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Up-to-the-minute accounts of the paranormal, enigmatic and the unexplained

By Stephen Wagner, About.com

Jun 11 2008

Medjugorje "work of the devil": Ex Vatican exorcist
Former Vatican exorcist Bishop Andrea Gemma has denounced alleged visions of Our Lady in the Bosnian town of Medjugorje as the "work of the devil" and a "diabolical deceit". The UK Daily Mail reports that the Vatican has rejected claims made by the six Bosnian 'seers' that they have seen the Virgin Mary more than 40,000 times over the past 27 years...

Crop circle predicts solar eclipse
Wiltshire's latest crop circle seems to predict the partial solar eclipse due to appear over England on August 1. The formation appeared in a field of grain at West Kennett, near Marlborough, on Friday. It comprises two intersecting circles, one of them displaying beams of light, and experts say that the proportions are very similar to the amount of the sun that will be eclipsed during August's event...

How to explain the Grail
The Holy Grail is an enduring mystery. However, it is often difficult to define just what it is. Traditionally, it is thought to be the cup used by Christ at the Last Supper, but its meaning has gone far beyond this physical artifact...

Federal Way 'ghost sex' case, others solved ... sort of
Perception, curiosity and people’s fear of the unknown are what keep AGHOST members searching for the dead. Advanced Ghost Hunters of Seattle-Tacoma (AGHOST) is a Federal Way-based group that investigates reports of the paranormal. Its members meet twice monthly at Marlene’s Market and Deli to discuss ghost investigations and spirit-locating technology...

Ghosts detected at historic city pub
A historic city pub where spirits are not just found behind the bar has been visited by a team of experts keen to uncover its ghostly past. Bosses at the Coach and Horses on Union Street invited an investigation team along to the 1846-built pub to discover whether they could pick up on any paranormal activity or messages from the spirit world...

Ghost hounds
Thanks to TV shows, spirit-seeking groups are piquing interest, gaining members...

Spooks, specters, ghosts & ghouls - sounds like a good time
Since 1830 people have died there. During the Civil War, people were imprisoned and died there. A couple of people were buried there. Apparently, some of them want revenge, or at the very least are not real happy about the way their lives ended. Where? The Point Lookout Lighthouse!..

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