How can you get started with Paragenealogy?
It’s easy.
In this six-minute mini-podcast that follows up yesterday’s Era Cues podcast, Fiona Broome shares very basic steps to begin your paragenealogy research.
(Her book, Paragenealogy: Identifying Your Ghosts, will explain this in far more detail.)
What are “era cues” and how can they trigger ghostly encounters?
In this 12-minute podcast, Fiona Broome discusses the concept of “era cues” as presented on a 2009 episode of Ghost Lab. She explains how you can use them to improve your research results, as well as what you encounter during ghost tours and events.
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Lately, many people have asked me about hauntings that — to me, anyway — sound like they’re dealing with residual energy.
So, I’ve recorded a mini-podcast with basic information: Ghosts – Residual Energy Solutions (MP3)
Remember: Many ghost hunters believe that emotionally charged events [...]
We’re ready to begin surveying EVP results.
(Note: This initial study of EVP results concluded in August 2011. Click here for what we learned.)
If you have any EVP recordings, even if the words aren’t clear, you may be able to help us with this first survey.
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I’m looking for volunteers to help with anomaly analysis and prediction.
This is one of my new projects for 2011, and it might be really interesting and helpful to the field… or it may have some huge problems that will make the data worthless.
We won’t know until we try this. It’s a project that [...]
In the past, I’ve talked about the tradition of using salt to repel or block angry and malicious spirits.
Several people have asked me about this.
I’ve only used salt a couple of times, because I regard it as an extreme remedy. However, I know people who rely on it regularly.
You’ve probably heard the [...]
Lately, a lot of emails start out, “I’d like to become a ghost hunter, but I’m afraid of demons. What can I do?”
The first issue to address is: What’s a demon?
How you respond to that question determines whether or not paranormal research is a good choice for you.
According to my copy of [...]
Earlier this year, in my reality check article, I said, “…as people turn to lies and name-calling, our credibility as a community is at risk.” At that point, my concerns were about others’ exchanged insults.
This week, a reader sent me links to webpages that accuse HollowHill.com of being [...]
In my earlier article, Using History to Find Haunted Sites, I talked about visiting the public library to study dusty old books.
You may have similar success using old books that are online. From Gutenberg to the Internet Public [...]
Recently, someone asked me why I limit how much time I’ll spend, trying to help an individual spirit.
In the past, I’ve talked in terms of spending no more than 10 – 20 minutes to see if I can help a particular ghost.
However, my answer should probably be two-part. The first is about me, [...]
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