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Black Rock House Paranormal Tours Interview
Sarah was interviewed on 88.3 Southern FM about Black Rock House Paranormal Tours. Have a listen!
It is ok to outgrow your current situation
Many of us have or plan to be in the paranormal field for a long time. Our views change, we learn, we evolve and grow. It also means we can outgrow our current situation and want change. It is important to follow your heart, or you could end up making your situation a place you do not want to be.
The God Helmet
Otherwise known as ‘The Shiva’, The God Helmet is an experimental and controversial device said to produce ‘god-like visions’ and induce altered states of consciousness including out of body experiences and sightings of apparitions.
Belief of the soul
For centuries, people have believed that a ghost or spirit is the soul of a person who was once living. So let's explore the very concept of our soul and where these beliefs stem from.
JOTT: Just One Of Those Things
Have you ever lost an object only to find it days, weeks, months, or even years later right in front of your eyes? It is a phenomenon that happens so often that it has been given a name. From DOP to JOTT, the Disappearing Object Phenomenon is Just One Of Those Things.
Pepper’s Ghost
Pepper's Ghost is a trick illusionists use to project an image. It is similar to the way a hologram works and is essentially a case of reflection. When you take a photo from inside a car or from behind a window, you could be photographing your own version of Pepper's Ghost!
Are we willing to accept evidence?
The description of a book I am reading sparked a train of thought that I felt compelled to write about. It asked, "if we are willing to take evidence of such often off-limits topics seriously". Does the backfire effect mean we will not accept this information?
Is it our instinct to believe in the paranormal?
Are we born with the instinct to believe in the paranormal? What is evolutionary psychology and could this explain why we perceive things the way we do when it comes to the paranormal?
The alien, the ghost and our consciousness
What is the connection between alien abduction and ghostly encounters both on a psychological level and on a consciousness level? When you compare experiences involving sleep paralysis and hypnotic regression revealing experiences, one has to consider, are accounts of alien abduction and ghostly encounters one and the same?
Ladies of Paranormal Past: Sarah Estep
Sarah Estep was one of the more modern day pioneers of EVP research and is the star of this edition of Ladies of Paranormal Past.