Exploring paranormal beliefs in subjects with a history of trauma, abuse, and/or neglect. If you grew up like I did, moving from place to place, even country to country, you know what instability feels like. If you grew up ignored, abused, or traumatized by dysfunctional parents, you know what fear feels like: fear of intimacy,Continue reading “What if Your Paranormal Experiences are Connected to Childhood Emotional Abuse?”
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Swinger Road: The Demonic Proves its Power
A terrifying demonic presence proves its power to the brothers of “Paranormal Nightmare”.
If You Are Haunted
We tend to think that ghosts are either souls “out there” that have drifted into our homes and sacred spaces, or that something about us, our emotions, have disturbed the physical world. We divide our reality into neat categories: us and them. Spirit and matter. Light and dark. Our energy versus their energy. When itContinue reading “If You Are Haunted”
The Ghost of Gumiel
When you might have been loved by a spirit, it’s hard to let him go.
Is the Paranormal a New Religion? Peter Laws and the Spiritual Quest Culture
I rarely ask anyone to watch a video, but if you are interested in the paranormal, if you consider yourself to be on a spiritual quest, if you are neither religious nor atheistic but consider yourself spiritually inclined or fascinated by the supernatural, then please, watch the video below. In it, Peter Laws talks aboutContinue reading “Is the Paranormal a New Religion? Peter Laws and the Spiritual Quest Culture”
Abandoned: Why We’re Haunted by Ruins
Around the Albaicyn in Granada, about 20% of the homes are abandoned. Some are waiting for restoration, for a future, while others are disintegrating beyond all repair. As I walk through these tiny, winding streets, I seek out the desolate places, the homes that have withered for decades under the harsh sun of the AndalusianContinue reading “Abandoned: Why We’re Haunted by Ruins”
Time, Ghosts, and the Haunting of Corriganville
Corriganville Ranch/Park is hidden in the east hills around Simi Valley, in a gulley between mountain ranges. It was a movie ranch, a theme park, and finally a regional park. The opening of Disneyland in 1955 killed off the theme park, and fires, distance from Los Angeles, and complicated land negotiation deals prevented any furtherContinue reading “Time, Ghosts, and the Haunting of Corriganville”
Bullies, Attachments, Devils and Sociopaths: Is Protection Possible?
Let’s imagine a purely hypothetical situation: you have a bully at work. He’s been after you for years and years. When you threaten his power, he reminds you in many ways that he is a man capable of subduing you. He places his hand on your shoulder when he wants to get a point acrossContinue reading “Bullies, Attachments, Devils and Sociopaths: Is Protection Possible?”
La Casa de las Caras: Believe it or Not, Something Weird is Happening Here
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9lmez_Faces In 1971, María Gómez Cámara saw a clear face form in her cement floor, seemingly overnight. The Pereira family home at Calle Real 5, Bélmez de la Moraleda, Jaén, Spain, became famous shortly thereafter, with Spanish newspapers coming down on one side or the other regarding the authenticity of the faces. What followed were decades of facesContinue reading “La Casa de las Caras: Believe it or Not, Something Weird is Happening Here”
The Perils of Paranormal Programming
There is one reason that those who are publicly involved in the paranormal must be honest: people take them seriously and often look to them for real answers regarding the afterlife and the reality of the spirit world. It’s a large burden to bear, and if you have a “show” or a “documentary” (the linesContinue reading “The Perils of Paranormal Programming”
International Society for Paranormal Research 