FRIGHT NIGHT 2012

It's that time of year again, Halloween!  My personal favorite time of year.  This year marks the 3rd time for The Research and Metaphysical Paranormal Society (T.R.A.M.P.S.) to be hosting Ghosts Hunts.  ARCH (Architecture and Community Heritage  )is also the primary host of this event.  This is the 2nd year we have hosted hunts in their properties.  This year the T.R.A.M.P.S. will be at the old Canton Laundry Building and the old A&P Tea Company from 7pm-11pm.  Each hunt is in 30 minute intervals.  Both of the buildings are empty and there is over 4,700 square feet to investigate.  These buildings do not have any electricity.  So bring your flashlights.   Some flashlights will be provided.  Registration for the Ghost Hunts will be at the downtown library plaza from 2:30-5:30.  Price is $2.00 per person.

    Even though the group is no longer an active team and doing private residential investigations some of the original team investigators will be reuniting to host this event with Nikki and I.  Josh Harty writer and producer of Black Hart Films and former Team Leader of T.R.A.M.P.S. will be there hunting for ghost and filming possibly his last Paranormal Volg.  Shaman Ravenwolfe Teu, former team member, will be helping with the hunts and Nate Driscoll, former investigator, will also be on hand to help.  

     There are many other events throughout the day to attend and a list along with our promo video and other links are listed below.  If you are looking for some fun and spooky family friendly events for Halloween then Fright Night is the place to be this Saturday, October 20th. 

Nicole Procise T.R.A.M.P.S. Co-Founder 2011 Fright Night

Fright Night 2012

October 20, 2012

T.R.A.M.P.S. Ghost Hunt 7pm-11pm

Registration from 2:30-5:30 pm

downtown public library plaza

  https://www.facebook.com/events/106911586124843/

                           FRIGHT NIGHT WEBSITE 

http://frightnightdowntown.com/

Link to watch video on phone http://vid.ly/8s8o1y

FRIGHT NIGHT 2012     FRIGHT NIGHT WEBSITE 

      http://frightnightdowntown.com/

Ride a Free Trolley between locations 6-11 pm

Events Include:

• Headless Horseman
• Face Painting
• Zombie Walk
• Halloween Haunt
• The Pumpkin Zone
• Dead Artist Ball
• Rocky Horror Picture Show
• Ghostly Gala
• Bonfire
• Embassy Tunnel Tours
• Ghost Hunts
• All Fandom Ball

 

• Indiana Paranormal Inquisitor’s Hunt for the Embassy Ghost
• Cabinet of Dr. Caligari with Dennis James
• Kids Scavenger Hunt
• Braineaters’ Ball
• Guided Lantern Tours
• Murder, Mystery & Mayhem: Walking Tours
• Fright Nightmares
• Go to Jail • Spooky Stories
• Live Music
• Ghost Hunting

HEALING YOUR SOUL...and saying goodbye to T.R.A.M.P.S.

     Yes, I have made another change to my blog.  I seem to keep changing the name LOL.   However, a world without change, would become stagnant and therefore if we do not allow change in our lives we will not continue to grow.  One of the changes that I have made is a decision that Nicole and I made to de-banned our paranormal team that we were the co-founders of (T.R.A.M.P.S.) The Research and Metaphysical Paranormal Society.  This was a bittersweet decision and we will miss the group very much. I am very glad we had the opportunity to start Tramps and nurture it and expand the group in the paranormal community.  We met amazing people.  We certainly appreciate those people that we have met along the way and we are always up to going on investigations at spooky places.  We will always be happy to consult or help anybody that has questions or needs an extra person to assist on investigations.

    

     Just because Tramps is no longer, does not mean we are not involved in the metaphysical and interested in other topics of the metaphysical realm that have always sparked our interest.  We both are members of the Ivy Tech Metaphysical Exploration Club and we have now started a new website. Universus Spiritual and Metaphysical Consultants http://universus.webs.com/    This site is devoted to a more spiritual approach.  We focus on spiritual healing and wellness by encouraging and suggesting to others how important it is to figure out what tools they need to help heal their own soul.  Whether it's meditation, Energy healing, Reiki, hypnosis, counseling or a combination of all of these and there are many more ways to wellness such as yoga and exercise.  The health. wellness, alternative and holistic healing is not limited to just these.  There are many other topics, however. I will save that for another blog. You may also find us on Facebook and twitter.  https://www.facebook.com/UniversusConsultants     https://twitter.com/#!/universusconsul

     

     Since my last blog, I have completed my Reiki I and Reiki II energy healing classes.  The classes have been amazing and my intuition is slowing becoming more in tune.  As a result of this I have learned to trust my intuition and it's been validated time and time again now.  I suggest to anyone that has in interest in Reiki and healing whether its to heal yourself, others or both to maybe consider taking Reiki.  It has expanding my level of consciousness and that has been a wonderful, enlightning an emporwing experience.  I have also completed my first semester of college.  I am pursuing a degree in Human Services.  I will also be looking into online classes and workshops etc.. to expand my interest in complementary and alternative health and spirituality and awareness.    

    In retrospect I would like to express my thank you and appreciation to everyone that was ever a part of our team.  Friend or foe now.   I am glad everyone of you were a part of my life and the team.  I know that I have made mistakes and without making these mistakes I would not have learned that being a paranormal investigator and heading a team is not for me.  I still have a passion and strong interest and I do not regret this experience at all.  I look at it as a stepping stone that got me to where I am today on my spiritual journey.   I am sure I will always be judged and talked about by others and that is just something that goes along with any field and especially in the paranormal community.  It's too bad that it is this way, but I can't control what others say and do.  Only what I do.  So I admit my faults for anything that happened to piss anyone off or if I hurt anyone.  I realize that I too have faults and I have made mistakes.  I know part of healing is to be honest with myself in order to start the healing process.  This is a challenge but I am ready to meet this challenge.  Thank you from the bottom of my heart to all of you who were part of my team and those on other teams and any individuals in the paranormal community that I got to know.  All of you touched my life in many ways.  

   I will try to keep up and blog more.  I have lot's of things I would like to share.  since I am not just limited to the paranormal.   I can expand on many topics.  Thank you for reading and please leave a comment and share if you like.  Many blessings...

Andrea Schroeder 

A LIGHT THAT NEVER GOES OUT...A NEW APPROACH FOR T.R.A.M.P.S.

A LIGHT THAT NEVER GOES OUT...A NEW APPROACH FOR T.R.A.M.P.S. 

T.R.A.M.P.S. (The Research and Metaphysical Paranormal Society) has decided to focus on metaphysical topics this year and not just ghost hunting.  After all, the team consists of the original four members now and we all met and belong to the Metaphysical Exploration Club at Ivy Tech.  Nicole and I have felt the group has been a little stagnant for sometime and needs a fresh approach and with the group as a whole.   We have decide to take T.R.A.M.P.S. on a different journey this year.  With all the talk of 2012 being a year of transition, change and new vibrations with the earth  We would like to focus on healing our souls and spirits.  Only in this way,  are we are prepared for 2012 and the following years.  The goal is to be healthy spiritually, mentally and physically.  We will be organizing workshops and arranging for speakers and hosts that will guide us on this spiritual journey.   

     Helping our clients and investigating homes and business will still remain the primary goal and free service we offer, however by learning different ways to heal and help ourselves can only help us become more in-tune spiritually with ourselves.  Therefore this will not only benefit ourselves but our clients in many different ways.  

     We are excited about this new focus and approach.  I know personally it feels as if I am wanting to get rid of the negative energies that surround me and replace it with healing and unconditional love.  Keep checking my blog and the teams website and Facebook page for details on different events and workshops.  Thank you for stopping by and visiting my blog.  Remember there is a purpose for everyone and everything we do in our lives.  We are all in this together.  Peace, Love & Light to all.  

Andrea Schroeder 

Co-Founder of The Research and Metaphysical Paranormal Society   

The Paranormal Enthusiast

 

THE PARANORMAL ENTHUSIAST

      So here it is. 2012! I must say, I am glad 2011 is gone and in the past.  For me, it was a year of life lessons, some of them very painful.  However, I am appreciative of all of my woes and misgivings eventually, because there is always something to be learned out of every chaotic situation, bad relationship, and tragedy after its all said and done.  It sure stinks at the time going though it...doesn't it?
     If you haven't noticed, I have changed the name of the blog, from T.R.A.M.P.S. FILES, to The Paranormal Enthusiast Blog.  I decided, since I am the one writing the blogs, I wanted to make this my own personal blog.  Therefore I can expand a little bit more on what I write about.  There are still links to T.R.A.M.P.S. and yes, I am still the President and Co-founder of the team along with my partner in crime, Nicole.
    The Paranormal Enthusiast is exactly what I am.  I love the paranormal and the unexplained.  Whether I am researching, investigating, or talking one on one with someone.  I immediately get this electrical charge of energy and I am so in my element.  Researching and investigating the unexplained is definitely where my passion is.
    I hope to report and write about interesting topics that can keep my audiences attention.  I also will share the teams experiences and my personal opinions and views of topics and investigations.  Thanks for stopping by and I look forward to this journey and this next coming year (2012).  If we all are still here...

My Search For the Truth...and a Christmas Message

My Search For The Truth...and a Christmas Message...




As I write the title of this post, I thought to myself, Now don't put Christmas, Its not politically correct.  What bull!  What does politics have to do with a birth of Jesus.  Well...I won't go there!  So these past few weeks, I have become thirsty for as much knowledge as I can get about the spiritual realm and been on sort of a quest for knowledge of the here after.  So I began reading and listening to everything I could.  Spending my free time (ha ha) not much of that, listening to different radio shows and podcast's about anything and everything paranormal, metaphysical, spiritual and even ended up listening to different Conspiracy Theories.  From JFK, to 9-11, mind control, the conspiracy the surrounds the financial crisis and the New World Order,the Real Men in Black, and the conspiracy's about the government and UFO's and alien cover up's.  I even watched episodes of Ancient Aliens, Jesse Ventura's Conspiracy Theory.  Listened to numerous episodes of Darkness Radio with Dave Schrader, Coast to Coast with George Noory and The Conspiracy Show with Richard Syrett.  By the way they are all great shows to listen too so check them out.  Now, I must say after an overload of information on all of these different topics, from spiritual experts, and conspiracy theorists, my mind is on information overload.  I listened to many individuals that had near death experiences, hearing about their experiences to heaven and beyond.  Some went to different levels per say and some saw bright lights, and family members and some described a sort of judgement.  They all said the same thing, it was the most beautiful wonderful experience and it changed them forever and not one of them wanted to come back.   I listened to mediums and psychics explain their gifts and how they talk to the dead and how to read energies.  I listened to people share their ghost stories and the different haunting experiences.   One thing I will say, is my perspective of our world is a "little bit" different now.  I can't say I am thoroughly convinced that ancient aliens came here and created mankind and that the tablets found in Mesopotamia were related to the stories in the Bible and to current events and how the Earth and mankind was created.  Or that the fluoride that is put in our water is not to help our teeth but to calm us or control us. I heard that Fluoride is the number one ingredient in Prozac.  Another theory is that small amounts of Lithium are being put into our water to help lower suicide rates.  So if we are feeling a little down I say we forget our psychiatrists and doctors, just drink tons of water, and we should all be singing kumbaya and meditating together soon.  Then there is the 9/11 conspiracy and that is was an orchestrated event by our own government and the towers were a controlled demolition.  Who knows?? however,  at one time everyone believed that Lee Harvey Oswald was the only one responsible for killing President Kennedy.  Most Americans believe that there is some sort of a conspiracy that surrounds his assassination.    I can honestly say that I do believe that there is something to the UFO conspiracy, whether they are our own unidentified air crafts or something else out there in the universe.   One thing I do know, however "out there" or unreal these theories are, whether there is life after death or you believe in ghosts, there was, in my opinion, some credible experts consulted on many of these issues and it tends to make you question everything we are being told by the media and others about what actually happens.  Are we really being lied to all the time?  I am one to give others the benefit of the doubt, I want to believe that most people are good and that we all want a lot of the same things in life.  
Trusting your instincts and listening to your inner self is one message that I heard over and over.  After listening to all of these spiritual experts, authors and hosts, I have come to the conclusion the over all message is the same.  People just want to find the truth.  We all want to know and understand what really happens.  We all want to see what we can't see.  What happens when our life is over.  Is this it?  What is this all for?  What is our purpose and destiny?  Why are we here?  I believe the one true thing that is going to change this world is the ones that are searching for the truth.  The ones who don't want to stop growing spirituality and opening up our senses to more then what we have been told and conditioned to for years.  The world is changing my friends.  You can feel it.  People are waking up.  You see it and hear it everyday on radio and TV.  Its a new chapter that needs to be written by a new group of individuals. I consider myself very strong and I have a lot of faith.  I may not agree with everything to do with organized religion, but I believe in God and Jesus.  heaven and earth, good and evil.  It's time to pray for our world and pray that we can bring a new sense of goodness, kindness, truth, honesty and love to the world.   Get out of ourselves and do that kind thing for someone and not get found out and not expect anything in return.  The most important thing of all is to Love one another, that is something we can offer one another.  Sure, you say...if only...but we can hope and pray for the strength and courage to make a difference this new year.  I know that I will..Will you?  

Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him.

Merry Christmas & and Happy New Year everyone!  

Love, 

Andrea 

T.R.A.M.P.S. TALK

T.R.A.M.P.S. TALK 


A CASUAL EVENING OF PARANORMAL DISCUSSION WITH MEMBERS OF T.R.A.M.P.S.
THE RESEARCH AND METAPHYSICAL PARANORMAL SOCIETY

Come join the team members of T.R.A.M.P.S. at J.K. O'Donnell's in downtown Fort Wayne. Come sit in this casual atmosphere and discuss everything from the paranormal to metaphysical with the team members of tramps. This is an opportunity to hang out and share your ideas and thoughts with others and ask questions. There is no charge just bring your open mind. (unless you want food or a beverage…)This is an open discussion about the paranormal and metaphysical. Admission is free, however, you must be at least 21-years-old to attend.

FRIGHT NIGHT 2011

Fright Night 2011-sign up at downtown library at 3:00pm

FRIGHT NIGHT 2011

Downtown Improvement District presents Fright Night 2011.  Come join the T.R.A.M.P.S at the Historic Rankin House for FREE Ghost hunts and tours on October 22, 2011.  The tours start at 7pm but you will need to sign up at the downtown library   Sign up begins at 3:00 P.M. at the library. Also a chance to meet the T.R.A.M.P.S. team members in person at the team meet & greet. Come and see the equipment that paranormal investigators use. You can also have a chance to see and listen to some of our evidence from our other investigations. Also get your picture taken with our new little mascot "Damien" Don't miss this spooky opportunity during the festive Halloween season! This is your chance to come downtown to see some history and maybe get a real chance at seeing a "ghost."   
There will also be other ghost tours.  The Fort Wayne Indiana Ghost Trackers will be conducting tours at the Mizpah Shrine.   Registration for both tours will be at the DID information booth on the library plaza from 3 to 5 or on-site starting at 7. (limited to 15 people per ghost hunt.)

Alexander Rankin House
818 Lafayette St. 

"Damien" (T.R.A.M.P.S. MASCOT) 

History of Rakin House courtesy of ARCH

The Alexander Rankin House is significant under National Register of Historic Places criterion: “Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past” and “Properties associated with prominent persons, including abolitionists who were actively involved with harboring fugitives or aiding them in other ways.
Alexander T. Rankin was born December 4, 1803 in Dandridge, Tennessee and spent his whole childhood there. He graduated from Washington College in Southeastern TN in 1826 and then moved to Ripley, Ohio. While at Ripley, Alexander lived with his brother John, who trained hi, for the Presbyterian ministry. Throughout that same year, John Rankin had become nationally known for his abolitionist views. In October of 1829 Alexander T. Rankin married Mary Merriweather Lowry. Mary Merriweather Lowry was from a family of abolitionists as well. In 1830 Alexander was hired to lead the Presbyterian congregation of Felicity, Clermont County, Ohio. Once settled in there, he became involved in Clermont County abolition activities.
In the mid 1830s, Alexander Rankin made trips to lead worship services, but many believe he visited these sites as he lectured against slavery, introducing himself to the Fort Wayne area, as an abolitionist. In 1837, the Presbyterian congregation at Fort Wayne hired Alexander T. Rankin as their pastor. In 1838 Rankin was one of the first organizers of the Indiana Antislavery Society. By this time, Alexander was gaining a reputation as an abolitionist himself, like his brother John Rankin had established.
In July 1841, Mary Merriweather Rankin died, leaving Alexander to raise their four children alone. Within a week of her death Rankin purchased the site of 818 Lafayette Street, and either constructed the home or moved into the already constructed home. Rankin’s church at the time was adjacent from the home located on 334-336 Berry Street. Rankin’s new home at 818 Lafayette Street was made of both wood and brick. The wood section of the home was figured to be built around 1835 and the brick part around 1841. The side door currently on the home was actually the front door at the time during Rankin’s tenure. Once ARCH had begun to restore the home, they found two plastered up cupboards on both sides of the fireplace mantle. These cupboards could be reached through the crawlspace of the basement.
In 1842, the Fort Wayne Sentinel quoted, “…Our pastor is likewise an abolitionist, strong and ardent in his feelings of opposition to the institution of slavery and bold and independent in the expression of his views on this delicate subject.” Alexander Rankin preached at his Fort Wayne church until 1844; then moved onto New York to continue his preaching career. Rankin’s home at 818 Lafayette Street had been converted into use as the first school for women in Fort Wayne. However, the school teacher, Matilda Wallace, had ties to the abolitionist movement. This indicates that the home was still used by abolitionists until the end of 1844, following in Rankin’s footsteps. 

Not your typical investigation...

This past Saturday night(August 27th , 2011) the team went to an undisclosed location to investigate a private residence.  The investigation was about a half an hour away from Fort Wayne, IN.  The investigation started out to be just like any investigation.  The introductions, interview questions, looking for hot spots to set up IR cameras, then unexpectedly things didn't go like we expected them too.  (Do they ever in this field?) We were unable to locate an AV cable we needed in order to even set up the IR cameras.  All the while, Nicole, Co- founder and team medium is saying, "Screw the cords and cameras, we got our camcorders and recorders we don't have time"  "These child spirits need help, and they need it now!"  I started rolling on the digital recorder and got out my Sony camcorder and it was lights out.  I decided to focus more on just capturing the moment and film everything and just watch the team in action.  It was as if our team was on a mission and determined.  I told Nicole nothing of the history of this investigation and the information she was receiving was coming in like "wild fire"  All of it was accurate and matched up with what I was told about activity and the history of the residence.   Now, it's not typical for our team to help lost spirits cross over, in fact it has only happened on one other investigation.  However, this was something that Nicole and the team felt needed to be done.  The energy was building around the team and you could feel it.  My camera was going out of focus for long periods of time, the dowsing rods were going crazy, whether this was a coincidence, I'm not sure, but once the first child spirit was crossed over, the camera was back to normal focus, the rods stopped and the area around us felt lighter and free.  The second place Nicole was drawn too was outside in a garage, that is where we were able help the second child go "home."  This was all an amazing experience for our team.  The next place we went to was the basement.  Now most basements are just dark and creepy anyways, however we could feel the dark and malevolent energy in this one.  Erica, our team researcher was touched and something touched Nicole's arm.  The dark presence in the basement seems to want to hide and we are not sure if this activity with this spirit will diminish.  However, Nicole was able to pick up a name and it did relate to the history of the family and area.
So even though our investigation did not follow the same routine as usual.  It's important to remember that each team, like individuals goes through changes, and it's important knowing that with the individuals we have on our team that we don't have to face theses changes alone.  It reminds me that God expresses himself through our group and puts us in positions that he wants us to be in to help each other and those in need.  It was so moving for me to watch our group that evening.  It was so awesome to see the group's guidance come from not only the individuals but from the willingness of the group to follow whatever wisdom and efforts to work together.   So to Nicole-our medium, her wisdom and knowledge of the spiritual world, Dedee, your courage as a warrior to conquer and help those in need, Nate, your kind and gentle and spirit, and Erica, your loving and helpful personality, I say thank you!  I am so proud to have all of you on our team.  It's an honor to work with all of you and help others and one another.  I love you all!
Andrea