I don’t know why I have such a hard time posting my own story; but it’s always a struggle for me to share it. Briefly, I think my involvement with the paranormal must have begun the day I was born. As a small child, I played regularly with “my little ghost friend”. This sort of behavior was not acceptable in our household; so I developed a fear of anything paranormal. Of course, that didn’t keep numerous paranormal phenomena from occuring in my life and didn’t curb my curiosity much. Positive paranormal events were quite comforting; but negative ones filled me with panic. In my adult life, I’m come to understand a lot of spiritual things in greater depth, I’ve learned to challenge everything with healthy skepticism (scientific method), and, in that process, I’ve been blessed to enrich my spiritual beliefs while abandoning old superstitions that didn’t serve me well (or prove valid). Now, in my late forties, I have come to embrace the paranormal. I understand now that these things are just going to happen. They’re part of life, like meeting new people or learning new things. Paranormal phenomena are just happenings that require a greater depth of understanding or touch us on a deeper level than normal events. Spirits are just folks like you and I who don’t currently inhabit a physical body. Being spirits doesn’t make them good, bad, or all-knowing; it just makes them sort of “homeless.” Even understanding demons more fully can help put things into perspective and give you some useful guidelines should you recognize that you encounter them in your life. I’m thankful for the vast amount of experience I’ve had with the paranormal, good and bad, soothing and terrifying, over the years because that journey has brought me to the acceptance I can now have.
In my journey to understand the paranormal in my life, I first heard of courses teaching paranormal investigation several years ago. I began studying with a fairly small group and read a number of books. I compared courses that were available through correspondence as well as classroom opportunities, selected the course that best fit my needs, and have now received a certificate as a paranormal investigator. I have no delusions. That doesn’t really mean much. It’s not like a degree in parapsychology; but it’s a start.
I encourage those of you working on this goal to prayerfully decide what works best for you, diligently seek knowledge and understanding, and enjoy the rewards of realizing your goals.
Here are few links that might prove useful:
IGHS Home Study Course – Certified Paranormal Investigator
http://www.ghostweb.com/mainhsc.html
Ghost Chasers International Courses
http://www.ghosthunter.com/courses.htm
Ghost Investigator’s Course from GLRS (Online Course)
http://www.ghostlabs.com/
American Ghost Society
http://www.prairieghosts.com/
Flamel College Paranormal Studies
http://www.flamelcollege.org/paranormal.htm
OPIAR Paranormal Training Courses
http://opiar.tripod.com/home/id23.html
Paranormal Investigator “Apprentice Course”
http://books.lulu.com/content/47942
American Association for Parapsychology
http://www.parapsychologydegrees.com/
Understanding Parapsychology and the Paranormal (Online Course)
http://home.universalclass.com/i/crn/11414.htm
How to Connect With The Afterlife
http://near-death.com/
Afterlife Communication (Online Course)
http://search.universalclass.com/i/search/8125.htm
How To Communicate With Spirits (Online Course)
http://home.universalclass.com/i/crn/3658.htm
Phenomenal Spirit Investigations (PSI) – a collaboration of groups and individuals involved in diverse aspects of Psi research ghost/paranormal investigation
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Phenomenal_Spirit_Investigations/
Oh, yes, the picture attached is one of the houses I lived in where a large number of paranormal events took place.
