Psychophonies. There has been much talk about them.There are both defenders and iron detractors, who deny the possibility that "entities from beyond" leave their voice registered in mechanisms of electronic origin., it is impossible to deny it: the doubt is there.Are they simple interferences from the environment around us, from the wind or the doors that creak simulating a word? Are researchers so suggestive that they themselves determine the outcome of these investigations?
We do not know.The phenomenon of psychophonies is as complex as it is interesting, hence it is worth making a brief review to delve into its main aspects.As always, we value your opinion and ask you to leave your comments about it at the end of the article.
Friedrich Jurgenson and his casual discovery
Friedrich Jurgenson was a man who mastered several disciplines, one of those restless minds that always want to go beyond what is established, who work in various fields and who, in turn, They have the respect of society.This Swede born in 1903 was a painter, musician, opera singer and film producer, but if something is remembered, it is precisely because he is a pioneer in the theme of EVP (phenomenon of electronic voices).And how did this man of inclination arrive How is this field of study?
By chance, as it happens in most of the most important things of our life.It was the summer of 1959, when, being in the garden trying to record the song of a bird to make a documentary, he realized, when reviewing the tape, that he had obtained more than the simple trill.
I call Monica, his wife, and put the tape recorder to listen to the same thing as him, repeatedly assuring him that during the time he had been recording the animal, he had been completely alone.But in the recording someone was heard.A voice speaking in Norwegian, commenting on the finch of the finch.That must be a mistake, both said to each other, so I deleted that recording thinking that someone, maliciously, would have approached without realizing it.
I repeated it the next day.And this time, I take more care of the stage.What happened then? Something shocking.The voice reappeared, but this time Jurgenson could hear it more clearly and even recognize it: was his mother, passed away years before.She, calling him as he used to do: «Friedel...my little Friedel...Can you hear me?»
That, obviously changed his life.I begin to work with the physicist and engineer Konstantin Raudive in order to find out the origin of those phenomena, to later have more collaborators: Hans Bender, director of the Institute of Parapsychology of the University of Freiburg and Professor Rolle, President of the American Association of Parapsychology .It was then that the theme of "psychophonies" began to spread, making it a almost "essential" aspect when studying, for example, supposed haunted houses or fenom enos strangers in different scenarios.
But what are psychophonies?
In principle, we could define psychophonies as sounds of electronic origin that are recorded on audio media, such as recorders and nowadays, also mobile.With this definition there is no controversy, they are "sounds." But now comes the really complex, what origin do those sounds have? Let's look at some of the most common explanations:
- Voices from beyond, of deceased people. Well, this is the most widespread and least accepted conception of scientific trends Entities that no longer belong to our plane, manage to weakly leave their mark or voice spectrum on the recorders.For many something like that could not be accepted, because this idea means accepting that part of us, continues being in this world after dying.
- Alterations of the researchers themselves: There is no shortage of those who think that it is the people who make the recording that create these supposed psychophonies.But beware, we are not only talking about a supposed manipulation made on purpose, which can sometimes occur, we also talk about another assumption at the same time as interesting as complex.There are those who think, which is the “consciousness” of the the researcher who is registered there.»It would be a kind of psychokinesis, as a kind of voluntary or involuntary mental emanation.Really curious.
- Radioelectric interference: It is common, in many cases there are recordings in which we can hear sounds that seem voices to us, when in reality they are external interferences produced by the wind or radioelectric interferences with the recording device.Solution to these interferences? Install the recorder inside the famous Faraday cages.
- Parallel dimensions: We should not think only that psychophonies are exclusively due to possible voices of our deceased people, there are those who theorize with the idea that there are parallel worlds, where other consciences sometimes leave their "small and fleeting" communications.
And you, do you believe in the psychophonies ? Have you ever heard them?
Image: Nick Pearl, Claus Moser
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