Why I want to believe in angels - and thousands do
Justine Picardie: I've never seen a real angel - a living, breathing being, with feathered wings - but I like the idea of them; the stories of their capacity for flight, these messengers between heaven and earth. The New Age angels seem less mysterious, and therefore less interesting - reduced, in reports of sightings, to the mundane, finding parking spaces and loitering around shopping malls - and so an altogether different species to the dark angels of death and Old Testament destruction...
Spirituality spot found in brain
What makes us feel spiritual? It could be the quieting of a small area in our brains, a new study suggests. The area in question — the right parietal lobe — is responsible for defining "Me," said researcher Brick Johnstone of Missouri University. It generates self-criticism, he said, and guides us through physical and social terrains by constantly updating our self-knowledge: my hand, my cocktail, my witty conversation skills, my new love interest .....
Haunted house
In every city there are local tales of unexplained circumstances and “haunted houses”. Beijing, being such a large city still covered by much ancient architecture has inevitably gained its own reputation for being home to many haunted houses and accompanying ghost stories. Chaonei Dajie No.81 building is one of the most famous haunted places in Beijing...
MUFON sighting report: 'Alien' in Indiana - photo
Chupacabras = Puerto Rican monkeys?
Chupacabras reports from the 1990s in Puerto Rico said they were upright furry primates. Could the accounts have been of escaped monkeys?..
UFOs, Nibiru, 2012...and the Mandaeans
With all the talk about Nibiru, 2012 and UFOs it is amazing that many doing the talking have never heard of the Mandaeans, really amazing. It is like knowing all about Jesus and never having heard of the Jews. In fact it is amazing that Jews, Muslims and Christians have hardly heard of these people, considering they, in all likelihood, are the possessors of the religion and heritage that gave birth to all of the three monotheistic religions and they are still around to tell their story even if no one wants to hear it. So unknown is this grouping that even spell-check on Microsoft Word doesn’t recognise their name: yet none of this should diminish their incredible importance...
"Ghost Hunters" will return for sixth season on Sci Fi Channel
Things are definitely getting spooky on the Sci Fi Channel. The network has announced a sixth season of "Ghost Hunters," a second season of "Ghost Hunters International" and a six-episode order of the pilot "Ghost Hunters: New Generation." In addition, the network is developing a new series with an eye toward a 2010 premiere...
Female poltergeist terrorized Indian police in Ramol, Gujarat
Burglars? No. Murderers? No. Terrorists? Uh-uh. The cops posted at the Ramol police station claim they have routed something that is untrammelled by laws and far more fearsome: A ghost! Unbelievable, though, it may sound, the Ramol police claim they were ‘terrorised’ by a ghost for more than a month last year...
