How to Be a Ghost Hunter

GUIDELINES FOR GHOST HUNTERS

WHEN TO GO GHOST HUNTING

• When to Go Ghost Hunting - an overview of our opinions and others'.
• The Witching Hour - planetary hours: a possible tool for ghost hunters.

WHERE TO GO GHOST HUNTING

• How to Find Local Ghosts.

• Where to find information about ghosts (general advice and resources).

• Finding hauntings with history - Locate unreported hauntings.
• Colleges - why they're uniquely suited to hauntings.

YOU CAN TAKE GHOST PHOTOS

• Ghost Photography 101: basic tips and advice.

• Ghost Photography, part two, spotting false anomalies in photos.

• Our 'Sparkles' Camera, what it is... and what it isn't.

• Ghost Hunting Tips - Where the Orbs Are - where to take photos.

• More Ghost Orb Photo Tips, featuring The Myrtles Plantation.

GHOST RESEARCH 101

• Basic Tools Every Ghost Hunter Must Have. Really.

• Identify Your Ghost - clues to his or her identity.

• Research for Ghost Hunters - fact-checking ghost stories.
• Things to consider for formal investigations, if you're leading a team.

• Cemetery etiquette, manners among the living and the dead.

• Using a compass as a makeshift EMF detector

• Feeling nervous after a ghost hunt?, FAQ for anxious beginners.

• Colleges - why they're uniquely suited to hauntings.

• Getting permission to ghost hunt - What do to if the building looks deserted.

WHAT THE WORDS MEAN

• Residual energy imprint hauntings - the most common hauntings.

ESPECIALLY FOR WRITERS

• Introduction to ghosts, ghost hunters and hauntings
• Skeptics and haunted places - A source of comic relief.

ESPECIALLY FOR PSYCHICS

• Psychic Preparations for a Ghost Hunt

  Maintaining your boundaries

• Ouija Boards and Ghost Hunting

• Are Ouija boards dangerous?
• Using Tarot cards to contact ghosts

PROFESSIONAL GHOST HUNTING

• Earning a living as a ghost hunter - Is this a good career for you?
• Parapsychology degrees - Where to find courses and degree programs.
• Interview with Jamie of Chicagoland Ghosts

If you have a problem ghost in your home:

• Living with ghosts - What it's like, and what to do.
• What to do about your problem ghost - Folklore and what really helps.

• Buying or selling a 'haunted' house - Legal resources.

What is NOT a ghost:

• Manifestations and reality.

• Noises that are not ghosts.

• A Katy, TX house that looks haunted, but isn't.

• False "anomalies" in photos

  • SMOKE

    • Ecto and Smoke, easy to confuse.
      

  • HAIR

  • False ghost pictures - Hair tests created startling 'vortex' images.
  • More fake ghost pictures with hair - liabilities of hair near cameras.
  • False shadows from hair - Subtle discoloration.
  • False 'ghost orbs' and hair (2002), looks convincing at first.

  • MOISTURE

    • Ghost Orbs and Humidity, an overview.
      
    • Ghost Orbs and Light Rain, an experiment.
      
    • False Orbs and Heavy Rain, night photos.
      
    • This is not a portal, hundreds of orbs, or a ghostly mist.
      
    • These are not ghost orbs, but they look great.
      

  • INSECTS, DUST, AND POLLEN

  • Bugs and false 'ghost orbs', easy to spot.
  • Fake orbs and pollen won't confuse an experienced researcher.
  • False ghost orbs - Dirt and dust create 'orbs' that are too small.
  • False ghost orbs - Sprinkler - water droplets from a lawn sprinkler.
  • False ghost orbs - Flour experiment - no one is likely to be fooled.

  • CAMERA STRAPS

  • Ghost vortex picture...or camera strap? - Over a dozen photos.
  • Strange shapes and camera straps - Translucent and confusing images.
  • Ghost pictures and 'floating' camera straps - They can appear mid-frame.

  • CAMERA AND PROCESSING PROBLEMS

    • Light Leaks and Ghost Photos, and the importance of taking notes.
      
    • Dust, dirt, and anomalies while scanning.
      

  • HOLIDAY LIGHTS

  • False Ghost Orbs - Holiday Lights - Possible, but less likely.

  • JEWELRY

  • False ghost orb pictures and jewelry - Not a significant risk.
  
  

  
  
  

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