the wreck when walking on the beach.

Cray fishermen have reported seeing the oil-skinned clothed ghost standing aboard the ship, and when investigated find no-one there.

Perhaps one of the strangest occurrences is that of Herbert Voight. Voight was a long-distance swimmer who, it is said as part of his training, would tow behind him a plastic baby bath full of Emu Export Beer. Inexplicably during one of his training sessions, he disappeared, thought drowned. Later his skull found, washed up inside the body of the Alkimos.

The ship is often cited as cursed, with many visitors to the wreckage reporting injuries, near-drownings, engines stopping and bad things happening to them after leaving the wreckage, could this be over-active imagination, or is there really something to curse and haunting of the Alkimos?

The Alkimos, after over 40 years of sitting on the Western Australian coastline is now nothing more than a rusted hulk of a ship that often disappears under the high tide, it still sits there, of the coastline of Western Australia, a cursed monument to a decaying ship of death.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkimos_(ship)

http://www.jackwongsue.com/ghost_of_the_alkimos.htm



© 2013 Allen Tiller
www.eidolonparanormal.com.au

Paranormal Investigators: Past & Present: Amanda Maloney

Amanda Maloney W.A.P.R.

Our second guest from West Australian Paranormal Researchers, Amanda Maloney is the team's Case Manager, investigator and researcher.

Amanda found an interest in the paranormal as a young child, but during her teenage years, it scared her, so her interest waned just a little, until a new batch of paranormal related television shows began, which in turn, renewed her interest in paranormal themes and topics once more.

As a child, Amanda used to Astral Travel, and remembers a lot of paranormal phenomena occurring around her, as an adult, and paranormal investigator she has encountered her fair share of action over the years.

Amanda loves being able to match up historical documents and stories with activity the team captures in locations, she also has an interest in the scientific side of investigating, and believes there is more out there than we know or understand

Albany Quarantine Station, which is in the middle of the bush, with no-one around, is one of Amanda’s favourite locations to investigate. Amanda and the team have witnessed many paranormal occurrences at the location, including hearing footsteps, doors opening and banging, and an apparition of a little girl. Also in this location 4 members of the W.A.P.R. Team watched a ball of light try and materialise in front of them.

Amanda wrote this about an investigation at the Albany Quarantine Stations:
“ When we were at the Albany Quarantine station it was just about midnight when things started to happen. Our K2's were going off and we had been hearing footsteps on the verandah outside the room we were in, but we were all there. All of a sudden 3 different people saw a little girl probably around the age of 6-8 looking through the window. People went racing out the door and around either side of the verandah. They met up in the middle and no little girl. The drop off the verandah would have been impossible for anyone to do without injuring themselves but the guys did also check down on the ground and under the building and there was no way a little girl would be out there in the middle of the bush anyway. Around the same time the french doors to the room which also had two chairs in front of them were pushed open.”

Amanda's favourite piece of evidence captured so far, was also caught on her favourite paranormal tool, a recording device.

The team heard a disembodied voice, call out “Mummy!”, and could find no logical explanation for it, the best thing is, the voice was captured on 4 different recording devices and witnessed by 5 separate investigators present at the time.

W.A.P.R. conduct public ghost hunts for members about every 6 weeks. As locations change each time you need to keep an eye on the W.A.P.R. facebook page for when an event is coming up. There is no charge for these hunts.

WAPR and Amanda have appeared in the following media:

The Guardian Express - local paper (May 2012)

Swan Valley Magazine - local magazine (Nov 2010)

Take 5 - magazine (Feb 2012)

Weekend Courier - local paper (Sept 2011)

Today Tonight - TV show

ABC radio - morning show 

www.inmycommunity.com.au/news-and-views/local-news/Paranormal-researchers-to-probe-Town-Hall/7620660//" 

Visit WAPR online at:

 www.waparanormal.com.au 

© 2013 Eidolon Paranormal

written and researched by

Allen Tiller

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Stigmata: Hemography

Stigmata: Hemography

For those of you paying attention during our stigmata series, you may remember the word Hemography being briefly described in the short profile on Natuzzo Evolvo and her Stigmata case.

Hemography whilst being associated closely to the Stigmata, is not solely associated with it, but is a paranormal phenomenon all of its own, although it remains one of the lesser known phenomena because it does not receive the same media attention as say, UFO, Hauntings or Near Death experiences, it is still a subject that can be studied by paranormal investigators and scientists alike to try and ascertain its validity as a real and actual event.

So what exactly is Hemography I hear you ask? Well, to put it simply, it is the formation of letters or symbols on walls, cloth, bandages etc, with human blood, done from an unknown or supernatural force.

With Natuzzo Evolvo it involved the bandages that wrapped the wounds of her stigmata, when taken off her wounds the bloodstains would form hieroglyphs of Christian symbols of Jesus, the rosary or other Catholic religious symbolism.

In other documented cases words have been written in blood, in one long string of documented events the words “God is Nowhere” was seen to be written in blood, but more recently this phrase has changed to “God is Now Here”, but who the writer is, none of the people investigating is really sure, but what they do know is that humans are not the ones writing the phrases, it seems to come from an unseen supernatural force, maybe even multiple forces, if they are good, evil or neutral is also unknown.

Hemography is still a relatively unknown phenomenon, and as such has had little or no research done upon it, it has had some exposure through the Television show “supernatural” in recent years, but many people believe it to be a fictional, “made up for television phenomena”, rather than something that is very real in the physical world.

Maybe this article has sparked your interest and you might like to look a little deeper into the phenomena, as per usual with all our Eidolon Paranormal post, we encourage that you investigate for yourself, below is a couple of links to get you started

Below are links to a few case file studies on the phenomena

http://www.sodalitasquaerito.com/chadg.htm

http://www.sodalitasquaerito.com/tommyf.htm

http://www.sodalitasquaerito.com/paulcallan.htm

© 2013 Allen Tiller

www.eidolonparanormal.com.au

Stigmata: Padre Pio

The Stigmata of Saint Pio

The 20^th of September 1918, A humble Franciscan Padre in Pietrelcina, Italy was blessed with the same marks as His Lord Jesus, the Stigmata

"It all happened in a flash. While all this was taking place, I saw before me a mysterious Person, similar to the one I had seen on August 5th, differing only because His hands, feet and side were dripping blood. The sight of Him frightened me: what I felt at that moment is indescribable. 'I thought I would die and would have died if the Lord hadn't intervened and strengthened my heart which was about to burst out of my chest. The Person disappeared and I became aware that my hands, feet and side were pierced and were dripping with blood" (Ep., V. 1, no. 5 10, p. 1094)

The above was written from Padre Pio to Padre Benedetto in a letter describing the trance he fell into as he prayed at the later after delivering Mass, awakening to find the bloodied marks on his hands and feet and one very painful wound in his side.

At first, Padre Pio felt humiliated by the somewhat painful bleeding wounds, and could not understand why The Lord would wish them upon him, but he came to understand their symbolism and meaning and drew

energy and love from them, of which he used to fortify his beliefs and bless those who came to him.

Over the next 50 years, Padre Pio became very famous as the word of his bleeding hands travelled the globe, Doctors from across the globe visited him to study the phenomena, with little understanding of what was happening.

One of their concerns was the amount of blood Padre Pio would lose whilst bleed. It takes nourishment to produce blood, and Pio was very much known as being a frugal eater, so much so they say his diet at the time would not sustain a small child, but every year as he grew older, his energy would increase, in stark contrast to the amount of blood he lost weekly – another unexplained phenomenon.

Other than the obvious bleeding associated with the stigmata, Padre Pio also suffered another less talked about phenomena, that of the “scourging” and the feeling of the crown of thorns pushed hard upon his head. These were both phenomena he felt on a weekly basis for the rest of his life. On some days of importance, he would feel the crown with much greater force, but Padre Pio knew that the stigmata was an important gift, and dealt with the pain as best he could, not letting on to his parishioners exactly what he was feeling.

On the 23^rd of December 1968, at 2:30am, Padre Pio died in his small cell, his wounds healed. He was later buried in a crypt inside the small Church “Our Lady Of Grace: where his body still lays today.

Padre Pio's fame had grown substantially during World War Two, when the Americans had discovered him, during and after this period, thousands began to flock to the small Church in Italy to witness the miracle of the stigmata and be blessed by the Padre.

In Rome, on December 18th, in the Year of Our Lord 1997, Padre Pio was Beatified.

On June 16^th 2002, Pope John Paul II declared Pio, born Francesco Forgione, Saint Padre Pio of Pietrelcina.

Padre Pio is Patron of Civil Defense Volunteers

Padre Pio is Patron of Catholic adolescents

© 2013 Allen Tiller
www.eidolonparanormal.com.au

Stigmata: Maria Esperanza de Bianchini

The Stigmata of Maria Esperanza de Bianchini

Born in Venezuela on November 22, 1928, Maria is also known locally as “Servant of God, Maria Esperanza” a title given to one who is thought to be Pius in their religion, and to be investigated by the Holy Roman Catholic Church to be taken towards Sainthood.

Maria was born on the feast of Saint Cecilia in Barrancas, not far from the Orinoco River, she had considered becoming a Nun at one pint, but had a vision on October 3, 1954, that called for her to live the life of a wife, she went on to have seven children and tweny grandchildren!

The vision was that of Saint John Bosco. Saint John told her how she would meet her husband on November 1^st 1955, of which she did and, as above, went on to marry and have a large family.

Maria was devoted to St Therese of Lisieux, the “Little Flower” and spent much of her time in prayer for intercession from her.

Many of her followers and the cult that has sprung up about Maria believe in a long list of supernatural knowledge bestowed upon this humble wife from God.

They believe Maria received the gifts of Levitation, Healing, apparition, Discernment of Spirits, Locution, Ecstacy, The Odour of Sanctity ( an unusual effect attributed to many saints where the odour of fresh roses rises from their bodies after death) and the stigmata.

There have been witnesses to her levitation during mass and her bilocation (where a person is in one place but is seen in another at the same time).

Maria was also present, with 150 other people, when Our Lady, The Virgin Mary appeared to people in Finca Betina, Venezuela, which has been authenticated as a real event by the local Bishop and The Holy See.

Maria Esperanza lived with her stigmata, and still ran a household, had children and grandchildren, managed to pray, go to church and do all the humdrum things us normal folk do, so even though the Stigmata is a Holy gift, it did not get in the way of her everyday life.

Maria was also a modern mystic, revealing many prophecies, some have claimed to be eerily accurate, for more on Maria, please follow the links below.

http://www.esoterism.ro/english/maria-esperanza.php
http://www.mariaesperanza.org/english/maria_esperanza_en.html

© 2013 Allen Tiller

www.eidolonparanormal.com.au

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