Many people are interested in paranormal phenomena. Therefore, the experience of those involved in the study of such things is always of interest. Around 2015, a small paranormal investigation team was set up. Although this team has now been disbanded, the information and experience gained by the researchers is invaluable. Next, the participants in this project share the information received, separating the myths from the facts about how it feels to be a researcher of paranormal phenomena.
Paranormal investigation is work and passion
Real-life researchers are volunteers. They are not paid a salary, and they must invest their money in ghost hunting equipment. Costs, such as fuel for the car and food for the team, they also take on. They often spend the whole night doing research. In addition, installing and removing equipment in a new location may take an hour or more.
Why are they doing this? The team members have an interest in paranormal phenomena and a passion for learning the unknown. Being part of a group can be a very rewarding and interesting experience. Therefore, for each study participant, these advantages outweigh the disadvantages.
They strive to be objective in the investigation process.
Paranormal researchers use a variety of techniques to gather evidence. It can be voice recorders, EMF detectors, temperature sensors, various cameras and much more.
Before participants accept evidence or qualify events as inexplicable, they try to find the reason for what happened. Many groups also have a skeptic who enters the team to provide a different perspective. Real paranormal researchers are trying to use objective equipment more than subjective sensations to find out the truth about what is happening.
They do not always hunt ghosts
Popular ghost-hunting TV shows may make you believe that such investigators are only haunted by demonic, otherworldly entities, but the investigation is more complicated in real life. A visit to a haunted house or apartment may be like meeting a stranger on the street and making contact with him. These entities may be rude, mean, or dangerous, or they may be friendly and cooperative.
It is important to collect as much background information as possible about the property, the city, and the unusual events that occurred in this place before an investigation is launched. Such teams may have one or even several people who have studied this phenomenon for many years.
Being part of a team can be a public experience.
Paranormal researchers meet a variety of people. Well-known and active groups should regularly interact with individuals and businesses. For example, they often need to communicate with people who may be interested in joining a group. They also sometimes have to interact with the community through social networks such as Facebook.
Team members usually become close friends and can even become a kind of “second family”. This aspect of paranormal research can be very exciting and lead to an improvement in social life.
They have to deal with some unpleasant experiences.
Researchers of paranormal phenomena, as a rule, like to engage in such activities and have a passion for discovering the unknown, but sometimes they can also experience unpleasant experiences that upset or even anger them. They claim that most spirits are sociable and do no harm. But some may be dangerous or simply impolite.
Once the group examined the house in which the person died. He was known for his prejudices. Researchers recorded a series of sexist insults on a dictaphone about women. This didn’t reflect well on the group, which was half female!
They get an adrenaline rush during the investigation
Have you ever watched a ghost hunt series and wondered how investigators were so brave? The truth is that they can be as scared as an ordinary person, sensing the presence of a ghost. But they often experience an adrenaline rush that helps them cope with their fears.
According to the researchers, feeling like professional ghostbusters gives you a certain sense of responsibility. Understanding your role, coupled with excitement at such times, often helps to quell their fears.
The first time the group members conducted an investigation, they were amazed that they did not feel much fear, because they were so focused on trying to document evidence that they were not distracted by extraneous emotions!
They are not always knowledgeable about ghosts.
The research team had several inexplicable encounters with entities, which is why they are considered experts in the afterlife. But this is not necessarily the case. One thing that all researchers must put up with is that no one knows for sure what happens after death and what ghosts really are, even if they really exist.
This is the beauty of the inexplicable, which attracts people. Each of the participants in this project forms its own opinion on the basis of their own knowledge, experience and opinions. Perhaps someday science will be able to do more to answer questions in this area of which we know little.
Protection symbol
One piece of advice that experienced team members offer to all newcomers is to wear a spiritual or religious symbol that matters to you. Although they did not understand why this was happening, the team found that members who believed that wearing such a symbol would protect them were more protected. They remained less psychologically affected by what was in the haunted place.
Wearing a “protection symbol” can help the researcher feel more secure and remind them of their own beliefs. The symbol that each member of the group wears must correspond to them as individuals. For example, some people in the group wore a Christian cross, while others wore a pentacle or other amulets.
Paranormal investigation is always a risk
Many would like to join the ghostbusters team, but this is not always possible. So, someone at home may have small children, so people are afraid that a ghost or negative entity will follow them home.
This excuse is said by many who are thinking about joining a team. Since no one knows exactly about the paranormal, there is no simple solution to the problems that researchers might encounter. If you are deeply concerned about the risk that is quite possible in the process of interacting with the spirit or essence that follows you, it is best to think twice whether a paranormal study is worth the danger to your family. Some people find that they are really passionate about finding the unknown and that the risk is worth it! At the same time, many decide that ghost hunting does not suit them. And this is absolutely normal.
There is a real demand for ghostbusters in society
Many large companies were interested in having the team conduct an investigation on their premises. Both homeowners and companies need similar services.
A ghost search team can help gather evidence to try to confirm whether something inexplicable is happening, and may even try to make contact with a spirit that might haunt this place. Although the paranormal investigation is not suitable for everyone, it takes place in modern society.