The road to the second annual Paranormal Symposium has been paved with ghost stories and ticket giveaways for a lucky few. This was the strategy used by Paranormal Phenomena Research & Investigation President Elliott Van Dusen to generate excitement for the event. “At each public event we’ve travelled to across […]
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Thunder Bay couple launches inaugural Lake Superior Paracon
Coordinating and organizing a paranormal convention can be pretty scary. And it’s not just the subject matter that’s spine-tingling. For first-time organizers, Gail and Mel Willis of Thunder Bay, Ontario the Lake Superior Paracon is all part of giving Canadians a taste of what happens regularly in the United States. […]
Strathroy one of many Canadian small towns featured in ‘My Haunted Hometown’
The town of Strathroy is stuck in a paranormal time loop. The southern Ontario community, located 35 kilometres west of London, and its resident spirits are featured in the new T+E series “My Haunted Hometown”. The show dives deep into Strathroy’s eerie folklore, along Frank Street and into its checkered […]
Parapsychology courses still lurk in Canada, you just have to find them
Courses in parapsychology have become as spectral as the phenomenon they teach. But, I somehow managed to earn myself a certificate in an introductory class to parapsychology. It’s nice to see experienced organizations teaching the history of parapsychology since more traditional institutions are dropping it from their programs. My course […]
Increased openness to witchcraft has allowed occult shops to grow
Not everyone welcomes occult bookstores with open arms in Canada. There is still a surprising amount of stigma associated with those who sell wares relating to the metaphysical. “Satanic panic was in the ‘80s and it’s still a mindset that a lot of people have,” Lex Veld-Martul says, seated in […]
The well springs eternal for Season 5 ‘Haunted Hospitals’ stories
Guelph paranormal investigator Krista Maryk isn’t surprised by the number of ghostly encounters that have their legs in healthcare facilities. “It shouldn’t surprise me that there are so many stories, but at the same time hearing all the crazy, concrete stories of people seeing this stuff is mind-blowing,” the 29-year-old […]
Review: The Borders of Normal dusts stigma off the paranormal
One of the questions that will probably go unanswered for as long as humans exist, which may or may not be for very much longer, is what happens after we die. All the theories that people of faith and atheists seem to postulate are nothing more than ephemeral. And as […]
Is the paranormal seen as a liability in Canada? Investigators share their thoughts
Like an underground river, there is a large current of paranormal interest that runs just beneath the surface of Canada. Ghost stories are shared around campfires as a rite of passage. People travel to historic locations to uncover the past, and maybe to cross paths with a spirit or two. […]
10,000 dreams interpreted, but not one explanation for why I dreamt about the paranormal
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 […]
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 […]