1) First and most importantly, respect the dead.
The paranormal are just spirits that have crossed through the veil. Treat them as you would any other person you meet. Show them respect and you’ll be surprised at the results they’ll help you get.
2) Keep in mind your senses are your most powerful tool.
Don’t get me wrong, ghost hunting ‘toys’ are fun and can yield amazing results. EMF meters, Night Vision Cameras, ghost boxes, KII….they’re all amazing pieces of equipment. However, in my own experience the most valuable and power piece of equipment you can have is yourself. Get a strange feeling from a room? Go stick to that room for a while…use some of your equipment there. Your being is like a compass.
3) Take base-readings/mental notes.
Walk around where you’re investigating first. Take note of electrical wires, pipes, uneven floor or ground patches. If you have an EMF or Mel meter, this would be the time to use it and note any spikes or readings. That way when you’re investigating you don’t think something natural is something supernatural. Finding uneven patches on the ground is a great way to keep you safe. Our team even uses glow-in-the-dark mini traffic cones to note patches so no one trips in the dark.
4) Remain Grounded, Carry Protection of all kinds.
When you go into an investigation, keep in mind negative energy is out there as well. Although, in my experience I do not believe it’s as common. Always go into an investigation properly grounded, feeling positive and happy. Remember my blog about positive attracting positive and negative attracting negative? Keep that in mind. Carry protection not only for spiritual energy, but also in case you meet a mortal creep or animal along the way. Black tourmaline is a GREAT stone to use as a paranormal investigator, and pepper spray or a pocket knife is always good to have on hand in case of a mortal world emergency.
5) Research your location before and after!
You’d be amazed what results you may find. I recently investigated a cemetery with my team that we hadn’t researched much before we got there. Both myself and another team member experienced the same tightness in our chest/throat in a section of the cemetery. Come to find out, 2 people had drowned on the property and one person was lynched near by. All three were buried in the cemetery near where we were. It was even the anniversary of the night of one of the drownings. If we had researched that prior to investigating, we would have been able to further investigate our feelings at the time. Usually finding information takes a lot of dedication and digging–but trust me it’s worth it.
