Category: Mysteries
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Haunted Dolls 101: An Introduction
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If you’ve been reading our blog, you already know that ghosts aren’t always see-through people or floating sheets. They can be poltergeists, people-possessors, as well as shadow beings. They also don’t necessarily haunt specific locations. Some haunt people, while others hold a very close connection to specific objects. One of…
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CHINA FINDS SOMETHING STRANGE IN SAMPLE RETRIEVED FROM MOON
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Introduction China’s ambitious lunar exploration program has once again made headlines with a remarkable discovery. Scientists analyzing samples retrieved from the Moon by the Chang’e 5 mission have encountered something unexpected and potentially groundbreaking. This finding could significantly enhance our understanding of the Moon’s history and composition. The Chang’e 5…
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Quantum Physics Suggests That Death Doesn’t Exist And It Is Probably Just An Illusion
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Man has been curious in what occurs after death since the dawn of time. Of course, there are many conventional responses to this query, but researchers may have just added an endless number of additional hypotheses, just to mix things up. Death is simply a portal to an infinite number…
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Alien Abduction Theories: A Scientific Search for Evidence
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People who claim to have been abducted by aliens typically describe their abductors as little, gray humanoids with oversize heads, slanted eyes, two holes for a nose and a slit for a mouth. David Wall / Getty Images Alien abduction stories have spread widely over the last hundred years, though a…
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Why UFOs and Contact Experiences Challenge the ET Hypothesis
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Dr. Jacques Vallée is one of the most respected researchers in the field of UFOs and contact experiences. He has been studying these phenomena for over 60 years, and has authored many books and articles on the subject. He is also known for his role as the inspiration for the…
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History of Dybbuk Boxes
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From Jewish folklore to an eBay purchase that left a man in a ‘tidal wave of bad luck,’ dybbuk boxes are wine cabinets claimed to be haunted by a dybbuk, a malicious demon said to hold the power to invade and possess a living person. Authentic dybbuk boxes will usually…
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Ouija Board: Topics in Chronicling America
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In 1890, the Ouija board was created for supernatural communication. It was also the focus of several lawsuits. This guide provides access to materials related to the “Ouija Board” in the Chronicling America digital collection of historic newspapers. Ouija is a talking board first manufactured in the United States in…
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Unusual cases of succubus: A cultural phenomenon manifesting as part of psychopathology
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Abstract Succubus is also known as demon female lover who approaches males in their dreams to have sex. This is the phenomenon which is rarely described in psychiatric literature. It is more identified as a cultural belief in different religions. We report the two cases diagnosed with schizophrenia, who reported…
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Necromancy
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occult practice necromancy, communication with the dead, usually in order to obtain insight into the future or to accomplish some otherwise impossible task. Such activity was current in ancient times among the Assyrians, Babylonians, Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, and Etruscans; in medieval Europe it came to be associated with black (i.e., harmful, or antisocial)…
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USING SCIENCE TO INVESTIGATE THE PARANORMAL
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Science has long been used to investigate seemingly supernatural phenomena. Read about some of the most famous examples—and what they tell us about the historical relationship between science and the occult. From Harry Price and his ‘National Laboratory of Psychical Research’ to the infamous case of the Cottingley Fairies, this story looks…
