HERE ARE SOME TIPS THAT WE HAVE LEARNED FROM FIRST HAND EXPERIENCE AND FROM OTHER PEOPLES EXPERIENCES.
1. DON'T EXPECT SOMETHING TO HAPPEN. THAT WILL MAKE YOUR BRAIN MAKE YOU SEE THINGS THAT ARE NOT REALLY THERE. BE CALM AND DONT BE NEGATIVE. BE POSITIVE! GHOSTS AND SPIRITS COULD FEED ON FEAR AND NEGATIVITY.
2. ALWAYS HAVE ANOTHER PERSON WITH YOU, EVEN IF THEY ARE SCARED. JUST IN CASE YOU HAVE AN EXPERIENCE, YOU MIGHT WANT SOMEONE TO BACK YOU UP WHEN YOU TELL THE STORY. YOU MIGHT ALSO WANT THEM WITH YOU IF YOU GET HURT AND CAN'T GET AROUND BY YOURSELF. THEY MIGHT HAVE TO HELP YOU.
3. WHILE ON AN INVESTIGATION, DON'T SMOKE, DON'T WEAR PERFUME/COLOGNE AND DON'T LIE. AT ALL! WEARING PERFUME AND COLOGNE CAN MAKE PEOPLE SMELL IT AND THINK IT IS A PARANORMAL EXPERIENCE. SMOKING CAN MAKE SMOKE APPEAR IN PICTURES AND SOMETIMES BE MISTAKEN FOR PARANORMAL ANOMALIES.
4. ALWAYS CARRY EXTRA BATTERIES AND FILM. GHOSTS LIKE TO USE THE ENERGY FROM BATTERIES AND EVEN PEOPLE.
5. IF YOU SEE, FEEL OR HEAR SOMETHING, DONT FREAK OUT. THIS WILL MAKE EVERYONE ELSE PARANOID AND MAKE THE OWNERS (OR VISITORS) OF THE PLACE FEEL SCARED TO BE AROUND THERE.
6. ALWAYS LET THE SPIRITS OR GHOSTS KNOW WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU WANT THEM TO DO. AFTER ALL, THEY DONT KNOW EVERYTHING.
7. ALWAYS HAVE THE RIGHT TOOLS FOR THE INVESTIGATION. (DIGITAL CAMERA, NIGHT VISION CAMERA, DIGITAL THERMOMETER, DIGITAL VOICE RECORDER, DOWSING RODS, 35mm CAMERA, PENCIL AND PAPER, FIRST AID KIT, WALKIE TALKIE, EMF METER, MOTION DETECTORS, COMPASS, GEIGER COUNTER, HEAT VISION CAMERA [THEY ARE EXPENSIVE, BUT WORTH IT. ] AND YOU SHOULD HAVE A FLASH LIGHT OR TWO.) THIS WILL GREATLY IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES FOR FINDING SOMETHING.
8. DONT TRESPASS! THIS IS ILLEGAL AND YOU CAN GET IN A LOT OF TROUBLE. ITS NOT WORTH THE RISK. GET PERMISSION TO BE ON THE SITE. TRY AND GET IT IN WRITTEN FORM BECAUSE IF THE OWNER FORGETS HE LET YOU ON HIS PROPERTY, HE COULD GET YOU IN TROUBLE AND THERE IS NO WAY FOR YOU TO PROVE THAT HE LET YOU.
9. DRESS IN AN APPROPRIATE FORM. THIS WILL HELP YOU FOCUS ON WHAT IS IMPORTANT.
10. BE NICE TO THE PERSON WHO OWNS THE PROPERY YOU ARE INVESTIGATING ON. THEY MIGHT LET YOU DO ANOTHER INVESTIGATION IF YOU ARE. IF YOU BREAK SOMETHING, DONT LIE. JUST PAY FOR IT OR BUY A NEW ONE. AND APOLOGIZE!
11. TRY TO BRING A FIRST AID KIT. IF SOMEONE FALLS OR GETS HURT AND YOU ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A UNFAMILIAR PLACE AT NIGHT, YOU MIGHT NEED TO GET THE HELP SOON. ALSO, TRY AND CARRY A CELL PHONE. IN CASE SOMEONE GETS HURT REAL BADLY, YOU MIGHT WANT TO CONTACT AN AMBULANCE.
12. IF YOU CAN, BRING A SNACK, JUST IN CASE YOU GET LOST OR STRANDED. NO ALCOHOL!!!
13. TIE LONG HAIR BACK. YOU DONT WANT IT IN THE PICTURES. IT COULD BE MISTAKEN FOR A PARANORMAL ANOMALY.
14. DONT USE A OUJIA BOARD. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT CAN HAPPEN. YOU MIGHT ACCIDENTALY SUMMON AN EVIL SPIRIT. YOU DON'T WANT THAT.
15. TRY TO FIND AN EXPLANATION FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU MIGHT FIND PARANORMAL. IF YOU HEAR A LOUD BANG FOR EXAMPLE, FIND OUT WHAT CAUSED IT. 97% OF PARANORMAL CLAIMS CAN BE DISSMISSED AS NOT-PARANORMAL. KEEP THAT IN MIND.
16. DO NOT FOOL AROUND DURING AN INVESTIGATION. SOMETHING MIGHT HAPPEN YOU WILL REGRET.
17. DON'T USE THE NIGHT SETTING ON YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA IF IT HAS IT. IT SCREWS UP THE PICTURES IN SOME CAMERAS.
18. TRY NOT TO TAKE A PICTURE OF A SHINY SURFACE OR MIRROR. THIS WILL MESS UP THE PICTURE. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A CLEAN LENS TOO.
19. DON'T DO AN INVESTIGATION IN BAD WEATHER. REALLY, DON'T.
20. KEEP YOUR FINGERS OUT OF THE PICTURES!
21. You may have more experiences of paranormal activity if you follow the geomagnetic fields - mainly when they are active, and also the phases of the moon, as more people report activity during the Full and New moon phases.
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22. Treat the spirits respectfully - after all they were once just like you and me! Besides, once you leave, the disgruntled spirit may follow or attach itself to you, or raise havoc for the owners of the property!
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