“Parapsychology’s Database Debacle” by R. Wolf Baldassarro It’s well-known that paranormal research isn’t taken seriously by mainstream scientists- after all there is a big difference between measuring phenomenon like earthquakes and hurricanes, which affect and are witnessed by hundreds of thousands, as opposed to telekinesis and ghosts sightings, which...
Education

Banned Books Awareness: “East of Eden”
Published in 1952, East of Eden is often heralded as his most ambitious novel and was originally addressed to Steinbeck’s sons- 6 and 4 at the time- because he wanted to describe Salinas Valley in detail for them through the complex tale of two families. Steinbeck is the author...

Banned Books Awareness: “The Hindus: An Alternative History”
Academics, writers, and lawyers have voiced strong opposition to the withdrawal of American scholar Wendy Doniger’s book, The Hindus: An Alternative History, following a settlement between the publisher Penguin, a division of Random House, and a complainant group, Shiksha Bachao Andolan Samiti. Under the settlement, all copies of the...

A Multitude of Drops
Last night I watched Cloud Atlas for the first time. As with any great story, there were lines of dialog that stood out and resonated with me. I just wasn’t aware how prophetic one of those lines would be- which in hindsight is fitting when one considers the central...

Banned Books Awareness: “Thirteen Reasons Why”
When Clay Jensen- a quiet, shy high school student- returns home from school one day to find a package from an anonymous person sitting on his doorstep, he opens it to discover a cassette tape recorded by a girl at his high school who had committed suicide and learns...

Across the Great Divide: “Where, Oh Where, Has the Science Gone?”
Due to some issues at the Pagan Pages headquarters, The December 2013 edition of the magazine was not published. Thankfully, those issues have been resolved and we start 2014 with a breath of fresh air. Many of us also began this year with a lot of snow and bitter...

The Downward Spiral of American Educational Standards
I think it’s fairly clear by now that I have a low tolerance for poor grammar and spelling from those who should know better. I try not to make people feel dumb when I point out mistakes because I do not expect everyone to write a sonnet or masterpiece...

Light, Darkness, and the Balance of Life

The Mental Health Stigma
This is a great representation of our culture’s asinine and ignorant view of mental health, its causes, and its treatment.

Priorities
This is a fairly accurate assessment of our national consciousness and our culture’s attitude toward the events that occur beyond our own borders.
