Dan Baldwin - Speaking with the Spirits of the Old Southwest: Conversations with Miners, Outlaws and Pioneers Who Still Roam Ghost Towns

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Speaking with the Spirits of the Old Southwest: Conversations With Miners, Outlaws & Pioneers Who Still Roam Ghost Towns 2018 by Dan Baldwin, Rhonda Hull, and Dwight Hull.

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Contents

by George Sewell

: Jail Break in Courtland, Arizona

: A Little Bit of Heaven in Kentucky Camp

: Mattie Earp

: Ancient Voices at the Presidio

: Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

: The Flying Nymph Lets Fly

: Making Friends at Fairbank

: A Strike-Out and a Home Run at Sasco

: You Cant Get Rum n Coke in Charleston

: Thats John Ringo

: An Angel at the Jail Tree

: Knocked Out

: Working on the Railroad

: Checking Out of the Gadsden Hotel

: Breakout at Hoptown

Foreword

Not only is the universe stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.

Sir Arthur Eddington, English astronomer (18821944)

Youve likely heard or read about instances where an angelic presence appeared before a distressed person and provided relief or guidance. The source or identity of the angel can be debated, but the real, positive effect upon the person cannot. English astronomer Sir Arthur Eddington noted that not only is the universe stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine. It is in this universe that good people may appear as angels. To the dead.

In this book, psychic investigators Dan Baldwin, Dwight Hull, and Rhonda Hull discover that history is alive in many of the Arizona ghost towns. By working as a team, the trio brings distinct talents as a checks-and-balances approach to paranormal investigations. Dan is an accomplished dowser (pendulum) and author, Dwight is a paranormal researcher and animal communicator, and Rhonda is a sensitive with an array of gifts including mediumship and clairvoyance. Their collective track record is impressive.

Their approach to ghosts, or spirits, active in certain locations, is one of courtesy and common sensetreat them as people without a body, as you would treat anyone else. Many of the following investigations peak when those confused or distressed are assisted by the team to cross over into the light on their horizon. Reassurance and assistance can go a long way. If you could be of assistance to someone, wouldnt you? Maybe that makes you an angel.

Readers appreciating investigations into the paranormal will enjoy the check and recheck process they developsuch as Rhonda sensing a presence, Dwight having an impression of a male, and Dan, facing away from them, posing the question Is there a female here? The pendulum swings no. Is there a male here? The pendulum swings affirmative. Often Rhonda will ask a question of the entity and Dans pendulum will swingIs there something keeping you here? The pendulum swings no, in keeping with Rhondas intuition. And so on.

And, of course, there are the ever popular EVPselectronic voice phenomena. Invited to speak, many of the characters leave audible messages on one or both digital recorders. Not heard on site, but in playback.

It is these quips that confound many, and give pause to consider that, indeed, history is alive, and often not what we thought.

George Sewell

Introduction

Although this book is written in first person, there are three authors: Dan Baldwin, Dwight Hull, and Rhonda Hull. Dan has used his pendulum dowsing skills to help locate missing persons and to solve crimes for more than a decade and a half, but he was new to paranormal investigations of haunted places. Dwight and Rhonda have decades of experience researching and communicating with the spirit world.

The three shared a fascination with and a respect for history. The events related in this book allowed them to combine psychic skills with the curiosity to discover what really happened in the old days. After all, what better way to discover the past than to discuss it with the people who were there?

The team was guided by three overriding goals: to conduct historical research, to connect with the spirit world, and to assist spirits when needed and when possible. That last goal was key. They did not pursue this calling merely to build a collection of EVPs (electronic voice phenomena) like someone would collect stamps, coins, or comic books. To borrow a phrase, when the spirit is willing and when it was possible to help that spirit, they attempted to provide whatever service possible. Sometimes the system worked and sometimes it didnt. No one is perfect 100 percent of the time. Sometimes their service brought about a profound sadness and sometimes it brought about astounding and incredibly rewarding results. Both ends of that spectrum are written up in this book.

Dan Baldwin and Rhonda and Dwight Hull.

Dwight and Rhonda Hull:
Investigating History Through
the Voices of Those Who Lived It

Dwight and Rhonda Hull earned an enviable record in paranormal research, but did not like the term ghost hunters to describe the efforts recorded in this book. They never hunted ghosts, because spirits are around us all the time. They exist beyond a shadow of a doubt. And even if the spirits are not in a mood to communicate, theyre still present. The Hull approach was to interact with spirits. The goal was to meet them, understand them, learn from them, and if necessary and possible, to help them.

What better source of historical research can there be than the people who lived the history being investigated? We believed paranormal research a valid approach to historical research. Apparently that is so. Research into books, records, and museums sometimes provides validation for the results of paranormal research. For example, after a long trek through mesquite brush to the ruins of the Clanton Ranch, the Hulls recorded an interesting EVP. A male voice said a really bad brush sting. Later, they looked up the unfamiliar term and learned that it meant getting scratched up by desert scrub.