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Bruce: Are there parallel universes a la So I decided to find out what was possible
Stephen King books? and not take someone else’s word. That
sort of spurred the whole Atlantic
Jason: I can’t attest to time travel, or things
Paranormal Society. I began to hook up
of that nature. The possibility of a parallel
with like-minded people like Steve, who
universe opens up a lot of questions. If I’m
has been with me for about twenty-five
thinking about two possibilities and make a
years now, Grant and others. We all had
decision on one, what happens to the other?
similar beliefs and decided to go about it in
Does it spawn a whole new possible
our own way.
universe?
In the beginning, we weren’t liked at all.
Where do they start and where do they
People were totally opposed to us. They
stop? If they started at decision points, then
didn’t like us saying commonly agreed
every decision you make might have a
upon ideas weren’t real.
parallel universe.
Bruce: Because you changed the world.
Bruce: What event, in your life, spurred you
towards wanting to investigate the Jason: Exactly. Then over time, people
paranormal? began to accept us. That gave credence to
TAPS. We are the number one paranormal
Jason: I’d always been interested. I’d had
website in the world for visits. At one point
my own experience, which I don’t like to
we were averaging one hundred million
talk about, but it made me begin to seek out
hits per year.
answers on how this was possible. The
internet was in its infancy so I looked for Bruce: People hated you because you did
books, but didn’t find much. There was so things your way yet they ended up
much garbage out there that I knew wasn’t imitating you.
right, that people were trying to sell as the
Jason: Exactly. We didn’t fall into their
truth.
mold. We had our own views and our own
beliefs and our own style of investigation.
When someone invites me into their house
to investigate they really open up their
entire life. If someone tells me that they’re
experiencing the paranormal, I have to find
out if they’re really experiencing
paranormal events or not.
I want to know what kind of medication
you’re on, are you self-medicating, are you
