Interview with a Demonologist: Patricia Gardner from ISIS Paranormal Investigations
Patricia Gardner resides in Upstate New York where she is the High Priestess of the Coven "The Dragon Warriors of ISIS" and the Co-founder and Co-Director of ISIS Paranormal Investigations. In addition to investigating purported hauntings, Patricia has embarked on the life-long study of demonology and believes that inhuman hauntings not only exist, they are the cause of terrible grief for the victims of such experiences.
Q: What first stirred your interest in the paranormal?
A: "I had my first spirit encounter when I was fourteen-years-old. I remember an incident where my mother and I witnessed a fly-swatter on the wall begin to swing like a pendulum without explanation. I also remember being woken up in the middle of the night because all of the water faucets in the house were on full-force and the toilet was repeatedly flushing by itself! What's funny is that I wasn't scared-I was more fascinated by the events than anything else. I thought it was hysterical when I would have friends come over to visit and our television and stereo would 'pop' on and off! Of course, it wasn't very long before my friends didn't want to visit my house anymore."
Q: When did you begin investigating the paranormal?
A: "Right after my initial experiences began. My childhood experiences made me want to know more. I'm a creature of curiosity. I like asking questions and finding answers. What is fascinating about the paranormal is the fact that there are so many unanswered questions. Unanswered questions only make me all the more curious."
Q: What do you like about investigating?
A: "The fact that we never know what is going to happen-each site is different. I enjoy helping people and teaching them about what might be affecting them. Often times, people who experience paranormal activity feel that they have lost control of their lives. Through education people can get back an element of control that they feel they have lost."
Q: What do you dislike about investigating?
A: "Being ridiculed for my beliefs. I don't expect people to believe what I believe in, but I do expect people to respect my right to believe what is true for me."
Q: How long have you been an investigator/demonologist?
A: "I started studying the paranormal when I was a teenager: I read everything I could--I still do. Since the paranormal is unexplained, both investigating and the study of demonology is a life-long learning process."
Q: Is investigating the paranormal dangerous? If so, why?
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