Dec102013
Religion & Spirituality
Dec082013
Ignorant Hatred Negates Your Right to Privacy
Here’s a thought- or statement open for debate: Why is it common to blot out the names of those who post idiotic, hateful, or derogatory comments online before making their disdainful words a screen-captured meme? Social media, by definition, is a public forum and if they’re going to say...
Nov282013
Blessings
Wherever in the world you may be this day- home or away, with family and friends, or alone- to all Americans, Happy Thanksgiving; and, to all Jewish, a Blessed Chanukkah.
Nov172013
Perspectives
I read this in my news feed this morning and thought I would share the nugget of wisdom: A professor held up a black book and said, “This book is red.” The students unanimously retorted, “No.” The professor calmly insisted, “Yes, it is.” The students again challenged and said,...
Nov102013
Banned Books Awareness: “Lord of the Flies”
William Golding’s debut novel follows a group of British schoolboys whose plane crashes on the shore of an uninhabited island. As well intentioned their attempt to cope with the situation and govern themselves may have been they instead regress to primal instincts and the mentality of humanity’s earliest hunter...
Aug012013
Across the Great Divide: “When Fantasy Meets Reality: The Conjuring”
It’s August 1st, and that means a new edition of my paranormal column, Across the Great Divide! This time around I discuss the new horror movie, The Conjuring. There’s always a suspicious rift between what is real and what is fantasy when it comes to films based on actual events;...
Jul012013
Across the Great Divide: Stump the Ghost Guy
I wouldn’t say that I have a unique point of view among paranormal researchers, but it is a rather rare one. Most people exist huddled at opposite extremes; that is, they either have a passionate belief in paranormal phenomena, convinced by the tiniest shreds of evidence, or they think...
Jun022013
Across the Great Divide: Paranormal Healing
Does the mind have the power to heal itself from fever-induced delusions or can the possibility exist that angelic forces can cure the sick through their singing? I ponder this question in this month’s peering Across the Great Divide. Read On and Share the Knowledge: http://paganpages.org/content/2013/06/across-the-great-divide-41/
May012013
Across the Great Divide: The Minefield between Paranormal Belief and Religion
We’ve covered how to blend spiritual work into paranormal investigations in one of the earliest series for this column; and how the psychology of perception shapes our paranormal experiences; as well as a plethora of discussions on how scientific principles and methods apply to paranormal research. Through it all,...
Mar102013
Banned Books Awareness: Federal Court Rules Libraries Can’t Ban Websites
“It’s a new age of book banning,” says ACLU lawyer, Tony Rothert. It’s well established that religion is often used as the justification behind many of the book challenges and outright bans occurring in schools and public libraries. It’s also been seen right here in this series that the...