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Stephen's Paranormal Phenomena Blog February 2008 Archive

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

Apparitions and UFOs, Matrixing, Cadborosaurus

Friday February 29, 2008
Some interesting links I've found this week: • Marian Apparitions and UFOs – For centuries, thousands of people have reported seeing and even speaking with a being they believe to be ... Read More

When Nature Goes Nuts

Thursday February 28, 2008
Nature is a humbling force. Especially in the form of great hurricanes like Katrina, tornadoes and earthquakes. Nature can be ruthless, awesome and downright terrifying. In all its wondrous, complicated ... Read More

News - Mystery Man, Shroud of Turin, Plane Ghost

Wednesday February 27, 2008
Top story: The old man who was not there Plus: • Did Steve Fossett find a path to another dimension? • How the consciousness of individuals is connected • Getting a rise out of ... Read More

Followed by Dark Beings

Tuesday February 26, 2008
"When I was little, between the ages of five and eight, there were times when I would see strange 'people' walking behind me," writes Stella. "My parents have always been ... Read More

News - Ghost Illusions, Threatening Elmo, Thunderbird

Sunday February 24, 2008
Top story: Scientists say ghosts are just illusions in dim light Plus: • Amazing memory man never forgets • Elmo doll threatens to kill toddler, say parents • "Phantom ship" spotted by visitor • The ... Read More

Ghost Ships, Reincarnation, Temple Secrets

Friday February 22, 2008
Some interesting links I've found this week: • Great Lakes Ghosts – More like inland seas than lakes, the Great Lakes of North America are among the most treacherous bodies of ... Read More

New Photo - Blue Spirit Light

Thursday February 21, 2008
You know how I feel about orb photos by now... but this one is different, because it isn't an orb in the common sense. This glowing blue light, as John ... Read More

News - Bigfoot Seekers, Psychic Abilities, Exorcisms

Wednesday February 20, 2008
Top story: Bigfoot seekers to look for proof in West Virginia Plus: • Ghost hunters search for spirits in Russ House • Skunk Ape: Florida's answer to abominable snowman • Oddball links area to ... Read More

Fisher's Haunted House

Tuesday February 19, 2008
"We had always assumed the house was haunted when we were kids," writes Jay. "When night fell, things went crazy in the house. The first night there, I was in ... Read More

Best Ghost Photos

Sunday February 17, 2008
I have added new photos to our Best Ghost Photos Ever Taken gallery, including: Ghost of Robert A. Ferguson's brother Vacation Party Ghost Godfather's Pizza Ghost Ghostly Grip Haunted Bureau Take a look! Photo source: The Society ... Read More

News - Faith Healing, Lake Monster, Underground Zombie

Sunday February 17, 2008
Top story: Does faith healing really work? Plus: • The Valentine Killer who saw Bigfoot • Weird Los Angeles: lake monster? • Why don't Americans believe UFOs are real? • Ghosts of University Park Campus • ... Read More

Reader Question: Phone Call from a Ghost?

Saturday February 16, 2008
"I received a call today from (000) 012-3456 showing on caller id," writes Beth B. "My phone service picked up the missed call and recorded a soft voice that said, ... Read More

Animals and Prophecy, Immortals, 2012

Friday February 15, 2008
Some interesting links I've found this week: • Animals and Prophecy – In many prophecies, the birth of rare animals represents a rebirth for humanity, the sacred animals being harbingers of ... Read More

Photo: Cresent Hotel Apparition

Thursday February 14, 2008
"We recently did an investigation of the historic Crescent Hotel in Eureka Spring, Arkansas," says Brandon Alvis, founder of the American Paranormal Research Association (APRA). "Myself and the co-founder of ... Read More

News - Demon Ritual, Ghost Photo, Haunted Winery

Wednesday February 13, 2008
Top story: Demon-dealing ritual undergoes a revival Plus: • Photo of Leeds ghost called "amazing" • Ghost hunter seeks fire station spirit • Why mokele-mbembe is not a rhino • Did photographer snap a UFO ... Read More

Pterodactyl on the Bridge

Tuesday February 12, 2008
"I was living in the east Texas town of Liberty, in an area named Moss Bluff, a very rural, swampy place, where this sighting occurred," writes Sharon. "It was a ... Read More

News - Perpetual Motion, Devil Battle, Alba Spooked

Sunday February 10, 2008
Top story: Man creates a perpetual motion machine that works Plus: • Video: Vatican to fight the Devil • Ghost attacked me, says spooked Jessica Alba • The Wildman of the Navidad • Man fools ... Read More

YouTube - Time travel one step away! Sign up

Friday February 8, 2008
Is this a beginning to the possibility of time travel? "Two Russian scientists claim a device created to investigate the origins of the universe could become the world's first ever ... Read More

Ghost Boxes, Reality Shifts, Bigfoot Theory

Friday February 8, 2008
Some interesting links I've found this week: • The Ghost Box – What are ghost boxes? How does the ghost box work? This article has good information as well as some ... Read More

Paranormal talk roundup

Thursday February 7, 2008
What the blogs are talking about this week: • What Can We Know? - Anthony North: An analysis of our knowledge and just what we can know. • Cryptozoology Futurology - Loren ... Read More

Photo: Antique Orb

Thursday February 7, 2008
Here's one for the ongoing orbs debate: I recently bought a book of antique family photos from a local antique shop. While closely examining this photo of an unidentified woman, taken ... Read More

News - Exorcism Death, Ghostly Events, Parallel Earth

Wednesday February 6, 2008
Top story: Man was performing exorcism when wife died Plus: • Ya can't win: cryptid witnesses’ Catch 22 • Group claims proof that town hall is haunted • Ghostly events at Center for Fortean ... Read More

Building a better fish

Monday February 4, 2008
Michael Prescott's Blog: Building a better fish. This is a very interesting post. Although I am certainly no creationist, I too have long thought that the current model of evolution ... Read More

The weirdest memory...

Monday February 4, 2008
Do you have a weird memory... something that happened to you that is not exactly paranormal, but just darn weird, peculiar, or puzzling? If so, check out this post at ... Read More

February Your True Tales Online

Sunday February 3, 2008
The February 2008 edition of Your True Tales is now available for reading. This month you'll be fascinated by 24 new true stories of the strange and unexplained -- chilling ... Read More

News - Haunted Hotel, Electric Woman, Ghost Hysteria

Sunday February 3, 2008
Top story: Haunted America: The Stanley Hotel Plus: • Electricity Woman with amazing powers • "The damndest story I ever heard" • Ghost . . . or not? • Bouts of hysteria after ghostly sightings • ... Read More

Reader Report: "I remember before I was born"

Saturday February 2, 2008
"I live in Hinton, Alberta, Canada," writes Teri. "I remember before I was born... well, some of it. I remember it was black and I heard a man's voice. I ... Read More

Fairies, NDEs Theory, Precognition

Friday February 1, 2008
Some interesting links I've found this week: • Do Fairies Exist? – Many people are willing to believe in the existence of fairies. The Little People are so bound up with ... Read More

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