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The secret word is .......
Halloween also marks the anniversary of Harry Houdini's death. Before he passed, he had given his wife Bess a secret 'password' that he hoped he would be able to communicate and perform his final escape .... from death. Yearly seances were held, but did the secret word ever come through?
Stigmas of the paranormal
There are a lot of stigmas associated with the paranormal. Let's start to break down two of the most popular ones by understanding their true nature, without the embellishment from Hollywood.
Ghosts Of The Past: The Story of the gold and the ghost
In this series, I take a look at some historical accounts of ghostly encounters published in newspapers. In this edition, we look at a supposedly haunted house in North Melbourne enriched with hidden treasures!
Who is Nandor Fodor?
With the new movie Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose hitting digital platforms, some may be asking 'Who is Nandor Fodor'?
Optical illusions and perception
Optical illusions show us how easily our minds can be fooled into seeing only one side of the picture. What we see is often not the entire truth. Let's look at optical illusions and how we perceive reality and why this is important to understand when it comes to the paranormal.
LLIFS Resource Directory: The Book of Dreams and Ghosts, by Andrew Lang (1897)
The highlight of the LLIFS Resource Directory this week is The Book of Dreams and Ghosts, by Andrew Lang. Published in 1897, it is a retelling of 78 ghostly encounters.
The chair, the door and the ghost?
When the ghosts don’t want you in a room so they barricade the door with a chair ????♀️ This is a weird experience I had at Black Rock involving a chair and a door. Paranormal or not, it was weird but just what I needed to regain a spark and maybe that was the point all along!
Will HADAR be the next big thing in paranormal investigating?
IR Cameras, Thermal cameras and now LiDAR are all technology paranormal investigators use to try and map figures in the dark. Will HADAR (Heat-Assisted Detection And Ranging) be the next big thing in this area?
Pop Culture Tarot decks to get excited about in 2023
From Marvel to Ghostbusters, here are some new tarot deck releases from your favourite movies and tv shows!
Ghosts Of The Past: Melbourne's Springheeled Jack
In this series, I take a look at some historical accounts of ghostly encounters published in newspapers. In this edition, we look at claims of a potential poltergeist in Melbourne who bared a resemblance to the infamous Springheeled Jack! It became such a sensation that the local press bombarded the area all wanting a glimpse or to experience the rappings of Springheeled Jack.