About this episode

The episode discusses the four biggest threats to the paranormal field and their impact on integrity and public perception.

Today I will discuss the four biggest threats to the paranormal field and how together they have caused a situation where outsiders laugh at those of us in the field and that integrity has for all intents and purposes been severely damaged due to a lack of self-education and people focusing more on chasing either personal notoriety or social media likes on the internet. A nearly identical transcript of this episode may be found at: https://www.mwvspirit.com/blog/2022/12/12/the-four-biggest-threats-to-the-paranormal-field/ We are a group of paranormal investigators and researchers who have dedicated ourselves to continually educating ourselves, other paranormal investigation or ghost hunting groups, and the general public about paranormal science, related sciences, investigation philosophy, tools, & techniques, as well as proper comportment and professionalism, while engaged in investigations or research. This podcast will be an audible version of our blog on the website which will explore topics pertaining to paranormal science and parapsychology. Mount Washington Valley SPIRIT (Scientific Paranormal Investigations, Research, and Interpretation Team) Homepage…

People in this episode

Host: Mount Washington Valley SPIRIT

Topics covered

• paranormal field
• integrity
• self-education
• social media
• investigation philosophy

Keywords

• paranormal
• investigation
• ghost hunting
• parapsychology
• social media
• integrity
• self-education

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MWVSpirit

Books & works: The Four Biggest Threats To The Paranormal Field

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