This portion will be continually expanded.
If you have a Ghost or Paranormal Investigations Site you'd like to
see linked from here,
please send info to esper@california.com.
Please be advised that we will distinguish between sites from
amateur investigators and those from professionals.In addition, we will distinguish between those that offer actual information
and those that merely have ostensible photos of ghosts.
If you have any question at all about an
individual investigator or group,please do contact us,
the
Paranormal Research Organization,
the Parapsychology Foundation,
the Rhine Research Center,
the Parapsychological Association,
or the American Society for Psychical Research.
There are many, many well meaning amateur
ghosthunters out there,
some of whom unfortunately call themselves "parapsychologists," and some whom know next to
nothing about the actual
range of phenomena that can be called "ghosts."
Be careful of anyone who offers help only in the
form of taking photographs, or is
apparently more interested in "proving" you have a ghost than in helping
you deal
with the phenomena and experiences.
Beware of any paranormal investigator who's claims to "expertise" are based
solely on the "orb" photographs they've taken, the cemeteries they've staked
out, or the "certification" offered by other amateur ghosthunting groups.
See our articles elsewhere on this website.
We reserve the right to
refuse links to any submitted URL.
Websites that provide information on
haunted locations:
Shadowlands (lots of ghost stories and ghost links)
http://users.aol.com/shadoland2/ghost.html
Obi-wan's UFO-Free Ghost Page
www.ghosts.org
Directory of Haunted Places
www.haunted-places.com
World's Most Haunted
http://www.worldsmosthaunted.com
The Spirit Realm
http://www.thespiritrealm.com
The Midnight Society
http://www.midnightsociety.com
Parapsychologists Involved in
Spontaneous Case Investigations:
coming
Recommended Paranormal Investigators:
(including individuals/groups with more direct ties to the Office of Paranormal
Investigations)
American Institute of Parapsychology
http://www.afterlife-psychical.org
Vestigia Scientific Anomalies Research Team
http://www.vestigia.org
more coming
Paranormal Investigators with a more
Professional demeanor:
Lone Star Spirits
http://www.lonestarspirits.org
Richard Senate's Ghost Gallery
http://www.phantoms.com/ghstglry.htm
Richard Senate, Ghost Hunter
www.phantoms.com/ghost.htm
more coming
Paranormal Investigators with a
Displayed Knowledge of
/ Connection to Parapsychology:
Ghost Hunter Official Surveillance Team, Michigan:
http://www.ghostinvestigator.net
Amateur Ghost-Hunting/Paranormal
Investigations Groups:
*NOTE
The following websites are to groups that conduct their own paranormal
investigations in various areas of the United States.
Inclusion on this list in no way constitutes an endorsement of the the
group or its methods.
This is due to the fact
that we have no other information on the group or its members other than what's on their
site, or an occasional email
communication. No real assessment of their knowledge of Parapsychology or
parapsychological field methods has been
conducted by us, nor have recommendations for these groups come from colleagues.
Groups/Individuals in this part
of our links list can be moved to a more recommended category once we have more extensive
understanding of
the group/individual and their working knowledge, their investigative techniques, and
their ethics.
We strongly recommend you explore
their site, read all their information pieces, and compare them with
information here on the Paranormal Network in order to make your own assessments.
Also be wary of any group that totally relies on technology and leaves out (or disdains)
the human experience.
The perceptions of human beings are what identify and define a
haunting or apparition case to begin with,
and excluding such experiences of witnesses, whether "ordinary" people or
"psychics," is a bad idea.
Technology can currently only identify environmental anomalies; no technology can detect
"ghosts" outright.
However, reliance only on "psychics" or
"sensitives" is also a bad idea, as most come with personal biases
that need to be assessed and accounted for. In other words, if most of
their protocols feature
cameras/photos or even EVP rather than witness interviewing, be very wary.
Washington State Ghost Society:
http://www.washingtonstateghostsociety.org
This group combines a use of technology with psychics/sensitives in
their investigations.
A very good thing.
Dagulf's Ghost
http://www.dagulfsghost.com/
This group seems to focus only on the use of technology in their
investigations,
and dismisses the use
of psychics/sensitives.
Not a recommended procedure, but an interesting site
nonetheless.
Additional Amateur sites:
Not yet
assessed, so be cautious:
Philadelphia Institute for Paranormal
Research
http://www.pipr.org/
Sites with Stories of "Ghosts"
*NOTE:
The following websites have stories of people's experiences with phenomena
that can be interpreted as "ghosts" and "spirits".
The appearance of these links by no means implies any endorsement by the Office of
Paranormal Investigations or Loyd Auerbach,
mainly because we have done no follow-up on these reports. Nevertheless, they are
quite interesting.
The Veil
http://grraargh.com/veil
Very nice site with stories, links and other basic information.
Sites with Photos of "Ghosts"
*NOTE:
The following websites have photographs of anomalies that have been
interpreted as "ghosts" and "spirits".
The appearance of these links by no means implies any endorsement by the Office of
Paranormal Investigations or Loyd Auerbach.
In other words, we can't say whether these are photos of genuine ghosts, UFOs, other
life-forms, psychically-created anomalies,
energy fields, or anything else one might call "paranormal" or supernatural.
There's just too much room for photographic error and manipulation of images.
Photos of Ghosts and Apparitions with an historical perspective
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Shadowlands/5318/ghost.htm
