Ghost hunters are stuck in a rut. And it is a rut of our own making….
It’s time for some sort of change and to revamp our way of thinking. We need to get smarter. Perhaps retool the process from the same old tired way; always arriving at the station, but no closer to our destination than when we started. It’s time to wean ourselves off of paranormal television—where by viewing, suddenly gives us a license and a degree in Ghostology.
What we’re currently doing is not drawing us any closer to a solution, or for that matter resolution. It’s still an infant stage continuing down a well trod road. Even after hundreds of years, we’re no closer to answers now than we were back then.
Paranormal groups are still on the upswing. Somewhere in the world a new group is born each day, as others exit. It’s a continuous cycle. A lot of this cycle is directly attributed to the exposure of television reality shows. Kenny Biddle states:
“The curse of the Para-(Un) Reality show has been fully engaged with the world of the paranormal for years. What is this curse? It’s thousands of groups claiming to be professionals, experts, using science, doing research, and having undeniable “evidence” of life after death. This comes, in part, from watching/taking part/idolizing the various pieces of crap television networks pump out to the masses that mistake bad entertainment for reality.”
Guesswork does not make ghost hunting a science, as much as we might like. A ‘science’ is a complicated process involving parameters and boundaries, and throughout the years we have pretty much set our own parameters. This, however, does not make it a science. It’s a great term to throw out to impressionable clients, but again—a term of our own making, and not recognized by the genuine scientific community as a whole.
Let’s discuss ways to not make yourself look ridiculous if you are serious about pursuing paranormal investigations. There are apps for your smart phone designed to detect unworldly presences. Never present these results to a client as proof positive of paranormal activity unless you are the village idiot. It’s laughable at best, the results coming from the discretion of whoever programmed the app, and for entertainment purposes only! I don’t know how many times I have had a “spirit” hovering over my shoulder as I dined at a restaurant, while a different app at the same table detected nothing.
And it just gets better….
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