FEBRUARY 2008
PARANORMAL HUNTERS TO STAKE OUT NORTH WALES INN
(29 FEB 08)
The Britannia Inn Hotel in Llangollen, North Wales, is rumoured to be haunted by ghostly monks who have frequently been seen by guests staying at the hotel. In March, Wrexham’s Spirit Quest UK, a local paranormal group, will carry out investigations to see if the hotel is truly haunted.
ROMANIAN POLICE LAY BLAME ON LOCAL GHOSTS
(29 FEB 08)
Police in the Romanian village of Lilieci believe that ghosts were to blame for the spate of recent vandalism that left local houses in ruins. Local families had reported that windows were broken, bicycles flying through the air, objects moving on tables and candles blowing out when there was no wind.
ARCHBISHOP REJECTS CLAIMS OF EXORCISM INCREASE
(29 FEB 08)
Brisbane Archbishop John Bathersby has debunked claims of a spike in exorcisms in Queensland. Speaking on Brisbane radio, he said that during his entire time as Archbishop he had only been approached "four to six times" by someone looking for an exorcist.
PETITION CALLS FOR PARDON FOR ‘LAST WITCH’
(28 FEB 08)
A petition demanding a posthumous pardon for Edinburgh housewife Helen Duncan, the last person to be convicted of witchcraft in Britain, is to be handed to the Scottish Parliament.
THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNICATION EVEN IN DEATH
(28 FEB 08)
Bishop Elio Sgreccia, president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, believes that the moment to accept death is during the fullness of life, even in youth and adolescence. When death nears, having already seen the need to communicate, what's important is knowing how to communicate, affirmed Bishop Sgreccia.
MASS TRANCES CAN BE A SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE
(28 FEB 08)
Reports of schoolchildren, young women and factory workers going into mass trances or speaking in tongues are common across Indonesia's vast archipelago of 226 million people. In many cultures, it is part of a religious or spiritual experience, whether in the voodoo trances of Haiti, the mass hysteria of Europe's witch trials, or Christianity's exorcisms.
THREE DIMENSIONAL GHOST SPOTTED ON AMERICAN AIR BASE
(27 FEB 08)
Rachel Castle, a public affairs specialist at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, in Ohio, is just one of many people who have witnessed unusual activities on the base, such as the night when she came face to face with a “three-dimensional” ghost. Over the years, people of all ranks and ages have reported unusual activities such as lights, televisions and computers turning themselves on and off, voices whispering their names, to people appearing where no one should be.
VIKING’S DRESSED TO IMPRESS FOR THE AFTERLIFE
(27 FEB 08)
Swedish archeologist, Annika Larsson, has said that the ancient Vikings enjoyed vivid colors, flowing silk ribbons and glittering bits of mirrors, with the men being especially vain, and the women dressed provocatively. In the Russian region of Pskov, close to Novgorod and the eastern trade routes then plied by Vikings from Sweden, Larsson discovered associated ornaments and a blue silk dress positioned in the grave as a gift likely to be worn in an afterlife.
EXORCISMS EXPERIENCING A NEW REVIVAL
(27 FEB 08)
In the Hollywood film "The Exorcist", the ancient ritual of trying to drive evil spirits from tortured souls was dramatically played out. Now, according to the Washington Post, there is evidence to suggest that the practice of exorcism is experiencing a revival in Poland, where demand has apparently risen so high, that 70 priests now perform the rite there, double the number of five years ago.
BRITISH PUB MANAGER HAS SPIRITS CLEANSED
(26 FEB 08)
The manager of The Blackwell Ox Inn, in Sutton-On-The-Forest, near York in England, Steve Holding, says that since the pub had been cleansed of “evil spirits” the atmosphere in the establishment had improved. Always suspecting there was "something" in the private dining room at the back of the pub, Holding turned to a woman who "cleansed" spirits in order to bring some normality back to his pub.
ONE IN EVERY ELEVEN AMERICANS HAS NO RELIGIOUS FAITH
(26 FEB 08)
According to a poll conducted last June by the Bana Group, an American research organization, roughly five million adults in the United States call themselves atheists. Of these five million people, six percent over the age of sixty have no faith in God. One in four adults ages eighteen to twenty-two describe themselves as having no faith.
TV STAR BELIEVES THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE OUT THERE
(26 FEB 08)
Rachel Bilson, star of the TV show the ‘O.C.’, says that ever she was shown a spooky picture when she was younger, she has been scared of supernatural beings. “I definitely believe there's something else out there," said Bilson.
SPOOKY FUNDRAISER TO RAISE MONEY FOR LOCAL CHARITY
(25 FEB 08)
Paranormal investigator Ray Jorden, and medium and Reiki practitioner Jaine Gray, from Wiltshire, England, are the duo behind the Famous and Frightened fundraising event being held on April 2, 2008 with the hope of raising money for The Great Ormond Street Hospital.
THE GHOSTS OF WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
(25 FEB 08)
Harold ghostly janitor, is just one of many said ghosts that are rumored to exist inside Simpkins Hall, at Western Illinois University. Beginning on March 21 (2008), and continuing each Friday and Saturday night over four weekends, paranormal group, A Midwest Haunting, will be conducting ghost tours of the building.
GHOSTS OF FORMER JAIL STILL LURK ON THE INSIDE
(25 FEB 08)
Members of the South Jersey Paranormal Research organization recently spent some time investigating the old jail in Mount Holly, New Jersey (USA), which is now the Historic Burlington County Prison Museum, for signs of paranormal activity. Ron Reed, who has volunteered at the museum for the past six years, says that he's seen some strange things going on inside the old jail.
CHURCH OF ENGLAND BISHOP DELVES INTO LIFE AFTER DEATH
(24 FEB 08)
What happens when we die? How should we think about heaven, hell, purgatory and eternal life? These are all questions asked by Tom Wright, the Bishop of Durham in the Church of England, in his new book Surprised by Hope
MALAYSIAN MOTHER CHARGED OVER DAUGHTER’S FAILED EXORCISM
(24 FEB 08)
In an exorcism gone wrong, a 25 year-old Malaysian mother has been charged with the murder of her four-year old daughter. The mother had reportedly told neighbours that her daughter was possessed by evil spirits and that her death was the result of an "exorcism gone wrong".
UFO SIGHTINGS ON THE RISE OVER BRITISH SKIES
(24 FEB 08)
According to the head of the British Flying Saucer Bureau, Denis Plunkett, the number of sightings of Unidentified Flying Objects in the UK rose from 97 in 2006 to 135 in 2007.
MANGO TREE SPIRITS POSSESS STUDENTS IN THE PHILLIPINES
(23 FEB 08)
Locals in Cebu village in the Phillipines believe that bad spirits live amongst a huge mango tree. Students attending the local Badian High School are believed to have become possessed by these spirits.
BRITISH RESEARCHERS SAY THAT GHOSTS ARE ‘ALL IN THE MIND’
(23 FEB 08)
Researchers at the University College in London have found that when it comes to belief in ghosts, people who gaze around in a poorly lit areas can fool their brains into seeing things that are not really there.
GHOSTLY FIGURE STILL HAUNTS MINNESOSTA AUDITORIUM
(23 FEB 08)
Since 1942 there have been tales of a transparent man sitting in seat J47 in the auditorium of Hibbing High School, in Minnesota, USA. According to Mike Finco, the school principal of Hibbing High School, said “Legend has it that this is one of the most haunted buildings in Minnesota.” “The story passed down over the years was that an old auditorium manager had died and he still floats around the place. Also, J47 is supposed to be where people have seen different images of an elderly gentleman dressed up in old-style clothing that looks to be translucent.”
BAKER BY DAY AND GHOST HUNTER BY NIGHT
(22 FEB 08)
Scotsman Paul Campbell is a baker by day and ghost hunter by night. Having investigated many haunted sites throughout Scotland, including the vaults below Princes Street in Edinburgh, Campbell is set to spend the night in the infamous Room 8 at historic Tulloch Castle Hotel in Dingwall, in the hope of capturing on film a paranormal activity using a range of high-tech equipment and five camcorders.
RECLUSIVE MEXICAN CULT LEADER DIES
(22 FEB 08)
Members of the Mexican religious community known as ‘New Jerusalem’, have been mourning the death of their religious leader, Nabor Cardenas, a defrocked Roman Catholic priest known as "Papa Nabor". Nabor’s followers all live in a compound of small brick houses set around a cathedral in Michoacan and believe that their compound will be the only place on Earth spared from what they believe is the impending Apocalypse.
BRITISH GHOST HUNTERS TO LEAD TOUR FOR CHARITY
(21 FEB 08)
Tomorrow evening one hundred daring ghost hunters will spend the night in England’s haunted Preston Hall Museum, for an event organised by the Butterwick Hospice to raise funds for charity. Legend has it that Preston Hall is home to a number of ghosts, including the likes of the legendary Grey Lady, who has been seen walking down the staircase in the main lobby.
UFO FEVER HITS AMERICAN TOWN
(21 FEB 08)
Over the last few weeks the communities of Stephenville, Texas, have become the epicenter of America’s latest outbreak of UFO fever. Retiree James Huse said "They were extremely bright”, while local Constable Lee Roy Gaitan said "What was so odd, these lights were flashing like a strobe."
GHOSTS AND STRANGE HAPPENINGS AT VIRGINIA LOCAL TAVERN
(20 FEB 08)
Joel Smith, owner of the Cork Street Tavern in Old Town Winchester, Virginia USA, says that there have been some paranormal goings on at his tavern, with countless tales of unexplainable noises and visions. Such as when his staff “"would go out at the end of the night and blow out all the candles. And there's been times, they'll come back and they're all relit." Says Smith.
ACTRESS ANGELICA HUSTON’S PSYCHIC POWERS
(20 FEB 08)
Award-winning actress, Angelica Huston, believes that she possesses psychic powers and insists that women are commonly blessed with a "modest sixth sense".
CHINA MOVES TO GET RID OF GHOSTS PRIOR TO BEIJING OLYMPICS
(20 FEB 08)
China has added ghosts, monsters and similar suchlike supernatural or spooky things to its list of banned video and audio content in an intensified crackdown ahead of the Beijing Olympics in August.
JACKSON COUNTY’S BEST KNOWN GHOST HOUSE
(19 FEB 08)
Betty Davis, founder of The Big Bend Ghost Trackers, in Jackson County Florida, believes that “"there is without a doubt something” in the Russ House. Over the years, there have been eerie reports coming from the Russ House. The elevator is said to move up and down the floors when no one's aboard to push its buttons while objects are said to have inexplicably moved from place to place, seemingly on their own.
OXFORD UNIVERSTIY GRANTS FUNDING TO LOOK INTO GOD
(19 FEB 08)
Academics at the University of Oxford have been given a grant of 1.9 million pounds to try to find out whether belief in a deity is a matter of nature or nurture. Furthermore, the researchers will look into other areas, such as whether the conflicts associated with religion are a product of human nature, and whether belief in the afterlife is something that needs to be taught or is a product of natural selection.
EVIL SPIRITS CAN PLAY HAVOC WITH AFRICA’S POOREST
(19 FEB 08)
In some the poorest areas of Africa, such as in Tanzania, evil spirits can be blamed for everything from HIV symptoms, to the death of a local community member. These beliefs can lead to suspected victims of possession being banished from their community, or, in some cases, being exorcised.
AUSTRALIAN PAGANS HIT OUT AT CATHOLIC CHURCH
(18 FEB 08)
David Garland, is the president of the Australian Pagan Awareness Network, an association representing Wiccans, Pagans, and other followers of nature-based faiths, says “A pagan ritual is no more dangerous than going to a church, a temple, or a mosque."
VIRGINIA (USA) LOCAL COUNTY GHOSTS
(18 FEB 08)
The Virginia (USA) counties of Augusta and Rockingham boast of having three paranormal research groups, members of which simply can’t get enough of the hunt. Setting up scouting trips to local houses and cemeteries, the members search for proof that there is spiritual existence after this life.
NEW JERSEY WOMAN IS A NATURAL BORN MEDIUM
(18 FEB 08)
Concetta Bertoldi of Boonton Township, New Jersey USA, is a natural born medium who lives in the now and forever. Bridging the gap between the living and the dead since she was a young child, Bertoldi has a client base in the thousands. She has answered celebrity calls from the likes of Jeff Goldblum, Sarah Ferguson, "Sopranos" cast members and two Baldwin brothers.
SOUTH KOREAN COMPANY TO CLONE DEAD PETS
(17 FEB 08)
In a world first, a South Korean company plans to offer animal lovers the chance to "bring back" their dead companions through cloning. RNL Bio, will work with Seoul National University scientists, who created the first cloned canine, "Snuppy," to offer customers a re-creation of their deceased pet for US$150,000.
INTERNATIONAL NEAR DEATH ASSOCIATION HELPING PEOPLE DEAL WITH DEATH
(17 FEB 08)
The International Association for Near-Death Studies was founded in 1982 at the University of Connecticut, USA. It is a nonprofit group that supports research and education about near-death experiences. It has 984 registered members with nearly 55 chapters throughout the world, including 45 in the United States.
AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC CHURCH SEES STEEP RISE IN LOCAL EXORCISMS
(17 FEB 08)
The Catholic Church, in Queensland, Australia, has revealed that a growing interest in Satanism, has led to a rise in local exorcisms. Bishop Brian Finnigan, acting head of the Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane, said it was important for the church to carry out exorcisms, but that priests can only carry out the exorcisms if they have been authorised by an archbishop.
AGE OLD CHINESE RITUAL HELPS THE DECEASED IN THE AFTERLIFE
(16 FEB 08)
Chinese mourners have been burning funeral paper - known as joss paper, or dzi-dzat - for centuries. Practitioners of the ritual, derived from a mix of Taoism, Buddhism and regional folklore, believe that burning paper money equates to making advance deposits into an afterlife bank account that the deceased’s spirit can access in heaven.
GHOST HUNTER CALLED IN TO INVESTIGATE BRITISH SEWER PLANT
(16 FEB 08)
Staff at a sewage works have called in a ghostbuster because they are being stalked by a zombie-like figure who roams the underground tunnels. Workers at Southern Water's treatment plant in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, say they have been scared to enter tunnels after being followed about by a "humanoid figure" as they went about their jobs.
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY APPROVES GHOST TOURS ON CAMPUS
(16 FEB 08)
Simpkins Hall is the second-oldest building on the Western Illinois University-Macomb campus with a well-known and long paranormal history. Now, a group known as ‘A Midwest Haunting’, have received approval from WIU to run a series of ghost tours in Simpkins Hall.
THERE IS INDEED AN AFTERLIFE ACCORDING TO SOMEONE WHO DIED
(15 FEB 08)
Ninety per cent of Americans believe that death is not the end. One in particular, Don Piper, who was declared to be medically dead, after an horrendous car crash, his corpse placed in a body bag, came back to life 90 minutes later and wrote a book about Heaven and the Afterlife.
LANCASHIRE (U.K.) AUTHOR SEEKING STORIES FOR NEW BOOK
(15 FEB 08)
British author Stuart Leadbetter, who wrote Strange Goings On in Lancashire back in 2000, is preparing to write his second book on the subject. Leadbetter, who has previously investigated ghosts, poltergeists and UFOs, is wanting to hear from anyone in the Lancashire are “who has experienced unexplained phenomena.”
CHOKING GAME CAN CAUSE OBEs OR EVEN DEATH
(15 FEB 08)
At least 82 U.S. youths have died since 1982, engaging in "the choking game" in which they try to experience a fleeting "high" by cutting off the oxygen supply to the brain. The practice, in which they strangle themselves with their hands or a noose in the hope of getting a cool dreaming feeling, is similar to that of when a person experiences an Out of Body Experience (OBE).
GHOST HUNT AT 500 YEAR-OLD ENGLISH ESTATE
(14 FEB 08)
More than 40 people joined television psychic Ian Lawman at Burnley’s historic Towneley Hall, and a paranormal team from the specialist North West Spirit Seekers on a ghost hunt around the large country house and surrounding estate, located on the outskirts of Burnley, Lancashire, England.
WHY FEAR DEATH?
(14 FEB 08)
Life, like death, is an evolving course and evolution is a continuous process. Our physical bodies are vehicles for the soul. The soul is an embodiment of Supreme Consciousness or energy flow that keeps the body alive, just the way electricity powers a light, a fan, a television or any micro-function.
PARANORMAL GROUP BELIEVE OHIO HOME IS THE MOST HAUNTED
(14 FEB 08)
Clear Channel Radio disc jockey Barry Howell say’s that he's lived at 236 Bowland Road Mansfield for six years and the paranormal phenomena that he has experienced have been very consistent. Recently, members of the Mid-Ohio Paranormal Group who have spent the night at some of the "Most Haunted" places in America, were invited to spend the night at Howells’ home, and what they found was more paranormal activity than at any other home they’ve investigated.
TWO THIRDS OF SCIENTISTS BELIEVE IN GOD
(13 FEB 08)
Elaine Howard Ecklund, a sociologist at Rice University in Houston, Texas, USA, recently interviewed 1,646 faculty members at elite research universities, asking them about their belief and spiritual practices. Ecklund discovered that two thirds of scientists believed in God.
IMAGE OF LEEDS CITY GHOST CAPTURED AT LOCAL THEATRE
(13 FEB 08)
A hat-wearing ghost has been captured on film, sitting just behind the shoulder of an audience member at the Leeds City Varieties theatre. City Varieties, a former Music Hall, is said to be home to at least two ghosts, a late night pianist and a woman who carries around a cloud of cold.
UNDERSTANDING THE IMPORTANCE OF REINCARNAITON WITHIN TIBETAN SOCIETY
(13 FEB 08)
Reincarnation has deep roots within Tibetan culture. Most high lamas and teachers of Tibet, those who have attained spiritual eminence, are believed to re-enter the world upon their death. Their rebirth then is believed to be conscious and self-directed, as opposed to others' who are drawn to a next life by the force of their karmic imprints and debts.
POPE BENEDICT REFLECTS ON THE DIMENSION OF THE AFTERLIFE
(12 FEB 08)
At a question and answer session with priests from his diocese last Thursday, Pope Benedict XVI reflected on the importance of the afterlife, and how it should not be neglected. Pope Benedict said, “Now, although it is right to demonstrate that Christians work on behalf of the world – and we are all clearly called to work so that this world may truly be a city for God and of God – we must not forget the other dimension. Without keeping this in mind, we do not work well on behalf of the world.”
TEXAS GHOST HUNTERS TRY TO FLUSH OUT USHER’S SPIRT
(12 FEB 08)
The Gulf Coast Ghost Hunters recently prowled the parapets flanking the Ritz Theater stage in Corpus Christi, Texas (USA). Their aim was to try and make contact with a female usher's spirit that is rumored to have startled balcony patron’s decades ago.
BRITISH COUNCIL PAYS FOR EXORCISM
(12 FEB 08)
A British council investigating banging coming from a tenant's loft has spent tax-payers money on a psychic. Sabrina Fallon, who lives in a three-bedroom council house with her husband Martin and two children in Peterlee, County Durham, called the police when she heard the noise. They joked it might be a ghost. Then the council agreed to pay for a ‘ghostbuster’ to rid the house of spirits.
VATICAN BACKED EXORCISM HAS A REVIVAL IN POLAND
(11 FEB 08)
The wind-swept village of Poczernin, Poland, is bracing for a plethora of exorcisms, thanks to The Rev. Andrzej Trojanowski, a softly-spoken Polish priest, who believes he can defeat Satan. Trojanowski says that he sees as many as 20 people a week, at his exorcism center, all under the influence of evil spirits. People can check in for a few days and receive ministrations.
MESSENGER FROM THE AFTERLIFE SPOTTED ON THE WEST COAST OF SCOTLAND
(11 FEB 08)
Revered by the ancient Celts as a messenger from the afterlife, a white stag has been seen on the west coast of Scotland. White deer are potent figures in the mythology of many cultures, and their appearance is said to herald some profound change in the lives of those who encounter them.
THE AFTERLIFE – ACCORDING TO MICHAEL MURPHY, FOUNDER OF THE ESALEN INSTITUTE
(10 FEB 08)
Michael Murphy has been one of the leaders of the quest for spirituality and meaning, as co-founder of the Esalen Institute near Big Sur, California and with his best selling book, “Golf In The Kingdom” both in the seventies. Now Mike is also among the leaders on the path to discovery about the Afterlife, of which he says there are four views, as indicated in this article after a meeting with a group of scholars from all around the world.
ONIONS BELIEVED TO RESTORE BREATH IN THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS
(10 FEB 08)
The Ancient Egyptians believed that the powerful smell of onions would restore breath to the dead in the afterlife. Mummies have been found wrapped up with onions alongside just about any part of the body, and one of the greatest Pharaohs, Rameses IV, was found with an onion in each of his empty eye sockets.
INTUITION - THE INNER VOICE WITHIN US ALL
(10 FEB 08)
Almost all of us have had experiences of an “inner voice” guiding us away from danger and sometimes towards what turns out to be best for us. This is what we call “Intuition”, which renowned clairvoyant Veenu Sandal discusses now.
CROATIA’S ARCHBISHOP APPOINTS EXORCIST
(10 FEB 08)
Zagreb’s Archbishop, Cardinal Josip Bozanic, has appointed a certified exorcist. The exorcist will be responsible for driving out Satan in people suspected to be possessed by the devil.
COMING TO TERMS WITH THE INEVITABLE
(9 FEB 08)
When it comes to human existence, our lives are short, brutish affairs, and the sooner we recognize our mortality, the healthier we will be. Whether it's the belief in heaven, as in Christianity, or the belief in reincarnation, religion gives a solution to the question "What happens when we die?"
HUGE RISE IN BRITISH UFO SIGHTINGS
(9 FEB 08)
Clusters of up to 100 mysterious objects, bright white lights and strange, triangular shaped objects are just some of a huge surge in UFO sightings reported to the British Ministry of Defence last year.
RED IS A LUCKY COLOUR FOR CHINESE NEW YEAR
(8 FEB 08)
The number of Filipinos visiting Manila’s Chinatown during the Chinese New Year celebrations has been increasing every year, with a large majority of Manila's 10 million residents joining about one million ethnic Chinese. Many of the Filipino residents wore red clothing, as they believe that the colour red could scare away ghosts and give them more luck for the New Year.
MEXICO’S DAY OF THE DEAD FESTIVAL IS A FEAST FOR THE LIVING AND THE DEAD
(8 FEB 08)
Mexico’s ‘Day of The Dead’, is a fiesta held in churchyards all across Mexico, which is seen as a joyous family reunion with their ancestors, that has links to the country's pagan Aztec roots. Mexican’s believe that the souls of the dead return and they feast them, sharing meats covered in spicy sauces, chocolate drinks, biscuits, mountains of sugary sweets all finished off with a deep fried pan de muerto or bread of the dead.
BRITISH LABOURER CAPTURES GHOST ON FILM
(8 FEB 08)
Michael Scheres, a Leeds (UK) labourer, believes that he has captured a photo of ghost at the old Lewis's building, in The Headrow. After the picture was taken, Michael says he looked into the history of the building and discovered that, in the mid-19th Century, some builders who were working on some wooden scaffolding were killed when it collapsed from beneath them.
AFRICAN VILLAGERS AFRAID OF ‘FIELDS OF DEATH’
(7 FEB 08)
Villagers in the Ngonde forest neighbourhood, located in the Nyeri North District of Malawi, regard the surrounding forests as “fields of death.” This is because it has become the dumping ground of bodies by as yet unidentified killers, with many locals saying that they are “fearful of being accosted by the ghosts (of the dead) seeking to avenge.”
CHINESE BELIEVERS CONSULT LOCAL FORTUNE TELLERS AS YEAR OF THE RAT LOOMS
(7 FEB 08)
Chinese fortunes are based on a belief that events are dictated by the different balances in the elements that make up the earth - gold, wood, water, fire and earth. As the Year of the Pig comes to an end, and the year of the Rat soon to begin, Chinese followers of superstition will be quick to consult fortune tellers, astrologers and feng shui geomancers, to guide their year ahead.
BRITISH HUSBAND AND WIFE PARANORMAL DUO TO APPEAR AT LOCAL CENTRE
(7 FEB 08)
During their 20 years working in the paranormal field, husband and wife mediums Paul Norton and Tracy Hall say that they receive messages through feelings, pictures in their mind and voices in their ears. This coming Monday the pair is to appear live at the St Neots Priory Centre.
MOVIE STAR JESSICA ALBA WAS ATTACKED IN BED BY A GHOST
(6 FEB 08)
Movie star Jessica Alba has spoken of her spiritual side and related a tale of a terrifying teenage experience when the covers were ripped from her bed and an unknown 'presence' lay on top of her.
SPIRIT WORSHIPPING FESTIVAL BEGINS IN INDIA
(6 FEB 08)
The spirit cult is an important socio-cultural phenomenon of coastal Karnataka, a state in Southern India. In February, the night times turn into a wonderland of folk rituals, in which individuals, families, communities and societies get together to worship the Bhootas (spirits).
TEXAS LOCALS DON’T BUY U.S. MILITARY’S JET EXCUSE
(6 FEB 08)
Residents in Fort Worth Texas, say that the military’s revelation that fighter jets were training in the area on the night of January 8 2008 actually bolsters their claims about UFO sightings, because dozens of people reported seeing at least two fighter jets chasing an unidentified object.
DEATH CAN BE AN EXPENSIVE AFFAIR
(5 FEB 08)
Coffins are very much like wedding dresses. They cost a lot of money, are used once, and are generally put away for eternity. Yet with prices ranging from US $700.00 to well over US$20,000, finding the right coffin for your dearly departed loved one can be a very daunting task.
LUXURY GOODS GO UP IN SMOKE FOR VIETNAMESE DEAD
(5 FEB 08)
Luxury villas, flatscreen TVs and mobile phones will all go up in smoke this Tet lunar New Year as newly affluent Vietnamese burn paper models of the latest mod-cons for their dead relatives.
PARANORMAL GROUP CLAIM TO HAVE PROOF OF HAUNTED TOWN HALL
(5 FEB 08)
A team of ghost hunters from the Enfield Paranormal Society, say that they have proof that the Cohasset Town Hall, in Massachusetts USA, is haunted. Matt Kondracki, the groups team leader, said that they recorded what appears to be a man saying "no."
IT’S THE SOUL THAT MATTERS WHEN IT COMES TO LIFE AND DEATH
(4 FEB 08)
As the executive director of pastor care and education of the Carolinas' Health Care System, David Carl is also a member and consultant of the Carolinas' Medical Center Ethics Committee in Charlotte, N.C. USA. Now, Carl is seeking to change people’s perceptions on the soul and its role in life and death, which is not often talked about in medical circles.
TEXAS MAN CLAIMS WIFE DIED DURING EXORCISM
(4 FEB 08)
A 60-year-old man from West Odessa, Texas, charged with killing his wife, reportedly told police she died while he was exorcising a demon from her. David Clark, the victim’s husband, claimed the demon entered his body while he was holding his wife down and made him kill her.
THE HEALING WAY
(4 FEB 08)
Alexandra Windsong is a healer and psychic in Frederick, Maryland, USA. As the owner of ‘The Healing Way’, Windsong’s business offers classes and retreats on spiritual healing, readings and meditation.
PSYCHIC’S SÉANCE AT CALIFORNIAN HOTEL
(3 FEB 08)
A self-described psychic counselor from Livermore, California, Irma Slage, says that it was in her early 20s when she realized the people she had been communicating with were actually dead. Recently, Slage hosted a séance at California’s Pleasanton Hotel where she spoke of the high level of spirit activity at the hotel, which was built in 1864.
AMATUER CAMERAMAN CAPTURES UFO ON FILM
(3 FEB 08)
Newly-released British Ministry of Defence papers show a total of 27 officially-recorded UFO sightings over Northamptonshire. An amateur cameraman claims to have seen and videoed a UFO over the Northampton area, which he has now posted on YouTube.
MORMON ‘PROPHET’ LAID TO REST IN THE AFTERLIFE
(3 FEB 08)
After 2 days of mourning, the Mormon Church has laid its former president, Gordon B. Hinckley, to rest. Thomas S. Monson, the next in line to succeed Hinckley, said "He was our prophet, seer and revelator. He was an island of calm in a sea of storm. He was a lighthouse to the lost mariner. ... He comforted and calmed us when conditions in the world were frightening."
PHILLIPNO FARMERS DRIVE EVIL SPIRITS AWAY
(2 FEB 08)
About 1,000 farmer members of Task Force Mapalad burned kamangyan (local incense), lit candles and sacrificed a chicken in front of the house of Bacolod Rep. Monico Puentevella yesterday in the Philippines, to allegedly drive away spirits that manipulate the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program's non-extension.
PANCHEN LAMA MEETS TOP CHINESE LEGISLATORS
(2 FEB 08)
A 17-year-old boy picked by China as the reincarnation of the Panchen Lama, Tibetan Buddhism's second-highest figure, pledged his support for the Communist Party in a rare public appearance, state media said.
BRITAIN’S AMAZING ELECTRICTY WOMAN
(2 FEB 08)
The right spark between two people can be mind blowing, but for Debbie Wolf it can be bulb blowing. Debbie's presence causes street lamps to flicker, freezers to defrost, TVs to change channel and household appliances to pack up. The 38-year-old's electrical powers have earned her international fame, becoming a star in Japan where they compare her to the magical Manga comic book characters.
PARANORMAL GROUP INVESTIGATES HAUNTED AMERICAN TOWN HALL
(1 FEB 08)
A five-person team calling themselves the Enfield Paranormal Society recently investigated the possibility of a ghostly presence at the Cohasset Town Hall, in Massachusetts, USA. Lead investigator Matt Kondracki has declared the Cohasset Town Hall haunted, as he believes that "There is an afterlife, and maybe people will have a better ease of dying.”
ASTROPHYSICIST SAYS SCIENCE OPENING THE WAY TO SPIRITUALITY
(1 FEB 08)
Astronomer Nahum Arav, astrophysics research professor at the University of Colorado, who studies the dynamics of quasars and their role in the development of galaxies, believes that science is opening the way to a new form of human spirituality.
UFO SIGHTINGS ON THE RISE IN THE U.S.
(1 FEB 08)
About 200 UFO sightings are reported each month in the USA, mostly in California, Colorado and Texas, according to the Mutual UFO Network, one of the oldest and largest UFO investigative organizations in the United States.
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