Want to be a Paranormal Investigator?

[dalriada]

And on this topic, it seems that ghost-hunting's getting pretty pricey these days....

So, You Want to be Ghost Hunter with Dr Ciaran O’Keeffe and Steve Parsons

11am – 4pm at The Scotsman Hotel 7pm – 10.30pm at The Real Mary King’s Close, 2 Warriston’s Close £100 per ticket includes light refreshments throughout the day. A training day for potential ghost investigators led by the country's leading paranormal investigator and leading Parapsychologist specialising in haunting phenomena. Steve Parsons (Para.Science) and Dr. Ciaran O'Keeffe (University Lecturer, Author & TV Parapsychologist) will guide you through the basics in ghost hunting: from the history behind psychical research, parapsychology & ghosts to FAQ about some gadgets, methods etc, on to interviewing tips and lessons on the most effective, yet basic, technique for ghost hunting. You are then taken to The RMKC where you will put into practice what you have learnt in a unique night-time investigation of the close. On hand throughout the day will be Steve and Ciaran who will be happy to answer any burning questions you have about ghost hunting. This is "So You Wanna Be A Ghosthunter" 101, a 1-day course that will open your eyes to what's really out there!

Call 0845 070 6244 or go to www.realmarykingclose.com

(The Scotsman hotel is lovely though- even with a parapsychologist- or two )

[Dr B]

Oh dear...these are the very people the OP is directed at....why do people like this have a somewhat schizophrenic view of themeselves....? The very thing they say they are against is the very thing they do!

[Croydon Bob]

Ciaran O'Keeffe was the "skeptic" on Most Haunted who exposed Derek Acorah:

While on a shoot at Bodmin gaol he invented a long-dead South African jailer called Kreed Kafer - an anagram of Derek Faker.
"I wrote the name down and asked another member of the crew to mention it to Derek before filming.
"I honestly didn't think Derek would take the bait. But during the filming he actually got possessed by my fictional character!"
On the next shoot at Prideaux Place, Cornwall, Ciaran made up another fictional character, highwayman Rik Eedles - an anagram of Derek Lies. Sure enough, Derek made contact with the dead outlaw.
Ciaran says: "In my professional opinion we're not dealing with a genuine medium.
"When Derek is possessed he is doing it consciously - all we are seeing is showmanship and dramatics."
Ciaran went a step further at Craigievar Castle, near Aberdeen.
"I made up stories about Richard the Lionheart, a witch, and Richard's apparition appearing to walk through a wardrobe - the lion, the witch and the wardrobe!" True to form, Derek mentioned all Ciaran's stories - even though Richard I reigned 500 years BEFORE Craigievar Castle was built.

So he's clearly not all bad...

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Ciaran O'Keeffe was the "skeptic" on Most Haunted who exposed Derek Acorah:



So he's clearly not all bad...

Oh I don't know, he consorts with the likes of Billy Roberts and according to Jon Donnis over on Bad Psychics Ciaran was simply the mouth piece and it was all Karl B's idea for the set up to stick the knife in.