In this episode of Splintered Spirits, Gary and John sit down with paranormal mentor and Norse mystic Kaedrich Olsen, a man who quite literally says he was “born into the paranormal.” From growing up in a haunted house and attending spiritualist church as a kid to teaching seances and Norse mysticism, Kaedrich has spent decades refining a practical set of “10 rules” for dealing with ghosts, spirits, and the unseen. Instead of rehashing ghost stories, we dig into the real question: what actually happened to him over the years that forced each of these rules into existence?

Across the conversation we walk through those rules one by one and trace them back to lived experiences. Kaedrich explains how being a terrified kid in a haunted basement led to his first rule, “similarities attract and perpetuate,” why learning to laugh at strange activity completely changed his relationship with hauntings, and how years of helping investigators with attachments and problem homes convinced him you must “test and validate everything.” We get into Ouija boards, seances, spirit attachments, fear states, energetic boundaries, shadow work, “no veil” theory, and what spirits are from his consciousness-based model. If you’ve ever wondered whether your mindset can make a haunting worse, why some people seem like ghost magnets, or how to safely communicate with loved ones without gadgets, this episode is built to challenge your assumptions and give you a new playbook for coexisting with the paranormal.

Perfect for fans of paranormal investigation, ghost hunting, psychic development, Norse mysticism, and shadow work, this is a high-signal, low-BS deep dive into how the unseen actually behaves in real life and what to do about it when it shows up.

In this episode of Splintered Spirits, Gary and John dive into the strange and spiritual world of demonologist, paranormal investigator, musician, medium, tech developer, and all around Renaissance Man, Sean Austin. From Catholic school memories and horror movie nightmares to actual field work with dark entities, Sean walks us through how a flip phone EVP and a very skeptical waiter blew his life wide open to the paranormal. It is part theology chat, part quantum physics, part campfire story. And it is very much a ride.

Along the way, we get into what Sean thinks spirits really are, why intent might matter as much as faith, and how his music background and finely tuned ear shape the way he investigates. There are stories of hauntings that unfold like cosmic practical jokes, out of body trips to places that feel a lot like heaven, and hard won lessons from demonology mentors who have seen it all. It is thoughtful and curious, but never too serious to laugh at itself.

If you have ever wondered whether vibration, frequency, and the ways you live your life could shape what happens after you die, this conversation is going to stick with you. If you just want to hear smart people joke about last rites, skeptical lab rats, and Southern ghosts versus New York ghosts, you are in the right place too.

Splintered Spirits welcomes veteran paranormal investigator, TV analyst, and author Brian J. Cano (Travel Channel's Paranormal Caught on Camera, SyFy's Haunted Collector) for a deep dive into his personal research philosophy he calls “Paralosophy.” Brian breaks down why he refuses to research a location's history before investigating, why he thinks the Estes Method is little more than a placebo dressed up in headphones, and why the biggest source of ghostly EVPs might actually be us, not spirits. Along the way he shares his wild psychic projection experiment.

This episode blends ghost hunting theory, parapsychology, and skeptical inquiry with real talk about tech gadgets, meditation, consciousness, and the science behind paranormal investigation. Gary and John dig into what makes a truly complete paranormal investigation, why TV and YouTube culture have warped how people chase the unexplained, and how humor and energy might unlock connections that gear alone cannot. Whether you are a lifelong ghost hunter or just curious about spirits, consciousness, and the unexplained, this conversation offers a fresh, thoughtful lens on paranormal research.

Tune in for stories from Staten Island cable access shows to national television, insights from the Rhine Institute, and a candid look at how one investigator evolved from rigid skeptic to skeptical believer over two decades in the field.