How to Become an Amateur Ghost Hunter

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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A Ghost Hunting License? Excuse Me Sir, Is That an Unlicensed Nuclear Accelerator on Your Back?

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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Ghost Hunting 101

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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My Technique in Hunting Ghosts

My way to hunting ghosts, and the paranormal is a very simple way, that almost anyone can follow.

First, you must make sure that you have all of the equipment you need to conduct a formal investigation. Some of these things include: an EVP recorder, a night vision camcorder, a Temperature Gauge preferably one that has a laser, digital still camera, and walkie talkies just in case you get split up with your group.

Once you have your equipment, you need to conduct research for your first formal investigation. Once you have done this step, it is time to visit the location DURING THE DAY so you can get a feel of the place while things might be calm, and actually do an inspection of the location. If you just start investigating without doing a formal inspection, especially in an abandoned building, you might be seriously injured. Continue reading →

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The Way Ghost Hunting Should Be Done

I just watched a TV ghost hunters program where the leader of the group said that Orbs are made out of pure energy. He said it like it was a statement of fact. Number one, pure energy does not and cannot exist (except on Star Trek). Why do you think Spock was so fascinated by something that was pure energy? The reason was that Rodenberry (creator of Star Trek) researched his science and knew that Pure Energy was impossible. This group of ghost hunters probably watched that episode of Star Trek and took Spock’s comment as fact. How sad is that.

Also there is entirely too much talking during TV investigations. I guess it makes it more exciting but it is getting old. If you are going to pick up good EVPs you need to shut up. When asking questions to an entity, there should be only one person in the room, not two. This avoids the confusion for the ghost who is trying to figure out if you are talking to them or the other three people you brought along with you. Continue reading →

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