Thanks for detailed report. It's fascinating stuff.
This is one of the most ambiguous and hazy phenomenon in the psi family... where you get so close to potentially definite evidence and yet there's plenty of room for trickery or misinterpretation.
I've got some questions for you:
Quote:1- almost total dark conditions, with some periods of low light.
Reason- light is an inhibitor to most psi phenomenon, and in some cases light presents a real danger to the medium.
Unfortunately- it provides the medium the ability to do whatever they want under the cover of darkness.
Would you say most of the interesting phenomena happened during periods of total darkness or during low light?
Could you better describe the "low light" setting? Would it allow to distinuish objects in the room or was it still not enough to be clear?
Was it possible to see the medium's cabinet during periods of low light?
Roughly speaking how much of the two hours was spent in low light?
What do you think is the reason for periods of low light if, in general, darkness is the best setting for this phenomena?
Quote:4- the medium is bound in some way to keep them from moving, or physically using their hands to touch or manipulate anything.
Reason- to assure sitters that the medium is not physically causing any of the phenomenon to happen.
Unfortunately- since the medium can not been seen, it is not known if they are actually bound while any odd occurrences actually happen.
Wouldn't it be possible to use some kind of breakable seal to acertain that the medium didn't tamper with whatever is restraining him/her?
Quote:5- the medium is gagged in some way to keep them from speaking.
Reason- to demonstrate that the voices that are heard during the séance are not coming from the medium.
Unfortunately- since the medium cannot be seen it is unknown whether they are actually speaking.
You said that different voices where heard during the session and that they all seemed to originate from the area where the medium was.
Did they have any strange characteristic in their quality, tone or timbre?
Was there variety among these voices or did they sound a bit all the same?
What about volume? Did they speak all at the same intensity?
Was it possible to interact with them at all? I.e. ask questions?
Did the voices report any message intended for any of the participants?
Finally was there any information or message provided that could suggest the presence of an independent consciousness, during the seance?
Thanks