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Why do we?

23rd July 2022 Reading Time: 6 minutes General, Paranormal Investigation. 931 views. 0

There are many unknowns when it comes to paranormal investigating.  I don't just mean when seeking answers to the afterlife and what lies beyond.  Sometimes people wonder why people do things the way they do. So here are some of the common explanations to things you may see paranormal investigators doing! Why do we dress up? Why do we turn out the lights? Why do we investigate at night? Why as investigators do we do a lot of things we do?

Ghosts of the World: El Tunche

22nd July 2022 Reading Time: 4 minutes General, Ghosts Of The World. 1234 views. 0

Many cultures from different countries have different myths/folklores or spirits to fear or worship. This short series looks at the different ghosts from around the World! Today's ghost is El Tunche

The ghosts within

16th July 2022 Reading Time: 6 minutes General. 579 views. 0

Paranormal investigating is so much more than 'hunting ghosts'. It allows us to develop a sense of self.

Light and paranormal investigation

15th July 2022 Reading Time: 5 minutes General, Paranormal Investigation, Stuff paranormal investigators need to know. 1257 views. 0

Humans can see in both light and dark conditions. While there is an adaption process that our eyes go through, studies have found that light also affects our cognition and how we remember things. So what does this mean for investigating in the dark?

Dermo-Optical Perception

7th July 2022 Reading Time: 7 minutes Stuff paranormal investigators need to know, General, Paranormal Theories. 2371 views. 0

Otherwise known as Eyeless Sight, Dermo-Optical Perception is the ability to perceive colours by simply touching an object. Is this a form of ESP or something people can train themselves to recognise? While we focus on sight and sound, perhaps more attention should be paid to touch?

Egoism and the paranormal

4th July 2022 Reading Time: 5 minutes General. 648 views. 0

While as a paranormal community we often argue that there is no place for ego here, would our field be where it is today without some of the egoist figures from the past? Where does egoism fit in with the paranormal and how can we use it for good?

LLIFS Resource Directory - Old ghost stories

3rd July 2022 Reading Time: 4 minutes General, Paranormal Book Club. 771 views. 0

This week in the LLIFS Resource Directory, I am featuring 3 books over a century old detailing some of the oldest ghost stories known. There are also links so you can read them for free via public domain!

The anchoring effect & the paranormal

2nd July 2022 Reading Time: 8 minutes General, Stuff paranormal investigators need to know. 1835 views. 2

The anchoring effect is a form of cognitive bias where a person relies too much on information they already know which influences their decision-making process. Let's explore how this can impact us during a paranormal investigation

Deceptively exposing deception

29th June 2022 Reading Time: 9 minutes General. 1795 views. 0

In a book I am reading (for the 100th time) something is standing out today more than ever. It talks about people using deception as a means to expose deception. Let's look at project alpha where skeptics used deception to expose flaws in a process highlighting an ethical mess. We also discuss some of the things that happen in the general paranormal field with the need to confront the basic notion of two wrongs not making a right.

Houdini and the ghostly photo

28th June 2022 Reading Time: 7 minutes General, Harry Houdini. 2775 views. 0

Houdini was involved in debunking many spiritualists, including those who practised spirit photography. There was however one photo that supposedly had him stumped. Is this the photo Houdini couldn't explain?