Post by carbyluva on Oct 3, 2005 10:26:39 GMT
A few weeks ago derek took part in the email interview in Now magazine. Thought i'd put it up on here as it makes quite an interesting read!
What's the largest number of spirits you've seen off in one session of Most Haunted?
Eight witches up in Pendle, Lancashire. It was a very heart-rending and fearful experience.
Who is Sam, your spirit guide?
In a previous life I was an Ethiopian boy and i lost my life at a young age. Sam was an oracle back then who told me he'd help me in the next life. Spirit guides know exactly who you are, where you'll be born and where in the world you'll live. They find you.
Are people born with spritual sense of is there a way to open yourself up to the skill?
Everyone's potentially psychic. It lies dormant and either it's passed down through generations - in my case, my grandmother taught me - or it simply isn't on your spiritual agenda to develop the skills.
What's the most haunted place you've ever visited?
The most mystical and active place I've investigated is Pompeii, Itlay. The remains of the people captured in the lava are still there and that was very powerful.
I was half asleep and got a picture in my head on a woman who looked like my Auntie Jean. She 'spoke' to me and I replied. Do you think I might be a spiritualist?
It could be that your abilities are developing naturally because you're quite young. My advice is that, with your parents' blessing, you go to your nearest spiritualist church. There will be mediums like myself who'll be able to help you develop it - if that's what you want to do.
Is it true that you and Most Haunted presenter Yvette Fielding fell out recently?
No, it isn't true. We get on fine.
Has anything ever affected you so much that you've had to leave?
I've never left a location, but i've left the atmosphere of a particular room. An example was the spirit of Godfrey Parks and Brannigans in Manchester. He disabled my legs and it took five hours to get the feeling back.
I've recently felt a presece and a door opens and closes. My guinea pig died recently - could it be him?
Absolutely no, no, no. There is an animal kingdom in the spirit world, but what you've experienced isn't a guinea pig. It's probably a loved on in visitation who's finding it hard to make a communication. You may also find articles moving around as the spirit tries to draw your attention.
What do you tell anyone who fears death?
If a person understands that there's no death, they won't fear it. Our life is continuous - we can't be snuffed out, we're eternal.
Do you'll think we'll ever see an apparition on Most Haunted?
The more the group bonds and makes a collective force of energy, the more likely it is that we'll one day help a spirit to fully manifest and catch it on camera.
When did you first discover your ability?
When i was six i witnessed a spirit man in my grandmother's house. I didn't know anything about ghosts, so I raced to tell my grandmother that i was scared because there was a strange man in the house. It turned out it was my grandfather, who'd passsed over three years before. That was when my grandmother realised the psychic ability was strong in me and took me under her wing.
how do you feel when people are negative about your abilities and say Most Haunted is fake?
It doesn't matter to me at all because it's less than one percent of viewers. I've been working professionally for 26 years, so my shoulders are broadened and it won't stop us doing the work and revealing the truth that there's another realm.
Were you scared in that mine when a man grabbed your arm and dragged you along?
I wasn't scared. I was shocked and alarmed because there was no warning. He was strong that spirit. He dragged my 14st weight and nearly yanked my arm out of its socket.
Is you own house haunted?
There's no evidence of activity in my home. It was built less that 15 months ago on the site of an old market garden, so that's all that's ever been there.
i specifically instructed estate agents to find a house that was free of spirits. I want peace, calm, tranquility and balance when i'm at home - i deal with enough spirits at work.
Sometimes you and David Wells experience completely different ghosts in a house. Why is that?
Because we're on different levels of development. David hasn't been open to spirits as long as me and he doesn't see and hear like me - he'll openly tell you that he only senses things.
Can you see into the future?
I have done on many occasions. A few years ago I was doing a reading for a lady and her husband came in to hurry us up because they were giong to Aintree, Liverpool, for the Grand National. It was 11am and I told him not to bother because the race wouldn't run; the skies would blacken and there would be hail and all sorts.
It didn't run and he called me later to say that he'd asked Ladbrokes what the odds were on Aintree not running. They quoted him a million to one! If he'd bet a pound he'd have won a million! i can't lay bets, though, because i'd be severly, severly rocked by the world of spirits. I'm not meant to gain things that way.
Who would you most like to contact on the other side?
Mahatma Gandhi and Mother Teresa. I haven't tried yet, thought. I'd need to go to their homes so that I'm closer to them.
How do you convince non-believers?
Sam gave me a saying: 'To the believer no proof is necessary, but to the non-believer no proof is enough.' I respect sceptical and cynical minds; sometimes people aren't ready in this lifetime to accept the truth.
Hope you all enjoy reading this!
i found the question about the guinea pig quite funny! that most be one strong guinea if it can open doors
What's the largest number of spirits you've seen off in one session of Most Haunted?
Eight witches up in Pendle, Lancashire. It was a very heart-rending and fearful experience.
Who is Sam, your spirit guide?
In a previous life I was an Ethiopian boy and i lost my life at a young age. Sam was an oracle back then who told me he'd help me in the next life. Spirit guides know exactly who you are, where you'll be born and where in the world you'll live. They find you.
Are people born with spritual sense of is there a way to open yourself up to the skill?
Everyone's potentially psychic. It lies dormant and either it's passed down through generations - in my case, my grandmother taught me - or it simply isn't on your spiritual agenda to develop the skills.
What's the most haunted place you've ever visited?
The most mystical and active place I've investigated is Pompeii, Itlay. The remains of the people captured in the lava are still there and that was very powerful.
I was half asleep and got a picture in my head on a woman who looked like my Auntie Jean. She 'spoke' to me and I replied. Do you think I might be a spiritualist?
It could be that your abilities are developing naturally because you're quite young. My advice is that, with your parents' blessing, you go to your nearest spiritualist church. There will be mediums like myself who'll be able to help you develop it - if that's what you want to do.
Is it true that you and Most Haunted presenter Yvette Fielding fell out recently?
No, it isn't true. We get on fine.
Has anything ever affected you so much that you've had to leave?
I've never left a location, but i've left the atmosphere of a particular room. An example was the spirit of Godfrey Parks and Brannigans in Manchester. He disabled my legs and it took five hours to get the feeling back.
I've recently felt a presece and a door opens and closes. My guinea pig died recently - could it be him?
Absolutely no, no, no. There is an animal kingdom in the spirit world, but what you've experienced isn't a guinea pig. It's probably a loved on in visitation who's finding it hard to make a communication. You may also find articles moving around as the spirit tries to draw your attention.
What do you tell anyone who fears death?
If a person understands that there's no death, they won't fear it. Our life is continuous - we can't be snuffed out, we're eternal.
Do you'll think we'll ever see an apparition on Most Haunted?
The more the group bonds and makes a collective force of energy, the more likely it is that we'll one day help a spirit to fully manifest and catch it on camera.
When did you first discover your ability?
When i was six i witnessed a spirit man in my grandmother's house. I didn't know anything about ghosts, so I raced to tell my grandmother that i was scared because there was a strange man in the house. It turned out it was my grandfather, who'd passsed over three years before. That was when my grandmother realised the psychic ability was strong in me and took me under her wing.
how do you feel when people are negative about your abilities and say Most Haunted is fake?
It doesn't matter to me at all because it's less than one percent of viewers. I've been working professionally for 26 years, so my shoulders are broadened and it won't stop us doing the work and revealing the truth that there's another realm.
Were you scared in that mine when a man grabbed your arm and dragged you along?
I wasn't scared. I was shocked and alarmed because there was no warning. He was strong that spirit. He dragged my 14st weight and nearly yanked my arm out of its socket.
Is you own house haunted?
There's no evidence of activity in my home. It was built less that 15 months ago on the site of an old market garden, so that's all that's ever been there.
i specifically instructed estate agents to find a house that was free of spirits. I want peace, calm, tranquility and balance when i'm at home - i deal with enough spirits at work.
Sometimes you and David Wells experience completely different ghosts in a house. Why is that?
Because we're on different levels of development. David hasn't been open to spirits as long as me and he doesn't see and hear like me - he'll openly tell you that he only senses things.
Can you see into the future?
I have done on many occasions. A few years ago I was doing a reading for a lady and her husband came in to hurry us up because they were giong to Aintree, Liverpool, for the Grand National. It was 11am and I told him not to bother because the race wouldn't run; the skies would blacken and there would be hail and all sorts.
It didn't run and he called me later to say that he'd asked Ladbrokes what the odds were on Aintree not running. They quoted him a million to one! If he'd bet a pound he'd have won a million! i can't lay bets, though, because i'd be severly, severly rocked by the world of spirits. I'm not meant to gain things that way.
Who would you most like to contact on the other side?
Mahatma Gandhi and Mother Teresa. I haven't tried yet, thought. I'd need to go to their homes so that I'm closer to them.
How do you convince non-believers?
Sam gave me a saying: 'To the believer no proof is necessary, but to the non-believer no proof is enough.' I respect sceptical and cynical minds; sometimes people aren't ready in this lifetime to accept the truth.
Hope you all enjoy reading this!
i found the question about the guinea pig quite funny! that most be one strong guinea if it can open doors