The following are step-by-step simple lessons on how to get involved in ghost hunting and investigating:

1. Try contacting an organization in your area. Ghost investigating is becoming the new "in" thing and groups are popping up all over the place.

 

2. When choosing any group, make sure you make the right choice. You want to be with people interested in investigating. This means people who follow protocol and standards and who are not going to immediately pass off every shadow and light as spirit activity. Unfortunately, I have seen many different photos of different items such as dashboard lights, breath in cold temperatures, and tree branches passed off as ghost photos. These people of the ghost hunting world make the rest of us look bad. So make sure you're with people who mean business and genuinely care about researching the paranormal.

 

3. Checking the Internet for a group can be easy and quick but make sure you meet somewhere first. A public place is a good starting point. You want to be near other people. Unfortunately, when meeting people you don't know for the first time is not only uncomfortable but you don't know this other person and safety is always an issue.

 

4. Read all you can about ghost hunting. You can even take our Ghost Hunting Course before considering joining a group to give you an idea of what to do and how to do it before joining others.
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• Learn as much as possible. Go to websites and read what others are doing or thinking. You can look at any book list and find some good books to read.
• Practice good protocol and standards when you are ghost hunting. You always want to make sure that your investigations are as flawless as possible. Document everything.
• Get some equipment and make sure it works before you head out. You only need the most basic of things:
1. a 35 mm camera with 400 speed film
2. a flashlight with fresh extra batteries
3. a notebook with a pen
• Find places that are near you to investigate. Most areas have haunted places. Check cemeteries, old buildings, and old homes only with permission. Remember: NO TRESPASSING! Always get permission before going onto private property.

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