Seventeen members present broken into two groups. This write up follows Group A with ten of the members.

All seventeen people joined together in the cellar in the Manor House. A sacred circle was opened. Note: more than one spirit box was used during this session. A female spirit came through and was asked if they had lived in the building. A spirit box said, ‘Here. Changing. Believe.’ A thump was heard in the room. A spirit box said, ‘Spirit box. Poorly. Accident.’ The spirit was asked if they had been happy here. A spirit box said, ‘Sick.’ A stick-man was seen on the SLS camera standing next to the stairs leading down to the cellar. The person writing this report was sitting at the foot of the stairs making notes. The stick-man appeared to be looking at the writer to see what they were doing. A spirit box said, ‘Choose me. It’s me.’ A second stick-man was seen at the back of the cellar (at the front of the building). The spirit was asked to step back to allow another to come through, but it would not go. A spirit box said, ‘ He’s coming. Here.’ The stick-man next to the stairs was now kneeling down to and appeared to be looking over the should of the writer. A third stick-man appeared on the SLS camera. One member in the circle had a pain down their left arm. The spirit was asked to take the pain away and the pain disappeared. A spirit box said, ‘What’s wrong. Annabelle.’ Note: some members had been discussing a haunted doll called Annabelle whilst in Warwick Lane a little earlier. Several people in the circle could smell stale alcohol and a growling noise was heard. A new male spirit came through and said they had once worked in the building as a coachman. A spirit box said, ‘Me. Worked here. Upstairs.’ The spirit said he drove the coaches. A spirit box said, ‘We shared. Here comes a knife.’ The spirit confirmed he had not been murdered but had carried a knife for protection. A spirit box said, ‘Stab.’ The spirit confirmed they had not stabbed anyone but said someone had tried to rob the coach. A spirit box said, ‘What are you looking at. Forced it in.’ The spirit said his passengers had been attacked and there had been a fight. A new female spirit came into the circle and said there were nine spirits in the cellar and all were friendly. Some family members of people in the circle came through with private messages.

A new person went into the centre and it became very cold around them. A spirit box said, ‘Men. Ready now.’ The person the the centre was finding it hard to do a ‘yes’ ‘no’ response. The group asked the spirit several times to show ‘yes’ and ‘no’. A spirit box said, ‘ Try harder. Can’t do it. I’m off balance. Still can’t do it. I’m an ancient spirit’ The person in the centre still could not move. The spirit was asked to make the person do something. A spirit box said, ‘I’m trying.’ A black orb was seen in the cellar. Note: A black orb is often said to be the presence of a lower entity or spiritual being. While this may be true, it could also be a benign form of energy emitting a lower frequency. The person the centre was changed with a new person. A spirit box said, ‘I’m lost. It’s audio.’ Dolly and teddy had been placed on the steps leading to the hatch. Dolly’s eye lit up and would not stop, going off continuously for many, many minutes. Some people standing next to a cat ball in the circle said they felt very cold. A spirit came through with a personal message for someone in the circle. A spirit box said, ‘It’s me again.’ A different person went into the circle and a spirit came through. A spirit box said, ‘ Can you see us. Believe.’ The spirit was asked if they were here with someone in the circle. A spirit box said, Who me. Straighten up woman.’ This was a male spirit who has recently passed over. A spirit box said, ‘I see you.’ The spirit said they had lived and died in the square in Wickham not not in this building. A stick-man was seen on the SLS camera standing outside the circle. One of the ladies in the circle had their name mentioned on the spirit box. Shortly after, that person felt as if they were being pushed. A spirit box said, ‘Get out of here.’ Several people in the circle said they felt cold. A spirit box said, ‘Let’s start. Robert. Ask beforehand. Go ahead and sing for me. It’s coming.’ The spirit confirmed there were some negative spirits in the cellar. Some people in the circle asked their spirit guides to come into the circle to offer protection. A spirit box said, ‘It’s coming.’ The spirit was asked if the spirit guides were protecting everyone in the room. A spirit box said, ‘Ask all questions. We sent you. Hound. Players.’ Spirit guides were asked again to protect everyone in the room. A spirit box said, ‘You’re not funny. Spirit board. Spirit board. Yes.’ Dolly’s eye was still lighting up continuously. The spirit was asked to stop the doll’s light. A spirit box started to swear, but dolly’s eye did begin to stop and start on request.

People started to feel that something negative had crept inside the circle. Someone in the circle had their name mentioned by the spirit box followed by, ‘five minutes. I’m shaking. I’m shaking. I’m cold’ A loud sigh was heard. The spirit box said, ‘Go upstairs. Alright talk. Bitch behind me.’ Some asked if anyone knew the spirits name. A spirit box said, ‘Scott. Behind you (then a swear word).’ Another person in the circle had their name mentioned on the spirit box, followed by, ‘who is she.’ The group asked if the spirits were nice and whether there were any negative spirits in the room. A spirit box said, ‘With me now. Would you like a knife in the back.’ A stick-man was seen standing in front of a member in the cellar. A spirit box said, ‘Yes, it’s me’. The spirit was asked if it wanted to harm the group. A spirit box said, ‘Yes. In the woods. I slept with someone. Oh (swear word). They left me alone. Tomorrow.’ The male spirit confirmed he had had an affair with his friend’s wife. Someone in the circle said, ‘Did she had black hair?’ The spirit box said, ‘Dark hair. Vicky is a child.’ The spirit confirmed Vicky was aged eighteen and pregnant. The spirit box said, ‘Taking offence now. Sit down here. You can see it. The lights are on.’ At that point, teddy (who was sitting next to dolly) had it’s eye light up. A spirit box said, ‘Yeah, look at it.’ There was still the presence of a negative spirit hovering around the circle, but everyone felt protected. A spirit box said, ‘Geezers, (followed by lots of swearing).’ The spirit box then said, ‘Is he here. I got scared.’ At that point, several people in the circle could smell dog excrement. A spirit box said, ‘Is he here now. Hi.’ The circle was closed down. A spirit box said, ‘Knob. Not me. Reborn. Bye. Bye bye (swear word).’

Group A went upstairs to a fairly large room in the front of the building and an Ouija board was opened. The temperature was 18.5 degrees. One male member (not on the board) sat in a chair in front of a window. A stick-man was immediately seen on the SLS camera standing in front of them. The person in the chair said they felt sick and started to cough. The spirit box said, ‘An injury.’ The stick-man was seen jumping on the chest of the person sitting next to the window. That person stated coughing a lot and said they felt extremely uncomfortable. The spirit box said, ‘Daft cow.’ A spirit came on to the board. It was asked if it had passed over. The planchette went to ‘no’. The spirit box said, ‘Jane. Only witches talk.’ A few personal messages came on the board for people in the room. The member sitting in the chair was still coughing uncontrollably. They felt very hot and very sick. The stick-man could be seen jumping on the chest of the member. The member got up and changed places with another male member. The stick-man disappeared, then came back again. People on the Ouija board continued to have private messages sent to them. The stick-man was seen standing now on the new male sitting on the chair. He said his arm, just above the elbow, felt very cold. Since the original man sitting on the chair had got up, his coughing immediately stopped and he felt well again. The new male in the chair said he could feel a cold breeze in front of his face. A stick-man was seen standing right in front of the man. The man swapped places with a female. As soon as the female sat in the chair, the stick-man disappeared and did not return for a while.

Meanwhile, on the Ouija board, personal messages continued to come through. A K2 meter next to the board suddenly started going crazy for several minutes, going all the way to red (everyone checked their phones were on aeroplane mode so as not to cause interference). Then dolly’s eye lit up a few times (dolly was on the radiator near to the K2 meter). The temperature had risen to 21.8 degrees. The original man swapped places with the female in the chair by the window. As soon as he sat down, the stick-man appeared and jumped on the man’s chest but he didn’t start coughing. Spirits on the board were answering lots of questions regarding a member in the room (who was not on the board) and the answers were correct. Dolly’s eye continued to light up every now and then but the K2 meter did not. The stick-man had jumped on to the man’s head who was sitting in the window chair. The spirit-man was jumping up and down and appeared to be kicking him. The man in the chair said his chest was starting to hurt again. He said he felt funny and was finding it hard to speak. The stick-man had started to kick the man’s throat. On the board, a new spirit came through and said his name was Andrew Burns and that he had worked in the building in 1534. He said he had farmed the land in Bishop Waltham, looking after animals and vegetables. He was a poor man. The name of the farm he worked on was Berry Farm. Note: there is Elberry Farm, Ashton Lane, Bishop Waltham. A new spirit came on the board and said they had died in 1967 but not much more information was given.

The Ouija board was shut down and the group did some calling out, asking any spirits to touch someone in the room or to light up dolly or teddy. The spirit box said, ‘ Touch us. Only plastic. Joking.’ The door into the room had been left open. The spirit box said, ‘Person out there. Entry.’ The group invited the spirit in. The room felt very still. The spirit box said, ‘I’m dead, bro.’ The group did lots of calling out but had no responses apart from dolly’s eyes lighting up a few times. Rasping noises could be heard coming from the spirit box. It said, ‘Sit down.’ A stick-man was seen next to the man in the window chair. Dolly’s eyes lit up again and the spirit box said, ‘Look where I’m touching. Who’s that lady.’ A few questions were asked and each time dolly’s eyes lit up for a ‘yes’ answer. Two stick-men were seen and the people standing near them said they felt cold. A couple of people said they could smell burning, rather like a bonfire and their noses started to run. The spirit box was saying words in an olde English way but the words couldn’t be deciphered. The group had made contact with a spirit who was a traveller. The spirit box said, ‘I’m British. Tom. Nancy. ‘ Dolly’s eye was lighting up for ‘yes’ answers. The spirit box said, ‘No actually. Aubrey.’ A stick-man and a stick-animal were seen on the SLS camera either side of the man sitting in the window chair. The temperature had risen to 22.8 degrees yet people were starting to say they were feeling very cold. The group asked the spirit, ‘Did you have animals?’ The spirit box said, ‘Ferrets.’ The group asked, ‘Did you have children?’ The spirit box said, ‘We have eight.’ The group asked, ‘How many were girls?’ The spirit box said, ‘six girls.’ The group asked, ‘Did your sons go hunting with you?’ The spirit box said, ‘Me, myself and my neighbour.’ The group asked, ‘What was your neighbour’s name?’ The spirit box said, ‘Michael. Exposed again.’ The group asked, ‘Would you show yourself in spirit form?’ The spirit box said, ‘What, here.’ The group said, ‘Show yourself to us’. The spirit box said, ‘You can’t see me. I’m sitting.’ The group said, ‘Show us where you’re sitting.’ The spirit box said, ‘Empty tanks below.’ One member had the thought of a short man wearing baggy trousers and a jumper. The year 1945 had come to them. Another member could smell cigarette smoke. The stick-man was still standing next to the man in the window chair. The spirit box said, ‘It’s still me. Kissing.’ All the while, dolly’s eye had been lighting up from time to time. The group closed the session and went back to Warwick Lane for a tea break.

After the break, Group A went back to the cellar in the Manor House and did some calling out. Dolly and teddy were sitting on the steps leading up to the hatch. The spirit box said, ‘Scavengers. William.’ A tap was heard on the wall behind where the wine bottles are placed. Orbs were seen at the front end of the cellar. Then orbs were seen coming out of the table in the middle of the room that had the Ouija board on it. One member saw a shadow figure walking in front of them, whilst another member felt someone tugging their jumper. The group did lots of calling out, asking any spirits to show themselves. The spirit box said, ‘Hiding.’ Several people in the cellar were getting cold and feeling numbness on various parts of their bodies. Lots of orbs were seen coming from the direction of the stairs. One member saw an electric blue mass of energy (like an aura) hovering in the centre of the room. People started to experience a tingling sensation on various parts of their bodies. The blue mass of energy moved towards where the wine bottles are stored and two knocks were heard. The blue mass of energy then moved along the wall towards dolly and dolly’s eyes lit up. Note: Electric blue auras represent relaxation, openness, peacefulness, tranquillity and absorption. Auras can appear as energy in the air, smoke, mist or rather like a heat wave. The group felt this blue mass was a spirit showing itself. The group had made contact with a child spirit, and this blue mass was like the mother coming to protect her child. One member felt like someone had touched them lightly on the head then they saw what looked like bright blue electric worms whizzing and wriggling in the area in front of dolly. Note: this could be a spirit light anomaly which is a form of manifestation. Dolly’s eyes lit up again. Lots of questions were asked and dolly seemed to be responding with ‘yes’ answers. A male child spirit had made contact. The child had a connection with the building but did not live there. Children’s voices could be heard coming from the spirit box but the words could not be deciphered. The group asked, ‘Were you a child here in this building?’ Teddy’s eye lit up. The group asked, ‘Are there other spirits in the cellar?’ The spirit box said, ‘Loads of them.’ Dolly’s eye lit up. The group asked twice if there were two spirits talking and twice dolly’s eye lit up. The group asked, ‘Are you a boy and a girl?’ Dolly’s eye lit up. The group asked, ‘Are you brother and sister?’ Dolly’s eye lit up and the spirit box said, ‘My mother’s here.’ The group asked, ‘Did you visit this house?’ The spirit box said, ‘Dolly.’ The group asked, ‘Did your grandparents live in this house?’ Dolly’s eye lit up. The group asked, ‘Did you like staying here?’ Dolly’s eye lit up. The spirit box said, ‘Mummy.’ The child spirits were asked many questions relating to the building and their time spent there (they were in the building during the 1800s). After each question, dolly’s eye lit up, then teddy’s eye started to light up. The spirit box said, ‘We are here.’ The group members were told there was a bad spirit in the cellar and they (the children) were scared. Their mother protected them. Teddy started going on and off on command. The blue mass of energy was seen again, this time travelling along the wall next to the wine bottles, up to the ceiling and then towards the front of the cellar before disappearing. The group asked, ‘Is that your mummy?’ Teddy’s eye lit up. The group asked, ‘Do you like playing games with us?’ Teddy’s eye lit up.

Someone rolled a cat ball along the floor and asked the children to light it up. The spirit box said, ‘We got this. Trying. Help me.’ Teddy and dolly were taking it in turns to light their eyes up. A member saw two black shadow figures move towards a member sitting on the steps and asked their names. The spirit box said, ‘Malc. Again thank you.’ The person on the steps heard what sounded like ‘Pou’ and asked, is the other person called Paul?’ Dolly’s eye lit up. Two child shadow figures were seen next to the pillar at the foot of the stairs. Some members felt aching on their face, hair being pulled, clothes being tugged, pains in their back like someone was standing on it, and someone pulling their leg. The group left the cellar and went back to Warwick lane for a quick break.

After the break, Group A went downstairs and stood outside the shop window just before the back room. There was a very strong smell of sewage. The group hunted about but could not find the cause of it. Note: Foul smells, like sulphur, are often connected to negative entities. Some members could smell cigarette smoke. Whistling could be heard. An Ouija board was opened. A spirit came through called Fred who said one of the ladies on the board reminded him of his sweetheart and that they shared the same name. Fred was aged fifty in 1925. His sweetheart was aged thirty four. ‘Stab’ was spelt out on the board. Fred said his sweetheart was engaged to another man and that he had found out that Fred was having an affair with her so he stabbed Fred. Fred would not give the group any more information.

A different spirit came through who said his name was Gareth. He was connected to Warwick Land because he had worked there in one of the shops. It was the shop where we were standing outside and it used to sell clocks. One member on the board said they could hear what sounded like clocks ticking. Another spirit came on the board and said their name started with ‘E’. This spirit spelt out a message on the board that was intended for a Cauldron member who was working with Group B. The message was extremely rude and abusive – ‘Before you finish take (swear word) (name) (swear word) (swear word). Goodbye’. The name ‘Gareth’ was spelt again. The group closed the board and moved into the back room. As soon as the group reached the end of the room they had feelings of nausea, shortness of breath, headaches or sinus pain. They did a bit of calling out but nothing happened. The group went back upstairs and all the painful feelings disappeared.