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Briefly, what's the most remarkable case you've investigated?
Honestly, this is a tough one to answer, especially briefly. I have had cases where we have witnessed objects moving, cases where the ghosts (via a witness or psychic) provided verifiable information, and cases in which environmental factors led to a family believing their house was haunted.
I have many of my cases written up in my articles for FATE magazine, which can be downloaded from my website at www.mindreader.com/fate
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What should people do if they believe their house is haunted?
First, NOT believe their house is haunted. All too many of the calls I get are filtered out because of normal (though often misleading) explanations. So, they should be skeptics first, looking for any and all other explanations before becoming upset about paranormal phenomena.
Second, they should NOT be afraid. This phenomena cannot hurt you (except psychologically, or in the case of poltergeist phenomena, if you duck into the path of a flying object). If it's an apparition, talk to him/her… ask what you can do for him/her. If no response, consider it a haunting, an interesting recording of some event from past history. If a poltergeist, play detective and try to learn who's under stress and help that person get past it.
But the above suggestions are quite simplistic. They should consider contacting someone who will actually try to figure out what's going on and help them, unlike most of the groups out there focused on getting spirit orb pictures or EVP. Such evidence can aid the growing amount of data, but can't help the people being upset by the phenomena.
There's excellent basic information on apparitions, hauntings and poltergeists available through the page of my website dealing with the Office of Paranormal Investigations, at www.mindreader.com/opi. 
LOYD AUERBACH is the Director of the Office of Paranormal Investigations, a consulting Editor for FATE Magazine, President of the California Society for Psychic Study, a professor at JFK University and President of the international organization, the Psychic Entertainers Association.
He is the author of two audiotapes and four books. His first book, ESP, Hauntings and Poltergeists was named the "Sacred Text" on ghosts by Newsweek in 1996, and will be coming out in a new edition in 2003. His book, Mind Over Matter (Kensington Books, 1996) is currently available from major bookstores and online booksellers and has a section on ghosts and poltergeists.
He holds a degree in Cultural Anthropology from Northwestern University, and a Master's degree in Parapsychology from JFK University. He has been investigating the Paranormal for close to 25 years. In his search to learn as much about psychic phenomena, his knowledge of how such things can be simulated grew, and he learned he enjoys performing. He is a professional mentalist and psychic entertainer, performing as Professor Paranormal.
Loyd Auerbach has appeared on hundreds of radio shows, and dozens of local and national TV shows, including "Larry King Live," "Unsolved Mysteries," "In Search Of," "Oprah," "Sightings" and "Late Night with David Letterman." He is constantly haunting various re-runs and new shows on the Discovery Channel, History Channel, Travel Channel and the Learning Channel. He is also co-producer of a direct-to-video documentary called The Haunting of the USS Hornet.
He recently co-founded a new association, the Paranormal Research Organization, which is aimed at networking and bringing professional standards to paranormal investigators all over the world (more to come in February 2003 on this new group). His website is the Paranormal Network. He can be reached via email at esper@california.com or by phone at 415-249-9275 (the Office of Paranormal Investigations).
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