Overview…
Another week in lockdown here in the UK and another week full of online paranormal content for us all to consume. I hope you’ve enjoyed it as much as I have.
As each week goes by I often find myself stumbling across various news, social media posts, blogs, articles, books, and more in relation to the paranormal. Often some of these pass me by never to be seen again, which can be a shame as when I see them I know that I want to read more on them. However, it can often be the wrong time, there are other more pressing things to take care of. As we are often bombarded by lots of this such information on a daily basis, a lot is lost in the digital ether.
So, what I wanted to do with this regular post is attempt to gather some various pieces of information that others like me may be interested to read. I’ve broken this down into a few categories below for now, hopefully you’ll like it – would love to hear your thoughts on the matter?
lockdown ghosts and ufo sightings
This week saw a few different articles pop up on the old radar regarding ghost being seen during lockdown, as well as UFO sighting. A few of these news articles can be found below..
- Are we seeing ghosts because we’re lonely – or have they always been there? – Southside Times https://ss-times.com/are-we-seeing-ghosts-because-were-lonely-or-have-they-always-been-there/
- Do You Believe in Ghosts? – The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/20/learning/do-you-believe-in-ghosts.html
- UFO filmed in skies above Barnoldswick | The Clitheroe Advertiser https://www.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk/news/people/ufo-filmed-skies-above-barnoldswick-2856879
- Social distance with ghosts at haunted Seguin hotel https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2020/05/20/social-distance-with-ghosts-at-haunted-seguin-hotel/
Here is a few of the items that caught my eye this week on social media.
- Get your recommended dose of weirdness here: new issue now on sale! Plague doctors, Flat Earthers, Gypsy ghostlore, Mothman returns, Malawi’s vampire panic, Irish fairy encounters, mammoth mystery, Jesus’s aerial battles, 5G conspiracy theories, poltergeists or dodgy plumbing? https://twitter.com/forteantimes/status/1263774834816933889?s=12
- ‘…how to find a ghost, what to do when you are face to face with a ghost, how to unmask a fraud and even how to make a ghost trap!’ Free today: A #Ghost Hunter’s Handbook (1980) https://twitter.com/underwood1923/status/1263781964903047169?s=12
- #FollowFriday “Exceptional Human Experiences provide insight & dynamics to move human from a lesser to a more consciously evolved state that expands human awareness of the nature of life” (White, 1997). Follow @EheNetwork to learn more https://twitter.com/ciaranokeeffe/status/1263737349835456512?s=12
- Why hide evidence & intimidate witnesses if it was just a weather balloon? #Roswell https://twitter.com/kitty_janusz/status/1263430379060506625?s=12
- CJ Romer of ASSAP: The ghost of Mr. Sheen?” https://twitter.com/spr1882/status/1263005352842399744?s=12
- June Fortean Times carries an obit of our past president Donald West, and Spontaneous Cases Committee chair Alan Murdie’s regular Ghostwatch column (gipsy ghostlore): https://twitter.com/spr1882/status/1262786602553802752?s=12
- Coolart Homestead – Mornington Peninsula https://twitter.com/sarahllifs/status/1262902881272954880?s=12
- I have been a bit quiet because ive been locked away for weeks writing the LLIFS guide to EVP which will be released as an eBook. Im pleased to tell you Ive finished the first draft! Now for a few weeks of proofing and editing and it will be ready for release on Kindle & iBooks! https://twitter.com/sarahllifs/status/1262892849340669952?s=12
- .@forteantimes working from home today and look what’s arrived. Productivity level has now dropped https://twitter.com/goatymark/status/1262688634869866498?s=12
- A thread of some of my favourite museums here in the West Country. https://twitter.com/gemmatredwin/status/1262292330817740800?s=12
- Come and join in ,our first podcast thanks to @WednesburyPara1 Would love to see ya there,chatting along!! https://twitter.com/ceendeepi/status/1262393144634728449?s=12
- A good example of the human brain using prior knowledge & mental models to fill in gaps of a low-res, noisy sensory input. This works well most times, but can fail on occasion. Useful to think about for AI development and for spread of misinformation on the internet. https://twitter.com/lexfridman/status/1261765782507118592?s=12
- Harry Price and Borley Rectory, with Ashley Thorpe – ghosts hauntings – YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6CS9m1Y3nY
- Global Outreach Medical & Health Assn, “Afterlife & Reincarnation Experiences” ~ Kelvin Chin – YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozK5ze_xMyk
- Demons in Seattle Decoded – YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mX8r9OostKI
- How Do Scientists Determine Past Lives? | Children’s Past Lives | Only Human – YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQm3aHUwTgw
- Talking About Life in a Haunted House with Former Bothell Hell House Owner Keith Linder – YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1HB8RJpTzw
- The Rosemary Brown Mystery (A Documentary by Dr. Keith Parsons) – YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYPsBqdQelc
- Ep 51 Hereward Carrington Ghost Hunter http://magicdetectivepodcast.com/e/ep-51-hereward-carrington-ghost-hunter/magicdetectivepodcast.com
This section is somewhere I would like to share a few of the events, investigations, conventions and more that may interest you all. However, due to our current lockdown situation – I have now included online events.
- Spirit & Paranormal Show at 8pm https://facebook.com/events/s/spirit-paranormal-show/1960190160791996/?ti=ia
- Live Q&A with me and a chance for you to ask questions about Help! My House is Haunted, paranormal investigation and all things spooky and fun 😃👻 https://www.facebook.com/1891052581176719/posts/2647985182150118/?d=n
- Forever Family Foundation’s 2020 Webinar Schedule https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Forever-Family-Foundation-s-2020-Webinar-Schedule.html?soid=1101364020344&aid=-TssP9tWsn8
I often spend a lot of my time reading paranormal related blogs, books and articles. So, I figured this would be great to share with you all too. Blogs and online articles are often a great way to discover more on the paranormal and even challenge your own perception of some concepts. There will also likely be items from published journals and magazines too in the future – which of course will be limited to those with memberships to those organisations.
This week I would like to shout out to Sarah Chumacero for continuing to provide a huge amount of content out there, all of which is well worth you reading along with her books too.
I would also like to welcome Amanda of Haunted Old and Beautiful, I stumbled on her blog this week too and thoroughly enjoyed it.
- DMT drug study investigates the ‘entities’ people meet while tripping https://bigthink.com/mind-brain/dmt-beings
- Future and Cosmos: Early 20th Century Evidence for Paranormal Phenomena https://futureandcosmos.blogspot.com/2020/05/early-20th-century-evidence-for.html
- Poltergeist a Roma cento anni fa – Psi Report https://psireport.wordpress.com/2020/05/23/poltergeist-a-roma-cento-anni-fa/
- Are There Really More Pandemic Ghosts? – Hayley is a Ghost https://hayleyisaghost.co.uk/afterlife-in-lockdown-are-there-really-more-pandemic-ghosts/
- LLIFS – Parasomnia and the paranormal | livinglifeinfullspectrum.com.au https://llifs.com.au/blog/parasomnia-and-the-paranormal/
- LLIFS – The funhouse effect & claustrophobia | livinglifeinfullspectrum.com.au https://llifs.com.au/blog/the-funhouse-effect/
- LLIFS – Zener Card Game | livinglifeinfullspectrum.com.au https://llifs.com.au/games/zener/zener-card-game/
- LLIFS – Paranormal Investigating on a budget | livinglifeinfullspectrum.com.au https://llifs.com.au/blog/paranormal-investigating-on-a-budget/
- recently added records – the paranormal database https://www.paranormaldatabase.com/recent/
- Amanda’s articles Archives | Haunted Old And Beautiful https://hauntedoldandbeautifulhome.wpcomstaging.com/category/amandas-articles/
- Should Scientists Take UFOs and Ghosts More Seriously? – Scientific American Blog Network https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross-check/should-scientists-take-ufos-and-ghosts-more-seriously/
- LLIFS – The pineal gland and psychical abilities | livinglifeinfullspectrum.com.au https://llifs.com.au/blog/the-pineal-gland-and-psychical-abilities/
- LLIFS – The power within | livinglifeinfullspectrum.com.au https://llifs.com.au/blog/power/
- Abraham Hicks Meditation, Free Abraham Hicks Guided Meditation Videos http://www.thesecret-lawofattraction.net/abraham-hicks-meditation/
- Life After Life – Dr. Raymond Moody https://lifeafterlife.com/
- (PDF) Media Archaeology and Ghost Hunting | John Sabol – Academia.edu https://www.academia.edu/43145429/Media_Archaeology_and_Ghost_Hunting?email_work_card=title
- Anna Prado | Psi Encyclopedia https://psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/anna-prado
- (PDF) “I AM EXPOSED TO NOT ONLY THE PARANORMAL, BUT THE DEEPEST SECRETS OF INDIVIDUALS’ LIVES”: AN ETHNOGRAPHY OF FLORIDA PARANORMAL RESEARCH TEAMS | Stephanie Juengling – Academia.edu https://www.academia.edu/42749030/_I_AM_EXPOSED_TO_NOT_ONLY_THE_PARANORMAL_BUT_THE_DEEPEST_SECRETS_OF_INDIVIDUALS_LIVES_AN_ETHNOGRAPHY_OF_FLORIDA_PARANORMAL_RESEARCH_TEAMS?email_work_card=title
- The Biology of Telepathy | Psychology Today https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/debunking-myths-the-mind/201804/the-biology-telepathy
- NASA finds evidence of parallel universe where time runs backward: report https://nypost.com/2020/05/19/nasa-finds-evidence-of-parallel-universe-where-time-runs-backward-report/
- Chill factors: The everyday things that make us see ghosts | New Scientist https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23631500-700-chill-factors-the-ingredients-that-make-up-a-haunting/
- Do Psi Phenomena Exist? Debating the Nature of Consciousness | Psychology Today UK https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/finding-purpose/202005/do-psi-phenomena-exist-debating-the-nature-consciousness
- India’s first paranormal helpline receives over 10 calls daily – brand post – Hindustan Times https://www.hindustantimes.com/brand-post/india-s-first-paranormal-helpline-receives-over-10-calls-daily/story-xeu1E9TuTldoVk1E9F64aL.html
- Frontiers | THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE LITERATURE: AN ENVIRONMENTAL APPRAISAL OF HAUNTED HOUSES | Psychology https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01328/abstract
- What Near-Death Experiences Reveal about the Brain – Scientific American https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-near-death-experiences-reveal-about-the-brain/
- Dream Incubation | Psi Encyclopedia https://psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/dream-incubation
- Poltergeist during quarantine, a fairly common phenomenon | AL DÍA News https://aldianews.com/articles/culture/social/poltergeist-during-quarantine-fairly-common-phenomenon/58465
- LLIFS – Issue 26 – May 2020 | livinglifeinfullspectrum.com.au https://llifs.com.au/shop/haunted/issue-26-may-2020/
- (DOC) JDrinkall Fictions Beyond Science COFASci Fi Conference | Jacquelene Drinkall – Academia.edu https://www.academia.edu/7342177/JDrinkall_Fictions_Beyond_Science_COFASci_Fi_Conference?email_work_card=title
- 100 Scientific Papers Offering Evidence for Psi Phenomena & Effects https://subtle.energy/list-100-peer-reviewed-papers-offer-scientific-evidence-psi-phenomena/
Although generally the idea of this post was to share some of what catches my eye in the paranormal field week to week. I thought it would be good to capture some of this stuff in one place. Makes it easier to find right?
However, there’s always going to be stuff I miss, so please feel free to send me items and I may include them too. It’s a good way to share a lot of what’s happening out there in the paranormal world.
Ashley Knibb 