Crisis Apparitions Have you ever seen a person or animal that was there one minute and gone the next? Then you were probably witness to a Lepke, a very unique and interesting type of spiritual manifestation. These sudden events have the appearance of a solid, living person, and may...
Ghost Hunting and Entertainment I can no longer stomach ghost hunter shows. I’ve panned them in the past, and they’ve continued to get as stale as bread with a hole in the bag- slowly drying out to become as brittle and useless as the ‘evidence’ they purport to bring...
The Embodied Mind: Altered States of Consciousness and Ghost Hunting By R. Wolf Baldassarro We live in a time when science has eroded traditional spiritual beliefs so thoroughly that they are mutually exclusive for most people. This modern paradigm of the mind, body, and spirit being completely separate...
Springtime Calls Ghost Hunters Back Outdoors Well, we had a big winter thaw here in Michigan. Two feet of snow melted and the temp even hit the 50s. The blanket of winter draws back to reveal the grass, freshly green from its long slumber. The birds return and the...
An exploration of Near-Death and Out-of-Body Experiences Let’s switch gears this month away from ghosts and the like, and take a look at another huge area of paranormal research- the Near-Death (NDE) and Out-of-Body Experience (OBE). Hollywood likes to toy with the notion of Life after Death and the...
Investigation Procedures: Presentation and Follow-up (Part 5 of 5) If you’ve been following this series we’ve covered quite a bit of information for carrying out a successful investigation into claims of paranormal activity. You’ve designed and organized your group, researched the case and its history, carried out the hands-on...
Hi all! Hope you all had a fun and blessed Samhain. Recently I wrote a review of the 2010 Midwest Witches Ball. This is being well received and is still rolling out in several publications, but here’s a link to it on the Ball website: Midwest Witches Ball review...
Investigation Procedures: Analysis of Paranormal Activity (Part 4 of 5) Any paranormal investigation is only as good as the data collected and how well it is analyzed. Some groups do a lot of their analysis on location as it happens, such as Discovery Channel’s Ghost Lab. This has a...
Investigation Procedures: Getting Your Hands Dirty (Part 3 of 5) Perhaps it’s apropos that we’re on to the actual investigation portion and it’s October- ghosts, goblins, Charlie Brown, and all that jazz. But, I digress… Only after some level of background research will you ready to enter the...
Investigation Procedures: Doing the Research (Part 2 of 5) Just visiting a place that has reported claims of the paranormal and snapping a few pictures or recording some audio doesn’t mean you’ve investigated it thoroughly. Once you’ve landed a big investigation you’ll want to research the location as much...