I feel like the biggest thing holding the paranormal community back right now is the performative layer that’s been built around it. Over time, it’s become something people expect to be dramatic, constant, and almost entertainment-driven. The influence of well-known shows and investigators has created an expectation of the “wow factor”… when in reality, most genuine investigations are far more subtle than that. Because of that, there’s this underlying pressure. Spoken or unspoken. To produce something. And that’s where things can start to drift away from authenticity. It also creates a divide, people chasing the thrill or adrenaline versus those who are actually sitting with a space and allowing it to unfold In my experience, the most meaningful moments aren’t the loud or obvious ones, it the quiet shifts, the subtle changes in energy, the things you feel more than see. But those moments don’t always translate well in a world that’s been conditioned to expect constant activity. So I don’t think the community is “doing it wrong”… I think it’s just still finding its way back from being shaped into something it was never meant to be.

I actually don’t think a medium is automatically helpful on an investigation… and that’s not a negative. It’s just truth. It really comes down to how the medium works and what the intention of the investigation is. From the investigations I’ve been part of (Old Parliament House, Tomago House, Grossmann House etc) I’ve found that a medium and my own mediumship can add another layer, but they’re not the foundation of the work. What they can bring is: • sensing the energy of a space • picking up on emotional imprints or shifts • intuitive impressions (feeling, seeing, hearing, knowing) that may not be picked up by equipment But that only works well if it’s held lightly and not forced into the narrative. Where it can become challenging is when: • the medium dominates or overrides the team • everything becomes filtered through their interpretation • or there’s a need to “prove” something rather than observe what’s naturally unfolding For me, a medium works best as part of the team. Not the centre of it. Almost like an additional sense. Not the authority. Because at the end of the day, an investigation is about capturing what is there, not shaping it into what we think it should be.