Negative ions are odorless, tasteless, and invisible molecules that we inhale in abundance in certain environments. Think mountains, waterfalls, and beaches. Once they reach our bloodstream, negative ions are believed to produce biochemical reactions that increase levels of the mood Chemical, Serotonin, helping to alleviate depression, relieve stress, and boost our daytime energy.
And these are a few of the reasons we see negative-ion generators being sold in stores and all over the Internet, but do they really work????
It's too early to tell for sure, but that's not to say there is not some sound science behind the concept.
The Science bit
Ions are molecules that have gained or lost an electrical charge. They are created in nature by molecules breaking apart due to sunlight, radiation, and moving air and water.
You will have experienced the effect of negative ions when you last visited the beach or walked underneath a waterfall. Whilst the feeling the euphoria is simply being around these wonderful settings and away from the day to day pressures of home and work, the air circulating in the mountains and the beach is said to contain tens of thousands of negative ions, much more than the every day home or office building, which contain tens or hundreds, and many register a zero.
The action of the pounding surf creates negative air ions and we also see immediately after spring thunderstorms when people report lightened moods.
Generally speaking, negative ions increase the flow of oxygen to the brain; resulting in higher alertness, decreased drowsiness, therefore more mental energy.
One in three of us who are sensitive to the effects of negative ions, some can feel like we are walking on air. You are one of them if you feel instantly refreshed the moment you open a window and breathe in fresh, humid air.
You may even feel the effect of negative ions in your own home; nearly every home has its own negative ion generator – ‘The Shower’.
In fact, there’s a University in Columbia, where studies have been carried out on people with winter and chronic depression. It has shown that negative ion generators relieve depression as much as antidepressants. The best part is that there are relatively no side effects, but a need to figure out appropriate doses and which people it works best on is still being carried out.
Something to think about?!?!?
Could the presence of large amount of negative ions be something that contributes to the strange feelings, coolness in temperature and changes in mood the individual experiences, when on a Vidual in certain environments. To which they assume a paranormal event has taken place!!
Air Ion Counters- A Ghost Hunting Tool?
In our search for new equipment, new ideas and new methods of research, the members of UPIA are always on the lookout. Not too long ago I settled in for an hour-long show on the Discovery channel. The documentary featured an investigative team that employed several devices some I had never had the chance to use. One of which was the Air Ion Counter.
What exactly is this device? The Air Ion Counter can be used for the detection of natural and artificial ions. Natural ions include those generated from the decay of radioactive minerals; ions generated by fires, lightning, and evaporating water; and ions associated with storm activity.
You can produce negative ions directly by combing your hair with a plastic comb. If you then blow air past the comb, the air will have between 1000 and 10,000 negative ions immediately next to the comb.
Ok, back to basic writing. Most of the information above was for background. The real focus is on the high-energy events. It has always been a belief that ghosts, in one way or another, produce some kind of electromagnetic field. It has been measured (with widely different results), and even felt by some. I have often thought that this field is producing free ions, perhaps as a by-product of a ghost's energy interacting with our environment. In effect, an Air Ion Counter is used to detect the by-product of a ghost's presence, not the ghost.
Report conducted Richard Jacklin, Spectral Electronics
In 2003, the Negative ion detector was launched which was specifically designed and manufactured for people and groups interested in the study of paranormal, ghost and phenomena related to the “after-life”. This paper is a summary of the results obtained by the users of this equipment.
The product, which formed the basis of this study, is the Negative Ion detector.
Since the launch of the negative ion detector, more than 30 groups and societies have obtained and used the units in a wide range of applications and investigations across the country. Individuals have also used the equipment in applications apart from ghost hunting.
Selection Reports and Experiences
At Walworth Castle
“…I can say that there has been paranormal activity, because I witnessed this myself when I stayed there last weekend. I stayed in room 17 and set up a NID by the door well away from any electrical device. I also drew around three coins as a trigger object, a copper 2p, a gold £1 coin and silver 10p. In the early hours of the morning the NID beeped twice waking me, and I had a sense that there was someone watching me in the room although I couldn't see anything. When I woke in the morning and checked the coins I found that the 10p had moved halfway out of the drawn circle and there was no apparent reason for the detector to go off. Very interesting!
Exorcism
“…Before an exorcism the NID was used around the house and on the subject - a signal was noted on and around the person. After the exorcism, no signal was noted, which comforted the person. No detection of that spirit has since been noted in that house or around that person.”
Beaulieu Abbey
In the Domus at Beaulieu Abbey, I was strapped up to a NID listening to our medium giving her workshop. All of a sudden, without me moving, the NID started to beep. The medium simply said 'Oh, you've found the cat then'. Apparently a spirit of a cat had materialised around the legs of someone sitting a few chairs away and walked towards my chair and sat nearby. The NID stopped beeping and our medium advised that the cat had moved under a table about 4ft away from me. I moved the NID in the area she indicated and the detector went off for about 30 seconds. After this, even though the detector was no longer picking up the cat, our medium said that it was still under the table. This to me shows that the theory behind NID is true. When energy enters our atmosphere, and a medium sees this, an ESD trail is emitted. When this eventually dissipates the ESD is no longer picked up, however the medium is still able to see the energy.
Vortex
We placed the unit in between us and we had a couple of medium’s open up and low and behold after 5 minutes or so it started to kick off! Just before it did one of the mediums did say that they believed the spirit was walking towards us! We also managed to capture our first "vortex" using this unit!
Conclusions
From my own personal interpretation of the survey results, statistics and reports, I have drawn the following conclusions. I should point out though that it is still early days for these products and of course personal opinions are purely subjective.
The overall objective for Spectral Electronics in helping paranormal investigators is to qualify” unusual activity and understand more about what one sees, hears, feels or can be detected by scientific instruments.
A surprise for me in the study was the high proportion of users who work with mediums / clairvoyant or who are indeed mediums themselves. A common theme throughout the experiences described in this report and others in the survey were the announcement of a spirit by the medium and then the immediate “detection” by the equipment.
Eliminating fake orbs!!
Negative ionization of the air does a superb job of eliminating most tiny particles that float in the air. They are normally suspended in the air (even when the air in the room seems calm) just by the normal convective air currents. You've seen particles of dust floating in a beam of sunlight shining in the window, haven't you? Well, when a high-density negative ionizer is in operation in the room, you see very little (if any) of that. That is the reason they can help people with allergies: they help remove dust, pollen, mould spores, and other allergens from the air. Of course, if you have a window open on a windy day and the pollen is blowing in, no negative ionizer will clear the air quickly enough to help anyone.
How does this work?
Ionized room air does not have to pass through a filter or be circulated by a fan to be cleaned. The negative ions generated by the ionizer unit, cause dust, pollen, mould spores, pet dander, to clump together and drop out of the air. In a filter-type purifier with a fan or blower, only the air that goes through the filter can be cleaned. And even then, the tiniest particles still can flow through the filter. These tiny particulates can be better removed by ionization than filtering.
How does this help eliminate orb’s captured on film??
When pictures have been analysed, a high percentage of orbs captured on film are usually down to dust contamination. When a picture has been taken using a camera, the field of focus has been set on a particular object. Any tiny dust particles that pass in front of the lens when the picture is taken (particularly when a flash is used) will be captured, and an out of focus image will appear on the film, appearing to look as an ORB!
Being able to remove as many dust particles from the air as possible will greatly reduce the possibility of dust contamination in any picture taken.
Thus eliminating yet another known fact, from the ever searching truth behind the world of the Paranormal.
Conclusion:-
Further testing on the relationship between negative ions and the paranormal, is still being carried out between various paranormal teams.
But you must admit there have been some interesting facts here about negative ions and there role in the Paranormal.
Paul Reeves
UPIA Co-Ordinator.
http://upia.moonfruit.com/#/negativeions/4518067665
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