Presumably here the hauntees are taking the edge off the negative energy they or some of their number have created. If there is an element of attack, perhaps it is better to reason it out as ‘mischief’. it is important to note that ‘the energy’ is not, of itself, actually doing physical or malicious damage. (1) discuss and acknowledge the phenomena’s non-threatening and ‘unreal’ qualities. Note that the glosses are Beach trying to understand why McClenon has chosen this or that strategy. JMC, then gives four bits of more specific advice for bringing down the negative aspects of the experience. So if you are in a house with a ‘poltergeist’ you should probably quickly find the person who is at the centre of most experiences, and who will likely be the source or conductor for what Beach will refer to here as ‘the energy’ (to keep things as secular as possible). I hypothesize that those experiencing frequent anomalous events have lowered the unconscious, skeptical barriers that normally prevent such episodes… Experiencers can develop mental strategies to control the forms of event they perceive. My approach, while not adequately evaluated, appears to have been effective in five test cases. The resolution of a case is often dependent on the thoughts and feelings of these individuals. Those witnessing the most phenomena within a particularly case generally report previous anomalous experiences.
We are on page 59 of Wondrous Events.ĭuring recent years, I have devised a treatment strategy for reducing negative haunting experiences. Most sociology professors, it must be remembered, spend their time plotting worldwide revolution, not helping Mrs Smith with bad juju: so kudos and medals to JMC.
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There are many scholars who have written on poltergeists, of course, but McClenon developed not just a theory of what they were (essentially bad energy in a house), but also, and more importantly advice on how to tame them. A particularly favourite for Beach is McClenon’s cure for poltergeists. McClenon, now retired, was clearly something of an eccentric and his writing is studded with curious asides or jarring perspectives. His books are to be recommended in the highest terms, not just for their arguments, put perhaps most of all for their reasonable yet never irritating openness to the unexplained something which does not offend even a hoary old materialist like Beach. James McClenon is a sociologist who has written on the paranormal and parapsychology.