Thinking of becoming a Ghost Hunter?

I love the paranormal, things that go bump in the night scare me, but I also have to know what it was. As a kid I always loved spooky movies, ghost shows, things like that.. As I grew up it never left me, my fascination grew stronger and I wanted to know more.

When I was in my 20’s, having my first experience, I wanted then to "track ghosts" but there was nothing like that online for me to read or study into at that time. Now there is tons of stuff online to look into, so I’m going to write a few things everyone should know if wanting to get into Paranormal Investigating. There are hundreds of articles out there, so I am going to add one more.

By definition, Paranormal indicates phenomena that are understood to be outside of science’s current ability to explain or measure.

Investigator, A detailed inquiry or systematic examination, or somebody who seeks facts about somebody or something on a professional basis

Paranormal Investigator, Someone who examines or investigates the phenomena that is outside of science’s current ability to explain or measureSo first let me tell you that yes, all the shows on TV are awesome to watch, I love most of all of them, each shows team brings something different and has a different approach to the field, but its not all what it seems on TV, They show the highlights usually, like some shows seem to always have activity going on which is NOT usually the case, sometimes it is boring, and you sit around waiting all night and you think the night is never going to end, and then again you do have the nights when you remember yeah, this is why I do this!! That is why you have to really love what you do to be able to get through the long nights.

Get online look up all you can on Ghost Hunting, read what other people do and you can also find some cool places to go.

Never go on your own, remember there is safety in numbers, going alone can be dangerous make sure you have at least one person with you, not just because of ghosts per say, but doing this can be dangerous, if your in a cemetery at night, sometimes the grounds are usually unkempt and you could fall. If you go into an abandoned house, it could be unsteady, plus you never know who hangs out at these places, so always take a friend, someone with the same interest as you.

Now that you have your friend what do you take, well I can tell you it is not like the movie Ghostbusters, you do not need big expensive equipment, if you find this is something you really like to do more in the future, then you can go and get a few small things to help in your investigation, but for now, grab a digital recorder these are used to record EVP’s (Electronic Voice Phenomenon) Most often, voices are difficult to understand with the human ear, a digital recorder purchased at Radio Shack or some other electronics store will work well. A flashlight, a digital camera, extra batteries and a pen and paper to write anything down you might come across, also later, if you do join a team there will be people there that will have equipment also.

Where do you investigate?, Well ask around your town, ask about peoples experiences, every town has a couple of ghost stories, local haunted house or spooky old cemetery. Try these first, but make sure you get permission before just going on or around private property you don’t want to get the cops out there, most of the time owners or people in charge will have no problem with you going in to investigate.

~last but not least, here are a couple of Do’s and Don’ts you may want to follow:

If you are going ghost hunting, don’t drink, you must have a clear head.

If you think you hear or see something, don’t jump to conclusions. You always want to make sure to consider all possible explanations.

Where ever you go, make sure to do some history on the place so you know where and what you are walking into.

Walk around and talk to the spirits, tell them you want to talk with them or take their picture, make sure you tell them you mean no disrespect and that you are there to understand them.

Have fun, but be respectful, no running around loud and obnoxious or making fun… remember this is not your place.

No Ouija boards.

This is just a guide a few tips and pointers, so go on have fun, be safe and remember if you think you are hearing bumps in the night, go see!! It just might be a ghost!