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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. While it is a trick used in 'haunted houses' for entertainment, it is something that you can also unknowingly capture on camera under the right set of circumstances and something paranormal investigators should be aware of.
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.
Dark adaptation and red Light
When our eyes are exposed to light and then dark, they go through an adjustment period called dark adaptation. During a paranormal investigation, we are often not allowing our eyes to properly adjust to a change in light. This can cause us to see things that are not there. Red light however can help with this process.
The snake oil salesman and the charlatan
Snake oil salesman and charlatan are often words that some people use to describe certain people or certain activities of those within the paranormal field. Let's look into the history of these phrases and discuss their use within the paranormal field
High levels of EMF can make a person feel they are experiencing something paranormal
EMF is something a lot of investigators will look at to possibly debunk paranormal phenomena. Symptoms of EMF exposure mimic those 'feelings' people get when they feel something paranormal is happening. So let's look at EMF a bit closer and what it does to a person.