The phrase “established methods” can frequently get in the way. When attempting spirit communication through EVP there should be some requirements we can expect to put in place, but are we all but eliminating those necessary efforts to think outside the box or shift the paradigms of our search? It seems that sometimes we discourage communication success by removing the acceptance of possible, credible results for the sake of adhering to a strong and well-established status quo. EVP have never been the stuff of status quo, and sometimes the more we try to define, the more we lose sight of the meaning.