Manifestation V - The Hand in the Attic

This one was discovered accidentally and frankly it startled me when I first saw it. I had set up my camera to do some more research in my attic when I heard this horrible sound. Some odd things to note, I hadn't started the camera recording but nonetheless recorded this. The camera recording by itself is not too weird, these investigations have tempered me for a lot worse, but there is one thing I can't get out of my head. That damned face in the lower left.

Just staring.

The video tearing is not completely in the camera. In person, the region showing the visual artifacts has a sort of haziness to it. The best analogy I can come up with is the sensation of seeing something out of the corner of your eye, yet looking directly at it.

Conditions:

1. Staircase made of wood (my friend in Larson tried with a metal staircase to no avail)

2. Ambient temperature between 60 and 65 degrees Fahrenheit.

3. Exactly 5:55am.

Methods:

1. Wear a single black dress shoe on your right foot (This is the weirdest method I've come across, I was removing my shoes during the first appearance).

A note on the conditions, I have no idea why 5:55am is so specific in this case. It seems that it doesn't matter what time zone one's in, at 5:55am local time, the conditions are met for this manifestation. I confirmed this with my previously mentioned friend from Larson who is in the Central time zone. The choosiness leads me to believe that a will may be exerting some form of control on this one. I know it's a crazy idea and I usually avoid baseless conjecture, but the Watcher seemed to show preference to certain objects and I can't conclusively say this is not the same or at least a closely connected apparition.

This leaves me very excited about my work with the Watcher in the attic.

Manifestation IV - The Watcher of the Chair

This is the first one with the Watcher that I've recorded. Most of the leg work in analyzing the conditions for this one came to me as a result of a chance encounter with an old friend who I used to do some charity work with.

The story's long and a bit boring so I'll jump ahead. She told me about the Watcher from a series of inquiries she was doing into local ghost stories. I think she was writing a collection of short stories based on local folk tales, but I honestly don't remember at this point. Anyways, she told me about the story of a family haunted by this entity that tended to observe them in a non-threatening manner.

Of particular interest to it were apparently cans, chairs, and screen doors.

A few months of research and the following was found.

Conditions:

1. Night time.

2. Yellow light.

3. Near houses with living residents.

Methods:

1. Place a metal can or chair in the middle of an open space (e.g. a road)

2. Wait for natural movement.

Now, I know method 2 is a bit vague, so I'll clarify. The Watcher seems to manifest when living observers are distracted by peripheral movement. This can range from billowing trees to cars in the distance. The materialization usually occurs during this lapse. Of course, with the video camera the appearance is no less mysterious.

This is the first humanoid manifestation I've come across that has a preference for certain objects. This raises a number of interesting questions about the nature of these manifestations. What, for instance, do these phenomena represent? Are they ghosts in the traditional sense? The Watcher seems to be very person-like. I always assumed that these things were natural phenomena (still do), just a little outside of our current understanding.

I like indulging in philosophical conundrums every now and then, but the fact of the matter is that my area of expertise is the research and cataloging of conditions and methods, not reasons and motivations.

Manifestation II - The Shadow in the Shower

This was the second one I ever discovered. I managed to figure out the conditions with help from a fellow enthusiast (well, he is now anyway, back then he was just a bored IT consultant).

A special warning, while I have deemed this one not dangerous, it can seriously effect your willingness to use your shower.

Conditions:

1. Fiberglass base (a modern bath tub usually will work)

2. Plastic sheet that touches a part of the base and is at least 5'6" tall and 36" wide (consequently a shower curtain does the trick)

Methods:

1. Apply 4oz 1:1 mixture of water and vinegar onto the plastic first, then the base soon after.

The easiest way I found is to use a small glass and toss the solution on the plastic, making sure it drips down and contacts the fiberglass soon after. The Manifestation can take up to a minute to appear.

The tone on the video is a peculiarity with the capturing of this one. In person, the sound is akin to soft whispering. Another odd detail is that the Shadow only appears if the plastic covers it from all active vantage points (including video cameras) making this the first I've discovered that changes through observation. I have yet to come up with a satisfactory explanation for this anomaly.

Manifestation I - The Lighted Crawlspace

This was the first one I ever figured out, so it has quite a nostalgic place in my heart. Because it was the first, the events surrounding its discovery were strange to say the least.

When I was 8 or so, I was scared to death of the little door at the back of my closet. I don't think this was unusual for a kid at that age (at least in retrospect). Of course, these fears typically begin and end in the overstimulated imagination. Not so for me.

I remember one specific night when I saw a flash of light come from inside the closet. This memory stuck with me well into my early twenties so I decided to apply some logic to this irrational fear in hopes of overcoming it.

I recreated the conditions from that night and made this discovery. After much research I finally found out the specific Conditions and Methods used to create the Manifestation.

Conditions:

1. A single high Kelvin light source, a fluorescent lamp (my nightlight had filled this role during my childhood)

2. Wooden door, between 14" and 18" wide

Methods:

1. Knock three times, each no further than two seconds apart (oddly spaced thunderclaps had filled this role during my childhood)

Needless to say, this did little to assuage my fears, but opened up a whole new world for me.

Where there is one, there are many.

Note: I've had a few people ask if the movement of the clothes was because of the Manifestation and the answer is no. That was merely me moving my arm out of the way after knocking on the door.