Haunted Missouri Paranormal Studies

The most important service that we can offer you is a a promise to refer you to another person, team or group if we can not offer the kind of help, support or encouragement that you require for a satisfactory outcome to your query.

In the years that we have been investigating, networking and making connections in the paranormal field we have made many associations. Over 98% of the teams, groups and individuals that we have worked with in the past are still in our working circle of friends and can be called on for referring customers to them, helping us with investigations or are otherwise still available to us to offer help to our clients.

Some of our affiliates have specialized niches that may be more in line with the kind of interaction that your individual case requires to come to a satisfactory conclusion. If this is the case we will offer you that information as quickly as possible and put you in touch with another who can be of service to you.

In the past few months we have referred people to reputable groups closer to them than we are. This was not to pass the buck but to offer the best customer service possible. If you are working with a group, team or individual who takes 4 or 6 hours to get to your location they are not going to be convenient to you. We would rather refer you to people we trust who would be more local to you than "hog" the field to ourselves and put your best interests second to our own.

We promise you a referral to a qualified associate if for any reason  we feel that they would better benefit you or your situation. It isn't about *US*. 

Paranormal Research Technique employed by Haunted Missouri Paranormal Studies

There are no wrong ways to research the paranormal, not once you eliminate the drinking and drugs factor and we all agree that investigations should be done sober and drug free. Some groups believe in "baiting" and others in "data collection" and still others have designated sleepers. None of that is what I would classify as "wrong".

"Baiting" is the method by which groups attempt to draw the spirits out by use of fragrances, chimes and other factors that are widely believed to "encourage" ghostly activity while those who employ a designated sleeper are obviously going on the assumption that since phenomena happens while people are sleeping that perhaps a sleeping person might encourage anomalies.

There are those that believe that anything except naturally or supernaturally occurring instances are not worth reporting, so that if you "Bait" it detracts from the data collected, but I do not think that the convivial method falls into that category.

Our team employs a method that we call convivial. Most ghostly activity goes on in a home when the family is doing its natural things, living life and not watching and waiting for them to happen, right? We thought we might be able to turn that into a theory for ghost hunting and it has met with some success. This is how we are going about data collection and gathering some good results:

In advance of an investigation our team historian, or researcher, if you prefer; will gather all the information she can using the internet, local sources such as Courthouses and such. She then compiles all of her information and meets us at the designated location. We go into the location and walk it out, discuss the bare bones of the events with the residents, and decide on where we will set up recording equipment. Most of the time there is the advance contact person who has more in depth knowledge of the haunting than the rest of the team. If so; this person—like the historian—keeps the facts to themselves and the team does not know the particulars of the individual haunting.

The advance contact person interviews the residents using one of three questioners compiled from several effective ones used by The Mesa Project, North Florida Paranormal Research, Inc. and our own. Release forms and permissions to post, print and reprint should be signed at this time by anyone who wishes their experiences to be included in the report or in any other write up of the events that may result from the investigation. These safe guards all parties involved and save you time and trouble later.

As one might guess from the name we believe that basic relaxed human interactions may encourage ghostly activity. We travel with food because of a diabetic member of the team. According to the doctors the best way to deal with diabetes is to eat small, balanced meals, and since there may not be access to a buffet in a remote graveyard or abandoned and crumbling facility we got used to bringing our own. Tonya Clark, our co-founder, and me are both from food service backgrounds and we are both the mothers of "SONS", meaning that we know how to be around eaters, those who love to eat and those who just eat because they CAN. The result is that we pack enough food for a small army.

Last year, quite by accident, while on an investigation at The Magnolia Manor with our Affiliates, The Ghoststalkers of West Tennessee, we took a break to have our sandwiches and snacks. As is our disposition we invited the others to join us and set out several plates of food to share. We gathered for about an hour, sipping cool drinks, visiting and sharing a meal. At the end of our break the talk turned back to the investigation and we noticed that activity had increased about us as we relaxed.

We had a very eventful session with the divining rods at this point and the "idea" of the convivial method was planted in my head. Since then we have made it a point to include the basic human intervention of sharing food and drink at some relaxed time during our investigation. It should be noted that after each relaxed break there was an INCREASE is phenomena!

Now, of course; what data one collects is an individual researcher's forte. Some do not use any information gained in any divination rituals in their reports at all, and I respect that. Others like us; do not mind mentioning these pursuits and will include them in their case studies when and if they turn up any information that can be independently documented. That is a distinction that each group must decide for themselves, as is most all of this.

Does the act of breaking bread hold significance or is it the relaxation that does it? Perhaps it is the bonding of the individuals that makes this method work for us? Maybe it is the individuals coming together as a group that is solidified by the conviviality of a shared bite to eat? I do not claim to know why, but it does seem to work for us.

It is our goal to use this method, along with a "timeline" and graphing of phenomena like temperature changes, magnetic fields, EMF, EVP, and other criteria to put together a report that might document the happenings in a reportedly haunted location. (These phenomena to include "visual, auditory, olfactory, sensed presences, tactile experiences,, object movement, erratic functioning of equipment, unexplained sudden emotional experiences- blah blah blah,"  to quote our associate T. M Harte, of Mesa)

Haunted Missouri Paranormal Studies does not wish to present ourselves as an expert in paranormal research. All that we have learned has been from hands on experiences. Our trials and errors, good times, interesting data, pictures are the sum total of what we have learned so far. Our goal is to continue to grow and learn and maybe to share some of what we have gained along the way with like minded people. It is our hope that we are able to take this methodology and build from here.

Data collection of paranormal research is not a regulated field, so to us it is important to learn and share the way we go about collecting data and with the way we assimilate that data.  The convivial method breaks the research blocks up into 2 hour intervals, so clearly marked data from those blocks of time can be gone through, evaluated and presented in a reasonable amount of time.

The shorter periods of time will make it easier to correlate team member's whereabouts, list who, what, where and how. It would be possible to gather data over four-- two hour time blocks during one over night case study. That data would then be able to give us a fairly accurate idea of paranormal activity at that location.

The convivial method requires that we then, over a hearty breakfast in the company of friends and acquaintances (or a truck stop snack if that's the way it goes) we go over our experiences, compare times& notes  and our intrepid historian gets to lay her work out for the team. This gives us the opportunity to see if any "blind hits" were touched upon by any participants who may have had the rare honor of syncing up with the other side.

The advance contact person and the residents (if they are available to meet with you after the event and wish to hear the initial outcome of the event) would then share the full details of the haunting phenomenon and we could see if the experiences correlate or seem to have no bearing. The "reveal" would then come at a later date after all of the collected data was scrutinized and an appointment was made with the residents to present the findings.

The way you choose to present your report is, once more; strictly your concern. We use to use a case study form that was reader friendly but have actually stopped posting investigative reports. Our investigations are listed on our site and anyone with a need to know about a specific location may request them. That's how we are doing things for right now.

That's kind of the theme of this thing we do; in essence. We want to be laid back and aware, relaxed and watchful, with an emphasis on enjoying ourselves and the company. We want to be fully present in the times we inhabit.

That's The Convivial Method. We use the equipment accepted by the paranormal community at large in our research, EMF detectors, Thermometers, audio and video recorders, sensitive and some forms of divination. Please contact us if you would like further assistance or have any questions about how we do things.

Copy right 2005 Belinda Clark-Ache
All rights reserved.
Registration pending

Paranormal Research Technique employed by Haunted Missouri Paranormal Studies

by Belinda Clark-Ache

There are no wrong ways to research the paranormal, not once you eliminate the drinking and drugs factor and we all agree that investigations should be done sober and drug free. Some groups believe in "baiting" and others in "data collection" and still others have designated sleepers. None of that is what I would classify as "wrong".

"Baiting" is the method by which groups attempt to draw the spirits out by use of fragrances, chimes and other factors that are widely believed to "encourage" ghostly activity while those who employ a designated sleeper are obviously going on the assumption that since phenomena happens while people are sleeping that perhaps a sleeping person might encourage anomalies.

There are those that believe that anything except naturally or supernaturally occurring instances are not worth reporting, so that if you "Bait" it detracts from the data collected, but I do not think that the convivial method falls into that category.

Our team employs a method that we call convivial. Most ghostly activity goes on in a home when the family is doing its natural things, living life and not watching and waiting for them to happen, right? We thought we might be able to turn that into a theory for ghost hunting and it has met with some success. This is how we are going about data collection and gathering some good results:

In advance of an investigation our team historian, or researcher, if you prefer; will gather all the information she can using the internet, local sources such as Courthouses and such. She then compiles all of her information and meets us at the designated location. We go into the location and walk it out, discuss the bare bones of the events with the residents, and decide on where we will set up recording equipment. Most of the time there is the advance contact person who has more in depth knowledge of the haunting than the rest of the team. If so; this person—like the historian—keeps the facts to themselves and the team does not know the particulars of the individual haunting.

The advance contact person interviews the residents using one of three questioners compiled from several effective ones used by The Mesa Project, North Florida Paranormal Research, Inc. and our own. Release forms and permissions to post, print and reprint should be signed at this time by anyone who wishes their experiences to be included in the report or in any other write up of the events that may result from the investigation. These safe guards all parties involved and save you time and trouble later.

As one might guess from the name we believe that basic relaxed human interactions may encourage ghostly activity. We travel with food because of a diabetic member of the team. According to the doctors the best way to deal with diabetes is to eat small, balanced meals, and since there may not be access to a buffet in a remote graveyard or abandoned and crumbling facility we got used to bringing our own. Tonya Clark, our co-founder, and me are both from food service backgrounds and we are both the mothers of "SONS", meaning that we know how to be around eaters, those who love to eat and those who just eat because they CAN. The result is that we pack enough food for a small army.

Last year, quite by accident, while on an investigation at The Magnolia Manor with our Affiliates, The Ghoststalkers of West Tennessee, we took a break to have our sandwiches and snacks. As is our disposition we invited the others to join us and set out several plates of food to share. We gathered for about an hour, sipping cool drinks, visiting and sharing a meal. At the end of our break the talk turned back to the investigation and we noticed that activity had increased about us as we relaxed.

We had a very eventful session with the divining rods at this point and the "idea" of the convivial method was planted in my head. Since then we have made it a point to include the basic human intervention of sharing food and drink at some relaxed time during our investigation. It should be noted that after each relaxed break there was an INCREASE is phenomena!

Now, of course; what data one collects is an individual researcher's forte. Some do not use any information gained in any divination rituals in their reports at all, and I respect that. Others like us; do not mind mentioning these pursuits and will include them in their case studies when and if they turn up any information that can be independently documented. That is a distinction that each group must decide for themselves, as is most all of this.

Does the act of breaking bread hold significance or is it the relaxation that does it? Perhaps it is the bonding of the individuals that makes this method work for us? Maybe it is the individuals coming together as a group that is solidified by the conviviality of a shared bite to eat? I do not claim to know why, but it does seem to work for us.

It is our goal to use this method, along with a "timeline" and graphing of phenomena like temperature changes, magnetic fields, EMF, EVP, and other criteria to put together a report that might document the happenings in a reportedly haunted location. (These phenomena to include "visual, auditory, olfactory, sensed presences, tactile experiences,, object movement, erratic functioning of equipment, unexplained sudden emotional experiences- blah blah blah,"  to quote our associate T. M Harte, of Mesa)

Haunted Missouri Paranormal Studies does not wish to present ourselves as an expert in paranormal research. All that we have learned has been from hands on experiences. Our trials and errors, good times, interesting data, pictures are the sum total of what we have learned so far. Our goal is to continue to grow and learn and maybe to share some of what we have gained along the way with like minded people. It is our hope that we are able to take this methodology and build from here.

Data collection of paranormal research is not a regulated field, so to us it is important to learn and share the way we go about collecting data and with the way we assimilate that data.  The convivial method breaks the research blocks up into 2 hour intervals, so clearly marked data from those blocks of time can be gone through, evaluated and presented in a reasonable amount of time.

The shorter periods of time will make it easier to correlate team member's whereabouts, list who, what, where and how. It would be possible to gather data over four-- two hour time blocks during one over night case study. That data would then be able to give us a fairly accurate idea of paranormal activity at that location.

The convivial method requires that we then, over a hearty breakfast in the company of friends and acquaintances (or a truck stop snack if that's the way it goes) we go over our experiences, compare times& notes  and our intrepid historian gets to lay her work out for the team. This gives us the opportunity to see if any "blind hits" were touched upon by any participants who may have had the rare honor of syncing up with the other side.

The advance contact person and the residents (if they are available to meet with you after the event and wish to hear the initial outcome of the event) would then share the full details of the haunting phenomenon and we could see if the experiences correlate or seem to have no bearing. The "reveal" would then come at a later date after all of the collected data was scrutinized and an appointment was made with the residents to present the findings.

The way you choose to present your report is, once more; strictly your concern. We use to use a case study form that was reader friendly but have actually stopped posting investigative reports. Our investigations are listed on our site and anyone with a need to know about a specific location may request them. That's how we are doing things for right now.

That's kind of the theme of this thing we do; in essence. We want to be laid back and aware, relaxed and watchful, with an emphasis on enjoying ourselves and the company. We want to be fully present in the times we inhabit.

That's The Convivial Method. We use the equipment accepted by the paranormal community at large in our research, EMF detectors, Thermometers, audio and video recorders, sensitive and some forms of divination. Please contact us if you would like further assistance or have any questions about how we do things.

Copy right 2005 Belinda Clark-Ache
All rights reserved.
Registration pending

Preliminary investigation consists of an interview with witnesses of your situation at your convenience, a tour of the property and a small collection of data gained by non obtrusive methods (listed above) usually a two hour block.

This is a FREE SERVICE, as all of our services are.

We offer our best advice available to clients who are coping with unusual or alleged paranormal activities. This advice is to create and maintain a "Haunt Journal". What makes maintaining a "Haunt Journal" the best advice we can offer? It is invaluable for several reasons.

First, people are notoriously bad witnesses. Thats why the United States court system will not convict a person on the basis of an eye witness account with no other evidence. By writing your experiences down as soon as they occur you are taking the "recollection" factor out of it.

Secondly; by marking down facts like the day, date, time, weather, other witnesses and other seemingly minor facts it will eventually flesh out a more complete picture of what your situation entails. Such as cycles of activity that coincide with the weather, phases of the moon or the anniversary of specific historical events. This will ade in further historical research of your phenomena.

Also, once you are in the habit of journaling, be it personal or a family project; it helps to take the "spook" factor out of the situation. Your response to a supernatural event will be "I have to get all the information down about this occurrence" instead of "Dude! Run!". It helps to "normalize" the situation especially for children who will see your attitude and demeanor change and be less trepidations about the occurrences; as will you.

This instruction and ongoing support is also a FREE SERVICE.

Our team will teach you how to record your own pictorial evidence using still photography, analog and digital, video both analog and digital and audio both analog and digital. You will receive ongoing instruction and support as you deem necessary in recording anecdotal evidence for future reference. This can be done to coincide with the teams more formal and controlled investigations or you may chose to take over the data collection and documentation of the phenomena instead of "our" investigations.

Our goal is not to keep you tied up with our data collection. It is to make you comfortable in your surroundings, help you take charge of your environment and situation and improve your quality of life.

This service is also FREE of CHARGE.

Our investigations (once more FREE OF CHARGE) are handled under STRICT codes of conduct and conducted under stringent controls that help us remove the human error factor from our data collection. We create a time line that can reconstruct every investigators whereabouts at any given time during an investigation making it possible to determine if a "shadow" picture or audio recording might be attributed to a normal source as opposed to a paranormal source.

Investigations consist of two hour blocks of data collection taken over a course of time that is most convenient to the client. They do not have to be all at one time or even during the dark of night. Your convenience and comfort will dictate how long, how frequently or how briefly we will conduct the time block data collections.

Follow up may consist of many things from our detailing our findings and showing you or evidence to returning for ongoing investigations or instructing you on how to continue the ongoing investigations on your own. This is a customized FREE SERVICE that varies from case to case, as merited by your situation.

Haunted Missouri Paranormal Studies treats every situation as a unique experience. We do not bring preconceived ideas in to your circumstances and try to hammer your private dilemma into a cookie cutter, formulaic horror story for our own gain. Complete privacy is our promise.