Are Spirit Guides Real?

I've been to quite a few medium presentations, read quite a few books on spirituality and watched a lot of YouTube videos regarding this topic. But at the end of the day, I still ask myself, are spirit guides real? I guess it would be a nice thought to know for certain, that there is one particular spiritual being that is watching over you.

The drawing of 'Chi' I received.

When I attended a Body, Mind and Soul Festival, I had a drawing done of my spirit guide. The artist told me that he said that his name was 'Chi'. Don't get me wrong, I love the drawing, but is it my spirit guide? Maybe she's just a really good artist who can draw a set of images freehand, and churns the same images out over and over again.... I have no idea?

A friend of mine, someone that I have known for a long time has recently become quite spiritual. She has embarked on a number of courses and has begun doing her own research, as one day she remembered that when she was a child, she had an imaginary friend..... She's trying to find out, if her 'imaginary friend' is/was in fact her spirit guide. Personally I never had an imaginary friend as a child, I did however see two spirits/ghosts in one house we lived in and heard another in the next house we lived in.

The video above was made by Steve Huff, it's almost 18 minutes long. He talks about spirit guides. If you just want to get to the bit where he talks about how to contact you're own spirit guide, skip the video along to 7.30 minutes. The technique he describes is very similar to those that I have read about in books. I've not done this exercise personally, so I cannot comment on that. What I can say is that, Steve records a lot of EVP's and will often ask if his spirit guide is present.... Either a 'yes' will be heard, or her name.

I guess one of the reasons I've never tried this exercise is that, I'm partially concerned that if a name does pop into my head, it'll just be my mind generating some random name that I've perhaps heard on TV or it's the name of someone I know or is from my past.... I don't know.    

Echovox And New Technology.... Argh!!!

Yes readers I'm back and I have another Echovox EVP clip for you! lol It's only 20 seconds long, so it wont take you all day to listen to. I recorded it yesterday, but I only put it together this morning. I've also inserted a picture of my neighbourhood in the clip, just to give you an idea of what the voice may have been saying....

It took me a while to figure out how to put a 3rd image into the audio clip, but with some trial and error..... And holding my head in my hands for a while lol I finally got it.... I think??? I still have some way to go when it comes to fading images in and out like the pros do. :) :)

I've also started my own YouTube Channel, where I will also load my clips. In the past I have often watched a lot of videos on there, but I hadn't set up my own channel, so it's a work in progress, my channel can be found Here.

I haven't just been recording EVP's :o) My wife and I went out for breakfast yesterday morning, rather than going out for lunch as it has been so hot here, and then we went to the local markets which were just across from where we had breakfast. I purchased a couple of soy candles and 2 crystals.

It was my birthday last month, and I received some money from my Mum. I had no idea what I wanted to buy with it..... Anyway, yesterday, a whole month after my birthday, I decided to buy a video camera. It's nothing fancy at all, after all I'm not a professional, I just wanted something that I could use for everyday stuff - that was no fuss and easy to use. OMG.... I 'used' to be sooo tech savvy.... The older I get, the easier I want things to be, because it's all just too much, and does my head in lol.... Is this a sign that I'm getting old? Am I turning into the kind of person that needs a 3 year old to program their TV? lol

So I did my research and picked out what I wanted, I found a store that was selling it for the lowest price, but when I got to the store, I noticed that the price on the camera was $80 dearer than was it was advertised for! I was thinking that maybe I had missed a sale or maybe read the wrong model number. Anyway, the sales guy came over and I told him that the camera I wanted was advertised online for $80 less...... He looked a bit perplexed. So he went online and confirmed that I was right, and then gave me an extra $10 off! lol So I guess at the end of the day, check your prices and don't worry about asking questions... And yes, when I left the store, the original price tag displaying the added $80, was still being displayed.... Shoppers beware!

I let the camera charge last night, now I have never owned a video camera for a couple of reasons. The main reason is that I really dislike the sound of my own voice when I hear it recorded. I don't even record my own message on my mobile phone voice mail! lol My friends have video cameras, and when they bring them out, I hardly say 2 words. The other reason is that a lot of people have cameras because they have kids or are into sport etc. I don't fit into either of those categories.

After I read the manual this morning, I made my first 'video'. I haven't used any editing software, I just recorded it and then transferred it to the computer, so I hope that you are able to view it. If you can't it's on my YouTube channel and I know works there :o)

Echovox - Church

Yes, I'm still playing around with the Echovox app lol. I did a couple of recordings yesterday, both on my tablet and on my phone. As I'm still experimenting, I'm not sure if I prefer the tablet version or the phone version. After I listened to two of the recordings that I made on my phone, they both had a high pitched 'sonar' type noise in the background, which was quite annoying. However in saying that, I haven't experimented enough with the phone version settings. So I will need to have a bit of a play around with it, to try and figure out if I'm the problem or if it's my phone :o)

The Echovox home screen.

So here's one that I cleaned up this morning, I took some of the background noise out, so I hope that it's clear enough for you to hear. Speakers make the world of difference!! All of the recordings that I've made so far, all sound different - depending on whether I listen to them on my tablet, phone or laptop, and all three of those, with or without headphones. So what might sound clear to me, might just be busy noise to you. 

So could you hear what I could hear? Did you hear something I missed? There are other 'noises' in there, but I simply just couldn't detect what was being said, which is why there isn't any text to accompany them. You'll also notice that the background isn't black!!!! lol It's actually a photo taken at sunset, from my front door. I've also started to upload my clips to my own YouTube Channel:- Click Here

Before I sign off, I just want to give Ryan O'Neill a huge shout out! He has been so helpful! Seriously, no question is too big or small for this guy. He has offered me so many tips in the last few days! So Thank You Ryan!

This is his website:- Haunted Scotland Investigates this is his YouTube Channel:- Ryan O'Neill this is his Twitter page:- TrueInuitive and finally, this is his Facebook page. So pop along and have a look :o)

EchoVox Take Two

I watched a few more clips online and had a chat to a great guy in Scotland - via Facebook, his name is Ryan O'Neill and he also uses Echovox. He has videos on his website and links to other great information. 

So I have two short clips for you today.... The first one is a lady. Sorry the background is black. I don't have a video camera to record myself using the app, as I have never had the need for one, and I am still trying to figure out how to at least insert an image, other than just one colour, into the background. Bear with me..... I will get better at this lol

This clip below is a male. He mentions my surname....Yes! My surname!

There was a bunch of stuff that I just couldn't understand, that's why you'll hear 'noise' but you won't see any text. I especially had trouble around the 'Repent' comment. It kind of sounded like 'Gibson Repent'. I could be wrong, lol it does happen (more often than I would like to admit lol) Perhaps some of you may detect something that I've missed. 

Ryan kindly sent me a link to some audio software, so it's going to be a case of trial and error, as I have never used audio software or video software before. It's a whole new learning curve!!! Actually, so is the Echovox :)

Another great site to check out is Steve Huff. He also uses Echovox as well as a ghost box, he has some really interesting videos! 

EchoVox - My First Recording Of Two Ghostly Voices

So this morning I downloaded an EVP app for my tablet.... Yeah crazy huh? Okay, I watched a couple of youtube videos, where people were using this app and I was pretty amazed! There are quite a few 'professional paranormal hunters' who use and swear by this app, it's called EchoVox. So I fired it up, and this is what I heard:-

This is just the audio below, without subtitles.

I say 'hello' then I hear 2 voices say 'help'. I ask 'do you need help?' Then I hear 'yes **pause** we need'. After this, the audio becomes quite garbled. This is my first attempt at 'catching' a voice, if you like. 

I had some trouble attaching the file to this post, so I hope that you are able to hear it.