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DEMONS, DAEMONS, DIFFERENCES?
Demons, as portrayed in religion and film, and the Ancient Greek "Daimon", or "Daemon" portrayed with Socrates, and offering a gift to a...

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SCREAMING SKULLS AND GHOSTLY GENES?
My friend Claire Davy, Secretary of ASSAP recently posted a joking meme about haunted cemeteries and it got me thinking about bones,...

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MY PARANORMAL ABC's
Almost 4 years ago now, I wrote a piece called "The Basic Investigation Kit", in which I illustrated qualities and values I think are...

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BALANCING THE BIZARRE
When we take our first steps onto our roads into the paranormal field, each of us does so because we are drawn to the subject for a...

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PRIESTLY POLTERGEISTS..WHAT'S THAT ALL ABOUT?
Every once in a while, I like to re-read old pieces I have written- I find sometimes some of my thinking around some of the topics I had...

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CITIZEN SCIENCE- CAN WE HELP?
It has long been maintained, by parapsychologists and paranormal enthusiasts alike, that the haunting type classed as "residual" can...

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GHOSTS- IN OUR GENES?
This is a strange piece for me to write. Not due to its subject nature- that's fairly par for the course for me, and for how I think.....

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CARL JUNG AND THE UNEXPLAINED- PART 2
Here we go again..more Jung..I hope you don't mind- and I do think it's warranted! he is quite fascinating, after all! Throughout his...

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IT WAS JUST A GAME..
Let's take a little trip back in time, to the Victorian era. Many of the things that are so taken for granted now didn't exist then..and...

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WHAT WENT ON WITH THE WILMOTS?
Quite often, when I'm researching for an article, I'll inadvertently stumble upon a case study, or a report of an experience, which is...

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VARDOGRS...WAIT, WHAT WAS THAT WORD?
When you hear the word "Vardogr", what springs to mind? Quite possibly nothing, right? This would be no surprise whatsoever- this is a...

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GHOSTS OF TIME
Since the early days of mankind, the belief that the human soul could survive physical death, and could return to communicate with those...

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GHOST-HUNTER, OR INVESTIGATOR?
Quite often, when we discuss with others our perceived role in this amazing, bottomless field, in which we are all immersed in some way,...

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KNOWING WHAT WAS NEVER LEARNED
A rather unusual conversation was had in my workplace recently. Given that my colleagues are all aware of my proclivity for the...

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PUTTING THE "I" INTO INVESTIGATION
Self- Awareness (noun): Conscious knowledge of one's own character and feelings This is a topic I've discussed many times in...

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THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF TELEPATHY, PART 1- INSTINCTUAL TELEPATHY
When we hear or read about telepathy or telepathic experiences, often they are mentioned using just that one word, telepathy, with no...

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A PARANORMAL PLACEBO?
Anyone who has studied Medicine, or Psychology- and many people who haven't (including me!!) -will have heard of the Placebo Effect. What...

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WHY DO WE INVESTIGATE IN THE DARK?
This may sound familiar to you- we load up our cars with our cameras, audio recorders, and monitoring devices, and head off to a location...

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POLTERGEISTS OF THE PAST
When I'm not reading, writing, or researching, I quite enjoy occasionally watching a movie. Unsurprisingly, some of my favourite kinds of...

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