The main hall was used as the meeting place, and whilst people sitting around large tables
waited for the evening to begin, they could feel their legs being touched as well as
coldness in their legs. The K2 meter was picking up activity from underneath the table near
to people’s legs. The Temperature in the room started off at 21.8 degrees.
The evening started with a huge sacred circle. The temperature had risen to 22.8 degrees.
Dolly was sitting on a vacant table and her eyes lit up as the circle formed. The spirits were
asked, ‘Is there anyone you want to connect to?’ The spirit box said, ‘Who’s this?’ Some
people in the circle said they felt a tingling sensation or a heaviness in their left arms. The
spirit box said, ‘Nails. Was George’, then a growl was heard coming from the spirit box.
There was not much happening in the circle so people were changed over. The spirit box
said, ‘Second’, (second person in the centre?), followed by ‘Other foot’. The spirits were
asked, ‘Do you like to play games?’. The spirit box said, ‘Boy. Boring’. Someone in the
circle said they felt as if they were being affected by something and started swaying to and
fro. The spirit was told to take a step back and leave the person alone. The spirit box said,
‘I’m not’. The spirit was asked, ‘Shall we try a man in the middle?’ The spirit box said, ‘A
weak one’. There was a little bit of calling out but nothing significant happened in the circle.
Meanwhile, a stick person was seen on the SLS camera standing in the middle of the hall
next to a curtain quite close to where dolly’s eyes had lit up earlier. The stick person
disappeared then reappeared a few times. The temperature next to the curtain was still at
21.8 degrees but rose to 25.4 degrees within a couple of minutes, even though it felt cold
in the area. The stick person moved from the curtain to a nearby chair. Someone sitting on
the chair said they felt extremely hot all of a sudden but the temperature had started to
come down. The person on the chair stood up next to the curtain and two stick people
were seen either side, one tall and one short like a child (the child was nearest to the
chair). Wafts of flowery perfume could be smelt.
The SLS camera was taken on to the stage. A stick figure was seen to the left of the stage
in the corner. Someone standing there said the name ‘Arthur’ had popped into their mind
and they could feel something tapping them on the head. At the same time, a stick person
was seen kicking the person’s head. The temperature in this area had risen within seconds
from 23 degrees to 25.5 degrees. By the curtain on the left of the stage, two stick people
were seen, one large and one small like a child. Someone standing next to the curtain had
a stick person on their head. The person said, ‘Touch my hair’. The SLS camera showed
the stick person trying to touch the hair. The person asked, ‘What’s your name?’
Whispering could be heard coming from behind the curtain then the word. ‘You’. The
temperature had risen within seconds to 27.1 degrees. Next, three tall stick people were
seen next to the stage curtain and the smell of flowery perfume could be smelt again. The
temperature had risen to 28.2 degrees.
The sacred circle had been closed and everyone was spilt into three groups. The Cauldron
members and seven guests were the blue team. They moved into the dining room/bar
area and opened an Ouija board. The temperature was 24.5 degrees. The words, ‘Lazy.
Listen’ came on the spirit box. Spirits were asked if they were connected to the building.
The spirit box said, ‘Still here. Idiot’. Teddy’s eye lit up continuously for about two minutes.
Cigarette smoke was smelt by a few people sitting around the board. The spirit box said,’
Bill. Me’. The board was asked if the group were talking to Bill, and the board said, ‘Yes’.
Teddy’s eyes started to light up in answer to questions on the board. The spirit box said,
‘Bar’. The group asked, ‘Did you used to drink in this bar?’ The spirit box said, ‘Saturday’.
The group asked, ‘Can you make a noise?’ The spirit box said, ‘Listen’. The group asked,
‘Is there a child in this room?’ The spirit box said, ‘Sad. So sad. Jump’. The group asked,
‘Did you kill yourself?’ The spirit box said, ‘Hang. Stones.’ The group asked, ‘Was it on this
land that you died?’ The spirit box said, ‘Stones. Bill. Helen’. Note: Helen was the name
of the 15 year old girl who was murdered in the grounds of Merchistoun Hall in 1992.
The group asked, ‘Was Helen your wife’s name?’. The spirit box said, ‘Emma’. The group
asked, ‘Was Emma your wife’s name?’ The sound of laughter was heard coming from the
spirit box. The group asked, ‘Are there any bad spirits here?’ The spirit box said, ‘Two. Not
nice. They’re looking. Dark’. The board spelt ‘Leave it out’. The group asked, ‘Charles, are
you here tonight?’ The spirit box said, ‘No. Bill…. followed by a swear word’. The group
asked, ‘Is Elizabeth here?’ The spirit box said, ‘He knows who I am. Taking photographs.
Amazing. Legs hurt’. Note: Charles and Elizabeth are spirits who have previously
made contact in this building. Teddy’s eyes were still lighting up. The group said,
‘Elizabeth, make the glass on the board move’. The spirit box said, ‘Push it’. The group
asked, ‘Is Charles sitting in his chair?’ The spirit box said, ‘Yes’. The group said, ‘Move the
glass’. The spirit box said, ‘I’m trying. Things happen. Hahahahaha. I’m a boy’. The group
said, ‘Move the planchette to ‘yes’. The spirit box said, ‘Boo’. The group said, ‘Show us
what you can do’. The spirit box said, ‘It’s a boring game’. The board was closed down
because it was quite difficult to get a glass or a planchette to move on it’s surface. The
spirit box said, ‘Bye’. Teddy’s eyes were still lighting up. A different Ouija board was
opened up. The spirit box said, ‘Spirits’. The group asked, ‘Is there anyone here?’ The
spirit box said, ‘I’m dead’. The group asked, ‘Shall we go in the cellar?’ A cat ball on a table
lit up. The group said, ‘Move the planchette’. The spirit box said, ‘Why is that. Regan’. The
group said, ‘Elizabeth, come and see me’. The spirit box said, ‘I’m gone. Going’. The group
said, ‘Elizabeth, point the planchette to where your daughter is’. Teddy started going crazy,
with the left eye lighting up, then the right, then both eyes lighting up at the same time.
Some people in the group said they had a cold feeling come over them when they stood
next to the bar, and it felt as if the group was being watched. The spirit box said, ‘Lamb
chops. Kitchen’. The group asked, ‘Do we have a new spirit in here?’ The spirit box said,
‘Hello’. The group said, ‘Come in and speak to us’. The spirit box said, ‘He missed’. Not a
lot else happened so the board was closed and the group moved into the cellar.
In the cellar, an Ouija board was opened at the far end. Several messages came through
for people on the board. The name Dacey was spelt out. Note: Dacey originates from
Ireland. The spirit was 29 when they passed. A loud noise was heard coming from the
bottom of the stairs sounding like mixture of a bark and a heavy sigh. Edward came on the
board, but said it wasn’t the usual Edward. It was a negative spirit. The group asked, ‘Is
there anyone you dislike?’ The spirit box said, ‘I like’. The group asked, ‘Are you following
the Cauldron members about?’. The Ouija board said, ‘Yes’. The group said, ‘Are you
happy we don’t tell you to go away?’ The spirit box said, ‘Maybe’. The spirit on the board
said he was a bad spirit and that Edward was here with him. The spirit said they had once
lived in Fareham. Swear words were spelt on the board. The bad spirit refused to tell the
group his name and refused to step back off the board. The planchette was felt rocking
from side to side by itself.
A female spirit came on the board and said she was called Elizabeth. She said she liked
the teddy, and teddy’s eyes lit up. Teddy flashed on and off on command a couple of times,
then several people in the cellar said they felt quite nauseas. The spirit box said, ‘Devil’s
here’. Teddy went quiet for a while. The group told Elizabeth that her daughter had
permission to touch the teddy. At that point both of teddy’s eyes lit up. Elizabeth confirmed
on the board that it was her daughter who was touching the teddy. Some more personal
messages came through for people on the board then the group went for a tea break.
After the tea break, the group headed upstairs to the room with all the furniture set out in it.
Some calling out was tried for a little while. The temperature was 21.1 degrees. The group
said, ‘Any spirits here, can you knock or communicate in some way’. The spirit box said,
‘Bye bye’. The group asked, ‘Can you open the door?’ The spirit box said, ‘Spot’. The
group asked, ‘Can you pull our hair?’ The spirit box said, ‘Pull’. The group said, ‘Can you
knock on the door’. Everyone heard a loud noise that sounded like ‘Sha shash’. The group
said, ‘Make something move’. The spirit box said, ‘Hanging’. Some people heard a noise
that sounded like, ‘Woo woo’. Someone sitting next to the door felt someone touch them
on the top of their head. A stick person on the SLS camera was seen standing next to this
person. The stick person moved to the door then back to the person sitting next to the
door. Teddy was sitting on the floor and it’s eyes started to light up.
One of the females in the room tried doing some scrying. After a while it looked as if they
had grown a handlebar moustache (photos were taken of this). The stick person was seen
next to the door again so someone opened the door a little bit. The spirit box said, ‘Bye’.
The door was opened further and the spirit box said, ‘Thank you. Hear me’. The stick
person was still standing in the doorway. The spirit box said, ‘Open. Door. Hear me. I’m
here’. The person doing the scrying was still sitting at the mirror. Dolly was watching and
her eyes lit up. Looking back on photos taken of the person scrying, a dark crescent shape
was seen right behind their back (even though there was nothing there). Several photos
had been taken in a row, yet only one showed the crescent shape (it was the last photo
taken). The person scrying said they could feel someone moving across their face.
Zooming in on the crescent shape, it looked like an evil entity had been formed in the
shadow.
An Ouija board was opened. The spirit box said, ‘You go. Board.’A friendly male spirit
came on and pointed to someone on the board. The spirit box said, ‘Something big to say’.
The name ‘Derek’ was spelt out. The spirit box said, ‘Again. Busy’. A stick person was seen
dancing on the ceiling. A few questions were asked relating to the person on the board but
they couldn’t make sense of any messages coming through. Teddy’s eyes started lighting
up in answer to any questions on the board. The group asked, ‘Is there a spirit with us?’
The spirit box said, ‘Yeah’. The stick person was still dancing on the ceiling. One person in
the room could hear faint voices talking and someone else felt their ear being poked.
A female came on the board. She said at the age of ten she was abused by a man.
‘Gabrielle’ was spelt on the board. The spirit box said, ‘Helen. Shit’. Note: Helen again!
The female spirit said she had been a servant in this house and the master was the
abuser. He killed himself. He hung himself by some shoes (teddy went off when this was
being said). The abuser had a moustache (was this the same person who showed himself
to the person doing the scrying?) Aged 15 came up. Note: Helen was 15 when she was
murdered. The group said, ‘Give us your surname’. ‘Gabrielle’ was spelt again. Then the
spirit said their first name was Bill but it’s not short for William. The spirit said they wanted
to be called Gabrielle. The spirit starting asking for help to pass over. The spirit box said,
‘Please’. A ritual was performed to help a spirit cross over to the light. Several people in
the room said they felt a release off something going upwards. The group asked the Ouija
board if Gabrielle was still here but absolutely nothing happened.
Suddenly, a dominant spirit came on the board and the planchette became very strong.
The spirit box said, ‘Naughty’. People on the board started to feel tingles in their bodies.
On group member who was not on the board said they felt really really angry wanted to
swear and shut the board down. The spirit box said, ‘Help’. The ‘angry’ person said they
wanted to shout, ‘Why have you done that?’ Lots of swear words were coming on the
board and the K2 meter was going crazy. The ‘angry’ person said they wanted to flip over
the table with the board on it. They said the anger inside them was intense. Their face had
changed into one of rage (photos were taken of this). People on the board said it felt as if
the angry spirit was deliberately stopping anyone from speaking or coming through. The
spirit box said, ‘Noah. Control’. Someone sitting in a chair could smell a really strong smell
of vomit and every person in the room started to feel unwell. Note: The smell of vomit
when there is none, often indicates a need for cleansing and abruptly ending any
negativity. The group performed a ritual to release any negative spirits from the room. The
person who had the angry thoughts said they heard a knocking noise then a whoosh of
cold air flew up in front of them, then they felt calm again and all anger left them. The
temperature was now 25.1 degrees.
There was another tea break then the group moved to the stage where another Ouija
board was opened. The group had been advised to use a singing bowl whilst on the board,
which they did, but nothing happened out of the usual. A spirit called Edward who had
worked in the property with Henrietta came on the board. At the same time a child stick
person was seen on the SLS camera, lurking at the back of the stage. The board spelt ‘get
out’ and the spirit box said, ‘Massive’. Then the board spelt ‘gone’. Edward said he was 49
when he died. The group asked, ‘Do you like us on the stage?’ and the board said ‘yes’.
The group was told there were four other spirits in the room with them. As the group was
going round the board with everyone saying their names, a really loud clinking sound
came from the middle of the hall, then everyone heard a growl. Nothing else happened on
the board so the group moved down the stairs and under the stage. A circle was formed in
the complete darkness (although the door was left open and a shaft of dull light came
down the stairs), and the group called out for a few minutes. Someone saw a shadow
figure walking down the stairs and a black mass was seen manifesting at the top of the
doorway. Note: people mostly see demons as a black mist, a black fog, a black
shadow or black smoke standing in doorways or near rooms. The room went really
dark and everyone could sense something walking around the outside of the circle. Then
everyone felt cold patches on different parts of their bodies and a number of flashes and
orbs were seen around the room. A growl was heard. The group felt like something was
trying to get into the circle. A black mist was seen in-between two people. Everyone felt
anxious but no-one broke the circle. A musty smell wafted across the circle for a short time
and footsteps were heard walking across the empty stage above. Note: a musty, damp
odour of mildew indicates a spiritual lack of growth or stagnation within ones
spiritual path or personal development. It suggests the need for fresh perspectives,
new experiences and a willingness to embrace transformation and change.
Time was running out so the group closed the circle and went back into the main hall.
Table tipping was tried using two different tables but despite everyone’s best efforts,
absolutely nothing happened.