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?
SPR Webinars
This week saw the SPR mention that they were looking to bring webinars in the future. This is a great addition from the SPR, because it should mean that there will be some excellent content made accessible to many of its members that are often unable to travel into central London for the regular lectures and Study Days.
Here is a few of the items that caught my eye this week on social media.
- When Lord Carnavaron died in april 1923 from complications of a mosquito bite, it was reported in the press author Marie #Corelli had warned him about not to disturb the tomb of the Pharao. And that her book Ziska (1897) had prophesied the inside of Tut’s tomb correctly! https://twitter.com/drpathistorian/status/1266960903796293633?s=12
- “The “Reber-Alcock incident”…illustrates two things https://twitter.com/sse_tweets/status/1266731369444651014?s=12
- Today marks LLIFS’s 5th Birthday https://twitter.com/sarahllifs/status/1266282822290964480?s=12
- A members-only webinar on ‘ghost tech’ will take place on 9 June, limited to 100 participants. https://twitter.com/spr1882/status/1266378470222782469?s=12
- Spent part of my day (all too brief!) masked & gloved up with this: https://twitter.com/sethanikeem/status/1266139551367606273?s=12
- Several psychical or paranormal photographs from George Meek’s collection. https://twitter.com/metascienceitc/status/1266166650652504064?s=12
- Ottawa Jail Hostel – Ontario The main jail of Ottawa for over a century, it was built in 1862 and now operates as a hostel. https://twitter.com/thehauntedsoc/status/1266083409450983424?s=12
- Some of my spooky #academic articles https://twitter.com/ciaranokeeffe/status/1265929860301631489?s=12
- The Journal of The Society for Psychical Research announced new members of the society in 1893. Among them was Arthur Conan Doyle https://twitter.com/fiftysitesbook/status/1265023340969943040?s=12
- Magazine for Parapsychology & Consciousness Research @DutchSPR : dutchspr.org/spr/overdespr/… https://twitter.com/spr1882/status/1265199924179881984?s=12
- It’s here!!!! Aussie Orders going out today 💖 #Hauntedmagazine @hauntedmagazine https://twitter.com/sarahllifs/status/1265122100525666304?s=12
- The Schooner Hotel – Alnmouth This 17th century coaching in was frequented by both Charles Dickens and King George III no less. A highly active location, there have been reports of up to 60 different apparitions seen, with over 3000 individual sightings. https://twitter.com/thehauntedsoc/status/1264643735188578305?s=12
- Ghosts and Hauntings with Carlos S. Alvarado and Nancy L Zingrone- Part 2 – YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf8GwPyGfN4
- Closer to Truth: Is There Life After Death? – YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kg6my9cMgVw
- Closer to Truth: Can ESP Reveal a New Reality? – YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BABx7UfAGww
- Mark Boccuzzi | Using Psi to Predict the U.S. Election in Battleground States – YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnISJDPKOxU
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.
- The Paranormal Sanctuary 👻 Wed 3rd June – 7pm | FB Live https://twitter.com/hdghost_girl/status/1266619201822830592?s=12
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.
- LLIFS – Zener Card Game | livinglifeinfullspectrum.com.au https://llifs.com.au/games/zener/zener-card-game/
- LLIFS – Daydreaming about ghosts | livinglifeinfullspectrum.com.au https://llifs.com.au/blog/daydreaming-about-ghosts/
- Paranormal investigation basic equipment 101 digital recorder – kittyjanusz https://kittyjanusz.wordpress.com/2013/07/12/paranormal-investigation-equipment-101-digital-recorder/
- Author Interview XXII: Physics and Psychics: The Occult and the Sciences in Modern Britain, by Richard Noakes – Parapsychology https://carlossalvarado.wordpress.com/2020/05/28/author-interview-xxii-physics-and-psychics-the-occult-and-the-sciences-in-modern-britain-by-richard-noakes/
- LLIFS – Clustering Illusion or Synchronicity? | livinglifeinfullspectrum.com.au https://llifs.com.au/blog/clustering-illusion/
- The Mysterious Anomaly Weakening Earth’s Magnetic Field Seems to Be Splitting https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-anomaly-weakening-earth-s-magnetic-field-seems-to-be-splitting-into-two
- When Automatic Writing Brought Us Words from Beyond the Grave https://www.weirdhistorian.com/when-automatic-writing-brought-us-words-from-beyond-the-grave/
- Does ESP make sense? https://us6.campaign-archive.com/?u=39022dc0dab7c280ddde483bd&id=64badb9580&e=5c9050a521
- LLIFS – Just because a building is old, doesn’t mean it is haunted | livinglifeinfullspectrum.com.au https://llifs.com.au/blog/just-because-a-building-is-old-doesnt-mean-it-is-haunted/
- LLIFS – A Dream within a dream | livinglifeinfullspectrum.com.au https://llifs.com.au/blog/a-dream-within-a-dream/
- A Famed Neuroscientist Is Investigating Near-Death Experiences https://futurism.com/the-byte/neuroscientist-unravel-near-death-experiences
- The Strange and Mysterious History of the Ouija Board | History | Smithsonian Magazine https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-strange-and-mysterious-history-of-the-ouija-board-5860627/
- Jessica Utts, Remote Viewing Statistician for the CIA https://medium.com/remote-viewing-community-magazine/jessica-utts-remote-viewing-statistician-for-the-cia-47a22063931d
- A Haunted History: Longmont’s Sandstone Ranch and the Coffin Family – Visit Longmont, Colorado https://www.visitlongmont.org/things-to-do/museums-history/haunted-history/sandstone-ranch/
- Illusions, magic and the paranormal with Prof Richard Wiseman – BBC Science Focus Magazine https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-illusions-magic-and-the-paranormal-with-prof-richard-wiseman/
- CD Broad | Psi Encyclopedia https://psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/cd-broad
- New Study Categorizes All The Unexplainable Experiences Produced By Psychedelic Drugs | IFLScience https://www.iflscience.com/editors-blog/new-study-categorizes-all-unexplainable-experiences-produced-psychedelic-drugs/
- (PDF) Discarnate Readings by Claimant Mediums: Assessing Phenomenology and Accuracy Under Beyond Double-Blind Conditions | Adam Rock – Academia.edu https://www.academia.edu/23270376/Discarnate_Readings_by_Claimant_Mediums_Assessing_Phenomenology_and_Accuracy_Under_Beyond_Double-Blind_Conditions
- HAUNTED WIRRAL: The Park Road West Ghost | Wirral Globe https://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/18468286.haunted-wirral-park-road-west-ghost/
- Inside ‘haunted’ castle once owned by Harry Potter Dumbledore actor – Mirror Online https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/inside-haunted-castle-once-owned-22074432
- Donald West: criminologist who served as president of the Society for Psychical Research and whose work contributed to the decriminalisation of homosexuality | The BMJ https://www.bmj.com/content/368/bmj.m1138
- WEIRD SUFFOLK: The haunted airfield at Rougham and the ghost who prefers the company of the ladies. | East Anglian Daily Times https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/weird-suffolk-rougham-haunted-control-tower-1-6664478
- Are you self-isolating… with a ghost? https://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-8319053/Are-self-isolating-ghost.html
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 