Had a question come through today which I want to address. We need to look after the living as well as the dead and some of the things that can be important are not visible to those off on ghost tours or your own paranormal investigations. Too much equipment might look awesome on YouTube but it may be harmful to people. Please read and be aware that some participants may wear pacemakers. Some paranormal investigation equipment can potentially interfere with a pacemaker, especially devices that generate electromagnetic fields, strong radio frequencies, magnets, or electrical pulses. Anyone with a pacemaker should treat ghost-hunting equipment cautiously and ideally get advice from their cardiologist or the pacemaker manufacturer before participating. Higher-risk equipment can include: EMF meters with strong active transmitters or modified coils Tesla coils or Jacob’s ladders used for theatrical demonstrations Spirit boxes / sweep radios held directly against the chest for long periods. High-powered walkie-talkies or radio transmitters Magnetic trigger devices Homemade “energy” devices or experimental equipment Devices using pulsed electromagnetic fields Static electricity generators Strong magnets used in trigger experiments The biggest concern is electromagnetic interference (EMI). Modern pacemakers are well shielded, but strong or close-range electromagnetic sources can sometimes: temporarily disrupt pacing, trigger false readings, or switch the pacemaker into a safety mode. Common paranormal gear that is usually lower risk when used properly: standard digital voice recorders, REM pods at normal distance, LED trigger objects, cameras, infrared thermometers, motion sensors, and flashlights. But “lower risk” does not mean “risk free,” especially with older pacemakers or people who are pacemaker-dependent. A good practical rule: keep active electronic devices at least 15–30 cm (6–12 inches) away from the pacemaker site, avoid hanging radios or spirit boxes on a chest lanyard,

Why do people keep talking about EMF? What is it anyway? Does EMF tell me there is a ghost near me? What are EMF Detectors? If you’ve spent any time watching ghost hunting shows or tagging along on investigations, you’ve seen this moment play out more times than you can count. A device starts beeping.Lights flicker.Someone quietly says, “Whoa… EMF spike.” And just like that, the room changes. Everyone freezes. Something paranormal has apparently happened. But before we start congratulating ourselves on catching a ghost mid-manifestation, it helps to understand what EMF actually is — and why it became such a big deal in ghost hunting in the first place EMF stands for electromagnetic field. In the simplest possible terms, an electromagnetic field is created whenever electricity is present or moving. That’s it. There’s no mystery built into it. If something uses power, carries current, or is connected to electrical wiring, it produces EMF. That means EMF comes from the wiring inside walls, power lines outside buildings, light switches, fuse boxes, appliances, extension cords, mobile phones, walkie-talkies, cameras, batteries, elevators and, inconveniently, most of the equipment ghost hunters carry with them. In modern buildings, EMF is everywhere. It’s not rare, unusual, or paranormal by default — it’s just part of living in an electrified world. So why did EMF become so closely linked to ghosts? The idea didn’t come from nowhere. In the early days of modern paranormal research, particularly from the 1980s onward, some investigators noticed that people who reported hauntings often described physical sensations rather than visual ones. (This is important!!!) Dizziness, nausea, pressure in the head, anxiety, headaches, a feeling of being watched — these experiences showed up again and again. Around the same time, researchers suggested that strong or fluctuating electromagnetic fields could affect the human nervous system, especially in people who were already sensitive. The theory was simple: if high EMF can make people feel strange, and people feel strange in places they believe are haunted, then maybe EMF plays a role in those experiences.

Join us for the Premiere on Youtube this evening, as we share our experience on a public investigation at Dudley Castle in the UK https://youtu.be/XrfBpSBYRxY