04/07/2026
When I do a reveal for a client, I always include the personal experiences that the team had. Not as concrete proof of something paranormal, but just as it was, a personal experience. We've seen it happen numerous times as well with the people who come out to one of our public investigations that we host yearly at Cottonwood Mansion. As said in the post, just because an experience wasn't captured on the equipment doesn't mean it wasn't real. Credit to KenTenn Paranormal for the spot on post. ~Judy ππ»π€
The Importance of Personal Experience in Paranormal Investigation
In this field, we all want the same thing β the Class A EVP, the full-bodied apparition, the undeniable breakthrough piece of evidence. We want something we can point to and say, βThere it is.β
But we should never downplay the importance of personal experience.
Not every meaningful moment in an investigation is going to be captured on camera or recorded on a device. Sometimes it's the sudden change in atmosphere. The feeling that you're not alone. The moment someone sees something that can't be explained. The experience that sticks with you long after the investigation ends.
As investigators, we absolutely should try to debunk. That's part of doing this the right way. We test, we recreate, we question everything.
But what we shouldn't do is dismiss or belittle someone's personal experience.
We may not be able to replicate what they felt.
We may not have captured it on equipment.
But that doesn't mean the experience wasn't real to them.
Personal experiences are often what drive this field forward. They're what bring people into investigation, what create meaningful moments, and what remind us that not everything can be measured.
Evidence is important.
But experience matters too.
At KenTenn Paranormal, we investigate first β no hype β but we also respect the human side of this field. Because sometimes, the most powerful part of an investigationβ¦ is what you personally experience.