John Savage is the founder of the MN Paranormal Investigators (1997). He has been trained by Echo Bodine for ghost busting and uses the following abilities in his cases: Clairvoyance, Clairaudience, and Clairsentience. At times, John has performed channeling and acted as a medium. He also does some remote viewing. John uses a very logical approach when it comes to investigating a location that is presumed haunted; he looks for a “normal” explanation before jumping to the paranormal realm. John's work is referenced in a book called “Haunted Minnesota,” which depicts a few of the team's cases.
2009 New Ulm
Lori, John, JoAnn
Michael, Scarlet, Anita
Thank you to the
Bingham Hall B&B
for inviting us.
2005 House of Beans PODCast
Lori, Dawn,John
Deb, Carol (CJ)*, Gina
* podcast guest speaker
Group Meeting circa 2005
Roxanne, Gina, Phil, John, Deb
1998 Minneapolis City Hall Bell Tower
Roxanne, John, Gina, Alicia,
Katie,
Penny
Lori Bogren is John's second. Six years (and counting) as professional Tarot Reader have honed her psychic skills. As a result she has become the groups psychic trainer and also teaches private classes. She considers herself a ”seeker of knowledge“ who continues to learn and expand her talents. As a result, her eclectic mixture of spiritual studies in Shamanism, European Spiritualism, and Feng Shui helped to broaden her Lutheran upbringing, giving her a greater perspective of what's out there. She became interested in investigation after meeting John and listening to some of his experiences. On the mundane side she handles the investigation request intake process and manages the web site. Lori is also a member of the American Ghost Society.
Contact Lori if you have questions, comments or suggestions for the web site.
JoAnne Ryan was recently prompted the groups Third in Charge. She assists in coordinating investigations. Her time with group has helped to develop her her psychic skills and her remote viewing capabilities have become group legends, just ask her about the roosters. Her interest in investigation was ignited when events began to happen in her own home. The experience became a stepping stone on her path of spiritual growth and personal discovery.
Scott Nadeau has been interested in ghosts, spirits, the paranormal and haunted houses from a very young age. He has a very open mind when it comes to the paranormal. His job with the group is on the technical side - spirit photography, digital still and digital video, infrared video and night vision video and 35 mm EVPs (Electronic Voice Phenomena). He came in to the group to find out more of what's on the other side.
Deb Sutton was also brought into the team through her very own hauntings. Her town home was invaded by nasty ghosts that were actually witnessed by guests. This prompted her to read books and eventually contact Troy Taylor of American Ghost Society who referred her to Gina. Deb recorded the ghosts using a video recorder with night-vision and worked with the team to remove the ghosts. She does video recording, photography and communicates with ghosts using dowsing rods.
Anita Savage recently moved from England to Minnesota with son, Michael, and daughter, Scarlet, to be with her new husband, John (above) and has been interested in the paranormal for as long as she can remember. Her talents started with clairaudience, but expanded as her mediumship abilities increased. She is on a learning journey and believes there is always something new to learn saying, “I believe the spirit world holds a great deal of information just waiting for us to be ready to accept and learn.”
Karen Skaja has always been interested in the paranormal, after enough brushes with the other side she decided to take charge. She studied with Echo Bodine for several years and continued to build on what she learned by working with other, small psychic groups and participating in select ghost busting ventures. She earned a hypnotherapist certificate to learn more about the mind and has read extensively on topics like quantum physics, ancient cultures, and various topics having to do with consciousness and energies. It is her psychic abilities that come to the fore within the group as she believes ghosts are just people without a body who hang out on the earth plane with people who do have bodies. She sees this as a sign they need help to guide them to a more suitable, healing place and reunite with loved ones who have already crossed over.
Carissa Miller has always been interested in the paranormal and, most importantly to peoples response and beliefs in said subject. She is an avid Minnesota history fan and has been a historical interpreter at Murphy's Landing in Shakopee. Originally a psychology major at the University of Minnesota, and is now in her last year studying Family Social Science. A new member she is still finding her place in the group, and the technology side seems to be the most alluring to her.
Gerry McDonald is one of the newest members to our ranks. After a 26 year military career he moved to Minnesota to start a new life and career, only to find himself in a house that had some unfriendly occupants. In his quest to resolve the issues at hand, he, in his own words, “found some really great people that helped him and his family out of a very bad situation.” Because of his experience he wants to help those who are dealing with the same issues that he has dealt with in the past, and feels very fortunate to have found such a dedicated group of professionals willing to share their knowledge and guide him in his new journey. In addition his “home handiness” has become a great asset in locating more mundane causes to some issues.
Chad Mitchell has been studying the paranormal for over 20 years. His interest in Eastern Spirituality and meditation, lead him to become a Reiki Healer and develop some psychic ability. An interest in ghosts and the other side eventually lead him to MNPI so he could continue to study and research this phenomenon and find answers to the unexplained events that have happened. “I would also like to help others with there unexplained events by showing them they are not insane and that they not alone.” Besides doing some the light-lifting in the psychic area, he helps with equipment setup and site documentation.
Cindy Berquist is interested in learning more about her psychic side--but in baby steps starting with dowsing rods and pendulums to communicate with the unseen. Raised Lutheran she expanded those beliefs for the better with what she has learned about the world. As a result she comes to the group with normal experiences one gathers as they grow up and start a family, but no history of being haunted. With a great passion to help others, and desire to learn more about all things paranormal, she hopes to help others understand that they are not alone and have the inner-strength they need to cope with the unknown as well as gather scientific evidence to back up their beliefs along with finding natural causes for events.
Diana "Di" Palm is a Theta Healing Practitioner and Instructor who lives within the spiritual world everyday. She loves to explore the newest techniques and technologies to provide evidence from the invisible planes of existence. In 2004 MNPIG investigated the “Haunted House” she lived in. The story made front page of the St. Paul Pioneer Press as well as a chapter in Haunted Minnesota by Hugh Bishop. Her experiences in the Haunted House solidified her desire to develop and learn more about ghosts and the afterlife. The event and the members of MNPIG sparked an interest in Diana to join the dedicated team of investigators who continue to help people.