Ghost hunters are usually normal people with normal jobs who have banded together with other people of similar interests. With the popularity of ghost hunting shows it is starting to become a rather common hobby as more people want to investigate the unusual or paranormal. You can usually find a local ghost hunters group or paranormal group by doing a search online.
Ghosts are more likely to be found in older buildings. Older buildings tend to have a “history”.
Why do ghosts exist? It could be a lingering spirit that did not want to move on, or in many cases a tragic or violent event somehow triggered and event where the spirit is stuck. No one really knows for sure. Continue reading →
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Do you believe in ghosts? A lot of believers have started going above and beyond telling ghost stories around the campfire as part of their interest in the paranormal. Many now go on ghost hunts as a hobby. What is a ghost hunt and should you participate in one? Read on for some information to help you decide.
Whether you believe in ghosts or not, you might be interested in ghost hunting. A ghost hunt involves investigation of an area for paranormal activity. This can be done through looking for ghost sightings as well as through using paranormal investigation equipment to detect something inexplicable. Continue reading →
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With television shows like Ghost Hunters, UFO Hunters and even lighter shows such as the Ghost Whisperer there is a growing interest in amateurs wanting to take part in their own ghost hunting experiences. When you watch some of these television shows the professionals have thousands of dollars in sophisticated equipment to help them track down their ghosts and spirits. It can be a little overwhelming but rest assured, you don’t need all of the high tech gadgets they use to become an amateur ghost hunter.
Many years ago in University as part of an anthropology course I attended a “ghost” tour of our downtown area. There were many old buildings that had associated ghost stories that I had never heard of and I have lived here my whole life. If there are lots of ghost stories in my small town you can bet there are a few ghost hunting groups and books written about those ghosts. Continue reading →
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In the old hit movie Ghostbusters, the team ultimately got shut down for their usage of unlicensed nuclear devices. In a perfect world, we wouldn’t need to license nuclear devices because people would police themselves and be responsible. In our world, there is a definite need to track nuclear devices of all sorts. We wouldn’t want people inappropriately trapping innocent ectoplasm, now would we?
Seriously though, the subject of having some sort of certificate has come up in some paranormal circles and well it should, but what would that mean and really, how could you set standards and implement it? After a lifetime of interest and a few years of conducting investigations, I have come to the conclusion that there can be no real standards for what we do, unless they are ethical standards. Continue reading →
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Do you hear bumps in the night? Does your hair stand on end when you walk into a room? Maybe you feel as if someone is watching you or perhaps you think you see someone out the corner of your eye, but when you turn to look no one is there? What you may be encountering in those unsettling moments is a ghost. So before you go running out of your house screaming, let’s take a moment to talk about ghostly encounters and those that investigate this phenomena.
A ghost is believed to be the spirit or soul of a person who has remained on Earth after death. When a ghost has taken up residence in a location, it is referred to as a haunting. There are two different ways in which a ghost inhabits a location. The most common type of haunting is a residual haunting. A residual haunting is typified by ghostly energy that is static or goes through a number of movements over and over again. It can be likened to watching a movie clip that repeats itself or a record album that has a skip in it, causing the needle to jump back to an earlier point on the album and begin again. Continue reading →
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