Should you investigate cemeteries?

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Very often in the paranormal field you hear of groups investigating graveyards and cemeteries. I myself have been to so many cemeteries I have lost count!

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But are cemeteries good places for us to investigate?

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Many people associate cemeteries obviously with death, therefore they assume that this associates with life after death as well. But is this the case?

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I know if I was dead and I was a spirit the last place that I would want to hang around is a gloomy old cemetery. Id rather find out what friends and family are up to, move around and have a good ..tim..e!

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Ask yourself this before you became an investigator how many ..tim..es did you visit a cemetery? I bet not a lot really. Why did you? Funerals? A deceased loved ones Birthday? Mothers/Fathers day? Or Christmas ..tim..e?

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For the most part cemeteries are dead! Pardon the pun. Not very many people go there, maybe a handful of people a day? And why would you? Cemeteries are not the most pleasant of places they are associated negative feelings, Grief, Sadness, Fear and above all the constant reminder that one day we are all going to die!

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This kind of low human activity present at a cemetery doesn’t lend itself to the best ingredients for a haunting or spirit activity. As ghosts are usually seen in places where people have lived, worked, spent their spare ..tim..e. In other words places where people frequent in life. A cemetery really doesn’t fall under this category unless you are a grave digger, undertaker or groundskeeper. 

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In my own experience I would have to say that cemeteries are some of the least active places in terms of paranormal goings on. I am not saying however that cemeteries are void of activity just they are less active than other places.

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The beauty of a cemetery is that they are very convenient and have a spooky atmosphere. They are convenient because they are open to the public and you don’t need special permission to go there. However laws in ....Australia.... state that you are not allowed entry into a cemetery between sunset and sunrise!

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A spooky atmosphere can be fun in the early days if you are a newbie but after a while this feeling wears off and you are left with the reality of a very quiet and often beautiful burial place.

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I have read that some investigators consider cemeteries vortex locations, a place where spirits can enter and leave our plane or existence and that somehow, human beings have chosen burial grounds subconsciously for this very reason. Interesting theory but study needs to be done to prove or even lend weight to this hypothesis.

Maybe the emotional states listed above could somehow be catalysts for possible activity at a cemetery who knows. Energies tend to attract like energies. But then are these energies ghosts or spirits?

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I would say most investigators start out in cemeteries as mentioned above because of the easy access. And also a popular held belief that because dead people are there means the spirits of ghosts of dead people are there also. Traditionally we take three days before our loved ones are laid to rest. This is under the belief that it takes this amount of ..tim..e for a spirit to become accustomed to it new state and move off into the next plane of existence if this is true then cemeteries would be a completely useless place to visit!

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Another technique I have heard can lead to some results is to visit a grave on the anniversary of the persons death. Again this need to be tried and tested before any claims can be made.

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So should we investigate cemeteries?

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In my honest opinion and experience and looking at it from an evidence gathering point of view, cemeteries are not the best places to visit. And since most investigators want to be there at night which is illegal without permission, this makes the whole situation even more difficult.

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They are however good training places easily accessible during the daylight hours to experiment with new techniques and new equipment. Having said that don’t limit yourself only investigating cemeteries there are so many old and interesting houses and buildings that will give you much better results than a sleepy old cemetery.