Is it possible to make a telepathic connection through psychometry?

"I printed a photograph of a person from the internet," says Jim. "I tried getting impressions and feelings. Sometimes the images are clear, other times they're fuzzy. Is it true that the person in the picture could sense that someone was studying their picture even though they are miles away? If you sleep with the picture under your pillow, would you make a psychic connection? Is it possible to make a telepathic connection through psychometry?"

Read the answer from psychometry expert, Becky Walsh.

Is it possible to make a telepathic connection through psychometry? originally appeared on About.com Paranormal Phenomena on Saturday, November 7th, 2009 at 02:24:23.

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THE LATEST LINKS: Easter Island, Witchcraft, Mirror Scrying

Some interesting links I've found this week:
• The Mystery of Easter Island - Where had the Islanders originally come from? Why and how had they built the figures? Modern science is piecing together the story, but it is far too late for the Easter Islanders themselves.
• The Male Witch - A male witch provides a lot of answers about modern witches, the religion of Wicca, covens, witchcraft and the purpose of practicing witchcraft.
• Scrying Using the Black Mirror - The black scrying mirror, or magick mirror, is a powerful psychic tool, this site says. It can bring the user hidden knowledge and clairvoyant ability and can act as a portal to other planes of existence.
• All New Links

THE LATEST LINKS: Easter Island, Witchcraft, Mirror Scrying originally appeared on About.com Paranormal Phenomena on Thursday, November 5th, 2009 at 23:41:39.

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How brave are you?

Should You Be Afraid of Ghosts?

How brave are you? originally appeared on About.com Paranormal Phenomena on Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 at 23:02:07.

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Your True Tales: November Edition

The November edition is here! 26 creepy, scary and puzzling tales of ghosts, monsters, and the unexplained, including "The Phantom Family," "Haunted by Shadow Man," "Fairy Encounter," "Witch or Aliens?," "Emissary of Death," "Shadow Soldier," "Prankster in the Leaves," Haunted Florida Duplex," "Bigfoot in Oklahoma" and more.

Your True Tales: November Edition originally appeared on About.com Paranormal Phenomena on Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 at 21:42:54.

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PARANORMAL NEWS: Psychic Scholarship, Haunted House, Psychic Computer

Top story: Student gets psychic scholarship
Plus: Experts cannot explain paranormal events in Czech house
• Woodland mysteries not just for Halloween
• Woman's charred body found in unburned trailer
• Psychic computer that reads your mind
• 4 true stories of alien abduction
• Close encounters of the ghostly kind
• Ghostly encounters at the grocery store
• Thousands await new Virgin Mary vision
• More Chupacabra video as reported sightings increase
• Ghostly goings on at the Winnock Hotel
... more Paranormal News

PARANORMAL NEWS: Psychic Scholarship, Haunted House, Psychic Computer originally appeared on About.com Paranormal Phenomena on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 at 22:04:06.

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COMMENT ON THE NEWS: "Scientifically Haunted House Suggests You're a Sucker"

Here's one for the "scientists jump to a very unscientific conclusion" department. Our recent news coverage noted an item from Wired magazine titled, "Scientifically Haunted House Suggests You're a Sucker." In an effort to debunk all ghost sightings, researchers at London's Goldsmith College constructed a room into which high electromagnetic fields and waves of infrasound were generated. Test subjects who were in the room reported sensations of "dizziness, tingling, disembodiment, dream-remembrance and 'a presence'."

And this is supposed to prove that the ghost phenomenon isn't real? It's an absurd conclusion -- or even suggestion. Yes, they were able so create some of the effects (sort of) that some people experience with a haunting. But that's like saying the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland disproves ghosts because they are able to effectively create the illusion of transparent, dancing ghosts right before your eyes. Simulating something doesn't mean that the real experience isn't real. It's worth noting, too, that no one in the Goldsmith experiment reported seeing an apparition.

Moreover, it's well known in paranormal research that electromagnetic fields can screw with your brain and can even cause hallucinations. Good investigators always look for sources of EMF to account for certain reports and rule them out. So, this experiment only proves what paranormal investigators have known for a long time, and adds absolutely nothing to the knowledge base of genuine paranormal phenomena. They have not proved or disproved anything new.

COMMENT ON THE NEWS: "Scientifically Haunted House Suggests You're a Sucker" originally appeared on About.com Paranormal Phenomena on Monday, November 2nd, 2009 at 22:03:10.

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2009 Halloween Costume Contest Winner!

Halloween is over and we have the results of out costume contest. Readers were asked to submit photos of themselves or friends in their paranormal-themed Halloween costumes. And the winner is ... The Phantom Flasher from Chris Brown! Our distinguished panel of judges chose Chris's entry for its originality, execution and downright Halloween scariness. So congratulations to Chris. And a huge thank you to all of the outstanding entries, which you can see here. We'll do it again next year!

2009 Halloween Costume Contest Winner! originally appeared on About.com Paranormal Phenomena on Sunday, November 1st, 2009 at 21:18:23.

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PARANORMAL NEWS: Thunderbird Sighting, Window Ghost, Miracle Wafer

Top story: New thunderbird sighting in Missouri
Plus:
• Haunted eatery: Do you see a ghost in this window?
• "Miracle" as communion wafer becomes heart tissue
• Behind every haunting, a scientific explanation?
• Bigfoot search in West Virginia turns up suspicious footprints
• Haunting photo from a Cleveland ghost tour
• Spooky! Haunted mansions in real life
• "Guardian angel" diagnosed rare disease on bus
• A bizarre cryptid sighting from Illinois
• Did Chinese ships discover America?
... more Paranormal News

PARANORMAL NEWS: Thunderbird Sighting, Window Ghost, Miracle Wafer originally appeared on About.com Paranormal Phenomena on Saturday, October 31st, 2009 at 21:26:05.

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Scariest Shadow People Encounters

Shadow people may be the most commonly seen apparitions. What are they? Dark ghosts? Beings from some other time or dimension? Whatever they are, they can be terrifying to those who see them, as you'll read in the frightening cases told here. In all of these encounters - including some in which these shadows have actually been felt - they seem to have intelligence and may even be following some mysterious purpose. What are they... and what do they want?

Scariest Shadow People Encounters originally appeared on About.com Paranormal Phenomena on Friday, October 30th, 2009 at 23:22:49.

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PARANORMAL TRAILERS: New Movies Coming Soon

Trailers for upcoming paranormal-themed movies:
• The Devil's Hostage - A weary team of exorcists travel the dark urban and rural roadways on a mission to bring deliverance to troubled souls. (Coming soon.)
• The Men Who Stare at Goats - A reporter meets a special forces agent (George Clooney) who reveals the existence of a secret, psychic military unit whose goal is to end war as we know it. (Nov. 6)
• New Moon - Here are a bunch of trailers for the much-anticipated sequel to Twilight, this one featuring werewolves along with the vampires. (Nov. 19)
• Season of the Witch - Nicolas Cage stars as a 14th century Crusader who encounters an inexplicably powerful and destructive force. (Mar. 19, 2010)
• In Memorium - In the vein of Paranormal Activity, when Dennis Wade is diagnosed with cancer, he begins to document his illness, but the cameras recorded something else. (Coming soon?)

PARANORMAL TRAILERS: New Movies Coming Soon originally appeared on About.com Paranormal Phenomena on Thursday, October 29th, 2009 at 22:53:41.

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