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Stephen's Paranormal Phenomena Blog June 2004 Archive

By Stephen Wagner, About.com Guide to Paranormal Phenomena since 1998

News: Iranian Woman Gives Birth to Frog

Wednesday June 30, 2004
It sounds like an article from a cheesy tabloid, but this story comes from the BBC: An Iranian newspaper reports that a woman claims to have given birth to a ... Read More

Very Weird Creature

Tuesday June 29, 2004
A reader has sent this photo with no explanation other than it was forwarded to him. Is it real or a clever photo hoax? If it's a real creature, can anyone out there ... Read More

The Hearse

Tuesday June 29, 2004
"While employed as a truck driver," writes Tony, who felt as if he were dropped into an episode of "The Twilight Zone," "in the wee hours of the morning, I ... Read More

How To Experiment with Remote Viewing

Sunday June 27, 2004
Remote viewing is the controlled use of ESP (extrasensory perception). Using a set of protocols (technical rules), the remote viewer can perceive a target – a person, object or event ... Read More

News: Electric Mysteries, Bigfoot Exposed and UFOs

Sunday June 27, 2004
UFOs spotted over Ireland and Turkey... The cultural impact of lake monsters... Alien abduction tales offer clues on memory... Electricity goes wild in Sicily – is it the devil?... Bigfoot ... Read More

Out-of-Body Experience

Saturday June 26, 2004
"When I was a child of about 6," writes DaveysAngel2, "I experienced a strange sense of detachment from my surroundings. I felt myself leaving my home and going to my ... Read More

Reincarnation, Atlantis and the Ouija

Friday June 25, 2004
Some interesting links I've found this week: Reincarnation: Its Meaning and Consequences – analyzes reincarnation in world religions, past-life recall as proof for reincarnation, reincarnation and cosmic justice, and reincarnation ... Read More

Doppelganger!

Thursday June 24, 2004
Do you have an exact double somewhere in the world? Can a person be in two places at once? There are many intriguing accounts throughout history of people who claim ... Read More

News: Theatre Ghost, Crop Circles and Voynich Manuscript

Wednesday June 23, 2004
Currently in the news: The ghost of Oldham Repertory Theatre... "The Roswell Dig Diaries" book from Sci-Fi Channel... Crop circle creation seen 50 years ago... Finding an explanation for the ... Read More

Saved by... Something

Tuesday June 22, 2004
"One night I was lying in bed," writes Zach. "I was wide awake. I was about to turn over and go to sleep, but my cell phone, that I had ... Read More

The Tragedy of Mary Gells - Feature Article

Sunday June 20, 2004
We are born, we live a short while, and we die... to be forgotten by the ceaseless flow of time. But perhaps that is not always exactly the case. Many ... Read More

News: Rock Mysteries, Russian Crop Circles, Nazi Gold

Sunday June 20, 2004
Currently in the news: Mysterious rock baffles geology buffs... a new online UFO magazine debuts... Identical twins break same arm on same day... Crop circles appear in Southern Russia... Dowser ... Read More

Mind Scanning

Saturday June 19, 2004
"About 15 years ago, I experienced 'memories extraction,'" writes oseous in the Paranormal Forum. "I understand that the term is 'mind-scanning' or 'downloading' nowadays. My thoughts and memories were extracted. ... Read More

Ancient Secret Science, Mark Twain's Psychic Adventures, Bigfoot Investigations

Friday June 18, 2004
Some interesting links I've found this week: Laurence Gardner on Ancient Secret Science – historian Gardner discusses the powers of white powder gold, the Ark of the Covenant and more; ... Read More

Pieces Out of Time

Thursday June 17, 2004
All over the world, enigmatic artifacts have been found that do not fit the accepted geologic or historical timeline. They are impossible fossils, out-of-time technology, anachronistic artifacts. In other words, ... Read More

Husband's Ghost?

Wednesday June 16, 2004
A new photo has been added to the Paranormal Gallery. Juli lost her husband, who was killed in the line of duty. A photo was taken at the memorial service ... Read More

News: Pub Ghosts, UFOs and Jail Spirits

Wednesday June 16, 2004
Paranormal investigators believe they have made contact with two spirits in a pub – a little boy and a Victorian woman... Five unidentified objects flying in formation were caught on ... Read More

Ghost Riders

Tuesday June 15, 2004
"In the early '80s, I was living in a house I had recently bought," writes Tonja. "On this particular day I was sitting eating lunch in my kitchen facing out ... Read More

Camping Tales of Terror - Feature Article

Sunday June 13, 2004
The telling of supernatural tales is a long-held, cherished tradition among campers. As they sit around a crackling fire in the dark of night, chilling stories are told of vengeful ... Read More

News: Anna Nicole Smith Had Sex with Ghost, Oak Island Mystery Information

Sunday June 13, 2004
Model Anna Nicole Smith admitted that she's had sexual encounters of a ghostly kind: "A ghost would crawl up my leg and have sex with me at an apartment a ... Read More

Skyfish: Mysterious Creature or Hoax?

Saturday June 12, 2004
"I was just looking at this sky-fish thing," writes Okiryu in the Paranormal Forum. "It was on the news, and apperently you can only see them through a camera, because ... Read More

Ghost Stories, Ouija and Common Questions

Friday June 11, 2004
Some interesting links I've found this week: Absolutely True Ghost Stories – this site features many ghost stories, photos, links and other information about ghosts and hauntings; The Talking Board: ... Read More

A Glimpse of the Afterlife

Thursday June 10, 2004
There is no definitive proof that a life after death exists. But if there is, what is it like? Here are some "eyewitness" accounts from near-death experiencers - and they're ... Read More

News: Bigfoot Sighting, Animals in Afterlife, Atlantis Found?

Wednesday June 9, 2004
Two villagers in the Yukon claim to have spotted Bigfoot as it crossed the Alaska highway. Also: Soldiers hear blood-curdling ghostly cries... Are there animals in the afterlife?... Man's bright ... Read More

Grabbed by a Ghost

Tuesday June 8, 2004
"One night when I was just about asleep, I heard 'something' smack my door," writes a reader using the name Tribe Circus. "Then the door was rattling on its hinges. ... Read More

16 Signs That Your House is Haunted - Feature Article

Sunday June 6, 2004
You hear heavy footsteps in the upstairs hallway when you know no one is up there. Doors slam unaccountably. Commonly used items disappear and reappear without cause. The kitchen light ... Read More

News: Mystery Creature, UFOs and Crop Circles

Sunday June 6, 2004
Woman claims Ogopogo sighting... Ghosthunters report spooky goings-on... Viewer fury over TV seance... Uncanny connections... No explanations for Mexico UFO... Portuguese Air force UFO alert... Unidentified creature stumps experts... Crop ... Read More

The Real-Life Wizard Behind "Harry Potter"

Saturday June 5, 2004
Over 600 years before Hogwarts School was created, an alchemist claimed to have discovered the incredible secrets of "the sorcerer's stone" - possibly even immortality.• Also see: "Wizardry That Would ... Read More

Automatic Writing, Apparitions and Knowing Your Ghosts

Friday June 4, 2004
Some interesting links I've found this week: Automatic Writing – a means of contacting other entities and forms of intelligence by using spiritual energy and while one holding a pencil ... Read More

Your True Tales for June Now Online

Thursday June 3, 2004
The June edition of Your True Tales is now available for reading - 29 extraordinary stories of the paranormal and unexplained. "The Phantom Rescuer" is this edition's Story of the ... Read More

News: "Alien" Life Forms in Salt Lake

Wednesday June 2, 2004
Scientists have found microscopic life forms in Utah's Great Salt Lake that are "like nothing of this earth" and whose genetics "looks like alien DNA." Plus: a severed hand falls ... Read More

Foresaw the Plane Crash

Tuesday June 1, 2004
"One day I was sitting in my college English class," writes J.W. "I was facing the windows and looking at the sky when I began to 'zone out.' I stared ... Read More

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