"My passionate sense of social justice and social responsibility has always contrasted oddly with my pronounced lack of need for direct contact with other human beings and human communities."
A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty". Albert Einstein
Born at Ulm, in Württemberg, Germany, on March 14, 1879 this extraordinary human being at the start of his scientific work, realised the inadequacies of Newtonian mechanics and his special theory of relativity stemmed from an attempt to reconcile the laws of mechanics with the laws of the electromagnetic field. He dealt with classical problems of statistical mechanics and problems in which they were merged with quantum theory: this led to an explanation of the Brownian movement of molecules. He investigated the thermal properties of light with a low radiation density and his observations laid the foundation of the photon theory of light.
In his early days in Berlin, Einstein postulated that the correct interpretation of the special theory of relativity must also furnish a theory of gravitation and in 1916 he published his paper on the general theory of relativity. During this time he also contributed to the problems of the theory of radiation and statistical mechanics.
Obviously he accomplished much more than this within the scientific field publishing over 300 scientific works, approx. 150 non scientific works, wrote and commentated prolifically on numerous philosophical and political issues.
It is my belief that this combination of a scientific and philosophical approach to the secrets of the paranormal will eventually "crack the code"
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Showing posts with label paranormal. Show all posts
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Beltane & Walpurgis Night. The other Halloween!
This was Walpurgis Night!
'Dracula's Guest', Bram Stoker, 1914.
While many people may be familiar with Walpurgis Night from books and films relating to Dracula, it is much more than those stories would have us believe. Walpurgis Night is a traditional holiday celebrated on 30 April or 1 May every year in Germany, Finland, Sweden and many other Baltic states. Also known as Cross Quarter Day, it is closely connected to the English holiday May Day; both, in all likelihood, stem from the pagan rite of Beltane.
The current festival is, in most countries that celebrate it, named after Saint Walpurga, born in Devon about 710. Due to the coincidence of her holy day falling on the same day as the pagan holiday on which it was based, her name became associated with the celebrations. Walpurga was honoured in the same way that Vikings had celebrated spring and as they spread throughout Europe, the two dates became mixed together and created the Walpurgis Night celebration. Early Christianity had a policy of 'Christianising' pagan festivals so it is perhaps no accident that St. Walpurga's day was set to May 1. It is said that this moment in nature's calendar allows access to the supernatural as the veil that separates the two worlds weakens. So make haste and "do your thing"
However you acknowledge & celebrate this magical time let's all become one. Through unity there is strength that will allow the light to overcome the dark!
'Dracula's Guest', Bram Stoker, 1914.
While many people may be familiar with Walpurgis Night from books and films relating to Dracula, it is much more than those stories would have us believe. Walpurgis Night is a traditional holiday celebrated on 30 April or 1 May every year in Germany, Finland, Sweden and many other Baltic states. Also known as Cross Quarter Day, it is closely connected to the English holiday May Day; both, in all likelihood, stem from the pagan rite of Beltane.
The current festival is, in most countries that celebrate it, named after Saint Walpurga, born in Devon about 710. Due to the coincidence of her holy day falling on the same day as the pagan holiday on which it was based, her name became associated with the celebrations. Walpurga was honoured in the same way that Vikings had celebrated spring and as they spread throughout Europe, the two dates became mixed together and created the Walpurgis Night celebration. Early Christianity had a policy of 'Christianising' pagan festivals so it is perhaps no accident that St. Walpurga's day was set to May 1. It is said that this moment in nature's calendar allows access to the supernatural as the veil that separates the two worlds weakens. So make haste and "do your thing"
However you acknowledge & celebrate this magical time let's all become one. Through unity there is strength that will allow the light to overcome the dark!
Monday, April 26, 2010
Flying Orb captured on film in Rotherham inn
The movie footage was captured at the New Inn, Rotherham, England. Whilst checking the CCTV footage the surprised landlord notice the moving orb ( shown about .19 into the movie)
I've seen lots of footage of "moving orbs" taken during events with Haunting Breaks. One must be wary of insects, flies etc. before claiming that the footage is paranormal evidence. I have no opinion one way or another on this film but thought you may?
Love to hear your thoughts on this!
I've seen lots of footage of "moving orbs" taken during events with Haunting Breaks. One must be wary of insects, flies etc. before claiming that the footage is paranormal evidence. I have no opinion one way or another on this film but thought you may?
Love to hear your thoughts on this!
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Ghostly Chinese Dragon or Smoke?
This footage was apparently captured by Chinese CCTV
Dragon, smoke & mirrors? - you decide!
Dragon, smoke & mirrors? - you decide!
Friday, April 09, 2010
Bead Lounge will host Spring Wellness fair
LONGMONT — Alternative spiritual healers will gather at the Bead Lounge in Longmont later this month for a Spring Wellness Holistic Fair.
The event is intended to help participants achieve “wellness of body, mind and spirit,” said Christina Morales, a Louisville transpersonal hypnotherapist who is coordinating this year’s fair.
“It’s really getting in touch with who you are — who you really are — and not all the stories we tell ourselves or the community and people around us tell us we are,” she said. “It’s really connecting with who you are, your authentic being, connecting to your heart, what gives you meaning.”
Bead Lounge owner Janis Holler opens her downtown beading supplies store to metaphysical events year-round. She hosted a similar holistic fair last spring.
“I’ve come to appreciate the folks that do this, even though I’m skeptical to a certain extent,” she said. “My goal when I bought this store (in September 2008) was to make the Bead Lounge into kind of a mecca for creativity and extend that not just to beadwork, but to all kinds of creativity. And the metaphysical seemed to fit into that.”
The Bead Lounge has hosted crystal healing therapy classes, tarot card sessions and presentations from life coaches, Native American singer-songwriters and alternative therapy authors. In summer 2008, Sufi saint Maulana Zainulabedin Kazmi spoke at the store.
“We’re always on the lookout for different things than you would normally find in Longmont,” Holler said.
This year’s fair on April 24 will feature 10 practitioners who will offer tarot card readings, emotional release work and spiritual healing, Morales said. Admission is free, but practitioners may charge for services, she said. Read on......................................
The event is intended to help participants achieve “wellness of body, mind and spirit,” said Christina Morales, a Louisville transpersonal hypnotherapist who is coordinating this year’s fair.
“It’s really getting in touch with who you are — who you really are — and not all the stories we tell ourselves or the community and people around us tell us we are,” she said. “It’s really connecting with who you are, your authentic being, connecting to your heart, what gives you meaning.”
Bead Lounge owner Janis Holler opens her downtown beading supplies store to metaphysical events year-round. She hosted a similar holistic fair last spring.
“I’ve come to appreciate the folks that do this, even though I’m skeptical to a certain extent,” she said. “My goal when I bought this store (in September 2008) was to make the Bead Lounge into kind of a mecca for creativity and extend that not just to beadwork, but to all kinds of creativity. And the metaphysical seemed to fit into that.”
The Bead Lounge has hosted crystal healing therapy classes, tarot card sessions and presentations from life coaches, Native American singer-songwriters and alternative therapy authors. In summer 2008, Sufi saint Maulana Zainulabedin Kazmi spoke at the store.
“We’re always on the lookout for different things than you would normally find in Longmont,” Holler said.
This year’s fair on April 24 will feature 10 practitioners who will offer tarot card readings, emotional release work and spiritual healing, Morales said. Admission is free, but practitioners may charge for services, she said. Read on......................................
Wednesday, April 07, 2010
Turin Shroud Enters 3D Age
For centuries, people have argued about the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin. It is one of the most controversial relics in the Christian world. Some believe it to be a physical link to Jesus of Nazareth - his crucified image imprinted onto a 1st century linen cloth. For others, it is nothing more than an elaborate medieval forgery.
Check out this video for interesting view points & opinions
I am also interested in the The Sudarium, sometimes called the other Shroud, or more correctly the face-cloth of Christ. Scientists believe it was put over the head of a corpse as part of a Jewish custom when the death was so awful that the family wouldn’t see the face going into rigor mortis. The Sudarium is referred to in John 20:5-8. It was placed over Jesus’ face on his way to the tomb so that his mother especially would be spared more anguish. Unlike the Turin Shroud which has an image of a crucified man, there is no image on the Sudarium, it contains stains of blood and lymph. Interestingly both blood types found on the Turin shroud & the Sudarium match!
Check out this video for interesting view points & opinions
I am also interested in the The Sudarium, sometimes called the other Shroud, or more correctly the face-cloth of Christ. Scientists believe it was put over the head of a corpse as part of a Jewish custom when the death was so awful that the family wouldn’t see the face going into rigor mortis. The Sudarium is referred to in John 20:5-8. It was placed over Jesus’ face on his way to the tomb so that his mother especially would be spared more anguish. Unlike the Turin Shroud which has an image of a crucified man, there is no image on the Sudarium, it contains stains of blood and lymph. Interestingly both blood types found on the Turin shroud & the Sudarium match!
Sunday, April 04, 2010
Luminous Entity Spreads Panic Among Bus Passengers In Chile
The sighting of a luminous being on the shore of the region of Tarapacá caused panic among passengers of an intercity bus from Iquique to Santiago de Chile.
The brush with the paranormal took place at 5 a.m. on March 1st 2010, when the passenger bus made a stop along Route A-1, linking from Iquique to Tocopila near the Vicente Mena Beach, between Punta Gruesa and Chucumata.
At that point, one of the female passengers began mumbling in her sleep: “They’re there, outside, they’re here,” creating expectation among her fellow bus passengers. She was wakened by one of her travelling companions. Once awake, the woman reacted as she looked outside the bus, seeing a fluorescent cylindrical structure in the sea. She began screaming and and causing alarm among the other passengers.
Collective panic gripped the passengers at this point, who after a few seconds “claimed having seen a top-shaped spacecraft emerging from the sea”, according to researcher Raul Rivera.
When everyone inside the bus calmed down and endeavored to photograph the luminous structures with their cellphones, the consternation and screams made an encore. “A being standing approximately 3 meters tall, thin and with impressive flashes of light, began walking toward the highway,” explained Rivera, stating that the case is being rigorously investigated in Santiago.
Once in Santiago, those involved went their separate ways, “making the investigation a difficult undertaking,” according to Enrique Silva, one of the two persons in charge of the process. He says that until now “only eight eyewitness accounts exist – a paltry sum, considering that an inter-city bus generally transports between 30 and 40 passengers.”
The identities of these eight witnesses is being kept in complete secrecy while future eyewitness accounts are sought, and the investigation can truly be finalized.
One of the open issues of this sighting is that neither the bus driver nor his assistant can be found. This has only served to stoke expectations, as some witnesses claim that the driver’s assistant took photos and videos of the encounter.
Read on.........................
The brush with the paranormal took place at 5 a.m. on March 1st 2010, when the passenger bus made a stop along Route A-1, linking from Iquique to Tocopila near the Vicente Mena Beach, between Punta Gruesa and Chucumata.
At that point, one of the female passengers began mumbling in her sleep: “They’re there, outside, they’re here,” creating expectation among her fellow bus passengers. She was wakened by one of her travelling companions. Once awake, the woman reacted as she looked outside the bus, seeing a fluorescent cylindrical structure in the sea. She began screaming and and causing alarm among the other passengers.
Collective panic gripped the passengers at this point, who after a few seconds “claimed having seen a top-shaped spacecraft emerging from the sea”, according to researcher Raul Rivera.
When everyone inside the bus calmed down and endeavored to photograph the luminous structures with their cellphones, the consternation and screams made an encore. “A being standing approximately 3 meters tall, thin and with impressive flashes of light, began walking toward the highway,” explained Rivera, stating that the case is being rigorously investigated in Santiago.
Once in Santiago, those involved went their separate ways, “making the investigation a difficult undertaking,” according to Enrique Silva, one of the two persons in charge of the process. He says that until now “only eight eyewitness accounts exist – a paltry sum, considering that an inter-city bus generally transports between 30 and 40 passengers.”
The identities of these eight witnesses is being kept in complete secrecy while future eyewitness accounts are sought, and the investigation can truly be finalized.
One of the open issues of this sighting is that neither the bus driver nor his assistant can be found. This has only served to stoke expectations, as some witnesses claim that the driver’s assistant took photos and videos of the encounter.
Read on.........................
Monday, March 29, 2010
Ghost Hunters - Touched by evil
Ghost hunters, syfy, Touched by Evil ( airs March 31st 2010)
Have we been saturated enough by TV programmes of the paranormal genre or are there still some who "just can't get enough"?
If you're one of those, here's a sneak preview of the upcoming programme
Have we been saturated enough by TV programmes of the paranormal genre or are there still some who "just can't get enough"?
If you're one of those, here's a sneak preview of the upcoming programme
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Paranormal Activity
Hi
Ok I realise the movie was released some time ago in the cinema but now it's been released on DVD I intend to watch it to see just how good it is!
"Screen rant" states that "The best horror movies are the ones that exploit our deep-seated anxieties about real-life events or situations" and I totally agree with this. The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw records that "all it took was one bedroom door to move 12 inches, unaided – just that, nothing else – and I felt like leaping into the arms of the person next to me".
I must admit that it has been an extremely long time since I watched a movie of the horror genre that really had me sitting on the edge of my seat. I think the last one of any note and worthy, in my opinion, of a mention was "let the right one in" but hey I am passionate about vampires!
Has the saturation of the "horror genre" reached its pinnacle? Are we all so accustomed to ghouls, vampires, werewolves, zombies that we view them as the boys & girls next door?
One wonders what's left to explore?
Anyway if anyone has seen "Paranormal Activity" and would like to share their thoughts post them here
Ok I realise the movie was released some time ago in the cinema but now it's been released on DVD I intend to watch it to see just how good it is!
"Screen rant" states that "The best horror movies are the ones that exploit our deep-seated anxieties about real-life events or situations" and I totally agree with this. The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw records that "all it took was one bedroom door to move 12 inches, unaided – just that, nothing else – and I felt like leaping into the arms of the person next to me".
I must admit that it has been an extremely long time since I watched a movie of the horror genre that really had me sitting on the edge of my seat. I think the last one of any note and worthy, in my opinion, of a mention was "let the right one in" but hey I am passionate about vampires!
Has the saturation of the "horror genre" reached its pinnacle? Are we all so accustomed to ghouls, vampires, werewolves, zombies that we view them as the boys & girls next door?
One wonders what's left to explore?
Anyway if anyone has seen "Paranormal Activity" and would like to share their thoughts post them here
Sunday, March 07, 2010
96. Renée Scheltema, Something Unknown Is Doing We Don’t Know What
Renée Scheltema discusses her documentary, Something Unknown Is Doing We Don’t Know What. Motivated to explain her curious psychic experiences, documentary filmmaker Renée Scheltema decided to set out to the US and meet with the top researchers in parapsychology.
She found how science is verifying numerous kinds of connections : ‘mind to mind’ ; ‘mind to body’ and ‘mind to world’, demonstrating that psychic abilities are part of our inherent nature.
96. Renée Scheltema, Something Unknown Is Doing We Don’t Know What
She found how science is verifying numerous kinds of connections : ‘mind to mind’ ; ‘mind to body’ and ‘mind to world’, demonstrating that psychic abilities are part of our inherent nature.
96. Renée Scheltema, Something Unknown Is Doing We Don’t Know What
Friday, March 05, 2010
"The Case Against Reincarnation - A Rational Approach" - by James Webster
Interesting book to read if you're into the concept of Reincarnation.
James Webster was born in Tonbridge, Kent, England in 1935. From an early age he became interested and fascinated by the mysteries of life and has spent nearly 50 years in research, enquiry and discovery from much personal experience.
Being born in what would be recognised as a "haunted house", paranormal phenomena was soon experienced. He later turned to practising the skills of conjuring, and with membership to The Magic Circle he spent some years as a professional artiste touring the Theatres and Clubs and appearing on Television shows with his magic act. This proved to be a valuable asset when he came to investigate the paranormal in more depth and segregate the ‘true’ from the ‘false’
James had, over the years, been reading and studying the sciences, philosophy, psychology, parapsychology and many paranormal subjects, with the jackpot question always in mind: What happens to us when we die? And what reliable evidence do we have to answer this profound question which involves every person on Earth?
The book, "The Case Against Reincarnation - A Rational Approach" presents his case against reincarnation with fine backup evidence from a wide input - past and present - to provide the reader with a wealth of information to guide them out of the reincarnation jungle and into the light of more positive and acceptable understanding.
Hope those who read this enjoy it!
James Webster was born in Tonbridge, Kent, England in 1935. From an early age he became interested and fascinated by the mysteries of life and has spent nearly 50 years in research, enquiry and discovery from much personal experience.
Being born in what would be recognised as a "haunted house", paranormal phenomena was soon experienced. He later turned to practising the skills of conjuring, and with membership to The Magic Circle he spent some years as a professional artiste touring the Theatres and Clubs and appearing on Television shows with his magic act. This proved to be a valuable asset when he came to investigate the paranormal in more depth and segregate the ‘true’ from the ‘false’
James had, over the years, been reading and studying the sciences, philosophy, psychology, parapsychology and many paranormal subjects, with the jackpot question always in mind: What happens to us when we die? And what reliable evidence do we have to answer this profound question which involves every person on Earth?
The book, "The Case Against Reincarnation - A Rational Approach" presents his case against reincarnation with fine backup evidence from a wide input - past and present - to provide the reader with a wealth of information to guide them out of the reincarnation jungle and into the light of more positive and acceptable understanding.
Hope those who read this enjoy it!
Monday, March 01, 2010
Bigfoot researcher gets candid
GREENSBURG, PA - The Uniontown UFO-Bigfoot account from October 25, 1973 is one of the most fascinating paranormal investigations of the 20th century. Multiple witnesses reported observing a UFO land on a farm - and soon after - two Bigfoot creatures were seen nearby. Additional witnesses recount the glowing piece of land where the craft came down and other paranormal phenomena. Investigator George Lutz reflects back on the 35th anniversary in this firsthand video account of what happened that night.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Ghost Stories
Showing at the Liverpool Playhouse: A truly terrifying theatrical experience written and directed by The League of Gentlemen master of the macabre, Jeremy Dyson, and Andy Nyman, co-creator and director of Derren Brown’s television and stage shows and star of Dead Set and Severance.
A spectacular 80 minutes with no interval that will chill and thrill in equal measure…You'll be sleeping with the light on for weeks!
Anyone seen it? If so please comment here.....................
Listen to the BBC Radio 4 Interview with the creators
A spectacular 80 minutes with no interval that will chill and thrill in equal measure…You'll be sleeping with the light on for weeks!
Anyone seen it? If so please comment here.....................
Listen to the BBC Radio 4 Interview with the creators
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
OBE Out of body experiences
Hi
A recent personal experience and then a post on our forum has led to this impromptu posting!
Recent personal events have "played havoc" with my mind, my body and my Psychi. I mention this because obviously scientifically, if one is experiencing difficulties then that can be offered as the reason for "paranormal" episodes of any kind! A psychologist, within this context, would easily explain MOST unexplained, unusual happenings as due to stress.
I continue, never the less, as I believe my experience was a true psychic episode and an actual out of body experience!
I was asleep and woke up suddenly due to a noise I thought I heard. After getting out of bed to check what the noise was, I staggered downstairs and walked into the kitchen. A man was standing holding a knife in the centre of the room. After the shock had subsided, which seemed like hours, I managed to ask him who he was and what he wanted. He did not answer and appeared unable to move from the position he was in. I then shouted my husband who was asleep upstairs, whilst keeping my eyes pinned on the guy. To my horror my husband did not come to my rescue and to my utter surprise I picked up a knife from the kitchen counter and ran upstairs!
I shouted to my husband again and he did not stir. I thought for one dreadful minute that he had been killed, but my dread turned to utter cold, bitter, stunned amazement as I noticed a body lying next to him! - The body was mine!!!
Suddenly as soon as I realised that my body was in bed I experienced an extreme force that pushed me into the bed and I guess back into my body. Gasping for breath I then awoke ( again)!
"What a nightmare I thought" and got up to get a drink of water. As I returned to bed some moments later the hairs stood up on the back of my neck and I felt the blood drain from my face as I found the knife lying on the floor.
Now make of this what you will. Dream state, sleep-walking or OBE
Further reading on OBE: Scientists Launch Study on Out-of-Body Experiences
A recent personal experience and then a post on our forum has led to this impromptu posting!
Recent personal events have "played havoc" with my mind, my body and my Psychi. I mention this because obviously scientifically, if one is experiencing difficulties then that can be offered as the reason for "paranormal" episodes of any kind! A psychologist, within this context, would easily explain MOST unexplained, unusual happenings as due to stress.
I continue, never the less, as I believe my experience was a true psychic episode and an actual out of body experience!
I was asleep and woke up suddenly due to a noise I thought I heard. After getting out of bed to check what the noise was, I staggered downstairs and walked into the kitchen. A man was standing holding a knife in the centre of the room. After the shock had subsided, which seemed like hours, I managed to ask him who he was and what he wanted. He did not answer and appeared unable to move from the position he was in. I then shouted my husband who was asleep upstairs, whilst keeping my eyes pinned on the guy. To my horror my husband did not come to my rescue and to my utter surprise I picked up a knife from the kitchen counter and ran upstairs!
I shouted to my husband again and he did not stir. I thought for one dreadful minute that he had been killed, but my dread turned to utter cold, bitter, stunned amazement as I noticed a body lying next to him! - The body was mine!!!
Suddenly as soon as I realised that my body was in bed I experienced an extreme force that pushed me into the bed and I guess back into my body. Gasping for breath I then awoke ( again)!
"What a nightmare I thought" and got up to get a drink of water. As I returned to bed some moments later the hairs stood up on the back of my neck and I felt the blood drain from my face as I found the knife lying on the floor.
Now make of this what you will. Dream state, sleep-walking or OBE
Further reading on OBE: Scientists Launch Study on Out-of-Body Experiences
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Cold Reading
Hi
Interesting interview between Derren Brown, English magician, illusionist, mentalist, and Richard Dawkins, British ethologist, evolutionary biologist and popular science author. ...
This interview discusses the means and "tricks of the trade" purported to be used by psychics performing "Cold Readings"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xswt8B8-UTM
Quote Mr Dawkins " are they all fakes or do some of them fool themselves as well"?
He is talking here about practising psychics
OUCH! That hurt!!
All joking aside I find both Mr brown and Mr Dawkins extremely interesting and entertaining
I understand their approach to the psychic platform plausible and scientifically acceptable
What I find astonishing is they appear to grossly generalise their subject matter allowing everything to fit into "neat boxes"
Perhaps that is how we all work psychologically when we believe in something that we cannot emphatically prove?
During the Derren Brown programme recently screened in the UK ( Derren Brown: How to be a Psychic Spy- see below for the link) I found one item particularly interesting
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/derren-brown/4od#2970804
A gentleman called "Batman" was interviewed. Completely blind, he could sense objects around him by using sound, allowing him to recognise objects such as buildings, cars etc. He was even able to ride a bike! By creating a clucking sound with his mouth he relied on the resonance and acoustics to shape the actual objects that were around him. This process is similar to bats. hence his title. In emitting high-pitched sounds and listening to resultant echoes, the process used in radar technology, bats are able to locate prey and nearby objects. This is the process known as echolocation, the ability they similarly share with dolphins and whales.
I suggest that psychic ability could be described like this. Perhaps a psychic is able to switch on an internal radar scanner, emit inaudible sounds, absorb the resultant echoes and understand the results?
JUST A THOUGHT!
What's your view on psychics. Comment here. I'd love to know
Interesting interview between Derren Brown, English magician, illusionist, mentalist, and Richard Dawkins, British ethologist, evolutionary biologist and popular science author. ...
This interview discusses the means and "tricks of the trade" purported to be used by psychics performing "Cold Readings"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xswt8B8-UTM
Quote Mr Dawkins " are they all fakes or do some of them fool themselves as well"?
He is talking here about practising psychics
OUCH! That hurt!!
All joking aside I find both Mr brown and Mr Dawkins extremely interesting and entertaining
I understand their approach to the psychic platform plausible and scientifically acceptable
What I find astonishing is they appear to grossly generalise their subject matter allowing everything to fit into "neat boxes"
Perhaps that is how we all work psychologically when we believe in something that we cannot emphatically prove?
During the Derren Brown programme recently screened in the UK ( Derren Brown: How to be a Psychic Spy- see below for the link) I found one item particularly interesting
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/derren-brown/4od#2970804
A gentleman called "Batman" was interviewed. Completely blind, he could sense objects around him by using sound, allowing him to recognise objects such as buildings, cars etc. He was even able to ride a bike! By creating a clucking sound with his mouth he relied on the resonance and acoustics to shape the actual objects that were around him. This process is similar to bats. hence his title. In emitting high-pitched sounds and listening to resultant echoes, the process used in radar technology, bats are able to locate prey and nearby objects. This is the process known as echolocation, the ability they similarly share with dolphins and whales.
I suggest that psychic ability could be described like this. Perhaps a psychic is able to switch on an internal radar scanner, emit inaudible sounds, absorb the resultant echoes and understand the results?
JUST A THOUGHT!
What's your view on psychics. Comment here. I'd love to know
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
Seeing Auras
As Child, 'Psychic' Teen Included Auras in Drawings
Those Close to Heather, 19, Say She Sees Halos of Colour and Can Even See Inside Bodies
By CHRIS CONNELLY and IA ROBINSON
Interesting article which started me thinking about AURAS, my understanding and experience of them
I cannot remember when I realised that others didn't always see what I saw!
I know I was quite young as the memory of talking to a primary school friend about the colours around people still remains
What are they?? I really can't say. I can only share my experience and what I believe them to be but others may and do disagree!
Everything that is alive has an aura - a halo of colour that surrounds the physical being
Imagine striking a gong and being able to see the sound it makes as colours that emanate from it. That's an aura!
All living entities vibrate at a certain frequency. Vibration = sound & colour
As the frequency changes, for example we shorten or lengthen a guitar string to change the tonal sound, so the aural colour changes
Each individual living element vibrates at a frequency that is personal to it. If something happens to change the "normal" frequency, the aural colour changes.
Say I vibrate at 0 usually and become unwell, my frequency would change and therefore my aural colour would change
People like me can know someone and recognise their normal aural colour. If they become unwell we can immediatly recognise the change in aural colour. Useful? Not sure! Only when it comes to holistic healing I guess! REAL and ACCURATE? YES!
That's it in a nutshell really. Obviously there is far more to the nature of the aura that surrounds every living entity in its relationship with the vibrational element of the source, the universe but that's a whole other subject matter
WHAT OTHERS SAY.....................................
Wiki.....................
What the skeptics say..........................
Those Close to Heather, 19, Say She Sees Halos of Colour and Can Even See Inside Bodies
By CHRIS CONNELLY and IA ROBINSON
Interesting article which started me thinking about AURAS, my understanding and experience of them
I cannot remember when I realised that others didn't always see what I saw!
I know I was quite young as the memory of talking to a primary school friend about the colours around people still remains
What are they?? I really can't say. I can only share my experience and what I believe them to be but others may and do disagree!
Everything that is alive has an aura - a halo of colour that surrounds the physical being
Imagine striking a gong and being able to see the sound it makes as colours that emanate from it. That's an aura!
All living entities vibrate at a certain frequency. Vibration = sound & colour
As the frequency changes, for example we shorten or lengthen a guitar string to change the tonal sound, so the aural colour changes
Each individual living element vibrates at a frequency that is personal to it. If something happens to change the "normal" frequency, the aural colour changes.
Say I vibrate at 0 usually and become unwell, my frequency would change and therefore my aural colour would change
People like me can know someone and recognise their normal aural colour. If they become unwell we can immediatly recognise the change in aural colour. Useful? Not sure! Only when it comes to holistic healing I guess! REAL and ACCURATE? YES!
That's it in a nutshell really. Obviously there is far more to the nature of the aura that surrounds every living entity in its relationship with the vibrational element of the source, the universe but that's a whole other subject matter
WHAT OTHERS SAY.....................................
Wiki.....................
What the skeptics say..........................
Monday, August 17, 2009
Delicate Genius Blog » Left brain/right brain optical illusion
Hi
We like to encourage our event guests to practice right-brained activity to enhance their experience whilst divining during an event
LEFT BRAIN FUNCTIONS uses logic, detail oriented, facts rule
words and language, present and past, math and science, can comprehend, knowing, acknowledges
order/pattern perception, knows object name, reality based, forms strategies, practical, safe
RIGHT BRAIN FUNCTIONS uses feeling, “big picture” oriented, imagination rules, symbols and images, present and future, philosophy & religion, can “get it” (i.e. meaning), believes, appreciates, spatial perception, knows object function, fantasy based, presents possibilities, impetuous, risk taking
Check this article out and see whether you naturally favour The Right Brain or The Left Brain!
TEST … do you see the dancer in the following link turning clockwise or anti-clockwise?
If clockwise, then you use more of the right side of the brain and vice versa.
Most of us would see the dancer turning anti-clockwise though you can try to focus and change the direction; see if you can do it.
Delicate Genius Blog » Left brain/right brain optical illusion
Let me know how you get on
We like to encourage our event guests to practice right-brained activity to enhance their experience whilst divining during an event
LEFT BRAIN FUNCTIONS uses logic, detail oriented, facts rule
words and language, present and past, math and science, can comprehend, knowing, acknowledges
order/pattern perception, knows object name, reality based, forms strategies, practical, safe
RIGHT BRAIN FUNCTIONS uses feeling, “big picture” oriented, imagination rules, symbols and images, present and future, philosophy & religion, can “get it” (i.e. meaning), believes, appreciates, spatial perception, knows object function, fantasy based, presents possibilities, impetuous, risk taking
Check this article out and see whether you naturally favour The Right Brain or The Left Brain!
TEST … do you see the dancer in the following link turning clockwise or anti-clockwise?
If clockwise, then you use more of the right side of the brain and vice versa.
Most of us would see the dancer turning anti-clockwise though you can try to focus and change the direction; see if you can do it.
Delicate Genius Blog » Left brain/right brain optical illusion
Let me know how you get on
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Halloween
HOW TO SPOT A GHOSTLY PRESENCE ON HALLOWEEN
Sudden changes in temperature indicate a spirit is in the room – you may feel very hot or very cold
Headaches and feeling sick – both these things can indicate spiritual activity
Unexplained noises or movements of objects
You may feel someone touching you but be unable to see anyone
A bat is a sign that ghosts or spirits are very near. It’s also believed that if your candle goes out on Halloween you are in the presence of a ghost
HALLOWEEN MYTHS, TRADITIONS AND GAMES
Myths and traditions:
• It is said that if you hear someone's footsteps behind you on the Halloween night, do not turn back because it may be the dead following you. If you do look back you might join the dead very soon.
• Apples: if you place an apple under your pillow you will dream of your future husband
• Take a candle and look in the mirror while combing your hair and the image of your future husband will appear over your shoulder
• There is the old saying that "black cats are bad luck". It was once believed that black cats were the devil, or consumed by evil spirits.
• If you put your clothes on inside out and walk backwards on Halloween night. At midnight you will see a witch in the sky.
• If you ring a bell on Halloween it will frighten evil spirits away.
• If a bat flies around your house three times on Halloween, death is very soon to come
• People used to believe if you walked around your house three times backwards before sunset on Halloween, it would take care of all evil.
If you see a spider on Halloween, it could be the spirit of a dead loved one who is watching you
Games
Apple bobbing - you can't have a Halloween party without bobbing for apples. It's easy – just float apples in a large bowel filled with water. The object of the game is to grab an apple in your mouth without using your hands.
Pumpkin Carving - a Halloween party isn't complete without pumpkins You'll need to buy enough for each of your friends. Then simply take out the guts of the pumpkins and carve them into spooky masterpieces!
Pin the Wart on the Witch - draw a witch on a large piece of paper and make enough witch's warts for all your friends. Then blindfold the players, spin them around three times or give them a drink or two and get them to pin the wart on the witch! The player who sticks the wart closest to the nose wins.
Sudden changes in temperature indicate a spirit is in the room – you may feel very hot or very cold
Headaches and feeling sick – both these things can indicate spiritual activity
Unexplained noises or movements of objects
You may feel someone touching you but be unable to see anyone
A bat is a sign that ghosts or spirits are very near. It’s also believed that if your candle goes out on Halloween you are in the presence of a ghost
HALLOWEEN MYTHS, TRADITIONS AND GAMES
Myths and traditions:
• It is said that if you hear someone's footsteps behind you on the Halloween night, do not turn back because it may be the dead following you. If you do look back you might join the dead very soon.
• Apples: if you place an apple under your pillow you will dream of your future husband
• Take a candle and look in the mirror while combing your hair and the image of your future husband will appear over your shoulder
• There is the old saying that "black cats are bad luck". It was once believed that black cats were the devil, or consumed by evil spirits.
• If you put your clothes on inside out and walk backwards on Halloween night. At midnight you will see a witch in the sky.
• If you ring a bell on Halloween it will frighten evil spirits away.
• If a bat flies around your house three times on Halloween, death is very soon to come
• People used to believe if you walked around your house three times backwards before sunset on Halloween, it would take care of all evil.
If you see a spider on Halloween, it could be the spirit of a dead loved one who is watching you
Games
Apple bobbing - you can't have a Halloween party without bobbing for apples. It's easy – just float apples in a large bowel filled with water. The object of the game is to grab an apple in your mouth without using your hands.
Pumpkin Carving - a Halloween party isn't complete without pumpkins You'll need to buy enough for each of your friends. Then simply take out the guts of the pumpkins and carve them into spooky masterpieces!
Pin the Wart on the Witch - draw a witch on a large piece of paper and make enough witch's warts for all your friends. Then blindfold the players, spin them around three times or give them a drink or two and get them to pin the wart on the witch! The player who sticks the wart closest to the nose wins.
Friday, September 12, 2008
UFO sightings in UK this year reach 150
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So far this year 150 apparent 'flying saucers' have been reported to police, military bases and the Ministry of Defence, compared to just 135 for the whole of 2007, and 97 the year before.
The figures, released after a request under the Freedom of Information Act, suggest that 2008 will be a bumper year for alien activity.
Malcolm Robinson, founder of the research group Strange Phenomena Investigations said: "Something really bizarre is happening in the skies over the UK.
"I've been dealing in sightings for 30 years and we currently have something very real which mankind cannot explain."
A spokesman for the MoD said as long as sightings presented no threat to British airspace, they were not investigated further. The MoD remained 'open-minded' about aliens, he added.
Earlier this summer, recent sightings were plotted on a map of Britain. They stretched from Liverpool to Dover and from Llanelli to Derby.
Among mysterious flying objects spotted in recent months was a 'glowing' disc spotted above the M5 motorway.
Royal Navy aircraft engineer Michael Madden said he watched the UFO for three minutes before it 'zoomed off' near Weston-super-Mare in Somerset.
Earlier, in Basingstoke, witnesses claimed to have seen a fleet of 12 orange objects in the night sky for half an hour.
And in St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan a police helicopter crew gave chase to another UFO after it appeared to veer at speed towards their aircraft.
One UFO spotter however was left red-faced after his report of a mysterious flying saucer in South Wales turned out to be nothing more other-worldly than the moon.
So far this year 150 apparent 'flying saucers' have been reported to police, military bases and the Ministry of Defence, compared to just 135 for the whole of 2007, and 97 the year before.
The figures, released after a request under the Freedom of Information Act, suggest that 2008 will be a bumper year for alien activity.
Malcolm Robinson, founder of the research group Strange Phenomena Investigations said: "Something really bizarre is happening in the skies over the UK.
"I've been dealing in sightings for 30 years and we currently have something very real which mankind cannot explain."
A spokesman for the MoD said as long as sightings presented no threat to British airspace, they were not investigated further. The MoD remained 'open-minded' about aliens, he added.
Earlier this summer, recent sightings were plotted on a map of Britain. They stretched from Liverpool to Dover and from Llanelli to Derby.
Among mysterious flying objects spotted in recent months was a 'glowing' disc spotted above the M5 motorway.
Royal Navy aircraft engineer Michael Madden said he watched the UFO for three minutes before it 'zoomed off' near Weston-super-Mare in Somerset.
Earlier, in Basingstoke, witnesses claimed to have seen a fleet of 12 orange objects in the night sky for half an hour.
And in St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan a police helicopter crew gave chase to another UFO after it appeared to veer at speed towards their aircraft.
One UFO spotter however was left red-faced after his report of a mysterious flying saucer in South Wales turned out to be nothing more other-worldly than the moon.
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