What is EVP?
A Brief History
The birth of EVP can be attributed to Thomas Edison because of his many inventions including the phonograph. Thomas Edison was known to be involved in the spiritualist movement that was popular in the US and abroad in the 1920s. In the late 1920s, near the end of his life, Thomas Edison experimented with a spirit communication machine. Unfortunately, Edison passed away in 1931 before any results could be documented.
In 1959, Friedrich Juergenson, a Swedish artist and film producer noticed that he had unexplainable voices on recordings he made of song birds in the woods. He continued his research and wrote a book entitled "Voices from the Universe".
In 1982, Sarah Estep from Severna Park, MD began the
American Association for Electronic Voice Phenomena (EVP) with the intent to
prove that there is life beyond the physical plane; her research began as an
attempt to contact her departed husband. In the same year, Sarah published a
book entitled "Voices of Eternity" in which she chronicled her 15 years of EVP
research. Sarah has since retired from EVP research and turned the reigns over
to Tom and Lisa Butler in May, 2000.
What Exactly is EVP?
No one knows for sure exactly what EVP is. The simplest definition is unknown sounds or voices-for which there is no logical explanation-appearing on electronic recordings. The most typical scenario is that the EVP will NOT be heard while making the recording, but instead will be heard later when the recording is played back.
Other Theories include:
The voices are a form of residual haunting and not really a spirit entity; when a traumatic event happens on a site, the environment absorbs the energy associated with the event and merely replays the same events over and over.
The sounds are from spirits who are attempting to contact the physical world; some EVPs are claimed to be answers to questions posed by the recorder.
Classing:
Class A EVPs are very clear unexplainable words or sounds that have little interference from background noises.
Class B EVPs are unexplainable bits of sound that could be interpreted in more than one way.
Class C EVPs are unexplainable bits of sound that are heavily masked in background noise or are barely intelligible.
The birth of EVP can be attributed to Thomas Edison because of his many inventions including the phonograph. Thomas Edison was known to be involved in the spiritualist movement that was popular in the US and abroad in the 1920s. In the late 1920s, near the end of his life, Thomas Edison experimented with a spirit communication machine. Unfortunately, Edison passed away in 1931 before any results could be documented.
In 1959, Friedrich Juergenson, a Swedish artist and film producer noticed that he had unexplainable voices on recordings he made of song birds in the woods. He continued his research and wrote a book entitled "Voices from the Universe".
In 1982, Sarah Estep from Severna Park, MD began the
American Association for Electronic Voice Phenomena (EVP) with the intent to
prove that there is life beyond the physical plane; her research began as an
attempt to contact her departed husband. In the same year, Sarah published a
book entitled "Voices of Eternity" in which she chronicled her 15 years of EVP
research. Sarah has since retired from EVP research and turned the reigns over
to Tom and Lisa Butler in May, 2000.
What Exactly is EVP?
No one knows for sure exactly what EVP is. The simplest definition is unknown sounds or voices-for which there is no logical explanation-appearing on electronic recordings. The most typical scenario is that the EVP will NOT be heard while making the recording, but instead will be heard later when the recording is played back.
Other Theories include:
The voices are a form of residual haunting and not really a spirit entity; when a traumatic event happens on a site, the environment absorbs the energy associated with the event and merely replays the same events over and over.
The sounds are from spirits who are attempting to contact the physical world; some EVPs are claimed to be answers to questions posed by the recorder.
Classing:
Class A EVPs are very clear unexplainable words or sounds that have little interference from background noises.
Class B EVPs are unexplainable bits of sound that could be interpreted in more than one way.
Class C EVPs are unexplainable bits of sound that are heavily masked in background noise or are barely intelligible.