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Paranormal or a trick of the eye?
We can't always trust what we see. Here are some common tricks of the eye which are often mistaken as something paranormal.
Paranormal Book Club: Near Death Experiences
Here are some book recommendations on Near-Death Experiences (NDEs)
Are UFO sightings a form of psychic projection?
We talk about the possibility that we could be manifesting our own ghosts through psychic projection. What if we applied this same train of thought toward UFO phenomena? Are we manifesting our own UFO lights in the sky? Is there are a connection between experiences with spirits and extra terrestrials?
More encounters with an apparition
I recently asked you to share your experiences about your sightings of apparitions. Here are more of your stories and some of the results of the survey!
3 Famous Spiritualists from Melbourne's Past
A former Prime Minister, an immigrant from the UK and a famous apport medium are some of Melbourne's most famous spiritualists from the past!
Binaural, 360 degree & Ambisonic recording for paranormal investigating
With technology advancing, there are more ways to record audio than with your standard digital recorder. Let's look at the latest trends when it comes to recording audio - more specifically binaural, 360 degree & ambisonic recording.
Tachypsychia, fight or flight and the paranormal
Time slowing down is often reported during paranormal experiences. Is time really slowing down or is it all in our perception? How does fight or flight play a role in the way we react during a paranormal investigation?
The Aussie Spiritualist A.J Abbott and his Spirit Slides
Spiritualist A.J Abbott would provide lectures here in Melbourne where he displayed his famous 'spirit slides' showcasing the spiritualist movement to fascinated audiences. One of the more popular topics he covered, was that of spirit photography.
Web sleuthing & paranormal investigating. Just because we can, should we?
After watching the Cecil documentary on Netflix, the concept of web sleuths and the culture behind it stuck with me. When your hobby becomes an obsession, you lose perspective. When you focus in on conspiracies, you forget about the real people involved. This applies to us in the paranormal field as well.
Cryptomnesia and paranormal investigating
Cryptomnesia is essentially a memory or information that you know, but you are not aware that you know it. A forgotten memory. Can this impact the information we believe we are receiving during our paranormal investigations?