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What's the next step in the constant evolution of ghost hunting?

In recent years, many have taken to the practice of ghost hunting for fun - and even for profit. I have never done it for money however there are those that run groups that are basically intended to create income. That's another topic, entirely!

Tonight's topic is the evolution of what we know as "ghost hunting". We have used dozens, if not hundreds of devices to capture and distribute evidence of ghosts and spirits. The big question is; What will come next? Is there anyone who has perfected a device that can speak to the dead? I read about the Spiricom device and heard many people talk about it on late-night radio shows such as Coast2Coast. I believe that it is impossible to PROVE the TRUE existence of ghosts to the masses UNTIL such a device is perfected. Imagine being able to offer an unbeliever the ability to have a conversation with a deceased relative... wouldn't THAT prove that ghosts truly exist? I think that such a device would be the final tool in proving that there IS, indeed, life after death.

What other items have been used, or might be used, that would prove life after death? If you know of any, post your comments. Cheers!

Can somebody please explain.......

Can somebody please explain.......,
originally uploaded by cjmellows.

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Man, Know Thyself

One of the greatest of all admonitions is "Man, know thyself". It is
quite true that I have dedicated years of time to the pursuit of
evidence of the afterlife. I had a thought a short while ago that I
thought would be worth sharing. Some may agree with me and there are
others that will not. Anyway, here goes!

Some people love Halloween. They are infatuated with all things
creepy and haunting. They seek the local "haunted houses" so they may
enjoy the season with all they can afford to do in public. I am one
of these people, or so I used to be. I am not quite sure of that -
but I do know this; There are many people who have the following
attitude...

**HEY! Do you have a haunting? PLEASE, let me come over so I can see
it in action!***

This is the subconscious attitude of many a ghost hunter. They aren't
out to help the homeowner with the haunting. They are merely looking
for a FREE THRILL. They live for Halloween, haunted house scares,
pranks, things that go bump in the night, movie monsters, etc. The
sad, but true, fact is this: There are those who are serious about
informing homeowners about the facts regarding hauntings. THEN, there
are those who simply don't know a damned thing and refuse to give a
shit for the homeowner's concerns. Of all the ghost hunters out
there, I would almost guarantee that 90% of them fall into the
"Halloween" category.

Now I wish to share my experiences with you about this thought. I
have conducted dozens of private investigations for homeowners I
never met before arriving to the home in question. During each of
these outings I would do my best to not only find the source of the
haunting in question - but I would do as much research on the source
of the haunting as humanly possible. In addition to those efforts, I
would also take time to educate the homeowner about their situation
and how to deal with it in a comfortable manner. It is truly
irresponsible to invade the home of a complete stranger and NOT be
professional and thorough. The practice and profession of Ghost
Hunting is continually destroyed by "punks" who ACT as if they have
knowledge of hauntings or ghosts in general. These same folks buy
every f'n gizmo on planet Earth and confuse the shit out of people.
They go into homes and buildings to find evidence - yet they OVERLOOK
every detail of the haunting and it's history in order to 'play
around' with shit they have no business meddling with.

To spot these characters is easy. I won't even describe how to do it.
Take a look at how much junk they carry versus how much time they
spend collecting interviews before walking into the supposed haunted
area. Think about it! Have you ever watched Law & Order? They never
accuse a perpetrator without being told something beforehand to
assume guilt. Why would anyone assume a house to be haunted without
interviewing witnesses before investigating "the scene of the crime"?

I beg you, detest the acts of fools and take it upon yourselves to do
a good job when investigating any property. Collect interviews, do
newspaper fact finding, property research, deed research, and
everything you can to insure that you have done your best to get to
the source of the supposed haunting before entering with any equipment.

As far as Halloween goes, I love the season as much as the kids do -
but I don't combine the thrill of a scare with paranormal research in
any way. I don't fear ghosts and I surely don't get scared from
horror films. The worlds of fantasy and reality are clearly divided
in my mind. It is the thousands of others out there that I question.
Cheers!

No more gadgets and tools for sale and a sad goodbye to Hans Holzer

I've decided it's time to stop offering ghost hunting tools for sale
online. As of late, I have had nothing but complaints regarding
delivery times and other things related to my distributor's errors. I
have posted my thoughts and opinions about the usage of electronic
"gadgets" and it has come time to shift gears and get out of the
retail/wholesale gadget business. It sickens me to have my name
discredited due to others involved in the industry who cannot be
trusted to deliver quality merchandise on time , or in perfect
condition.

Hans Holzer passed away in late April. I read many of his books. Most
of his books had extremely interesting writings - especially the
introductions! It is sad to see such a purist pass on before gaining
his true commercial recognition. He will be missed.

On that note, it is up to US (the true investigators) to carry on his
tradition. Are we ready to follow in the footsteps of greatness? Can
we shun the gizmos and gadgets in order to establish true credibility
in the field of investigating? I intend to give it my best shot. Now
I can get along with less batteries and lighten my toolbox.

The Sad Truth: Plastic Breaks - Ghost Hunting History Revealed

I stumbled across an article on the history of ghost hunting. The article made me think about what it is WE do, today.

Pondering this in-depth history, I think of many things. For one, our ancestors had the capacity to spend FAR MORE time in the field of actual research than we do today. In the old days, men and women could easily choose to gather amongst each other for hours, days, nights and weeks to further study hauntings and other phenomenon. Today, we are so caught up in trading currency, working a 40-hour week, checking our social networks, email and text messaging, telephones, television, etc... and we could never match the dedication aspired to by our forefathers when considering paranormal research efforts. Is this a challenge to us all? No. It isn't.

We cannot imagine what processes were used in the days of old to study paranormal phenomena. Today, too many of us rely on gadgets and gizmos to conduct what some call "scientific research". When we rely on battery operated devices to guide us in our efforts, it is important to know exactly what the device held in our hands was originally invented to do. Are you guilty of using a "cell sensor" as an EMF meter for electromagnetic field studies? The "cell sensor" was invented as a device to be used to monitor cell phone radiation hazards. Was it invented for use in paranormal studies? No. How about the K-2 meter? Same story applies. It was invented to detect strong electromagnetic fields from large appliances, electrical wiring, etc. The T.A.P.S. team used it as an "electronic Ouija board" and the ghost hunting world went bonkers for it -- although we all know the the use of Ouija boards in paranormal investigating is not appreciated or encouraged when trying to be "credible". Think about that statement and come to a realization that what some people do today is "backward thinking" and not "forward thinking". If T.A.P.S. carried out the use of a Ouija board on a TV investigation, they would be ridiculed around the globe. Yet they use an electronic gadget to perform the same function and the world applauds them.
Go figure.

Ladies and gentlemen, we live beyond the Golden Age of investigating. What our modern devices do is simply get in the way of the human mind. Each of us has the ability to sit in a room with several strangers and create a spirit of harmony - or a spirit of discomfort between the members present. This, my friends, is called 'telepathy' and we ALL have this power to use our minds to feel, create, and experience the paranormal entities amongst us all. Can an EMF meter or thermal imaging camera cause you to experience "chills" up your spine? Not really. The readings may cause you to feel a hightened sense of fear. However, without the device in hand, would you have felt the fear, regardless? Have you seen a ghost without holding a gizmo in your hand? Have you heard voices, or unexplained sounds, without relying on devices to find these occurrences? Surely, you could agree that the human mind is the "ultimate" detection device for paranormal investigating. It doesn't require batteries, is always ON, and needs no lights or sounds. It works to give readings in an instant and requires no instruction manual. It has not shelf life. It isn't a fad device used for a period of years and found on eBay for sale. Tune your mind. Get a feel for what is around you when investigating. Free your hands and backpacks of clutter. You may find yourself being more aware of your surroundings at the same time.

We have all read books on ghost hunting. Most of the good ones have been written in years past. These authours and investigators never used many devices to conduct their investigations. Cameras and tape recorders were used. Not much more than that. When you look for ghost photos, chances are that you find the classics on display; the body on the staircase, the face in the corner of the photograph, etc. You see nothing from modern ghost hunters. Why is this? Simply stated, because WE are a "dime a dozen". Modern ghost hunters, paranormal investigators, mediums, psychics, etc. are EVERYWHERE today! What WE DO is nothing spectacular. There is nothing incredible about our educations. Modern ghost hunters simply carry more SHIT to the clients homes and spout off bits and pieces of "online quotations" that we retain in the 10% of the human mind that we continue to utilize in our lives. We rely upon advancements in technology to make us look "credible" in the field. Why? Because what people see on TV is what they have come to EXPECT from a team of ghost hunters who come to visit. I have, personally, declined invitations to investigate homes for a few clients. Why? Because I'm not "Randy The Entertainer" who stops by to amuse the family and neighbors. If you want an investigation, I help. If you seem to want someone to stop by and listen to your crazy bullshit tales and WATCH me work on finding shit in your house, forget it. I investigate activity for my own research - NOT to entertain. If you have purchased a million dollars worth of electronic equipment and enjoy being "Mr. Gizmo", or AS SEEN ON TV PARANORMAL DUDE, enjoy your life out there. You won't get much done to make it into the next series of books that your great-grandchildren will read. However, you might be on the next fly-by-night TV airing of the ABC FAMILY Halloween special.

In a nutshell, what our ancestors and forefathers did for the research has not been surpassed. Not yet. What they did has been written about for ages. We study, amuse ourselves and walk into the night with spectacular passion for this research. Then, we arm ourselves with plastic junk - devices never used by those before us - and we become bored to death. We go broke in the process. Our teams complain of needing money to cover expenses? To cover WHAT exactly? The passion to purchase. Purchase items to assist in detecting what the lazy brain refuses to see, hear or feel. Save a buck, or two, and get your head in tune with history. Tune in with what surrounds you. Leave the junk at home. Sell it on eBay, if you choose to do so. Let another sucker buy into the mythical world of ghost hunting. As for me, I'll keep my camera handy for whenever I SEE something. Then, just maybe, I can get something published in print that someone will enjoy far ahead in the future.

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Ghost Hunting 2009

This is a new season for amateur ghost hunters. It is now 2009 and it has been 5 years since our televisions were bombarded with Ghost Hunters and the hi-tech gadgetry we now know is useless. It is quite simple to become a paranormal investigator today - and be CREDIBLE while learning it all.

Everyone who is new to this research seems to write to me in a kind manner by email. They ask the same questions which I never mind answering! However, it's time for a new posting on the subject of "how-to be a ghost hunter", and 2009 is a great time to learn.

For starters, you'll need ONE thing most of all; a desire to learn what the hell you are doing when you venture out into the dark! Take your "knowledge" and throw it in the "FILE 13". When you first go out on a ghost hunt, you will see things that aren't there. You will hear things you cannot explain. You will get SPOOKED. Get a grip on this fact and MAINTAIN your concentration by RELAXING. The more you know about your camera and recording equipment, the better off you will be out there. KNOW your camera in the dark! Learn to use it without looking at it. Don't rely on the need of a flashlight to use your equipment.

When you finally think you have some activity, be still. Be quiet. Do not permit your friends to lose composure. IF you have friends with you, don't yell at them for screwing up your evidence or chances at getting any of it on film or tape. Just learn from your experiences - and leave them HOME next time you go out. No matter how they beg, blow 'em off. Some people simply love to be scared. Don't be their "amusement ride". You'll just end up miserable and without evidence while THEY get to laugh it up later on.

If you are wanting to purchase some true equipment, here's the facts: No one NEEDS a box full of gadgets to find ghosts! You WILL need SOMETHING to gather evidence though. It all starts with preparation. PLAN an outing and determine if it is safe to be there. Get permission if you need to. Take the following mandatory items:

1. Camera (any type) - a camera captures images. I like film. However, anything from a Polaroid to a digital will do.
2. Recording device (capture EVP on cassette or digital) - I LIKE TAPE!
3. Flashlights - more than one is necessary for a group!
4. BATTERIES!!! Take spares for EVERYTHING! You'll learn this!
5. Anything else is OPTIONAL. PERIOD!

Have questions? Great! Write them DOWN while you are in the field and ASK GOOGLE when you get home.

That's how I started out. ENJOY! CHEERS!

Outsourcing Jobs In Paranormal Research

I think that it's time some of the TV networks who air shows such as "Ghost Hunters" (TAPS show), "Paranormal State" and other programs start to look into saving money as many other big companies have already done. Today, Obama stated that the lost jobs in this country which had been outsourced overseas won't be coming back because we wouldn't even WANT THE JOBS to come back - due to low wages, etc.

Why don't we take those people from overseas who are into paranormal research and bring them over to the USA? We could grant them citizenship, offer them free housing and food, give them the latest technologies to use in the field - and let them work for NOTHING to entertain all of us! Wouldn't that make good sense? We could have new faces on TV doing the paranormal "thing" and we could utilize closed captioning so we could understand what they say, too!

I'm tired of assholes who leave their "anonymous" postings on this site. They babble on about TAPS and other shit - yet they lack the intestinal fortitude necessary to leave their own names behind in the process.

T.A.P.S TV show, "Ghost Hunters", is a joke. I don't want to be on TV OR make money at ghost hunting as a way of life. Paranormal research is a HOBBY of mine. READ that AGAIN, ANONYMOUS ONES; HOBBY. Anyone who thinks they can make a living as a ghost hunter is in for a shock; You can't do it and remain CREDIBLE.

My sympathies go out to those who believe in what they view on paranormal TV shows AND to those who voted for Barack Obama. You can't believe in either of those.

Is It Possible That The Soul Is Created At Birth?

The question is one of those that no one has the definitive answer to. I have read many books about the spirit world and the possibilities of the existence of souls after death. I would like to know your best explanation regarding life after death - and what YOU think a soul IS and IF it lives on. Does it separate from the body upon death? You make the call...

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The video "TAPS" doesn't want you to see

There is a video that someone posted on Ghost Hunters that shows some real flaws in the T.A.P.S television truth. Whether you like the show, or not, it seems to be fact that alot of what is shown on the show appears to be "staged" for ratings. You can see the video and then decide for yourself about the credibility of the show.

Can a child make a ghost less active?

It has been a little more than a month since I moved into my 1941-built home. Since our arrival, the activity in the home has subsided a bit. I'm just curious if it's possible that a ghost could become annoyed with a noisy child's presence and decide to leave or go elsewhere.

It would seem quite natural for a ghost to leave when a noisy child is running about. After all, if you could leave, wouldn't you do so? Any thoughts?

New Haunted House - My Own

I've been extremely busy over the past several months. I apologize for not posting as often as usual. I have found myself in a new city and a new home. The home is fairly old and seems to have a haunting. I have been here for a few weeks and there have been many odd occurences to talk about. Once I complete a few investigations, I will post any evidence and stories. I'm sure this shall entertain you.

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Real Ghost Hunters Are Joining a New Social Networking Site: Ghost Hunters

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If you are a ghost hunter, you can join the Ghost Hunters Network today for free at http://ghosthunters.ning.com

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I'm Questioning Everything About Investigating

Last night my fellow ghost hunter and I went to Gettysburg for some outdoor investigating. What happened during the outing changed everything about the ways in which we think.

We arrived at the Gettysburg Battlefield around 6pm and did a little bit of driving throughout the area. We made a few stops to talk to other ghost hunters, made some good conversation, and found a spot that we had decided to conquer later in the evening, at dusk. We went for a bite to eat and made our way back to our spot at 8:26pm.

At this stage, the sun was going down rapidly and we began to take some pictures of the area before the light faded to black. This proved to be a good idea later on since the area became blanketed in darkness - which made it virtually impossible to capture anything after sunset. The moonlight was non-existent and a camera flash was useless. I used special settings to attempt to capture natural lighting, but that was completely in vain due to the pitch black environment.

We began to hear noises in the woods nearby. These noises sounded,at first,like single drumbeats. They would be present for about 30 seconds at a time,then fade away. As the night progressed, these noises returned. They were getting closer. The drumbeats were now accompanied by voices, 'whooping noises', and later on, musket rounds being fired. There were even the sounds of cannon fire. It was incredible.

Cars would pass by our site every few minutes. The only people in the park after dark were obviously up to the same tasks as we were. I stopped a car with 3 guys in ti and quickly asked them if they had been hearing drums. (This was early - before the sounds of muskets,voices,cannons,etc). They told us that they had been driving around to find where these noises were coming from - but there was nothing going on in the park - no reenactments, etc... AND there was NOTHING but woods in the area from which these noises were originating!

My partner and I attempted to record these sounds several times. We used 3 recording devices - 2 digital format,one analog. While I was recording the sounds on a handheld device, a visual scope (showing the recorded audio input) SHOWED the drumbeats and noises being captured. However, none of the devices we had used proved to capture ANYTHING but crickets and silence! This brings the two of us to rethinking EVP. Is white noise bullshit? Why didn't we successfully capture these obvoiusly present sounds? Many people witnessed these events with us throughout the evening and NO ONE disputed the likelihood of incredible paranormal activity being at hand.

I used software to amplify these recordings today. Nothing came from these efforts. I heard NOTHING to prove these events existed. I am not mad, insane, nor deaf.

Is it possible that what we hear from EVP is just imaginable things and not paranormal? Is it possible that what we DO HEAR in the present just isn't meant to be captured on recordings? Is this the same with photographs,too?

Bottom line, we're going back there and we're taking the 'big guns' on our hunt. Stay tuned.

A classic piece of 80's horror: Superstition

One of my treasured VHS items is an 80's movie titled "Superstition". It is a tale based upon the old house by the dark pond. The intro segment to this classic is typical of the old-style horror flicks we've all grown to love. One of the better and more memorable scenes is one in which a blade from a rotary saw lunges through the chest of a priest. The accident is caused by a passing ghost. Too cool, huh? If you don't have this flick, buy it today. Eat some popcorn and enjoy it! Cheers!

Ghost Hunting Without A Medium?

I read the beginning of the Hans Holzer book "The Ghost Hunter" last night before going to bed. I always love reading his books because they offer such a serious perspective on "ghost hunting". One of his big beliefs is that he refuses to go on an investigation without the assistance of a psychic medium. Holzer believes it is a waste of time to go without the aid of such. He is also (like me) a believer in the fact that it takes mediumistic abilities for one to be able to see ghosts. Most ordinary people cannot see spirits. I, personally, believe that one has to be able to tune in to certain "higher frequencies" (of mind and spirit) in order to experience visual paranormal experiences.

Going Private, Folks (nevermind)

I had written:

"I believe it is time to end this blog on paranormal research. Through all of the years I've used the internet, I've found little reasons to continue posting my evidence or opinions for review by the public. All seems to be in vain, as things seem today. It's time to get things into high-gear and move toward a new goal I have in mind. I cannot share what I am out to accomplish - but you will find out more as time goes by! To those who have visited this site and left comments, Thank You. It's been a pleasure to communicate with you over the years. Cheers!"

However, eksith left a comment that made me change my mind! It's great to have someone to give a damn! I'll treat this blog as if it were a private journal, instead of a public blog. Cheers!

Randy Tuggle
"The Paranormal Investigator"

Religions and Confused Believers

There are many people who believe in ghosts from every walk of life and every religious background. There are Christians,Pagans,Wiccans,Witches,etc... you name it! I find it odd in a way, but that's a personal thing. If one believes in ghosts, I would assume that same person believes in life after death. Can we agree on this?

For one to believe in ghosts - and accept the fact that there is, indeed, life after death - wouldn't that make that same person a Christian? Allow me to elaborate, as ignorant as I may seem...

Some people believe in new age beliefs such as reincarnation. For reincarnation to be true, one could not dwell on the earth in spirit form. That soul would immediately be 'reincarnated' into a new life form after death. So, how could a new age follower believe in ghosts?

Again, if the new age follower honestly believed in ghosts, then that person would be subject to ridicule due to the fact that reincarnation (as a new age belief) would be invalid, or falsified by their belief in ghosts. If one believes in ghosts, wouldn't that person also be somewhat of a Christian as well? Only Christianity tells us that we have ONE life and ONE death. Reincarnation states that life within our bodies just goes on and on until we reach perfection in our souls. I find it strange that so many ghost enthusiasts come from so many various religious backgrounds.

Maybe there are people who simply think it's "cool" to be different. I am a Christian - and I approve this message.

The Paranormal Investigator: Now in Baltimore

I have relocated and now live in Baltimore,MD. Being new to the area, it will be quite the adventure to find new places to investigate. If you are a fellow ghost enthusiast and live in the Baltimore area, please contact me. I'd like to meet a few people in the area and collect some evidence.

When The Research Ends

For numerous years I have been investigating sources of paranormal activity. I watched a movie today that made me think a little about taking the next step in my life's journey. Since I and many others reading this article can totally agree that there IS life after death, why must we continue to "investigate" it? We KNOW that life exists beyond this world we share. Since this must be true, what do we do with our "paranormal investigating time" from this day forward? Shall we take the time allotted to share beliefs with others in some religious ways? Should we simply go about in our daily lives and act as if we know of nothing of the sort?

I would think that many of us who believe in ghosts would be more inclined to tell others that we CAME from some place - and we are GOING to some place. Would it be wise to prepare ourselves for a safe trip? Should we prepare ourselves at all?

As an example, the priest who knows the rites of exorcism isn't usually in search of persons to perform his rituals upon. He is called upon when needed. In turn, the true paranormal investigator no longer needs to look for ghosts - because he believes that they already exist. A priest is called to perform an exorcism when he is needed to do so. He is ready to battle the forces of evil when actions are required of him. He doesn't question whether evil exists. He knows it is there - and is armed and ready for battle when the time comes to do so.

Are you ready for what lies ahead? Would you like to spend the rest of your days merely questioning things?

I saw an ectoplasmic mist last Saturday night and actually captured it on camera. My ghost hunting partner captured another one during the next few minutes. It would be great to get a full apparition on camera - but who died and left me as the chosen one? I could spend my whole life trying to get such a photograph. Who would change their life because of my research and my photos? Who would be any better for it? Would I know more about the afterlife later on - than that which I believe today? No.

Think.

The Original "Halloween" Movie Pumpkin Pattern

Yes, I've made your fucking day! All of your life,you've been wanting to make a jack-o-lantern that was as cool as the original. NOW you CAN! Just save the pic to the left, zoom (if you need to),print,and CUT the beast! Happy Halloween!

Real Ghosts? You Decide!

Although the poltergeist video area is a true hoax, the rest of this is cool.

This one is creepy

A few weeks ago, I was looking for some new houses to investigate. I ran across a story or two about a house in my area that was supposedly haunted. Rumor has it that a woman hung herself in this house in the early part of the 20th century. Her body wasn't found for at least a week after her demise.

It is also believed she haunts this house and property. Stories have told about figures moving about in the house, unexplainable noises,etc....WELL, it had to be checked out,right?

Last night my partner and I made the short trip and found the property with little effort. The house is shrouded in trees which makes it hard to see from the main road. Once we got to the house, it appeared to be in poor condition. The foundation had severe deterioration. It seemed that the entire first floor had disappeared and the second floor was on the ground level - resting on the foundation itself. It is such an old house, it could have been that the small doorways looked like windows to me, who knows... We couldn't go inside due to extreme decay of the structure. It looked unsafe all over. The back of the house showed extreme damage due to a tree falling onto the rooftop and caving in most of the upper level.

Is it haunted? No, not likely. My recorder got nothing for EVP and our cameras showed nothing after a complete analysis of everything we tried. Some places just LOOK haunted and this one isn't showing any activity at this time. Cheers!

The Way It Used To Be Is The Way It SHOULD Be!

I caught myself listening to some music on the radio a while ago - old stuff from the days when I was a kid. It reminded me of my childhood,my old neighborhood,my younger parents,and Halloween. Things just aren't the same as they once were. In the old days (the seventies),Halloween was celebrated by kids dressing in scary costumes. Boys were monsters and girls were usually witches. Every girl had a black pointed hat and boys loved Frankenstein,Dracula,and the The Wolfman. Count Gore's Creature Feature was on TV every Saturday night - showing a black and white horror movie. WBFF TV 45 in Baltimore had their own horror host each Saturday night,too. Times have really changed...

Today,kids aren't allowed to wear scary costumes to school because of the fucking pussies at the school board. Halloween USED to be celebrated ON October 31st when I was a kid - but NOW cities have Trick-or-Treat nights on scheduled days of late October. Why don't we just celebrate Christmas on December 18th, you idiots! OH, we can celebrate Halloween on any given weeknight - but CHRISTMAS is always on the 25th of December? It doesn't make sense!

Have you ever watched "It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown" in recent years? I have a 20-month old son. I let him watch it every day lately. It shocks me that kids USED TO make their own costumes (sheet with 2 holes for a ghost costume) and Trick-or-Treat bags. Nowadays, kids HAVE TO HAVE some stupid store-bought COSTUME (not mask, a full-blown outfit for 50.00 or more) and store-bought candy totes. People don't even hand out candy on "Trick-or-Treat" night anymore! The typical neighborhood has the "porch light rule" - and most lights aren't even on when kids roam around with their expensive costumes on!

What ever happened to playing a TRICK when the bastards didn't give out candy on Halloween night? Kids aren't taught to play tricks anymore - and adults don't expect the kids to even do it! Halloween has gone to hell over the years. If you have kids of your own, show them how to be scary,how to play tricks,how to make a homemade candy bag with a brown paper sack and a box of crayons or markers. Tell your kids GHOST STORIES! Make them watch a REAL HORROR MOVIE (not that SAW bullshit)!

Before you know it, everyone will be out shopping for the next trashed holiday - Christmas!

Rites of Initiation

There are times when you will find that someone wishes to join your ghost hunting group. It's always great to find new help - especially when they provide talents you may not have in your group at the present time. However, gaining the assistance of a new ghost hunter for your group isn't always worthwhile.

I like to test the newcomers to our group. At first, I will offer to take these newcomers out on a few simple ghost hunting trips. If they show interest for awhile, then I proceed to offer an initiation trip. It is important to test the mindset of a new ghost hunter by allowing them to demonstrate their fearlessness on an outing. When someone agrees to my offer of initiation, I get with my partner and co-founder of my group to choose a course of action. We want to test the newcomer and make sure they can handle being alone during a private investigation. Those who cannot handle our "fear test" are told to no longer proceed with our group. We do not want "fraidy-cats" coming along on the private investigations because they have the ability to ruin our work and embarrass the work of our group altogether. Someone working alone in fear will make public claims (and to the homeowners) of things they see or hear that are quite simply bullshit claims. Fear makes people hear and see things that are almost on the level of hallucinations.

My advice to you: test your group members. If they are fearful, weak individuals - think of the damage they can do. Can this person ruin an investigation? Is it possible that they merely come along for entertainment purposes only? Are they a major contributor to the longevity of your group? You get the point...

Initiate! Don't let wimps call themselves ghost hunters! Cheers!

One of my latest EVPs

One Of The Best Horror Movies Of All Time

This is just a simple Halloween offering for my loyal readers. Enjoy!

Don't Watch Ghost Hunters Tonight!

...because I have decided to begin a mass boycott on paranormal television shows. If people continue to watch these stupid programs, they will continue to air. If they continue to be aired, the field of ghost hunting will continue to suffer.

When I started ghost hunting in 1999, the techniques and attitudes abroad were FRESH and COOPERATIVE! Today the field is full of skeptics and people with "know-it-all" attitudes. Regardless of how some think I behave, I am NOT a know-it-all type! The last thing I wish to do is behave like some jack-ass fool who thinks I know everything about ghost hunting. There are so many techniques I only WISH that I possessed the skills to utilize in the field. I recently became an ordained minister. This CLERGY membership allows me to confront demons and other evil spirits where others cannot.

If you watch Ghost Hunters, please join me in boycotting the show. My friend Brian (who works with me as co-founder of CPR) left the show behind well over a year ago. I should have done the same! It's a joke, a fraud, and a total kick-in-the-face to REAL ghost hunters around the globe. I hope it gets canceled at the end of this season. Cheers!

A deer won't approach a man with a gun

When contemplating the differences in the people and techniques used for paranormal investigating, I came upon some serious thoughts today. I am going to make an attempt at explaining what I am thinking about...

There are many people who are interested in ghosts and hauntings. Some of these people are ghost hunters. The term ghost hunter offends some people. They feel they are not ghost hunters but paranormal investigators. This is ridiculous. Let me offer an analogy, if I may. For example: a deer will not walk up to a man holding a rifle. A deer is not NEARLY as intelligent as a human being (or ghost - who was once a living person). Yet a deer knows that a man holding a rifle is hunting. A ghost knows that a person holding electronic equipment is not there for merely no reason at all.

A man who owns a rifle knows that deer exist. He believes in deer as living creatures. He knows that they are in the woods and he HUNTS them with his rifle. He is aware of how to use the rifle. He cleans it, purchases ammunition, and heads to the woods during the right time. The deer hunter has never been referred to as a deer investigator. Game hunters (and everyone else) know that deer actually exist. They believe they exist and actually hunt them. They realize that actually bagging one is sometimes hard to do (and a matter of luck in some areas), but they do so - and have done this for centuries. No deer hunter is out to call himself anything but a deer hunter when he hits the woods. He is proud to be a deer hunter. He believes that he knows where to find deer and goes to do the job. Although deer hunters seek to kill warm bodied animals, I don't think they use thermal imaging cameras to find deer...

A ghost hunter is a ghost hunter.

Some people believe in God. There are those who do not have faith in God and do not believe in Him. Both types of people are known to be ghost hunters. The odd thing that crosses my mind is WHY? If someone is a believer in God, then that person obviously believes in the existence of the soul. Therefore, the religious person must believe in ghosts for good reason. This type of ghost hunter is one who is out to have fun in the field. They aren't usually trying to be a scientific paranormal investigator. Instead they are trying to hunt down ghosts for fun and thrills. Some also use the evidence found to prove religious beliefs to non-believers. This is a long story - but worth it for the religious ghost hunter.

The ghost hunters who do not believe in God (atheists and agnostics) are usually the type to want to be called paranormal investigators. Why? I think this is because they are trying to PROVE that ghosts exist. They don't believe in God (or much of anything else in a spiritual realm) - so they prefer to act as would be scientists. Or something like that...go figure! Isn't this stupid?

Science cannot prove that GOD exists. Science cannot prove ghosts exist. Personal beliefs are all that matter. If you believe in ghosts, that's fine. If you don't believe in ghosts, chances are that you never will. If you believe in God, you found Him through some personal thoughts and soul-searching time. If you don't believe in God, chances are that you never will. NO ONE can prove ghosts - and no one can PROVE the existence of God.

Today, there are many great software applications for graphic design (I'm bringing this up for a reason, so bear with me). Have you seen the old film camera trick where a person creates a ghost photo by using double-exposure techniques? If you haven't heard of this trick, let me explain how it works. You can use a basic 35mm camera to take a photo of a background area. THEN you use the same slide (negative frame on roll) to take another picture over top of the first. You could have someone step into the area and take a photo (again) - and when this is developed and printed, it looks like a photo of a ghost! WOW! What a deceptive trick! I've done this myself, just for fun. It really works and can fool lots of people. Today, we can do this with digital camera images by using any basic image manipulation program. By taking a photo of a street (for example) and taking ANOTHER photo of the same area (use tripod) with a person in the area, you can simply overlap the images on your computer. You then take the second image (with person in it) and make it nearly transparent during the overlap. WALLA! You got your fake ghost image! I thought of this trick today and it really discouraged me from continuing this work. If you can fake a ghost photo and present it as authentic, why bother being a ghost hunter? The whole point is to PROVE ghosts exist,right? Well, if no one believes, what's the point in proving anything? EVERYTHING can be dismissed as fake,fraudulent,tampered with,etc...

We live in the age of trickery. Manipulation of images,audio,video - is everywhere. There is no point in attempting to prove anything. A believer believes, a non-believer is a waste of my time. Let believers believe. Let non-believers play with fire. They will only get burned in the long run...

Question: Where do ghosts come from?

I have heard many people state WHY they believe in ghosts. They tell of sightings,personal experiences,family events,photographs,EVPs,etc...but here's the beginning of the great discussion; WHERE do you think ghosts come from? Do you think they are the souls of people who have once lived on Earth? Where do SOULS come from?
Go ahead and tell in the comments section - exactly what YOU think!

Profitability

Several weeks ago I had the pleasure of meeting with special effects master Tom Savini. I presented an idea to him regarding the franchising of "haunted houses" during the Halloween season. Savini had been operating his own "haunted house" in western Pennsylvania for many years - and I thought it was a good idea to expand his idea nationwide. Savini stated that his operation ceased many years ago due to it becoming "not profitable anymore". I was talking about this with my friend tonight after we went to "The Haunted Mill".

If we (as ghost hunters) were only concerned with profitability, we wouldn't be doing paranormal research. Paranormal research is not a profitable business. It's a money pit. We spend each dollar we can on equipment,gasoline,auto repairs,film,cameras,tapes,batteries,etc... and we never recoup one dollar of what we spend.

Furthermore, if profitability was the only concern of people in the world - we wouldn't believe in Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ cannot take the time to save us because "it wouldn't be profitable". Santa Claus wouldn't deliver gifts (LOL!), people wouldn't hand out Halloween candy for Trick-or-Treat,etc....no profit in it!

Why do people only do things for profit when the act of doing something good,or memorable,is worth so much to so many? Go figure.

One big problem with the world today is this; people won't just DO good things to enrich the lives of others. Everyone breaks away from the traditions of hosting "haunted houses" because of profit and loss,regulations,and fear of lawsuits. When will our children come to know what Halloween is really about? It is up to us to teach them about the old customs and festivities when we can. Cheers!

Results from tonight's ghost hunt

Tonight I went to one of my favorite places for outdoor ghost hunting - Harpers Ferry,WV. It's a quiet and extremely historic town. It's one of those places that mysteriously draws you into itself and never lets you go.

I haven't reviewed my photos yet. I thought I would write about the topic of conversation that occurred AFTER the hunt was finished as it was far more enlightening than the "hunt" itself...

I have been looking for proof of ghosts and hauntings for many years. The primary reason I do this work isn't for money,fame, or other "fortunes". I do this work as a means of providing proof that there IS a higher power that created us. We have souls that DO live on once our bodies cease to breathe on this planet. Each time I find evidence of a ghost through a photo or audio recording, it is a tool used to help others to THINK about what we are actually trying to prove. For those that believe ghosts exist, it may be time to think about WHY you believe that they DO exist - or better yet - is paranormal investigation NOT a science, but a ways and means to show others that there is something at work we sometimes refuse to acknowledge?

I was talking with my group co-founder about life experiences and we were both using religion as a topic of concentration. We struck a common "chord" , or bond, in the course of the evening that left me feeling as if... I had a purpose in this work of investigating that I sometimes ignore. Do we randomly pursue things for no reasons? Do we do things such as "ghost hunting" because it is a calling we have been given to do? I guess I'll know for sure in the future. However, at the present, I have a dedication to pursue evidence as never before. Evidence is not so much proof of ghosts as it is - proof of God, proof that we have souls. Souls are not made through evolutionary means - but by a higher power we must recognize and submit to daily. You get my point... Cheers!

It's the SafeRange K-II EMF meter!

I was watching Ghost Hunters tonight out of sheer Wednesday night boredom. I noticed the "trailers" of the upcoming season which starts next week - and there it was in the blink of an eye! The K-II meter appeared in all it's illuminated glory! That's what is going to change! (see previous post)

The way we use EMF meters - and how we communicate with spirits, ghosts, etc... THAT is what is about to change! Mark this day down on your calendars because I have made an accurate prediction! Cheers!

A Change In The Air

I can tell it's coming...a change is coming. I'm not just talking about the weather,either. Something new and different is about to happen. The paranormal investigative practices we've all been known to embrace are about to change - in some way or another.

However, my methods won't be changed by anything. I will use a camera and tape recorders until I die (and then you can come find my ghost). Someone is going to either invent some new tool - or re-invent the usage of one we already have at our disposal. I can feel it.

To all of you die-hard investigators out there, you know that I'm not going to fall for the hype of the change (remember my K-II article). Cheers!

Why is the K-II EMF Meter So Popular All Of A Sudden?

Leave it to television shows such as Sci-Fi's "Ghost Hunters" to make an old item "new" again...

The Safe Range K-II meter is an EMF meter equipped with 5 lights and a thumb-controlled button/switch on the face of the unit. It was used on a recently aired episode of "Ghost Hunters" during a segment where a guest investigator asked questions of supposedly present spirits - while Grant Wilson (T.A.P.S. lead investigator) held the K-II in his hands to measure responses to the investigator's YES and NO questioning. The segment was setup to use the K-II meter to be an indicator for YES's and No's by saying that --- if the spirit was trying to answer YES to a question, the K-II would display two yellow lights. If getting a NO answer, it would display only one yellow light.

This, my friends, is where the bullshit started in the sales of the Safe Range K-II meters on the internet. I have sold EMF meters to people online (on and off as I saw fit for my schedule) for many years. I have a distributor who has long offered the K-II meter for a retail price of 39.95. I saw people selling the K-II meters on eBay for upwards of 60.00 - after the airing of the famed episode of "Ghost Hunters". I thought this was such bullshit! I decided to sell the K-II meters myself and make these customers aware of what the K-II was really worth - so I sold them for 35.00 each on eBay at the beginning of August. Here's where the real fun began...

I sold more than 20 of these meters within 2 days on a Saturday and Sunday. I had a fellow "seller" on eBay send me a notice that HE was the only worldwide distributor of the K-II meters - and if I wanted to keep from getting negative feedback on eBay, I should STOP SELLING THEM because he wasn't going to fill my distributor's orders placed for restock of the item (placed 2 weeks earlier). Well, I stopped offering them and had a "bad taste in my mouth" regarding the "jerk" distributor in ST.AUGUSTINE,FLORIDA who was ripping people off on eBay. He was selling the meters himself for inflated prices - instead of filling his orders (promised) to the companies who had been TRYING to sell his once stale product for years.

I watched the sales of the K-II meter start to slow on eBay. THEN I saw the prices fall back toward a more reasonable level. I finally received 24 K-II meters this past week. I had sold them on eBay at the beginning of August. My customers had many emails from me explaining the situations with the only distributor of the K-IIs being a selfish jackass and selling them on eBay before deciding to fill company orders. I'm glad I got them all shipped and satisfied my anxiously awaiting customers on eBay. They are the best people for being so patient!

Today, I found out that the St.Augustine,Florida distributor who was responsible for the K-II issues has raised the prices my distributor must pay to buy the K-II meters. I told my distributor that I would no longer sell the K-IIs because I wouldn't support the device OR the distributor who sells them. I have one K-II meter in my collection. I don't know why it's so in demand...it's just an EMF meter with 5 lights on it,no sound,no steady-on power switch (you have to hold the thumb button to get it to take a reading), and it's not a practical device for a ghost hunting trip. If you own a K-II and like it, let me know in the comments section as to WHY you do. If you want something to measure EMF that has lights on it, I sell a meter for about 10.00 that gets the job done easily. Cheers!

Not all ghost hunters are sensible people

I have been selling new ghost hunting meters and devices on eBay for about a month. Most of my customers have been incredibly nice. I get emails from them regularly - thanking me for low prices and fast delivery. However, there are a few who are just incredibly stupid.

For instance, a female (that's all I'm saying to describe her) won one of my auctions a few weeks ago. She was the high bidder on a new Gauss Master emf meter - she won it for $31.00 plus shipping. Instead of paying for it at the auctioned price, she bought another one from one of my eBay "Buy It Now" listings for a few dollars less. She emailed me and asked me to ignore her auction item since she already bought another one from me for about 2 dollars cheaper. I agreed to let her negligent bidding slide - but warned her politely that not every eBay seller would be so nice about letting auctioned items go unpaid. I shipped her the new Gauss Master at the lesser price and forgot about it all...she was so confusing...

Lo and behold, I received another PayPal payment from her for the meter she won through the auction in the beginning. I shipped it to her (she did pay for it, so I shipped it thinking she was making good on her eBay buying contract). Last night, she sends me "hate mail" regarding the fact that I sent her another meter and charged her for it at the price of $31.00 --- WTF?! She paid for it. I sent it. How am I the bad guy?, I'm thinking...

Well, she was pissed off at me for sending the second meter. I was trying patiently to work with her via emails - but she was hard-headed or flat out drunk (not sure which,maybe both). Sometimes, nice guys can't even help ghost hunters get low priced deals on equipment without being screwed in the process.

If you want a new piece of equipment, I can help you. Contact me for a quote on anything you need (except thermal cameras). Cheers!

Tricks of the Trade

Lots of people have taken time to write to me lately. Many are newcomers to ghost hunting. They want advice on how to start, where to find places to investigate, etc...

I love it when people place their trust in me. I'm no science guy - but I know what I have learned through years of experience in this research. I am more than happy to pass on a few secrets, as best I can.

Right place,right time! My partner,Brian Barthlow of Complete Paranormal Research,says this all the time. It's the truth,too! To get that "great photo" or EVP recording, you really do have to find yourself in the right place at the right time. There is no tool, nor piece of electronic equipment, that can make things "magical" during an investigation. If you want a good photo or EVP, you have to spend time "hunting things down". I always use a fishing analogy when talking about this subject. Ghost hunting is alot like fishing - you prepare, pack your tackle box, take your bait, and approach the field with anticipation. THEN you are lucky, or not lucky. Conditions mean everything - and so do choices in "fishing spots".

Lots of youngsters and first-timers hang around the cemeteries and covered bridges in order to hone their skills. Cemeteries can rock at times - but old,covered bridges never offered much in my years of experience.

I go to cemeteries often - as I don't get people knocking at my door for private investigations every day. I like to keep "fishing", so I go to cemeteries. Which cemeteries,you ask? The older ones, quieter ones. The bigger the better. On these outings, don't trespass and DO take your equipment in a backpack! Your hands will need a break from time-to-time. Backpacks are an essential item. Briefcases work for the "pro look", but aren't an outdoor item.

I have written many articles about cameras, so check this blog for articles tagged "camera,film,digital,etc" for more about my picture taking philosophies.

Just do this - find a place where you will be safe,unbothered,and comfortable. WORK IT for at LEAST 2 hours. Don't go for 30-60 minutes or you won't get much evidence to review at home. Reviewing your evidence is HOW YOU LEARN. You will become familiar with your cameras and recording devices once you learn from your mistakes. Pay attention to what does work - and what doesn't.

There aren't any certified pros in the field of ghost hunting. We learn from our own experiences. We share what works - and what doesn't. For more help, leave a comment below this post by clicking "comments". Cheers!

I Couldn't Pass On This Investigation Opportunity

A house was recently sold in Hagerstown,MD. The current owners didn't appear to be concerned about ghosts inhabiting the place - until they started doing some remodeling this week!

Now they show concern with the possibility of spirits taking over the house. I am going to check it out with my team over the next 2 weeks. If it hadn't been for the remodeling, I would have easily passed on the offer. However, we all know what remodeling can do to agitate dormant spirits! I'll keep you all posted with outcome of the investigation. Cheers!

EMF Meters explained!

The title of this posting links to an article that explains the various and popular EMF meters on the market today. Most people don't really know the differences between a single axis or a triple axis model. This article breaks it all down in clear and concise language. Ghostgadgets.com is a website chock full of good information. I found it through the information posted by David Rountree of Skylands Paranormal. David is a fellow investigator located in the New Jersey area. He writes very informative blog postings on a near daily basis on Yahoo360 and other various web outlets. Cheers!

Photography Tips for Cemetery Lurkers

I was reading a book last night about cemeteries and stumbled upon a tidbit of information that I once thought about at length many years ago. I used to go out on ghost hunting trips to a small cemetery near my home. In certain photos, I could see the images of people on the stones themselves.

It is said that when you take pictures of tombstones (grave markers), you can sometimes capture the projected images of the spirits buried there. These images are one aspect of spirit photography that is often overlooked. Most people search for apparitions, orbs, ectoplasmic mist formations, and other forms of visual evidence. However, taking daylight pictures of tombstones can be quite effective for spirit photography. The age of the granite, lichening, mold, and other factors actually help to form faces and images. Give this technique a try on your next outing. Cheers!

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Best Paranormal Photo Contest

You may wish to participate in my contest for ghost hunters! During September, there is a contest for the best currently captured paranormal photo. Visit http://ghosthunters.ning.com to join my network and submit your photos. The rules are in the forum area. The winner gets a free EMF meter and a 5.00 coupon for use in my Halloween store. Good luck in the contest!

He Who Walks Behind The Gadget

If you are a paranormal investigator, leave your name,city/state,and email address in the comments area of this post. If anyone visits this site in search of some help, they can see your ad in the comments section by clicking the link.

Ghost Hunters Store Now Open

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This movie sucked

What a disappointing movie! In a nutshell, it was so bad it gave me a migraine. In all fairness, it would have been good if Zombie had only stuck with the idea of a prequel - and not a re-imaging of the original. The first parts were fine - but when we were catapulted into the adult era of Michael Myers, the storyteller lost control. This was nothing compared to the Carpenter/Hill version of the Halloween story. I'm actually so disappointed that I will end this review now. Thumbs down --- way down.

You can obviously tell just from looking at the background image on this page that I am a fan of the original "Halloween" movie. It was - and is - the perfect movie for fans of suspense and horror. No remake of the film should exist. It is a classic that can never be duplicated. Dennis Miller left the role of comedian in order to be a part of ABC's "Monday Night Football" - and that was a failure. Rob Zombie abandoned rock music - and this movie failed,too. Leave horror to the experts. Stop fucking with the classics.

Have you ever seen this?

I went out on a ghost hunt last night with my partner in crime. We took my nephew along to train him a little more. We visited the locally accessible Rose Hill Cemetery. This place is always active with things that cannot be explained.

While walking along the paved areas of the cemetery, all three of us were seeing and hearing some unexplainable activity. There were various sightings; black orbs,shadows,mist formations,etc. At one point, I even offered a freshly lit cigarette to the spirits by placing it atop a tombstone for several seconds. I verbally invited the spirits to take a puff by the time I finished counting to ten. Within seconds, the cigarette was illuminating brightly as if someone were puffing away on it. It happened only three times (cherry lit up and dimmed three times). At one point during the investigation, I saw something that looked like a transparent gray butterfly or moth. Once I got home and reviewed my photos, I found the following photo. Take a look at the tree. What is that? This was not captured in the area in which I saw the "butterfly/moth" thing. Post your thoughts using the comments link below.

Expanding this site (blog)

I am expanding the content of this website (blog) to include more content. I will be including horror movie reviews and more as time goes by. Most of the people interested in paranormal research are like me - they love horror movies,too!

Passing on potential paranormal investigations?

I was contacted by someone a few weeks ago who had an incredible story. This person claimed that the house they were currently living in was haunted by several spirits. I was given many details about the family residing in the home. After careful listening and questioning, I decided to pass on the opportunity to conduct an investigation of the home.

Why would a paranormal investigator do such a thing,you ask? For me,the answer is simple. I was given so much information about the history of the house that I did some background research on the property. I found the home had one owner since the 1950's. The current owner claimed to see all sorts of ghosts from all sorts of time periods. Along with those claims,the owner was really believing that the house IS haunted! So,what can a paranormal investigator do in this case? Simple - ask "What do you want me to do for you?" That's what I did. The response I received was one of the "Tell me who the ghosts are and help me get rid of them" nature. Well, I'm not a "ghost remover" and I don't practice exorcisms,demonology,or other techniques. I simply try to PROVE hauntings exist. This person didn't need anyone to convince them - they wanted attention,publicity,etc...and THIS is where THIS FIELD of RESEARCH has FAILED in the past several years!

Wouldn't it be appropriate to let the excited believers have their "haunted homes" and not acknowledge them with multitudes of "free investigations" as most groups do today? Why take your time and spend it encouraging whackos that they have/do not have a haunting - when they are gonna believe WHAT they already do in the first place?

Sometimes,it's best to let people have their beliefs and not get involved. It doesn't help to get into "pissing contests" with whacky homeowners when you don't find evidence of any hauntings. Be wise and work smart. Cheers!

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If you need an EMF meter, I am the guy to know! Contact me for any EMF models listed below:

• Gauss Master
  
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• and IR Thermometers,too!

Contact me by email for a price quote today or visit my sales on eBay. I also have a new store with PayPal secure shopping at http://www.geocities.com/randytuggle

Ghost Hunters Network

I started a network for ghost hunters on Ning a short time ago. It has over 80 members today and it is growing nicely. My goal is to see how many ghost hunters are actually active enough to post evidence and forum postings...we'll see!

Visit the network to join: http://ghosthunters.ning.com

Energy

Most people agree that spirits require energy in order to manifest themselves. However, no one has really determined the sources of energy that they require in order to manifest. It has been my experience (during many investigations) that the energy that spirits consume does not come from batteries or electricity - but from us humans.

I have actually been on several investigations that have left me physically drained. Others who were present at the time felt the same. Another thing I have noticed is that the "higher" or more pumped up I am at the start of any investigation, the better the results. I prefer alot of Coca-Cola (or JOLT) before any ghost hunt.

Next time you venture out on any investigation, try to test this theory of mine. See what you think. Cheers!

Zooming In On Camera Usage

Many ghost hunters and paranormal investigators have digital cameras AND film cameras. I prefer film for my work but I am an active digital camera carrier.

When taking random pictures in the field, most of us are at work in dark areas. In regard to the operation of the digital cameras, I would like to offer this advice; do not have ZOOM on when taking paranormal photos. The digital zoom features tend to "pixelate" your photos - making them look "unclear and nasty".

With film cameras, you can zoom all you want. With optical zoom on modern digital cameras, you can zoom on objects,too. However, using any zoom feature on a digital camera will suck the life right out of your batteries. I just thought I'd add these tips for anyone new to the field of "ghost hunting" before you waste a trip taking ugly photos...and using batteries like crazy.

Ghost Hunting: Guidelines for Ghost Hunters

No one can enforce rules upon independent ghost hunters. Hollow Hill (an actually good site, IMO) has this to say...

I've read some articles on the Hollow Hill site and they have pretty good information.



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Extremely Freaky Video Of A Ghost Girl Crying

I don't know if this is real, or a fake - but it's neat to watch.

"Footage of someone being woken in the middle of the night and finding something waiting for them" (I found this using Digg).



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Ghost Hunting as a Pro: The REAL History of the T.A.P.S. website

I just wondered how long T.A.P.S. had really been around... I found their website history here and thought you'd want to see it. 2001 was their first year online.

According to Jason Hawes, Grant Wilson was hired as the webmaster for the group. They eventually became friends and had paranormal beliefs that were common. If this is true, Grant would have joined T.A.P.S. in 2001 (or later) as an investigator. The TV show first aired in 2004. That would have made Grant Wilson a lead investigator for T.A.P.S. (in 2004) with 3 years of experience in the group. How's that for success!

I thought this tidbit of information would be inspirational to those who aspire to reach great heights as "Ghost Hunters". You saw it here first! Cheers!

World's Scariest Ghosts Caught On Tape

This has some great footage (and some not so great). Watch it!

Ghost Hunting: Only One Device Can Actually Prove Ghosts Exist

Throughout time, people have used cameras, recording devices, video, psychic boards, cards, and other devices to prove that spirits are among us. So far, no device has been acclaimed to present concrete evidence that the entire world finds reputable.

There is one device in our time that can finally prove that the dead can communicate with the living. It was introduced a few years ago. The device is called the Spiricom Mark IV. It was invented by several scientists as a radio communicator that can be used to talk freely with the dead.

In 1979, George Meek and his colleague Bill O'Neil developed the Spiricom device, a set of 13 tone generators spanning the range of the adult male voice. O'Neil was psychically gifted, and he collaborated with his spirit friends while developing the large radio-like apparatus, which gave off a droning buzz that filled the room. When O'Neil spoke in its presence, you could hear his voice getting wrapped up in the buzzing noises of the Spiricom machine. He worked on the machine for months, and then a most amazing thing happened. Another voice began to get wrapped up in the radio sounds too—a voice belonging to someone who was present in the room, but invisible. The voice of a spirit.

Bill O'Neil and his spirit friend Dr George Jeffries Mueller had more than 20 hours of dialog through the Spiricom device which the two developed together between 1979 and 1982.

If the technology used today can be harnessed to perfect this device, we may actually have the 'scientific proof' required to show the entire world that the dead are still living - on another plane of existence.

To find out more about the Spiricom device, just do a search on your favorite search engine. The schematics are available to the public. If anyone can perfect the device, they would be known as the "Bill Gates" of the paranormal research world. Cheers!

Ghost Hunting Misconceptions & Rose Hill Cemetery: June 09,2007

Tonight, I ventured out to Hagerstown's Rose Hill Cemetery. I went alone. I learned a few things this evening and thought I would share some thoughts with all of you.

Here are some misconceptions about paranormal investigating that I want to share with you:

1. There aren't cold spots - there are WARM & HOT spots. When I walked throughout Rose Hill Cemetery tonight, there were times that I felt my right elbow get very warm - as if someone were touching it with a hot hand. This isn't the first time I have felt warm spots or hot limbs during an investigation. I have rarely felt cold spots that are so extreme.

2. Electromagnetic fields: Batteries aren't drained by ghosts or disruptions in EMF changes. Electronic devices are caused to malfunction by spirit activity - and cheap electronics. I don't think that electromagnetic fields have any effect on batteries because batteries have both positive and negative poles. If anything, I would think that fluctuations would cause them to burst - not drain of energy. This 'draining battery theory' is a bunch of crap. Since digital cameras and video cameras have been used in ghost hunting, people blame dead batteries on ghostly activity. It's actually the devices that drain the hell out of batteries - not ghosts.

3. Energy being drained = ghosts manifesting themselves, etc. OK- here's my theory on this one. Living PEOPLE have LIFE ENERGY. I have had my physical being just go completely downhill during a ghost hunt or investigation in some places. Once I leave the area, I feel normal again within 30 minutes. Has this happened to you? It's our life energy that I believe spirits need to manifest - not batteries. If people were robots and lived off energy cells, I'd believe the battery theory. However, that's just TAPS style BS.

I heard chains rattling inside the back of this mausoleum tonight. No kidding!!!!!! It was loud! If you go to Rose Hill, be attentive! You'll see and hear weird things... CHEERS!

I'm warning you...

Many people who lurk about on paranormal sites have been rumored to steal the works of others and claim them as their own.

I was a member of the social networking site called "I Am Haunted" where one member sent a message to warn me about unnamed people who steal evidence. Here's my advice on this problem:

1. Don't post your valuable evidence online without knowing the risks .
2. Don't email your evidence to anyone without knowing the person.
3. Publish your evidence in printed form - or have it copyrighted by the US Copyright Office.

Everyone knows how I feel about social networks. They all have jerks in them somewhere. Don't trust anyone you don't know in real life.

Historically speaking, investigators work better alone

Large groups of paranormal investigators tend to be all the rage lately. Since the television show "Ghost Hunters" started airing a few years ago, most of those involved in the hobby of ghost hunting started groups known by many names and web addresses. The problem with groups is that the history of paranormal research hasn't listed any group as being the contributor to any one "famous photo" of documented evidence.

I have a close friend, Brian, who helped create a group of ours. We are known as "C.P.R.". At times, Brian and I have disagreed on some little issues, but we still work together as a team in the field. In my opinion, the larger groups of today are just a way for people,who are scared to work alone in the field, to HIDE behind others. These people are merely scared to death to venture into the dark alone. These same people love to be a part of 'something cool', but never contribute anything for the group to gain exposure in public.

If you are a serious ghost investigator, maybe it's time you considered working as an independent investigator. Create your own portfolio of evidence. Create your own website to show your work and your beliefs. It's time some people left the trendy "group methods" behind and actually did some real work - alone. Cheers!

You're Invited!

If anyone is brave enough...

Come out to Harpers Ferry,WV tonight for the 8pm GHOST TOUR. It's the first one of the season! We will be ghost hunting there tonight - no tours for CPR.

UPDATE: We went last night but no one showed up for the tour due to the extreme cold.

In Search Of Dangerfield Newby

Tomorrow night I will be heading back to historic Harpers Ferry,West Virginia in search of many ghosts. However, I am most intrigued by one in particular - that of Dangerfield Newby. There is a street in Harpers Ferry that is commonly known as "Hog Alley". Stephen D.Brown wrote this in his book "Ghosts of Harpers Ferry":

Hog Alley didn't get its name in a very pretty way.

During the John Brown raid, the first raider killed was a black man by the name of Dangerfield Newby. Dangerfield had been freed by his white father, but he had a wife and seven children held in slavery in Warrenton, Virginia. His wife's master had told him that for the sum of $1,500 he could buy his wife and his youngest baby, who had just started to crawl. Dangerfield earned that amount of money and went back to Warrenton to purchase his wife and baby, only to have his wife's master raise the price. The free black man then joined John Brown in the hope of freeing not only his wife and youngest baby, but his entire family.

There were a lot of guns in Harpers Ferry, since they were made in the town and stored in the 22 building armory complex near the train tracks. There was little ammunition for the guns, however, and townspeople would fire anything they could find for their guns. One man was shooting 6 inch spikes from his powder loaded gun.

When John Brown raided the town in October of 1859, it was one of those spikes that hit the throat of Dangerfield Newby. He was killed instantly.

The people of Harpers Ferry, frustrated and angered by John Brown and his raiders, took the body of Dangerfield Newby and stabbed it repeatedly with their rusty knives. They left the mutilated body in the alley to be eaten by the hungry hogs.

Some night, if you are walking down Hog Alley and see a man dressed in baggy trousers and an old slouched hat with a terrible scar across his throat, you will know you have met Dangerfield Newby. He is still roaming our streets, trying to free his family.

Wish my group luck in finding some evidence tomorrow evening. It will be cold in my area for this time of year. We are experiencing near record low temperatures. I hope the crisp air keeps dust orbs to a minimum! Cheers!

UPDATE: We froze, but we went to Harpers Ferry last night. We came back empty handed. I have a headcold to prove it!

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Ghost Hunters hated?

Read this ordinary blog post about why some people dislike "Ghost Hunters".
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TAPS Accused of Fraud by Skeptics

I found this today and thought some of you may be interested in reading it. I don't HATE TAPS, but I do find some things about those guys to be irritating.
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Usage of digital cameras for ghost hunting and online displays

I own several cameras. I have a Canon EOS Rebel XSN Date for 35mm film use. I love film cameras. They are the creative monsters. I also own an older Sony digital camera - a Cybershot DSC-P31. It's a little, compact, easy to use camera. It is capable of about 2.1 megapixels at the highest resolution settings. Lots of people buy newer, greater 'pixel rated', digital cameras. These newer cameras are great for photo printing. However, for someone like me who merely wants to take pictures and post them online - or store them in my computer - I need nothing stronger than 2.1 megapixels. Let me explain why.

I took pictures last night with my Sony DSC-P31 using the standard normal settings. My resolution was set at 640 x 480 pixels. When I take night pictures (using flash for most), I get some unreliable results at higher settings. Let's do some ghost hunter's math! 640 x 480 = 307,200. That's the total number of pixels in the image captured at the standard 640 x 480 setting. The average computer geek today uses a monitor resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels. That's 1024 x 768, which is equal to 786,432 pixels in the viewing area. One megapixel is ONE MILLION pixels, right? SO, why would I want to take a ghost hunting photo greater than ONE megapixel? I can't fit one megapixel sized image on my 1024 x 768 screen settings! The picture would be large - and I would have to scroll up, down, left, or right to view each section.

As long as you are taking picture for computer displays only, you don't need a digital camera with a great amount of megapixels. Those are for large, high-quality printing needs. I never print ghost pictures - so I don't need a fancy, new camera. Ghost hunting doesn't make me money anyway..so, what's the use? If I want family photos (prints), I can always use my Canon film camera for those timeless moments. If you have a digital camera, you can be a great ghost photographer. Just learn how to adjust the speed and flash, ok? Cheers!

Ghost found in this photo: Harper's Ferry,WV

Take a look at this zoomed image I created from a recent photo captured in Harpers Ferry,WV. See the face in the window?

Shadow People: Real Entities or Visual Impairments?

I ran into a couple recently who described several detailed incidents of seeing "shadows" in their home. I am going to go out on a limb here so bear with me - this is my opinion...and mine alone.

I believe that some people have the uncanny ability to see and hear the spirits that we 'ordinaries' cannot. I think that the minds of certain people can 'tune in' to certain brain frequencies that most of us cannot. Am I a believer in ghosts? YES. Do I believe in these shadow people? NO.

I think that people have degenerative vision as they get older. This is a fact in most every case. For example, you don't hear many stories of teenagers and young adults seeing shadow people. These stories usually come from those above the age of 30 years. I have been accustomed to listening to late night AM radio in the past years. Many people on the Coast to Coast AM Talk Radio Show told stories of seeing shadow people. Some said they could see them straight ahead - not in peripheral vision! These stories are amazing-but really unbelievable. I do not see evidence of these beings nor do I want to hear any more about them. If someone talks about shadows during one more investigation, I will lose all belief in their interviewing abilities. Cheers!

I lost control of this blog - but I'm back!

Blogger finally fixed this lost blog for me today. It's good to be back after 4 months! Just completed an investigation last night in a nearby city. It was a private residence. Right now, I am looking for a career change (lost my day job a few days ago). Once I get things under control, I'll take the time to make a real post. Cheers!

Becoming a Paranormal Investigator

Lots of people wonder...what do I have to do to become a ghost hunter or paranormal investigator? I want to offer some insight into this topic or question and help those who are interested in paranormal activity.

First of all, no one is born a "ghost hunter". All it takes to get involved in the field of ghost hunting is to:

• have an interest in the afterlife
• believe in ghosts - without it, you're wasting your time!
• find a place you wish to investigate
• own a camera, tape recorder, or some other device used to record images or voices
• spend time practicing HOW TO use your tools

..and that's about all you need to qualify! The people you hear about, read about, see on television - are ALL in the same category of expertise! There are NO people wiser, or smarter at finding ghosts than YOU. The differences between YOU and ME (and other investigators) are few - but ONE thing makes a "ghost hunter" better. Experience.

You can be just as experienced as anyone with your ghost stories, personal sightings and experiences, etc... but the initial 'fear' one encounters on those first few 'ghost hunts' is the ONE THING to get used to! You become seasoned and experienced when you go out and investigate frequently. When you get scared of something, just remember that what you experience will hardly EVER harm you! More people get injured during ghost hunts out of fear combined with stupidity - than be being harmed by anything paranormal.

If you want to become a ghost hunter,contact me group by email for some tips and advice. I won't take you out on a ghost investigation, but I will steer you in the right direction.

Cheers!

Ouija Boards Upgraded?

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Watch Night Of The Living Dead HERE

A George A. Romero classic (yeah, I met him this year!) Watch it with the lights down low!

Ghost Hunters Season 3 Continues

After watching 3 episodes of Ghost Hunters (season 3), I must say that it looks like the end of the line is near for this show. Guys, if you are the best in the business - you had better be showing what evidence you can come up with to entertain your viewing audience. I have an idea for the guys on Ghost Hunters; go to some really haunted places and get the best evidence that mankind can produce. This way, you'll establish a legacy of being the best in the field. If you can't do that, just bow out gracefully. Your viewers are getting bored as hell. Television is made to entertain. This show isn't doing that for most people that watched it in it's inception. I am a loyal viewer and I enjoyed last week's show (episode 2 of this new season) - but most people aren't like me.

EVP seems to have become the prominently captured evidence. This trend started in the second half of season 2. It has continued into the third season. What has really happened since this show's beginning is this: ordinary people have learned that ghost hunters are nothing special. Anyone can use an ordinary camera, video camera and recording device to be a ghost hunter. Hey! guys from TAPS - you've taken the mystique right out of this gig. Now everyone thinks they can be a pro. Ghost investigation requests are at an all-time low. Cheers!

Monsterfest 10th Anniversary on your TV now

For those craving a nice slice of horror this Halloween season, AMC is showing their infamous Monsterfest right now! Go here for the schedule. Cheers!

My Amazon Store is open and ready for your support

Please do your online shopping at my Amazon store. I earn a small commission on items sold - which can help me to provide for my family during these tough times. You can visit the store here. Cheers!

Sensitive Procedures

I recently received a few emails from a site visitor who wanted me to review a few photos that were in question as paranormal evidence. Two of the three photos appeared to be valuable evidence of activity in the home of one of their relatives.

The 'visitor' went on to ask me how they could rid the home of the spirit. I was ready to divulge some information - but stopped as I started my email reply. I stopped for a reason; you just cannot put people in these situations and expect the 'newbie' to have good results. It is quite possible that the spirit could become agitated during a removal procedure. These angered spirits usually create uncomfortable living conditions (in most cases).

If anyone requests information from me by email on 'how do I remove a ghost from my house?' in the future, be alert. I might just tell you what you want to know. Cheers!

Ghost Hunting Challenge: Update

No one has entered the Ghost Hunting Challenge! I cannot believe that there isn't one ghost hunter willing to submit a picture! Where are you guys this time of year?

The Current Ghost Hunting "State of the Union" Address

For years, we have been working on collecting solid evidence and presenting our photos and media files on the Internet. As groups of individuals dedicated to paranormal research, we have worked long hours and long years trying to differentiate ourselves from other groups of so called 'paranormal experts'.

Over the course of the past several months, it has come to my attention that we all work under one organizational "umbrella". We are all,quite simply,paranormal investigators who are trying to promote our work. Our efforts are not in vain. There is however, one thing that should be understood by all of us; T.A.P.S. (the Atlantic Paranormal Society) has a following of thousands of people - all of which are interested in what WE (as investigators) have to show to the world.

For any paranormal investigator or ghost hunter to ignore the work of T.A.P.S. or the following they have accumulated, is ridiculous. We should all be thankful for their work and their dedication to paranormal research. If you do not agree with the techniques they use, or agree with the selections of equipment they incorporate during an investigation, they still promote the work of all of us. After each television broadcast or news article related to the paranormal field, you can rest assured that many people go online and search for something related to the paranormal. This advertising leads some people to your website or your work.

Having explained my thoughts on this subject, I wish to make an announcement of great importance. The website address that provides information about the team known as Complete Paranormal Research will eventually go down. The future news and evidence pertaining to the work of the group also know as CPR will be posted on a weblog at http://paranormalinvestigator.blogspot.com

The reasons for this change are quite simple. Blogging has become too powerful a tool to ignore. As a team, each member can create posts via email and have the information available online in an instant. Complete Paranormal Research wishes to promote the field of paranormal research without disrespecting the works of others. As an investigator since 1999, I wish to show my thanks to all of you who have visited http://completeparanormal.com in the past, posted on our message boards, and sent us emails related to individual hauntings. It is my hope that all of our past and present visitors and members of various investigations visit THIS website address for new information. You may be pleasantly surprised at what you will find. Bookmark this site NOW.

If you have any questions for me, please leave a comment below. If you don't have a blogger account, you may create one so that I might see your name and email address in order to respond. Otherwise, just email me. Thank you...and ...CHEERS!

The West Virginia Ghost Hunters are now mere ghosts

See how it happened! Click here to find out how the head of the group got nailed for illegal prescription drug stuff...

Never Go Trespassing In Order to Go Ghost Hunting: Read This

This news article shows why it is imperative to seek permission before ghost hunting at a private residence. You could just get shot in the head...

Landon House - Urbana,Maryland

Complete Paranormal Research did an investigation last October at the historic Landon House in Urbana,MD. One of the lame articles published about the 'haunted place' and our investigation can be found here.

The 60 Day Ghost Hunting Challenge!

For those of you who are out to prove YOU have what it takes to be a great paranormal investigator, I am now issuing the 60 Day Ghost Hunting Challenge! Here's the deal - From today (Sept.12,2006) through November 12,2006, go ghost hunting and analyze your photographs. Send the best photos to me to enter the challenge. The best photos will be posted here (along with your name or group name). I will have a very special prize for the top photograph! Go take some pictures! As always, the photos must be YOUR OWN work and cannot be altered or enhanced in any way. RAW images only! You may submit as many ghost photos as you wish. To enter, send your photos to me via email.

Visual Evidence of Poltergeist Activity

Check this out: A guy grabs his video camera and captures not only a wall hanging being slapped against the wall - but a levitating cereal bowl rises and crashes to the floor. You can hear the guy breathing hard while he films the footage. Cool!

Just remember, this is actually fake...

Univ-Con5 Coming to State College,PA

Univ-Con5 is coming! Read about it here.

I haven't been to one of these in the past, but it looks like fun! Ghost hunt included!

I look forward to meeting Hans Holzer! The original "Ghost Hunter"!

Full Moon Fever, Harvest Time, and more!

After watching the brightness of last night's full moon, I couldn't help but think of autumn ghost hunting. The weather is getting to be great at night lately. Might as well take advantage of the comfortable temperatures - before the nights get too cold!

Our group (Complete Paranormal Research) has been taking most of the summer season and relaxing at home. We have found that doing investigations outdoors during the summer months doesn't amount to much. Most of the pictures taken turn out to be those of the 'moisture orb' variety. Since most serious investigators get discouraged by these photos, we decided long ago that summer was the worst time of the year to do outdoor investigations.

However, it is now September. The nights are far less humid, the temps are lower at night, and the breeze feels great when the sun is going down. If you don't have any ghost hunting experience, this is a great time to 'learn the ropes'. I would suggest getting together with a few friends and heading out to a local cemetery (or other location) and get used to using a film camera in the dark. What you may capture could amaze you!

Well, I'll continue this later...

Are You Mediumistic?

If you haven't seen a ghost before, it's really not a question of "Do ghosts really exist?". It's actually due to the fact that you may not actually be mediumistic.

Those who do see ghosts (and quite frequently,too) are what some call mediumistic. For those who haven't heard of this term - maybe you've heard of a Psychic Medium before...That's what a Medium is; one who is mediumistic (one who can sense emotions and beings between this realm and a parallel realm).

There are ways for those who are not gifted with such abilities to learn to use these 'powers'. I would not suggest buying into some rip-off course online (or through some loser ghost hunting 'pro'). I would strongly recommend you search bookstores and libraries for such study materials.

If you haven't seen a ghost before, don't believe that ghosts don't exist. Just work on your own spirituality and get in touch with your own unique abilities. Don't forget to check out my Yahoo 360 page with even more topics of interest.

Trash That Flash!

Should night prowling ghost hunters and paranormal investigators be trashing the flash? Absolutely! In my years of night photography, I've found that the coolest of photos come from the use of ambient light. By using natural lighting, your photos come out with the same "eerie presence" you feel while strolling around in the dark.

Haven't you noticed the artificial lighting on your ghost photos using a flash? They don't look natural at all...

I prefer the natural light effects - only provided by using a fine camera. If you wish to trash that electronic flash and get cooler photos, read this for a primer. There are many resources about night photography online. Use a good quality camera and trash your flash. What you get may surprise you! Goodbye dust orbs! :)

No ghosts from tonight...but my "J" looks good!

For the month of April ghost hunting season started at my old stomping grounds. CPR went to the infamous Rose Hill Cemetery in Hagerstown, MD. I didn't really get anything worth posting from the outing - but I did get some good pictures of my fiance! (She says she has alot of stuff in her pockets and she isn't fat!) Just thought I'd post something worth looking at... instead of some worthless dust orbs! We have an investigation coming on April 7th at a private residence. If I get anything worthy of posting, I'll put it online.

Cathe Curtis did NOT get a ghost here!

For those of you familiar with Cathe Curtis' "Ghost of the Civil War Kind" website, I want you to know this! I painstakingly analyzed Rose Hill Cemetery in Hagerstown,MD for the EXACT SPOT in which Cathe Curtis' "ghost woman" was photographed. THIS is THAT SPOT! I worked this area dozens of times to attempt to capture any ghost in this area - and didn't get squat! I truly believe her photo to be a fake - just like her "investigator scams" she tends to make money from. Cathe Curtis is a fake and a fraud.

Background Information

My name is Randy Tuggle. I have been investigating paranormal activity since 1999. I have lived in two haunted houses and have experienced several types of activity. Seven years ago, I started to investigate everything from abandoned properties to residential homes for different types of activity.

Most of my success has been attributed to photographic and audible evidence. I have a substantial catalog of photos and audio recordings collected over the past several years. I also operate several websites related to local paranormal activities.

If you are in need of a professional investigator, look no further. I can investigate your residence myself - or refer you to a professional I trust to do the job right. All investigations are free of charge, but you can offer a freewill donation in order to help further my research. The equipment used on an investigation varies with each scenario...so each investigation technique is different based on home size and environment variables. Contact me today for more information.

Paranormal Voyeurism

What gets me really peeved? The amount of people who frequently visit ghost hunting and paranormal websites - who don't actually participate in the field. They are everywhere! If you build it, they WILL come. Yet, they won't pick up a camera or flashlight and join you on an investigation.

For years, I have been posting my evidence from various paranormal investigations on the internet. Most of the visitors to my websites have been just that;visitors. I have offered many invitations to people who seem to ACT as if they are interested in learning the art of "ghost hunting", yet back down when an invitation is offered. Just what type of people are these? Paranormal Voyeurs? They like to watch, yet cannot bear to do it themselves.

Don't get me wrong! I love having people come by and view my evidence and my articles. What gets me going is the amount of people who CLAIM to be knowledgeable in the paranormal field - yet have no experience to prove it! It's time for a change. Is it possible those who VIEW are SCARED to go on an investigation? Maybe so...

If you are interested in becoming a paranormal investigator, contact me by email. I'll do my best to help you get started. You can have your own "ghost hunting" group! Don't be a paranormal voyeur - be a participant in this field of research. You'll be in good company.

E.V.P. - Is It Evidence?

E.V.P.: Electronic Voice Phenomenon.

In today's world of paranormal investigating, the use of tape recorders and digital recording devices is growing rapidly. The real question I'd like to pose is; "Is it evidence?

The art of ghost hunting started in the eighteenth century. In the early days, groups of investigators valued the works of mediums. The communications with the spirit world were audible to those witnessing these events. The earliest paranormal investigators had a list of conditions that must be met in order for an occurrence to qualify as that of a true paranormal nature. The most specific of those conditions required the "noise" or "voice" of the spirit to be one that could be heard by ordinary ears -- not something caught on tape that was undetected at the time of the sighting.

I trust the works and reputations of several investigators from our historic past. Paranormal investigations are -after all- "investigations". Just like a good detective in any field, we must provide real, concrete evidence to support our findings. Knowing that tape recordings and digital recordings (especially digital) can be manipulated, is it safe to say that a skeptic will not believe a sound heard from a recording device is evidence? Today's technologies make the evidence collected by any ghost hunter or investigator questionable. It is our duty as real investigators to use the methods of evidence collection that produce concrete, indisputable results. Knowing this, what would you suggest? I have my opinions and my own collection of evidence. Another thought; Do we use EVP as a method of providing solid evidence, or do we use it to entertain ourselves and others? What's your answer?

I know I've opened a big can of worms with this discussion. However, I'm really wanting to know how others feel. Please leave your comments.

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