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Ghost Investigating the Other Side Katherine Ramsland Books

"Gone to be an Angel" is a popular epitaph, but if the IGHS (International Ghost Hunters Society) has its way, it won't be long before we walk through a cemetery and see a marker bearing the inscription, "Gone to be an Orb"! I would have liked Ms. Ramsland's book a lot more had she not devoted so much of it to the IGHS and its ridiculous theory that "orbs" (reflections of light off minute particles directly in front of the lens and flash of cheap digital cameras) are spirits of the dead. (Quite frankly, I cannot think of anything less appealing than dying and becoming an orb!) The book contains 300 pages and on page 296, the author finally gets around to interviewing a reputable ghost hunter who cast some doubt on the "orb" theory, but she devoted only a single paragraph--and a short one at that--to his opinions. I expected something more objective from Ms. Ramsland. This book was a great disappointment.


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Ghost Investigating the Other Side Katherine Ramsland Books Reviews

208. Just the thought of the spirit world and what this book might contain enticed me into reading it. One time Vampire investigator, another book written by the author which she lived to tell the tale of her findings, makes her either incredibly brave or just plain sporting a death wish. In this work the author goes in search of the mystery surrounding a ring, supposing to be once owned by an evil Vampire dude who committed suicide or might have been murdered but hey I'm only along for the ride. In our travels we criss cross the United States, meet a bevy of different folk,, stay at haunted sites and the best part...acquire lessons and equipment. Katherine is a want to be ghost investigator as opposed to a ghost hunter or ghost buster. So after finishing this book, I am educated in what the job entails, was left out to dry and feeling deflated for all the excitement I so desired. I would not discredit this book and tell people not to read it, everyone views information differently, I just know now what I wouldn't do in the event I ever decide to investigate the other side.
First, to the good points. The back of the book resources include a list of haunted lodgings the author writes about, a list of ghost hunting organizations, a bibliography, and a most helpful index. Her extensive travels around the United States were also a highlight, as she included several of my favorite "haunts" Savannah, Arizona, New Orleans, Saint Augustine. The biggest problems I had with the book are the stolen ring (yes, she took it and refused to return it) and the mysterious Christian, a subject never resolved. First, why did she fall for the Christian story with no proof? She never checked newspapers for reports of his death, never made a police inquiry, never even did a cursory background check to see if there really was such a person! Yet she was willing to run all over the country searching for his ghost, and hoping his ghost would follow her. Visiting so-called psychics in numerous cities was a bit much, but without those adventures, there wouldn't have been much of a book because I thought her descriptions of the hotels and guesthouses to be the best part. The haunted ring and Christian sections read like a novel, especially the "closing", but don't expect a conclusion. After the dénouement (if we could call it that), there is an extended, very dull Epilogue about ghost hunting which almost makes the tedious rambling about orbs interesting. My copy of this book was stored in a box for many years without having been read. Before donating it. I decided to finally read it. I'm glad I did and now I can pass it to someone else.
I was initially intrigued by this book as I have a sheer fascination with ghost and the after life. I will state that I have had my own encounters so, I tend to seek out books like this.

That being said, the author writes this book in first person and in the beginning as purely investigative after encountering a modern day vampire. Now, this may seem non-plausible except that she had done previous works about the subject of vampires. This "vampire" had given her an object, a ring, that purportedly belonged to a now ghost, named "Christian". This act sent her on a journey of what could be said, epic proportions.

The author was lead to many ghostly sites particularly in the Eastern and Southern regions of the U.S., Gettysburg was one that she mentioned periodically throughout the book. It did lead her to Arizona in the ghost town of Jerome of which this reader is familiar with.

In her investigation, she met up with many mediums, psychics, ghost hunters, and people who had encounters with various ghost. Each encounter brought her one step closer, or so it seemed, to the truth about this mysterious ring and ghostly visitors in general. She even went so far as to become a "ghost hunter" complete with all the equipment needed for such an endeavor.

Even though I was initially intrigued and completed reading the book because of it, I often felt bogged down in the reading. Much of the things the author spoke about were repetitive experiences or readings that mediums would get from the ring. I felt at times, she was truly unwilling to accept the things she experienced. In fact, at the end, although she is apparently still ghost hunting, she seems to negate her entire fact finding mission. She even ends up ridding herself of the ring in what seems like a melodramatic ending made to sound like a movie. Or did she? It was disappointing and if nothing else, lead to even more questions.

Although, the book shows photographic evidence of orbs, it does not prove or disprove anything. I am sure her experiences were real but the intertwined store of "Christian" and his lover just seems contrived at best. Was his story told as the book's dedication is made to him? I tend to doubt it, but who knows, maybe the author has more encounters up her sleeve and another book to come out eventually that truly does tell his story and not of "the others".

All in all, the author's true reason for writing this book was to investigate with hopes of finding the real. She took painstaking time to do that and it seems she is still on that quest. I wish her luck in that endeavor to see a real ghost.

3 stars as the book is ok to me.

Disclosure I picked up this book for a free giveaway from my local library. The views here are 100% my own and may differ from yours. ~Naila Moon
The best investigative book on ghost hunting out there, even though she doesn't fully buy into many of the claims made by others.
Read this book 10 years ago. Still love it reading it again. I loved the the research she did on the sites Katherine visited. I appreciated her personality. I felt I was there with her. This book goes on my list of favorites.
"Gone to be an Angel" is a popular epitaph, but if the IGHS (International Ghost Hunters Society) has its way, it won't be long before we walk through a cemetery and see a marker bearing the inscription, "Gone to be an Orb"! I would have liked Ms. Ramsland's book a lot more had she not devoted so much of it to the IGHS and its ridiculous theory that "orbs" (reflections of light off minute particles directly in front of the lens and flash of cheap digital cameras) are spirits of the dead. (Quite frankly, I cannot think of anything less appealing than dying and becoming an orb!) The book contains 300 pages and on page 296, the author finally gets around to interviewing a reputable ghost hunter who cast some doubt on the "orb" theory, but she devoted only a single paragraph--and a short one at that--to his opinions. I expected something more objective from Ms. Ramsland. This book was a great disappointment.