What a great lesson we learned a couple of weeks ago thanks to Halloween. :)
It's very easy to let your imagination go a little crazy when it comes to ghost hunting and the paranormal. You have to know when to keep it in check. I have noticed that if an individual claims a place is haunted, everything that happens is pretty much deemed to be paranormal. Why? The idea has already been planted the location is haunted. As investigators, you have to learn when to turn off that part of your brain. You still need to go into a place ready to disprove any experience. Only until you've run out of ways to disprove an activity can it be considered paranormal. At least that is my opinion.
So onto the lesson we learned and the story behind that picture. A friend of mine has been recently telling me about experiences in his house. He's also told me about the area he is living in currently which is said to have activity in different places around his town. A few days after Halloween, he sends me the picture on the left. All he said was "This is my house taken from across the street. Look in the upstairs window." Immediately I got chills and then the brain took off. I told myself things like, he's heard footsteps, this is an active area and this picture looks like a sailor in a work uniform (or as a friend of his said, Michael Myers). Then I thought we really need to get up there and check out his house. After about 15 minutes, he sent me the picture on the right. It was simply his son's Halloween costume hung up to dry. I called him a few choice words (HAHA) and then thought, this is a great learning opportunity not only for the group but for others as well.
As an investigator, you really need to be able to throw out the stories and background you've heard. I'm not saying disregard them completely, but while on the actual investigation and evidence review, you need to have an open mind ready to come with non-paranormal answers. Having the stories and background will help a lot when doing research so it's really important to gather as much as possible. It can be used during the investigation as well (i.e. names of former owners); however, you shouldn't rely only on that.
I hope everyone was able to take something from this. Have a great day!
Jamie
It's very easy to let your imagination go a little crazy when it comes to ghost hunting and the paranormal. You have to know when to keep it in check. I have noticed that if an individual claims a place is haunted, everything that happens is pretty much deemed to be paranormal. Why? The idea has already been planted the location is haunted. As investigators, you have to learn when to turn off that part of your brain. You still need to go into a place ready to disprove any experience. Only until you've run out of ways to disprove an activity can it be considered paranormal. At least that is my opinion.
So onto the lesson we learned and the story behind that picture. A friend of mine has been recently telling me about experiences in his house. He's also told me about the area he is living in currently which is said to have activity in different places around his town. A few days after Halloween, he sends me the picture on the left. All he said was "This is my house taken from across the street. Look in the upstairs window." Immediately I got chills and then the brain took off. I told myself things like, he's heard footsteps, this is an active area and this picture looks like a sailor in a work uniform (or as a friend of his said, Michael Myers). Then I thought we really need to get up there and check out his house. After about 15 minutes, he sent me the picture on the right. It was simply his son's Halloween costume hung up to dry. I called him a few choice words (HAHA) and then thought, this is a great learning opportunity not only for the group but for others as well.
As an investigator, you really need to be able to throw out the stories and background you've heard. I'm not saying disregard them completely, but while on the actual investigation and evidence review, you need to have an open mind ready to come with non-paranormal answers. Having the stories and background will help a lot when doing research so it's really important to gather as much as possible. It can be used during the investigation as well (i.e. names of former owners); however, you shouldn't rely only on that.
I hope everyone was able to take something from this. Have a great day!
Jamie
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