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Meridian Loom
An ITC instrument for iPhone.
Meridian Loom reads the magnetic field and translates what it finds into language. It does not generate random words. It does not listen. It waits — and when a presence makes itself known through shifts in the ambient field, those shifts become words.
Most apps in this category are either honest about being entertainment, or dishonest about not being entertainment. Either way, the word output is random — dressed in sensor readings, but random underneath.
Investigators who have used an Ovilus, a spirit box, or a dedicated ITC device know the difference. The field position matters. The same location should produce consistent responses under consistent conditions. Randomness undermines that.
The mechanism
The field determines the word.
Meridian Loom uses the iPhone's magnetometer to navigate a vocabulary space. The x-axis of the magnetic field selects a category — presence, emotion, direction, time, among others. The y-axis selects the specific word within that category.
Nothing is chosen at random. The same field position always produces the same word. What varies is the field itself.
Meridian Loom never accesses audio. No listening, no recording, no voice detection.
Word selection is determined entirely by magnetometer and barometric readings.
The app speaks when the field warrants it. Long stretches of nothing are expected — and meaningful.
It will not perform for you.
Meridian Loom does not produce a continuous stream of output to maintain your interest. During stillness — when the field settles, when nothing is present — the app is quiet. This is by design.
Investigators who rely on apps that speak constantly, that fill silence with noise, learn nothing about the silence. Meridian Loom treats silence the way a good instrument should: as a readable state.
In practice
Built for investigation, not demonstration.
Meridian Loom is designed to be used at a location — a historic building, a cemetery, a site with documented activity — and left to read the environment. It does not require interaction to function. Open it, hold a question in mind, and observe.
The vocabulary spans twenty categories — presence, emotion, time, memory, relationship, place, occupation, and others. A session at the same location under different field conditions will produce different language. A session under identical conditions will produce the same language. That consistency is what makes the data worth keeping.
The free version includes 675 words across all twenty categories. An in-app purchase unlocks the full 1,695-word vocabulary — a broader range of language for longer or more detailed sessions.
Each session is logged with the date, location, and duration. Every word is timestamped. Sessions can be exported as a PDF — useful for comparing results across visits to the same location, or for sharing findings with other investigators.
Early access
Meridian Loom is in active testing. Join the waitlist to be notified when it's available on the App Store.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Meridian Loom a random word generator?
No. Word selection is determined by the device magnetometer. The x-axis of the magnetic field selects a vocabulary category; the y-axis selects the word within it. The same field position always produces the same word.
Does Meridian Loom use the microphone?
No. Meridian Loom never accesses the microphone. It has no EVP recording feature. This is a deliberate design choice — the app reads the magnetic field, not audio.
What is ITC?
Instrumental transcommunication (ITC) is the practice of using electronic devices as a medium for spirit communication. The term was coined by physicist Ernst Senkowski in the 1970s. Meridian Loom is one approach to ITC, using magnetometer-based word selection rather than radio frequency scanning or audio analysis.
Why does the app go quiet for long periods?
Silence is intentional. Meridian Loom speaks when field conditions warrant it, not on a timer or to maintain engagement. Long quiet periods during stable field conditions are expected behavior, not a malfunction.
How is Meridian Loom different from an Ovilus?
The Ovilus is a dedicated hardware device that converts environmental readings into words from an embedded database. Meridian Loom operates on a similar principle — environmental data navigating a word space — but runs on iPhone hardware and exposes its mechanism transparently. Like the Ovilus, it is not a random word generator.
How do I know if the app is working correctly?
A test sensitivity mode is available in settings, which makes word selection highly responsive regardless of field conditions. This is useful for getting familiar with the interface before a session, but is not intended for actual investigation — output under test mode is not reliable as field data.
Is the app available now?
Meridian Loom is currently in testing. Join the waitlist to be notified when it's available on the App Store.