Many of today's new Ghost Hunters don't really
know what they are doing and in many cases
tend to bring a client more problems then
what they had before they arrived. The major
problem is they really don't know what they
are doing. You can only learn so much from
watching television, and if you have no real
skills of dealing with ghost with serious
problems or clients personal woes then a hole
host of new supernatural worms are often released.
Remember not all ghost Hunters or experts
and what and how they do it is not necessarily
correct. If you learn how to collect paranormal
evidence from the wrong source all you do
is then invalid.
Haunted
America Tours Recent Paranormal Poll
Results
How much influence
do you believe TV shows have on a
Ghost Hunters Paranormal Investigator's
behavior and mistakes?
A lot 80%
A little 16%
None 4%
Note on Poll Results
Total Votes: 117,516
|
25. Lack of Evidence Evaluation - Go over
any and all evidence that you collect at a
haunted location more then once. Also have
your entire team review the video, ghost pictures
EVP's and Meter readings you have collected.
To many often take one members word for what
is paranormal truth. You need to sit down
and debate the points you have discovered
and look for plausible answers.
24. Lack Personal Reports - Each member should
write a report of what occurred. not everyone
see's or experiences things in the same manner.
Neither is two persons opinions ever the same.
A set of rules needs to be set up within your
group as Paranormal or anomalous Evidence
Collection Guidelines. Someone needs to take
the stance as a skeptic in your group and
challenge the evidence. They will be your
PARANOMAL EVIDENCE FRAUD EXAMINER.
23. Lack Of Research - Not enough research
into a persons house's ownership or a specific
locations history. Even when investigation
a well known location you should do all your
research first, go to the library, your cities
hall of real estate records. fins out all
you can about the property. Always interview
neighbors and town or city historians.
22. No Documentation Of Initial Interview
With Client - Digitally recording your initial
client interview. Whether with camera or voice
recorder. This is usually an import factor
to your case also get hand written by the
client testimony. Many do not realize the
importance of this documentation. Also find
out the clients history, medications, health
etc. These factors need or can be associated
with paranormal activity.
When an individual allows you into their
life to investigate a haunting all factors
need to be reviewed.
21. Valid Documentation Paperwork - All members
of your paranormal investigation group need
copies of your findings and each members documents
to review. If your evidence is going public
or staying private. The reason is because
it validates all that are involved and they
can go over others reactions and or document
and either agree or disagree.
20. Proof Of Ghost Photos - All ghost photos
should be if digital printed out in triplicate,
and the memory card that they are on should
not be erased. To many of you tend to feel
ok I got it save it in a file on my computer,
I print it out that's it. When investigating
it is also wise to bring along film camera's
and see if they and the digital ones coincide.
19. Too Short Of An Investigation - Paranormal
Or Ghost Hunting Investigations should run
the course of days, or weeks not just 3-5
hours. Many spooks and specters sometimes
need to check you out before they perform
their ghostly actions. To just walk in and
walk out of a location in one day does not
prove anything except you visited the location.
Ghost do not all perform on cue. And if they
do not like something about you are someone
in your group they will not make them selves
known.
18. Misuse Or Abuse Of Clients Home - Do
not move or dig into a clients personal space
without their permission. Don't sit on furniture,
lay in beds or do anything unless you have
their personal written permission first.
Haunted
America Tours Recent Paranormal Poll
Results
How much influence
do you believe TV shows have on a
Ghost Hunters Paranormal Investigator's
behavior and mistakes?
A lot 80%
A little 19%
None 1%
Note on Poll Results
Total Votes: 117,516 |
Also do not call others into a investigation
unless the client knows who is exactly in
their home. Document all persons on the property
and give a copy to the client.
17. Ghost Hunting A Clients Location With
Them Not Present - If the client and or family
feel need to leave the location only in your
personal care and not be present, (without
them on or at the location) it is better to
document this also in writing. And have it
witnessed.
16. Lack Of Team Member Screening - Screen
your applications or future team members before
you take them on a ghost hunt or investigation.
Certainly you don't need a criminal element
on your team casing out homes and haunted
locations to rob or vandalize in the future.
And yes, that would really be a big bump in
the night.
15. Small Children Or Infants On A Paranormal
Investigation - Never bring along children
or persons known to have panic or phobia's
to a location presumed to be haunted. Young
children of any age should not be brought
on to a haunted location or property for any
reason. It is not professional. Just because
you just had a child or infant it is not wise
for that child to be around haunted activity
for any reason.
14. Immature Investigators - Paranormal Team
or group members should all be of adult age,
at least over the age 18 years.
13. Lack Of Professionalism - Learn to be
professional in your actions. A team leader
needs to be set for each investigation. A
dress code needs to be set in place also.
as well as rules of conduct.
12. Personal Conflicts - Learn to leave the
heart aches and personal problems of your
life or with other team members at the door.
If your really wanting to be a ghost hunter
or paranormal investigations a client does
not need to know or witness you or your teams
troubles and woes.
11. Leaving a Location the Way You found
it - Just like any hunting expedition when
you leave the location it must be left exactly
like you found it. Don't move furniture or
small items unless you return them to their
exact locations. It is always good idea to
go to a location and take initial photos to
see placing and set up of a home. Also pick
up any trash or items you bring into the location.
10. Validation To the Client - Present your
evidence to your client in written form also
keep a copy for your self and set up documents
to be signed off of by you and the client
that the investigation has ended. Also give
them actual hard cop printed material, and
a DVD, CD of the investigation also.
9. Lack Of Equipment Preparation - All Equipment
must be checked and calibrated before an investigation.
To many just throw their EMF mete , Camera's
and Voice Recorders around. All equipment
must and should be checked in a controlled
non haunted location prior to using.
8. Not Going Into Paranormal Investigation
With A Set Game Plan - Decide before you enter
a location who will do what in what order
and at what time. Schedule out your plan of
attack. Use a printed clock and rotate the
persons on a set time schedule of who does
what when in print. Have member adhere to
a set time slot to accomplish a task.
7. Presuming The Paranormal Activity - Never
go into a location expecting or looking for
presumed activity. Never think because what
a person says will happen in location is all
that will occur. If you do you will certainly
miss something or have the wrong expectations.
A particular Mind set might even cause you
to overlook new evidence. Some groups do not
share the knowledge with each team member
intentionally to check what evidence or paranormal
experience the team member may have.
Haunted
America Tours Recent Paranormal Poll
Results
Would you want to
re- do a specific paranormal investigation
or ghost hunt because you have found
mistakes in your documentation or
actions?
Defiantly 90%
Maybe 8%
Not at all 2%
Note on Poll Results
Total Votes: 12,643 |
6. Going Completely - Ghost do not necessarily
just haunt a location when the lights are
out. Set up the situations as the client describes
them and try to hunt out the ghost at the
exact time the client told you the haunting
or paranormal activity took place. it happens
at 5:am on a Tuesday morning be their at that
time and try to recreate the situation the
client encountered.
5. Lack Of Paranormal Activity Recreation
- You should allow the Client to show you
and recreate a the actual situations when
a haunting occurred. You might see something
or notice something from these observations.
4. Believing Everything You Are Told - You
need to be a skeptic, a doubting Thomas. Stay
objective always. If you think there is a
ghost present before your even at a location
you might effect your investigation by what
you project on to your self and team.
3. Trusting Technical Equipment Only - If
you only believe what your paranormal equipment
tells you then that's all you have as proof.
Employ the help of a psychic, a medium or
paranormal sensitive. Not all things can be
measured, seen or heard by your equipment.
Record in witting your person feelings and
experiences. Did you feel cold? Hot? afraid.
Make out an after investigation questionnaire
and have all members of your team fill it
out the second you walk out the door.
2. Memberships And Ghost Hunt Member Location
Documentation - When accepting new members
into your group you must document their application,
as well as do a background check on them.
also make them sign waiver which includes
that you or the group are not responsible
for their mental health or welfare resulting
from hunting for paranormal activity. This
wavier should also include that any dangerous
situations or locations they enter or done
at their own risk.
And a separate waiver needs to be set up
for each separate location you investigate.
if it is not signed then they cannot ghost
hunt. this includes all parties that or on
the investigation including you!
1. Paranormal Investigations Documentation
Waivers - Get your client to sign legal waivers.
If you do not do this then you might just
be setting your self up for allot of trouble
down the line. Whether it is just written
proof that you are allowed to enter a location
like a haunted cemetery or public location
to investigate during day light hours. It's
proof that you were there.
A persons word is never enough. It will
not hold up in court if something happens
or goes wrong. Get your haunted house location
owner as well as public locations and those
in charge of them to document your visit in
writing
A wavier to investigate a haunted locations
should also contain legal wording done by
a professional lawyer to cover incidents of
accidental injury to you members of your group
and or the haunted person and property damage.
The waiver should also include info that
you are not responsible for removal of the
ghost or paranormal activity, and also not
responsible if the actual haunting or paranormal
activity gets worse after your investigation.
I hope this stresses the importance of making
your Paranormal investigations more real and
legitimate. With making you understand that
documentation and solid paperwork is the most
legal form of evidence. And that Ghost Hunting
needs to be put into a scientific method not
like hap hazard ghost hunting you see on Television.
About Gina Lanier
Often called the Ghost Hunter's, Ghost Hunter,
Lanier strives to uncover the truth! Known
to many as the Best and most knowledgeable
ghost hunter in the field today, Lanier continues
to explore many areas of the Paranormal that
many others fear to tread.
Lanier's investigations have been the focus
of many Paranormal Radio Shows and as a Paranormal
consultant to those that seek her valuable
advice and reasoning.
Lanier has in her own words; "Met with
the devil eye to eye." And has had many
personal paranormal encounters that would
send the most salted Ghost Hunter packing.
Her personal Stories of Ghosts and demons
is enough to send a chill down anyone's spine.
Lanier is also considered to be the most
accessible real paranormal investigator or
ghost hunter in the world.
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