Did you ever think you were destined to explore the world of the paranormal. Hunt for real ghosts or chase a real bigfoot, chupacabra or vampire through the dead of night?

Well if not then what are you doing reading this article.

Call it destiny or the great accursed fate. We who hunt for the things that others call unreal or deny their existence or those that have something to prove. With each step closer to better documentation and more active encounters you find yourself that much closer to uncovering the real truth. It burns inside you haunts you makes you realize something in the dark, a great dark horrid shadow of a thing not of this world... is very real. And its destiny and yours has been entwined since day one and your one step away from the moment of truth.

But what if this paranormal supernatural entity, ghost or cryptid thing in the night , has been hunting for just you all along?

Drawing you in closer and closer to it's deepest point and the true strenght of it's powers. Some believe it might be a paranormal Karma of some type as others think it is the law of synchronicity at work. All your paranormal investigations, the documentation the things others have said about you and your beliefs all come now to this final stand. The ghost you have been hunting was only one ghost that has been after you alone since the day you had your first paranormal encounter.

Where I live in India there are four major world religions, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism originated, while Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam arrived in the first millennium CE and shaped the region's diverse culture. I guess it is because of this I understand things of the paranormal world from a much different slant then you who is not aware of in other countries.

In my world their or many cures and reasons to dispel ghosts and strange creatures of the night. The reason is because we know or feel it is after us. If we are you are in need or find obsessive reason to search for it. So then you are entering the paranormal creatures world and trap.

Ghost in my country of India are very real. So are stolen children who run with wolves and wild dogs. And don't forget monkey men who beat all those that come across their path. Spirits and apparitions, things that there are no words to interpret are found here in Delhi. Many believe the old tales come to the city from those who move here. And with everyone comes a ghost that follows just them.

Many know some ghosts are very serious, others still loving kind and even possess a sense of humor. But the evil Dark ones are always near waiting to take you or harm you to real madness.

Russell Peters staying in Haunted Hotel in India

The Ghosts of India, are not just in Bollywood movies. They haunt us wherever we go and watch an notates whatever we do. Exorcism occur in India day and night. Real cave spirits are said to exist and don't forget the many, many ghost rituals for the control of the dead.

Many of the stories in India concerning real ghosts often or of the torn and tattered dirty death cloth wrapped undead. Many are ghosts but have modern vampirc troubles associated with them.

Some stories often tell of soldiers ghosts the many tales of the ghosts of headless horsemen in india come from these origins. And don't forget those effected by the bright white or blue full or dark of the moon. This is when men or creatures that underwent physical changes that lead to their fascinations for the wolves and spirits of the canine species possessing men. And least we forget those possessed by monkeys, leopard, tigers, bears, and the ancient gods themselves.

There’s the Gandharvan, a handsome male spirit who sings beautifully and seduces nubile young girls; the Kuttichathan, a poltergeist who plays impish tricks (a favorite prank is to throw stones at houses in the night) and who can be enslaved and controlled by powerful sorcerers; and then there’s that terrible anima manifestation, my childhood bugbear, the Yakshi, who assumes the form of a beautiful woman to lure men up palm trees (which appear as beautiful mansions to the bewitched men) and slowly chomps them up with relish…

It seems that the Keralites worshipped mainly two deities in prehistoric times: the Goddess and the Snake (the male and female principles are painfully obvious here). The Goddess is a manifestation of Durga or Kali, but I suspect she predates the Vedas. The people of the land call her Amma (mother), Devi, or Bhagavathi (goddess).

There is a temple to the Goddess at a place called Chottanikkara, near my hometown; this manifestation of the Goddess is claimed to be extremely powerful in her fight against the dark forces. The temple stands on a hilltop and is divided into two sections: the Melkavu (“Upper Grove”) and Kizhkavu (“Lower Grove”). The Melkavu manifestation, in the form of Durga, is relatively benign; the Kizhkavu manifestation, as Kali, is terrifying. The sections are also physically divided, with the Lower Grove resting in a cul-de-sac approached by descending a series of steps from the Upper Grove.

The Kizhkavu is especially frightening at twilight, the most auspicious time for worship. The Kali temple fills with people (mostly women) possessed by evil spirits. They sit quietly round the Sanctum Sanctorum where the idol of Kali is located, emitting an occasional grunt. The doors are closed for rituals; then, exactly at twilight, they open with a creak as the priest waves the burning camphor pot in front of the idol. At the same time, the possessed people jump up with shrieks and hoots, often performing the most unbelievable contortions. Some of them actually drive nails through a nearby tree with their foreheads! It is believed the evil spirit is thus forever embedded in the tree. (The tree with hundreds of nails at the bottom always used to send shivers down my spine as a child.)

The offering for the Goddess used to be blood. Since blood is ruled out in our modern “enlightened” times, a concoction that looks very much like blood has been substituted. The devotees drink this as part of worship (I have imbibed this symbolic blood countless times).

Excerpts from The Myth and the Land by Nandu http://www.jcf.org/new/index.php?categoryid=37&blogid=4

India is also known for the ghosts of shrieking banshees. Also many tales and people report of the ghost of the woman in white. Very similar to the woman in white and the La Lorna in Texas and parts of North and South America and Mexico.

THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF REAL GHOSTS AND HAUNTINGS OF INDIA India's Intelligent or Traditional Hauntings This type of haunting is what most of the many people in India think of when they hear the words that a real ghost is haunting a city, town or village . The ghosts can and do haunt people places and things very often. And of course are very terrifying to behold. An intelligent or traditional ghost is kind of like the return of a dead friend or family member in the sense that they interact with people. Though they do this freely. Many real ghosts from India often love to travel. they have been known to pop up in all four corners of the world. Yes they might visit family members that live in America, or Canada on a whim. Or move to the Uk just to be near someone they missed or loved. SUBMITED BY: STEPHEN RICE Hello, I do not know if this is where you can send ghost pictures but I thought I'd give it a try. The first picture was taken when my mom went to visit india. It was in a temple and when she gave me the doubles of her tour pictures. I notice a indian man dressed like an old time holy man praying. It totally freaked me and my mother out!   Often many people are frightened because they know when a real ghost comes to call and haunts you constantly you might be the very next to die. Or they are their to punish the living for something they did or did not do after they died. The most common belief is that the ghost is connected to a haunted location, building or even an entire village or group of people in some way. 8 reasons the ghost in India may "Haunt" real people: 1. They very often have died as a result of a traumatic event, murder, car accident, or suicide. 2. Many think that real ghosts and spooks come back to finish unfinished business. Maybe even to punish those that did them wrong by exacting revenge on the living. or even point out a murderer or take someone to the grave with them 3. The thought that a spirit may have died suddenly and not realized he/she died. 4. The living loved ones are so emotionally distraught they can’t let go. 5. The spirit is emotionally connected to their loved ones and wants to answer their questions and quell their many fears. 6. They cannot rest due to an injustice done to them. A ghost might stay until stolen goods are returned, or even their time is waiting to make sure their possessions or given to who they want them to go to. Sometimes they might haunt a person who takes what was theirs and should go to another person. 7. They might have not had their last wishes carried out as they wanted them to be. If a Cremation goes wrong it is a sign that a persons ghosts is coming back to haunt you. such as if it rains or a body does not burn. 8. Fear of what happens on the other side or their punishments and judgment and finally fear of reincarnation. These horrid evil ghosts are generally associated with physical activity like punching people, slapping them in their sleep or waking hours. These Bad ghosts often intend to hurt the living in some way often by slamming heavy objects to the ground, throwing things or dropping things on people. They also might want to cause harm by opening and closing, and unlocking doors and windows so they can guide evil people into ones home to accost them. Many report hearing loud or muffled voices and sounds. A strong presence, a scent, or touch may be experienced. People rarely see a manifestation of the ghost in the form of an apparition or mist. They are often seen out the corner of the eye or as shadows. Ghost chasing is a common practice at Amman temples(Goddess temples) In Tamilnadu, India. People particularly women are affected by some psycho Problems are said to be of ghosts or devils. The victims behave indifferently and could not be cured by any system of medicine. At last, people come and worship their traditional rural deities which are capable of chasing ghosts and evil spirits. The chasing rituals are being done by the rural priests along with drums etc. Few months before I visited a village called Melmalaiyanur near Thiruvannamalai. I clicked a devil chasing performance and also took a small video of it. -- namasivayam Residual Haunting or "REPLAY GHOSTS" A residual haunted location like an apartment, condo or a home or building is believed to be activity of reoccurring or traumatic actions from past events that leave an imprint on the environment or even objects like furniture or even clothes. This type is probably the most common type of haunting that happens to city and village people alike. Because its' characteristics are similar to the intelligent haunting, people often mistake it for an intelligent/traditional haunting. Like intelligent haunts, some examples of activity are seeing people that are not there, phantom loud thumps and soft or loud footsteps and scents. One major difference between this haunting and the intelligent/traditional haunting, is that this type of haunting is not considered to be that of a ordinary ghost, and there is no interaction with the living. Except if the ghost tires that you are not afraid of them. It is believed that this activity is the dissipation of stored energy from the site. The theory is the energy is stored or absorbed by the site due to repetitive or traumatic events of the energy expended while performing such actions. Similar to a tape player, the energy is stored in the magnetic field of the environment. Over time the energy builds up and is discharged showing a replay of the event, and then the cycle starts again. Some suggest that atmospheric conditions such as storms may initiate the playback. There is also a quantum physics theory that relates the energy as light particles that are dormant until they are stimulated by an outside variable under the proper conditions. (Brandon, The Ghost Hunters Bible) Researchers have observed that the energy tends to diminish over periods of time until eventually it is either exhausted, or the level is so low that it is not experienced again. Portal Or Doorway Vortex Hauntings Portals or ghost doorways aren't really a new concept here in India, there are many doors or gates that open to let the dead return to us. Portal hauntings are considered controversial in the west as there is little known and the idea is mostly theory or speculation. Portals are thought to be doorways to another world or dimension in which entities travel through. It's speculated that portals are not limited to one location, region or limited to sacred ground they can move and sometimes even be a person. Typically places like villages and buildings in large cities that experience a wide array of different types of anomalous activity such as glowing mists, dark shadows or balls of light, odd monkey or animal creatures, red or black mists or fog, are suspected to have a door in which these energies are traveling back and forth. Apparitions Apparitions are considered to be the image of the person that has died. For the most part apparitions are in the category of earth-bound spirits who, for whatever reason, have not passed on. Violent, unexpected deaths, guilt or simply fear of moving into the light may be key factors as to why they choose to remain here. While not always complete, (sometimes missing limbs or mass) this is the way a ghost looked when they were alive. They are reported to be intelligent and apparently can interact with us by speaking. They apparently can create odors, make sounds and move things and this is to gain your attention. As humans, we are famous for being afraid of new things. This entity is simply a human spirit who will retain the same personality they had in life. Some are nice, some are mean, but rarely are they evil, and certainly nothing like the evil entities that are born on the Hollywood screen. They are can be anywhere and if they are real then they most likely are. They can cause hot and cold spots, feelings of being watched, sounds and smells as well as disruptions with any electrical appliances; radios, TV's, computers, washers and dryers, etc. Apparitions are ghosts who appear solid, partial, visible or slightly invisible. Most of the time, they are somewhat transparent and appear as they did when they were living. An apparition is aware of the living and can interact either friendly or unfriendly. They are thought to have unfinished business in this world. A ghost you see or in some way sense near you. These ghosts have been reported as solid, transparent, an odd fog, a face in the fog, or even a sound, a feeling, or a smell. You may even feel them touch you lightly, or hear moving furniture from another room. They will try to get your attention, and in so doing, could frighten you, but I do not believe that is their intention. Maybe they are trying to pass on a message or warning, or simply want you to know they are there. In any case acknowledge them, talk to them as you would a friend and they will be satisfied. If they frighten you, in most cases if you simply tell them they are doing so, they will stop. Always remember, they are just like us and will usually respect you as long as you respect them. Photographing an apparition is extremely rare, the dream of all investigators, and we treasure this prize! Doppelganger An apparition usually revealing itself to a member of ones family. it looks like another member of the family in every possible way .A ghost that looks, walks, talks, and appears to a family member of the person it looks like at the exact moment the person it looks like dies. People have even claimed to have seen their own doppelganger. Doppelganger means double goer in German. Reported as being solid, or transparent. Orbs The orb is the most common form a spirit takes (or so we believe), perhaps it is easier for them to appear as such, but no one knows this for certain. They can appear to have a solid mass or a swirling, geometric pattern in the center. They can be transparent or glowing balls of light floating in mid-air. Some have been photographed with 35mm cameras, but mostly their images are captured on digital photographs. It has been said that orbs are the spirit energy that remains of what used to be a human being, while others speculate orbs are the vehicle form for spirits to travel at a fast speed. When reported they seemed to have sentient intelligence and have apparently interacted with the living on many occasions and are sometimes visible to the naked eye (this seems to happen more in haunted area, cemeteries and to people with certain sensitivities). Many researchers have seen orbs when asking them for pose for pictures! If this indeed has happened it would be an amazing sight. Some believe the color of the orb reflects their mood and still others report that colored orbs indicate active surroundings. Orbs are also one of the most disputed "paranormal" events and no two ghost groups can ever seem to come together with an opinion that agrees. The problem is that orbs resemble so many other non paranormal events such as dust, snow, rain and fog etc. The fact that prior to modern photography no orbs were ever photographed might support that orbs are more a manifestation of our technology. They are said to be ghosts who choose to channel their energy in the form of an orb of bright light, some of these can be different colors. Transparent orbs usually have logical explanations for their appearances. Ghost Lights Scientists have claimed this phenomenon is caused by swamp gas or some other type of phosphorescent material from the Earth's interior, but this has never been proven and seems even more far fetched to me than the idea of ghosts. The earths mantle is very thick! Stories abound of men who have tried to follow these lights, only to be lured into the darkness, and sometimes death. Legend has it that this light of a soul of a person who has been refused by both heaven and hell and is doomed to wander through eternity here on earth. Spirits These are reportedly souls that have died, passed over and come back to visit. They are almost impossible to differentiate from a ghost as they manifest themselves in the same way. The only way known to tell the difference is for them to tell you, according to psychics who have the ability to see and speak with them.   Residual This phenomenon is thought to be like watching a movie about an historic event. This type of ghost cannot interact with you and is not aware of your presence. You could experience smells, sounds and possibly see the ghost as it replays a moment of his or her life. This event is imprinted on the area and is played back under the right conditions. While this can certainly be a frightening experience for the viewer, just remember you are not in danger. Ectoplasm This is a type of mist, or fog, that appears to have movement in its depths. It can be a light shade of gray, like cigarette smoke or exhaled breath in the winter, but can come in several colors including bright "frothy white". It floats through the air and can stay stationary or move extremely fast. We have captured what looked like "clumps of hair moving jerkily-stopping and then darting ahead". We have also recorded mists rushing past at extremely rapid rate. It has been said that a spirit will usually take this form before appearing as an apparition. Vortex These appear as a funnel shape with a tire tread design in the center and sides. These areas seemed to be predominantly touched with a black or dark gray tinge. Most often they have been accused of being camera straps and like the orb are the probably the second most disputed image taken. They are usually white in color, but some have been photographed with a light blue center and shades of pink and red also reported. They can also be labeled as being "funnel" or "spinal" and "twin". Vortex usually seem to be anchored to a wall or ceiling. A lot of paranormal researchers claim that the vortex does it's absolute best to avoid contact with people but we have pictures posted here that clearly show vortex traveling through people. Many believe it to be a former resident or the spirit of a deceased relative, yet others think it is a speeding orb that can turn corners or stop on a dime. ***We at Vancouver Paranormal also entertain the idea of vortex as a rod or some kind of as yet unknown natural occurrence. Shadow Ghosts This is a sneaky type that appears as a long, thin shadow in the strangest places, although many claim to have seen them in the shape of a man. Shadow entities also seem to look like natural shadows making them extremely difficult to spot. One method of finding them is to take control photographs for comparison. The shadow seems to "bleed" into a picture and unlike a regular shadow left by something with a light source behind it (smooth shadow), the edges seemed to run or blend into the surroundings and the shadow elements are not as consistent in shading as a normal shadow. They are extremely evasive, making them hard to photograph. When noticed, they will blend into nearby shadows, or disappear through a wall. You may have seen them from the corner of your eye as they dart about, but dismissed it as imagination. Shadow ghosts appear as a shadow of sorts. They look a bit like ecto-mist but are dark gray to black in color. In photographs, it's easy to confuse them with natural shadows, so be careful with your analysis. They are usually extremely sneaky and evasive. When they are spotted it's usually out of the corner of your eye or as they are darting through a wall. They can also be spotted as a reflection in shinny objects and mirrors. As for photography, They are one of the rarest ghost types to be captured on film. Birds and cats are especially sensitive to them. Some people believe these spirits are actually demons, but so far there is no evidence to prove this theory.   Poltergeist Meaning Noisy Ghost, this entity lives up to it's name. Many believe poltergeists are non-human entities that are vicious, malevolent and are indeed paranormal. People involved with poltergeist activity are often the victims of: scratching, biting and slapping, as reported in the Bell Witch case. They are also capable of starting fires, throwing things, making items (usually coins or rocks), appear in thin air, just before hurling them across the room at their intended victim. A disruptive ghost, whose activities are often violent. A poltergeist might move objects or create dangerous situations for those in a household. A noisy spirit that is more of a "psychic explosion" from a teenage boy or girl. Poltergeists infest people rather. Poltergeist means noisy ghost in German. These ghosts are reported as being "invisible".

 

Goddesses play an important role in the study and practice of Tantra Yoga, also the dispelling of real ghosts that hunt for you. Goddesses are affirmed to be as central to discerning the nature of reality as the male deities are. Although Parvati is often said to be the recipient and student of Shiva's wisdom in the form of Tantras, it is Kali who seems to dominate much of the Tantric iconography, texts, and rituals. In many sources Kali is praised as the highest reality or greatest of all deities. The Nirvana-tantra says the gods Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva all arise from her like bubbles in the sea, ceaselessly arising and passing away, leaving their original source unchanged. The Niruttara-tantra and the Picchila-tantra declare all of Kali's mantras to be the greatest and the Yogini-tantra, Kamakhya-tantra and the Niruttara-tantra all proclaim Kali vidyas (manifestations of Mahadevi, or "divinity itself"). They declare her to be an essence of her own form (svarupa) of the Mahadevi.

In the Mahanirvana-tantra, Kali is one of the epithets for the primordial sakti, and in one passage Shiva praises her:

At the dissolution of things, it is Kala who will devour all, and by reason of this He is called Mahakala [an epithet of Lord Shiva], and since Thou devourest Mahakala Himself, it is Thou who art the Supreme Primordial Kalika. Because Thou devourest Kala, Thou art Kali, the original form of all things, and because Thou art the Origin of and devourest all things Thou art called the Adya [primordial Kali. Resuming after Dissolution Thine own form, dark and formless, Thou alone remainest as One ineffable and inconceivable. Though having a form, yet art Thou formless; though Thyself without beginning, multiform by the power of Maya, Thou art the Beginning of all, Creatrix, Protectress, and Destructress that Thou art.

The Real Goddess Of Death

The figure of Kali conveys death, destruction, fear, and the consuming aspects of reality. As such, she is also a "forbidden thing", or even death itself. In the Pancatattva ritual, the sadhaka boldly seeks to confront Kali, and thereby assimilates and transforms her into a vehicle of salvation. This is clear in the work of the Karpuradi-stotra[8], a short praise to Kali describing the Pancatattva ritual unto her, performed on cremation grounds. (Samahana-sadhana)

He, O Mahakali who in the cremation-ground, naked, and with dishevelled hair, intently meditates upon Thee and recites Thy mantra, and with each recitation makes offering to Thee of a thousand Akanda flowers with seed, becomes without any effort a Lord of the earth. 0 Kali, whoever on Tuesday at midnight, having uttered Thy mantra, makes offering even but once with devotion to Thee of a hair of his Sakti [his female companion] in the cremation-ground, becomes a great poet, a Lord of the earth, and ever goes mounted upon an elephant.

The Karpuradi-stotra clearly indicates that Kali is more than a terrible, vicious, slayer of demons who serves Durga or Shiva. Here, she is identified as the supreme mistress of the universe, associated with the five elements. In union with Lord Shiva, who is said to be her spouse, she creates and destroys worlds. Her appearance also takes a different turn, befitting her role as ruler of the world and object of meditation. In contrast to her terrible aspects, she takes on hints of a more benign dimension. She is described as young and beautiful, has a gentle smile, and makes gestures with her two right hands to dispel any fear and offer boons. The more positive features exposed offer the distillation of divine wrath into a goddess of salvation, who rids the sadhaka of fear. Here, Kali appears as a symbol of triumph over death.

the Great Kali, also known as Kalika (Bengali: কালী, Kālī / কালিকা Kālikā ; Sanskrit: काली), is a Hindu goddess associated with eternal energy. The name Kali means "black", but has by folk etymology come to mean "force of time (kala)". Despite her negative connotations, she is today considered the goddess of time and change. Although sometimes presented as dark and violent, her earliest incarnation as a figure of annihilation still has some influence. More complex Tantric beliefs sometimes extend her role so far as to be the "ultimate reality" or Brahman. She is also revered as Bhavatarini (literally "redeemer of the universe"). Comparatively recent devotional movements largely conceive Kali as a benevolent mother goddess.

Kali is represented as the consort of god Shiva, on whose body she is often seen standing. She is associated with many other Hindu goddesses like Durga, Bhadrakali, Sati, Rudrani, Parvati and Chamunda. She is the foremost among the Dasa-Mahavidyas, ten fierce Tantric goddesses. Kālī is the feminine of kāla "black, dark coloured" (per Panini 4.1.42). It appears as the name of a form of Durga in Mahabharata 4.195, and as the name of an evil female spirit in Harivamsa 11552.

The homonymous kāla "appointed time", which depending on context can mean "death", is distinct from kāla "black", but became associated through folk etymology. The association is seen in a passage from the Mahābhārata, depicting a female figure who carries away the spirits of slain warriors and animals. She is called kālarātri (which Thomas Coburn, a historian of Sanskrit Goddess literature, translates as "night of death") and also kālī (which, as Coburn notes, can be read here either as a proper name or as a description "the black one").

Kali Dance

Kali's association with blackness stands in contrast to her consort, Shiva, whose body is covered by the white ashes of the cremation ground (Sanskrit: śmaśāna) in which he meditates, and with which Kali is also associated, as śmaśāna-kālī.

Mahavidyas (Great Wisdoms) are aspects of Devi in Hinduism. The Ten Mahavidyas are known as Wisdom Goddesses. The spectrum of these ten goddesses covers the whole range of feminine divinity, encompassing horrific goddesses at one end, to the ravishingly beautiful at the other. The name Mahavidyas comes from the roots maha (great) and vidya (revelation, manifestation, knowledge, wisdom).

In the Tantric tradition, these are identified as

1. Kali
2. Tara
3. Tripura Sundari
4. Bhuvaneshvari
5. Bhairavi
6. Chhinnamasta
7. Dhumavati
8. Bagalamukhi
9. Matangi
10. Kamalatmika

The Mahabhagavata-purana and Brhaddharma-purana provide a slightly different list of the Mahavidyas: Kali, Tara, Chinnamasta, Bhuvanesvari, Bagala, Dumavati, Kamala, Matangi, Sodasi, and Bhairavi.

The Guhyatiguyha-tantra associates the Mahavidyas with the ten avatars of Vishnu, and states that the Mahavidyas are the source from which the avatars of Vishnu arose.

All ten forms of the Goddess, whether gentle or terrifying, are worshiped as the universal Mother. Prayers and honors to them will help set you free of ghosts that hunt and haunt you .

Human cremation is the process of reducing human remains to basic chemical compounds in the form of gases and bone fragments. This is accomplished through high temperatures and vaporization. Contrary to popular belief, the cremated remains are not ashes in the usual sense, but rather dried bone fragments that have been pulverized in a device called an electric cremated remains processor. This leaves the bone in a fine sand like texture and colour, able to be scattered without any foreign matter. In many countries cremation is usually done in a crematory but others may prefer different methods. An example is the common practice of open-air cremation in India.

The Indian religions, such as Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism, mandate open-air cremation. In these religions, the body is seen as an instrument to carry the soul. As an example, the Bhagavad Gita According to Hindu phylosophy human body is combination of five basic natural elements (Sanskrit panch-tatva meaning five elements)namely agni (fire), jal (water), vayu (air), prithvi(land, soil) and akash (space at large). When one dies fire (agni tatva) ceases and inorder that living form is sent to its original state of creation, fire is used to complete the fifth element.

According to Hindu traditions, the reasons for preferring to destroy the corpse by fire over burying it into ground is to induce a feeling of detachment into the freshly disembodied spirit, which will be helpful to encourage it into passing to "the other world" (the ultimate destination of the dead). Hindus have 16 rituals (Sanskars), like Name, Thread ceremony, beginning of student life, marriage, etc., the last being cremation. Cremation is referred to as antim-samskara, literally meaning "the last rites." At the time of the cremation or "last rites," a "Puja" (ritual worship) is performed. The holy text of Rigveda, one of the oldest Hindu scriptures, has many Ruchas (small poems) related to cremation, which state that Lord Agni (God of Fire) will purify the dead body, also known as the Parthiv. Therefore, the Parthiv is given over to him.

In India 78% of the population consign the dead bodies to fire for cremation as a ritual. Traditionally they have been using butter ghee and a few herbs while the body is confined to fire. These are required since the wood-fire temperature does not go beyond 300 C or 600 F but when the butter ghee is added the temperature obtained is up to 700 C or 1400 F, which has been proved now scientifically to be optimum temperature required for cremation of a human body. Just as the low temperature creates pollution, higher temperature is also found to create pollution with emissions dangerously harmful for the environment.

In rural areas in villages even today, they use lot of ghee, herbs and cow dung (which is a strong anti-pollution agent when burnt) to arrest this pollution. Besides, the cremation grounds in the villages are placed at far-isolated areas, away from the populated localities. In cities, the situation is different. The cremation grounds are mostly located in and around the habitated areas affecting seriously the living population.

In India, a social organization Paryavaran Sanrakshan Nyas chose to undertake this task which had escaped the attention of the people in the urbanised cities. Aware of all these factors and the problem. Four women- Savita Sethi, Sudesh Gupta, Prem Lata Duggal and Usha Ghai of Chandigarh thought of the issue and decided to fight out this un-noticed pollution and create awareness amongst the residents. To carry out the mission they decided to form a trust and elicit support and co-operation from elite and awakened members of the society. Subsequently a trust under the name of Paryavaran Sanrakshan Nyas was registered at Chandigarh with nine trustees of the Nyas. The trust believed that besides contributing to this noble social cause of pollution control, a respectful and appropriate adieu could be also given to the departed soul of those unprivileged people who are not able to bear this bare minimum for the last rites of their beloved ones. The trustees decided that on every cremation the trust shall contribute one kilogram of pure ghee and five kilograms of Havan Samagri (a mixture of organic herbs having ingredients which have anti-pollutant, disinfectant, aromatic, nourishing and nutritive qualities).

Satī (Devanagari: सती, the feminine of sat "true"; also called sut ) is a funeral practice among some Hindu communities in which a recently widowed woman would either voluntarily or by use of force and coercion immolate herself on her husband’s funeral pyre. This practice is now very rare and outlawed in modern India.

The term is derived from the original name of the goddess Sati, also known as Dakshayani, who self-immolated because she was unable to bear her father Daksha's humiliation of her (living) husband Shiva. The term may also be used to refer to the widow herself. The term sati is now sometimes interpreted as "chaste woman."

Few reliable records exist of the practice before the time of the Gupta empire, approximately 400 AD. After about this time, instances of sati began to be marked by inscribed memorial stones. The earliest of these are found in Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, though the largest collections date from several centuries later, and are found in Rajasthan. These stones, called devli, or sati-stones, became shrines to the dead woman, who was treated as an object of reverence and worship. They are most common in western India.

By about the 10th century sati, as understood today, was known across much of the subcontinent. It continued to occur, usually at a low frequency and with regional variations, until the early 19th century.

Some instances of voluntary self-immolation by both women and men that may be regarded as at least partly historical accounts are included in the Mahabharata and other works. However, large portions of these works are relatively late interpolations into an original story,[3] rendering difficult their use for reliable dating. Also, neither immolation nor the desire for self-immolation are regarded as a custom in the Mahabharata. Use of the term 'sati' to describe the custom of self-immolation never occurs in the Mahabarata, unlike other customs such as the Rajasuya yagna. Rather, the self-immolations are viewed as an expression of extreme grief at the loss of a beloved one.

The ritual has prehistoric roots, and many parallels from other cultures are known. Compare for example the ship burial of the Rus' described by Ibn Fadlan, where a female slave is burned with her master.

Aristobulus of Cassandreia, a Greek historian who traveled to India with the expedition of Alexander the Great, recorded the practice of sati at the city of Taxila. A later instance of voluntary co-cremation appears in an account of an Indian soldier in the army of Eumenes of Cardia, whose two wives vied to die on his funeral pyre, in 316 BC. The Greeks believed that the practice had been instituted to discourage wives from poisoning their husbands.

Voluntary death at funerals has been described in northern India before the Gupta empire. The original practices were called anumarana, and were uncommon. Anumarana was not comparable to later understandings of sati, since the practices were not restricted to widows — rather, anyone, male or female, with personal loyalty to the deceased could commit suicide at a loved one's funeral. These included the deceased's relatives, servants, followers, or friends. Sometimes these deaths stemmed from vows of loyalty, and bear a slight resemblance to the later tradition of seppuku in Japan.

The Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act of 1987 Part I, Section 2(c) defines Sati as:

The burning or burying alive of – (i) any widow along with the body of her deceased husband or any other relative or with any article, object or thing associated with the husband or such relative; or (ii) any woman along with the body of any of her relatives, irrespective of whether such burning or burying is claimed to be voluntary on the part of the widow or the women or other-wise

The act of sati is said to exist voluntarily; from the existing accounts, many of these acts do indeed occur voluntarily. The act may have been expected of widows in some communities, and the extent to which social pressures or expectations constitute compulsion has been much debated in modern times. However, there were also instances where the wish of the widow to commit sati was not welcomed by others, and where efforts were made to prevent the death.

Traditionally, a person's funeral would have occurred within a day of the death, requiring decisions about sati to be made by that time. When the husband died elsewhere, the widow might still die by immolation at a later date.

Sati often emphasized the marriage between the widow and her deceased husband. For instance, rather than mourning clothes, the to-be sati was often dressed in marriage robes or other finery. In the preliminaries of the related act of Jauhar, both the husbands and wives have been known to dress in their marriage clothes and re-enact their wedding ritual, before going to their separate deaths.

Accounts describe numerous variants in the sati ritual. The majority of accounts describe the woman seated or lying down on the funeral pyre beside her dead husband. Many other accounts describe women walking or jumping into the flames after the fire had been lit, and some describe women seating themselves on the funeral pyre and then lighting it themselves.

Some written instructions for the ritual exist. For instance, the Yallajeeyam provides detailed instructions about who may commit sati, cleansing for the sati, positioning, attire, and other ritual aspects.

In some Hindu communities, it is conventional to bury the dead. Deaths of widows have been known to occur in these communities, with the widow being buried alive beside her husband, in ceremonies that are largely the same as those performed in an immolation.

About Myndi Kumar

Myndi Kumar Is a well known paranormal investigator from Delhi, India. In questioning the beliefs of her own county's paranormal beliefs and those of the world she is considered one of the worlds leading experts on paranormal activity in India.

Brad Steiger Official Web Site Visit It Here Now: "www.bradandsherry.com" Kenneth Deel Kenneth Deel is a Demonologist of the Catholic faith, a Spiritual Warfare Counselor, and often a Catholic faith adviser (Catechism). He has over 28 years of research / experience on these topics, with his first experience occurring when he was about seven years old. He is near completion of his book which should be in print by 2009. And will begin a producing an educational documentary as a companion to his book, after the book is completed. Currently host and producer for his new radio show: “Demonology Today”, along with co-host Alan Glatzel, and Deborah (Glatzel) Johnson (“The Devil in Connecticut” Haunting survivors). He is also currently a Staff member of the IAMHAUNTED.com online paranormal community, and will also lend a hand as a contributing writer and art director for the upcoming IAMHAUNTED magazine. Ken is also a graphic artist, and has provided high quality professional banners, logos and other media for PTF and other organizations. Ken has returned to the MPR/PTF family after a brief absence. Ken has been an invaluable resource for both MPR/PTF team members and numerous clients in the past with closure brought to many of our cases. We are very proud to have him back as part of our family and am sure our current and future clients will also benefit greatly from his return.     Patti Starr Certified Ghost Hunter   Also read: Is It Really Paranormal? Questioning The Unknown Side Of Ghosts And Demonic Possession - With tales of being raped or beaten by ghosts, to stories of even a ghost giving a person a loan of some cash. I ask myself do these things really happen? -- Ginalanier.com   ADVERTISE WITH US AND SEE WHO STARTS HAUNTING YOUR WEB SITE HAUNTED AMERICA TOURS WITH OVER 10 MILLION HITS A MONTH WE REALLY MUST BE HAUNTING THE INTERNET 24/7 365 DAYS A YEAR!   INVESTIGATE HAUNTEDAMERICATOURS.COM   Ghost Pictures - Original Haunted Articles - Paranormal Daily News EXCLUSIVE NEW FEATURED ARTICLES The many real ways and cures to ward off Hungry Ghosts HUNGRY GHOST MONTH -- The Gates Of Hell Are Open Haunted By A Crybaby Bridge HAUNTED CONDO Ghost Marriage Fear The Witching Hour The Strange Things Real Ghosts Say HEADLESS HORSEMAN: And "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" too! The Real Reason Ghost Haunt Us! Red Ring of Death Baron Samedi: The Voodoo God Of Zombies And The Dead Susan Sheppard: Thirteen Places Most Likely To Be Haunted By Real Ghost Real Halloween Ghosts For You To Investigate Real Ghosts have Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (Paranormal AD/HD or ADHD) Where have all the real ghosts gone? More Ghostly Photograph Anomalies HOW TO BECOME PARANORMALLY CLEAR "Before We Die!" Lisa Lee Harp Waugh's The 2009 Most Haunted State To Hunt Ghost In America Are You Ready To Hunt For Real Ghosts Haunting The Internet Steve Gonsalves - Ghost Hunter Investigator/Technical Manager/Evidence Analyst THE MOST HAUNTED PLACES FIVE NUMBER 5 ...1-2-3-4-5 SHHHHH! ... PARANORMAL GOSSIP Personal Paranomal Career Advice HOW TO BECOME REAL FAMOUS IN A PARANORMAL WORLD! Black Dogs - Devil Dogs: "The True Evil Hounds of Hell" The Real Zombie: Zombies In Just Plain English Thaipusam Trance The San Antonio, Texas Ghost Hunting Experience With Lisa Lee Harp Waugh The Seven Deadly Sins Of Ghost Hunting The Untold Rules Of Real Ghost Hunting - THE REAL SECRETS EVERY GHOST HUNTER SHOULD KNOW! VOODOO HOODOO + THE MIRLITON H.P.I.’s Shannon McCabe’s Ghost Hunting Gear Guide Addicted To Real Ghosts And Demons Of Lust ALPHA GHOSTS How the Internet Has Changed Ghost Hunters, Ghost Hunting Techniques Corpsewood Manor ~ A Pandora's Box waiting to be Opened ~ "Greg Myers' Personal Favorite Top 10 Haunted Places To Hunt For Real Ghosts" The Fraudulant Truth A special message from Bobby Zoeller PARANORMAL INVESTIGATIONS: HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU BEEN ASKED... "WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? April 30 - May 1 Walpurgis Night Ghosts Haunted Halitosis: A Real ghost Lives In My Mouth... How Do You Banish A Haunted Bad Breath! What's anomalously hot! And Paranomally not! 2009 THE TEN MOST HAUNTED GHOST TOURS FROM AROUND THE WORLD! Ghost Huntings The Old School Way MY ENCOUNTER WITH A REAL VOODOO HOODOO SOUL SIN EATER THE ARMCHAIR GHOST HUNTER PARANOMAL INVESTIGATORS EXORCISE ROUTINE RINGING BELLS BREAKS THE SPELL! Mysterious Switzerland: THE HILL OF THE DEAD: GHOSTS! TWITTERING THE DEAD: Paranormal Communication - Hooey! You know that's not true. A little opinion on a big foot. Real Reality Television Paranormal Investigations to promote Truth, Justice, the Real American Ghost Hunting Way!: "GHOST HUNTERS THE NEW GENERATION" PARANORMAL RANTS by LISA LEE HARP WAUGH Para-Anomally - I HAVE NOTHING NICE TO SAY! BY Reap MY BODY WAS POSSESSED BY A REAL GHOST: Recognizing the Physical Symptoms More Trade Secrets: The Essential Ghost Hunters Toolbox Can Ghost Hunting Bring Couples Closer? THE DARK DARKLINGS: "Things that go bump in the night" POLTERGEIST THE REALITY DECODING PARANORMAL RELICS: THE CRYSTAL SKULL Sex after ghost hunting - exorcisms of a womb or anal ghosts: And when is the right time to have sex afterwards? The All-Time Coolest Heroes in Paranormal Culture - Part 1: The Necromancers 5 Ways To Increase Your Ghost Hunting And Paranormal Investigation Results NECROMANCY A PARANORMAL LIFESTYLE: QUESTIONING THE DEAD? THE NUMBER 1. HAUNTED HOUSE IN AMERICA: LALAURIE MANSION Things to Pack When Traveling with a Ghost! PARANORMAL LIFESTYLE, ARE YOU LIVING ONE? PARANOMAL BOREDOM Do You Recognize the Signs of Paranormal Related Stress? HOW TO USE A EMF METER 2012 PARANORMAL: IF DOOMSDAY 2012 IS NOT THE REASON IS IT PARTLY PARANOMAL? THE REAL GHOST HAUNTED HIGHWAYS OF AMERICA What's In Your Personal Paranormal Survival Kit? The Ghosts Of Summer 2009 Do Spirit or Ghost photographs offer evidence or concrete proof of the afterlife. America’s Most Haunted A Real Séance -- Inviting The Dead To Visit. Messages from the Spirit World: Are there really people who can talk to dead people? Faking Your Paranormal Results? Tisk, tisk...On you! Are You Having A Paranormal Emotional Affair? REAL GHOST HUNTING GADGETS DEATH Friday the 13th: The most "Feared" And Ghost Haunted Day Of 2009! All Souls' Day NEW ORLEANS MARDI GRAS GHOST PHOTOS 2009 The Dead Can Hear You! Can You Hear Them? - FRANK'S BOX --- EVP GHOST BOX -- AND A NECROMANCER Does it take high tech gadgets to make a good Paranormal Investigator? - By SCOTTIE STAMPER New Orleans Mardi Gras 2012 - The Real Hunt For The Real Devil Baby Haunted No More by Rob Conover - A Book Review By Christopher Balzano Haunted Shiloh National Military Park Lore of the Ghost - Brian Haughton -- A Book Review by Christopher Balzano “I Hear Dead People” - A Review of the Ovilus - Spirit Communication Device HAUNTED AMERICA: LISTENING TO THE REAL HAUNTED VOICES OF A PARANORMAL GENERATION MARK NESBITT: THE REAL GHOSTMAN OF GETTYSBURG BOOK CATALOG My Haunted Days With Kerry Von Erich Sonora Witchcraft Market Mexico City, Mexico And The Spanish Witch THE NATIONAL HOTEL OF JACKSON CALIFORNIA TROY TAYLOR - THE MAN, THE LEGEND, AND HIS MANY, MANY HAUNTED BOOKS THE TOP TEN BEST PARANORMAL AND GHOST HUNTING TELEVISION SHOWS BRAD AND SHERRY STEIGER, THEIR FANTASTIC BOOK CATALOG AND MORE! CHRISTOPHER BALZANO'S Great Books To Research The Paranormal By! Ghost Girls do the DIAMOND SPRINGS HOTEL By Nancy Bradley GHOST HUNTING SAFELY FROM A DEMONOLOGIST POV - BY KENNETH DEEL The 25 Biggest Ghost Hunting And Paranormal Investigation Mistakes A CONVERSATION WITH ARCHBISHOP JAMES LONG By Bobby Zoeller "Supernaturally Yours" A Real Paranormal Anomaly - What Is It? BOOK REVIEW BY CHRISTOPHER BALZANO OUR RESIDENT MEDIA REVIEWER Real Ghost Pictures... Are They Real Proof Ghost Are Real? How To Get Rid Of Real Ghosts! By Lisa Lee Harp Waugh REAL SEX WITH GHOSTS: PARANORMAL SEXUAL ENCOUTERS WITH A REAL GHOSTS IN MARSHALL, TEXAS --- WARNING - Sexually Explicit! A Scientist who is skeptical, not a skeptic The fear of Halloween "The Season Of The Witch Can Be A Real Bitch!" HAUNTED AMERICA TOURS TOP 100 BESTSELLER'S DVD LIST! The Night the Devil’s Disciple Met the Ghost of Marilyn Monroe During a Dark of the Moon Ritual - Brad Steiger And Sherry Steiger Ghost Hunting: I Got A Real Hobby - Listening To Real Paranormal Talk Radio! Do You Have Glamoury Powers?- By Susan Sheppard Our Very Own Haunted House - By Brad Steiger HAUNTED AMERICA TOURS: Top 100 Essential Books For Ghost Hunters And Paranormal Enthusiast Watertown, NY - A Real Ghost Story - Angela R. Larson HALLOWEEN: Season of the Spontaneous Investigator “How to Stay Safe and Still Have Fun Ghost Hunting This Halloween Season” BY GREG MYERS THE TOP TEN PARANOMAL CONFRENCES OF 2008 Paranormal Experiment: CALLING UP THE LIVE SPIRIT OF LISA LEE HARP WAUGH! HOUDINI! A Magician Among the Spirits by Troy Taylor THE TEN MOST HAUNTED PARANORMAL BOOKS 2008 To Ouija or not to Ouija - SCOTTIE STAMPER MYRTLES PLANTATION REAL GHOST PHOTOS? YOU DECIDE! What's anomalously hot! And What's Not - 2008 Tim Yancey, Trish Yancey, And Jason Gowin - Just The Facts! BOBBY MACKEY'S MUSIC WORLD Bobby Zoeller: MY APPEARANCE ON THE TIM YANCEY RADIO PROGRAM Ghost Cats And Dead Cat Tales Ghost Girls Tales: Haunted Hwy 49, a Driving Tour HAVE YOU BEEN SPOOKED BY THE BOOTH BROTHERS? THE TOP TEN PARANORMAL DOCUMENTRY DVD'S 2008 Ghost Hunting, What's Your Motivation? THE BEST GHOST PHOTOS OF THE YEAR 2008 Listening To Real Paranormal Talk Radio At It's Finest - And with attitude too! What is going bump in the night? by Christopher Balzano Shannon McCabe - This Ghostgirl Is A Very Haunted Busy Lady The Biting Dead: The Six Reasons Ghosts Bite The Emotional Side Of Ghost Hunting Real Foot Fetish Ghosts - Oh My Haunted Feet HOMESCHOOLED GHOST HUNTERS TOP TEN MOST HAUNTED AUTHORS 2008 THE TOP TEN BEST MOST HAUNTED PARANORMAL RADIO SHOWS The Top Ten Best Paranormal Investigation Groups in the United States Ms Macabre’s Top 10 Best Halloween Movies! THE VINEYARD HOUSE: Vastly Visible Voyeurs - NANCY BRADLEY The Best Halloween Ever For Real Paranormal Maniacs THE GHOST CHILDREN - PHOTO OF THE SUPERNATURAL LITTLE BIGHORN AND "WHITE-MAN-RUNS-HIM" HOW TO INTERACT WITH A REAL GHOST THE TOP TEN BEST GHOST HUNTING MOVIES † THE TOP TEN BEST VAMPIRE MOVIES † VAMPIRE † Messengers From The Other Side In Marshall, Texas THE TEN MOST HAUNTED PLACES YOU MIGHT JUST SEE OR EXPERIENCE A REAL GHOST OR HAUNTING THIS HALLOWEEN 2008 THE TOP TEN BEST AND MOST HAUNTED GHOST TOURS - 2008 TOP TEN GHOST HUNTERS PARANORMAL INVESTIGATORS IN AMERICA The Real Ghosts Of Wall Street Haunted Jefferson, Texas: Diamond Bessie, The Real Ghost That The locals Tend Not To Keep To Quiet About! "10 ways to satisfy your paranormal fixation or addiction" Dauphin Island Specters - NIGHTLIFE ON HAUNTED DAUPHIN ISLAND The Six Psychic Senses Pursuing the Phantoms of Potosi With Greg Myers And Paranormal Task Force Real "Paranormal Phenomena" What Is It Worth To You? The Real Goatman And His Kin The Great Angel Of Death "The Saint Of Death" The Psychomanteum "The Glass Spirit Or Ghost Booth" of Lisa Lee Harp Waugh The Possessed THE GRUNCH: "EL CHUPACABRA IN AMERICA" "Campeche Devil Dogs" The Black Dogs of Galveston Island Timeslips: a theory on ghosts and haunted places - Richard Senate A Ghost Girls Guide to PMS: Paranormal Monotony Syndrome Greg Myers: Destination Caledonia – A Journey Back to Yesteryear Gina Lanier: Chattanooga, "The Most Haunted Scenic City" JOSE G. PAMAN’S ISLAND SCARES 3: FEAR NOT THE DEAD Bobby Zoeller: THE LOUISVILLE GHOST HUNTERS AND THE INVOLVEMENT OF KEITH AGE AT WAVERLY HILLS "How To Hunt For Real Ghost Responsibly" Who Is The Real Boogie Man? Have we lost our perspective of just what it means to investigate the paranormal? Marshall, TX Ghosts: Waterworks Hill Ghost Lady Loves To Go For Ride. The Paulding Light Mystery The Ghost Girls Tales: A Hangtown Hang- Up - By Catherine Noble The Real Meaning Of Dreams About Ghosts HURRICANE GUSTAV FORCES HAUNTEDAMERICATOURS.COM TO EVACUATE "THE ANOMALIST FORTEAN NEWS AT IT'S VERY FINEST" Anomalous Paranormal Phenomena Charles Fort "The Father Of Fortean Science" Marshall, Texas: La Llorona - The Ghost Lady, And The Real "Woman in White" "America's Most Haunted Places" Richard Senate: Harbingers of Hope: Ghosts as proof of a post death existence. HOW TO CONTACT A REAL GHOST THROUGH BLACK MAGIC SPELLS AM I HAUNTED? Personal Paranormal Career Advice DO YOU KNOW YOUR REAL PARANORMAL TERMS? The Ever Growing Sophistication Of Paranormal Investigation ARE YOU OR A MEMEBER OF YOUR GHOST HUNTING GROUP ACTUALLY POSSESSED BY A REAL GHOSTS? "THE HUNT FOR REAL GHOULS" AND WENDIGO TOO! The Real Haunted Hag Of Galveston, Texas - A Truth... Or A Real Urban Legend? "Who Is Haunting Who?" "GHOST BUSTING IN THE 21ST CENTURY" Tommy Netzband: A Ghost Hunters Guide To Night Tours of Alcatraz Mark Nesbitt: The Pioneer Lines Scenic Railway Engine House: A Study in Paranormal Investigation Lisa Lee Harp Waugh: Leading And Building Your Own Ghost Hunting Team Gina Lanier: HAUNTED BY A REAL GHOST AND YOU DON'T KNOW IT! Brad Steiger: Poltergeists and Our Plastic Reality Richard Senate: The Black Dog of the Ojai Valley Mark Nesbitt: The Real Ghost Man Of Gettysburg Troy Taylor Your Host To The Real Ghost Of Haunted America Divining Ghosts, Dowsing Rods And Pendulums Jeff Belanger - Author, Lecturer, And One Of The Very Best Paranormal Investigators Around Today Top 10 ghost hunting tips for the Professional Paranormal Investigator.... Voodoo And Santeria Rituals To Ward Off Tropical Storm Fay Keith Age The Real Ghost Man Of Louisville, Kentucky PATRICK BURNS The Ghostgeek Dr. Hans Holzer, The Godfather to the American Paranormal Movement 10 Real Paranormal Investigation or Ghost Hunting Myths Lake Champlain's famous monster "Champ" The Most Haunted Man In America -- Could It Be, John Zaffis Elvis' Ghost Has Entered The Building 2008 THE YEAR OF THE BIGFOOT Today's Updated News THE GATE OF HELL - Is Never Closed -- The Seven Gates Of Hell Giving Up The Ghost! The Upside Of A Paranormal Investigation Gone Wrong. What A Real Hungry Ghost Can, Will And Really Do ... Just To You! HUNGRY GHOST: A WHOLE MONTH DEALING WITH UNPLEASENT FAMILY GHOST The Dead Do Cry Out Because It's Hungry Ghost Month at Lily Dale Ghosts Encounters And New Paranormal Discoveries Patti Starr Scares Me To Death! Why does everyone want to be a Paranormal Investigator? The Most Haunted Paranormal Couple Of The Year Hungry Ghost Month -- August The Month Of Death! Real Hungry Ghost Month Taboos and Ghost Photos ScareFest Maybe its not really a Ghost - Scottie Stamper Tapscon A Real Haunted Paranormal Convention Haunting! Ghosts Sometimes Lead People To Major Discoveries "Thank God For The Ghosts In My Life" David Wolfe Goes Ghost Hunting in Owensboro, Kentucky ROBERT THE HAUNTED DOLL GHOST PHOTOS Who is Alan Rupnick and why does he haunt me? Paranormal Investigator Gina Lanier's Ghost Hunting Tip of the day ARCHIVES The Many Secrets of Top Private Paranormal Investigators A Open Letter To the Paranormal Community from Peter James Haviland A.C.C.H. The One - The Only - The Incomparable Patti Starr: Answers Your Questions The Ghost Of Owen Hart Ghostly Photograph Anomalies PARANORMAL EVIDENCE: Poltergeist Activity INTERVIEW WITH A REAL GHOST - QUESTIONING THE DEAD: PART 2 Ghost Lady Walks Olivas Adobe By Richard Senate The Dead Do Phone Home The East End Ghoul of Parkersburg, West Virginia Think you know what a real ghost won't or can't do? Think again. My Life Is A Haunted Life - by Mister X Real Myrtles Plantation Ghost Photos Gina Lanier Researches Psychic Sensitive Paranormal Investigators The Queens Of The American Witch The Mirrored World Beyond Paranormal Conspiracy Theory (2008) Confessions Of A Real Ghost Hunter: Part 3 PREDICTIONS FROM THE DEAD PARANORMAL EVIDENCE HAUNTS US Harry Houdini "The Greatest Paranormal Whistleblower" REAL GHOSTS IN THE MIRROR Do You Have What It Takes To Be A Real Paranormal Researcher Or Ghost Hunter? - Confessions of a Real Ghost Hunter: Part 2 It ain't Halloween Yet! Gina Lanier's 10 useful tips to becoming a better Ghost Hunter HOW TO REALLY HUNT FOR GHOSTS AND SPIRITS ON A GHOST TOUR GHOSTS OF GETTYSBURG. . . AND BEYOND POTOSI, MISSOURI GHOST HUNTING WORKSHOP With Greg Myers Paranormal Femme Fatale "The Best In The Business" EVIDENCE THAT GHOSTS ARE REAL - 100% REAL GHOST PHOTOS HAUNTED BY THE HAUNTED!?! The Real Scent Of A Ghost! THE HAUNTED DANGER ZONE - GHOST HUNTING CAN BE REALLY DANGEROUS A Brief word on ‘Angelology’ Confessions of a Ghost Hunter Gina Lanier's Top Ten Favorite Haunted Paranormal People HAUNTED AMERICA CONFRENCE 2008 "How to Plan and Take a Real Haunted Vacation" Summer 2008 Evolution of an Entity I AM NOT AFRAID OF GHOSTS, OR OF THE PEOPLE WHO HUNT THEM? Don’t go in with all guns blazing INTERVIEW WITH A REAL GHOST Has Ghost Haunted Television Given Paranormal Investigation A Bad Name? Ghost Hunting Syndrome -- How to fight it with a smile on your face! Shannon McCabe: I Actually Had a “Conversation with a "Dead" Serial Killer” June 2008 Friday the 13th --- The most Haunted Day Of 2008! A womb with a Boo! --- Womb Ghost The Devil Baby Is Alive And Well And Lives In New Orleans OLD HAG: Incubus - Succubus versus Sleep Paralysis How To Train Your Dog To Be A Professional Ghost Hunter Ghosts in the Crystal Ball I Smell Dead People... I mean Ghosts! What's in A Name? A CAMERA AND A EMF DETECTOR DOES NOT MAKE YOU A GHOST HUNTER If You Died Today Would You Come Back To Haunt The Living? A HAUNTING MYSTERY --- The Ghosts of the Villisca Ax Murder House Ohio's Haunted History --- by Sherri Brake-Recco TAROT CARDS AND REAL GHOSTS THE HOUSE ON RIDGE AVENUE --- By Troy Taylor New Ghost Photos - Just when you thought you've seen it all! Ghost Hunting Video Guided Tour Of The Brookdale Lodge With Shannon McCabe The Seven Wonders OF The Paranormal World Lisa Lee Harp Waugh -- The Great American Texan Necromancer Ghost Hunting Equipment Do It Yourself --- with Ghost Breaker Kim Kowalczyk An Interview with a Demonologist: (17 more questions for Demonologist Kenneth Deel) April 30 - May 1 Walpurgis Night Ghosts THE SIGNIFICANCE OF 3:AM Has the "Paranormal" finally become normal? The Honey Island Swamp Monster, Bigfoot's Southern Cousin Ghosts: My passion, my calling, my life... Pete Haviland of Texas' Lone Star Spirits Paranormal Diversity Helping the Paranormally Affected Client The Most Haunted State In America The Top 10 Haunted Best Ghost Hunting And Paranormal Web Sites... You've Probably Never Ever Heard Of The Ghost Girls Encounter a Past Life Regression Necromancy --- Rituals to contact the Spirits Haunted Mausoleum Vampires Amongst Us GRAVE SIDE GHOSTS IN PHOTOS ROMAN RITUAL AND DEMONOLOGISTS By Kenneth Deel HPI Chronicles: Do I Really Believe In Ghosts? "Plight of the Departed Jesuits?" By Greg Myers ISLAND SCARES 2: GHOST STORIES FROM THE PHILIPPINES Real Spirits In Photos ... Can you believe your eyes? THE HAUNTED VAULT ARCHIVES MISSED AN ARTICLE FIND IT HERE NOW AMERICAS' MOST HAUNTED HOT SPOTS! "Haunted America Tours - The Next Icon Of The Paranormal" SITE MAP HAUNTED AMERICA TOURS TOP TEN HAUNTED SEARCHES Link To Us Haunted Banner Exchange WATCH LIVE GHOST CAMS HERE! GHOST CAPTURED ON VIDEOS FREE GHOST AND HAUNTED DESKTOP WALLPAPER DOWNLOADS ADVERTISE AND BE SEEN ON HAUNTED AMERICA TOURS SITE FEATURES   20 Questions with Your favorite Paranormal Investigators TOP TEN HAUNTED SEARCHES SHOP HAUNTED AMERICA TOURS HERE BUY: Ghost Hunting Equipment ON LINE BUY: Ghost Tour Tickets Banner Exchange Haunted America Tours THE PARANORMAL BOOK STORE HAUNTED AMERICA TOURS TOP 100 BESTSELLER'S DVD LIST! HAUNTED AMERICA TOURS TOP 100 BEST SELLER'S BOOK LIST FREE DESKTOP DOWNLOADS *New 20 Questions with Your favorite Paranormal Investigators, Authors and Ghost Tours. Each Week Haunted America Tours will spotlight them in our Paranormal Zone. Sandy Oates PTF/MPR Case Management Coordinator. Sandy Oates is currently the Case Management Coordinator and an investigator with Paranormal Task force/MPR Division. Read More Here! THE HAUNTED MUSEUM --- ENTER HERE NOW IF YOU DARE THE HAUNTED VAULT ARCHIVES GHOST HUNTING GHOST PHOTOS GHOST CAMS LIVE GHOST TOURS ACROSS AMERICA GHOSTS ON VIDEO REAL GHOST STORIES GHOST VOICES EVP'S Haunted Submissions Have a photograph or image or story of interest to Haunted America Tours visitors? Please visit this page. NEW GHOST PHOTOS ADDED TO GHOST GALLERY LARGE IMAGES FOR YOU TO BROWSE PLEASE VISIT HERE NOW! Also see: THE BEST GHOST PHOTOS OF THE YEAR 2008 HAUNTED ARCHIVES HAUNTED BATTLEFIELDS HAUNTED BUILDINGS HAUNTED CEMTERIES HAUNTED DOLLS HAUNTED FURNITURE HAUNTED HOTELS HAUNTED HOUSES OUR HAUNTED LINKS HAUNTED POSSESSIONS HAUNTED SKULLS REAL HAUNTED WEB SEARCH UPCOMING PARANORMAL CONVENTIONS AND (Ghost Hunters) SCHEDULED EVENTS "Paranormal Conferences" Paranormal & Spirituality Conferences, Conventions and Ghost Hunter and Paranormal Investigation Groups See what upcoming haunted events are happening across the United States of Haunted America! GHOSTS AND PARANORMAL CONVENTIONS EVENTS BULLETIN BOARD PLEASE VISIT HERE HOW TO MAKE A GHOST REPORT HOW TO START YOUR OWN GHOST TOUR HOW TO BECOME A REAL GHOST HUNTER Paranormal Investigators Directory... PLEASE VISIT HERE HAUNTED AMERICA TOURS Official Web Site is a ghost tour information site; our information is only as reliable as readers' contributed ghost and haunted reports. We assume no credit for your adventures, and accept no liability for your misadventures. Use common sense. Read our ghost hunting recommendations. Before visiting any "haunted" site, verify the location, accessibility, safety, and other important information. Never trespass on private and/or posted property without permission from the proper authorities. At HauntedAmericaTours.com we invite you into our Ghost Haunted Paranormal world where art, News stories, photography and the unexplained merge into a new landscape that will leave you truly spellbound. HauntedAmericaTours.com is a continuous work in progress; we will keep it updated for you on a regular basis, so that you can come back and see a ghost or two, and meet some new ones. HAUNTED AMERICA TOURS is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. By entering this hauntedamericatours.com - Haunted America Tours web site, in exchange for use of this website, you the user hereby agree to the following: The content of this website is for mature viewers only and may not be suitable for minors. If you are a minor or it is illegal for you to view nudity or mature images and language, do not proceed. This site is presented to you AS IS, with no warranty, express or implied. By clicking "I Agree" and then viewing our site, you agree not to hold the webmaster and staff of this site hauntedamericatours.com - Haunted America Tours liable for any damages from your use of these pages. As a condition of using this site, you must fully read and understand, and comply with the rules of this site, which may be located by following the "Rules" link on the home page hauntedamericatours.com - Haunted America Tours. HauntedAmericaTours.com is a continuous work in progress; we will keep it updated for you on a regular basis, so that you can come back and see a ghost or two, and meet some new ones. Please browse here and find what your looking for. Check out the other Categories and featured new articles about everything in the paranormal community today. And also enjoy your very haunted adventures safely. We want to thank all the contributors, visitors and many regular readers that make hauntedamericatours.com so great! We couldn't have done it without you! If you haven't checked us out yet, what are you waiting for? Find out how to "Be Seen" in the above spot  Please Read Our Disclaimer. Haunted America Tours is not responsible for the content of external internet site links connected to or from this web site Web site property of bachigraphics.com © 2004 - 2009 Site Contents Copyright © HAUNTEDAMERICATOURS.COM 2009 All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of any component of this site, in whole or in part, is a violation of applicable federal copyright laws and international copyright treaties. WARNING - if you received email that says its from "hauntedamericatours.com", and has attachments, do not open them. They are not from Haunted AmericaTours.com. hauntedamericatours.com never emails attachments to anyone. YOU SHOULD NEVER - EVER - OPEN EMAIL ATTACHMENTS! [PLEASE NOTE: The articles released, posted, published OR issued by haunredamericatours.com and/orhaunted America Tours. Any errors, typos, etc. are attributed to the original author. The Articles releasse or reproduced solely for the dissemination of the enclosed information.] Haunted America Tours does not send spam, and will not sell your email address to anyone. Haunted America Tours does not support or endorse any myspace.com pages including spoof myspace pages claiming to be Haunted America Tours. If you receive a friends request or any other contact regarding Haunted America Tours on Myspace please disregard as we DO NOT maintain any presence on myspace or any other Internet blogging sites. www.hauntedamericatours.com Copyright © 1994 - 2009 all rights reserved Changing The Way You See The Paranormal World One Day At A Time! ADVERTISE AND BE SEEN ON HAUNTED AMERICA TOURS WITH OVER 10 MILLION HITS A MONTH WE REALLY MUST BE HAUNTING THE INTERNET 24/7 365 DAYS A YEAR!   You say You Don't You Believe In Real Ghosts And Haunting's? Take the Haunts of Owensboro Ghost Tour, and you just might change your mind!