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

Paranormal TV Season for 2005-06 - Feature Article

Sunday July 31, 2005
The growing interest in the paranormal is reflected in the 2005-2006 TV season, which offers a bumper crop of shows, many of them new, with a paranormal or supernatural theme. ... Read More

News: Sasquatch DNA Test; New Planet; Monster on Beach

Sunday July 31, 2005
Hair strands thought to be from a Sasquatch have proved to be from a bison, according to DNA tests... New "10th planet" larger than Pluto discovered... Miracle statue in Hoboken ... Read More

Old Hag Syndrome: Your True Tales

Saturday July 30, 2005
Here are some strange and sometimes terrifying reader experiences with "old hag syndrome" – waking up unable to move or speak, with the sense of a presence in the room ... Read More

Weird Photos; Ghost Hunter Info; Nostradamus

Friday July 29, 2005
Some interesting links I've found this week: • Interdimensional Photography – This site offers a gallery of interesting photos, including what they say may be orbs, light beings, angels, spirit entities, ... Read More

Book of the Week: Mystery of Reincarnation

Thursday July 28, 2005
Have you lived before? After this life, will you live again? Would you want to? Do you think it would be something you would choose? The idea of reincarnation is one of the ... Read More

The DOPler Effect

Thursday July 28, 2005
Do objects disappear around your home, then inexplicably reappear? You might be a victim of DOP, or Disappearing Object Phenomena. What could be the cause?

News: Killer Banana; Walking Statue; Ogopogo

Wednesday July 27, 2005
Seafloor survey buoys Atlantis claim... Freak banana blamed for teen's death... UFO sighting in Exeter... Strange light over Tennessee... Ogopogo makes National Geographic... Scientists test Bigfoot hairs... A miraculous walking ... Read More

Jersey Devil Sighting

Tuesday July 26, 2005
"One night we were all asleep when our dog started to growl and bark," writes Tashi. "Mom got up to look out the window. She turned her head up toward ... Read More

The Consciousness of the World - Feature Article

Sunday July 24, 2005
Mystics, seers and psychics have been telling us for a long time now that we are all connected on a profound level. It is this connection of living energy that might explain psychic ... Read More

News: Crop Circles; Bigfoot Hair; Time Machine

Sunday July 24, 2005
Strange crop circles keep on cropping up... 43-year-old woman possessed, and a possession primer... Are dead cats known worldwide due to aliens and UFOs... Spirit of investigation... Flying saucer spotted ... Read More

Dad's Spirit Caught on Film

Friday July 22, 2005
"This photo was taken approximately six months ago in my mum's back garden," writes Paula. "My dad passed away in May 2004, and since that day my mum and myself ... Read More

Video of the Week

Thursday July 21, 2005
CircleSpeak - A Journey into the Heart of Crop Circle Country, from New Land Films is without a doubt the best documentary I've seen about the crop formations that have been appearing in ... Read More

Ball Lightning; Atlantis; Paranormal Advice

Thursday July 21, 2005
Some interesting links I've found this week: • The Missing Science of Ball Lightning – One of the main problems in understanding ball lightning, this article says, is that its properties, ... Read More

2nd Annual Eastern Regional Paranormal Conference

Wednesday July 20, 2005
The 2nd Annual Eastern Regional Paranormal Conference, hosted by the Maryland Paranormal Investigators Coalition, is taking place on July 22nd - 24th at Davidge Hall In Downtown Baltimore. Speakers include ... Read More

News: Jellyfish Mystery; Mind Over Machine; Jackson and UFOs

Wednesday July 20, 2005
Powerful twister sucked up 30 lambs - and they're still missing... Bizarre boulders litter Saturn moon's icy surface... Student finds Amazon jellyfish in freshwater pond... Princeton: mind can affect machines... ... Read More

Trickster Demon

Tuesday July 19, 2005
"About four years ago, I was attacked by something while trying to sleep," writes Cat. "I had just fallen asleep on the couch and was suddenly jolted awake because I ... Read More

News: Sasquatch Sighting; Spooklights; Einstein's Sιance

Sunday July 17, 2005
Study puts doubt on healing power of prayer... Government investigates Sasquatch sighting in Yukon; hair samples found... West Texas spooklights draw a crowd... Mysterious phenomenon of the Min Min light... ... Read More

Children's Encounters with the Unknown

Sunday July 17, 2005
They see and experience extraordinary things that many adults cannot, from ghosts and "imaginary" friends to startling premonitions and toys that come to life.

Predictions and Prophecies: Your True Tales

Saturday July 16, 2005
Readers' experiences with predictions and prophecies, including: "Dreamed of Unborn Daughter," "Ouija Prediction," "The Pixie's Prediction," "Prediction for the Middle East" and many more.

Divination; New Moon; ESP and Science

Friday July 15, 2005
Some interesting links I've found this week: • Divination – Destiny Moon has several sections here on various types of divination and how to perform them, including: numerology, scrying, tarot, automatic ... Read More

Hail of Stones from Nowhere

Thursday July 14, 2005
Stones and rocks rain down from clear skies on houses and people, seemingly materializing out of nowhere. What could be the cause of this bizarre phenomenon?

Stephen Wagner on X-Zone Radio

Wednesday July 13, 2005
I recently appeared on The X-Zone Radio Show with Rob McConnell and discussed miracles and other aspects of the paranormal. You can hear the show in the archives. Scroll down ... Read More

News: Spiritual Town; Mars Hoax; Ancient Footprints

Wednesday July 13, 2005
Lily Dale: A town where the spirit world rules... Black boxes predicted 9/11... Paranormal researcher investigates Squirrel Cage Jail Museum... Beware the Mars hoax... Mysterious hot spot sparks fire... War ... Read More

Mini-Stonehenge Makers

Tuesday July 12, 2005
"My husband is a landscaper and needed to move some bricks," writes Brandi. "[He] dumped the bricks close to the compost and thought nothing more of it." Then three weeks ... Read More

Blue Beings from the Inner Earth - Feature Article

Sunday July 10, 2005
This planet still holds many mysteries, some that reach back to the dark, distant past and survive in the present as legends and folklore. Cultures around the world tell of ... Read More

News: Teleportation; Ball Lightning Attack; Bigfoot Prints

Sunday July 10, 2005
Are horoscopes a load of hogwash?... Teleportation: express lane to space travel... Cattle mutilation alive and well today... The questionable science of crop circles... Ball lightning injures 3 in Russia... ... Read More

Your True Tales: Small Miracles

Saturday July 9, 2005
Read of experiences with unexplained miracles from readers, including: "Bed and the Amazing Coincidence," "Dimes from Heaven," "My Mother's Crosses," "Saved by Grandpa's Spirit," "Voice Saved the Baby" and many ... Read More

Ghost Stories; Religious Phenomena; Bigfoot Webcam

Friday July 8, 2005
Some interesting links I've found this week: • UK - True Ghost Stories – This UK-based site offers true ghost stories from around the world. Also included are articles about haunted ... Read More

Gallery: Skyfish Closeup

Thursday July 7, 2005
"Is this a skyfish or a rod?" asks Philip, who sent in this interesting photo. "I had captured this picture in Asia. Just wondering if it is an entity or just a light ... Read More

News: Flying Humanoids; EVPs; Piano Man Clue

Wednesday July 6, 2005
Hair of the alien: DNA from encounter... Mexico's mysterious flying humanoids... 40,000-year-old footprint of first Americans... Mysterious virtuoso piano man is linked to Norway... A close encounter of the very ... Read More

Rain of Frogs

Tuesday July 5, 2005
"I live in north Alabama near Athens," writes Billy. "When I was about seven or eight (around '64 or '65) I saw it rain frogs. My mom, sister and I ... Read More

July Your True Tales Now Online

Sunday July 3, 2005
The July edition of Your True Tales is now available for online reading. This month we have 32 new true stories, including the Story of the Month, "Visit to Another ... Read More

News: Communication with Dead; Fatima Apparitions; Closing in on Bigfoot

Sunday July 3, 2005
Sea serpent inspires master woodcarver... 125 Questions: What we don't know... Do NASA videos show UFOs?... Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's obsession with the afterlife... The aliens according to gospel... UFO ... Read More

Secrets of Coral Castle

Saturday July 2, 2005
Did a Latvian immigrant rediscover the secrets to the building of the pyramids... of levitation... of anti-gravity? His amazing "castle" may hold clues to long-lost powers.

Immortality; Erotic Telepathy; World Consciousness

Friday July 1, 2005
Some interesting links I've found this week: • Immortality & The Gilgamesh Project – Andrew Sokar tells the story of his promising career in cancer research and how he was silenced ... Read More

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