"The uniform of the professional
ghost-hunter is not about cut and color, but conductivity. The ghost hunter must
be well-grounded, because when approaching ghosts, you need to be equally
installed in the "grid" the better to perceive them. Your footwear must be solid
leather, tops, soles, and insoles, and very sturdy. No plastic, rubber, or
artificial fibers. Socks should be 100% wool. No artificial fibers in your
clothing either. No zippers, only buttons or buckles. Glasses or shades must be
of real glass with wire or metal rims. No electronic items are to be on your
person. Chronometers, if worn, should be wind-up, and kept in a pocket, rather
than on the wrist. If you use any instruments to measure radiation or EM levels,
put them down before approaching your quarry. These things interfere greatly
with your effectiveness. Do not wear or use crystals or any gems or precious
stones unless you are 100% confident about the practical effects of bringing
such things into your work. There are circumstances whereby a crystal could
potentially make your quarry stronger than you. Once you have identified your
ghost, moving or stationary, and ascertained that it is of the simple haunt
category, you must with confidence stride right up to it and (depending on your
training) either walk into it, stand on it, or take it in your arms.
Momentarily, its place on the grid is also yours, and a window of opportunity
opens up to de-anchor it."
"The method of busting these ghosts relies on effectively de-anchoring them from
the geomagnetic grid. When effectively de-anchored, they will inevitably fall
back into the 'void of potentiality', what some people refer to as 'the source'
or 'the light'. "
"In some countries, professional ghost-hunters are welcome and appreciated parts
of a community, as they are often by trade also shamans, healers and wise
counselors. However, here in the Western hemisphere, the true professional
ghost-hunters work underground. Absolutely shunning media attention, they get
clients solely by word-of-mouth, and will literally "enforce" the secrecy clause
in their contracts (and not in court, mind you). It is too easy to create a
media circus around these things, and the next thing you know, there are laws,
licenses, mail-order schools, and fee regulations. We don't want that, and thus
the strict protection of our art. Most high-profile ghost-hunters that one sees
in books, magazines, and on television, are not of this discipline, but are
merely common attentions-starved thrill-seekers who simply want to see ghosts
and document them, but lack the means to remove them."
-1989
Jacob Jack Donleavy, D.D., MsD. Ghost Hunter/Investigator Advisor on occultism,
esoterica
To prevent doubt in your photographs:
º Remove your camera strap
º Don't wear any clothing
with loose ties and tie long hair back
º Don't smoke
º Clean your lens at the
beginning of the roll, not the middle
º Protect your
lens from rain, water
º Don't photograph
reflective surfaces or anything encased or behind glass.
º Don't mistake
your FINGER for a ghost in the photo
º Document any light sources
in the photo
º Kodak Gold
400 ASA film seems to get the most results
º Infrared film
can be used, but is more expensive to buy and develop
º "Try loading your film at
the investigation site. It is theorized by some ghost hunters that doing this
may increase your chances of a ghost 'imprinting' an image on your film."
º Make sure
your local photo hut knows to give you all photos, even ones they consider "low
quality" and normally remove.
º "If its foggy out...don't bother taking pictures.
The fog will not show up as ecto, it'll show up as hundreds of orbs. Each drop
of moisture that make up that fog will reflect the light of your flash"
º Wait 10
minutes after walking around to avoid causing dust to fly, mimicking "orbs"
Other Tips:
º For God sake, DON'T HUNT ON PRIVATE PROPERTY,
unless you have permission. You may end up a ghost yourself.
º Bring a flashlight
º Avoid wearing perfume or cologne so you don't
mask a phantom "scent"
º Write every minute detail down, and compare with
your co-ghost hunters later
º Don't get high or drunk during ghost hunting if
you want an accurate report later
º Videos tend to turn out better when left by
themselves, so no one is kicking up dust and distorting any real images
º When recording sound, don't whisper; and record
any other noises (car alarms, etc.) that occur during the taping
º Check out wherever you are hunting at least once
during daylight. It sucks to fall down into a 6 foot deep grave at midnight in
Po-Dunk, Iowa.
º Bring at least one friend in case you get hurt,
have a chance meeting with an enraged caretaker, or any other bad things happen
to you
º Learn the history of your site from the local
historical society
º Check the local library or internet for
interesting facts about your site (untimely deaths, etc)
º You CAN ghost hunt during the day
º Bring spare batteries
º Don't show fear; be optimistic, and be
respectful.
What is an EMF detector?
How to "Throw The White Light"
All About Ouija
Bibliography:
http://www.ghostgadgets.com/home.html
http://www.members.tripod.com/~RealMIB/jdghost7.html
http://www.members.aol.com/Rayd8em/Tips.html
http://www.marylandghosts.com/tips.php
