Ghost Hunting 101

This course was designed to help anyone who is interested in studying the exciting and amazing world of the paranormal. This entire course was written by Thomas Cooney.

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An Introduction - Welcome to the world of ghost hunting. This is an ever-growing field and one that has many levels to it. There are those who consider ghost...

Chapter 01: An Important Message - Before we get started with the "how to" section, we must understand a few things. In the introduction, I listed the basic types of ghost hu...

Chapter 02: Getting Started - What do you need to get started in your career in ghost hunting? Well, the first thing you need is yourself. In truth, that is all you real...

Chapter 03: The Interview - As mentioned previously, the key to a haunting may lie in determine what is there and why it is there. However, even before that, you must ...

Chapter 04: Setting Up The Investigation - Once you have satisfied the question concerning whether there is something to investigate, you have to make your plans. Investigations must...

Chapter 05: Equipment - Earlier, I mentioned that there are many devices available today that make ghost hunting easier. There are the basics such as tape recorder...

Chapter 06: What To Look For - Once the investigation is under way, we need to look for certain things and their possible cause. Most new investigators will sit and wait ...

Chapter 07: When Is A Ghost Not A Ghost? - Now we begin to look at some of the confusing issues concerning ghost hunting. There is a phenomenon known as a "psychic projection" or an ...

Chapter 08: The Poltergeist - The poltergeist is the most studied and least understood of all paranormal phenomena. You will find two schools of thought on the subject a...

Chapter 09: Know Thy Enemy - It stands to reason that you must know what you are dealing with before you can offer any type of help. Certainly there are things that you...

Chapter 10: Human or Inhuman - How do we know thy enemy? This can be complicated because the inhuman spirit, being the coward and bully that it is will do its best to avo...

Chapter 11: Interpreting Your Findings - Once you begin your investigation, you have to gather as much evidence as possible. One thing I have heard on many occasions is someone try...

Chapter 12: Taking Action - Once you have an idea of what you are dealing with, you need to decide on a course of action. In all likelihood, you are dealing with a hum...

Chapter 13: Investigator Etiquette - It should go without saying but there are certain things that must be stressed, especially if you have any plans of developing a good reput...

Chapter 14: Revealing A Strategy - There is a strategy to a haunting, be it one that involves a human spirit or a demonic one. This strategy is actually very simple but very ...

Chapter 15: Closing Thoughts - There are a few thoughts that I would like to leave you with. In many cases, there is little we can do regarding a haunting until we know w...