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 […]
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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 […]
True crime: The greatest influence on our modern ghost stories
There is a strong relationship between the paranormal and true crime. Tailing along like an awkward teenage third wheel is mental health because, in a lot of the more gruesome cases, there’s an element of deviation. Horror tropes borrow strongly from true crime. Look at a fair amount of our […]
It’s no surprise humans are excluded from alleged ‘galactic federation’
By now, most people have heard the musings of the former head of Israel’s Defense Ministry’s space directorate that there is a galactic federation and humans are not welcome. Additionally, America’s belligerent, Tang-skinned leader knows about it. It’s a lurid detail that was disclosed by Haim Eshed to Israel’s Yediot […]
There are challenges in collaborating with the ufology community
Editor’s note: Be sure to read parts 1 2 and 3 before reading the following. Future investigative pieces will be featured in a new column. My investigation on the truth behind Ufology will continue in my book TESA, The Other Guys, and The Fight For Change. A full TESA year […]