Is the famous table knocking at The Lodge really the work of a spirit, or could there be another explanation? After studying old footage and exploring different possibilities, I’ve come up with a few theories worth discussing. But this isn’t about accusing anyone of faking paranormal activity. It’s about asking questions, examining evidence and keeping an open mind.

The Mystery of the Knocking Spirit

If you’ve followed paranormal investigations at The Lodge, you’ll probably be familiar with the mysterious knocking sounds that have become a talking point among investigators and viewers.

What interests me most is how frequently these knocks appear to happen in certain videos.

I’ve watched a lot of paranormal footage over the years, and one thing I’ve rarely witnessed is a supposed spirit producing knocking sounds so consistently and reliably.

That doesn’t automatically mean anything suspicious is happening. However, when an unexplained phenomenon appears to happen regularly, I think it’s reasonable to ask whether there could be another explanation.

When Beardo visited with the GTI lads, for example, the knocking didn’t seem to happen with anything like the same consistency.

That got me thinking.

Why would the knocking appear so frequently during some investigations but not others?

Could it be genuine paranormal activity? Could environmental factors be involved? Or could the sounds potentially be recreated using ordinary methods?

I decided to explore that last possibility.

Theory One: A Hidden Knocking Device Inside a Candle

One of the first ideas I came up with involved something as simple as a candle sitting on the table.

Imagine a candle or decorative object containing a small hidden knocking mechanism. If activated, that mechanism could strike the table and produce a sound resembling the knocks heard during paranormal investigations.

Depending on how it was constructed, the device could potentially be triggered remotely.

Now add CCTV cameras into the equation.

Someone watching a live camera feed could theoretically see what investigators were doing and activate a hidden device at particular moments, creating the impression that something unseen was responding.

I want to be absolutely clear: I’m not saying this is happening at The Lodge.

I have no evidence that a candle contains a hidden mechanism or that anyone is remotely controlling the knocks.

This is simply one possible method I thought of for recreating a similar effect under controlled conditions.

And that’s an important distinction. Demonstrating that something could be recreated doesn’t prove that it has been recreated that way.

Theory Two: Something Hidden Inside the Table Legs

Another possibility came from brainstorming ideas with Beardo.

We discussed whether a knocking mechanism could potentially be concealed inside one of the table legs.

A small device hidden within the structure of a table might produce tapping or knocking sounds without any obvious movement on the tabletop.

Again, depending on the design, it could theoretically be activated remotely.

This would make it difficult for someone simply watching the table to identify where the sound was coming from.

It’s another interesting possibility, and one that could be tested with a replica setup.

But once again, this is a hypothetical method, not an allegation against The Lodge or anyone associated with it.

We were exploring ways the phenomenon could be reproduced, not claiming to have discovered how the original knocks were made.

Then Twinvestigate and Pursuit Of The Paranormal Podcast Captured Something Interesting

Things became even more interesting when Twinvestigate and Pursuit Of The Paranormal Podcast visited The Lodge.

In footage they captured, there appeared to be a possible physical explanation for at least one of the knocking sounds.

Attention was drawn to a staff member who was in contact with the table. The footage appeared to show the person’s arm muscles tensing around the time a knock was heard.

One possibility is that pressure from the arm caused the table or its structure to make a cracking or knocking sound.

Even relatively small amounts of pressure can cause certain pieces of furniture to creak, click or crack, especially where wooden joints or other components are under tension.

If that’s what happened, it could potentially explain a knocking sound without needing to involve anything paranormal.

However, there are important limitations to this observation.

The footage alone does not establish that the staff member caused the sound, and it certainly doesn’t establish that anyone deliberately tried to mislead investigators.

The timing could be coincidental. The noise could have come from another part of the table or room. Further testing would be needed to determine whether the same movement reliably produced the same sound.

Nevertheless, I think it’s a possibility worth examining rather than ignoring.

Does This Mean The Lodge Is Faking Paranormal Activity?

Not 100% proven without a shadow of a doubht. And I want to make that absolutely clear.

I’ve presented three possible explanations worth investigating:

1. A concealed knocking device inside a candle or another object on the table.
2. A mechanism hidden within the table legs.
3. Natural cracking or knocking sounds caused by physical pressure on the table.

The first two are ideas for how the effect could potentially be recreated. The third is a possible explanation prompted by what Twinvestigate captured.

None of these possibilities, on their own, proves that anyone has 100% faked anything, it just looks that way.

Just because a paranormal effect can be reproduced doesn’t mean the original event was fraudulent, however the arm movements do match the knocks which doesnt look good and could be a cause and people have the right to call it fake for that reason. also we need to bare in mind this is one person of the team not the entire team.

Equally, just because a sound happens during a paranormal investigation doesn’t automatically make it evidence of a spirit.

Both possibilities deserve fair consideration.

My Thoughts

I’m not writing this to attack The Lodge, its staff or the investigators who have visited.

I’m writing it because I believe paranormal investigations should be open to questioning. The knocking sounds are interesting, particularly because of how consistently they appear in some footage compared with other investigations. After looking back through old videos, I started thinking about how a similar effect could be recreated. That led to the candle idea, the table-leg theory I discussed with Beardo, and now the possible pressure-related explanation raised by Twinvestigate’s footag, which does seem to look like a possible answer based on the person in the video muscle and knocks timing.

These are possibilities on how i coud recreate it, that doesnt mean it was done that way tho, however especally the last one with pressure on the tabe is more likely, not 100% proven tho. But I also don’t think we should dismiss ordinary explanations simply because a location has a reputation for being haunted.

Paranormal investigating should be about finding the truth, not protecting a particular conclusion.

That’s what fair, transparent investigating should be about.