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It'a too Hot for Ghosts!


Ghost hunting in the heat of an Australian summer can be somewhat of a challenge!
I'm just let me say that that is truly an understatement.
These last few weeks have seen me conducting tours at two local sites - one of which is a Gaol that is 200 years old and the other is a small terraced house that belonged to a family from the late 1800's.
Neither has air conditioning or adequate ventilation.


There is not much you can do when there is no breeze and the humidity is high.

It can get quite embarrassing when you have sweat rolling down your face and all the way down your back into your pants as you are trying to seriously tell a story to your tour participants!

Thank goodness for black t-shirts, that's all I can say.

But do Ghosts like hot summer nights?
Are they also super sensitive to the highs and lows of temperature?
I wonder if our northern hemisphere ghost tour providers have less sightings and fewer experiences when it is absolutely freezing cold?
That's a question that I'm actually going to pose to some of my overseas friends on a few. of the Facebook pages that I am part of.

I know that one thing that can effect interactions is energy levels!


When we are low on energy, because of days of extreme heat, maybe it is just not enough to give to the entities that are trying to manifest into our world.

Maybe, extremes of temperature have a role to play in the amount of activity that occurs on days where heat or cold  is over a certain temperature?

Maybe, people are just too tired to focus - they just want things to happen.

Is it possible to feel the subtleties of energy changes when you are standing in a airless humid cell with another 3 or 4 people and all you are feeling is the temperature rising as every moment passes.

We find that people are very distracted in the heat.
They just want to sit.
They don't want to walk around. 
They are less likely to engage in experiments.
They prefer to watch.
They prefer to be entertained rather than give of themselves on extremely hot evenings.

And this year it's been an interesting exercise to watch this happening because there have been very high temperatures  on several occasions -  far more than in any other year.
 Not only that, but we have also been having to deal with the quality of air, because of local bush fires and there have been many evenings where it has been harder to breathe than normal.



All of this can add to a tour guide's frustration.
It really doesn't stop me personally from enjoying myself!
I do, however,  find that guests often arrive already in a state of crankiness and want things to happen quickly and often that's just not the way that it works.

So, the bottom line is, that people need to really understand that we cannot control the weather conditions and if you choose to investigate or go on a ghost hunt you must accept the conditions that are occurring at the time or wait for a night that is more suitable. 

If you do choose to participate, try and lend the investigation as much energy as you can even if the conditions might be harsh and  uncomfortable.

In respect to hot nights, wear loose clothing, light shoes that are made from breathable materials, because, there is no doubt that you will sweat a lot!

For the comfort of others, please if it is at all humanly possible, take a shower before you come - as one of the most unpleasant things in the world is to be stuck in a small place with someone who is profusely sweating and has really dreadful body odour.


I know that might be a harsh thing to say... but it is true!
Grab some cold water to take with you, even possibly a small towel that can be soaked in icy water and placed around the neck to keep you cooler!

Truly, on nights like this it isn't about glamour in the least, it is about comfort.
I'm sure you do not want to be distracted because your makeup is rolling off your face due to how much your sweating.
YOU DO want to be fully present and engaged and in the moment.

Just know that we, as your hosts, are sweating doubly hard, as we too are trying to keep ourselves cool and calm.
And we are also under extra pressure keep the flow of the evening going and to make it the best night possible for those that are present in spite of the weather.
Please be kind and mindful -  no one likes extremes.
And I don't think the ghosts like it either.

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