Exploring the Paranormal Emotive Touchpoint: Investigating Liminality

Liminality, I believe, is one of the biggest anthropological/occult/internet conversations happening today. Short form video content about liminality has featured a range of interpolations including nostalgic, 90’s photo slideshows and “Backrooms” video series. For the sake of our conversation today we will first use the anthropological definition of liminality which is, “The transitional period or phase of a rite of passage during which the participant lacks social status or rank, remains anonymous, shows obedience and humility and follows prescribed forms of conduct, dress etc.” In more simplistic terms, according to dictionary.com, liminality is a state of transition between one stage and the next. It is within this stage, that I believe a Paranormal Emotive Touchpoint lies - and the other side is ever nearby.

Although liminality began as and is largely recognized as anthropological term, it has grown in interest to people and now has a rather para-normal connotation. Definitions today also more commonly include modern places, or spaces that are between one place and the next that we are not intended to be in for a long period of time. These places include hallways, airports, abandoned malls, etc. and I believe they can be investigated as Paranormal Emotive Touchpoint as well.

I have had the pleasure of coming across many liminal spaces in my time. They typically include some kind of abandoned house, dying shopping mall or office building. In addition to my explorations, I’ve seen myself become a liminal being as well, often transitioning between one phase in my life and the next until I feel more comfortable in my skin and find confidence and surety once and again. In my experience with these liminal spaces and moments in time, I have found myself closer to the other side than ever and in that closeness, I’ve noticed a peculiar feeling creep in. I sometimes find myself with a paranormal entity nearby, a psychic impression, or a faint look into the future. In any case, the connection the other side becomes clearer.

What can we do with this liminality though? How can we harness that energy, channel it perhaps, and learn from it? Control it? That is where investigating comes in…

How do I investigate Liminality?
Tools to use will be the same as the tools I mentioned in my Nostalgia post, but the questions and approach change a bit. Different from nostalgia, liminality is often uncomfortable. It’s unnerving. So prepare to work through that and against your inherent fear of it. Most importantly, although sometimes liminality is within us (re: the anthropological definition) it is most often, in terms of the paranormal, dependent on its location. Meaning you will need to investigate it in the moment and place to experience it.

Questions you can ask Liminality within liminal spaces are:
Are there any beings with this liminal space that would like to communicate?
When did this feeling of liminality begin here?
Do I affect the liminality of this space or does it exist without me?

Questions to ask when you are in a liminal phase:
What is the most important lesson for me in this liminal phase?
Are there any entities nearby who are here to guide me? What would they like to say?
Where am I headed next?

For now, I will end this here. And although there are many other Odd Emotions to explore when learning about Paranormal Emotive Touchpoints, my next post will instead talk about the ways in which we can log our experiences with PET’s and our investigations into our Odd Emotions. There are more ways than the El Method or using traditional ghost hunting equipment that can help us explore further.