Q:
Hello Ian, firstly may we thank you for taking the time
to answer our questions today. So Ian can you tell us
a little about the London Paranormal Society and how
it came about?
A: The London Paranormal society
was created in order to give the people of London and
the south-east a chance to participate in a paranormal
vigil. I want to try and dispel the fear created by
the current trend in the supernatural as I feel it can
hamper our spiritual connection. London is one of the
most haunted cities in the world and this is due to
its 2000 year history and 2000 year habitation. Wherever
there is history, there are ghosts. I feel most haunted
locations are full of visual memories, thought forms
and masses of psychic energy. I feel spirit have better
things to do rather than hang around in turmoil rattling
chains.
Q: When we last spoke you where
in the midst of having your first book published. Can
you give us an update on how pen and paper have gone
and what’s in store for us?
A: ‘West End Theatre Ghosts,
a paranormal journey’ is released Halloween 2007
Tempus Publishing, Myself and co-author, Becky Walsh,
have investigated and compiled all the theatres ghost
and paranormal stories in London’s West End. We
have interviewed many West End stars and backstage staff,
including Judy Dench and Donald Sinden. I’m busy
editing and researching photographs. I am also working
on another ghost project which will remain secret for
the time being – but its great fun.
Q:
It’s now over two years since you began working
as a psychic medium. How old were you when you recognised
you had ‘the gift’, how did you develop
it and what made you make the move professionally into
this field?
A:
Things change so rapidly, I never really like to label
things especially myself. If I have to, I prefer to
call myself a sensitive these days. Society makes tremendous
assumptions regarding psychics and mediums, and immediately
put you into a box and expect you to act in a certain
way. I am just plain old Ian from Essex. I do what I
do. In hindsight I noticed strange things happen throughout
my life, I seemed to attract some sort of paranormal
activity. When I was very young, I remember talking
to, what looked like an elemental. The being sat on
top of my wardrobe most nights chatting way.
I went through a fairly traumatic time in 2002 and ended
up taking myself off to Australia, it was here whilst
standing alone at Ayers Rock that something happened.
A wake up call I can’t really explain it. There
is something very spiritual about Australia. I came
back to London and started to meet people on the same
path. I went to the college of psychic studies in London
(a great first port of call for anyone interested in
this field, tho they are not a great fan on the paranormal)
I am and always will be developing or as I call it unfolding.
I learn new things every day. I am not one of the x
– men or have a special gift. I have what we all
have - The ability to listen to our inner psychic.
Q: You are best known to us through Living TV’s
Most Haunted. What is/was it like working on the show,
and has it affected your professional career positively,
or do you feel being in the public eye has been detrimental?
A:
It was a great experience working on the show, I learnt
a lot. More than anything I realised my passion lay
with understanding the paranormal, after all I have
experienced it for most of my life. I had the chance
to travel across the country as a guest of paranormal
companies. I wanted the public the experience the night
vigil but more importantly I wanted them to feel something,
more often than not, it is only there own psychic energy-
but sometimes that is enough to open a doorway to their
own spiritual journey. It is something that I continue
to do. I am very bemused by the whole psychic celebrity
thing and don’t really understand the nations
current obsession with fame. I’m not in the public
eye and don’t get recognised and I am happy with
that.
Q:
Would you want to go down the line of Derek Acorah &
Colin Fry, to name a few, and become a regular on a
TV show, which of course can bring about some criticism,
normally thanks to the British press or would you prefer
to stay at a less publicised level?
A:
To be honest, its time to move on. It was very important
a few years ago for the then minority grouped psychics
to have a prime time slot. It opened a pathway and got
spiritual awareness into many people’s homes.
This had a time limit. They now have to pull away for
a while in order to let the dust settle and let people
make up there own minds up. Some of the best mediums
in the world work normal day jobs although it is good
to have role models, however the sceptics and press
are always there sharpening there knives. It is certainly
a road I would not go down now.
Q: Parapsychologists are always looking for the scientific
evidence to endorse mediums gifts. Have you ever undergone
any ‘tests’ of this kind and how do you
warrant them?
A: I haven’t had any tests done. It’s not
an area I wish to enter. If the parapsychologists need
evidence then they ought to be attending some of the
closed physical mediumship circles that are happening
recently. Actual spirit manifestation – what more
proof will they need?
Q: What would be your advice to any reader who has a
gift but is unsure how to channel and develop it?
A:
For starters it’s not a gift – we all have
an ability to communicate, however some are highly tuned.
Also stop trying! Let it happen naturally, if you are
seeing actual manifested spirit forms, then go to your
local spiritual church, it ok for a first port of call.
If you are running around haunted locations, sensing
spirit then the chances are you are psychically picking
up on residual energies. Still very paranormal and interesting.
Enjoy it, read as much as possible but don’t take
everything on board, make your own mind up.
Q:
You often hear mediums being asked if they can foresee
the lottery results or help at casino. How would you
answer such a question?
A: I don’t feel it is possible
to foretell the exact future, as we all have fee will.
It is said that one can’t use ones abilities for
financial gain. However we can start to use the universal
law of attraction – like attracts like and positive
thinking. Create a positive thought and put it in the
present – ‘ I am financially abundant’
visualize yourself sitting in a bath of dosh –
the day I did it, I received the phone call from my
publisher!
Q: Returning to your paranormal experience. Of all the
sites you have investigated in your career we must ask
what’s the most memorable experience and why?
A: Bodelwydenn Castle in North Wales, with my mates
from Haunted Experience. We all witnessed, what can
be only described as a mini universe of light and starts
appear all over a wall and ceiling. One sceptic guy
started crying at the beauty of it all. Then a small
blue light appeared in the centre pulsing. It was amazing.
Q: Last year you were buried alive for two hours with
Karl Beattie (Most Haunted) in the grounds of Southsea
Castle. Many viewers saw your initial reaction. Can
you tell us about this extraordinary event and your
thoughts now you have had some time to reflect?
A: It was all very quick to be
honest, after the first 30 mins I relaxed. I came out
of it realising that we all have residual images flicking
continuously through our sub conscious mind. If we takeaway
a sense and other distractions then we start to go into
a mild medative state. The images then become more apparent.
It’s a great ice breaker at parties!
Q: We have read you are going to investigate the Secret
Nuclear Bunker 20 miles outside London in March 2007.
What made you want to investigate such a place, what
do you hope to find, and will you be covering the whole
bunker, including the laboratory, dorms, military HQ
etc?
A: I am very interested in proving
history and time can create ghosts.( residual replay)
I am also interested how we all create psychic energy
under certain psychological conditions. The bunker is
a three floored concrete cell hidden 100 feet in the
ground – the longer one stays the stranger one
feels. Turn off the lights and anything thing could
happen. I am planning to concentrate on light anomalies
created by our fear. I adore this location. I am fed
up with haunted castles and pubs
Q: What other sites you are planning to investigate
in the near future and what interests you about them?
A: That’s a big secret – I am currently
going on rekkie’s in London and found some hidden
gems I never knew existed. I try to find places that
haven’t been investigated before. However, I have
been asked to participate with this years paranormal
trade show 12th+13th May – The Mystic Arts festival.
LPS are holding 2 special events that weekend. On Sunday
13th, we are very privileged to investigate The London
Dungeon. To book - www.themysticarts.co.uk, also we
are coming to Sunderland and the North East Aircraft
museum on march 17th to book - enquiries@londonparanormalsociety.co.uk
Q:
Is there anyone in the paranormal field today that you
would like to work with on such an investigation and
why?
A: I would like to work with Chris
Fleming (Dead Famous); I like his enthusiasm and passion.
Also I would like to work again with Steve Parsons (Para-science)
I like his attitude, sense of humour and his interest
in the science of spirit.
Q: Of the many paranormal programmes that are now on
television which ones do you watch or rate?
A: To be honest, I rarely watch
them anymore. I did see a few episodes of USA show –
Ghost hunters a while back- very down to earth.
Q: We know of late you have been asked to become the
patron of The Alex Galpin Foundation. Can you tell us
about the foundation and why it is so important to you?
A: The Foundation was created
in order to raise money for a care home for the spiritually
minded. Alex was in tune with spirit and unfortunately
became very ill. Eventually, he had to go into a care
home. His spirit awareness was seen as a side effect
to medication and not treated sympathetically. Obviously,
this was very frustrating for Alex. We hope to raise
awareness to this issue and in term open a suitable
home. I am first on the list!
Q: What else do you have planned for 2007, any plans
for you to return to the TV screens in the paranormal
field in the near future?
A: I want to concentrate getting
the society up and running and also establishing my
series of Ghostly Encounter workshops throughout the
year. There is always space for paranormal TV, but I
feel the psychic programmes are becoming tiresome. I
have several projects that can eventually morph into
possible TV shows but at present it’s all on paper.
Who knows what lies in store? Not knowing is part of
the fun
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