1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:09,680 [Music] 2 00:00:09,680 --> 00:00:19,680 Hello and welcome to our podcast Talk Gruesome to Me, where we talk about movies and shows that cover true crime, paranormal and horror. 3 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:27,920 I am one of your hosts, Dawn. I am currently located in Los Angeles and I think I'm pretty well versed in the horror genre, 4 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:35,360 especially those 80s classics. A quick fun fact about me? I have a very extensive crystal collection. 5 00:00:35,360 --> 00:00:43,920 Hello, I'm Amy. I'm from Kentucky and my area of expertise for this podcast is paranormal. A few fun facts about me. 6 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:50,240 I'm an empath, I collect old dolls and you know, I've never flown on an airplane. Can you believe that? 7 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:55,920 Now Dawn and I are also obsessed with true crime, so here we are. Talk Gruesome to Me. 8 00:00:57,680 --> 00:01:04,880 Hello, today we are talking about a topic that gets asked all the time. 9 00:01:04,880 --> 00:01:12,800 Last week, Tim brought it up again and was like our friend Tim, In The Presence of Others who we mentioned all the time. 10 00:01:12,800 --> 00:01:18,240 He was like, "Hey, you guys should do an episode on protections and openings and closings." 11 00:01:18,240 --> 00:01:24,960 And I'm like, "Oh my gosh, it's time. We've said a bunch of times that we were going to cover this and we haven't yet." 12 00:01:24,960 --> 00:01:33,520 So here we are. And today is the day so exciting. Very much so, yeah. 13 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:37,840 I know we've been talking about it forever, but we're going to cover, like I said, 14 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:43,920 openings, closings, protections. Some of them will be general at your house because I think 15 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:50,800 that's probably the thing that people are the most interested in. But then some will also be 16 00:01:50,800 --> 00:01:59,360 specific to doing paranormal investigations. Yes, so excited. I'm glad we finally sit down and are 17 00:01:59,360 --> 00:02:08,320 doing this one. And like Dawn said, closings is one of our most asked questions with Shannon and I. 18 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:13,520 We are The Paranormal Couple. You can find us on Facebook. You can also find us on YouTube. 19 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:20,240 On Facebook, there's a featured section where you can tag videos or other important things that you 20 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:26,720 would like others to see. So right there on our page, if you go to it, you will scroll down just a little bit. 21 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:34,000 You'll see featured. There, the first video is going to be how I close my doors. It's just explaining 22 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:44,400 how, why, and given a little bit of understanding to maybe some of you that do not understand why 23 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:52,000 we feel it's so important to close our doors. Everyone, if you're not following them, that's definitely 24 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:58,080 whenever they're live. Multiple people ask about that. And I'm always like, go look at their 25 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:04,640 pinned video. Yes, it's there for anybody. I'm also wanting to cover how we protect ourselves in 26 00:03:04,640 --> 00:03:11,280 general. I use a triple, well, this is my favorite thing. The triple protection bracelet. I'll talk 27 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:17,120 more about that in a little bit. That's as used on me when I'm going on investigations. I keep it with 28 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:24,080 me when I'm leaving the house anywhere that I go. I just generally keep it with me. It's in the next 29 00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:29,040 room. I should have grabbed it. I didn't. I'm sorry. But around the house, I'm going to tell you how I 30 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:35,920 protect myself as well. And I have some show and tell, but obviously that's only if you're watching it 31 00:03:35,920 --> 00:03:42,400 on YouTube. And we don't have it on YouTube followers, but I still want to do include the show and tell stuff. 32 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:47,600 And that shows Dawn's organization skills are a little bit better. 33 00:03:47,600 --> 00:03:59,520 It's a little insane, but whatever. It's okay. It's great. Do you want to first go over kind of what 34 00:03:59,520 --> 00:04:09,280 you do at your house, things that you have around your house, but then also, you know, basics of 35 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:17,360 cleansing things. I mean, we did an episode before about detailed cleansing, but just kind of touch 36 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:25,760 on what you do. Because Amy and I have different beliefs and we do things differently, which is good. 37 00:04:25,760 --> 00:04:30,640 So you'll get a couple of viewpoints. But the one thing that we should say first, I guess, is 38 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:40,240 there's no right or wrong way to do stuff like this. Do research, figure out what you feel the most 39 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:49,280 drawn to. And just remember, the biggest thing about this stuff, no matter what it is, protection, 40 00:04:49,280 --> 00:04:57,040 cleansing, opening, closing, no matter what it is, is your intentions and what you put into it 41 00:04:57,040 --> 00:05:02,080 before and while you're doing some of these things. So just keep that in mind. 42 00:05:02,080 --> 00:05:09,440 Different things work for different people. And don't listen to just one person and be like, oh, 43 00:05:09,440 --> 00:05:18,000 I have to do this this way. You can take ideas from anywhere, anyone, and make it your own. 44 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:29,520 I agree 100%. You're going to see as I explain my protection from my general life to investigations 45 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:36,480 and to just in the house, you're going to see that there are some things that are going to kind of 46 00:05:36,480 --> 00:05:45,120 be similar that I use for all three. I also do want to make it clear that this is how I cleanse 47 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:52,160 protect and take care of myself and my surroundings. If you do it a different way, that's okay. 48 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:57,520 I'm not saying that it's wrong. I'm just saying that this is how I take care of my side. 49 00:05:57,520 --> 00:06:06,480 Now, in general, I do have a bracelet anytime that I leave the house. I don't feel as drawn to wear it 50 00:06:06,480 --> 00:06:12,960 in the house just simply because I'm surrounded by everything that I've got set up around here. 51 00:06:13,520 --> 00:06:21,440 So when I leave the house, I always put that on. I have a chakra set that does shine in my car 52 00:06:21,440 --> 00:06:27,760 through the sunlight, the moonlight. It stays cleansed. It stays charged. I have that in there. 53 00:06:27,760 --> 00:06:34,560 I love to a lot of people may not know about this. And it's probably going to be, I guess, taboo. 54 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:42,640 Some of you may giggle at me a little bit, but cat whiskers. I carry a cat whisker with me. Keep one in 55 00:06:42,640 --> 00:06:49,520 the car. I have one in my wallet. We carry them on us because it's believed that they 56 00:06:49,520 --> 00:06:56,800 keep you safe while you're on your travels. You can't go picking them or pulling them out. You have to 57 00:06:56,800 --> 00:07:03,520 actually just find it randomly through the house if you do have a cat. But we're lucky to do that 58 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:09,200 every so often. And I have this cute little owl that I keep them all in. I'm going to guess I've 59 00:07:09,200 --> 00:07:20,000 probably got maybe 50 cat whiskers that I've collected. But remember at one point we had five cats. So 60 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:26,880 it's really not crazy to think that I've collected that many over this many years. So yeah, I collect them. 61 00:07:26,880 --> 00:07:35,600 I give them away sometimes to my friends who like the idea of it or want one. Shannon and I keep them 62 00:07:35,600 --> 00:07:45,200 just a fun little way to, I don't know, remember our babies and keep that little little bit of 63 00:07:45,200 --> 00:07:51,680 protection alive if you believe in something and have the intent in it. I do believe it can work. 64 00:07:51,680 --> 00:07:59,040 And for years we've heard that cats are protectors. So why not? It doesn't hurt anyone. I don't feel 65 00:07:59,040 --> 00:08:04,960 like we're doing anything wrong. So when we go on investigations again, I've still got that 66 00:08:04,960 --> 00:08:10,160 triple protection bracelet on. I'm going to go ahead stop and explain what a triple protection 67 00:08:10,160 --> 00:08:17,600 bracelet is. It will have hematite, it will have tigers eye, and it also has black tourmaline. It's just 68 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:24,720 a little mixture of them. I have one that is sized for a female. Shannon has one that is sized for a 69 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:30,720 male. You can find those or if you don't care, they have the unisex ones. I just prefer the little 70 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:37,440 dainty, girly one. It's pretty and it doesn't really get my way. It's easy to wear. Also, I will keep 71 00:08:37,440 --> 00:08:43,280 some crystals on me. I like to keep selenite. I'll keep black tourmaline. I like to keep 72 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:51,280 obsidian and usually an amethyst. We always when we are finished investigating, we will cleanse ourselves 73 00:08:51,280 --> 00:08:57,120 with some sage. We will close our doors. I'll talk a little bit about that here in just a little bit. 74 00:08:57,760 --> 00:09:07,600 We do also like to... I don't know exactly how Shannon's prayer goes, but he does some sort of personal 75 00:09:07,600 --> 00:09:15,520 ized prayer. That's kind of private between him and you know, his maker. Me, I like to use my personal 76 00:09:15,520 --> 00:09:21,040 prayer and I also love the Lord's prayer, but when it comes to closings again, I'm going to talk about 77 00:09:21,040 --> 00:09:30,720 that some more. I don't know. I think a lot of you may disagree and that's okay, but I think intent 78 00:09:30,720 --> 00:09:38,080 means the world. And if you set out, you have your things that you know protect you and you have 79 00:09:38,080 --> 00:09:44,320 that intent. I believe it's almost like carrying a piece of selenite. It just magnifies that 80 00:09:44,320 --> 00:09:51,520 protection that you do have. Also in investigations, I do like to call upon spirit guides and angels. 81 00:09:51,520 --> 00:10:00,400 Wait, so the crystals that you carry on you, I know you said the bracelet you wear all the time except 82 00:10:00,400 --> 00:10:04,720 when you're at home, but what about the crystals? Do you carry those all the time as well? 83 00:10:04,720 --> 00:10:12,800 Nah, on investigations where I feel like I might need them. Usually I'll pack those into a place 84 00:10:12,800 --> 00:10:20,720 where I feel like it might be just a tad bit darker than what I might usually like to go to. 85 00:10:20,720 --> 00:10:26,720 Just that little bit of added protection helps. Yeah, I carry mine in my pocket. You put yours in 86 00:10:26,720 --> 00:10:32,720 your bra, right? I used to. Until the bag, I hate this bag that I have, I'm going to have to get 87 00:10:32,720 --> 00:10:40,160 another one. It started staying in the inside of my white bra, a turquoise color. And everybody knows 88 00:10:40,160 --> 00:10:46,000 that we don't want that. So I had to take that out. And it wasn't because I was sweaty or anything 89 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:51,840 like that. That's what you would think. It's just because it was a deep turquoise fabric that, 90 00:10:51,840 --> 00:10:56,880 I guess, maybe bleeds a little bit. So I started putting it in my pocket and had no problems after that. 91 00:10:56,880 --> 00:11:05,360 But if you, so we each have a little bag that has various crystals in it and you can do that and 92 00:11:05,360 --> 00:11:12,640 you can carry it on you wherever you can carry it in a purse, you can carry it in a pocket in your 93 00:11:12,640 --> 00:11:19,040 bra wherever it's going to stay put and not fall out basically. Yep, because I had one that I'd 94 00:11:19,040 --> 00:11:25,520 been packing since the start of my journey. And I was at Planet Fitness. I had worked out. I went to 95 00:11:25,520 --> 00:11:34,080 go and tan sadly, somehow I lost it in there. And I, they didn't find it. I went back, didn't find it 96 00:11:34,080 --> 00:11:41,840 myself. I don't know what happened to it. But that devastated me to lose that bag. I remember when 97 00:11:41,840 --> 00:11:50,320 that happened. Like I felt like my world was over. Yeah, I was devastated. And in the house, 98 00:11:50,320 --> 00:11:59,680 I love selenite. I have got selenite everywhere. I have it over my doorways coming and going 99 00:11:59,680 --> 00:12:06,400 into ways. I like to keep it cleans of the walkways. So there's not a lot of negativity running 100 00:12:06,400 --> 00:12:13,680 through. I like to keep one in my bedroom above the doorway. I've got several selenite towers and 101 00:12:13,680 --> 00:12:20,400 the living room pieces here there everywhere. Love selenite. And also any other kind of crystal that 102 00:12:20,400 --> 00:12:28,480 you do have laying around. It will help magnify its properties as well if any of you did not know that. 103 00:12:28,480 --> 00:12:35,200 We have several pieces of black tourmaline, several pieces of tigers eye through the house. 104 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:42,880 We've just got a lot of different stones laying out, especially maybe geared a little toward what 105 00:12:42,880 --> 00:12:49,440 you need for each room. You know, you need a little bit of love and peace and relaxation in 106 00:12:49,440 --> 00:12:56,160 the bedroom. Just that kind of thing. When it comes to cleansing, I love to use sage or either a 107 00:12:56,160 --> 00:13:02,640 lavender bundle. When I cleanse the house, I will add in a dragon's blood incent. And then I also 108 00:13:02,640 --> 00:13:10,400 like to add in polo santo. I will use a white candle that I place burning in the middle of my 109 00:13:10,400 --> 00:13:15,120 middle of our home. And then that's when I start prayer and then I go through and cleansing. 110 00:13:15,120 --> 00:13:20,480 I don't know. I probably cleanse a lot different than others. And I know we're not going to totally 111 00:13:20,480 --> 00:13:27,600 get into that. We did do an episode like Dawn said earlier before. So you can go back and listen to 112 00:13:27,600 --> 00:13:35,440 how we cleanse, how it differs. And then really get the total vision of how it doesn't really matter 113 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:43,680 how you cleanse. It's how you use it to your advantage in what you believe in. Intent, intent and 114 00:13:43,680 --> 00:13:51,760 intent. I, for the house, for protection, I try to remember it and I don't have a timer set or 115 00:13:51,760 --> 00:14:00,000 anything on my phone to remind me or a reminder. I just remember it every once in a while I try to do 116 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:09,440 it once a month. There are a couple things that I do that sort of dual cleanse and protect. I 117 00:14:10,160 --> 00:14:16,560 make a concoction with cinnamon and orange and clove and it smells so good and I 118 00:14:16,560 --> 00:14:24,720 put that throughout the entire house, the steam because I boil it and I fan it around the house, 119 00:14:24,720 --> 00:14:34,640 the steam and I just say that anything negative, any energy, any emotions, all that has to leave 120 00:14:34,640 --> 00:14:43,120 through the front door and then I say different things about protecting as well and then I use salt. 121 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:55,280 I will do two different ways. One is super fast, super simple, super basic. You put some in your 122 00:14:55,280 --> 00:15:02,400 palm, you blow it out the front door or you could throw it. Again, it's, it's whatever you want to do, 123 00:15:02,400 --> 00:15:07,440 whatever you're comfortable with. My lungs are bad so one day I might not be able to blow it out 124 00:15:07,440 --> 00:15:17,600 the door so I'll throw it. It's your intention. When I do that, I will say something about the house 125 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:26,000 being protected from anything negative or dark or anything that doesn't mean anything good 126 00:15:27,280 --> 00:15:35,360 and then I will put a salt line on the front step down at the bottom by the sidewalk as sort of like 127 00:15:35,360 --> 00:15:41,760 a barrier and I'll say the same thing. I'll try to do that. Like I said once a month if I remember 128 00:15:41,760 --> 00:15:49,600 both of those, I don't do the crystals around the house because we don't really have a place above 129 00:15:49,600 --> 00:15:56,480 our doors to put them that's very big so I would have to use like little chips. I don't know. 130 00:15:56,480 --> 00:16:01,600 I guess you still could but luckily we have the ones where you can lay the little slabs up there 131 00:16:01,600 --> 00:16:09,040 and it's it's perfect. We got lucky on that. Yeah, ours aren't really big enough. I've used in the 132 00:16:09,040 --> 00:16:15,600 past and I don't put holes in the walls and hang them or anything but I will, if there's something 133 00:16:15,600 --> 00:16:22,320 there that I can figure out how to hang them, I have little bessom brums and then I have big ones 134 00:16:23,040 --> 00:16:30,400 and the thing with those as well is you should look up if you're going to use them. They're so pretty 135 00:16:30,400 --> 00:16:36,560 and you can get all different flowers and crystals in them and there's a million of them out there 136 00:16:36,560 --> 00:16:45,920 that you can buy. It's B-E-S-O-M I think from what I recall. Yeah, I've got five. Also the direction 137 00:16:46,640 --> 00:16:53,040 of the broom handle up or handle down means something so just do your research 138 00:16:53,040 --> 00:17:02,640 if you're ever doing anything really just do your research because with this kind of stuff 139 00:17:02,640 --> 00:17:12,400 just know you can also do the opposite. I don't mean you're putting selenite above your door 140 00:17:12,400 --> 00:17:17,760 and you're saying hey this is to protect me and my family. That's pretty self-explanatory 141 00:17:17,760 --> 00:17:25,440 but if you're doing anything that involves especially like spells or any kind of witchy stuff 142 00:17:25,440 --> 00:17:34,160 or whatever which a broom is just make sure you do a little research. That's all and then you can 143 00:17:34,160 --> 00:17:39,360 develop your own style in your own ways and whatever but there are certain things that do 144 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:46,400 have properties to them like the direction of the broom for instance. Some of this is 145 00:17:46,400 --> 00:17:54,240 you can do it however and some of this there are some basics that you should follow. Agreed. 146 00:17:54,240 --> 00:18:01,120 Yeah, agreed. Especially if you're planning on burning candles and doing anything 147 00:18:01,120 --> 00:18:09,920 that is spell-like. Oh, maybe in your head you don't think that that's a spell but it kind of is. 148 00:18:09,920 --> 00:18:16,160 There's a lot of things that people do that have witchcraft properties to them. They just don't 149 00:18:16,160 --> 00:18:24,640 think it or know it or wouldn't think that you know. Yeah, very true. So just yeah just look things up 150 00:18:24,640 --> 00:18:31,360 that's all. So that's kind of the basics of what I do. I like like you said a lot of white candles 151 00:18:31,360 --> 00:18:39,120 around my house regularly. Those candles have different properties for different colors 152 00:18:39,840 --> 00:18:48,640 and are a great super easy way to do something in your house for protection. Very easy. Yeah, and like 153 00:18:48,640 --> 00:18:55,040 when I start with the white candle that's to call upon my spirit guides angels and God as I pray to 154 00:18:55,040 --> 00:19:00,960 ask them to come be with me as I work through the house and help protect me and the property. So yeah, 155 00:19:00,960 --> 00:19:08,400 I mean you definitely want to look into what I guess color candles you would like to use and what 156 00:19:08,400 --> 00:19:18,720 you're using them for. And I have when I say a shit ton, I can't even begin to explain to people 157 00:19:18,720 --> 00:19:28,080 how many crystals and things that I have around here. People call it an altar. I don't necessarily 158 00:19:28,080 --> 00:19:34,000 call mine an altar. I guess I don't know. I mean I probably should because it has all kinds of 159 00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:43,120 stuff on it. I keep crystals in several spots. I have a bunch here on my desk on either side of me. 160 00:19:43,120 --> 00:19:52,240 Different things. I have spell jars. I have all kinds of things where I sit when I do important 161 00:19:52,240 --> 00:20:01,040 things like our podcast or whatever. So I have crystals and spell jars and spell bags that I've 162 00:20:01,040 --> 00:20:08,720 done spells and all kinds of stuff sitting around me. I have different ones on my nightstand because 163 00:20:08,720 --> 00:20:16,160 there are crystals that you can use for things like sleep and relaxation and things that have those 164 00:20:16,160 --> 00:20:24,080 types of properties. So I have those kinds of crystals sitting and protection next to me on my night 165 00:20:24,080 --> 00:20:35,440 stand. And then I have a desk that has three full shelves. It's out of control. But I like how they 166 00:20:35,440 --> 00:20:41,120 look first of all. Well there's nothing wrong with that. Yeah. And now that I've gotten laid off 167 00:20:41,120 --> 00:20:48,160 clearly I don't do that anymore. But that was definitely a guess a hobby or something while I was 168 00:20:48,160 --> 00:20:57,200 employed. I have crystals in different places in the house just not above I guess the doorways. 169 00:20:57,200 --> 00:21:09,840 I have so I do have Palo. I primarily use it when I investigate. I would say I use Palo 170 00:21:10,880 --> 00:21:19,600 95% just for investigations. And I always make sure it's ethically sourced and it's from a native 171 00:21:19,600 --> 00:21:28,080 person. And I won't buy it if I don't know because that's important to me. In fact I first show and tell 172 00:21:28,080 --> 00:21:34,560 just my friend John Joseph we went to the cemetery the other day and he bought me this which is so 173 00:21:34,560 --> 00:21:43,040 pretty. It's got Eucalyptus and lavender. These ones I had said to him oh I don't buy Palo and I 174 00:21:43,040 --> 00:21:48,160 explained that whole thing that I just said. And then I turned it over and it said that they're ethically 175 00:21:48,160 --> 00:21:55,120 sourced and all all of that. So he bought them for me. And if anyone likes old Hollywood content 176 00:21:55,120 --> 00:22:02,400 please go follow him. John Joseph he's so kind. He's got some really good content too. Oh my gosh 177 00:22:02,400 --> 00:22:13,760 yeah oils. I use oils. This is just one of the ones that I have but I will use protection oils. Sometimes 178 00:22:13,760 --> 00:22:21,920 I'll use them before medical procedures or anything you know it just I have a lot of medical issues. So 179 00:22:21,920 --> 00:22:30,320 I'll put a couple drops of that on and I'll buy this is just one of them. I also have sprays but 180 00:22:30,320 --> 00:22:36,640 I haven't put them in yet but sometimes when I get these I will take crystal chips 181 00:22:36,640 --> 00:22:44,400 that I put in tension into and I'll drop them into the oil just so that because this was made by 182 00:22:44,400 --> 00:22:52,480 someone else and it says on it what the intentions are and what the purpose of it is for but I want my 183 00:22:52,480 --> 00:22:58,000 own in there as well. So I'll take these little crystal chips and I'll throw them into the bottoms 184 00:22:58,000 --> 00:23:03,920 of these bottles if I don't make my own oil and that's just a way to like get your own 185 00:23:03,920 --> 00:23:13,040 brain working with what you want it to do. Perfect yeah I've got protection oil but I don't 186 00:23:13,040 --> 00:23:22,160 I don't ever use it. Yeah and then crystals I know Amy talked about some I just made this quick 187 00:23:22,160 --> 00:23:30,400 little list here for protection. Here are some of the the main crystals that people you'll see them 188 00:23:30,400 --> 00:23:38,160 using black tormaline. That's probably considered like the most ultimate the one that people use the 189 00:23:38,160 --> 00:23:47,760 most absorbs negative energy it provides grounding which is great amethyst a very popular stone. I would 190 00:23:48,720 --> 00:23:54,960 almost think amethyst is maybe the most popular stone but that's just a guess. Oh it's the color of it 191 00:23:54,960 --> 00:24:02,080 and who can't who doesn't need help with anxiety and love and relaxation so yeah add that with some 192 00:24:02,080 --> 00:24:07,440 black tormaline and you've got your perfect protection bundle. Amethyst like Amy said it's 193 00:24:07,440 --> 00:24:15,680 calming it and it keeps your environment safe and it it can help with if you're a believer like 194 00:24:15,680 --> 00:24:23,440 spiritual protection as well as an added bonus and black obsidian it's kind of similar to tormaline 195 00:24:23,440 --> 00:24:32,400 if you get these raw tormaline is is almost matte in color and obsidian is more shiny so that's 196 00:24:32,400 --> 00:24:40,800 kind of how you can tell the difference but they're similar in properties it's more for about like 197 00:24:40,800 --> 00:24:46,880 negative thoughts and things like that negative energy they're both good for grounding. 198 00:24:46,880 --> 00:24:52,400 If you're somewhere and you're like oh I want black obsidian but they only have black tormaline 199 00:24:52,400 --> 00:24:58,240 like they're similar. Yeah it's okay grab either or they're going to do you both 200 00:24:58,240 --> 00:25:05,200 well with protection because you can always get the other later and then smoky quartz I freaking 201 00:25:05,200 --> 00:25:14,960 love smoky quartz. Yes but that one is good for creating energetic boundaries it's good with 202 00:25:14,960 --> 00:25:23,760 negativity. I use smoky quartz in almost all of my spell work not always but like probably 90% 203 00:25:23,760 --> 00:25:32,640 of the time I use it another one I use I do I use maybe every time citrine I love citrine for 204 00:25:32,640 --> 00:25:40,400 everything oh my gosh. Great crystal. Yes. The only thing it's like a yellow color which isn't 205 00:25:40,400 --> 00:25:50,320 necessarily my thing. I think it's pretty it is it's just you know it's yellow is yellow but that will 206 00:25:50,320 --> 00:25:59,280 help with energy levels and like positivity and things like that. Hematite we talked about selenite 207 00:25:59,280 --> 00:26:06,640 we talked about tiger's eye we talked about a little pyrite pyrite is good for negative energy 208 00:26:06,640 --> 00:26:19,760 labradorite that's also good for energy levels fluorite that is good for focusing decision making 209 00:26:19,760 --> 00:26:27,600 and just being smart. So any of those crystals are amazing for protection and just your mind you know 210 00:26:27,600 --> 00:26:35,040 and you can wear jewelry you can like we said carry these bags on you you can do the oils and put 211 00:26:35,040 --> 00:26:40,720 the oils on it put the little crystal chips in like there's so many possibilities out there 212 00:26:40,720 --> 00:26:45,920 it's amazing. And every one of those crystals could be paired with a piece of solanite 213 00:26:45,920 --> 00:26:54,720 and that's gonna magnify and also keep them charged as well so it's like a little if you will battery 214 00:26:54,720 --> 00:27:02,560 pack for your crystals. Yeah we also talked about the rose quartz you can add or we talked about 215 00:27:02,560 --> 00:27:09,280 amethyst you can add rose quartz in there as well and it is another crystal that will kind of give 216 00:27:09,280 --> 00:27:15,280 you that common relaxation loving vibe added to your protective crystals as well it'll pair well 217 00:27:15,280 --> 00:27:23,280 with all of them. I only have one rose quartz will now this new one that john bought me also the 218 00:27:23,280 --> 00:27:31,600 chakra it has a rose quartz in it. I have so many. I don't use a lot of that it's just not I don't 219 00:27:31,600 --> 00:27:40,320 vibe with it at all. And the only rose quartz that I have is a turtle and I only bought that because 220 00:27:40,320 --> 00:27:46,400 that's Harrison's favorite and it's sort of like the love crystal so I bought that because of my 221 00:27:46,400 --> 00:27:54,560 nephew Harrison. But it is it's a good way to have the little bit of loving and protective and 222 00:27:54,560 --> 00:28:01,600 positive vibe pushed over to your intent with your other crystals. I'm trying to think if there's 223 00:28:01,600 --> 00:28:08,640 anything else that we want to cover before we move on to specifics with paranormal investigating. 224 00:28:08,640 --> 00:28:18,560 Yeah maybe openings always make sure that you introduce yourself very very very important to 225 00:28:18,560 --> 00:28:25,440 introduce yourself and remain respectful and it's probably not a bad idea to say what you're 226 00:28:25,440 --> 00:28:36,560 there for. Everyone that I investigate with they always hate my opening because I slather on my oil 227 00:28:37,520 --> 00:28:49,600 and I say all the things and I am very direct with if you are dark do not talk to me do not interact 228 00:28:49,600 --> 00:28:58,240 with me. I only want to talk to things that are of the light that me mean no harm. I say all the things 229 00:28:58,240 --> 00:29:04,160 most people including Amy and Shannon when they investigate they want to talk to whatever wants to 230 00:29:04,160 --> 00:29:10,080 talk to them the way that I do it isn't for everyone. Now don't take that the way we're not looking okay 231 00:29:10,080 --> 00:29:15,760 yet demons if you want to come talk to us. It's nothing like that now so don't get that thinking 232 00:29:15,760 --> 00:29:22,800 in your head. No but they're not putting on the oils and like all the stuff I do before and sometimes 233 00:29:22,800 --> 00:29:31,200 depending on where I am and the history I will even pull out myself outside before just to like 234 00:29:31,200 --> 00:29:40,400 cleanse anything that I'm bringing in that might be negative and I also on the way when I investigate 235 00:29:40,400 --> 00:29:46,800 I will blast old school hip hop or something to get me hyped up and in a good mood and happy and 236 00:29:46,800 --> 00:29:54,800 you never want to investigate in a bad mindset so that's important as well. I guess to kind of go 237 00:29:54,800 --> 00:30:02,960 hand in hand with your opening is your mindset. Yeah just be positive open and be a healthy version 238 00:30:02,960 --> 00:30:09,680 of yourself. Very important. I feel like some people get the wrong impression that you have to be 239 00:30:09,680 --> 00:30:20,720 serious and everything's like right. You spirits if you believe in that if I no I'm an open skeptic 240 00:30:20,720 --> 00:30:26,480 we've talked about this before. If I were to say yes I believe in entities go spirits whatever. 241 00:30:26,480 --> 00:30:34,800 I'm going to believe that they are in death who they are in life. Yeah. Most people don't want you 242 00:30:34,800 --> 00:30:43,120 coming in all raw or serious and like just be yourself you know and that includes your opening 243 00:30:43,120 --> 00:30:50,560 like if you're going to introduce yourself and say what you're there for and I always also 244 00:30:50,560 --> 00:30:58,640 include I'm not here to harm you I just want to give you a voice that kind of stuff. Just be yourself. 245 00:30:58,640 --> 00:31:06,240 Well honestly I yeah be yourself and be honest because there's no sense in trying to lie because 246 00:31:06,240 --> 00:31:11,440 they already know as soon as you walk in that door we're just opening up a positive means of 247 00:31:11,440 --> 00:31:19,520 communication a positive opening because I was always taught to speak to others like you'd want 248 00:31:19,520 --> 00:31:27,600 to be spoken to and kind of so far it's work for Shannon and I when it comes to communication during 249 00:31:27,600 --> 00:31:35,200 investigating so I don't think that our thinking is completely crazy. And so we only have three minutes 250 00:31:35,200 --> 00:31:44,000 left I want to cover closings as well. I mean for me I almost do something very similar. I'll go outside 251 00:31:44,800 --> 00:31:50,400 either spray, palo, both whatever I'm feeling depending on how much communication and whatever 252 00:31:50,400 --> 00:32:00,320 I do that to myself and my equipment and then I will say you have to stay here this communication 253 00:32:00,320 --> 00:32:08,880 is over goodbye thank you always thank them even no matter what who you think you talk to if it 254 00:32:08,880 --> 00:32:16,960 was good back whatever yeah still thank you they owe you nothing exactly I kind of do the similar 255 00:32:16,960 --> 00:32:24,240 things as I do for openings but I also tell them you cannot attach to me you cannot attach to 256 00:32:24,240 --> 00:32:30,000 anything that I have used today to communicate with you. The door communication is now closed you 257 00:32:30,000 --> 00:32:35,920 may no longer communicate with me anymore you may not use my devices anymore you may not attach to 258 00:32:35,920 --> 00:32:42,560 my devices and you may not attach to me again the door is closed thank you for your communication 259 00:32:42,560 --> 00:32:49,840 oh and in the beginning I also let them know that we're not here to try to make anyone communicate 260 00:32:49,840 --> 00:32:56,560 that doesn't want to if you are willing if you want to if you are able to please come and have 261 00:32:56,560 --> 00:33:04,240 a conversation with us I feel like that's huge. Free will. If they don't want to talk they don't have to. 262 00:33:04,240 --> 00:33:11,600 And they won't. Nope. No and that's important everything is on their terms and it's not bad to say 263 00:33:11,600 --> 00:33:17,840 that in your opening listen this is on your terms. No if you follow us on The Paranormal Couple you 264 00:33:17,840 --> 00:33:24,240 have heard that said so many times it stomped into the ground but that's because it's important. 265 00:33:24,240 --> 00:33:33,120 All right we have a minute we're done I hope you all enjoyed this. We're having a little ADHD party 266 00:33:33,120 --> 00:33:40,000 but we were trying to get it in and it was a good at the end I was like oh I was really you know 267 00:33:40,000 --> 00:33:45,840 getting it here there and everywhere but I was trying to get it in and it worked so it's okay. 268 00:33:45,840 --> 00:33:51,920 It's this stupid zoom limitation we have 40 minutes and then Amy and I are like oh my god squeeze 269 00:33:51,920 --> 00:33:57,360 it all in in 40 minutes where we used to be able to record for hours and now we're all freaked out 270 00:33:57,360 --> 00:34:04,320 but anyway we'll meet back here in two weeks and we'll be starting a new one that's going to be so 271 00:34:04,320 --> 00:34:12,320 good. I'm excited. I'm so excited. Yeah me too. All right well thanks everyone for listening hope you 272 00:34:12,320 --> 00:34:18,480 enjoy this and learned anything or you know you've been asking for it so hopefully you like it. 273 00:34:18,480 --> 00:34:24,400 Ask questions if you need we'll we'll address them. Yeah thanks bye guys. 274 00:34:24,720 --> 00:34:30,720 [Music] 275 00:34:30,720 --> 00:34:35,280 Thanks for making it to the end and hanging out with us keep on the lookout for our next episode 276 00:34:35,280 --> 00:34:36,800 and stay gruesome. 277 00:34:36,800 --> 00:34:40,800 [Music]