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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This page was last updated on: 6/30/2009
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Media Presentations 2009
Note: The media for 2007 and 2008 has been moved to our Recommendations page. The SPIRITS send a special THANK YOU to the following for featuring our team in 2009:
Jan. 8: Extraordinary Paranormal Women (SPIRITS of the Season)http://www.blogtalkradio.com/League_of_Extraordinary_Paranormal_Women
Jan. 9: Paranormal Pets Radio (search: Paranormal Pugs): http://www.petliferadio.com/
Jan. 11: Entertainment and the Arts (SPIRITS of the Season, misc): WTAN 1340www.tantalk1340.com; http://www.entertainmentandthearts.com/show_archives.htm
Jan. 18: Mothership Connection (Folklore, SPIRITS of the Season, etc): www.wlip.com. 9:20 - 10 p.m.
Jan. 30: Whitenoise Radio Live Broadcast, London, England, UK.
March 12: Shadows and Lost Soul Radio
March 22: "Who's Who" in Haunted Places Newsletters
April 4: Feature: Brandy Stark, "Crescent Heights Newsletter"
May 2: Spirit Blog Rescue Radio, http://theunexplained.ning.com/events/event/show?id=2170544%3AEvent%3A109528&xgi=3nt5yv7
May 5: Parachallenged Radio, ASPRN.com
June 4: Para-X Radio, http://para-investigators-radio.podOmatic.com and http://www.asprn.com/live.html
Polls page: Vote on images sent in by readers.
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SPIRITS membership application The SPIRITS of St. Petersburg is an all-adult team (18 and over). Members must be able to provide their own transportation. For safety, we do screen applicants' public records. We are looking for researchers, techs and sensitives.
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Bibliography of books in which the SPIRITS of St. Petersburg are quoted, cited, and utilized as resources include:
Cool, Kim. Ghost Stories of Clearwater & St Petersburg. Venice: Historic Venice Press, 2004.
Frethem, Deborah. Ghost Stories of St. Petersburg, Clearwater and Pinellas County: Tales from a Haunted Peninsula. Charleston: Haunted Press, 2007.
Hall, Lynne. Florida Ghosts: They are Among Us. Birmingham: Sweetwater Press, 2006.
Jenkins, Greg. Florida's Ghostly Legends and Haunted Folklore: The Gulf Coast and Pensacola. Sarasota: Pineapple Press, 2007
Reeser, Tim. Ghost Stories of St. Petersburg Florida. St. Petersburg: 1st Sight Press, 2004.
Reeser, Tim. Ghost Stories of Tampa Florida. St. Petersburg: 1st Sight Press, 2004.
More coming out soon!
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The SPIRITS of St. Petersburg team occassionally enlists the aid of Odyssey, the Paranormal Pug. Diagnosed with terminal cancer 3 1/2 years ago, he was given 6 months to live. After 1 tumor removal, followed by consultations with a famed Florida specialist, a Buddhist healing ceremony, and years of holistic/medical observation, Ody has beaten the odds with no cancer returning. He is a medical mystery as his cancer diagnosis was that of one of the most lethal forms of uncurable canine cancers. He is an intelligent easy-going pug who appears self aware and conscious of his surroundings.
When the SPIRITS takes Odyssey on a RECHECK (never a preliminary investigation), we verify with the home or busines owners (in some instances, he is requested), verify his good health, that homeowners, who often have pets already, have no history of supernatural attacks on their pets, and make sure that we have checked the location for activity (he NEVER goes anywhere with even the hint of hostility present). See this month's article on Pets and the Paranormal and check out Episode 15 of Paranormal Pets Radio for additional information.
HAPPY 4th of JULY!
