Our dreams are a fascinating reflection of who we are. They change as we grow as people, often dissolving our anxieties, interactions and thoughts into one big thick stew of images that are often challenging to interpret. Carl Jung once wrote in his collection of essays, Civilization in Transition, “The […]
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Paranormal myths and the pitfalls to avoid
Becoming a paranormal investigator is not a decision that should be taken lightly or without having given it serious consideration. Through the course of investigating the afterlife, a paranormal investigator can be subjected to physical assaults, psychological attacks and spiritual dangers such as attachments, oppression and even possession. It has […]
MacKenzie House: The story of a firebrand phantom or historical hoax?
A picture has a way of making you feel certain things, but no matter what picture I have seen of the house with the black double four-panel door, it always just looks insidious. Given all of the rumours surrounding the MacKenzie House, others must also get this feeling. Is there […]
Portals are a key element of the paranormal lore
There are many aspects of the paranormal that is still shrouded in mystery and lead to heated discussions within the paranormal community. One such concept is the paranormal portal, which is still pretty obscure in terms of the amount of research, documentation or even articles written about it. If there […]
When it comes to spirituality and the climate crisis, I’m more in tune with nature
The current climate crisis and accompanying erratic weather — deadly heat waves in Europe and the high swells in Hawaii — have me thinking about my spirituality. I’ve never been one for organized religion. I’ll admit to being an apatheist — one who has a general apathy towards the existence […]
African-American beliefs lack representation in paranormal film, television
The paranormal field has not only created divisivenesses based on an individual’s beliefs or interests but it has sadly been underrepresented in the media in terms of diversity. “Ghost Brothers” was one of the only — and still is to this date except for “Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files” where […]
The dybbuk is grounded in Jewish folklore, but the dybbuk box? That’s another story
The dybbuk box, featured in Season 2, Episode 4 of “Ghost Adventures: Quarantine,” is linked to an item sold on eBay by previous owner Kevin Mannis. Mannis said that the box used to belong to a Holocaust survivor and he believed that the spirit of a dybbuk, a malicious entity […]
Shadow figures and their ties to sleep disorders
Shadow figure is the term used in the paranormal field to describe an entity, usually of supernatural origin, who manifests in the shape of a human, with limited, observable features. It appears in most of the reports only as a shadow. Its dimensions can vary in size from few feet […]
Paranormal research, pareidolia and the necessity to debunk
Like many scientific fields, the paranormal is governed by rules, scientific theories and experiments. This composite patchwork, combined with elements from mathematics, physics and quantum theories, is defined by a particular vocabulary. Some words are unique to the paranormal subject, while others are borrowed from other fields to define key […]
The most disputed paranormal tools of the trade
When it comes to Paranormal devices, we all have our preferences, devices we do use on our regular basis, devices we trust and know we can rely on to gather valid, concrete and scientific evidence. There is no doubt we would all love to wear proton packs and use a […]