Stephen's Paranormal Phenomena Blog

In the Paranormal Phenomena Forum this week, reader Taps_Family_Anthony posts a poll asking if orbs in photos have any value as evidence for paranormal activity. You're invited to vote.

Then he posts an article entitled "Orbs: Debunked!" Do you agree with him? Take the poll, read the article, then feel free to express your own opinions on this controversial subject.

Also read: Enough with the Orbs Already | Orbs by Chance – Or...?

Some interesting links I've found this week:
• Could Nazca Lines Have Been Made by Astral Projection? – The Nazca geoglyphs have long been considered a puzzle, and the mystery of their creation is debatable, although they were clearly constructed to be seen from the air. Did the makers master the techniques of out-of-body travel?
• Things That Go Bump in the Night – Brad Steiger looks at the phenomenon of mystery explosions that seemingly manifest from nowhere for no reason and startle area residents. He presents records of a rash of unknown things that went "boom" in the night in the 1950s and '60s.
• UFOs and the Interdimensional Hypothesis – Project Delphos Manifesto hopes to promote research aimed at proving that a many UFO sightings are of an interdimensional or paraphysical nature.
• All New Links

Photo: Living in Peru

One hundred years ago – June 30, 1908 – something exploded over Sibera with a force more than 1,000 times that of the Hiroshima atomic bomb. Although there are many theories, to this day no one knows for certain what caused it. Read more.

Top story: Court says exorcism is protected by law
Plus:
• Theories of the ancient astronaut
• Out of body experiences and the ungraspable
• Crowds roll up to see talking head
• Mysteries of time, and the multiverse
• Evil exploits of the invisible people
• Vatican to probe Medjugorje sightings
... more Paranormal News

The July 2008 edition of Your True Tales is now available for reading. This month delivers 20 fascinating new true stories of doppelganger encounters, ghosts and shadow people, impossible creatures, psychic phenomena, and more unexplained experiences. Tales include:
• Ghost of the Handy Man
• Creature of the Matrix
• Gray Summit Haunting
• Pushed by an Angel
• Goblin in the Woods
• Grandma's Doppelganger
• Struck by a Coincidence
... and more.

Top story: Russian soldiers discover remains of strange creature
Plus:
• Invisible attackers mystery; it must be witchcraft
• Hunting for ghosts at The Old South Mountain Inn
• Kilwinning's haunted towers
• Explorers in search of "man beast"
• Bits of ancient Earth hidden on the Moon
• The boy who started fires with only his eyes
... more Paranormal News

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"While planning my vacation to Vieques, Puerto Rico, I was checking out Google Earth when I came across these strange land formations on the northeastern tip of the isle," writes Edwin Vazquez. "I estimate their size to be from about 250 to 400 feet across, and the sidesloping walls could easily be about 30 to 50 feet high. The location of these geoglyphs is within a US Park service wildlife refuge.

"It is well known that the island had a large US naval base for several decades near where these geoglyphs are located, but they don't strike me as something that the US Navy would leave behind. I tried contacting a couple of archeologist about their thoughts on what these may be. One gentleman by the name of Dr. Culottes, a renowned expert on petroglyphs, seems intrigued by the shapes, but could not offer a guess on what they may be. Another archeology expert from the University of PR never answered after our initial e-mail contact, but he at first said that he would not be surprised if the US Navy may have produced the formations.

"I tried visiting the sites where these formations are located, but access to the area is closed off and patrolled by US Park Service Forest Rangers armed with M-16 and 9mm sidearms, who ensure that if you missed the large red and white Restricted Area signs and barriers across the dirt roads leading to the geoglyphs, you won't miss their 4x4 Jeep Cherokee that straddles the road further up from their colorful barricades."

Photos: © 2008 Europa Technologies © 2008 Tele Atlas

"I'm afraid to mention this to anyone I know, but it's really driving me nuts," writes grouchyhermit in the Paranormal Forum. "About 2 months ago I was sitting in my recliner and I heard my dad's voice calling out to me. Problem is he's been gone since 1992. I am all the time hearing voices. Sometimes they are just random, but sometimes it's stuff that makes sense. The bad thing is I have spoken back to them and they responded by saying, 'He can hear us.' After that I didn't hear anything for a while, but now it's back on occasion...."

Read how others in the Forum are responding, and add your two cents. Join the discussion.

Some interesting links I've found this week:
• The Stigmata – One of the most rare and disturbing religious paranormal phenomena is the stigmata, or the manifestation of the wounds of the passion of Christ on the body.
• How To Explain Hauntings – If they are to make any sense, says this article, we need to address the "system" by which a haunting could occur; in other words, place all the suggested elements into a graded theory.
• Energy Vampires – Some people, by their very presence, seem to drain the energy of those unprotected people around them. They will often associate with a victim who exhibits the classic signs of this drain.
• All New Links

One of the pioneers of remote viewing, Russell Targ, has written a partial autobiography that covers the time in his life when he explored a science that many of his peers would label as "fringe." This part of his career reads like the stuff of a science fiction thriller: a virtually blind physicist who performed ground-breaking experiments with lasers, then went on to help develop a government psychic spy program. And, yes, it's all true. Targ recounts his team's astonishing successes with remote viewing, from describing secret Russian submarines to locating kidnap victims. Readers of this website will especially be interested in his "Five Keys to Liberation."
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Also see: What You Need to Know About Remote Viewing | How To Experiment with Remote Viewing