The Dangers of Ghost Hunting, Gaurav Tiwari

Below is an excerpt from my new book Paranormal Investigator 5 - Death of a Ghost Hunter.  The death of Indian's most famous ghost hunter can illustrate how dangerous ghost hunter and paranormal investigating can be.

-We cannot banish dangers, but we can banish fears. We must not demean life by standing in awe of death. - David Sarnoff

      

On July 7, 2016, Gaurav Tiwari, founder and lead investigator of the Indian Paranormal Society died under very unusual circumstances. Guests in his home heard a thud come from a bathroom occupied by Tiwari, followed by the sounds of the door rattling as if someone were trying to open it, but it remained closed. After approximately an hour, a guest went to check on Tiwari. When he did not respond after three knocks on the door, guests broke the door down and discovered Tiwari unconscious on the floor, eyes bulging, gasping for breath. He was rushed to the hospital where he died a short time later. The only visible marking on his body at the time of his death was a deep black mark on his neck. Ghost hunters and paranormal experts alike agree that this type of mark denotes an act of revenge by evil spirits in distress. To date, no cause of death has been identified for Tiwari.

Those who are involved in investigating paranormal matters open themselves up to a number of dangers, spiritual, physical, and otherwise. In particular, those who are involved in ridding dwellings or people of unwanted spiritual activity or attachment are susceptible to often violent attacks from entities who are angry at their interference. Physical attacks are common. Investigators are often scratched, burned, bitten, hit, choked, etc, and in some cases the harm is much more severe, resulting in hospitalization or, in the most extreme cases, death.

Attacks can also come in the form of possession, with the spirit choosing to turn its attentions on the investigator rather than the victim the investigator is attempting to help. When this happens, the investigator's entire family can be affected, as the entity can invade their home and become violent while working to possess its new victim.

It is also common for spirits to attack the mental or physical health of the paranormal investigator. Many an investigator has been forced to give up their profession after becoming mentally or physically incapacitated due to spiritual attack.

For those who are skeptical about the world of the supernatural, these claims may seem less than valid. However, for those whose lives have been directly affected by entities from the Other Side, the dangers of being a ghost hunter are terrifyingly real. 

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THE BORLEY RECTORY 

During ancient times, in the thirteenth century, a monk fell in love with a nun. They decided to run away and elope to build and establish a new life for themselves. While in the process if running away, before even embarking on this wonderful journey, their lives were cut short. While the monk was hung to death, the nun endured a worse fate. She was walled up inside the cold, brick monastery walls- while she was still alive.

Built on the site of the ancient monastery where the two lovers met their tragic demise, the Borley Rectory has become known as the most haunted house not only in England but in the entire UK. Despite warnings from locals that the site, commonly referred to as the "Nun's Walk", was haunted, Reverend Henry Bull built his rectory in 1863. Immediately, strange occurrences took place that gradually became stronger and more horrific with each new tenant. This lasted until the fire that took the life of the Borley Rectory in 1938. Many believe the site is still haunted to this day.

In 1863, Reverend Henry Bull built the Borley Rectory and him and his family moved in. Almost immediately, they began seeing an apparition of a nun strolling along, roaming the property. The reverend was not fearful and thought this was entertaining. He built a summerhouse on the property so him and his son, Harry, could sit and watch the nun on her walk while they enjoyed after-dinner cigars. Guests, servants, the reverend himself, his son, and his four daughters all witnessed this phenomenon, as well as others. Other sightings at the time included the nun peering out the rectory windows.

When Reverend Henry Bull passed away, in the Blue Room of the Borley Rectory, his son inherited the home. The hauntings and sightings increased upon Henry's passing. In addition to the nun roaming the grounds, a ghostly horse drawn carriage was now seen racing around. During this period of time, the ghosts were peaceful. The only signs of ghosts were the appearance of the nun and horse drawn carriage, mysterious, unexplained footsteps, and strange creaking sounds.

After Harry Bull passed in 1927, Reverend Guy Smith became the new tenant of the Borley Rectory. The ghastly hauntings were too much for him to handle and he swift fully departed within one year. During the short period of time that the Smith's resided there, they called in famous ghost-hunter Harry Price. While visiting, Harry Price had a vase and stones thrown at him by unseen forces.

As the intensity of the terrifying hauntings, unexplained sightings, and strange occurrences worsened, reverend Lionel Foyster and his wife Marianne became the new tenants of the frightful Borley Rectory. The Foyster's would often become unexplainably locked out of rooms, their personal belongings would vanish without a trace, windows and other items would suddenly smash, and strange noises could be heard throughout the house. Writings asking Marianne for help would suddenly appear out of nowhere on the walls; some even as people stood and watched. The Foysters attempted to have the Borley Rectory exorcised, but to no avail. Marianne was thrown from her bed to the floor by unseen hands, and attacked by an unseen force. The Foysters logged and reported close to 2,000 horrific paranormal incidences to Harry Price before moving out in 1935.

The ghost hunter Harry Price leased the Borley Rectory next, for one year, to perform a deep investigation into these terrifying hauntings. He and his crew of investigators monitored and documented all of the fascinatingly terrifying events and ghastly activities that occurred. A séance was performed in which a spirit threatened the house would burn down that night and the bones of a nun's body would be found in the rubble.

After the one year lease was up, Captain Gregson moved in. His two dogs mysteriously disappeared and he was subjected to the same haunted circumstances as his previous tenants. Eleven months after moving into Borley Rectory, an oil lamp fell over, even mysteriously, or by Captain Gregson himself, and the building was burned to the ground. In 1943, a digging led by Harry Price uncovered the bones of a young woman. Harry Price gave the bone a real Christian burial, but the hauntings and strange occurrences at the eerie site continue to go on today.

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