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"I printed a photograph of a person from the internet," says Jim. "I tried getting impressions and feelings. Sometimes the images are clear, other times they're fuzzy. Is it true that the person in the picture could sense that someone was studying their picture even though they are miles away? If you sleep with the picture under your pillow, would you make a psychic connection? Is it possible to make a telepathic connection through psychometry?"

Read the answer from psychometry expert, Becky Walsh.

Some interesting links I've found this week:
• The Mystery of Easter Island - Where had the Islanders originally come from? Why and how had they built the figures? Modern science is piecing together the story, but it is far too late for the Easter Islanders themselves.
• The Male Witch - A male witch provides a lot of answers about modern witches, the religion of Wicca, covens, witchcraft and the purpose of practicing witchcraft.
• Scrying Using the Black Mirror - The black scrying mirror, or magick mirror, is a powerful psychic tool, this site says. It can bring the user hidden knowledge and clairvoyant ability and can act as a portal to other planes of existence.
• All New Links

Should You Be Afraid of Ghosts?

The November edition is here! 26 creepy, scary and puzzling tales of ghosts, monsters, and the unexplained, including "The Phantom Family," "Haunted by Shadow Man," "Fairy Encounter," "Witch or Aliens?," "Emissary of Death," "Shadow Soldier," "Prankster in the Leaves," Haunted Florida Duplex," "Bigfoot in Oklahoma" and more.

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Here's one for the "scientists jump to a very unscientific conclusion" department. Our recent news coverage noted an item from Wired magazine titled, "Scientifically Haunted House Suggests You're a Sucker." In an effort to debunk all ghost sightings, researchers at London's Goldsmith College constructed a room into which high electromagnetic fields and waves of infrasound were generated. Test subjects who were in the room reported sensations of "dizziness, tingling, disembodiment, dream-remembrance and 'a presence'."

And this is supposed to prove that the ghost phenomenon isn't real? It's an absurd conclusion -- or even suggestion. Yes, they were able so create some of the effects (sort of) that some people experience with a haunting. But that's like saying the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland disproves ghosts because they are able to effectively create the illusion of transparent, dancing ghosts right before your eyes. Simulating something doesn't mean that the real experience isn't real. It's worth noting, too, that no one in the Goldsmith experiment reported seeing an apparition.

Moreover, it's well known in paranormal research that electromagnetic fields can screw with your brain and can even cause hallucinations. Good investigators always look for sources of EMF to account for certain reports and rule them out. So, this experiment only proves what paranormal investigators have known for a long time, and adds absolutely nothing to the knowledge base of genuine paranormal phenomena. They have not proved or disproved anything new.

Halloween is over and we have the results of out costume contest. Readers were asked to submit photos of themselves or friends in their paranormal-themed Halloween costumes. And the winner is ... The Phantom Flasher from Chris Brown! Our distinguished panel of judges chose Chris's entry for its originality, execution and downright Halloween scariness. So congratulations to Chris. And a huge thank you to all of the outstanding entries, which you can see here. We'll do it again next year!

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Shadow people may be the most commonly seen apparitions. What are they? Dark ghosts? Beings from some other time or dimension? Whatever they are, they can be terrifying to those who see them, as you'll read in the frightening cases told here. In all of these encounters - including some in which these shadows have actually been felt - they seem to have intelligence and may even be following some mysterious purpose. What are they... and what do they want?