Exploring the Paranormal Emotive Touchpoint: Investigating Nostalgia

I’ve talked before about the importance of paying attention to our emotions when exploring Paranormal Emotive Touchpoints, as well as the strangeness of our emotions (Odd Emotions) but what exactly can you do with this newfound appreciation for emotions in the paranormal world? Well, I theorize that you can investigate them just like you investigate a ghost!

Investigating living emotions is something that I’ve been doing for a couple years now and in doing so I have gained not only an incredible amount of insight about myself but also an understanding and connection to others that I had never felt before. Investigating my emotions has even helped me strengthen my psychic abilities and given me the gift of being able to channel other investigators to gain further insight into their paranormal investigations.

The first Odd Emotion we are going to dive into is nostalgia. Nostalgia is the first emotion that piqued my interest in this regard and helped me start connecting the dots between myself and paranormal phenomena. The most basic definition of nostalgia is “A sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past; typically for a period or place with happy personal associations.” Interestingly, you’ll notice the emphasis on “happy”. Although nostalgia can sometimes hurt (ex. a pain in the chest from longing) it is generally associated with a time in which we were once happy. And that is much different from the typical emotions associated with traditional ghosts (that same longing but coupled with dread, sadness, confusion etc.) So, if we are to investigate nostalgia as if it were a ghost, we need to remove these specific feeling-related expectations from the equation. Do not be afraid to dig deep into yourself.

Why would we want to investigate nostalgia?

Nostalgia is inherently connected to the past. Sometimes to certain people but always to a version of us that once was but is no longer. Nostalgia is a memory. And so, when we are presented with the feeling of nostalgia, we are in some sense coming in contact with a version of ourselves from the past. Making ourselves the ghost. And that ghost likely has some lessons to teach us.

How do we investigate Nostalgia?

I personally like to use a spirit box to communicate with nostalgia. A traditional piece of ghost hunting equipment like this allows for a unique supernatural connection to the phenomena of nostalgia and can be used in conjunction with a technique like the El Method to help you enter a better state of trance. Although, you may not want to use a blindfold in case you need to read or write notes. I would also suggest recording the session with a digital recorder or video camera to review later. But pen and paper will do just fine if that is all you have.

Investigating an emotion like nostalgia is entirely dependent on when and how the emotion surfaces. Let’s say you have been visiting your childhood home and are hit with a bout of nostalgia. That would be a great time to stop in the moment, if possible, and investigate the emotion right then and there. But if you were to feel nostalgic during the day and didn’t have an opportunity to whip out the gear and investigate, you could also prepare some questions and conjure up the nostalgia later.

Some of the questions I like to ask nostalgia, and the ghost of Me-Past, are similar to that of a tarot reading. They are worded in a way that is intended to be an introspection of self with the purpose of growing, learning about, or helping yourself and those around you (living or dead). Here are some examples for you to use if you choose to do the same:

Why is this nostalgia presenting itself to me right now?
Are there any familiar spirits attached to this memory or feeling of nostalgia? Do you have a message for me and if so, what is it?
Is there a Paranormal Emotive Touchpoint near? If so, are there any unknown spirits or supernatural beings near who would like to communicate?
What part of the past am I currently longing for?
Why am I longing for the past in this way?
How can I bring this affection and happiness into my present day life?

And that’s about it! Although this topic is complex and I could probably write about it for ages, I will stop here. Let me know if you have any questions to help better understand the concept of investigating odd emotions and of course, tell me if you try any of the above. Next up we will be talking about another favorite Odd Emotion: Liminality.