Finally, as more and more attention in being drawn to such controversial topic, the theories of inexperienced and often times novices are being confused with those of the professionals in such field of dealing with the paranormal which is important as the field is susceptible to having one's personal beliefs cloud their perceptions. So what really are the perspectives of professionals in this field concerning haunted houses in the country? Do their own afflictions affect their perceptions? In this field of study, paranormal investigators at Arcane Mystique recount a recent paranormal case where investigators were contacted with the story of a haunted house by a nervous young couple that had received the house through a family heirloom. The …show more content…
Full Tech Paranormal Investigations, in an online website dedicated to the case files where investigation was done upon, confirmed that many of those in the professional field of dealing with paranormal activity believe that haunted houses are truly connected to that of the negative energies of past tenants. Citing a case study done in 2015 upon an investigation done on a old house turned bookstore, Full Tech discovers in the recent years there were numerous accounts of books falling all by themselves from shelves as well as images of children running through the basement that soon began to color the image of such place. As the investigation progressed and more photos as well as videos surfaced as evidence it was ruled that “the Downtowne Bookstore is indeed active with intelligent activity that directly interacts and responds to those who work and visit the location.” (Case 14-3.) This directly relates to the works of Mimms and Arcane Mystique, because it both combines the perspective of professional paranormal investigators who have accrued scholarly degrees in such field as well as real life accounts from each investigator/s that combine the different subjective aspects of an abnormal encounter, to conclude that the infamous haunted houses in the country are indeed connected to that of the spirits, phantoms and apparitions of the …show more content…
While at first used to give meaning to life and soul after a person's death, the phrase “haunting” now applies to situations across the majority of the society, especially concerning the positive correlation between spiritual connections of the afterlife and haunted houses. The data analysis of the studies, experiments and case studies conducted by researchers/paranormal investigators such as the Steigers (B. Steiger and S. Steiger) and Melton reveal two main reasons to support such paranormal hypothesis surrounding the cases of haunted houses. The first is that ghosts start haunting houses in the first place when the houses soak up the previous occupants unpleasant energies and when later occupants also experience the similar disturbances psychologically, the similarity elicits the bad energies to come out. Such showcases that there is an interesting correlation between case studies of haunted houses and the disturbed history of tenants of the past. In a society in which has become so technologically advanced and dependent, the convergence of these ideas might seem trivial or inconsequential to the lives of millions in a society. Many would rather sit on their phone scrolling through snapchat stories rather than learn and understand about the importance of spiritual connections in the world connected with historical landmarks such as