We began investigating the paranormal because of some encounters of our own, and we wanted to hear about the experiences of others. We conduct paranormal investigations to find answers and to tell the stories of the people, places and rich history from around the world. Believing that together humanity can achieve great things is The Ghostly Portal's central theme. We also believe in professionalism, honesty credibility, integrity, teamwork and conducting our investigations with the utmost respect for you and your way of life.
Investigators and Investigations
We make sure our investigators have a clean background and are able to follow our strict protocol. If we do investigate your home or business, no information will be released without your expressed consent and the entire investigation will be kept strictly confidential. We also make it a policy not to compete or otherwise step on the toes of other paranormal groups as our theme suggests. We keep a clean site as one of our goals is to bring about understanding and eliminate fear. We will also not advertise or otherwise try to pursuade you to buy anything on this site, nor will we ever charge for an investigation. Our method is firstly scientific, the use of any other methods including the use of "sensitives" is left at your discretion. We do believe however, that in order to do a thorough investigation the work isn't over with a vote of haunted or not. In order to gain a true understanding we need to explore all the elements of the paranormal.
Equipment
A large assortment of equipment including Mel-8704 KII hybrids which take ambient temps., EMF and KII readings simultaneously for baselines. Also - KII meters, digital voice recorders, cameras (digital and full spectrum), camcorders with night shot and other various EMF detection equipment. These are constantly being added to as new equipment is being field tested for usefulness. Remember however, the most useful piece of equipment is ourselves!
The Ghostly Portal is now proud members of The Ghost Adventures Crew! A very special thanks to Zak Bagans, Nick Groff, Aaron Goodwin and GAC Production Assistant Tara Bohren for making this possible.
Update - This year's Vulture Mines Joint Paranormal Investigation was a complete success, many investigators were there including SAGAPS, SPI, VVSS, MVD Ghostchasers, Deb Branning and Independent investigators. A special thanks to those that attended the investigations. We have provided a place in our archives for you to upload evidence. We will be uploading all evidence in the upcomming days. This will be a yearly event! - Check back with us for news of our next location.
Our forums now have a new feature, Skype! which allows the members of the forum to have video conferences, chats and more with other members to discuss what ever they like.
We've implemented some new things in the ghostly portal. Now you can join our new chatrooms and invite your friends! Browse through The Ghostly Portal's Archives where you can upload audio, video and pics into your own created albums or present evidence of the paranormal! We are always looking for ways to improve your experience with us. Albums can be made public or kept private with a password you create and are not limited to just the paranormal. Enjoy! (*note the archive and chatrooms can also be accessed through our forums)
*note: We upload a lot of photos, audio and video into our archive. We have nothing to hide and encourage you to make comments. We believe that we only gain knowledge of the paranormal by sharing it. Your help in validating or debunking the evidence we upload is greatly appreciated. We also encourage you to make your own albums after becoming members of our archive to present your evidence. We will assist you in your efforts of validation and the debunking process as well. Sometimes the evidence can pile up, the more eyes and ears the better!
The Verde Valley Spirit Seekers have recently joined The Ghostly Portal!
Deb Wilber, Judy and Ginger have been doing paranormal investigations for years. The Verde Valley Spirit Seekers are bringing their experience to the table in a joint effort to find answers to the many questions surrounding the paranormal. The team will be featured in partnership with The Ghostly Portal while still retaining their approach, protocol and professionalism in investigations. We have really enjoyed doing joint investigations with them in the past and share a very likeminded approach to our investigations. Welcome aboard Verde Valley Spirit Seekers, you are a top notch team!
Attention Investigation Teams- We are wanting to expand our research to include material from around the world. No Worries- we do not charge any fees at all for membership. The Perks- You don't have to have your own website to get yourselves known in the field, your material is added right here on this website in your name along with the addition of your own page introducing your team. We realize that equipment is expensive and you should not have to pay to add to the validity of paranormal research. Because we care and are very passionate about the field, we want to make it as easy as possible for you to get your message out there! If you are interested simply e-mail us by clicking the e-mail link on this page and introduce yourselves in our forums.
OUR PURPOSE
Our primary purpose is to bring everyone together in one place, in order to truly gain an understanding of the paranormal. We believe that together humanity can achieve great things, when folks pool their talents together the outcome is amazing. We have so much in our history that stands in testimony, such as the pyramids of the world. We once thought that the earth was the center of the universe and that it was flat. We thought that if we went to far we would fall off the edge. It wasn't until the advent of modern science that we began to understand it.
The paranormal needs validation in order to be taken seriously by the scientific community. We believe that the paranormal will aid the scientific community in understanding our earth and the universe in which we live. Look at nature for example, it has been in sync for a long time, could that happen without some form of unseen communication going on? We've found that sharks can detect very minute electrical impulses in the water and whales can communicate with each other half way around the planet amongst the billions of "voices" in the oceans. Where is their equipment, satellite systems and Internet service? If you observe, you may catch a glimpse of how animals seem to know things, many times before they occur. Research would suggest that we probably don't sit around on clouds playing harps for eternity after we die. Indeed, we would like to think of eternity as something a little more exciting. We know that energy doesn't simply cease to exist, so where does it go? We've found that we can store energy (bits of information) in almost anything, even the air. Everything is made of energy, wouldn't that include our consciousness?
We do not change much (other than our biological bodies) after we die, we still try to hold on to things dear to us. As in life we get attached to things, sometimes even each other. All of us aren't nice, indeed humanity is capable of some pretty dark and evil things. We hear about mediums talking to folks who don't even know they've died, could it be that we have a tendency to block out traumatic experiences? We know that there are allot of questions, one of our purposes is to find the answers. Until we do, it stands to reason that many are misunderstood, frightened and alone, on both sides, needing help. We don't know about you, for us however, it's the evp's of the children that really disturb us the most.
~The Ghostly Portal Team
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This picture was taken on April 30, 2010 at the Vulture Mines. It was taken on our most recent Joint Paranormal Investigation. We are based in the Verde valley just 17 miles west of Sedona, AZ. These pictures and more along with investigation tools, tips and definitions are posted in the Paranormal Investigations Department. We're also always adding photos, audio and video to our gallery archives, so you may want to check it from time to time.
If you have a case and want to schedule a meeting, you can reach us at (928)451-8517. We are looking forward to hearing from you. You can also contact us at our e-mail address: gettereks@ghostlyportal.com , forums or on the contact page.