Post by Ghostz on Sept 17, 2011 9:00:11 GMT -5
Who qualifies to call himself or herself a Paranormal Investigator?
What does a person have to do to become a Paranormal Investigator?
Technically anyone's qualified to be called a paranormal investigator. The spectrum ranges from the scientific professionals to the weekend hobbyist. Anyone curious enough to explore the paranormal is an investigator. For the most part, it's a technical craft where most of the knowledge will be self taught and learned as you go along.
If you're going to be successful as a paranormal investigator you'll need to study and understand the theories and methods of investigations, the sciences behind those theories and learn how to apply them in the field. You will need to practice using the tools of the trade, and most importantly, you will have to learn to develop a keen guiding instinct. Serious researchers are bound by the Scientific Method while hobbyists will quite often ignore it.
Most paranormal investigators already believe in ghosts. However the theories regarding what ghosts are can vary greatly from one ghost hunter to another. The toughest part of becoming a paranormal investigator is learning how to go into investigations thinking and acting like a skeptic. That's right a skeptic. It's the investigators duty to be open-minded and examine all of the facts for any logical explanations. The word open-minded does not mean solely believing in the existence of ghosts and not excepting any other hypotheses. Instead it refers to analyzing every option that could account for the phenomena. It is important to stress the use of scientific method, because without it, you will prove nothing.
Paranormal investigator must be fair, rational and always searching for the logical explanation. The investigators job is to uncover the absolute truth, no matter what that truth may be. There are thousands of paranormal investigators, but only a handful of good investigators.
Understanding this simple fact will make you a better, more knowledgeable paranormal investigator.
What does a person have to do to become a Paranormal Investigator?
Technically anyone's qualified to be called a paranormal investigator. The spectrum ranges from the scientific professionals to the weekend hobbyist. Anyone curious enough to explore the paranormal is an investigator. For the most part, it's a technical craft where most of the knowledge will be self taught and learned as you go along.
If you're going to be successful as a paranormal investigator you'll need to study and understand the theories and methods of investigations, the sciences behind those theories and learn how to apply them in the field. You will need to practice using the tools of the trade, and most importantly, you will have to learn to develop a keen guiding instinct. Serious researchers are bound by the Scientific Method while hobbyists will quite often ignore it.
Most paranormal investigators already believe in ghosts. However the theories regarding what ghosts are can vary greatly from one ghost hunter to another. The toughest part of becoming a paranormal investigator is learning how to go into investigations thinking and acting like a skeptic. That's right a skeptic. It's the investigators duty to be open-minded and examine all of the facts for any logical explanations. The word open-minded does not mean solely believing in the existence of ghosts and not excepting any other hypotheses. Instead it refers to analyzing every option that could account for the phenomena. It is important to stress the use of scientific method, because without it, you will prove nothing.
Paranormal investigator must be fair, rational and always searching for the logical explanation. The investigators job is to uncover the absolute truth, no matter what that truth may be. There are thousands of paranormal investigators, but only a handful of good investigators.
Understanding this simple fact will make you a better, more knowledgeable paranormal investigator.