Post by Dana on Oct 7, 2009 5:44:12 GMT -5
While it's easy to copy what we see on TV or other people doing doesn't mean that it's the correct thing to do, especially in ghost hunting. One of the most important things I teach people is to be respectful to both each other and the dead. Think about it...
In real life, do you want someone to taunt you about doing something you probably don't want to do? Someone calling you names or making you feel bad? The answer is probably not. No one likes to be hurt.
Just because you're a spirit/entity/ghost doesn't mean you're any different. You still have your feelings, emotions, and things still bother you just as if you were alive.
So what gives you the right to be taunting someone else? Just because you're alive? No. it doesn't. So we don't encourage it.
In fact we encourage being respectful because in all our investigations, that's got us more cooperation with these entities which is what every investigator could only dream about.
There's no secret, no magic formula but just good ol' common respect. They know and see how you treat each other and how you talk to them. Of course, this doesn't mean that every investigation you're going to get interaction. But in our experience, it has helped more than not.
So next time you're on an investigation, don't try and piss off the spirits. Treat them like you want to be treated and you'll be way ahead of the game.
It's important that when ever you are on any investigation to always have a partner with you, not only for safety reasons but to help validate your claim.
If something paranormal happens and you are the only one who see's it, people can wonder if you're making stuff up to get attention. If 2 or more people see the same thing then that helps in so many ways.
Sometimes someone will get hurt during an investigation. It's important to have someone carry a cell phone on them just in case of an emergency. If one person is hurt, the other can either stay or go for help.
No matter where you are, No matter WHO you are... DON'T TRESPASS on someone else's property!
Even if it's the ghost of Elvis Presley, You have NO RIGHT to be there. TRESPASSING is a CRIME and can land you in jail or worse, you could lose your life.
If you're going to investigate somewhere, get written permission from someone who owns the property and if it's an email, take a print out of that email in case someone challenges you.
As a ghost hunter or paranormal investigator, YOUR ACTIONS AFFECT EVERYONE WHO COMES BEHIND YOU long after you leave the scene. If you leave a bad taste in a property or business owners mouth, even if they are the most haunted place in the world, you just ruined it for everyone else. Please keep this in mind.
Ghost Categories
1-The lowest on the interaction scale, if there is a ghost, spirit, or entity, it does not care if you or anyone else is there.
It will do its own thing and probably not disturb you or any of its surroundings.
Visible, Physical or Audible Contact: Slim to None.
Believed to be the most common type of haunting because it leaves no evidence of being there.
2-If there is a ghost, entity or spirit there, it can notice you but probably won't react to your being there. It will go about doing its thing and probably wont disturb its environment.
EMF flux is possible.
EVP may pick up background noise from entity.
Interaction: Slim chance - may pass by, slight drops in temp.
3-If there is an entity, spirit, or ghost there, it will notice you, what you're doing, and maybe curious to investigate you further. There is a 50/50 chance of it interacting with you or its environment to get your attention.
EMF Flux: Will register slight to maybe strong change
Temp Flux: Will register slight to maybe strong change
EVP: Good chance of catching something.
4-If there is a ghost, entity or spirit there, it will make every effort to get your attention by interacting with you, the environment, with another person, or animal.
It wants your attention and will make its best effort to communicate with you. There's a good chance for light physical contact/touch and possibly an EVP. Clothing maybe pulled, tugged, or items messed with.
Possible Manifestation is not ruled out and maybe possible. No harm is intended and is the ideal situation for investigating/learning.
5-The highest of the scale, If there is an entity, ghost or spirit there, it's not afraid of you or anyone else. It will let its presence known (good or bad) and there's a good chance someone might get hurt (or receive some kind of physical contact that can cause injury (I.E. Pushing, Shoving, Lifting, Choking, Throwing)
This type of interaction is rare, extreme and should be avoided at all costs due to safety reasons.
Types Of Ghost
Interactive Ghost-Interactive spirits/entities/ghosts are the ones who are interested in what you're doing and usually want to interact with you. These spirits will usually comply with a request to do something (i.e. tap 3 times).
Sometimes they will manipulate an object to get your attention to let you know they are there. Unfortunately, many people dismiss what they do as "imagination" or "natural causes" and this sometimes frustrates the entities trying to get your attention. As a result, the paranormal activity will usually increase until the person gets the point. By then, that's when we're called in... to find out what's going on and why.
Shadow People-Recently over the past decade, a new paranormal phenomenon is being observed... called "Shadow People" - these dark human like figures have been reported seen by more and more people every day. Their size is believed to be anywhere from 3 feet to 5 feet tall and is capable of moving quickly.
As of the time of this posting, it is unknown if they are interactive and/or friendly.
If you have further information about this type of ghost, you are encouraged to share it with us.
That's All I Got Right Now, Do With It What You Will.
In real life, do you want someone to taunt you about doing something you probably don't want to do? Someone calling you names or making you feel bad? The answer is probably not. No one likes to be hurt.
Just because you're a spirit/entity/ghost doesn't mean you're any different. You still have your feelings, emotions, and things still bother you just as if you were alive.
So what gives you the right to be taunting someone else? Just because you're alive? No. it doesn't. So we don't encourage it.
In fact we encourage being respectful because in all our investigations, that's got us more cooperation with these entities which is what every investigator could only dream about.
There's no secret, no magic formula but just good ol' common respect. They know and see how you treat each other and how you talk to them. Of course, this doesn't mean that every investigation you're going to get interaction. But in our experience, it has helped more than not.
So next time you're on an investigation, don't try and piss off the spirits. Treat them like you want to be treated and you'll be way ahead of the game.
It's important that when ever you are on any investigation to always have a partner with you, not only for safety reasons but to help validate your claim.
If something paranormal happens and you are the only one who see's it, people can wonder if you're making stuff up to get attention. If 2 or more people see the same thing then that helps in so many ways.
Sometimes someone will get hurt during an investigation. It's important to have someone carry a cell phone on them just in case of an emergency. If one person is hurt, the other can either stay or go for help.
No matter where you are, No matter WHO you are... DON'T TRESPASS on someone else's property!
Even if it's the ghost of Elvis Presley, You have NO RIGHT to be there. TRESPASSING is a CRIME and can land you in jail or worse, you could lose your life.
If you're going to investigate somewhere, get written permission from someone who owns the property and if it's an email, take a print out of that email in case someone challenges you.
As a ghost hunter or paranormal investigator, YOUR ACTIONS AFFECT EVERYONE WHO COMES BEHIND YOU long after you leave the scene. If you leave a bad taste in a property or business owners mouth, even if they are the most haunted place in the world, you just ruined it for everyone else. Please keep this in mind.
Ghost Categories
1-The lowest on the interaction scale, if there is a ghost, spirit, or entity, it does not care if you or anyone else is there.
It will do its own thing and probably not disturb you or any of its surroundings.
Visible, Physical or Audible Contact: Slim to None.
Believed to be the most common type of haunting because it leaves no evidence of being there.
2-If there is a ghost, entity or spirit there, it can notice you but probably won't react to your being there. It will go about doing its thing and probably wont disturb its environment.
EMF flux is possible.
EVP may pick up background noise from entity.
Interaction: Slim chance - may pass by, slight drops in temp.
3-If there is an entity, spirit, or ghost there, it will notice you, what you're doing, and maybe curious to investigate you further. There is a 50/50 chance of it interacting with you or its environment to get your attention.
EMF Flux: Will register slight to maybe strong change
Temp Flux: Will register slight to maybe strong change
EVP: Good chance of catching something.
4-If there is a ghost, entity or spirit there, it will make every effort to get your attention by interacting with you, the environment, with another person, or animal.
It wants your attention and will make its best effort to communicate with you. There's a good chance for light physical contact/touch and possibly an EVP. Clothing maybe pulled, tugged, or items messed with.
Possible Manifestation is not ruled out and maybe possible. No harm is intended and is the ideal situation for investigating/learning.
5-The highest of the scale, If there is an entity, ghost or spirit there, it's not afraid of you or anyone else. It will let its presence known (good or bad) and there's a good chance someone might get hurt (or receive some kind of physical contact that can cause injury (I.E. Pushing, Shoving, Lifting, Choking, Throwing)
This type of interaction is rare, extreme and should be avoided at all costs due to safety reasons.
Types Of Ghost
Interactive Ghost-Interactive spirits/entities/ghosts are the ones who are interested in what you're doing and usually want to interact with you. These spirits will usually comply with a request to do something (i.e. tap 3 times).
Sometimes they will manipulate an object to get your attention to let you know they are there. Unfortunately, many people dismiss what they do as "imagination" or "natural causes" and this sometimes frustrates the entities trying to get your attention. As a result, the paranormal activity will usually increase until the person gets the point. By then, that's when we're called in... to find out what's going on and why.
Shadow People-Recently over the past decade, a new paranormal phenomenon is being observed... called "Shadow People" - these dark human like figures have been reported seen by more and more people every day. Their size is believed to be anywhere from 3 feet to 5 feet tall and is capable of moving quickly.
As of the time of this posting, it is unknown if they are interactive and/or friendly.
If you have further information about this type of ghost, you are encouraged to share it with us.
That's All I Got Right Now, Do With It What You Will.
