08/27/2026
I want to say something that may not be popular, but I think it deserves an honest discussion within the paranormal community.
I have a hard time watching people spend **$200, $300, or even more on Ovilus-style devices and other paranormal gadgets** when many of these devices can be duplicated—or at least their basic functions reproduced—by individuals for a fraction of that cost.
I've been involved in paranormal investigation for a long time, and my goal has always been to help people by sharing what I've learned: techniques, research, experiments, and even how to build equipment for the field. I've never wanted that knowledge to depend on whether someone can afford an expensive piece of hardware.
I'm also not saying that a person shouldn't be compensated for legitimate manufacturing costs, parts, assembly, or the time involved in building something for someone else. There's a difference between covering those costs and turning paranormal investigation into a high-profit equipment business.
For me, once profit becomes a major motivation behind a paranormal device, it creates a serious conflict of interest. If you're making money by convincing investigators that they need your latest $300 box to communicate with spirits, how objective can you really be about whether that device actually works?
That's where I personally draw the line.
If you develop something useful and then **show people how it works, explain the theory, publish the parts, share the code when possible, and teach people how to build it themselves**, I have enormous respect for that. Sell a completed version for people who don't want to build one if you choose—but don't hide a simple circuit or program behind mystery and marketing and imply that only your expensive box can produce paranormal results.
Paranormal investigation should be about **research, experimentation, documentation, helping people, and sharing knowledge**—not about how much equipment we can sell each other.
Some of the most interesting experiments in this field can be done with inexpensive sensors, microcontrollers, coils, radios, cameras, recorders, and a little creativity. You do not need a $300 plastic box to be a serious investigator.
I'd much rather see this community teach **100 people how to build and understand a device** than convince 100 people they need to buy one.
That's the philosophy I've tried to follow: **share the knowledge, show the work, let people experiment for themselves, and never put paranormal research behind a paywall.**
