Ghost Hunters Guide to Hauntings, Paranormal Activity, Ghosts and Spirits

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So you have a strong desire to go out and explore the paranormal, that's understandable. Many people who are drawn to this field have a strong drive to explain the unexplainable. Most of us have the healthy dose of skepticism that is needed to approach a field with so many unknowns. Even though all the best intention will get you far, you're also to need the right tools for the job. Don't worry because the Ghost Hunting Companion has got you covered with great ghost hunting tips.Here's a quick breakdown of the types of ghost hunting equipment used in the paranormal field.

These tools can be broken down in to several categories

• Visual


• Audio


• Scientific


• Traditional

Visual and Audio

The first two seem obvious , we can capture video or picture evidence of paranormal activity by using a range of different cameras tuned to pick up different spectrum's of light with visual equipment. Audio equipment is also commonly used in an investigation to record both sounds that are heard while investigating such as unexplained footsteps or banging, but also to record disembodied voices called EVPs (we'll discuss these incredibly creepy phenomena in another post). Think of these as your front line in an investigation, and depending on the number of peices you decide to use you could be spending many hours looking over the evidence gathered using this type of equipment.

Scientific

Scientific equipment is a great example of the innovation that has begun to find its way into the paranormal investigation field. There are many theories as to the physical nature of spirits , and the possibility of quantifiable measurements using scientific methods is something that drives most investigators. The most popular tool in use today would be an EMF (electro magnetic field) meter. A popular theory in the paranormal field is that a ghost will use electromagnetic energy when attempting to manifest itself. A raise in the EMF detected by the equipment can suggest the presence of a ghost.

Traditional

Traditional equipment is probably among the most controversial in the paranormal field because they are not considered scientific in nature. A good example of popular traditional equipment being used in investigations every day are dosing rods. These two L shaped copper rods are held in each hand while allows them to swing freely. The theory is when the two rods cross there may be paranormal activity in the area. Psychics and medium abilities can also be considered tools that can be used in paranormal investigations, while many consider their input valuable it can rarely be presented as evidence.

So now you have a basic overview of the type of ghost hunting equipment we are working with we can start to put together a kit for your needs. In the next few articles we're going to put together the best equipment that we've found to make your own ghost hunting starter kit.

Never go ghost hunting solo. Groups of 2 or more are absolutely necessary, and besides you can always use your partner as a shield in case any particularly nasty spirits show up :)

Always have a way to contact the other members of your team, and report your locations to each other regularly

Keep very good track of your equipment, that is some valuable stuff. Bring a checklist and make sure you make notes about where you leave your equipment.

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It's been a long time since we went on a ghost hunt.

The fab GF and our Pal have done several. Enough to be featured on a Discovery Channel kids' show easily debunking some true believers by replicating their "ghost" evidence and explaining what caused the phenomenon.

I am the skeptic. The fab GF is also a skeptic, but wants to believe in ghosts, while the Pal sides with the fab GF because it's funnier when they gang up on me. Those are the internal workings of our organization, The Bureau of Occult Occurences---B.O.O.

We have a woefully outdated website, a logo, and t-shirts. And we have equipment: non-contact thermometers (with and without a laser), decibel meters, video and still cameras, hidden microphones. And walkie-talkies.

Yes, walkie-talkies. We even have handles---the Pal used to have the handle "Polar Bear" back when CBs were in, so we have updated it to "Bipolar Bear." The fab GF is "Bladder Bear" as she has to pee all the time. And I am called, "Hey, You." As in, "Hey, You, get the Rice Krispie Treats."

This is a common command as Rice Krispie Treats are the official food of adventure and a ghosthunt is always an adventure. With lots of laughing. I have never laughed so hard in my entire life as on Ghostapalooza I.

We've been talking about another ghost hunt---after the house is done. The last big one we did, I hauled in seventeen cases of equipment. Seventeen. It was insane. I can do it now with a lot less gear, but why? Gear is fun. I like messing with it and getting it to work and the flashing lights and crap. I really do.

But that's not my favorite part. My favorite part---the most interesting part---are the ghost stories. They're like a roller coaster in that a complete stranger will tell you a ghost story and will try to get you to share that fear or sorrow. The shared moment is what matters, not the reality of ghosts (most of the time). And most people will go to any length to achieve that recognition as they embellish the tales they've heard or the weird experiences they've had.

B.O.O. collects ghost stories and we have a book shelf full of books about local hauntings written by local writers. But when we investigate a place, we interview like cops and set out to show how certain events could have happened or why a place seems creepy or any other number of things. And then if we find a place is not haunted, we give out a certificate that reads: "Officially Not Haunted."

A friend of mine and I have discussed writing a county ghost story collection. I'd like to do that as it really interests me, but see, there's no money in being a skeptic.

Just as there's no money in being a literary novelist if you don't hit one out of the park. I have a great deal more to say about this topic and ironically, it is related to the supernatural, as ghosts are, in that the career and calling I once thought was dead and gone has clawed its way to the surface, brushed the dirt off it's clothes, and started annoying me with ideas and impulses to tell stories.

But enough of that for now.

It is the season to brood. The veneer between civilization and savagery is easily scratched, but the veil between life and death is even thinner. I ponder my lost ones. "Love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds, Or bends with the remover to remove: O no! it is an ever-fixed mark That looks on tempests and is never shaken..." Death does not change the love I feel for them, or the grief that will come when I have lost my true love.

Between leaving and being left, being left is worse. In those three o'clock in the morning moments I have thought I would take being left to protect my darling from that pain. But am I strong enough to withstand that loss? Even now the idea of it briefly crushes my chest right above my heart. The inside of my arms ache with the thought that at some time, I will never again hold that lovely laughing girl.

It is the season to brood. Well, at least there's Halloween candy. And Rice Krispie Treats. And laughing so hard you actually get dizzy. And work. And love.

Yes, there's all that. Inadequate, maybe, but if it's what you have, then it's what you have. So welcome your ghosts. And make 'em some Rice Krispie Treats. Or at least crack open that bag of Fun Size candy bars and quit pretending you bought them for the trick-or-treaters.