A haunted place is any area with a high concentation of ghostly activity that last over a prolonged period of time.

About Death

No matter what factors are present at death--homicide, suicide, explosion, accident, old age--there is one constant that remains. There is no pain when you die. I can never say this enough to people. In fact, it is this absence of pain that confuses many of the newly dead because they do not realize they have died.
No one ever dies alone. When we pass out of our bodies, deceased loved ones are always there to greet us. We may not have seen these people for many years, but the love bonds we experienced on earth are still very much continued on the other side.
Many experience a sense of being surrounded by a brilliant light and being pulled through a tunnel. People describe the light as God, or an all-knowing being. Instead of light, some ghosts describe being surrounded by a glorious display of celestial colors like nothing they have ever seen.
There is an immediate sense of not being limited to the physical body. The life once lived simply falls away. In its place is an awareness of a newness to life.
Finally,when we stand at the doorway to death, there seems to be an immediate altering of time and space. Ghosts are timeless, ethereal, transparent dimension. Earth time may be passing, but to a ghost everying is happening now.

Near Death Experiences

A sensation of floating above one's body and seeing the surrounding area.
Pleasant feelings of calmness and overwhelming peace.
Moving through a tunnel or narrow passageway of light.
Being greated by deceased relatives.
Encounters with an angel, a being of light, or a religious figure.
Experiencing a life review
Reaching a border or boundary that one cannot cross.
Finally, a feeling of rapidly moving back into one's body, often with great reluctance.

Insights From the Spirit World

No one ever dies alone. No matter what, there are always friends, family members, and others there to greet you. Often there are spirits from many lifetimes ago to meet you as well. Your soul recognizes all whom you have known.
In the spirit world, there is no time as we know it. Past and future do not exist. All "time" is now..
When you arrive on the other side, you have a life review. You witness and actively experience important moments in your recent life. You become aware of the soul lessons that you had to learn. Only you are the judge of yourself. Only you will know if you learned the lesson or not. No one else can judge you. If you hurt someone on earth, you experience that exact same hurt. Only you can forgive yourself for the pain that you caused another soul, and only you can forgive yourself for the pain you caused yourself.
You see clearly the importance of your life and its effect on others.
You become aware of yourself on a soul level and understand the vastness of a multidimenstional universe.
Your consciousness expands. You understand how previous lifetimes influenced your judgement of the life you just lived.
You realize that the spirit world is made up of thousands of levels and that spirits gravitate to particular levels depending on their soul's evolution.
You know thta Universal Law rules everything, and that like always attracts like.
You learn that there are lower, darker levels for unevolved souls and those who have not yet learned to appreciate their lives or lives of others.
You realize that life never ends. Life continues forever in different forms and in different dimensions.

Why do Ghost remain tied to the Earth?

A Person has some sort of unfinished business with someone on earth.
Death was sudden and unexpected, such as a car accident or murder, and the deceased is unaware of his or her condition.
A person may want to make sure that his or her final wishes are being followed.
A person with certain religious beliefs may be afraid of what lies ahead, especially those beliefs tied into hell and damnation.

How Do I sense Energy?

Here is a very simple, quick, and safe way for you to experience what your own energy feels like. To begin, shake both arms away from your body. This helps you loosen up and relax. Hold your hands in front of your body about two feet apart with your palms facing each other. Close your eyesd and become completely and totally aware of nothing else but the space between the palms of your hands. After several seconds, slowly begin to move the palms of your hands toward one another. Pay attenton to what happens in the space between your hands. As you slowly move your palms together, you will feel a tingling sensation or magnetic force emancing your palms. As you keep moving your hands closer the sensation will be more pronounced. Now push your palms together and away from each other. You are now aware of your own energy.
Get a partner. Have your partner stand about 3 feet away from you with his back facing you. Ask your partner to close his or her eyes, relax, and tune in to his body and notice how it feels. Stand behind your partner and extend your hands with your palms facing your partners back. Very slowly, make a pushing motion, moving your hands back and forth toward your partners back. Be patient and keep it going. Within several minutes, you will notice that his is body is beginning to sway back and forth in concert with movement of your hands. You are manipulating the energy surrounding your partner (His or her Aura).
Enter a meditative state and become more neutral to the surroundings. Concentrate on an individual, first by visualizing that persons face as if he or she were right next to you. In your minds eye, act as though they are standing and discussing something in extreme detail with that person. At the end of the conversation instruct the person to contact you. (Remember they are not really there). Wait 24 hours for the individual to contact them. When the person calls ask them why they called. It is interesting to see their discussion in the meditation is what they will talk about.

How Do I know that a low level ghost may be hanging around?

Hearing voices
Sudden cravings for alcohol, cigaretts, and drugs, especially after surgery or a traumatic event.
Sudden weight gain
Fears and phobias
Sudden changes in behavior, such as increased anger, depression, or thoughts of suicide
Serious illness of unknown cause
Loss of energy
Memory and concentration problems
Unexplained physical problems--such as pain from an undetermined cause
Migraine headaches
Night terrors and nightmares
Panic or anxiety attacks
Multiple personalities

I want to be a ghosthunter, how do you do it?

Intention- You must have a clear intention as to why you want to expore this world. Do you want to be of service and help another person find his or her deceased relative or friend? Do you want to bring peace to a ghost? Are you helping a spirit move on? Do you want to rescue a ghost from its current troubled condition? Are you trying to contact the other side as a game, as a joke, or to scare your friends? Ghost hunting must be taken seriously because ghosts are NOT to be fooled with. You could very well open a door that you cannot close and the consequences you cannot handle. Remember that ghosts can read your mind and recognize your fear, and if you don't respect them by entering their world with knowledge and preperation, the results can have dire physical, and emotional effects on you and anyone with you. This is not a joke. YOu can be a beacon of understanding and a help to those who are lost, but only if you enter the astral dimentions with love and compassion for all those you contact.
Permission- Before going to any property get written permission of the owner. You must get permission to enter the property. Familiarize yourself with the history of the property, including previous owners, deeds of trust, builders, contractors who may have done additions and improvements, and the current owners. Research any records associated with the property. Find out whether there was another structure on the property before the current one. Research public records and newspapers to find out whether any any significant incidents have taken place on the property, such as fires, murders, suicides, or other crimes. Remember that most hauntings are associated with past events that happened in a particular place. If possible, consider acquainting yourself with the property by visiting it several times especially the night before the investigation. It is easier to investigate if you know the lands layout.

What equipment is used in ghost hunts?

A watch
A cell phone
A notebook
A thermometer or infrarer thermal scanner to measure any environmental changes
A polariod camera, a 35mm camera with high speed film, and a digital camera
A video camera and tripod
A natural electromagnetic field meter
Digital and audiotape voice recorders (For interviews and Electronic Voice Phenomenon)
A Geiger counter to measurer radiations leaks
Thermal video monitors, which measure small changes in temperature and may show you ghosts on the monitor.
First- Aid Kit

How Do I prepare for a ghost hunt?

You must know what your looking for. What kind of activity is occuring on the property? If you are searching for a ghost or poltergeist, does it relate to a specific period of the past? Do you want to communicate with a relative or friend of the current owner? Before you begin, make sure you have a checklist to help you keep track of the following preperations:
Never go on a ghost hunt alone. Have at least one other person along with you to assist you.
Before you enter the property or start any work with the paranormal, always begin with a prayer of protection.
Make sure that all of the equipment you will be using is fully charged and that you have extra fully charged batteries. Remember that ghost feed on electrical energy.
Set up a central location inside the house for storage of all equipment, batteries, and flashlights.
Always carry a camera and flashlight on you, again, have extra batteries.
Log significant conditions in your notebook, such as weather or the electrical condition of the room or building.
Allow only those people who are seriously interested in the project be part of the investigation. Don't let strangers onto the property.
If you have a large group, split into two so that each group can investigate different areas of the property.
Record any and all activity, including meter abnormalities, strange sounds, spontaneous lights, and anxious or fearful emotional feelings of the group.
Contstantly check the equipment to make sure it is still working.
Be respectful of the dead as well as the living who are on site. Go with your gut. If you don't feel safe, leave immediately.
When you are about to leave, say a closing protective prayer to bless yourself, the others around you, and any ghosts you may have encountered.

Could you tell me more on the Investigation?

Make sure you are familiar with all the technical and paranormal terms. Also, you may not get explanations you think you want because you are dealing with an entirely different dimention. Make sure to question everything you experience, run it by the others who are taking part in the investigation. Make sure that everyone is on the same team and that someone with experience is involved. Do not ghost-hunt with just anyone. This is serious work. When you research a paranormal organization, make sure it has the qualifications relevant to your investigation. Are the people involved professional investigators, or is the organization someone's part-time hobby? Does the organization have some sory of accreditation from the scientific community? How long has it been in business? What has been its history? Has it been successful in contacting ghosts and spirits? How much evidence has it collected? Finally, what is the organizations reason for being involved in this work? Intention is important. Ask questions. Anyonw nowadays can go out with a camera and audio equipment and say he or she is a ghost hunter. If you are investing time and money in this process, be sure to employ the genuine article. The people you work with are so important. If they don't know what they are doing, it can be extremely dangerous for all those involved.

Could you tell me more on spirit photography?

Cameras are a must on any ghost-hunting expedtion. Many ghost enthusiasts have successfully captured ghostly images on film. However, you do not have to be part of a ghost-hunting group for ghostly images to appear in your photographs. When working with spirit photography, the key component is your intuition. You may have an urge to take a picture at a particular moment or to aim the camera at a certain angle. Listen to your inner voice; let your instinct be your guide. When attempting to capture ghosts on film, follow these recommendations:
Designate a photographer. Only one person should take pictures. There may be several others present to help feed energy, but use only one photographer, and that person should be the same throughout the event.
Never call out to a spirit to reveal itself. You never know what might show up. Take the photo only when you instinctively feel it is time to do so or when you are instructed by a ghost.
Bring more than one camera and lots of film and batteries. Save all the negatives, or camera cards, because many times an image will form after your first look.
Store these photos in a covered dark place, like a box or a book.
Again, the best place to capture a ghosts, lights, and orbs on film is in a place where there are people. Don't go to a cemetery or empty lot. Ghosts are always around live, vibrant energy, especially the energy of their loved ones.

I want to use a quiji board, any information?

The Quiji Board--or talking board is a tool I would NOT  recommend for anyone to use. In 1966, Parker Brothers marketed the quiji board as a family game geared toward children. The company never really acknowledged its validity as a divination tool. As the quiji board's popularity grew, many soon began to realize that it was no childrens game or a game at all. I have used a quiji board before, but I believe that it has been the subject of many possessions, entitiy influences, and even schizophrenia. But if you demand to find out for yourself keep these hints in mind and even my advice above....
Purify the space by lighting incense to keep unwanted and lower energies, far away from the area.
Put out a bowl of water, which acts as a conductor of energy and helps them transmit messages. (Do you ever notice how often you receive insightful information in the shower or bathtub? Water is a great conductor of energy)
Light a candle to draw a light of protection around everyone participating.
Play pleasant music in the background. Light music can also raise the vibration to a very high level.
The next and most importatn part of the ritual is to take several minutes to mediate and center yourself.
Focus on love and visualize a white light around all.

Can I see my deceased family members in my dreams?

Yes, very much so. If you want to contact family members in a very safe and easy way, ask your loved ones to appear in your dreams just before going to sleep. In a few days, or maybe a week, you will see them. Keep a dream journal to your bed so that you can quickly write down your experiences in the dream state. The more time that passes after the dream, the more likely you will start forgetting it. If you want to know your spirit guide, ask him or her to appear in your dreamsand tell you what type of guide he or she is and what his or her work entails.