In cases when mysterious phenomena jars our understandings of the material world, the experts in paranormal research can provide astonishing explanations. A parapsychologist and paranormal investigator, our next guest, Loyd Auerbach, author of “A Paranormal Casebook: Ghost Hunting in the New Millennium” uses his 25 years of experience to create a personal and captivating account of events both common and uncommon to the field of paranormal research. Accounts in his book run the gamut from encounters with intelligent and residual entities to peculiar moving objects to those events that may seem paranormal but actually have common explanations. Major research centers and related resources are discussed, and advice is given on how to judge the credibility of self-professed ghost hunters. Loyd is the Director of the Office of Paranormal Investigations, Co-Founder of Paranormal Research Organization, a former consulting Editor to FATE magazine and a member of the Parapsychological Association and Society for Scientific Exploration. In addition to this, he has served as President of the California Society for Psychic Research and as President and the Board of Directors for the Psychic Entertainers Association. He consults to researchers on possible psychic fraud. is an established author and has been involved in extensively in TV productions. 

LOYD AUERBACH is Director of the Office of Paranormal Investigations and author of A PARANORMAL CASEBOOK: Ghost Hunting in the New Millennium, which hit the bookshelves October 1, 2005 from Atriad Press. 

His 2004 releases were  GHOST HUNTING: How to Investigate the Paranormal and HAUNTINGS & POLTERGEISTS: A Ghost Hunter’s Guide (Ronin Publishing). 

His first book, ESP, HAUNTINGS AND POLTERGEISTS (1986, Warner Books) was named the “Sacred Text”` on ghosts by NEWSWEEK (in August, 1996).  PSYCHIC DREAMING (1991, Warner Books; 1999 Barnes & Noble Books), deals with the current understanding of dreams in general and psychic dreams in particular.  His third book, REINCARNATION, CHANNELING AND POSSESSION, was published by Warner Books in April, 1993.  MIND OVER MATTER (Kensington Books, 1996) focused on the limits human beings set for themselves and on psychokinesis.   

Auerbach has recounted some of his more interesting paranormal investigations on a two audio-CD set called GHOST STORIES (Michael Scott Studios, 2001).  In addition, he has a video lecture ("Exploring the Real-Life X-FILES:  GHOSTS) and video seminar (with psychic Annette Martin). available.  The seminar, GHOST HUNTING IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM, is a 5-plus hour video seminar that also offers a test of one's knowledge in order to become a part of the Office of Paranormal's referral network. In 1999, he released the first videotape on "The Haunting of the USS Hornet"  (a haunted WWII era aircraft carrier in Alameda , CA ). He was a Consulting Editor & columnist for FATE Magazine, a 50+ year old national publication dealing with the “unexplained,” from the beginning of 1991 to the end of 2004.