Thriller Nights is proud to report the overwhelming success of our very first public event. We started out in style with the stunning Llanthony Secunda Manor on Saturday March 6th 2010. Being our first public event we were lucky enough to have the company and support of two other teams who we are friends with, to help our nervous newly trained investigators should the need arise. I would like to thank the lovely people of S.P.R.C and G.I.T for their help. Those present were THRILLER NIGHTS: Siān S, Jason R, Rachel, Marina, Angela, Sandie, Syreeta, Siān T, Tina, Michelle and myself (Karen) S.P.R.C: Mark, Helen, Dan, Michelle, Mathew G.I.T: Jeannette, Peter, Helen, Steve, Jan GUESTS: Tanya, Pauline, Martin, Hayley, Gemma, Helen, Sharon, Mal, Allison & Cynthia Sadly some people had to leave before we got a chance to take group photo`s, but the above show most of our team (top photo) and S.P.R.C team plus guests (bottom photo) We started with an introduction and protection routine before splitting into three groups. It was planned to do a walk around the building before we started, but as everyone appeared to have taken a walk around anyway we just went straight into the protection! After a short break we all split into our groups and went for our first individual activity. Group 1 Siān S, Rachel, Marina, Michelle, Angela & myself plus guests Hayley, Gemma, Tanya, Helen & Sharon. We started with the multiple activities in the attic. Many spirit`s were forthcoming and wanting to communicate with us in many ways. Our mediums picked up on several names and information relating to them. Michelle befriended and comforted a little boy who was missing his mummy. Some people felt compelled to sit in silence and see what they could feel/sense/hear/see etc, and some decided to try out the various tools and equipment within the room (planchette, divination boards, pendulums, dowsing rods, angel board etc). Siān and Michelle were treated to communication with my guide Spectrum on the angel board, on which he decided to put Siān to the test with her Welsh language! (I must point out for those who don`t know, Spectrum is also my soulmate/twinflame. He often enjoys interraction with my children and they enjoy interraction with him too!) Several times people felt spirit energy in certain places, and on photographs taken subsequently there are orbs in them that confirm these feelings! Marina picked up on another young child who said he had been killed in the room. We are unsure if he meant a deliberate killing or accident, young children often can`t tell the difference. One of our guests picked up on a man with a right shoulder injury caused by an arrow. It hadn`t killed him but was a bad enough injury to cause permanent damage and weakness. He was wearing long boots, a long coat and a hat like Robin Hood`s style. He was about 5ft 8" - 5ft 9" and was standing by the fireplace. After a break we then went into the upstairs kitchenette for the Planchette activity. Originally I wanted this room to be for Table Tilting, as when I had been to the manor before with another team, the table in this room had been phenomenal! But sadly the table was not the same one and the one it had been replaced with was unsuitable, so we used the planchette instead. However it wasn`t disappointing because the planchette was pretty active, nothing significant had been spelled out but it drew a pentagram (as did a planchette on my previous visit) and also went around in circles extremely fast and accurately. Rachel picked up on a lot of information in the room, including a lady with a French connection called Josephine DuVenurie who was 26 years old, and she had a gentleman with the initial B and her lady in waiting called Francine with her. Other things which had been picked up on from the room were: Illigitimate child born here but passed within hours. George W - Nosey, needs to know everyone`s business. Something to do with letters / writing. Monk or priest but feels like a monk initial M, visits a lot. Connection to clock making, keeper of time. Initial J, died following wisdom tooth extraction, couldn`t stop bleeding & caught infection. Can see him coughing up blood. He is telling the group to stop the chit chat as he wants to communicate. Initials S & G. Someone was shown a Tiger and was told it means protection. Someone saw a flashing light by the window Michelle got poked in the eye Rachel heard a musical instrument, faint, like a Harp Chanting could also be heard by Marina The planchette fell to one side as the energy changed to a very strong energy Lots of laughter Someone heard "He is coming, quick, hide" and felt this was referring to a witch hunter Initials A & O ( I took a photo in the kitchenette before we started, with Rachel linking in to energies in the room. In the photo are several orbs, and some even appear to be "sitting" in the chairs around the table! We have the planchette circling on the paper on video. If it comes out okay I will try to get it online soon.) Then we went for a break before going up the main stairs to the great hall for a midnight seance, originally planned to include everyone, but one group were having so much activity in another part of the building so they preferred to stay there instead. Those of us who remained (my group and the group with the S.P.R.C team) settled down around the table. I had left our spirit portal and spirit trumpet on the table throughout the night in the hope they will encourage and increase spirit energy ready for the seance. We weren`t disappointed because we had a lot of activity and things that happened to people. Several people felt itching (known as "cobwebs" and "feathering") on their faces which is a common sign of spirit presence, normally guides! There was an overwhelming sense of peace for some people, while others felt apprehensive or anxious. Most people felt the temperature and energy change drastically, mostly freezing cold from the knees down, whilst one lady said she felt very warm and comfortable. Someone was heard coming up the main stairs but no-one physical was there, a shadow was seen by the door curtain at the top of the main stairs and someone was seen walking through the door at the foot of the stairs to the bedrooms, but again no-one physical was there. In photographs taken in response at the time there are orbs in exactly the right places! I asked for spirit to make their presence known and a cool breeze was felt to be moving around the people sitting at the table. Some people felt like someone held their hand, and their hand was felt to be much colder than their other hand! Rachel picked up on a spirit gentleman called Charles standing by the window, he had a connection with horses and the cavalry, then she got the names of Arthur, Edward & Llewllyn but felt these were seperate names. One lady felt hands on her shoulders and flashing lights were seen around the spirit trumpet and a camera on the table (which was switched off). One sitter was touched on their head and a spirit man of around 6ft tall was seen standing behind them. A spirit man was seen standing next to me and he was asking what we were all doing! There was the presence of a spirit couple, Mary and Harry. Harry was around 70 years of age and had grey hair and was giving the impression of tightness in the chest. They appeared to be arguing and Mary told Harry he is selfish! Someone heard a baby crying in the room and felt the presence of a young woman of about 20 years of age. Another spirit man called Matthew/Matthews who felt he was of some importance, was seen felt and heard by several people and was making some of the ladies feel uncomfortable. As he came through someone heard a warning about a witch hunter who was looking for two wiccan/herbalist sisters to duck them, saying "witch hunter coming". Soon after that Angela saw felt and heard a man shouting in her face, but Rachel realised it was a case of mistaken identity because he thought she was one of the sisters, he then calmed down and left Angela alone. Angela said he was not a happy spirit! I got something about a Callum or Alan (it wasn`t clear enough to tell exactly) and something about a nice new car! The temperature became cold on one side of several people then the spirit of a man called Charles McKenzie came through who said he was lord of the manor, he had two large dogs with him. Another member of the group picked up on a Joe Longthorne fan and others heard whistling and saw a flash of light in the room. In all a very interesting and active seance session. Time for a break! After the break my group was scheduled to do some EVP and Mirror Scrying in the bedrooms. But I was still being drawn to do some table tilting, which we hadn`t scheduled because we had to change our plans at the last minute. The table we used in the entrance hall as a reception desk, was the same table I witnessed in the upstairs kitchenette (then an office) on a previous visit, during an awesome table tilting session when the table was moving around the room without any physical influence. I asked the group if they would like to do a bit of table tilting before going up to the bedroom, and they liked the idea, so we made a little detour into the entrance hall first. I explained that there are spirits in the building who enjoy using the table, and that they like to hear lots of laughter, which helps build their energy. ( We proved that on the previous visit, when the group was quiet nothing happened, when they started laughing the table became extremely active! I have it on video but sadly as it was another group`s event, I can`t use the video`s for Thriller Nights.) Most of the group joined in around the table, others decided to watch and two team members were watching to make sure no-one was physically influencing the table, either deliberately or unknowingly. I explained that people around the table should place their fingers very lightly on the table, just to give off energy, there should be no pressure or weight placed on the table. Marina used the video camera to capture the session. I invited the spirits who used the table previously to come forward and interract with us. Immediately the table began to tremble and very slightly sway, so I thanked the spirits and asked them to try and move the table more. After a little while of asking the table started to move more and the group began to laugh, and so the energy built up and the table became even more active. The group started to sing but the spirits didn`t seem very impressed, it was laughter they wanted! After a little while the laughter built up along with the energy, once that had happened the table began to move around in circles, changing direction occasionally. I asked it to try and tip or do something else, then it started to "run" across the room, and when we couldn`t go any further it went in the opposite direction, getting faster and stronger each time! Although the table didn`t actually tip, it was a phenomenal session and everyone enjoyed it. No one had physically pushed pulled or otherwise influenced the table, it was all done by my spirit friends of Llanthony Secunda Manor... (Thank you friends!). ( I just want to point out that there has been some concern because the table is on wheels and may have been easy to manipulate. Although the table is on wheels, the wheels are actually very stiff and difficult to physically push. I was the one who took the table into the entrance hall to use, and even though it`s a tiled floor, I had to carry the table into position because I couldn`t push it due to the wheels being stiff. I was watching people at the table, as were other group members, we are all satisfied no-one was physically manipulating the table as no-one was applying enough pressure to do so. I hope that helps to clarify the situation. I hope the video will come out and I will get it online soon. However as space was unfortunately limited in the hall Marina was unable to get much distance from the activity with the camera. ) After the table tilting we went up to the bedrooms to do the EVP and Mirror Scrying as originally scheduled. In the second bedroom the group felt isolated and cut off from the rest, there was an opressed and uneasy feeling and there was no communication from spirit in the room, although there was an impression of a man sitting at a desk facing out of the window writing. I have still got to go through the EVP recordings to see if anything has been picked up on it. In the main bedroom it was a very different story. Rachel picked up on a Susannah who died in child birth, lots of blood, the name of Catherine and a mistress in the room also came up. There was a dripping noise that travelled around the room and so was difficult to pinpoint, and also crinkling noises in one corner of the room. The temperature suddenly dropped significantly and "millions" of orbs were seen including purple ones as well as lots of white. Very interesting! After another break we then all got together in the main kitchen/lounge for our final activity, it`s amazing how fast the time goes when you`re having so much fun! When guests arrived we had given them all a raffle ticket, explaining it was for an activity later on. We drew as many tickets as time would allow, one at a time. The person holding that ticket could then choose one member of the team to go to any part of the house (that we were allowed to use) for 10 minutes. The remainder of us then called out asking spirit to do something in the room they were in, touch them or otherwise affect them or the room, and they were then to report back on the walky talky radio if anything happens. Several times things seemed to be in synchronicity with what we asked for and what they reported back to us. We then had a feedback session and group photos, there were too many to fit into one photo so we did one of the team and one of our guests. Thanks to Jason for supplying the camera and taking the guest photo and Martin for helping out so Jason could be in the team photo. There was one more thing to do before clearing up. When we were setting up the activities I decided to place a trigger object with motion sensors in the main bedroom. Ideally it should have been in a locked off room with a camera but we didn`t have a room we could lock or a spare camera and it was just a spur of the moment decision. I placed a small plastic tumbler (like the ones we use for the A4 laminated divination boards) on a piece of paper and drew around it, leaving it on the dressing table. When group 2 were in the room aparently the motion sensors went off without anyone near them. Later when collecting all the equipment from around the manor, we noticed the tumbler had been moved very slightly. We do realise that because the room wasn`t locked off we can`t categorically claim paranormal activity, but the sensors had only gone off once during the entire event, and that was when there was no-one physically near them- so it`s still quite interesting! All too soon it was time to go. Sadly as I said before some people had to leave earlier so they missed out on some things, but we understand they had a long journey and some had to be up early on sunday. As long as they had a good time with us and all got home safely that`s the main thing. I would just like to thank everyone for coming and again thank the two guest teams for all their help, I appreciate it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Group 2 Jason, Syreeta, Jeannette, Peter, Helen, Steve & Jan plus guests Mal, Allison & Pauline. ( Awaiting report.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Group 3 Sandie, Tina, Siān T, Mark, Helen, Dan, Michelle & Mathew plus guests Cynthia & Martin. Group 3 started with the EVP and Mirror Scrying in the bedrooms. At 9.20 there was an energy sound in one of the corners. Tina felt a sense of being lightly pushed. One member of the group felt light headed and Cynthia felt nauseus. Martin saw 2 flashes of light across the sideboard and used the voice recorder as a pendulum and it was swinging, there was a cold breeze passing between the sideboard and the wall. In one bedroom Cynthia asked for spirit and a male was sensed by the door and sideboard. There was also a sense of a man kneeling by the bed praying, and a woman by the bed with long dark hair, feeling that she died in childbirth (which was also picked up by group 1!) The baby lived. Cynthia had the impression of someone writing left handed with a white quill, as if writing to inform of bad news. (could this be the writing man group 1 picked up on?).Tina felt the pushing again by the window and there was a smell of flowers in the room yet there were no flowers. One group member doing mirror scrying noticed their face changing, like a mask, could see the mouth and eyes changing. Helen asked out loud and got the name of Sally who didn`t die in the manor. Then she asked for a change of temperature and it went very cold then warm. There was also the presence of a very annoyed monk who was very "in your face" and was storming back and forth in the corridor and sat on the bed as well, he was about middle age. By the single beds Mathew saw a white light which went from left to right, Michelle felt someone nudging her and had really cold legs, she also felt cold spots on the right hand side bed. It sounds as if group 3 had a really interesting night! I don`t have any reports from group 2, or from group 3 about their experience with the multiple activities in the attic or the planchette in the upstairs kitchenette. Group 3 were with my group for the seance and final activity so experienced the same as us. If anyone who was in groups 2 or 3 wishes to share experience or photo`s please send to me for inclusion, Thank You. Karen Owens TEAM REPORTS PHOTOGRAPHS |
LLANTHONY SECUNDA MANOR 6th - 7th March 2010 |
