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The Feminine Macabre

Merry meet all,

I am very excited to announce I’ll be featured in the all-female paranormal journal The Feminine Macabre Volume 2. It will be released in August 2021.

Volume 2 of The Feminine Macabre is out in a couple of months and look at the amazing list of writers who have contributed to this volume and if you’ve not heard of this before, search online for Volume 1 or if you’re UK based click here: amazon.co.uk/Feminine-Macab

The Feminine Macabre is an all-female paranormal journal. Paranormal investigating is not the exclusive domain of men. Damn right. Woman are way more in touch with their intuition. Ghosts are not exactly tangible. It does require having a sharp sixth sense to detect ghosts anyway. That is not what most men do. I am not trying to be sexist here. Paranormal investigations are very scientific too. It is just fascinating. 

I am proud to be included in this journal. It is the first all-female paranormal journal I have heard of. Volume 1 contains a foreword written by Patti Neghri, of Ghost Adventures. I don’t know who is writing the foreword for Volume 2. I am sure both journals will contain fascinating stories. I can’t wait to read both journals. My article focuses on the unsettling true history of my beloved haunted hometown of Halifax, Nova Scotia. 

I will help promote the second issue of The Feminine Macabre. Amanda, the editor and genius of this project is hosting interviews on Facebook. I can’t wait to be a part of that! This all sounds so exciting. I don’t get paid for this but I do get a free copy. I am so happy to be involved that I don’t mind that I am not paid. The payoff is this opportunity. I am very grateful. 

I just happened upon the website Spookeats. It is how I got involved in this. Good thing too! Hm, now that the lockdown is over, I may dive back into my solo paranormal investigating. 

Till then, stay spooky

Blessings, Spiderwitch

 

 

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How to lead a paranormal investigation

Merry meet all,

Paranormal investigations are the hot topic now. Read this post for info on how to go on an investigation of your own, 

One of the first things to keep in mind is that you have to rule out a haunting or disprove it. Only when you can’t disprove it do you then progress onto a good reason for the haunting. A door opening by itself could be explained by a draft or open window. An orb could be explained by a light from a room. Rule out any logical reason for a weird event first. 

Research the location. Try to find out if there were any traumatic experiences such as murders or suicides . Or if there are any other reports of any paranormal occurrences there or in the neighborhood. 

Return to the location to duplicate the experience. Return to the area with a few ghost hunting tools. See if the event repeats itself and take a friend to act as a witness. The tools can consist of electromagnetic frequencies or electronic voice phenomena, or a way to measure temperatures. 

If you hear voices- I can’t hear ghosts but I see and sense them, then record them with the EVP recorder. It may take a long time and many efforts to record something so don’t be easily discouraged. If you see a ghost, then set up a way to record sound and temperature changes. A video recorder and a flashlight are very useful to have around too. Often it is dark where you investigate. A flashlight with extra chargeable batteries is mandatory. That and wear good comfortable sensible shoes. 

Be objective. Just because you hear spooky bumps in the night doesn’t mean it is a ghost. Be open to every possibility. Once you gather enough evidence, then you can call in the professional paranormal investigation team(s) in your area. But be careful of cons or scams.

  • “Try investigating with a friend or two.

  • Never be scared to ask questions, even if you think no one is there.

  • Set up motion sensors. Paranormal activity can trigger motion sensors.

  • Maintain caution in what you deal with. (Do you want to star in a recreation of The Exorcist?)

  • Be professional: A well-groomed and intelligent person is more convincing than an unkempt, raving lunatic.

  • Be prepared for ridicule: If you make your findings or research public you will be laughed at.

  • Stand by your findings. You went through all that work, at least get credit for it.

  • Read and study: Monsters by John Michael Greer is a good start.”

Credit to https://www.wikihow.com/Investigate-a-Paranormal-Activity-or-Experience

Read the book Ghost Hunting for Dummies by Zac Bagans. It is the leading ‘textbook’ on ghost hunting. 

Thank the people for their time if they let you visit. Be polite and professional. And remember to have fun. 

Blessings, Spiderwitch

 

 

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