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  • Paranormal Glossary

    Paranormal Glossary

    Definitions of terms used in paranormal research About this Glossary All definitions in this Glossary have been composed by Michael Daniels PhD. For more detailed coverage and analysis, we recommend Michael A. Thalbourne’s Glossary of Terms Used in Parapsychology (Second Edition, 2003). To access this glossary: Read More – Paranormal Glossary

  • Brown Mountain Mystery: Recurring light phenomenon baffles scientists and witnesses

    Brown Mountain Mystery: Recurring light phenomenon baffles scientists and witnesses

    Scientific phenomena leaves researchers with unsolved questions The Brown Mountain Lights have been a community and scientific anomaly for years, bringing locals and tourists alike to view the phenomenon. This image organizes a view of the lights, which are infamously shrouded in scientific and even spiritual uncertainty. For centuries, the…

  • Introduction to Parapsychology

    Introduction to Parapsychology

    Fundamentals of paranormal research About Parapsychology and Psychical Research Psychical Research and Parapsychology are scientific approaches to the study of apparently paranormal phenomena. The “paranormal” (beside or beyond the normal) refers to unusual experiences that do not seem to be explainable in terms of our everyday understanding or known scientific…

  • Some Strange and Mysterious Disappearances in Australia

    Some Strange and Mysterious Disappearances in Australia

    History is littered with cases of people who, for whatever reasons, just seem to step off the face of the earth, to vanish into thin air. No one seems to be immune to this happening to them, with people of all ages and all walks of life just evaporating, while…

  • The Black Stick Man Phenomenon

    The Black Stick Man Phenomenon

    In the world of the paranormal, there is seldom anything new to write home about. Ghosts are ghosts after all, the tried and true staple of an investigator’s diet. Rarely do we see an emergence of a new phenomenon. We might see an older type of entity experience resurgence in…

  • What are ghosts?

    What are ghosts?

    Ghosts in modern Western culture are generally considered the ephemeral images of the dead, whether person, animal, or inanimate object. Ghosts may interact with the living or they may simply exist as a non-interactive “recording” of some past event. A single instance of viewing a ghost is called a sighting. When…

  • The Haunted Painting – Ghosts Reveal Themselves in Birmingham Artwork

    The Haunted Painting – Ghosts Reveal Themselves in Birmingham Artwork

    Next time you pay a visit to a thrift shop, think twice about what you are taking home with you. You may be getting a hidden addition with your purchases in the form of an unwelcome guest and I’m not talking about bed bugs. Whilst most people are familiar with…

  • The Three Planes of Existence

    The Three Planes of Existence

    One system through which you can look at it all, is that there are a set of vibrations or frequencies, you can call them the physical plane, the astral plane, the causal plane, and that which is beyond the beyond. That’s a good image, “beyond the beyond.” In Tibetan, there is a mantra,…

  • Has Nasa found evidence of ancient life on Mars? An expert examines the latest discovery

    Has Nasa found evidence of ancient life on Mars? An expert examines the latest discovery

    Nasa has announced the first detection of possible biosignatures in a rock on the surface of Mars. The rock contains the first martian organic matter to be decisively detected by the Perseverance rover, as well as curious discoloured spots that could indicate the past activity of microorganisms. Ken Farley, project scientist on the…

  • Records Related to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs) at the National Archives

    Records Related to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs) at the National Archives

    The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has established an ‘‘Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Records Collection,” per sections 1841–1843 of the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (Public Law 118-31).   Record groups (RG) and collections are the highest level of archival description. Record group numbers are assigned by NARA to large organizations, such…