FEBRUARY 2007
DISCUSSION OF SIMILARITIES BETWEEN CHRISTIANITY, ISLAM AND JUDAISM
(28 FEB 07)
Muslims and Christians share many prophets, and Islam shares the ideas of universality of the religion and missionary work with Christianity, as well as the concept of final judgment and an afterlife.
SEARCHING FOR THE SPOOKIEST PLACES ON EARTH
(28 FEB 07)
From the UK to THE USA, haunted places abound. In the UK, The Tower of London has had dozens upon dozens of ghost sightings, while the Queen Mary’s engine room is haunted by the ghost of a 17-year-old sailor. The White House, in the USA is said to be home to many former dead presidents.
OSCAR WINNER COMMUNICATES WITH THE SPIRITS OF HIS ANCESTORS
(27 FEB 07)
Forest Whitaker, who won this years best actor Academy Award, playing the part of Ugandan Dictator Idi Amin, says that when he has a mental block, he stands still and waits for guidance from the spirits of his deceased family members who watch out for him.
TAPPING INTO YOUR PSYCHIC ABILITIES
(27 FEB 07)
Chris “Coyote" Sutton of Godrey Illinois (USA), specializes in tarot and numerology and was trained in Si-Si Wis medicine, a tradition of the northwest. As a youngster, he knew that he had great psychic abilities and that he was able to tap into other peoples thoughts and feelings.
'PSYCHIC BARBER’ TAKES ON UNIVERSITY SKEPTICS
(27 FEB 07)
Known as the ‘Psychic Barber’, Gordon Smith is one of the UK’s top mediums. Recently he met with psychology students from the Liverpool Hope University, where he discussed about his abilities of being able to communicate with spirits of the dead and his thoughts about life after death.
PARANORMAL TOUR GUIDES
(27 FEB 07)
Crowcombe is a small village in the heart of the Quantock Hills in West Somerset (UK) where a specialist company is holding its first ever night investigating the paranormal at Halsway Manor. Here, tour guides will give an introductory workshop and training on the equipment used for conducting paranormal experiments.
WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO LEAVE CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE YOU DIE
(26 FEB 07)
The recent court battles over the body of Anna Nicole Smith have highlighted the importance for one to state clearly as to what and how they want their remains dealt with once deceased.
FOLLOWERS FLOCK TO GET TATTOOS OF THEIR PROPHET’S SYMBOL - 666
(26 FEB 07)
The leader of the controversial religious sect, Members of Growing in Grace, Jose Luis De Jesus Miranda, who claims to be Jesus and has recently declared himself the Antichrist, has recently revealed that he has had the numbers 666 tattooed on his forearm, which had many of his followers rushing off to do the same.
FIDEL CASTRO WAS ONCE VERY SPIRITUAL
(25 FEB 07)
Cuban dictator and longtime president, Fidel Castro, shows how spiritual he once was through one of his letters published in a collection including when he was in jail before winning Cuba.
HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS ARE IMPORTANT IN BOTH THIS LIFE AND THE AFTERLIFE
(25 FEB 07)
Alfred Bloom is a professor emeritus of religion at the University of Hawaii who has recently written about the ways in which various cultures and religions prepare themselves for the afterlife.
LADY IN BLACK HAUNTS MALTA POLICE STATION
(25 FEB 07)
The city of Birkirkara (or B'Kara) is located in central Malta and is the largest town on the island. Recently, a man sitting in the police station saw a lady in black walk towards a door then go right through it and disappear.
THE MOST HAUNTED CASTLES IN IRELAND
(25 FEB 07)
Ireland is replete with Castles, many of which are haunted, where ghosts are claimed to make doors creak while footsteps can be heard, as in Leap Castle, in County Offaly, where Sean Ryan lives with two family members all helping to entertain guests along with the resident ghosts.
MYSTERIOUS ORBS SEEN IN CHURCH IN TEXAS USA
(24 FEB 07)
Churchgoers at Haltom City's Riverwalk Fellowship Church, Dallas Texas (USA), say that they have seen strange orbs appearing whilst they have been praying, and that these orbs have been captured on film. Paranormal experts have viewed the various footage and have found the footage to be….. interesting.
ALCOHOL AND DRUGS HAVE SIMILAR EFFECTS IN THE BRAIN AS RELIGION
(24 FEB 07)
Moses might have used certain mushrooms to create mystical experiences, as also does a drug called DMT (Dimethyltryptamine) that can be found in nature as well as in our brains, and American scientists now claim these to be the cause of NDEs and other hallucination type experiences.
STRANGE LIGHTS IN SKIES CAUSE ALARM IN ANSON COUNTY (USA)
(24 FEB 07)
Several residents reported seeing strange lights and one who tried to take a photo found her camera wouldn’t work even if it had just before. Authorities offered no useful explanations.
CLOSING DOWN OF PRINCETON’S PARANORMAL LAB
(23 FEB 07)
After 28 years, the Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research lab, or PEAR for short, is to shut down, as apparently many of the conservatives within Princeton’s walls have expressed embarrassment that the university has housed and supported this lab.
HAIGH HALL’S SPIRITED PAST
(23 FEB 07)
Built between 1827 and 1840, Haigh Hall and Manor, located in Wigan, Lancashire (UK), was for many years the English seat and ancestral home of the Lindsay family, the Earls of Crawford & Balcarres. Recently, a group of spirit seekers spent a whole night looking for ghostly goings-on, where the mediums claim to have seen a shadow emerging from one of the upstairs rooms.
TASTING THE SOUP-ERNATURAL
(23 FEB 07)
A restaurant in Samlesbury, a small village in the South Ribble area of Lancashire (UK), is said to have some ghostly goings on that are definitely not normal. Rooms going cold when you walk into them, staff seeing shadows creeping around and even things sounding like they are moving in the kitchen.
IS THERE SUCH A THING AS A GOOD DEATH?
(22 FEB 07)
Death is something we will all have to face in one way or another. Yet even for the Orthodox Jews, who believe in an afterlife, they too have a duty to do everything possible to stay alive for death, is a state of non-existence which follows dying. Many Philosophers have traditionally been more interested in death than dying. Is death actually bad?
ANNA NICOLE’S PREMONITION
(22 FEB 07)
Howard K Stern, Anna Nicole Smith's lover, has said that he had discussed death with Anna Nicole because she had had a premonition that she would die young, "like Marilyn Monroe".
WHY DO PEOPLE BELIEVE IN GHOSTS?
(22 FEB 07)
The two-week Edinburgh International Science Festival, which runs from April 2-15, will feature scientists’ looking into what makes people believe in ghosts and the supernatural.
PRIEST FOUND GUILTY IN FATAL EXORCISM
(21 FEB 07)
A Romanian priest has been sentenced to 14 years in prison after an exorcism went wrong causing the death of a nun. Four other nuns were also convicted of complicity in the crime.
BRITISH POLICE UFO DATABASE HOLDS OVER 200 DIFFERENT CASES
(21 FEB 07)
A collection of over 200 UFO sightings by British police continues to add more such sightings still unexplained by the Ministry of Defence.
PORTSMOUTH (UK) MUSEUM OFFERING GHOST TOURS
(21 FEB 07)
The success of blockbuster movie Night at the Museum motivated the Portsmouth Museum to start scary nights, with paranormal inve4stigators present in the supposedly haunted building.
HAUNTED PLACES IN IOWA AND ILLINOIS
(20 FEB 07)
Paranormal investigator Chad Lewis has released a new book titled The Iowa Road Guide to Haunted Locations, listing more than 200 places where he and co-author Terry Fisk visited where hauntings have been alleged to have occurred in recent times.
A GOOD YEAR FOR PIGS
(20 FEB 07)
People born this lunar year, or who turn 12, 24 or any multiple of 12, are all pigs and believed to be lucky, especially those born in a "fire pig" year like this one. Famous pigs include Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, singer Elton John.
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(20 FEB 07)
In the event of your death, an executor or next of kin can get access to your email account by contacting your former support line providing identification and a death certificate. Once this is done, the provider will then re-set the password, giving your next of kin access to your emails and or online address book.
USING SPOOKY SPECIAL EVENTS TO FUND-RAISE FOR CHARITY
(20 FEB 07)
The Ghost Club of Wellington, Derbyshire, UK is holding a year of monthly spooky special events to raise funds for various local charities.
CELEBRATING BUDDHA’S AWAKENING
(19 FEB 07)
Since the death of Prince Gautama Siddarth, 2,500 years ago, the time of the full moon in February has become an annual celebration, known as Parinirvana (Awakening) Day, but it is often celebrated on February 15th to give it a regular annual date.
SPOOK SPOTTING BOOMING IN THE UK
(19 FEB 07)
Claire Moat, is a 48-year-old ghost-hunter who has previously worked for the Royal Ghost-hunting Society in London and is now basing herself in Bridlington UK, to where she is seeking a team of dedicated ghost busters to accompany her on her investigations.
WEST VIRGINIA’S CREEPY OLD PENITENTIARY
(19 FEB 07)
Closed since 1995, the West Virginia Penitentiary, near the Ohio River, is an attraction site in itself. It is said to have rogues still prowling the gothic fortress in their spirit form, which many visitors have felt, seen and even photographed some strange things within its walls.
BRITISH UNIVERSITY OFFERS DEGREE “DEALING WITH DEATH”
(18 FEB 07)
Bath University in south-west England, has become the first in the country to offer a degree for funeral directors, which will cover everything from bereavement counselling to the disposal of remains.
DOVER TOWN HALL HAUNTED BY GHOSTS
(18 FEB 07)
The ghost known as ‘Mary’, who is said to be spooking members of the Dover Town Council (UK), who have called in a team of Ghostbusters to investigate where strange things happening within the council, such as door slamming, bells ringing and pictures flying off the walls.
EXPLORING THE UNEXPLAINED IN ALABAMA USA
(18 FEB 07)
Southern Paranormal Investigation Team, or SPIT, is composed of several like-minded friends, and is made up of people from very different occupations. One is the general manager of a Birmingham car dealership, another is an insurance adjuster and then there is a nurse, an office manager, a pawnbroker.
REINCARNATION AS AN OPTIONAL BELIEF FOR SOME
(17 FEB 07)
An article in the leading German magazine Dr Spiegel discusses what people believe, about God as well as about reincarnation, in which even some orthodox religious ones appear now to believe.
RAISING FUNDS BY CHASING GHOSTS
(17 FEB 07)
Ghost hunters are being invited to participate in paranormal pursuits, including ghost hunting, to contribute funds for the Anthony Nolan Trust, which finds life-saving bone marrow donors.
LORD SHIVA THE REBEL GOD
(16 FEB 07)
He loves ghosts for company and lets his hair down at crematoriums. His favourite drink is desi ‘bhang’ and he dances the deathly ‘tandav’, for Lord Shiva represents the downtrodden, neglected people of world.
PSYCHIC FAIR HAS THE ANSWERS TO ALL THINGS PARANORMAL AND SUPERNATURAL
(16 FEB 07)
Psychics, a term broadly applied to people who see, feel and generally experience the world on levels hidden to the rest of us, tend to attract the seekers of that difference, and This weekend, psychic artists unite in a one-stop shopping destination at the Holiday Inn near the Dayton Mall, Ohio.
PARANORMAL TEAM TO HELP IN MURDER CASE
(15 FEB 07)
An unsolved American murder case dating back to 1999 is to be looked into by a team of paranormal experts. It will be taped for airing on Court TV's show Haunting Evidence.
IRON LADY’S DAUGHTER CAN’T BE SPOOKED
(15 FEB 07)
Carol Thatcher, the daughter of former British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, recently joined the team for Livingtv’s Most Haunted, for the filming in one of Britain’s spookiest stately homes Tatton Old Park in Cheshire.
AMERICA’S PARANORMAL HOT SPOT
(15 FEB 07)
With all its rich history, Phoenixville is quickly becoming a hot spot for paranormal investigations, especially that of the Mansion House on Bridge Street, which will open its doors for the first time to host a ghost hunt.
CANADIAN DOCTOR CLAIMED COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE DEAD
(14 FEB 07)
Thomas (Glen) Hamilton, a deceased former Winnipeg physician, thoroughly believed that he was able to contact individuals in the afterlife. Using multiple cameras that automatically snapped images, Hamilton claimed his images captured, among other things, mediums during psychic events and a table levitating.
ARE RELIGIOUS BELIEFS IRRATIONAL?
(14 FEB 07)
Water pouring from a century old oak tree in Texas last year had many believing it was “God’s Water” and several claimed miraculous cures, which might have been mind over matter because the source turned out to be from a water pipe near the roots of that tree. Yet many people still prefer to believe in all sorts of suchlike beliefs, as this article states.
3,500 YEAR OLD DOG BREED
(14 FEB 07)
The hairless Mexican Xoloitzcuintle dog or Xolos for short, is a 3,500-year old breed that has defied unlucky genes, Aztec cooking pots and sacrificial daggers to come back from the brink of extinction. Yet the Aztecs also believed the dogs could guide human souls to the afterlife. When their masters died, Xolos were killed by a dagger to the heart, and placed in the coffins with them.
PSYCHIC PHENOMENA PHOTOS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE
(13 FEB 07)
In 1918, after the death of his son, Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton, former president of the Manitoba Medical Association, began to experiment with psychic phenomena, investigating paranormal phenomena such as rappings, psychokinesis, ectoplasms and materializations under scientific conditions that he believed would minimize any possibility of hoaxes or error, and these photographs are now available online.
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER IS INTO ITS 31st YEAR
(13 FEB 07)
The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP), which publishes the bi-monthly magazine Skeptical Inquirer, has changed its name, removing the word “paranormal” because of it making a word that is anathema to the Society too prominent, but the magazine will continue, still dealing with what it claims are unscientific beliefs about anything, including illnesses supposedly caused by dust from the 9/11 fallout.
PUTTING ‘FUN’ INTO FUNERALS
(13 FEB 07)
British coffin maker Vic Fearn & Co has been receiving requests from people wanting to have their own custom caskets made before their own death, turning coffins into a talking point amongst mourners at a funeral. Among their creations are such things as a Louis Vuitton duffel bag, a corkscrew and even a pink ballet slipper.
A SOLDIER’S HEARTFELT DEATH LETTER
(12 FEB 07)
Thousands of American soldier’s lives have been lost because of the war in Iraq. Sons, brothers, husbands and friends have all perished. Yet through the turmoil that this brings upon a grieving family comes a song dedicated to those lost. “Won't Be Comin' Home” tells of a soldier's heartfelt "death letter".
DEALING WITH DEATH WITHIN THE JEWISH SOCIETY
(12 FEB 07)
After the death of a beloved family member the traditional period of mourning lasts twelve months, during which time the Kaddish memorial prayer is recited for eleven months, less one day. Interestingly, and not coincidentally, this period of mourning corresponds with the length of time the soul spends in Gehenna. (Cleansing and purging of the soul after death).
HAUNTED LOCATIONS IN IOWA (USA)
(12 FEB 07)
Unexplained Publishing, is a publishing group that publishes books about the paranormal and they have just released “The Iowa Road Guide to Haunted Locations”, following in the footsteps of their earlier haunted location guide books for Minnesota, South Dakota and Wisconsin.
HAUNTED HISTORIC RIO GRANDE HOTEL
(12 FEB 07)
The historic La Borde House hotel in Rio Grande City, Texas, is rumored to be haunted with tales of strange noises, self-activating lights and creepy visitations. It will soon be investigated by The Professional Investigative Multi Paranormal Society.
HAUNTED ‘GHOST’ SET FOR JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT
(11 FEB 07)
Jennifer Love Hewitt, who stars as Melinda Gordon, a medium who can talk to “earthbound spirits”, in the TV series, Ghost Whisperer is being haunted on the set. Unexplained occurrences keep happening and some crewmembers are starting to blame poltergeist activity.
IS THERE ROMANTIC LOVE IN THE AFTERLIFE?
(11 FEB 07)
Depending on whom you ask and what faith they follow, lifelong relationships are simply preludes to personal connections that will last throughout time. When a marriage is performed by the proper authority in the holy temple, it can last through eternity rather than till death do you part, as is the case with those that follow the Muslim faith.
WHAT IS ELECTRONIC VOICE PHENOMENON (EVP)
(11 FEB 07)
Colin Smith, who invented the term Electronic voice phenomenon to describe speech or sounds resembling speech on recording media that have never been used. Most EVP sounds are in short, abrupt segments, usually the length of a word or phrase; sentences are uncommon, but not unheard of.
OUR BODIES ARE COMMODITIES FOR SCIENCE
(10 FEB 07)
Centuries after Leonardo da Vinci produced his anatomical drawings after systematically dismembering 30 human corpses, the practice of dissection was used to deny the poor and unfortunate burials, as well as to punish hardened criminals. All in the name of science.
VOICES FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE
(10 FEB 07)
The Bury St Edmunds Paranormal Group believes it has captured voices of US servicemen who were based at Rougham Airfield 60 years ago.
GHOSTLY IMAGES CAPTURED ON FILM NEAR BRITISH PUB
(10 FEB 07)
Locals at Jackson’s Boat, an old pub in Sale, UK say there have been supernatural occurrences for which a recently rediscovered, old photograph might well hold the key.
GHOST HUNTING WITH THE ‘GHOST HUNTERS’
(9 FEB 07)
The team from the Sci Fi channel’s hit show, “Ghost Hunters" will be offering fans a chance to join them on a ghost hunt in the reportedly haunted Masonic Temple in Church Street, North Adams.
FROM HERE TO ETERNITY THE EGYPTIAN WAY
(9 FEB 07)
Egyptians believed physical preparation should be made for the life to come. Entire pyramids were constructed to store up provisions for the afterlife. Gold and treasure would be placed in the tomb for an eternity of spending, as would buried weapons and tools for defense and industry.
THE GHOST OF SCOTLAND’S ‘MR BOOTS’
(9 FEB 07)
Nobody knows who Mr. Boots was in his living days, But the hateful spirit certainly does not approve of visitors wandering around in the Vaults where he got stuck after his death some time in the 1800s. To scare the living away he breathes heavily, invisibly walks around with pounding steps, pulls hair, punches, pinches, and sometimes even shows up.
BRITISH MUSEUM TO SHOWCASE CHINESE AFTERLIFE FIGURES
(9 FEB 07)
The British Museum is presently exhibiting the ancient Chinese afterlife, featuring eight life-size terracotta figures including bureaucrats, musicians and acrobats connected to the First Emperor's civilian administration.
ARIZONA UFO’s MAY HAVE BEEN FLARES
(8 FEB 07)
A ten year old mystery about UFOs in Arizona, USA that caused considerable growth on interest about such things, may have been solved. After a similar incident caused by flares being dropped by an airplane.
ART PIECES TO SHOW YOU OFF IN THE AFTERLIFE
(8 FEB 07)
These days, there are many new options in the funeral market for keeping a loved one’s remains close to home, with many people now choosing a variety of ways to have their ashes stored. Such as having your ashes painted into a family masterpiece to even having your ashes turned into jewelry.
UFO CONNECTION RADIO STARTS THIS WEEK
(8 FEB 07)
UFO CONNECTION RADIO STARTS THIS WEEK
Barb Campbell, the CEO and founder of the Saskatchewan Provincial Paranormal Research Centre Inc. (SPPRC) located in Paynton (Canada), will be taking her paranormal research to the airwaves from this Saturday 10 February.
ETERNAL EMBRACE INTO THE AFTERLIFE
(7 FEB 07)
Archaeologists in Mantua near Valdaro northern Italy have discovered the skeletal remains of a couple locked in a tender embrace that has lasted an eternity, well over 5000 years. The skeletons were found face to face with their arms and legs entwined.
MANY PEOPLE BELIEVE IN MAGIC AND THE PARANORMAL
(7 FEB 07)
Do you believe you’re able to manipulate how things turn out merely by “magical” thinking? Many actually do, as psychologist Emily Pronin discovered after studying fans watching the Super Bowl.
ROYAL ROADS – A HAUNTED CANADIAN UNIVERSITY
(7 FEB 07)
Occult specialists suggests there could be ghosts haunting Royal Roads University in Victoria, B.C. Canada where whispers and sounds of drums, as well as a grayish mist.
CADAVER’S BEING ABUSED AT UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES
(6 FEB 07)
It has been discovered that the remains of some deceased donors used in scientific research at the University of New South Wales, were sexually interfered with, and then piled together in coffins.
INVESTIGATING GHOSTS AT PENN STATE (USA)
(6 FEB 07)
The Penn State Paranormal Research Society is to investigate the legend of the ghost of George Atherton's wife who rests uneasily in Old Botany, staring out from her grave, for the A&E Television Network.
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE MEMBERS BELIEF IN GOD AND THE AFTERLIFE AT AN ALL TIME LOW
(6 FEB 07)
The belief in a personal god or afterlife is at an all time low among the members of the National Academy of Science, only 7% of whom believe in a personal god as compared to more than 85% of the US general population.
DALAI LAMA CONSECRATES BUDDHA’S RELICS
(6 FEB 07)
The Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists, recently consecrated Buddha's relics from Sri Lanka in a newly built temple in Bihar's Bodh Gaya, the birthplace of Buddhism.
A DAY OF USA PSYCHICS
(5 FEB 07)
An upcoming seminar known as "A Day of Psychics," is to be held at the Best Western New Hope Inn, Pennsylvania, where it will feature local psychics show casing their abilities to see into the future.
INTELLIGENT DESIGN Vs EVOLUTION DISCUSSION
(5 FEB 07)
A free talk discussing evolution vs. intelligent design which will be sponsored by a not-for-profit educational organization that promotes public understanding of science and the scientific examination of paranormal and pseudoscientific claims, will coincide with International Darwin Day, the 198th birthday of Charles Darwin, Wednesday 7 February.
MORE UFO’S SPOTTED – OVER BRITISH COLUMBIA
(5 FEB 07)
UFOs are still mysterious and unexplained phenomena for which complete scientific explanations have been made and the most recent sightings were over the Kamloops, B.C. airport, where manager Fred Legace says the previous one, in 2006, was of a boomerang-shaped object.
IS 2007 THE CHINESE YEAR OF THE PIG OR THE KOREAN YEAR OF THE GOLDEN PIG?
(5 FEB 07)
The Year of the Pig is also known as “Year of the Widow” and according to many Buddhists and those who follow the Chinese fortune telling calendar, it is not a good time to be getting married. Yet the Korean culture calls it the “Golden Pig” and see this as an auspicious and lucky year, even possibly a good time to marry as well as to have children.
PEDRO KNIGHT FINALLY GETS HIS WISH TO JOIN HIS WIFE IN THE AFTERLIFE
(4 FEB 07)
Pedro Knight, musical director and inseparable companion of salsa queen Celia Cruz has died in California, Saturday 3rd February. Knight had said time and time again that he yearned to join his wife of 41 years in the afterlife.
SEARCHING FOR THE PARANORMAL WITH SCIENCE ON YOUR SIDE
(4 FEB 07)
A CBS New poll in 2005 showed that 8 per cent of Americans believe science will some day prove the existence of the afterlife. Meanwhile ghosts, goblins and ghouls remain firmly entrenched in Halloween for many, while for others ghosts are a year round search including the use of scientific tools.
BE WARY OF PEOPLE PROMISING PROTECTION FROM EVIL SPIRITS
(4 FEB 07)
A Kuala Lumpur housewife tells how she was robbed by two women offering to rid her of evil spirits.
TAIWANESE TEMPLE TO SEND JAPANESE SOLDIERS’ GHOSTS HOME
(3 FEB 07)
A temple in southern Taiwan has built a paper armada to send the ghosts of some 300 Japanese soldiers on a visit back to their homes in Japan after the ghosts of the soldiers told a temple priest that they were homesick and wanted to pay a visit to Japan.
UFO’S SIGHTED OVER NORTH LONDON
(3 FEB 07)
Sighting of up to 10 or 15 UFOs were reported flying over Islington, North London. One witness described seeing small group moving together, then suddenly stopping and hovering in the one spot.
TAIWAN UNIVERSITY’S RESEARCH INTO ESP
(2 FEB 07)
The president of the National Taiwan University (NTU), Lee Si-chen, announced last year that the university's electrical engineering department had achieved a breakthrough in research into extrasensory perception (ESP).
BRANGELINA’S GHOSTLY PROFESSOR
(2 FEB 07)
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie say that they have a ghost in their New Orleans mansion. Star magazine reports that their ghost in residence in that of a professor who was a piano player from the 1940’s through to the 1960’s, and made famous the Mardi Gras theme song “Mardi Gras in New Orleans.”
INDIANS CONTINUE TO CLEANSE THEIR SOULS
(2 FEB 07)
At the Ardh Kumbh festival in Allahabad, thousand’s of men and women spend their days and nights in silent prayer whilst taking a dip on the big bathing days, Sangam, the confluence of three of Hinduism's holiest rivers Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati.
BRITISH BAND’S GHOSTLY RECORDING
(2 FEB 07)
Rock band Cradle of Filth have said that there last album, recorded in 2006, was especially hard, due in large part to some paranormal activity at the studio. “Weird stuff kept happening and things kept appearing”. All the details of the recording process, including the ghosts, have been documented in a recording diary.
THEATRE TAKES A TOUR OF THE AFTERLIFE
(1 FEB 07)
The Magis Theater Company in New York is staging a thought-provoking adaptation of “The Great Divorce,” by C. S. Lewis. A story about a bus ride through heaven and hell. With its various characters as the artist who is dismayed that what she thinks of as fame does not exist in heaven and the wife who realizes that what she felt for her husband was not love but the love of domination, as they all have plenty to say to those interested in matters of the spirit.
PARANORMAL GROUP INVESTIGATES SALEM STATE FAIRGROUNDS
(1 FEB 07)
Salem Paranormal is a group of paranormal investigators based in Salem, Oregon (USA). On a recent investigation to a local state fairground where reports of murders and accidental deaths had occurred, the investigators have managed to recorded unexplainable voice-type sounds known as EVP or Electronic Voice Phenomenon.
NIGHTCLUB’S GHOSTLY REVELERS
(1 FEB 07)
The film crew of Living TV’s Most Haunted has paid a visit to the Pav Nightclub in Matlock Bath (UK) for their new series which launches in April 2007, where they are hoping to record sightings of ghosts that patrons and staff say they have heard and/or seen over the years. Things like hearing footsteps, seeing an elderly man in the room below the stage, and a ghostly face looking through a staircase window.
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