Product Description

Have you had a close encounter with a ghost? Is your home haunted? Learn how to investigate the paranormal.

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—a step-by-step and how to use the ghost busters methods to make you home "ghost-free"

In GHOST HUNTING you will discover

How to tell paranormal events from coincidence.
What’s really going on with poltergeists.
How to investigate ghost sightings.
What to do if you have a close encounter with a ghost.
How to befriend your ghost.
How to get rid of unwanted spirits.
All this and more.

GHOST HUNTING shows how to tells the difference between the normal and paranormal—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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #575181 in Books
• Published on: 2003-12-16
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 144 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781579510671
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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About the Author
LOYD AUERBACH, M.S., is the Director of the Office of Paranormal Investigations, a consulting Editor for FATE Magazine, President of the California Society for Psychical Study, an adjunct Professor at JFK University and President of the international organization, the Psychic Entertainers Association.

Auerbach holds a degree in Cultural Anthropology from Northwestern University and a graduate degree in Parapsychology from John F. Kennedy University.

He recently co-founded a new association, the Paranormal Research Organization, which is aimed at networking and bringing professional standards to paranormal investigators all over the world.

He is a professional mentalist and psychic entertainer, performing as Professor Paranormal.

Loyd Auerbach has appeared on hundreds of radio shows, and dozens of local and national TV shows, including Larry King Live, Unsolved Mysteries, The Today Show, OPRAH, Sightings, and Late Night with David Letterman. He is constantly haunting occasional new shows and many re-runs on TechTV, the Discovery Channel, A&E, the History Channel and The Learning Channel. He is featured in and was Series Consultant for the fall 2001 Travel Channel mini-series "America's Most Haunted Places."

He has been conducting his investigations and research in the world of psychic phenomena and the paranormal for close to 25 years.

Customer Reviews

Very Dry Read.
I understand that Mr. Auerbach is quite versed in his field and highly respected amongst his peers however this book falls short.

During the first few chapters I got the impression that Mr. Auerbach just banged them out over the course of an hour or two. It came across as very impersonal and at some points bordered on arrogant.

Now don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that what he is presenting is wrong. It's just he has a very simplistic approach to his facts. Also he leaves little to no room for other explanations. For example, the small section I read on the Ouija board more put it into the light of "Subconscious manipulation" and disregarded any other notion that it is anything else but a toy. Chalking up all the bad experiences that so many people have experienced as "Coincidence" or them searching for or creating problems for them selves. That to me pretty much sealed it. Granted that is correct to a point but it is not the final say in the subject as he would have you believe. He is so convinced of his own expertise that if it doesn't fit his mold or ideas it's just simply wrong (my impression).

Now I'm not some New-Age moron, neither do I believe in fairies and dragons. I fancy my self a scientist and a student, with an open mind. However this book is written in more of a presentational manner of explaining 100% all paranormal phenomenon. As if it has all the answers....It doesn't.

I bought three books on the subject at the same time and this was the one I was really looking forward to the most but I must say that I am quite disappointed.

Lots of assumed facts presented in a very rushed manner.

Some aspects of "Close mindedness" are very apparent.

He conveys a sense of "No other explanation so I am right."

He makes up your mind for you.

I'm sure he has experienced things that most of us never will, BUT in this field it is still for the most part theories and speculation. His grand experiences doesn't make him a good writer either.

He has not cracked the code, other wise he would have been on every cover of ever magazine. On every news show and be worth BILLIONS. By reading this, you'd think he had.

I had to put it down half way through.

I started reading Southalls book and talk about a breath of fresh air. I will keep you posted as I delve deeper, but the first couple of chapters are very well written and have been quite enjoyable to read.

If you are really interested in the subject, do your self a favor and get more then one book. The murkiness of this field requires a lot of cross-referencing, get as many pieces to the puzzle as you can but never force them together.

Longwinded
I respect Loyd Auerbach immensely, but the chapters in this book are so longwinded when it comes to psi abilities that it leaves non-psychic investigators out of the loop. I understand that Mr. Auerbach is a mentalist but when writing a book with the subcaption: How to Investigate the paranormal, you'd expect it to be for people of non-psychic ability as well.
Overall the book is informative if you have "medium" abilities but does little for the regular investigative scientist.

One of the Better Books on This Subject
Having just joined an established paranormal research group, I wanted to read some books on the actual process of investigations, so I would have a better idea of what to do while out on the field. I've spent much of my life studying paranormal phenomena, but up until now, have not been able to get hands on, so to speak.

This book is exactly what I was looking for, as it covers everything from how to use the equipment to conducting interviews with potential clients. It is very detailed and informative for anyone who takes this subject as seriously as I do, and while some of the reading is rather dry, or even slow paced; the fact is, you can immediately put this stuff into practice when going out on an investigation, hence my reasoning for the five star rating.

Any amateur can take a camcorder and a voice recorder and claim to be a ghost hunter; but if you want to make this a serious endeavour by starting your own group, or joining an existing one, you owe it to yourself to read this book first. You'll learn quite a bit from 'professor paranormal'.