Friday 25 November 2011

Back in Bodmin Jail

Tonight and tomorrow I will be in my second home Bodmin Jail, Bodmin has always been good to me and I truly believe if they (the spirits) did not want me here I would be long gone by now. Tonight I have a private tour for 9 clients until 7am, I shall be doing a spot of table tipping and some good old energy workshops. After that its walk around time and see who is about, I have never had a dull night here in the Jail so I am hopeful that the clients may have an experience. Tomorrow I have Paranormal Site Investigators with me over night, I like working with (PSI) as they approach the world of the paranormal from the scientific side, its always nice to have a balance between science & believers, as its how I run my events and indeed my life.

2nd floor mist

James


Tuesday 22 November 2011

Life, The Universe and my work life

As human beings we work in a materialistic world, happiness is defined by monetary wealth, the latest mobile phone or even a new pair of shoes to add to the mounting collection of stuff that builds up in the dark corners of our wardrobes. In Victorian times things were different and we seem to judge those times by our modern standards, many a time I hear how harsh Victorian times were, How could they hang people? How could they whip people? How could they impose absolute silence during a Prison sentence? I am not one to condone or defend the Victorian system of punishment I am putting my head on the block to talk about the implications of working in Victorian environments that deal with Paranormal activity. Working from my perspective of the spiritual world, one of energy imprinting on a location and due to the resonate frequency of the living human clients interacting with that environment, thus causing activity that can be defined as Paranormal under our current understanding of the term.

How do we define the term Paranormal? I define the term like this, anything beyond the normal perception of the world that we live is Paranormal. I am a Usui Reiki Master/Teacher and I heal people by the laying on of hands in the positions developed by Hayashi-Sensi, the student of Usui-Sensi the originator of Usui Reiki, if you are familiar with Reiki and Energy Therapy you will know that by channelling energy through the human body you can realign and boost the human body’s natural healing system. I digress slightly but my world is all about energy and so is yours whether you understand it or not, we are talking about atoms and frequencies of energy here. So how does this relate to my work in a Victorian jail? Well I work in an environment where there is over 20,000 tons of Granite, containing Quartz Silica and Mica, all buzzing at different frequencies, add to this mix human beings confined for periods of time under stress and a harsh punishment regime and you have a perfect environment for paranormal activity. Also I must also touch on Religion at this point, religion was big in Victorian England, so let me ask you a question if you were living in Victorian times, and were brought up on family values and a strong sense of right and wrong, then circumstances change and you find yourself locked away in a house of correction. The shame and torment you must feel during your moments of isolation under the silent regime must be immense. Now supposing during your time in Jail you became ill or had your life extinguished by a fellow prisoner, you now have a choice, do you A: Move over to the light and resort to the energy that is the universe? B: Stay where you are and become a roaming earth bound Spirit? The choice seems obvious, but consider the thought that you were brought up with religion. Now you find yourself in prison after commiting some crime, your life is extinguished and you must present yourself at the "Gates of Heaven" to be judged, if you find you are not worthy, you will be sent to Hell where your soul will be ripped apart for all eternity!! Where would you rather go?

Thursday 17 November 2011

Clash of the tour guides!

Never one to consider myself territorial, I was somewhat taken aback today when some cars pulled into the Jail and out poured 15 women over the age of 50. This is nothing new as we often have groups of ladies who pop in for meetings and cream tea, what caught me today was the large stroppy woman who got them in a semi circle and started to give them a tour! OK I thought I will just see how this develops as I sipped my coffee and smoked my cigar. The lady proceeded to wave her arms about like some kind of authority on all things jail related, giving her clients the wrong usage of the buildings the wrong dates for construction of the jail and just generally being wrong on all accounts, but she did it with such flair that her clients were lapping it up. Now what got me seeing the red flag was a sweet lady who turned to me and said “She is very good isn't she?” brilliant came my reply, I would have let her get away with her expert tour but! I saw a moment to strike up a conversation with this expert “are you conducting a tour” was my question? NO ITS PRIVATE ONLY came the short sharp comment with a look at me like I had just crawled out from under a stone. I believe that in Spain this is the moment when the Bull charges at the red flag and gore's the bull fighter right up the back passage, trumpets sounded and the crowd cheered “Toro” I stood up like Clint Eastwood facing the gun men “get a coffin ready” eyes squinting in the rare Cornish sunlight I took a drag on my cigar, before adopting a stance like Horatio from CSI Miami, well madam, I said looking her square in the eyes, I am the tour guide round here so if you want a tour you pay at the bar!! looking like a rapidly deflating Mr Blobby she rounded up her group and went into the jail, being psychic I knew what was coming, “mark can you do a tour for 15” no sorry I am busy came my reply but the lady can take her tour now that she has paid. Satisfaction comes in many forms.
Its true you can walk on water when motivated 

Wednesday 16 November 2011

Special Effects at The Jail

Lieutenant Commander Data, not looking his best 
Some of you may be aware that we have a new chap at the Jail, Stewart Beilby was the creative force behind the The Ancient Egyptian Centre in Dobwalls and the Liskeard Chamber of Horrors. Stewart can now be found lurking around the Jail being creative in some way, he has taken on the restoration of our tired mannequins and is giving them a new lease of life and in some cases a bit of a twist. I have always had an interest in Special Effects since my days in the theatre doing body hits with pyrotechnics and blood packs! in particular I enjoyed doing Life Casting with prosthetic alginate, Stewart is an expert in this so I am looking forward to working with him and rekindling my passion for a long lost hobby.

 
"When Mr. Bigglesworth gets upset, people DIE!"
The Redruth Child Murder Case
A Nasty Habit

Tuesday 15 November 2011

School Tours & Stuff

This week I will mostly be doing school tours, until the weekend when it's back to overnight events. I enjoy working with the youth of today and trying to expand their understanding of the Victorian system of punishment and discipline in a genuine Prison environment. I do wish that they would stop texting their friends or checking Facebook while I am talking though! Comment of the week so far from a young lad, "If I have a nightmare tonight can I blame you" of course you can lad that's why I am here.

On a better note repairs are coming along well on my Alfa Romeo156, I destroyed the gearbox on my Nissan Terrano 4x4 by clocking up 9600 miles this year! How long the Alfa will last given the state of Cornish roads only time will tell. I have found an image of what could be the Cornish dream car! Able to deal with all situations, pot holes, mine shafts, immigrant workers, tourists and caravans, the only drawback that I can see, “or not” is visibility anything under 5 foot stands a chance of being run over! Oh well never mind, once it winds up to 1.21 gigawatts of electricity time will just be reality.

My Ideal Time Machine


Monday 14 November 2011

Recovering from Bodmin again

I have just surfaced from working at Bodmin Jail on the night of Saturday the 12th, as always we had a great night with loads of activity and the full English breakfast always goes down well at 7am.