The SPIRITS of St. Petersburg is based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The founder and several members started doing paranormal investigations in the late 1990s. The team, itself, was officially formed and named in 2000. Senior investigators have logged well over 400 investigations since the formation of the team. We currently hold LLC status and a federal service [trade] mark.
The SPIRITS’ website has over 150 pages of information which ranges from history, public and private investigation, cemetery crawls, ghost tour reviews, movie/book and popular ghost-themed entertainment reviews, practical information, commentary and more. Our goal is to promote education and understanding of the paranormal and supernatural worlds.
The team believes that the subjectivity of the human experience, the objectivity of equipment, and the recorded history of research triangulate to determine the truth of activity at a location. We believe in ethical investigation practices, and do not encourage nor practice invoking, evoking, or provoking anything, living or otherwise. Respect to all is paramount. We believe in methodology as the basis for investigation. We utilize a controlled contact person, the only one to know the history of a location prior to an investigation. The remainder of the team arrives on site without any prior information. To ensure a more neutral stance, the team has a public call for non-haunted locations as well as haunted locations, and a procedural process in place.
In keeping as controlled an environment as possible, procedure follows this standard: Investigations consist of a walk-through in which we identify hot spot areas, discussion as to how we wish to proceed in investigating these areas, and the formulation of focus groups. At the end of the investigation we share our findings with the homeowner, answer questions, perform in-depth research on history of the location, and prepare for any necessary rechecks. We keep the homeowner informed of our progress, as they have the final say as to what information may be released via the website, and we also follow up with a standard recheck to determine the status of the site investigated.
For more information about the SPIRITS, or for link exchanges, investigation schedule, to tell your experience, or to contact us:
This month's SPIRITS events:
July 10 and 31 : Downtown St. Petersburg Ghost tour (reservations here)
July 5: Radio interview: Shadows of Doubt
July 18: Recheck
August 1: Member's meeting
August 8: investigation
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