Spirit Voices: The First Live Conversation between Worlds by Mark L. Cowden

Abstract

The author of Spirit Voices, Mark L. Cowden, is, according to the biography on his website, an author, entertainment journalist, and TV paranormal investigator. He has been studying paranormal accounts in the UK and Ireland for more than 10 years and he has worked as a paranormal forensic specialist for the paranormal TV show Northern Ireland’s Greatest Haunts (Cowden no date).

            Spirit Voices chronicles Cowden’s personal experiences with ostensible ghostly encounters, instrumental transcommunication (ITC), and electronic voice phenomena (EVP). The author starts his story by describing a series of unusual events he experienced at a converted Mill in Belfast, Ireland, and continues through his time with a paranormal investigation team, his recurring role on a reality television ghost-hunting program, and, finally, culminates with a description of what the author describes as the first ever documented case of a living person having a live two-way conversation with the spirit world with cameras rolling.

            It is worth noting here that, as a recurring theme throughout the book, Cowden stresses the need for investigators to pursue their own spiritual paths and that the incorporation of spirituality into the investigation process is essential for success. To assist readers along this path, the book includes a short Appendix with suggestions for one’s personal spiritual development and includes basic information on meditation, visualization, and dowsing.