How to Live in a Haunted House

What do you do when you think your house is haunted?

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Pad of paper and pen
• A good flashlight
• A clear and relaxed mind
• Digital voice recorder

1. Before you begin, you first have to find out if your house is really haunted. This is where you have to be really calm and relaxed. Ideally, the house should be empty before you continue. Turn off as many electrical applicances you can. If you are comfortable working with the fuse box or breaker panel, consider pulling the main power to the whole house. This is to eliminate any electrical fields caused by the power lines in the house, and that is why you need that flashlight.

2. Now you are ready to begin you ghost survey. First, get used to your environment. The house will be very quiet. You may feel nervous at first, so take a few minutes to adjust.

3. Start your ghost survey from one end of the house to the other. Do not let any 'creepy feelings' you may have had around the house bias your survey. Keep your mind clear and open to anything. Stop in each room of the house, and think about the possible past events that would have happened there over the years. For example, while you are in the kitchen, think about family gatherings and meals that were made over the years. This is done in hopes of releasing any memories that may be connected to the space. By thinking of old memories from the past, you may help the ghost to make itself known to you. Use your digital voice recorder to record any noises, and take notes, especially for odd or strange thoughts that may suddenly come toyour mind.

4. Once you have finished surveying your whole house, keep your notes and experiences to your self, and ask someone you trust to repeat the survey the same way you did. When the other person is finished, that is when you both sit down tgether and compare your notes and any other evidence collected. This step is important, because it is a quality control for your sanity. If you continue to think your house is haunted alone, your mind will play tricks on you.

5. Comparing notes together. Let's say both surveys found evidence of something creepy in the back bedroom. What do you do? The idea of this article is how to live in a haunted house, so you want to try to peacefully co-exist with the entity in the back bedroom.

6. Avoid contact with the ghost. Unless the ghost is smashing your fine china to pieces, it is best to leave it alone. If possible, limit the use of the room. See about switching the use of the room with another room in the house. For eaxmple, use the 'haunted' bedroom for storage, and fix up a room in the basement or attic to replace the 'lost' bedroom.

Tips & Warnings

• Walk slowly during your survey. Look all around. If something creepy starts happening, be prepared to stay and see what happens, or to run!
• If you pull to power, try to do the survey during daylight hours. If at night, make sure your walking area is clear since the house will be dark.
• Unless you are a professional ghost hunter, avoid any communication with ghosts. If the ghost is more than you can handle, call in the professionals!

[forrestdweller]

on 10/28/2009 I like that you state avoid contact with ghost. So many people try to be ghost experts when we really know very little. They can harm you, I know from my own situation. please read it on forrestdweller.com to be informed. They are not to be played with this is real stuff and someone can get hurt.