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Can You Decode Them?

January 2004

by Janet Brennan

A notched rectangle and Z-rod and a triple-disk cauldron (without the usual cross bar) decorate the back of an eighth-century cross slab in the churchyard at Aberlemno. A battle scene is below the symbols. The hole penetrating the stone is a modern addition, reason unknown.

Picture this: The year is a.d. 610. You are a farmer in Scotland, walking along a path as you search for your lost cow. Suddenly you come upon a large rock standing on end alongside the path. It has three images carved on it. The top picture is a fish, below that is something that looks like a tuning fork lying on its side, and at the bottom is a hand mirror and a double-sided comb. You know what message these three carvings convey.

Now, imagine this: The year is 2004. You are a tourist vacationing in Scotland. As you drive through the northeastern part of the country, you see a tall stone standing upright along the roadside. It has three figures carved on it. The top image is two connected discs with a backwards Z bisecting it, below that is a snake also bisected with a Z, and at the bottom is a hand mirror. You have no idea what these symbols mean.

You decide to search out other similar stones, to try to discern a pattern. But you would need months to see them all, as Scotland has more than 250 of these things, known as Pictish symbol stones. Read the rest of this entry »

Malevolent spirits at the Silk Lane residence scare tenants into a hasty departure.

January 2004

by Thomas d’Agostino

The ghost of a woman can be see in the right hand ground floor window. She was not present proir to the photo being taken.

Most hauntings, and paranormal occurrences generally, happen to people who are just going about the normal routines of their lives. That is exactly how the following experience happened to me.

It all started when a friend of mine purchased a large farmhouse in Scituate, Rhode Island, right down the road from the Scituate Art Festival, which draws huge crowds every Columbus Day weekend. At the time I was single, living with my parents, attending college, and open to fun and adventure. When my friend approached me with the opportunity to live in this three-story farmhouse for a while and look after things while he tidied up his affairs, I jumped at the deal.

The farmhouse was very old and had an outcropped detachable kitchen. This was the way the colonial settlers built the house. If there should be a fire, Read the rest of this entry »

A man recounts his experience with a stray cat’s deceased owner.

January 2004

by Thomas M. Ginther

Cally is a short, fat female cat that started showing up at my house in January 2002. She showed up at the same time every day, so we assumed that her owners let her out when they got home, and being that she was quite fat, she was just looking for an extra free meal. We have fed a number of stray cats over the years and have always kept an extra bag of food on hand.

About the end of February, Cally started staying Read the rest of this entry »

Biological Warfare and Animal Die Offs— Is There a Connection?

The recent wave of deaths of animals around the world – of fish, birds and hundreds of cattle – has generated a wealth of theories for the deaths that range from perfectly natural “die-offs” to a coming apocalypse of Biblical proportions, and just about anything and everything in between.

An issue that has not been addressed at length, however, is that relative to concerns that elements of the government may have with respect to these events. Is there official, behind-the-scenes worry about what is presently afoot? Very possibly.

And I say “very possibly” because Read the rest of this entry »

The power of the mind influences the way that we perceive reality and therefore remember it.

May 2011

by Robert A. Goerman

Eyewitness testimony is a common form of evidence in law and the legal system has mechanisms to test witness evidence for reliability or credibility. Examples of approaches to testing and assessment include the use of questioning, evidence of corroborating witnesses, documents, photographs or video and forensic evidence.

This testimonial evidence is sometimes also described as anecdotal evidence.

In science, anecdotal evidence is defined as casual and non-scientific observations which do not provide proof but may assist research efforts.

The formal study of eyewitness memory is usually undertaken within the broader category of cognitive processes. Cognitive processes refer to Read the rest of this entry »

Wednesday’s show is about past life regression with guest Julia Ingram.

May 2011

Join Bobby Sullivan and Julia Ingram Wednesday night for another intriguing indepth interview on FATE Radio.

Julia received her master’s degree in counseling psychology from Read the rest of this entry »

The quest for legendary creatures draws seekers to all corners of the globe, yet this remote Scottish lake remains the epicenter of cryptozoology.

October 1999

by Loren Coleman

Rumors of — and searches for —   the Loch Ness Monster, known affectionately as Nessie, date back to Celtic times in Scotland. This summer, however, an unusual number of crypto-seekers descended on the loch, prompting several of them — including myself — to organize an international conference at the historic locale that is the epicenter of cryptozoology. Gary Campbell, Read the rest of this entry »

Even baboons believe in ghosts.

October 1999

by John Keel

African farmers are often plagued by tribes of baboons who mess with their crops and raise general havoc because of their often mean disposition. You would not want a group of them in your own backyard. But how do you get rid of a mob of baboons humanely?

The African colonists once adopted an ancient system of anti-baboonery. They would trap one of the creatures, paint it from head to toe with harmless whitewash, and send it scrambling back to its tribal area. Its mates would then take one look at this eerie white intruder, start howling, and run away as fast as possible. They would keep running, leaving him far Read the rest of this entry »

In the murky waters of ancient Loch Ness, a prehistoric “monster” has replaced the dragons of myth. But along these bucolic shores, a roving Yank reporter discovers a people still battling the dragons within.

October 1999

Story and photos by Billy Cox

Drumnadrochit, Scotland —Just outside this blink of a village on the western banks of Loch Ness, in a pub called Smiddy’s Bar, ancient animosities are never more than an ale away. Danny McCormick, having discovered a Yank in his midst, indulges a favorite Read the rest of this entry »

A satisfying journey that leaves the reader hungry for more.

May 2011

Review by Fate Staff

“The Poltergeist Phenomenon” by Michael Clarkson

New Page Books (NJ) 2011, softcover, 255 pages

The Poltergeist Phenomenon is not the usual fare: families terrorized by flying rocks, loud noises, crashing housewares, and other hallmarks of the poltergeist experience. Here you will find ley lines, zero point energy and epileptic teenagers at the center of these disturbances. Pulitzer Prize nominated author and Princeton alum Michael Clarkson, expertly deconstructs poltergeists and their origins. His time working on police investigations and being the author of several books on psychology prepared him for the in-depth analysis of this subject matter.

Clarkson presents the theory that psychokinesis, n Read the rest of this entry »