Paranormal Pioneers: Gary Galka

Paranormal Pioneers
Gary Galka

Gary Galka is the first name that pops up in my mind when I think of someone who has totally revolutionized and changed the norm of how paranormal enthusiast conduct investigations now. But Galka didn't start out as a believer and at one time considered himself a full skeptic, this was until tragedy struck. At the age of seventeen, his daughter Melissa ran her car into a tree and passed away. Almost immediately after her death, Galka and his family claims that Melissa has visited them from the great beyond on a scale of over seventy times since her death in 2004.

It started out with ringing the doorbell, changing the television stations, turning the lights on and off. They've also heard their names being called, felt kisses on their foreheads and Galka has said he has felt this invisible weight on his bed and felt like someone was laying their head on his chest. This got him to think, what if?

You got to think, if spirits do exist, don't you want to let your loved ones know you're okay through any means of communication available to you? Even though Galka was a skeptic, he couldn't just wash away these occurrences as coincidence or faulty wiring. He decided to use his knowledge of engineering to make a device that could make contact with the deceased. Maybe to even find a sign that his Melissa is okay.

Since Melissa's death eight years ago, Gary has created D.A.S. Which is the company he uses to develop and hone his skills as one of the few paranormal instrument creators. His repertoire includes the Mel Meter, which measures electronic magentic energy which spirits are said to be made of; he has also created the SP7 Spirit Box which uses radio frequencies to get in contact with spirits. He sells his equipment on his website pro-measure.com and sells a wide variety of tools for any aspiring investigator.

The Galka family were apart of a very emotional and tear jerking episode of Travel Channel's Ghost Adventures with Zak Bagans, Nick Groff, and Aaron Goodwin. One such moment had the team using the Ghost Box, where he heard, "Hi dad" and "Miss you all" on the device and it was in her voice. Some people who saw the show said it could of been demons posing as her, but he said he knows better and knows it is her.

Though it took a tragedy to get him into the game of ghost hunting, Gary Galka is without a doubt one of the paranormals biggest pioneers and we're thankful for his contributions to this whacky world. Thank you Mr. Galka.

Sources:

"Electrical Engineer Gary Galka Creates Device to Communicate with Dead Daughter" by Zach Lisabeth, Opposing Views.com

"Nearly 8 Years Later, Ghost Show Tells a Granby Story" by Ted Glanzer, Southington.Patch.com