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Egoism and the paranormal
New!While as a paranormal community we often argue that there is no place for ego here, would our field be where it is today without some of the egoist figures from the past? Where does egoism fit in with the paranormal
LLIFS Resource Directory - Old ghost stories
New!This week in the LLIFS Resource Directory, I am featuring 3 books over a century old detailing some of the oldest ghost stories known. There are also links so you can read them for free via public domain!
The anchoring effect & the paranormal
New!The anchoring effect is a form of cognitive bias where a person relies too much on information they already know which influences their decision-making process. Let's explore how this can impact us during a paranormal investigation
Deceptively exposing deception
New!In a book I am reading (for the 100th time) something is standing out today more than ever. It talks about people using deception as a means to expose deception. After looking more into 'Project Alpha' and how it all went down and comparing it to the paranormal field and social media, I have to wonder, do two wrongs make a right?
Houdini and the ghostly photo
New!Houdini was involved in debunking many spiritualists, including those who practised spirit photography. There was however one photo that supposedly had him stumped. Is this the photo Houdini couldn't explain?
A boy, retrocognition and psychic projection
New!A look at how retrocognition and psychic projection could work together!
A paranormal investigator and imposter syndrome
New!Does the dreaded imposter syndrome mean that some of the best ideas and research are not being shared because we don't feel 'qualified' enough to share our findings?
A Dream within a dream
In his poem 'A dream within a dream' Edgar Allan Poe asks the simple yet complicated life question, is what we see real?
Encounters with an Apparition (Kitty's Story)
In this edition of encounters with an apparition, we look at a very detailed and intriguing submission from reader Kitty.
Jung, Rhine and the breadknife
One of the more infamous stories related to analytical psychologist Carl Jung was that of the shattered breadknife. There seemed to be no one more intrigued by this story than famous parapsychologist J B Rhine.