| A ghost hunt can be carried out in two ways. The | | | | ghost hunt event. It is then up to the participant |
| first is by investigating purely on a scientifc level. | | | | to decide whether they believe in the Medium and |
| using the relevant equipment and setting up | | | | whether or not they believe he/she is authentic. |
| adequate controls within the location. The | | | | A Medium certainly adds richness to an event and |
| evidence is based purely on activity felt or seen | | | | can heighten emotions considerably by what they |
| by more than one person at the same time and | | | | tell the participants. The danger of this is that |
| the data collated can be analyzed. This is a very | | | | emotions can have a domino effect, if one person |
| effective way of ghost hunting and it is more | | | | feels cold then you can almost guarantee that |
| difficult to hold the findings up for speculation as | | | | somebody else will notice it by default. When a |
| long as the controls were put in place. | | | | Medium picks up on something sinister it can instill |
| However, when you take a Medium on a ghost | | | | fear into any onlooker. Mediums can claim to take |
| hunt it takes on a whole new meaning. The | | | | on the emotions of a spirit and this can be quite |
| Medium plays a very important and interactive | | | | frightening to watch. |
| role within the event. He/she usually has an | | | | Whether a participant in a ghost hunt believes in |
| audience of participators who wait eagerly to hear | | | | the Medium or not it certainly does have an |
| what activity the Medium is picking up on. A good | | | | impact on any event. The Medium takes on great |
| Medium will not only verbalize what they are | | | | importance as being very special and gifted and |
| feeling but will encourage the participants to pick | | | | this in itself sets him/her apart from others which |
| up on these feelings by demonstration. All | | | | then makes them almost the authority. In my |
| participants should be made aware at the | | | | view a good Medium is somebody who can stand |
| beginning of the Medium session that this is only | | | | up to the challenge of their findings and be able to |
| one view and that they should be very open | | | | explain why they are seeing what they are seeing |
| minded about what is being said. The should also | | | | or saying what they are saying in a legitimate and |
| be made aware that the Medium may have prior | | | | honest explanation. |
| knowledge of the location and therefore has | | | | For more information about our ghost hunt event |
| every opportunity to investigate it prior to the | | | | why not visit haunted happenings home page. |