The ISIS Paranormal Newsletter-Seventh Edition
ISIS INVESTIGATOR
non-pagans! It has been a long time since our last newsletter.
It's been and continues to be a busy month for ISIS:
ISIS in the Media:
INTERVIEW WITH NEW GRAVITY MEDIA:
ISIS was interviewed this month for a upcoming documentary being
produced by New Gravity Media entitled 14 Degrees: A Paranormal
Documentary, due to be released in Fall of 2007! We are proud to be a
part of such a terrific project!
INTERVIEW WITH THE X-ZONE
On october 18, Patricia and Dayna were guests on the X-Zone Paranormal
Radio Show with Rob McConnell. We thank the radio staion for having us
on and we enjoyed the entire process!
LIVE INVESTIGATION WITH FLY 92.3:
The ISIS team will be assisting Brian Cody, Jim Clark, and Chrissy
Covotta as they investigate a haunted house in Averill Park, Halloween
Morning, October 31, 2006! Be sure to tune into FLY 92.3 and listen
in!
HAUNTED VOICES RADIO
ISIS will be interviewed on Haunted Voices Radio next month, November
24.
Check our websites for updates about future events.
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Projects:
ISIS has launched a campaign against Paranormal Poetic License. Below
is an article explaining the issues that arise with Paranormal Poetic
License and why it is an issue that can no longer be ingored!
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Paranormal or Poetic License: Getting at the Truth about Paranormal
Encounters
Have you ever watched a non-fiction or reality show about the
paranormal and believed all of the retelling or depictions to be true?
Think again. Believe it or not, what seems to be the case is usually
just the opposite. Unfortunately a little thing like poetic license
creeps into the picture which either eliminates critical documentation
pertaining to the case or blows the story out of proportion. Why would
anyone bother with poetic license when it comes to talking about the
paranormal and paranormal research? Ratings, recognition, competition,
and, in some cases, for monetary reasons.
Before we examine the issue of poetic license and its use in paranormal
documentation of any form, it is imperative that we note that no one
group from the paranormal community is being singled out, and that this
article is not an effort to defame, slander, ridicule or judge any
individual, group or organization. Rather, this article is examining
the use of poetic license only and questioning what place poetic
license has, if any, in the documentation of paranormal encounters.
It's strange that so many paranormal investigators are striving to
find and reveal the truth about paranormal encounters to the public,
only to have the truth of the matter degraded by acts of poetic
license. Such acts totally defeat the original purpose and the public
sees a fluffed up version of paranormal instances instead of actual
case facts. The question arises why the retelling of paranormal
encounters requires poetic license at all. Aren't paranormal
encounters interesting enough in their own right? We are dealing with
the paranormal-the "beyond normal" which should be intriguing
enough in the mere accurate retelling. In fact, even a little of bit
paranormal activity on its own, is incredible and miraculous.
Poetic license is used to either add extraordinary descriptions to
something that is already extraordinary, or it is used to eliminate or
omit certain facts, either for the sake of time or page space. Further,
poetic license often results in elaborations that never really
occurred; instead the result is an ostentatious presentation of
something that is already incredible: an encounter that really requires
no special effect to be retold or to have an impact.
Relying on poetic license to report paranormal encounters becomes an
act of trying to see the forest through the trees. The truth is there,
but it is buried under exaggerated, fantastical, and unneeded
elaboration. While paranormal encounters are very real, there is
little need to embellish the documentation in an effort to obtain
ratings, acknowledgement, or acclaim. In actuality, poetic license is
ruining the credibility of all paranormal investigators, their
research, and their findings. How can paranormal research ever be
brought into a serious light, when it is presented so light heartedly?
How can the truth ever be reasonably and effectually presented to the
public when it is shaded by special effects and inflated presentations?
Sadly, seeing is not necessarily believing-real life cases are often
tainted by falsifications-falsifications, that are used to exaggerate
the truth. Inaccurate documentation, whether unintentional or
otherwise, really has no place in the representation of paranormal
encounters and makes it next to impossible for the truth to be
revealed. Isn't that what we are all striving for? Isn't that
what the paranormal community, as a whole, should be striving for?
"The truth is out there" buried beneath the rubble of inflated
presentations; thus, it becomes necessary as a paranormal community to
make every attempt to clear away the rubble and the falsehoods so that
truth about paranormal activity finally has its day in the light.
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Until next time!
The ISIS Team