Ghost Hunting: How to Investigate the Paranormal (Google eBook)

Loyd Auerbach

Ronin Publishing, Dec 1, 2003 - Body, Mind & Spirit - 189 pages

Ghost Hunting tells what apparitions, hauntings and poltergeists really are. Ghostbuster Loyd Auerbach describes the many forms ghostly phenomena can take and the methods parapsychologists use to study them. He explains the technology used by ghost hunters and when equipment is and is not helpful. If you've encountered a ghost yourself, this book will show you how to investigate your experiences step-by-step and how to use the ghost busters methods to make your home "ghost-free" Ghost Hunting shows how to tells the difference between the normal and paranormal -- and the just plain weird. It describes how to investigate other-worldly experiences by using the methods of professional ghost hunters to come to the right conclusions and determine how to bust -- or befriend -- the presence. If you want to hunt ghosts yourself, then read Ghost Hunting, which is based on the real life cases of one of the most respected paranormal investigators on planet Earth. Learn how to approach ghost hunting as an objective parapsychologist would to uncover what is really going on. Includes step-by-step instructions for interviewing witnesses and launching an investigation. Book jacket.

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User Review  - Esther - Goodreads

I am a big fan of Loyd Auerbach's writing style. He's informative, entertaining, and yet grounded in his approach to paranormal phenomena. I definitely recommend this book to anyone interested in paranormal investigation, particularly the mechanics of it.

Contents

• Parapsychology: 10
• ESP MD PK: 14
• SURVIVAL: 19
• POLTERGEISTS: 24
• HAUNTINGS: 32
• APPARITIONS: 40
• BASICS: 49
• EXPLANATIONS: 56
• INITIAL CALL: 64
• ASSESSING THE CASE: 75
• INTERVIEWING WITNESSES: 79
• FRAUD: 89
• PSYCHICS: 93
• TECHNOLOGY: 98
• ENVIRONMENTAL SENSORS: 107
• CAMERAS: 113
• AUDIO RECORDERS: 119
• PREPARING FOR AN INVESTIGATION: 124
• WITNESSES: 130
• DATA: 134
• DIAGNOSTICS: 143
• RESOLUTIONS: 148
• EXPLORATIONS: 153
• POLTERGEISTS: 159
• EVICTING APPARITIONS: 164

Popular passages

Page 11 - ... University has since severed its ties with the parapsychology laboratory. 18. Winkelman, "Magic"; Auerbach, ESP, Hauntings, and Poltergeists, 15-55. Auerbach defines psi as "exchanges of information between living things (mainly people, of course), or between living things and the environment, or ... influences of living things on the environment, which occur without the use of what we call the 'normal' senses, and do not seem to be explicable by the 'known' physical laws of nature‎

About the author

Loyd Auerbach is director of the Office of Paranormal Investigations and author of "ESP; Ghost Hunting: How to Investigate the Paranormal; Hauntings and Poltergeists: A Ghost Hunter's Guide; " "Mind Over Matter; " "Psychic Dreaming; "and "Reincarnation, Channelling, and Possession. "He lives in Pleasant Hill, California.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Ghost Hunting: How to Investigate the Paranormal
• Author: Loyd Auerbach
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Ronin Publishing, 2003
• ISBN: 157951118X, 9781579511180
• Length: 189 pages
• Subjects: Body, Mind & Spirit / Parapsychology / General; Body, Mind & Spirit / Supernatural; Body, Mind & Spirit / Unexplained Phenomena; Social Science / Folklore & Mythology