Visit 3.
Visit 2 was a quiet one. two things of note did occur though. Firstly as we closed our protection down, Kevin jolted from our joined hands as he had been kicked on the leg painfully.
Secondly, as David showed Sue the cellar area, Sue felt the old brick columns down there and felt a spirit hand stroke the back of her own.
Our third visit consisted of Si, Sue, Kevin and the return of Gill. In addition we were joined by a different member of staff, a young girl called Julia. Julia was intrigued but nervous. More nervous in fact by cellars in general and wanted to join in the session but had to acclimatise first.
As the team set up equipment around the lower underground areas which was made up of approximately 5 areas of differing sizes, Sue saw a shadow cross a doorway which led to nowhere these days but had been a passageway of more importance in times gone by. Sue set up her recording equipment to face this doorway. I rang my singing bowl in order to charge the air with vibrations in order to prompt better EVP's. We had to be aware of the high electrical readings particularly at one end of the room and also be aware that the cinema upstairs was currently in use.
We did protection from the group and people reported swaying feelings. Si led the board in asking out and kevin reported battery drain as Si was explaining how our instruments could be affected by spirits. Some of us get a smell in the room which is described as food. This is narrowed down to mashed potato or veg smells. It turns out to be a vent which leads in to the cellar from outside where the take away is on the main road. Si is unsure but thinks he sees shadows in various places as he speaks. The glass moves and then Kevin also sees a shadow in an adjacent room. Si asked me to check for a buzzing noise and i find a natural explanation. Julia says her eyes have started watering for some reason as the glass spells D-W-A-R-F. Si hurriedly asks to be blindfolded as this word is spelling because he doesn't want to be accused of leading the glass subconsciously. This is because two weeks earlier, as we were about to conduct visit 2, Si gave me a sealed envelope in which he had written some information which had popped into his head about what we may come up against. Si admitted that some of it was probably too weird to have relevance.
(I looked for the envelope but i'd left it at home). After the investigation, I discovered that one of the things Si had written was DWARF. The temperature drops in the room and Kevin reports being colder on one side of him as he films. The glass goes to G but seems to have no relevance. We discover the 'dwarf' is a female. Sue asks for her name but only gets V,D,V spelt, then NO.
Si is struggling to keep his finger on the glass but it's safe for him to remove the blindfold anyway.
The board users give their names as this can sometimes convince the spirit to give their names.
When Si says 'Si' the glass doesn't move to the next person. "Si" NO
"OK Simon" NO
"Alright, what is my name then?" G-R-E-E-N. This refers to Si's moniker 'The Green Man' which the spirits seemed to have dubbed him for weeks now.
Chris "Can you tell us a word that green represents?" L-I-G-H-T. This is correct and is answered correctly by different spirits at differing locations and with different people on the board.
As Gill asks "What colour am I?" Si gets a static shock.
One of our meters bleeps and it takes us a second to realise that it's our meter which is notoriously difficult to set off. Whatever energy has activated it must be strong. If it was natural, our other meters should have also had some activation of some kind. This time it's Gill's turn to see a shadow. Our most difficult meter makes 2 beeps and then 7 in a row. I pull out a camera and ask for it to be done again but it doesn't happen. We set up a camera next to that meter form now on but to no avail on this night.
I ask for a name again but the room is very still and quiet. Si says "did you hear that?"
We believe a new spirit has joined us as the glass is moving differently and is in fact going to each corner of the table in turn.
Sue "Did you stroke my hand last time?" YES
"Did you stroke my hair earlier?" No answer.
"How many spirits are here now?" 2
Julia says she is happy in herself and yet has a strong urge to weep.
Si "Is there ever any more than 2 down here?" NO.
Only this new MALE presence claims to ever be seen by anybody.
I know the reported evidence and so i ask the spirit "How do you interact with people ho come down here? There is one main piece of activity, what is it?" D-O-O-R.
This is correct. The door is left open and it's shut upon return. The door is closed often and so i throw a curve ball to test the spirit. "What do you do with the door, always leave it OPEN?" YES.
(aha, i think, i've caught you out)
Si "Is there someone else who shuts it?" YES. (damn)
Chris "Who?"
Si "Is it a living human?" NO
"Is it the other spirit?" YES.
"So you (the male) open it and the other one shuts it?" YES
Gill "Sounds like a marriage" YES.
We still have no real details as such. We push on.
Si "Were you married then?" YES
Sue "In what year?"
Julia "Was it a happy marriage?"
Si feels instinctively that it was 'a marriage of convenience'.
Si "You made money from her didn't you?"
Sue "Was she on the stage? You made a show of her?" a strong YES.
"Did she love you?" NO
"Did you love her?" NO
Julia cannot seem to stop being a little upset even though she is actually fine. It would seem she is feeling the emotions of this female. Gill sees a face near Kevin. Si feels a breeze and then Gill senses a presence near her. Kevin reports a big draft this time. There's a palpable sense of apprehension in the air as if something big is about to happen. Nothing of major note occurs though. Julia runs with the feelings she is feeling and expresses that she believes the female felt used and bitter about the male. Gill hears a breath but on review i don't hear one on audio.
Julia "I feel her pain and anger at being used".
We concentrate back on the board. With this man seeming to have taken over the board, Si asks for the little lady to return to the board. I heard a noise behind me at the time but hear nothing on review. The glass corners the board again and Si feels a coldness behind him as the glass draws a small square in the centre of the table and expands its size with each side it draws, until it fills the board.
"What is your name please?" B-O-S-S. My audio picks up a tuneful whistling which isn't apparent at the time.
"Are you male?" YES
A feeling of coldness and unease creeps over most of us.
Chris "Can we look at your wife then? What's the price of admission?" As i try to get a response, my audio picks up a further fragment of that same whistling but we don't hear a a thing at the time.
There is silence for a few minutes. Kevin hears a whispering i dismiss him at the time but upon review i think I may have heard a weak thing too. The square glass movement has now become the signature of this male presence being at the board and so it's him we are talking to now still.
As we try and ask questions to trace some information back, the spirit is refusing to play ball, aware of our scheme. Instead we play 'lose the fingers' where the spirit is playfully challenged to shake the teams fingers off the glass by moving violently.
The glass moves and shakes all the fingers off. I have the cheek to ask for it to do it again as i was distracted by my notes. With the team holding on harder this time, the glass speeds up, shoving backwards and forwards in a straight line until it simply tips over knocking all the fingers off and the teams accept defeat and give BOSS a round of applause. We suggest that BOSS exploited the lady and he agrees. BOSS seems fine about it though and we have to understand that to some degree,it was different times and ways years ago.
Julia "She didn't like being looked at" Is this why the female closes the door?"
Sue "Did you have kids?" NO
Chris "How come you are down in this cellar?"
"I'd rather find you in the stage area with the others" YES
"Are you gonna tell me that the other three lady spirits (From visit 1) didn't allow you up there?" YES
"ok, i've set up your answers enough now" H..O.. The spirit seems to change it's mind in telling us something about himself.
We try and level the playing field by turning the tables from asking the spirit all the questions. Chris "OK, Is there anything we can do for you? "
"Are you happy down here?" H-O-M-E
"You'd like to return home?" YES
'Where do you consider home to be my friend?" F-R-A-N-C-E
Chris "Which part?" L-E-O-N. (i've found a leon in France in a city called Les Landes, could this be it?)
"Was the lady also from France?" NO
Kevin hears four breaths.
Sue 'Were you a 'victim' yourself in some way too?" YES
"A victim of what? Just of the times in general?" YES
Gill feels something near her.
Chris "Were you a family act?" YES
David checks in from working in the cinema and confirms that the place has been a variety venue once. Si "If you went home to France, you'd be separated from the lady, could you do that?"
"Which is more important, going home or being the boss of the little lady?" my recordings pick up a singular whistle. There's no answer to Si on the board.
David, Si and I chat and i record whistling under our voices. unaware of the whistling, i try and get the lady back to the board. As we recall our findings to David, Julia wells up again. Is the lady drawing near again?
Sue and Gill feel cold.
I hear a female HHMMM on audio.
Si "Do you want us to go?" Julia is overwhelmed once more and says "Crying is stupid and so I know this is not my emotion"
There's an odd noise and someone asks "Did you hear that?"
Out of the blue, Si asks "Why did you cut her hair?"
Sue "Was it to make her look like a boy?"
Gill feels as if someone is toying with her hair.
The lady is finally on the glass again.
Chris "Would you give us your name now?" nothing.
Kevin "What year were you here?" nothing.
Gill "Was your hair as long as mine? nothing.
We discuss the possibility of crossing these twos spirits together and if it's even possible,
Gill "Do you love him?"
The lady may still love him but can"t forgive him it seems.
4-5 is spelt.
"45 was when you died?"
Chris "Can you tell us what 45 represents?"
Gills hair is still being stroked.
T-I-M-E-S
"45 Times is the amount of what?"
Gill "He put you on stage?" NO
Sue "He cheated on you?" NO
'What year it was?" NO
Si "Did something happen 45 times?" YES
"What happened?" M-E-N
Gill "She was raped?" Julia says she had that in her head as well.
It appears that BOSS pimped her out as a boy for men.
Si "Did it ever happen down here at this location?" 2 (Twice)
"Did you perform here often?" NO
"Did you go somewhere after?" L-E-E-D-S
So the duo was a touring act.
This lady chose to marry BOSS but chose badly.
Gill "Could you please tell us where you're from?' D-E-V-O-N (Julia finished this word aloud)
"How'd you meet him?" S-H-I-P
He had been a passenger on the ship she had once worked on. Boss seems to be felt around by us but he's allowing this communication to continue.
We convince the lady to use the glass as a pen instead of moving to letters.
S-A-R-A-H is spelt out elegantly and clearly as we ask.
Chris "Would you allow us your last name?" H-A-R-P-E-R. a lovely R was made with the glass i recall.
David speaks out and makes peace with the spirits in the area letting them know they are welcome.
Si "Does David shut the door for you?" NO
"Would you prefer him to close the door for you?" YES. David says he'll close it.
David leaves to continue his work.
Si explains that BOSS no longer has a hold over the lady and that there are other spirits at this location but Sarah doesn't leave the cellar. Julia reports back pain but this may be natural.
Sarah and BOSS don't actively ask us to move them on so we don't.
The energies are low now as Gill feels a stabbing in her heart and Si gets prodded in the back.
The glass goes to GOODBYE and we wrap up.
A weird nights information peels another onion layer off the Picture House.
We leave unaware of all the noises we actually recorded.
C Whitehouse 2013.
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