Phenomena Encountered: The Magazine Issue 6 | Page 5

Perhaps a negative case of the living that are attached to locations of the spirit world can be found in Sandy’s home town of Paris and the ‘Cataphiles.“ Cataphiles are those whom are engrossed with the Paris Catacombs as shown the Mr. Zak Bagans’ special Netherworld: The Paris Catacombs. These catacombs are hundreds of years old and they certainly act their age. There are frequent occurrences of walls and pillars collapsing. These fatal accidents, the risk of getting lost, and the fact that it is very much so illegal to go down into the Catacombs are enough to make one wonder what keeps the Cataphiles coming back.

"I didn’t go to church every Sunday. If I wanted to go, my parent would be like, 'Just go.’ I really was so far away from the Spiritual World. Now, I investigate I realize so many things that I wasn’t aware of before. I am way more spiritual than I use to be and I guess the more I keep going in investigations; the more I will learn more spiritually. The more it will help me to understand. I will learn from my mistakes.”

The Paranormal field can be unnerving as a team more often than not cannot tell what is going on with the spirits at any given moment. However, working in this field has been a very positive experience for Sandy, Jonathan, and the rest of the team. I wondered out loud if they have been in contact with any spirit that could be thought of as dark or negative.

“If we are faced with a negative energy we would try to protect ourselves. To cleanse ourselves before we get back and again ask for our protection. Right now we feel that we don’t have enough baggage and security. We have already been in contact with strong negative spirits and we just made sure that we were protected. We like to use the essential oils and incense to cleanse ourselves. Before we out to a location i prepare essential oils not only for cleansing but to help us be more open to the invisible world.”

The Believers team are growing with each and every day in experience and spiritual strength. They are a growing force in the mysterious world of this field. As their reputation and recognition grow I’m sure that they will be able to expand their locations. Sandy very much would like to come to America to do investigation at the Winchester Mystery House. A goal I do feel is a very possible goal for them to research as they have done such amazing work in a short amount of time. Getting to where they are today was not easy and they had to face some harsh realities of the world we live in. Despite that The Universe seems to be on The Believer’s side to guide them and keep them on the right path. There were times when all wanted to toss their hands in the air and quite. Thankfully that hasn’t happened. The year 2016 is young and there is much more waiting for the The Believes around the next dark corner. Lets take this journey with them