URGENT
INFORMATION RE: 'CERTIFICATION':
DO NOT pay for a course that promises to "certify" you in a
field for which there is no certification!
(Certified: Endorsed authoritatively as having met certain
requirements). There is no "formal” schooling required to become a
paranormal investigator.
There is no requirement that a person obtain a certain level
of education prior to embarking on paranormal studies. It is only necessary that
you have an interest in the paranormal, a respect for all people
(living and dead), a quest to seek answers, a desire to help, and an
open mind!
There are many organizations offering “certification”,
but you would be well advised to steer clear of them. In reality, there is no
such thing as a degree or certification of paranormal studies,
and there is no such thing as a “Certified Paranormal Investigator”;
and those who use those terms or put initials after their names are
sciolists. These people are an embarrassment to reputable
investigators. They often intentionally misrepresent
their true intentions, charge the client to
perform research and investigations,
disregard clients' confidentiality, and/or betray their
trust. The founders and instructors of these
'institutions' should be ashamed of themselves for taking money
for this deliberately deceptive
practice.
The available on-line and
correspondence courses in unconventional studies are
offered by non accredited institutions.
The so-called textbooks required
for these so-called courses are easily obtainable from any
library or bookstore. All of the information
received in these courses (which cost $500 or more) is
readily available for free on the internet, or by
contacting other investigators, reading books, or
attending a seminar presented by a
qualified and ethical paranormal group willing to share
their knowledge.
Honorable paranormal investigators
do not set a price for
the investigations they perform. As such, donations
or travel-expense reimbursements are greatly appreciated.
Although there is a great deal of useful
information available on the internet and in books, Paranormal
Investigations is a hands-on field, which cannot be fully
learned through an on-line class, and for which there are no
set educational criteria.
That
being said, read everything you can - but do not believe everything
you read. And, whatever you do, DO NOT pay for a bogus course
that promises to "certify" you in a field for which there is no
certification.
