Paranormal Investigations

What exactly is a paranormal investigation? Paranormal investigations or “ghost hunting” as some may call is a process of seeking out and investigating locations that are allegedly haunted by ghosts. A paranormal investigation team y will attempt to seek and collect evidence that supports a haunting in a location with a variety of equipment. Some equipment that may be used by a paranormal investigation team are the following: the EMF meter; digital thermometer; handheld and static digital video cameras, such as thermo graphic (or infrared) and night vision; digital audio recorder; and computers.
Each piece of equipment used in a paranormal investigation play a crucial part to the gathering of evidence. The EMF meter is used to detect possibly unexplained fluctuations in electromagnetic fields. It is said that spirits disrupt this field in such a way that you can tell one is present by higher than normal readings with this meter. Digital recorders are also very useful in helping catch EVP(electronic voice phenomenon.) Electronic voice phenomenon is the recordings of voice or voice-like sounds that are not audible to the human ear. In the paranormal world EVPs are believed to be the voices of the dead trying to speak to us. A third crucial piece of equipment during an investigation is a camera or a video camera. Both are used to catch evidence that the human eye may not see during an investigation. Digital thermometers are used to capture dramatic changes in temperature. When a ghost is present it is believed that a drastic drop in temperature will occur. Lastly computers are important to an investigation because evidence such as pictures, videos, and EVPs can be uploaded to it to find evidence that may have not been seen at the haunted location.

Now that we know what a paranormal investigation is and a little about the equipment used, we can learn about the steps in an paranormal investigation. In an investigation first decide who will work each piece of equipment and divide into teams if necessary. Once you enter the site, ask for a blessing or protection for the duration of the investigation. Now walk around the area to get a feel of the surroundings. You can begin setting up equipment such as tripods, cameras, and motion detectors. Make note of any area that will give false photos or readings. Then begin to start getting photographs and recordings. Be sure to note anything unusual that happens, especially meter and temperature readings, visual sightings and strange sounds. Also make notes of any feelings or emotions you feel that may be odd or out of place. When you choose a spot make sure to rotate to different spots to be able to gather more possible evidence. When you are done have everyone meet in one spot and ask the human spirits here not to follow you home and to remain here. Tell the others they must remain here in the name of God. It can save you problems down the road, and doesn’t hurt doing it. After the group leaves an investigation they usually meet to analyze evidence and compare experiences they had in each spot of the location.