How to Start Studying Spirits
I want to share something important from the blog Sikodiwa, written by Carl Lorenz Cervantes, a psychospiritual researcher and Philippine folk psychologist. His writing is academic but easy to understand, and I highly recommend his blog to our readers.
In one post, he shares practical tips for seekers of supernatural knowledge — especially those who wish to study spirits seriously but safely.
He reminds us:
“All reality is mental; we only react to things we believe to be true. Just because something is mental, does not make it any less dangerous. You don’t have to believe in its ‘scientific reality’ to acknowledge that there are strange forces we can’t explain.”
He also quotes Fr. Jaime Bulatao, a pioneer in Philippine psychology and paranormal research:
“Certainly, I cannot reject the phenomenon. I have to accept it; and if I want to become a good scientist, I have to try to explain it.”
And Cervantes adds in his blog:
“There is a wealth of anecdotes in the Philippines surrounding magic and spirits to write multiple empirical papers. And while it is true that anecdotes don’t make science, Bulatao said that ‘anecdotes certainly provoke thinking, provoke you to set up hypotheses. And hypotheses, after all, are the start of science.’”
At Paranormal Philippines, we agree. Just because something is hard to measure doesn't mean it's not worth studying. Careful and respectful investigation of these stories may lead to future discoveries.
Read the full post here: https://sikodiwa.substack.com/p/how-to-approach-a-study-of-spirits
More recommended resources for Paranormal Researchers and Investigators:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NY4ZpJH26r0OCPWf5fPE5FccemWVQq1qk51LORUxXK0/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.pjtpfh733uv4
- C.E.
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