For many years now I’ve been having experiences that at first flush seemed unfortunate, only to discover shortly afterwards that, without them, something very desirable would not have occurred or something fairly awful would have. For example, if all three persons involved in getting one of my sons to a distant airport for a trip to visit his father one time had not misread or misremembered the plane’s departure time, we would have been en route to get him there when the car’s water pump took out. This would have left us stranded by the road somewhere without money for towing or repairs. As it happened, our collective error meant that the problem was taken care of at home, allowing us time to safely reschedule his departure. One can posit that some external influence deliberately engineered our identical misimpressions in order to prevent a really serious mishap. When only the mind is involved, there is more room for speculation, but my last brush with “more than coincidence” involves a material component somewhat harder to explain away. Read the rest of this entry »
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Ghosts around the House
On January - 24 - 2012
The quiet town of Hastings, Minnesota, is located on the Mississippi River about 20 miles south of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. It is a farming community that has, in some parts, more animals than people. The town folk are friendly and often wave at cars that pass by. This may seem strange to outsiders but there is, of course, a good reason: If you are from the area, chances are you are related by blood or marriage, and being thought of as a snob could get you a dead fish in your mail box. I love being from a small town.
About seven miles out of town, an old white farmhouse sits on a hill surrounded by towering oak trees. This is the home where I grew up. It is also the place where I return, as often as I can, to escape the stress of living in the city. I have to admit, it does look pretty creepy at night. But even scarier were the sounds of footsteps and knocking that I heard when I was growing up.
I remember asking my mom (Carole Menge) what it was that was making those noises. Most of the time she would say the house was just settling. Once in a while she would say, “It must be the ghost.” Mom had a strange sense of humor. She would also tell me that there was no such thing as ghosts when it was bedtime and the noises were keeping me up.
I grew up thinking that ghosts were sort of a joke. They were a figment of the imagination caused by a settling house that could be blamed for just about anything from missing keys to cupboard doors being left open. Anything potentially paranormal could easily be dismissed by the fact that there were five kids (not including any neighbors, cousins, or strays) in the house, any one of whom could have been the culprit. But now that I am older, and have had some truly unexplainable experiences, I think perhaps we did have a ghost and didn’t realize it.
As I was leaving Mom’s house on Christmas night 2007, I had an overwhelming feeling of being watched. I pulled out my camera and pointed it toward one of the monstrous oak trees. I said out loud, “Gracie [the name of my grandmother, who I felt may have been watching over me], if you are here, please come in front of the camera.”
In one of the pictures you can see a spirit orb appear to be landing on one of the branches. In another there is a strange white shape. It was so freezing cold out that night I only took a few pictures. Now I wish I had taken more.
Looking back to when I was growing up, it must have seemed peculiar to any ghost who may have been trying to get our attention. Despite all the footsteps and banging, we did not take it seriously. We may have inadvertently teased it by saying, “Oh, it’s just a ghost.” Come to think of it, we even played a game called “ghost around the house,” which was a form of tag at night.—
Christy McGuire, Richfield, Minn.
Strange Sounds Heard Around the World– What Are They?
On January - 17 - 2012
Strange Sounds Video
What are the strange sounds being heard worldwide?
Will 2012 be the year of the Apocalypse…and is this the
beginning of the end for our world?
Fates that Walk Our Hospital Halls
On December - 21 - 2011
Why we never talk about the miracles that come during suffering
Dec. 2011
by Julia Finley
Think what you must — they are “delusions” brought on by stress; “strands” let out by a strained mind — but truth be told, our dismissals are how we avoid touching the areas of life we do not understand, not coming anywhere near it.
The observer is stumped too, but without the luxury of these easy dismissals. After catching a glimpse of the unknown — the part of reality that exists beyond the veil, peaking out for a moment to smile warmly, then everything returns as it was — the observer is left to wonder what to do with a miracle.
“Witnessing” is largely out of the question. If they do “witness”, it has to be what people want to hear; if the observer insists on naked honesty, it is signed ‘anonymous’. I remember two “witnesses” that were nakedly honest, but only because I was in a position where I had earned their trust.
The first was an old nurse turned teacher, somewhere during my interest in a medical profession. The topic “Dealing with Loss & Suffering” had come up in our class, but the lecture soon turned to intimate feeling and experiences. Twenty minutes in, the teacher confessed an amazing personal experience with loss and suffering:
“Some years ago, my dad was really sick in the hospital. It was incredibly hard on me because dad and I were close. Then one night, when I came home from the hospital, I sat in my bed and something happened. I looked up and saw clouds opening, right in the ceiling, and light shined down upon me. I heard a voice which told me not to cry and worry; everything is all right. Then it told me that my father was going to die, and that my mom would pick up the body on Tuesday. My father passed away that very weekend, and my mother did arrive to take the body on Tuesday.”
The story she recounted made a large impression on my views and assumptions. How can we be so ignorant? Doesn’t anyone know more about this? How do I learn, without being regarded as crazy? I began to recognize how many mechanisms exist in society, to sensor spiritual experiences.
In another, my own dear family member was going through her medical crisis; during a stroke, she witnessed:
“Shortly after my hospital bed was wheeled into an elevator, I had a stroke just before reaching the 6th floor. I couldn’t move. Four ladies around my gurney told me to stop struggling; what I needed to do was calm down. I wanted to speak to my daughter, so I kept struggling. One of the women told me she was watching over me, do not worry. She was shaped like a pear — I don’t remember extremities, just her pear shape. When I spoke about the four ladies later with my daughter, she informed me there were only two persons on the elevator.”
Now I understand something. Our closed minds close off supernatural encounters, and foil the mission of their occurrence: impact. Again, these stories left profound impact on me. They arrive at trying times, not as products of stress, but as reassurance that life is still beautiful, even when it rains. The best thing a listener can do with these amazing recollections, is to contemplate the timing and purpose of the higher power. It could be that they arrive at that time on purpose, when we most need intervention, when it could change our views of life and reality forever.
Images: “Abundance” & “Breathe” [masthead] by Aaron Paquette
The Passion of the Poltergeist
On October - 13 - 2011
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.
Breakthrough at Skinwalker Ranch?
On October - 13 - 2011
An investigation into the unexplained incident mutilated cows and vandalized property.
by Robert A. Goerman
October 2011
In UFOs: Myths, Conspiracies, and Realities, author John B. Alexander Ph.D., a former Green Beret commander and developer of weapons at Los Alamos, New Mexico, elaborates upon a mystifying event that we first read about in Hunt for the Skinwalker: Science Confronts the Unexplained at a Remote Ranch in Utah by Colm A. Kelleher Ph.D. and George Knapp.
For readers unfamiliar with the narrative of the so-called “Skinwalker Ranch,” Terry Sherman purchased this 480-acre property near Fort Duchesne, Utah in the summer of 1994 with the intention of starting a cattle ranch business. Terry, his wife Gwen, and their son and daughter, fled the property in May of 1996. A succession of terrifying occurrences on their ranch had left the family anguished and afraid. If I were forced to limit my personal library to a single book about transient anomalies, Hunt for the Skinwalker would be my hands-down choice. Enter the National Institute of Discovery Science (NIDS). Founded in 1995 by real-estate developer and aerospace entrepreneur Robert T. Bigelow, NIDS was established to research and advance scientific study of anomalies. Read the rest of this entry »
Strange Face Appears at Pearl Harbor
On October - 4 - 2011
Appearing on the surface of the waters, a face jumps out at the veiwer.
October 2011
Article courtesy of Khon (local Hawaii news station).
- This image was captured by a vacationing family at Pearl Harbor. As of yet, the image still remains a mystery.
The De Vanny family visited the Arizona Memorial on Monday, and as usual, Susan took lots of photos.
“I was flicking through the photos and seeing how many do I really need, and take some of the bad ones out and then I came across this particular photo,” said Susan De Vanny.
The particular photo of the water over the wreckage, with oil shimmering, Read the rest of this entry »
Inter-dimensional Beings or Myths?
On July - 20 - 2011
Does the Loch Ness monster exist? How about Sasquatch? If Sasquatch exists, can inter-species communication tell us about their history? If the Loch Ness monster exists, how long has it been around and what became of its family?
Species Link
Winter 2010
by Theresa Nygard
Joan Ocean, famous for her connections with dolphins, has spent a great deal of time camping in areas where she has encountered and communicated with Sasquatch families, mostly through personal notes back and forth between Ms. Ocean and these inter-dimensional beings. Joan writes that the Sasquatch can read, write, Read the rest of this entry »
Man Eating Worms
On July - 5 - 2011
Horror as tiny worms attack Victorian couple.
July 2011
by Lucie van den Berg
Herald Sun Reporter
A Victorian couple endured a health nightmare after tiny worms with teeth began eating through their bodies.
It is the first time humans have been infected by the parasite in Australia.
It is believed the couple became ill after eating a fish they caught on a WA camping holiday.
Alfred hospital infectious disease physician Andrew Fuller said that Read the rest of this entry »
Andy Coppock & The ITC ‘Probe’
On June - 29 - 2011
One man’s scientific achievements making a positive difference on both sides of the veil.
June 2011
by April Slaughter
For most of you reading this blog – especially within the paranormal community – the term Instrumental Transcommunication (or ITC) will be a familiar one. To explain it in the simplest of terms, ITC is communication with ghosts/spirits via use of electronic devices. This differs from Electronic Voice Phenomenon (or EVP) in that the communication is not only heard upon playback of a session recording, but in real-time as it occurs.
Frank’s Box, the Radio Shack Hack, the MiniBox, the Ovilus, and others are among the most commonly known and referred to ITC devices in the field of paranormal research today. Over the past several years, I have collected and personally used each one of these devices in my own research.
Nearly three years ago, I was contacted by an individual by the name of Andy Coppock who had somehow come into possession of a piece of investigative equipment of mine (a K-II meter) that had gone missing. My last name was written on the device, and therefore made the search for its owner a fairly simple task. At the time, I had no idea who he was. Today, I consider him a trusted colleague and friend.
Andy is a biomedical research scientist and laser physicist currently working just outside of Los Angeles, California. His day job consists of designing neurovascular stents (for stroke therapy) and artificial heart valves, but he also happens to be an inventor of several different audio/visual devices used to capture some of the most fascinating phenomena I have ever come across in the paranormal field.
