There are some places that just when you think of them you think the terms," Ghost,Scary,Paranormal,ect. From old houses/buildings to cemetaries each of these places have a sort of allure to them. Cemetaries in my mind kind of get the main attention of these so called, Paranormal Places. Cemetaries in the modern age have taken on a different meaning in my opinion than back 100 years ago. Back then these places were parks where families would go hang out with thier deseased loved ones and have a picnic lunch with the family. There were no parks really back then so cemetaries were the areas families would go to enjoy the day since they were large open areas and well kept. In my opinion that idea has been lost in the modern time and now we look at these places a little different than we did in the past. Vandalism,cult activity,people going in " Looking" for things paranormal,partying has diminished what cemetaries really are as minature shrines to our family members. A lot of groups do conduct investigations in cemetaries and it is a great idea as long as it fits into thier mission and guidlines. Tri-City NYPS doesn't investigate cemetaries because we have no reason too. Our mission as a professional paranormal team is that we are looking to help people/organizations that are having issues/want to explore the possibility of paranormal activity and have questions about the paranormal. We then educate them and help them better understand/ cope with what they are witnessing. Investigating cemetaries isn't a part of our mission so because of that we feel that our services/focus is more helpful in the community as a service then walking around a cemetary at night time.

Yeah, I understand that.  I always thought that ghosts were supposed to be in places where alot of people were in order to absorb energy to manifest in the first place? Why would they hang around an abandoned cemetery?

I agree Jen. Im sure though that you can find all sorts of natural energies in cemetaries as you can pretty much anywheres on the planet. And maybe those energies are different for some reason, but the problem i have with it is that a lot of people really belive that a "Ghost" is really a dead person hence why most people, but not all do paranormal work in these locations. I won't say that a "Ghost" is a dead person at all since we have no solid,in disputible proof that it is that. Now with that said there are certain reasons it may be good to conduct paranormal research in these places and i am open to those ideas/reasons as long as they would fit into our mission/cause. So it's kind of a double bladed sword for me, but just would depend on the circumstances involved or what we would get out of that investigation. For now i'll let other groups do that and see what data they are collecting.

We are now coming into the time of year where we start to tell and hear "Ghost Stories" and become more interested in the relms of the paranormal. This time of year is when more people start to explore cemetaries as places to see possible paranormal activity and ghosties. People don't really think about the possible dangers associated with going into cemetaries "Looking" for a scare. Paranormal work/investigation is very serious work. As investigators weput ourselves at risk everyday looking into things still not known. Some of us have woke up with scratches on us the next day or as we are investigating get burns,scratches and other negitive type things happen to ourselves by trying to find these energies and figure out what they are and made up of. When going into these places you must be aware that by searching out a paranormal energy you are opening yourself up to attack and in worse case attachment or possesion.Attachment is comen in cemetaries and is the one of the HARDEST things to solve or get rid of. Moral of this is really think before you go to look for "Ghosties" because what may seem like fun at the time can really mess with your life the next day and days/weeks/months later so it may not be worth it. Be safe and happy exploring!

Last week i was doing some thinking as always lol. Here is another reason for myself/my own opinion why conducting paranormal research in cemetary locations wouldn't be the best idea. On top of the possible dangers of attachment and finding something you really wish you hadent along with the dangers of other ppl in the cemetary at the same time as you or your team you have also ethics involved. We are tought in life to respect our elders and the deseased with the up most respect. Are we really respecting them tho if we are tramping through a cemetary where these people are laid to rest? Everyone has their own belifes and views on these subjects. So as Professional Paranormal Investigators who are we to go in a cemetary and "Search" for these energies if we haven't first got permission from each of the deseased peoples family members for us to even conduct an investigation? We know most cemetaries are public places and even the cemetary itself may grant you permission to conduct an investigation, but lets be honest do you really think every single person burried there living family members are going to agree to us coming in to "Stir things up"? I highly doubt it,but if you can get that done then i commend you=) Ethics is in play here and respect to the dead where they are put to rest. We always talk about indian burrial grounds and how disturbing them can cause wild things to happen, but would a professional paranormal researcher go to one and do things just to gain some sort of "Evidence"? And how is that even right/ethical to do in any way? This is just another reason why our group wouldnt conduct an investigation in a cemetary location. In my professional opinion there are just to many negitives to it and un-ethical dissrespect to the families of their burried and laid to rest family members to even do research in these locations...

agree...i have a hard time walking over the graves even....it is a respectful thing... i also know how beautiful grave stones can be and have done many rubbings but it is a different thing to "drawn them " out of there resting places.

How many of you have been searching cemetaries latley looking for that one, Spooky moment or thrill?

Why do you think that people or energies would hang around these locations? wat are your thoughts?

I do not think they would or even want to but there are always exceptions to that as well example might be if you were a caretaker or grounds person then maybe.

Very good point John. Or maybe a gaurd dog animal type energy as well

Yeah thats a good point. I dont think these energies would have any attatchment to the bodies buried there, but maybe the grounds themselves.

I do have my own theroy when it comes to cemetaries these days. Watching shows like Ghost Adventures they seem to have a paranormalness to them just as much as a building that's said to have been a hot bed for haunted activity. My own experience was when I stopped by my grandfather's grave stone one afternoon.  I started pulling the weeds around his World War 2 plack  it seemed to get brighter and sunnier. Yeah some people will just say that was a minor change in weather but to me it was a daytime slight paranormal actvity as it was my grandfather's way of saying thanks for clearing the weeds away from his Army plack.

Hey Dan, thanks for the post=) What a great story and experience that you had!! We find that if paranormal acitivty is going to happen it doesn't matter what time of day it is, it's just gonna happen. We have conducted daytime investigations and caught just as much,if not more evidence than when we conduct them at night time. It most deffinatly sounds like your granfather was apperciating what you were doing that day=) What is your theroy on cemetaries? We would love to hear it!! Once again thanks for the post and keep them comming!!

Do you think orbs are a different form of energy in a cemetary? So many people show orb picks from these locations. Why do you think that is?

Gary Robusto at November 22, 2011 at 12:11 PM

Do you think orbs are a different form of energy in a cemetary? So many people show orb picks from these locations. Why do you think that is?

Well if we go with the theory that we are constantly sending energy into the universe and that energy could then be trapped or stored, I would have to say there are more orbs in cemetaries because all of the emotions people have gone through while burying their loved ones. Think of how many people cried or had the hearts broken when a loved one dies, and all the energies and emotions they would be putting out at the funeral. The grounds or even the stones themselves must be storing vast amounts of energy. Just an idea...

Rick I totally and completely agree with you.  In my understanding of orbs, I think of them as just pure emotions.  In that vein of thinking, people claim to see the most orb activity in older cemeteries, which would make sense in a scientific way due to early headstones being made of limestone. Limestone is known to be a strong energy holding material, so, perhaps it helps to retain the emotions and energies of those who mourned over the deceased there. 

Just a little theory there.

Rick and Amy what great thoughts to ponder. I can honestly say that my thought process on orbs has been on the front burner latley with so many personal experiences the last few cases with seeing them with my own eyes. As a open minded person I think it's time for myself to re open the orb therory and look hard and long at it... Great post team=)

Now it opens a whole new 'can of worms' (gross) as to why there are orbs seen with the naked eye and those seen with only the IR lights on a camera.  Although, I guess that can was already open, considering the colors, shapes, sizes, trails and locations these things are seen/recorded at.  So far in my head, I could ony imagine that the size of an orb conerns the amount of individual energies grouped together, and colors represent the particular emotion(s) represented or most strongly presented in an orb.  I would say that, only due to the little knowledge I have on auras and color associations.  As far as trails and patterns of orb travel go, I would assume that would have to do with the environmental conditions. Maybe higher humidity causes trails in the movement of an orb to be more visible?  Perhaps.

I'm an older person, so I do still see cemeteries as a place to go to honor my loved ones.  Memorial Day was a very important day in our family and we always took great pains to decorate the graves of our family members.  I try to carry on that tradition.  Often, too, I'll drive through the cemetery where my parents are buried just to pay my respects and make sure the site is looking well kept.  I'll even just drive through, park and eat lunch in my car near where lots of my family are buried.  I am also a real estate agent and our local Realtor's Association sponsored a cemetery tour for Halloween at the local historic cemetery (which is where my family members are intered).  I thought that was disrespectful.  There is a famous, executed serial killer buried in the same cemetery and at Halloween time I've seen chalk marked directions to his grave on the roas there which I thnk is morbid and gross. 

As to the issue of whether spirits would choose to wander or manifest in a cemetery, I think the only reason they would do so is because someone was there looking for them or thinking of them or talking to them.  My brother told me this story.  His sister in law and her husband were in a cemetery where many of their family members were buried and they were trying to find the grave of the woman's Uncle Clarence, a farmer and lovely man who had died some years prior.  She and her husband wandered and wandered around the area where they thought the gravesite should be but couldn't find it.   Finally she looked up and saw a man across the section wearing denim overalls and waving.   She waved back and he pointed down at the ground and then disappeared.   The couple walked over to where he had been and there was the grave of Uncle Clarence the farmer who habitually wore overalls as he worked around the farm. 

Hi Mary, very nice to meet you and thank you so much for your post=) I totaly agree with you as cemeteries are places where we honor our love ones that have past. That's the main reason we don't conduct paranormal work in these locations cause it's very dissrespectful to all the people burried there and their families. Thank you very much for the story also that is very interesting indeed. A lot of great points you made and we thank you for sharing with us=) Keep the post coming!!