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UFO sightings were responsible for the highest percentage of strange observations reported. Some rather strange creature encounters also came across my desk. Bigfoot encounters continue to be reported yearly from various locations in the state. An encounter with a large winged humanoid creature, giant bird sightings, mountain lions, and other creature incidents also reportedly occurred. Among other phenomena reported were strange footprints seen in various locations, unusual sounds, and odd photographic images.

Alfred Russel Wallace Investigates Miracles, Mediums, and the Morality of the Spirit World

In his collection of essays, Wallace wrote that many people puzzled over his interest in spiritualism. Natural Selection and spiritualism were seen as totally incompatible, and the opinions of many stated that the clergy must have influenced his ability to be rational. His own belief held that invisible intelligences, although invisible and intangible, acted upon mankind, and these invisible intelligences were ultimately responsible for the phenomena associated with spiritualism. Although natural selection played some role in the evolution of man, so too did invisible intelligences.

Memories of Jekyll Island

It was 1970. I was a young man playing on the Edinboro State College tennis team. Before the 70s Recession, there was a â€˜boom' period where scholarships were lavishly given. Not only was I granted a tennis scholarship to a medium-sized college, I was also able to partake in the team's many field trips. We were up near the snow belt of Lake Erie and flew south for practice matches (against other colleges) before our seasons began.

Book Review: The Ancient Alien Question

The Ancient Alien Question is a new book by Philip Coppens, published by New Page Books, which details the newest thoughts surrounding the ancient alien controversy. Coppens is an investigative journalist and regular contributor to Atlantis Rising and NEXUS magazine, and is one of the leading contributors to the History Channel's well-known series Ancient Aliens.

Book Review: Lost Civilizations & Secrets of the Past

Lost Civilizations & Secrets of the Past is a new compilation of essays published by New Page Books featuring the work of Philip Coppens, Frank Joseph, Nick Redfern, Thomas Brophy, Steven Sora, Marie D Jones & Larry Flaxman, Oberon-Zell Ravenheart, Scott Alan Roberts, Freddy Silva, Micah Hanks, Patrick C. Chouinard, Adrian Gilbert, Paul Von Ward, William Bramley, and Erich Von Daniken. Covering numerous topics, the book includes information on Atlantis, Lemuria, archaeological scandals, the role of sound and resonance in ancient civilizations, nuclear weaponry of the ancient world, the U.S. Government's involvement in ancient mysteries, UFO cults, and of course, the Egyptian pyramids.

Book Review: Chopin and Beyond

Chopin and Beyond -- My Extraordinary Life in Music and the Paranormal, is an autobiography detailing the rich life of the pianist Byron Janis. Published by John Wiley & Sons and written together with his wife Maria Cooper Janis--an active board member of the American Society for Psychical Research--the work eloquently conveys the history of a unique musical career interspersed with frequent inexplicable events including such things as self-materializing objects, synchronicity, past lives, soul mates, ghostly apparitions, and precognition.

The Royal Society's Report on Spiritualism

The 'Report on Spiritualism of The Committee of the London Dialectical Society' was published in 1871 by the Royal Society and was made public after a unanimous vote by its members. The committee involved in this report made it their goal to accept as much evidence as they could find on spiritualism, both from people who claimed the phenomena to be delusional as well as from those who expressed the genuineness in the gathered claims. As such, this committee set themselves the objective to investigate the following propositions...

Book Review: Odyssey of the Gods

If you're a fan of Erich Von DÃ¤niken, you may be interested in picking up his new book entitled Odyssey of the Gods, published by New Page Books, which recalls a number of mythological stories from Greek culture entailing possible robots, flying vehicles, ancient flight patterns, Atlantis, and obviously, aliens.

Upon Which I Disassociate

Disassociation is a trait that is often overlooked when trying to grasp the mental make up of those who are interested and appreciate the paranormal. What do I mean by 'disassociation'? It is the ability to leave this reality and go elsewhere in your mind and see things that others are unable to see because they are not looking and are just fine with their monday night football, Fox News reports, and BBQs on the weekend. Those who disassociate, they may try to do these things to feel normal, but they most often fail and have a general sense that something just isn't right with the single channel shown to them as 'the way to live' every day.

William Crookes' Psychic Force Experiments in Table Tipping

After being lauded by the scientific community, in 1871, at the request of some of his fellow scientists, William Crookes began to look into the phenomena of spiritualism. He stated to have no preconceptions

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