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W is for Window and White Noise

Window: A window area is a region with an unusually high number of paranormal/UFO reports over a significant period of time. Area 51, The Bermuda Triangle, Any corn field in Iowa. The creepy old house or cemetery at the edge of town. That place you always leave your car keys but the turn up hopelessly lost. 
Area 51. This Is As Far As You Go.If you listen to certain groups, or simply make a few connections yourself, it seems there are places on this Earth where strange things happen in hi...

V is for Vortex (In A Paranormal Supernatural Kind Of Way)

Orbs. I've Seen These Quite A Few TimesVortex: In a paranormal or supernatural sense, a vortex is anomaly that appears in photographs. They can be orbs or shadows or the shape of humans.
Some people interpret these background images as ghosts, angels and demons, aliens, beings from another dimension, or a portal to another dimension.  Weird Ectoey Plasmaey Things
I’ve seen, or at least I think I’ve seen, all of these in real life. Glimpses of lights and orbs and even angels in the flesh. O...

Unicorns and Other Legendary Beast. Do They or Have They Existed?

Unicorn: a legendary animal that has been described since antiquity as a beast with a large, pointed, spiraling horn projecting from its forehead. 
UFOs. Aliens. Dragons. Mermaids. Loch Ness Monster. Fairies. Elves. Gnomes. Big Foot. Vampires. Zombies. Larger than life sea serpents. El Chupacabra. Abominable Snowman. Witches. Scooby Doo. The Boogie Man under our bed.
They and more have captivated our attentions since we were a youth. And we swore they were real. But or they, or have they,...

T is for Telepathy, Telekinesis, and Teleporation. A Triple Treat for Thursday!!!

I can Read Your Mind. Can Not. Can Too. Not. Can. Telekinesis to the Extreme!Telepathy: User can read/sense another person's thoughts and/or communicate with them mentally.Telepathy falls into two categories: Telepathic Communication, which is the ability to transmit information from mind to another, and Telepathic Perception, which is the ability to receive information from another mind. 
Telekinesis: The power to manipulate objects with the mind. Mind over matter A person can bend things...

Signs and Symbols

Signs and Symbols: Where do we begin? They’ve been around since mankind first walked the Earth. They’re on flags and banners and T-shorts. They herald something people can flock to, associate themselves with, and form an alliance. 
At it's core, signs and symbols simply stands for something, anything, and can represent religions, nations, cultures, armies, factions, and causes. They can illicit emotion that cause people to draw a line in the sand and take sides. Even fight, kill, and die...

R is for Reincarnation

Reincarnation: is the religious or philosophical concept that the soul or spirit, after biological death, can begin a new life in a new body. This doctrine is a central tenet of the Indian religions. There is birth, death, and rebirth. 
But other religions and philosophies believe the soul or spirit are eternal and we will live on once our earthly bodies die. It can be back here on Earth, stuck in some type of purgatory, or moving on the heavenly bliss or eternal damnation. Then there are...

Q is for Quantum Mechanics

Quantum mechanics is a fundamental branch of physics which deals with physical phenomena at nanoscopic scales. At the turn of the 20th century we figured out classical mechanics isn't correct. Physicists trying to understand the behavior of matter at microscopic levels concluded that the rules would have to be overturned, and replaced with something else. Enter quantum mechanics, arguably the greatest triumph of human intelligence and imagination in all of history. 
Yet, for nearly a cent...

P is for Paranormal Vs. Supernatural

Google Paranormal and Supernatural and you’ll get a wide range of definitions. The terms are not synonymous, although many like to blend their definitions and borders in popular literature and entertainment. 
I'm reading the Percy Jackson SeriesParanormal Activity is phenomena popular in culture and often refers to vampires, werewolves, and ancient gods rearing their heads today (Harry Potter, Twilight, and Percy Jackson). The protagonists have magical powers that help keep the evil force...

O is for Out of Body Experience

Astral Projection: An out-of-body experience is achieved either awake, via lucid dreaming, or deep meditation. You remove your consciousness from your physical body and decide to go wherever you want. Some say you are attached to your body by a silver chord. 
Dangers: Your body is unprotected. While you are out and about, someone can come in and murder your body. Then you’re trapped on the outside forever or you pass on into the afterlife, for better or worse. There is also the concern a...

N is for Numerology

Numerology: assigns a numeric value to a letter, word, or phrase in the belief there is a divine or mystical relationship between a number and coinciding events. Countless cultures have believed in some form of numerology. The Chinese believe even numbers are lucky. Traditional medicine and acupuncture have a mystical association with numbers. 
Gematria, an Assyro-Babylonian system of numerology later adopted by Jews assigns numerical value to a word or phrase in the belief that words or...