Random Event Generator (REG) Outcomes in Frederick County/Brunswick Heritage Museum Ghost Expedition 2017: Evidence of Psi Functioning?
Graphical displays of Random Event Generator (REG) experiment results captured by Maryland Paranormal Research ® at the Brunswick Heritage Museum Oct 13 - 14 2017.
Random Event Generators (REGs) are statistical devices commonly employed in parapsychology to test mind-matter interactions, specifically microscopic psychokinesis (micro-pk) activity.
REGs generate a random walk from a sequence of 200-bit trials per second of binary [0,1] events. [The device flips a coin 200 times per second.]
The bits are generated by random or unpredictable fluctuations in voltages as electrons tunnel through a barrier in a diode. High and low voltage samples are converted into 1 and 0 bits
The expected average from 200-bit trials having 0 or 1 outcomes is 100. Actual averages will be higher (or lower) than 100. The difference between an actual and the expected average is termed an “error”
A simple random walk is obtained by cumulating the errors (or normalized errors) from each series of bit trials. For some purposes, e.g. “goodness of fit” statistics, it is convenient to compute the cumulative error squared
REGs also display a parabolic boundary at the 95% confidence level. Hence random walks have a 1 in 20 chance of ending outside parabola bounds
At Princeton University, REGs were used to study global consciousness fields as part of the Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research (PEAR) program spanning nearly three decades. This global network of REGs is now managed by the Global Consciousness Project (GCP).
For Brunswick Heritage Museum Ghost Expedition 2017, REG experiment epochs were conducted during and after extended direct radio voice (DRV) sessions.
The first epoch commenced 9:06 pm and ended 10:23 pm on Oct 13 2017. This epoch generated a random walk trending well below baseline levels. The epoch was characterized by a high Z score, statistically significant at the 10% level (in two-tailed tests) and at the 5% level (in a one tailed test), suggesting high levels of psi functioning
The second epoch commenced 10:57 pm on Oct 13 and ended 1:26 am on Oct 14 2017. This epoch generated a random walk generally trending above baseline levels and sharply uptrending in the final stages. The epoch was characterized by a medium-high Z score, statistically significant at the 15% level (in two-tailed tests) and at the 10% level (in a one tailed test), suggesting medium-high levels of psi functioning
Communication engagement either through microphone or direct radio voice methods was fairly regular even in the final stages of the expedition
These outcomes lend support for indications of implicit psi during the Brunswick Heritage Museum Ghost Expedition 2017. The psi functioning is implicit, working on subliminal or unconscious levels. The conscious focus of participants is on the engagement itself
It is not possible to precisely know the sources of psi functioning (or field effects) on the REG, whether it is from post-mortem or living agencies (e.g. experiment participants and/or experimenters themselves).
REG results in isolation can’t provide evidence of a haunting. A haunting involves recurring activity experienced in varied physical forms seemingly sourced to post-mortem agencies, appearing to have an affinity for a location or parts of a location
Instead REG results may be conservatively interpreted as a consciousness effect that at least bears some relation to efforts to communicate with post-mortem agencies, the attention and focus given to that communication, and perhaps from the communications themselves
The outcomes seen here are not unlike those encountered when REGs are positioned near sporting and concert events, where implicit psi from crowd engagement and attention appears to drive REG trending
The direction of bit scoring or trending in REGs is not fully understood and requires continuing experimentation
Various studies suggest it may be correlated with: goal orientation or intention; emotional states; the (psychological) valence of events; the extent of attention and focus; and innate psi ability
In linguistics and the semantic framing around graphs, "up" is considered "good" and "down" is considered "bad." This kind of meaning, while natural, may not fit all circumstances affecting above or below baseline REG trending
If sustained REG downtrends were a signature for post-mortem agency (ghosts), this would imply that low-voltage sampling/scoring is somehow easier for this form of agency. However that is an unknown
Until more is known, the statistical significance of a trend perhaps matters more than its direction
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Maryland Paranormal Research ®. (2017, Oct 13). Brunswick Heritage Museum: Random Event Generator Experiment at 2106 EST on Oct 13 2017. © Maryland Paranormal Research ®. All rights reserved.
Maryland Paranormal Research ®. (2017, Oct 13). Brunswick Heritage Museum: Random Event Generator Experiment at 2257 EST on Oct 13 2017. © Maryland Paranormal Research ®. All rights reserved.
Maryland Paranormal Research ®. (2017, Oct 13). Brunswick Heritage Museum: 3rd Floor at 2357 EST on Oct 13 2017. © Maryland Paranormal Research ®. All rights reserved.
