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Auras and Chakras are part of the Human Energy Field

Recently a reader wrote to me with a question about the aura. She wondered if our human energy field could have an effect on electronics and she shared a personal experience which said… “Hello Kala, I have a digital alarm clock that I used to have to reset every 5 days or so because it gained time. I’ve had this clock a few years and its always been this way. My mother’s room was adjacent to mine. She recently died and since then I haven’t had to reset my clock!! Could she have affected the clock’s mechanism? It sounds weird but a few years ago she went to see a psychic who I had seen as well as other members of my family. He knew the names of deceased relatives, etc. There was no problem reading me or other members of my family. And no, we didn’t volunteer information as we were somewhat skeptical and didn’t want to give him any clues he could work from. Anyway, my mother went to see him and he was stumped. He tried and tried but he couldn’t read her. Are there people who can affect clocks, etc without knowing it? Thank you”.

I found this question most intriguing and a topic that I’ve discussed in depth in my book, The Awakened Aura: Experiencing the Evolution of Your Energy Body (Llewellyn 2011).  My response to this question is as follows:

Thanks for writing with a most intriguing question. You ask – “Are there people who can affect clocks, etc without knowing it”?

The short answer is Yes and it has been studied, researched and discussed by people in both the spiritual and scientific realms.

The Aura Body and Energy

As an intuitive, I’ve seen auras since childhood. Over the years, I began to study what I saw in the aura, observing the energetic patterns and shapes as well as short energy bursts that I would see erupting from the body, similar to what occurs when the sun emits a solar flare. These energetic bursts are capable of disrupting electronics and are felt by other people who have intuitive ability and are sensitive to energy. Some people are aware of the energy they can build and for others it is a complete surprise when it occurs.

In some cases, it is not a burst of energy that is created, but rather energy residue that has built up and is trapped within the aura and energy bodies and is not able to be released properly. To imagine what this looks like in the field surrounding the body, visualize a thunder storm right before the rain is released from the clouds. The clouds are heavy and full, the energy gathers and the air feels pregnant, ready for a release. If the conditions are not right and the rain is not able to gently fall, tumultuous weather patterns can occur with lightning and high winds. Energy blocked in the fields can cause similar disruptions as it seeks to be released. When there is a blockage which stops the release of energy, it builds like a thunderstorm and can create havoc. Read the rest of this entry »

Window in the middle of the floor at the Winchester Mystery House. photo by Kala Ambrose

“The tender word forgotten, The letter you did not write, The flower you might have sent, dear, Are your haunting ghosts tonight” – Margaret Elizabeth Sangster

You’ve heard of haunted houses, but what about a house designed by the haunted to keep the ghosts at bay?

In San Jose, California, a house just of this nature exists. It all began back in 1862, when Sarah Pardee married William Wirt Winchester, the manufacturer of the infamous Winchester repeating rifle. Sarah gave birth to a daughter Annie, who soon died from marasmus at only 42 days old. This fact is intriguing, as marasmus is caused by a lack of nutrients, displayed as energy deficiency (wasting away). Could the haunting of Sarah by spirits, already been around her at this time, depleting her energy and resources while pregnant? Her husband William later died from tuberculosis. Alone and grief stricken after losing her only child and husband, Sarah journeyed to Boston to speak with a spiritualist medium, seeking advice on why her life had been filled with such great misfortune.

The spiritualist medium reportedly told Sarah that she was haunted by the spirits of hundreds of ghosts, the spirits of those who had been killed by a Winchester repeating rifle. These spirits included soldiers from the Civil War, Native Americans and cowboys in the Wild West.

The medium went on to explain that in order to escape the continued hauntings, Sarah would need to move out west and to build a house. The house would not be an normal type of house, rather the construction must never cease. According to the medium, as long as construction was ongoing in the home, it would keep the angry spirits disoriented, while providing a place for the good spirits to commune with Sarah and protect her from further danger. In addition, the architectural design was meant to be complicated and confusing in order to vex and confuse the angry spirits, which would distract them from finding and further haunting Sarah. Sarah took this advice to heart and moved from Connecticut to San Jose, California and bought over 160 acres of land, where she began and continued construction on a home, which is now referred to as the Winchester Mystery House.

After her husband’s death, Sarah received twenty million dollars along with shares of stock in the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. It is reported that the dividends that she received averaged about one thousand dollars a day, along with her millions in the bank. This was in the late 1800′s, into 1900′s, when there was no income tax and the average rate of pay was less than a dollar a day. Read the rest of this entry »

Out of 7 billion people, there are approximately 5 million human beings on this planet right now who are Conduits. There is one Conduit for every 144,000 people — men, women, children, babies, old people, disabled people, dying people, those in comas — in every corner of the globe. When a human being dies or is born, there is an instant restructuring, so that every person remains shielded and serviced by a Conduit.

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I was listening to a nice man on YouTube today who calls himself Free Spirit. Today he was passing on an urgent message I have heard a lot in the last several years. The message is: the planet is facing critical and extreme woes in the 3rd dimension. That includes accidents such as the Deepwater Horizon spill, Fukishima nuclear accident, as well as pollution of air, water, food, economic meltdown, political and financial foul-play, and increasing solar, earthquake, and volcanic activity.

Free Spirit, along with many famous and ordinary people, believe our planet Earth is getting ready to ascend to a higher dimension, most likely in 2012. If all this is true, then we, as inhabitants on this planet are faced with choices, whether we are aware of them or not. We can be overtaken by death of our three dimensional bodies. Or we can decide to align with the ascension of our planet.

I have been watching increasing problems with interest. I observe that human beings seem to ignore complications until extreme problems are about to happen. We are not to blame. Our human brains are wired to take action if a “bear is at the cave door” (fight or flight) but longer-lasting, complex worries are tough to get our heads around. Not to mention any disinformation or outright lies perpetrated by media and political sources, for money-and-power advantages.

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The Universal Bank Account is not just about money.

I recognized early in my life that the universe has an explicit connection between “giving” and “receiving.” The connection is like a revolving door, similar to Sir Isaac Newton’s law of motion: for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.   I call it the UNIVERSAL BANK ACCOUNT.

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Lately I feel disturbed, as though our world has decided to become a genuine Tower of Babel. Not with a multitude of languages but an overwhelming spewing of beliefs – with each person seeming to think that his or her belief is the only accurate one. And there is a battle of these beliefs. Encouraging others to engage in battle. The battle creates war, frightening or separating or polarizing each other into — not just two warring camps — but many.

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Hi. My name is Lauren O. Thyme.

Phyllis Galde of Galde Press, Editor of Fate Magazine, has been so kind to allow me to blog. I thought we could have a little conversation first, get acquainted.

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Hello, this is from my Astro Planner which can be found on my web site. Any comments welcome. I certainly noticed the new energy that came in yesterdsy, did anyone else? Warm wishes to all, Tasha

Thu. 4/19 Sun into steady Taurus says time to garden, plant the early peas—or the seeds of what you wish for in your life.

Fri. 4/20 The energy for a fresh start continues, enjoy the newness.

Sat. 4/21 New Moon in Taurus brings renewed energy to gardens and gardeners, both actual and metaphorical.

Sun. 4/22 Fresh ideas and ways of doing burst open, do be mindful of potential self deception early in the day.

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by George M. Behe

FATE  June 1990

Was the fate of the mighty Titanic predicted in a novel?

Many mysteries surround the death of one of the world’s most famous ships.

She has lain in dark silence for three quarters of a century now, lost in her memories, a prisoner of the ivy blackness that surrounds her. But she is not alone, for she did not die alone. Her death throes claimed the lives of two-thirds of her passengers and crew—1,500 people whose presence was felt by the explorers who finally discovered her resting place. Torn in half, she now lies on the seabed, her innards scattered around her in the desolation.
Once she was a queen, the largest and most beautiful ship in the world. A few lucky people can still remember viewing her magnificence with their own eyes. Fewer still are those who sailed on her and were lucky enough to survive. But everyone, even today, recognizes her name.
She was the Titanic. Read the rest of this entry »

[This is one of my favorite articles: wisdom for optimum daily living distilled by author Michael

J. Gelb, a creativity and innovation expert, from one of the most influential thinkers of history.

I met Gelb at a conference in Santa Fe, where he gave a presentation on da Vinci. In this fast-

moving Year of the Dragon, we must be in top form to stay ahead of the curve.]

History has many geniuses, people whose thinking, creativity and innovation have shaped lives

for centuries into the future. It may seem at first glance that geniuses are born into their calling

by some combination of heritage and fate. But geniuses can be made, according to a man who

has studied the works and life of one of humanity’s greatest minds, Leonardo da Vinci. Learn to

think like da Vinci and you, too, can harness new powers of brain and mind.

Michael J. Gelb has developed a seven-step plan for daily living that he says will enable anyone

to step into bigger creative shoes. Gelb, a consultant in innovative thinking, is the author of the

best-selling How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci.

“Leonardo da Vinci is the archetype of human potential, self-knowledge and all types of

intelligence,” Gelb said. “His thinking and teaching were similar to Taoism. One of his mottos

was, fix your course to a star, and follow it.”

Leonardo Da Vinci

Da Vinci (1452-1519) lived in Italy during the Renaissance, one of the most fertile creative

periods in history. Titans of art, science, philosophy and literature flourished. Da Vinci stood

above them all. He may be best-known for his art – masterpieces such as the Mona Lisa and

The Last Supper, recognized as two of the greatest paintings ever done – but he also excelled in

science, architecture and invention. He was far ahead of his time.

His ideas were so prolific it is hard to list them all. He conceived of the airplane, helicopter,

parachute, three-speed gear shift, extendable ladder, folding furniture, bicycle, crane, alarm

clock, hydraulic jack, snorkel and more. In addition, he conceived of numerous labor-saving

devices, and an astonishing array of advanced weaponry. He made significant contributions to

anatomy, botany, geology and physics.

How on earth did all this genius pour out of a single mind in a few decades of time? Read the rest of this entry »

Senator Barry Goldwater UFO Files now posted!

by Grant Cameron

Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater’s collection of 143 pages of UFO letters has now been posted. Goldwater, a USAF reserve General, who also sat as the Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee had a long standing interest in the UFO subject.

Barry Goldwater

The collection of letters include many letters that talk about his attempt to get access to the “blue room” at Wright Patterson Air Force Base where he was told by his long time friend General Curtis Lemay that he couldn’t go in and Goldwater certainly couldn’t go in either.

The collection also contains letters with UFO researchers such as Ron Regehr, Dr. Steven Greer, Dr. James McDonald, Lee Graham, and Don Berliner. There is also a key letter written to Goldwater by Marie Galbraith who directed the “best Available Evidence” report that was prepared for Laurance Rockefeller in 1996.

Three documents not pulled from the collection have been added to give context to the documents in the Blue Room section of documents. One was a section of an April 25, 1988 New Yorker magazine article where Goldwater is quoted as saying that he was getting 100 calls a year from people asking him to look into the Blue Room rumor. The second two documents consist of a FOIA (and reply) made by researcher Bill Moore to WPAFB on the Blue Room. Missing (to be added shortly) is a “Blue Room Radar Scope” document that Bill Moore obtained from the Falcon that was attached to the FOIA.

Also to be added in the near future is a reply to Lee Graham from Goldwater in 1996. Many UFO related letters were filed under people names instead of the UFO files so more records will be added as researchers learn of the collection and add letters.

A second collection of Goldwater UFO related letters will also be posted shortly. These letters contain Goldwater correspondence with famous people rumored to have been involved in UFOs. These people include General Curtis LeMay who was involved in the Blue Room event, Bobby Ray Inman who was rumored to have headed up the UFO back-engineering efforts for the US government (and who Goldwater promised to set up a meeting in 1994 for Dr. Greer), Edward Teller, and former carter CIA Director Stansfield Turner. Although the letters are interesting none deal with the UFO subject.

The documents are at: http://www.presidentialufo.com/barry-goldwater-ufo

Photo used with kind permission of Closson Press

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Dateline: New Kensington, Pennsylvania    January 31, 2012

This unpublished photograph, buried for decades in the archives of the defunct Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph, might be the “smoking gun” to the strange mystery of that B-25 Ghost Bomber.

Fifty-six years ago today, the World War II vintage TB-25N twin-engine bomber, serial number 44-29125, swooped from the Pennsylvania skies, narrowly missing the afternoon rush hour traffic on the Homestead High Level Bridge, and made an emergency landing on the Monongahela River and sank. Curious divers have since scoured every inch of river bottom. All they ever got was wet. Everything from crude grappling hooks to modern detection devices have been employed over the years. It was as if it never existed.

The mystery deepened when a whistle-blower confessed in 1976 that he was one of three truckers handsomely paid by the Central Intelligence Agency to secretly haul the clandestinely recovered aircraft over to the secure Nike Missile base in Oakdale, Pennsylvania during the dead of night.

The search for the truth about the fate of 44-29125 has become as much a part of Pittsburgh history and lore as the mysterious disappearance of the aircraft itself. There are troubling inconsistencies about the details and destination of the flight, as well as the actual number and identities of the personnel aboard. These conflicts appear in official military and government records, in newspaper reportage, in statements made by the survivors, and in accounts given by both rescuers and eyewitnesses.

Robert A. Goerman was the catalyst for the investigative efforts that followed on the heels of the trucker’s admission on the Perry Marshall KDKA radio program. Robert H. Johns served as Aviation Consultant.

“On one hand, we have Air Force promises that there was no secrecy here,” Goerman says, then he points out things like the testimony and obituary of towboat Captain Carol E. Long. “Honest individuals have placed federal and military authorities in places not confirmed by official records.”

This Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph newspaper photograph (identified as Plate Number G-8) was taken on January 31, 1956. The tag on the back of this print carries a very interesting comment by the photographer who is acknowledged only as Brunek: “Brass from Air Force leaving Montefiore Hospital after talking to survivors of plane crash. These men made the hospital policy of ‘to hell with newspapers’ a lot stronger.”

That visit to Montefiore Hospital by four officers is never mentioned in the official United States Air Force documentation which reads:

“31 January 1956 — Received word of a downed B-25 bomber from Base Operations approximately 1630 hours. Joined Major Pasacreta at Base Operations 1700 hours and drove to scene of aircraft accident in AF staff car. Arrived at AMOCO bulk storage plant south side Monongahela River near the Hays Street Bridge approximately 1830 hours, then proceeded to St. Joseph Hospital and interviewed M/Sgt Alleman. Returned to base.” Read the rest of this entry »

Tonight on FATE Radio…

November 25th

Join host Chris Onefeather and guest Phyllis Galde and find out what is going on with FATE Magazine!

Have Aliens managed to take over the future of Fate, and will we see more FATE on TV? That and other important news about FATE is soon to be revealed…
Friday November 25th

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One woman’s story of supernatural encounter and its aftermath

October 2011

by Julia Finley

My Google Homepage has evolved over time.  Now its got a little digi-pet, some news wires, noticeably no games, and a major menagerie of spiritual quotes from various religions.  And of course, my email preview on the upper-left.

Thank heavens for that — I could never take the burn of directly viewing my inbox.  I need a buffer.  Did they have people like me in mind when they designed such things?

Anyway, today’s preview:

You are receiving this email because you have incurred a warning from Religious Messageboards.  Repeat violations will result in permanent banning.

I peek at the previous window to confirm something I thought I saw. …Yes, I received two emails with this same subject header, from two different moderators.  It seems I’m already a repeat offender, but of what crime, I must read on to find out.

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An investigation into the unexplained incident mutilated cows and vandalized property.

by Robert A. Goerman

October 2011

By Rosemary Ellen Guiley

FATE Consulting Editor

The horrible, demonic haunting that drove a family out of a house in Amityville, New York in 1976 ranks as one of the most famous cases in paranormal history. “The Amityville Horror,” as it is known – now a trade-marked term – has been the subject of books, sensational films – and unending lawsuits. Now, says Christopher Quarantino, one of the children involved in the case, there is much more to the story – occult practices conducted in the family — and he has decided to talk about it.

“This isn’t just me coming up with a new twist on the story,” Quaratino told FATE. “This is me telling what I really know.”

Aerieal view of former Lutz home in Amityville. From police files, courtesy of Tim Yancey.

Quaratino, forty-three, was seven years old when his family moved into the cursed house on Long Island, New York, in December 1975 with his recently wed parents, mother Kathy Lutz and stepfather George Lutz, and two siblings, Daniel, nine, and Melissa, five. All three children were Kathy’s by a previous marriage. The Lutzes purchased the empty house because it was a bargain, and they knew the reason why: In 1974, horrible murders had occurred there. A twenty-three-year-old man named Ronnie DeFeo went through the house one night with a .35-caliber rifle and shot to death his parents and four siblings while they slept in their beds. De Feo was convicted of six counts of murder and sent to prison.

Almost immediately after moving in, the Lutz family experienced oppressive and unpleasant phenomena that rapidly escalated over time.  They called in a Catholic priest to bless the home, and unknown voices told him emphatically to get out. Family members were plagued by bizarre swarms of flies, apparitions, noises, weird phenomena, nightmares and depression.

In the late afternoon of January 14, 1976, only twenty-eight days after they moved in, the family was so terrified that they left in a hurry leaving all their belongings behind, with the exception of a few changes of clothing.

The case was investigated by Hans Holzer, demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren, members of the American Society for Psychical Research in New York City, and others. The Warrens pronounced the activity demonic in nature.

In the aftermath, book and film rights were sold, and the story became a best-selling sensation. Lawsuits were filed over claims and rights, and went on for years. Skeptics and debunkers criticized the case, but George and Kathy Lutz, who are both deceased now, stuck to their story to the end of their lives. Amityville became a paranormal juggernaut, generating more books and films. As the original story became exhausted, fictional elements increased.

One question often asked is, were the family members targeted as innocent victims by dark forces related to the house, the murders and even the land, or was there something more behind it all? In 2005, upon the release of a remake of the original The Amityville Horror film, Quaratino alluded to an undisclosed paranormal problem brought on by occult rituals and practices, which may have attracted dark forces that followed the family from the Amityville home. “George Lutz brought the troubles on himself (and our family) by dabbling in the occult, it wasn’t just the house that was the problem,” he said. “That’s why ‘it’ followed us.”

Some of the principals involved beyond the family, including some of the investigators, were aware of the occult practices, but the information was never widely known.

Quaratino said he felt compelled to speak out in the wake of announcements of three new Amityville sequel films by three separate movie companies, each adding twists to the story.  However, he will not discuss details while the new films are in production.

Hannibal Classics is making Amityville Legacy in 3D.  The Weinstein Company is developing The Amityville Horror: The Lost Tapes for theatrical release in January 2012. The Asylum will release Amityville Haunting on DVD in December 2011.  The Asylum is advertising that footage is “real.”  The theme of the film is, the family did not survive, but “recordings” did.

Qauratino said he is weary of Hollywood taking fictional liberties with the story, lives of the family, and his own experiences. He plans his own feature length film to tell the real story as he sees it, especially to a generation probably not familiar with the original case and to the masses that have before them been exposed to the story with all the inaccuracies.

He  is raising funding for his film, starting this Halloween Eve, October 30, with an online pay-per-view “fireside chat” event in which he will tell one real-life creepy story, about the “demons of his past” and his frightening experiences in his present home in Phoenix, Arizona, which seems to be haunted because of a suicide on the property.   The live webcast will air 9pm Eastern, 6pm Pacific, and will thereafter be available on demand.

Quaratino said he has challenged Hollywood that he can tell a creepier story, and is asking the public to weigh in with votes.  For more information, visit www.amityvillehorrorchallenge.com or www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Amityville-Horror-Challenge/164647713600246.

FATE has not contacted others originally involved in the case, pending further disclosures from Quarantino.

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For the first time in the history of Ireland, a coroner has determined that the cause of a strange death was spontaneous human combustion. This rare paranormal condition by which a small portion of body remains after being incinerated in a fire that does not spread and has no obvious source of ignition goes back at least 300 years. In December 2010, the charred body of a 76-year-old Irishman was discovered in his apartment that appeared to have been left completely unscathed by the conflagration. West Galway coroner Dr. Ciaran McLoughlin was quoted as saying in court: “This fire was thoroughly investigated and I’m left with the conclusion that this fits into the category of spontaneous human combustion, for which there is no adequate explanation.”

Join Onefeather for an open mike evening! Let’s talk about whatever is bugging you… or enchanting you… or whatever! I’ might even be persuaded to do a free reading or two, who knows!

With instructive advice, anyone can find their soul’s own true path.

September 2011

by Dr. Jean Houston

Modern life can often times feels as though you are lost in the sea of people drifting without purpose.

As I travel around the globe speaking and training, I have consistently found that most people ask me the same question, “How do I discover my purpose in life?” In the past, who you became was determined by your family and circumstances. You didn’t have much choice. But now there is an open moment in history where you have the chance to tap into the soul of your purpose.

Millions of people right now are experiencing a yearning and desire to awaken to their unique gifts and offer them in service to the world—while living a life of joy and fulfillment. It’s a surging of the human spirit, a virtual global Read the rest of this entry »

ROSEMARY ELLEN GUILEY’S STRANGE DIMENSIONS NEWSLETTER

September 2011  www.visionaryliving.com

In this issue:  Books news… classes and workshops… upcoming events… article on a haunted mattress!

First, my prayers and thoughts go out to all who have been impacted by Hurricane Irene.  Fortunately I got through it all right here in Connecticut.

NEW BOOK: “TALKING TO THE DEAD”

My book on spirit communications, co-authored with George Noory, the host of Coast to Coast AM, is available on pre-order on amazon.com at http://amzn.to/oQwbpq.  The book will be released in October in hardcover from Tor Books.  George and I explore the technological side of spirit communications, including the “ghost box” real-time, two-way conversations.  Controversies, startling evidence, and the implications of hard proof of the afterlife are just some of the topics in this comprehensive examination of the cutting edge of paranormal research.

CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS

Due to demand, I am resuming giving classes and workshops on a variety of paranormal and spiritual topics.  For the past few years, most of my work has concentrated on research, media and conferences.  I have been getting increasing requests for teaching in different formats.  I have designed programs on angels, dreamwork, psychic and intuition skill building, fairies, meditation, Shadow People, the Djinn, psychic protection, and spirit communications.  These programs will be offered in a variety of formats and locations.  The events schedule below includes them, and of course advance listings are given on my website, also listed below. Read the rest of this entry »

STRANGE DIMENSIONS NEWSLETTER

Rosemary Ellen Guiley

August 2011

In this issue:  REINCARNATION is in the news with the Kindle release of one of my books… adventures On the Paranormal Road… upcoming events… Article on author Michael Talbot’s past-life recall that inspired his vampire novel.

I’m back in New England after an extended summer stay in the Pacific Northwest.  Just before I departed, I paid a visit to the ECETI Ranch (Enlightened Contact with Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence) near Mt. Adams, located in a paranormal hot zone.  My report on that, and my interview with owner James Gilliland, will be in a future issue of Strange Dimensions.

NEW BOOK RELEASES

I have updated my book on reincarnation and republished it as an e-book titled Rosemary Ellen Guiley’s Soul Journeys: Past Lives & Reincarnation.  It is available in Kindle format only at http://amzn.to/p5sIev

The original title was Tales of Reincarnation. Robert Michael Place designed the smashing new cover from one of his spectacular Tarot cards in his Tarot of the Sevenfold Mystery.

The book has many dramatic reincarnation stories, including quite a few original ones given to me in exclusive interviews.  In addition, it provides a comprehensive, thorough examination of beliefs about reincarnation, scientific investigations, the karmic holdovers of past lives, and how the past can help us lead better lives today and build better lives for the future.  I added a new chapter on spirit communications and psychophysical research to document reincarnation. Read the rest of this entry »

An unusual substance has washed up on the northwest shores of the United States.

August 2011

by Chris/Onefeather

The mysterious orange goo as veiwed under a microscope.

Authorities say a mysterious orange-colored substance has washed up on the shores of a remote village in northwest Alaska.

Tests have been conducted on the substance on the surface of the water in Kivalina and City Administrator Read the rest of this entry »

Captured on the morning traffic camera, this unexplainable aerial object has left Texans jaw dropped.

July 2011

by FATE Staff

A facinating book regarding the chupacabra in America.

July 2011
FATE Staff

Author Benjamin Radford

Published by University of New Mexico Press

I keep an ever evolving list of creatures that I would love to one day have as a pet or possible sidekick. The Quitxacotal is numeral Uno (who wouldn’t want a winged serpent God?) Second would be Bigfoot due to numerous viewings of the John Lithgow classic Harry and the Henderson’s. But first runner up is the one creature that might seem a little too creepy to keep around the house; it’s my very own Chupacabra. And not the North American one, I want the original Puerto Rican-winged spiked-back blood sucker itself. Read the rest of this entry »

Looking for a challenge in the next step of theoretical science writing, Dr. Manly brings the Multiverse, subatomic particles and the Copernicus theories that started to all to the masses.

July 2011

FATE Staff

“Visions of the Multiverse”

Author Steven Manly, published by New Page Books.

Before reading Visions of the Multiverse my only experience with a parallel universe or Multiverse was when Captain Kirk’s evil goatee wearing doppelganger terrorized the Star ship Enterprise. And just like that episode of Star Trek, there are a lot of different colorful theories on the where, how and why of multiple realities. And after 200 scientific publications under his belt, Dr. Steven Manly has assembled a book describing the physics behind those theories and how it all started with Copernicus back in 1540. The book simple in size but thick with science made quick reading with the help of Manly’s tongue-in-cheek writing style honed over the years of teaching physics to college kids.

Without going into too much detail about the theory of multiple Universes, let’s just say Read the rest of this entry »

Located on the West Coast, this isolated lighthouse has a beautiful story to share.

July 2011

by Rosemary Ellen Guiley

Mary Pesonen was only six months away from a brand new life, but even that short amount of time seemed too long for the pain and hopeless that had engulfed her.  Early one morning, she decided to bring an end to everything by hurling herself off a cliff into the Pacific Ocean.  Did she have second thoughts and regrets as she made her fatal plunge?  Perhaps, for her ghost is believed to haunt the grounds where she lived and died, at the North Head Lighthouse near the fishing port of Ilwaco, Washington.

The life and tragic death of Mary Watson Pesonen in 1923 caught my attention during a summer trip to the southwest Washington Coast with my sister, Linda, and brother-in-law, Ted.  Ilwaco lies near the base of a long spit of land on the north side of the immense mouth of the Columbia River, which forms the border between Washington and Oregon.  The coastal waters are treacherous and the bar has dangerous currents and sand bars.  The area is known as “the graveyard of the Read the rest of this entry »

Spotted over the BBC Radio 1 building, these unidentified flying objects have created quite the stir.

June 2011

by FATE Staff

Strange lights have been appearing over the BBC 1 Radio building for over a week. The mysterious lights are starting to attract a large crowd during their appearances. Spectators are currently looking for an explanation, if anyone has one please contribute.

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An exploration of the blending of the senses without the use of psychoactive hallucinogens.

May 2011

Review by Fate Staff

New Page Books • by Maureen Seaberg

Synesthesia is the unique ability to link colors, sounds and shapes into a surreal sensory experience. Basically, certain letters, sound and smells are experienced as swirling symphonies of color depending on the individual.

To be clear, synesthesia is not a handicap or a dysfunction, but the loss of inhibition in distinguishing between the senses. The condition is rare and most people can’t experience synesthesia without psychoactive hallucinogens. So for those of us left wanting, we have lifelong synesthete and New York Times journalist Maureen Seaberg to take us on a journey thru her eyes and ears.

Seaberg describes her own personal experiences of growing up trying to understand a visual sensation that few understood. And while her personal story is the   Read the rest of this entry »