March 5th, 2010
On Saturday, March 6th at 8 PM Eastern Time, you are invited to tune into a live interview with Jo Lynne Gianvecchio-Valerie on ISIS Paranormal Radio. Jo Lynne is a paranormal author and she has written A Tale for All Seasons: Magical Stories for the Heart & Soul. Patricia and Dayna will be speaking with Jo Lynne about Treasure Maps, otherwise called Vision Boards. We will discuss what they are, how they are made, and how they can be used. After our discussion about Treasure Maps we will move on to the part of the show where Jo Lynne offers listeners live Oracle Readings!
Then, on Sunday evening at our regularly scheduled air time, we will have a discussion with the paranormal author Beth Dolgner. Beth is the author of Georgia Spirits and Specters. She will be talking to us about a variety of hauntings including places like the Oakland Cemetery and the Shakespeare Tavern in Savannah, Georgia; the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Dahlonega, and other paranormal events reported in Macon, Roswell, Marietta, Lawrenceville, and more. You can catch the show at 6 PM on Sunday, March 7 on ISIS Paranormal Radio.
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Posted in Paranormal Upcoming Events |
March 3rd, 2010
Now a brand new paranormal museum is available in downtown Gettysburg; the location recently opened this Monday and is called the International Museum of Spiritual Investigations. The subject of ghosts and Gettysburg seem to go hand-in-hand, and now a new museum explores spirits in what has been deemed one of America’s most haunted destinations.
Twenty visitors toured the new museum when it opened this past Monday. The goal of this new location is “to give every patron, no matter what age, a look into investigating the spiritual realm and the evidence in locations of possible activities.”
The museum has an Ecto Café where patrons can have coffee and beverages, view paranormal televisions shows, and buy museum merchandise. Patrons can check out The United States Room which has an exhibit about Spiritual Investigations throughout the United States from photographic evidence to historical artifacts. There is also a place to listen into disembodied voices. Meanwhile, the museum also has an Overseas Room where patrons can check out paranormal evidence from other regions of the world including places like the Borley Rectory. The museum also has a Hall of the Afterlife with information on famous spiritual investigators.
The museum has hours of operation from 7 am to 8 pm daily and it is closed on many major holidays. You can view an entire schedule for the paranormal museum on the museum’s official website. You can also contact the museum by calling: 717-398-2026. The museum is located on 231 Baltimore Street in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The executive director of the museum is Jonathan Williams and the museum curator is Susan Williams.
Entry fee for admission is $4.50 per adult (ages 14 to 55), and seniors aged 55 and over can get into the museum for a fee of $3.50. Young adults ages 7 through 13 can also pay $3.50 for entry and children ages six and under can get into the museum for free. Meanwhile, military veterans with proper id can get into the paranormal museum in Gettysburg for $2.50.
You can find out more about this new paranormal museum at:
http://www.museumofspiritualinvestigations.org.
Find out more about the paranormal museum in Gettysburg.
Tags: paranormal, spirits
Posted in Paranormal News |
March 3rd, 2010
An article appearing in the Sowtan by Alex Matlala reveals that another arson was started due to fears of witchcraft. This time, the incident occurs in Limpopo just outside of Tzaneen in Sekororo, where the Mafogo family is now homeless because an angry, uncontrolled mob burned their home to the ground. The mob was made up of members of the community and they left the family of nine homeless because they were accused of practicing witchcraft. This family is now without food and other needs since all they owned was lost to the fire.
Allegations of witchcraft stem from the assertion that a man from the Mafogo family was found naked in a neighbor’s home this past Monday. The Mafogo family denies such allegations and explains that there are no witches in their family. The family explained that they know nothing about using bread or a broom to fly and they claim that they are being accused of witchcraft because others are jealous of the family’s success. The arson is still under investigation and no arrests have been made yet.
Read more about this religious hate crime here.
Tags: hate crime, witchcraft
Posted in Witchcraft Around the World |
March 3rd, 2010
A senior in high school wanted to construct a wooden altar in a shop class which could later be used for Wiccan rituals. This idea has stirred up quite a debate at the high school in Iowa. Dale Halferty, a teacher of industrial arts from Guthrie Center High School for the past three years, has been put on paid leave since this past Monday after admitting that he told the senior student he could not create an altar in the class.
According to Halferty, he turned the senior student down on the idea because he was “practicing his religion” during class time, and it had nothing to do with having a beef with the student, the district, or any religion. Halferty argues that he told a different student at one time that he could not make a cross during class time because Halferty believes in the separation of church and state. Basically, Halferty says, “We as Christians don’t get to have our say during school time, so why should anyone else.”
School officials disagree with Halferty’s assertion and according to school policy, as well as federal and state laws, students cannot be discriminated against on the basis of their method for expressing religious beliefs through school assignments. The principle and the superintendent of the school placed the teacher on leave until they could consult with the school’s attorney to decide what comes next.
As of this moment 70 out of the school’s 185 students signed a petition last week saying they didn’t want witchcraft practiced in their school. Question is; do the students that are signing the petition really know what witchcraft is? Is it a real understanding of witchcraft that they have or a blown up Hollywood image that the students have of witches? Secondly, I hardly see making an altar a practice of witchcraft so much as it is a making of a tool for the purposes of witchcraft. An adept practitioner knows that any and all tools for witchcraft, including an altar are a mere extension of the practitioner; they are tools that help to harness the magick within the practitioner. Third, it’s perfectly okay for all of the school choirs to sing Christian pieces during the holiday concerts that they put on for parents every year, (I know this because I go to all of my kid’s concerts) but it isn’t okay for a student to make an altar in woodshop? What did this teacher think he was going to do, set up a ritual working right in the shop?
Halferty said he was surprised when the student told him he was a practicing witch. When the student began bringing a book about witchcraft to class he decided to tell him he couldn’t make the altar. Halferty explains “It scares me. I’m a Christian…This witchcraft stuff – it’s terrible for our kids. It takes kids away from what they know and leads them to a dark and violent life. We spend millions of tax dollars trying to save kids from that.”
Really? Millions of dollars are being spent on kids that “need to be saved?” That’s ridiculous. His own ignorance and fear of what witchcraft is all about is the driving force behind this controversy. He’s trying to validate his own thoughts with assumed facts and figures to make himself look better. I’d like to see a list of all the millions of dollars being spent on saving kids from witchcraft and Wicca, a harmless earth-based religion that teaches them to cherish life and all that live. I want to know what party of the school or state budget covers the “saving kids from witchcraft.” This is clearly not an issue of separating the church from state, but it is an issue where Halferty’s fears are a source for student discrimination. This entire incident proves that, in this case, the educator needs to be educated.
Read more on discrimination against Wiccans.
Tags: discrimination, Wiccan, witchcraft
Posted in Witchcraft Around the World |
February 28th, 2010
You’re invited to listen into a live discussion about werewolves on February 28th. The co-hosts of ISIS Paranormal Radio will be talking with Dr. Bob Curran about his book released by New Page Books entitled Werewolves: A Field Guide to Shapeshifters, Lycanthropes, and Man-Beasts.
The show will air on ISIS Paranormal Radio on Sunday, February 28, 2010 at 6 PM ET. You can listen to the live interview, but if you miss it, you can catch the show in our free archives immediately following the show too. For those of you that are super busy, download the show to your iPod and tune in that way!
Dr Bob Curran has also written a number of other books of interest including texts like: The Wolfhound Guide to the Shamrock, Walking With the Green Man: Father of the Forest, Spirit of Nature, Creatures of Celtic Myth, Celtic Lore & Legend, Bloody Irish: Great Irish Vampire Stories, and Vampires: A Field Guide To The Creatures That Stalk The Night. He also authored Realms: Sunken Continents, Vanished Cities, and the Kingdoms That History Misplaced, Zombies: A Field Guide to the Walking Dead; Lost Lands, Forgotten, Encyclopedia of the Undead, The Truth About the Leprechaun and Dark Fairies.
As always, join us in the chat rooms to interact with others and to pose questions for our guest. He will be joining us via telephone from his home in Northern Ireland. Don’t miss it! Join us at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/isisparanormal.
Tags: ISIS Paranormal Radio, werewolves
Posted in Paranormal Upcoming Events |
February 25th, 2010
Nearly 200 headstones in a Christleton-based church in the United Kingdom have been removed, some of them dating back to the eighteenth century, because they were being tested for safety. If they are deemed unsafe they were removed due to instability issues. This was done under the order of Reverend Peter Lee of the St James’ Church. More than 180 stones were removed from the cemetery; the church claims surprise at such a large amount of headstones requiring removal for safety reasons.
Some relatives are rightfully angered and are considering suing the Church. They view the removal of the stones as a clear desecration of memories and many of the bereaved are greatly distressed. It is sad to see this event occurring, because grave stones are really historical monuments that stand as a representation of the individual that once lived. Every headstone is unique in its own right, and has deep significance to those that are still living. Even older headstones have great historical value and there will be much lost due to this move by the church.
What prompted the checking of headstones for stability? Apparently a young boy died in a cemetery after a falling headstone landed on him and killed him. The event has generated paranoia in the community, particularly in stone masons who are testing the headstones for stability issues. It sure would be interesting to conduct a paranormal investigation into the cemetery too; the evps gathered could prove interesting to say the least. It would be interesting to see if this event stirs up paranormal activity.
Find out more about the headstone destruction.
Tags: paranormal, paranormal activity
Posted in Paranormal News |
February 25th, 2010
In a news report on FoxNews.com, a story reveals the strange case of how a woman seemingly came back to life after being declared dead. The incident occurs in Cali, a Columbian city, where funeral home staff was working on a 45 year old to ready her for burial. The allegedly deceased woman suddenly began to move around and breathe. This woman was said to be clinically deceased at a local medical facility on February 16. She had been in the hospital and listed in serious condition and she had been hospitalized for neurological issues.
This woman had no blood pressure or heart readings according to Miguel Angel Saavedra, a physician at the medical facility where she had been declared dead. She was shipped to the funeral home after her death certificate was signed. The doctor’s are calling this “Lazarus Syndrome” where she appeared dead but was not. It is kind of weird, even creepy, to think that the funeral home staff was about to use formaldehyde to prepare the woman when she started breathing and moving. She is now in the hospital, but is in a deep coma.
Lazarus Syndrome, otherwise identified as the Lazarus phenomenon, is the sudden, unexpected, and unanticipated return of circulatory processes after someone has been declared dead or after failure to resuscitate. There have been just over 25 cases of Lazarus syndrome that have been documented since the early 1980s. This condition is so named because it is derived from the Biblical story of Lazarus and his resurrection by Jesus. The causes for Lazarus Syndrome remain unknown at this time. This condition certainly makes one wonder when a person can legally be declared deceased, especially if a person can appear dead for more than 24 hours and then seemingly come back to life. The thought of embalming someone that is alive is truly disturbing.
Read more on this case of Lazarus Syndrome.
Tags: Lazarus Syndrome, strange, weird
Posted in The Strange and Weird |
February 24th, 2010
A man from East Dunbartonshire videoed what he believes to be a UFO in the night sky. View the UFO video. George Donnan, a railway engineer who is now retired, captured a bright orange light in the sky over the Campsie Hills situated near Glasgow. The capture was made just before 7 pm and Mr. Donnan saw the lights while looking out the window of his home. He scooped up his video camera and captured the video. Donnan asserts that the light pulsated and disappeared and that it looked like it was traveling in an upward direction. Judging by the distance from it, Donnan believes the light to be large and not from an airplane or Chinese Lantern.
Comments on the video assert that the lights may very well be from a helicopter or a plane. When viewing the video, the video is very grainy and because it is dark outside it is very difficult to view. Nevertheless, the video is worthy of analysis. Is it a legitimate UFO or is it something else? It looks very much like a search light of some kind.
Read more about the UFO sighting in Dunbartonshire.
Tags: UFO
Posted in Ufology |
February 20th, 2010
In late September of the year 2009, my girlfriend Tracey’s father who is in Florida, told her to check out one of his properties located in Rensselaer County to make sure that the property was safe and that all was well. During one of our checkups on the property, I took a photo of the home when we went there for our visit this past January. The home is very large with several rooms upstairs as well as downstairs, including many outside terraces. When we pulled up to the house, I sensed that it was active. I didn’t know why at the time, but I knew it intuitively. I took an initial walk around the perimeter before entering. Tracey walked into the house as I walked around the perimeter of the location to check the place out. Tracey came outside and said that the house was gorgeous! It was at that time that I told her that I sensed the presence of a little boy in the upstairs room, as well as a lady by the name “Victoria.”
Since Tracey had her camera on her, she took several pictures of the outside of the house, as well as the inside. Tracey called her father, and asked if he knew anything about the history of the past residents of the location as far as the past owners. According to my girlfriend’s father, the home is around 170+ years old. He also told her that one of the previous owners had a family and that one of the children was autistic. The child would try to escape the house at night, so they had to put bars over the child’s window to prevent his escape or potential injury. Tracey’s father also advised her that he thinks that the house in was a house used for prostitution in the old days. That was all he knew.
An empty home in Rennselaer County
Enlarged version of the upper level windows of the home.
Enlarged version of the window to the furtherest righthand side.
In early January of this year, Tracey sent me the picture of what she believes to be what I sensed to be “Victoria”. I do believe, that I sensed her without previously knowing of the picture that she presented me with way afterwards. I find it amazing when people find either audible or visual proof after I have sensed something. If you take a look at the photograph, you can clearly see a woman standing in the upstairs of the location as if she is peering out the window surveying the land.
Justyn Staley
Team Clairsentient
ISIS Paranormal Investigations
Posted in Paranormal Experiences, Uncategorized |
February 20th, 2010
Tonight, at 8 PM Eastern Time on ISIS Paranormal Radio, you are invited to listen into a live interview with Dr. Jane Miller, the author of Healing Companions: Ordinary Dogs and Their Extraordinary Power to Transform Lives, released by New Page Books! We’ll be talking with Dr. Miller about psychiatric service dogs and their ability to help people make significant life changes. We’ll be talking at length about what psychiatric service dogs are, how they are trained, the ideal dogs for training, how to choose a professional trainer and who can benefit from having a psychiatric service dog. Miller’s book is “required reading for anyone that is interested in getting a psychiatric service dog or for anyone interested in training a dog.” This book is also ideal for dog owners as it gives much insight into the super intelligence of these animals. Definitely a book for every dog lover!
In the words of Bernie Siegel, MD and the author of Smudge Bunny: “Animals are more complete than people. They are wonderful teachers, therapists, and role models for us all. Read Healing Companions by Jane Miller and learn about their ability to guide and heal us all.”
Tonight, Saturday, February 20, 2010, at 8 PM Eastern Time, Jane Miller will introduce us to the world of psychiatric dogs and their incredible healing abilities.
Tune in to the live stream broadcast at 8 PM on:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/isisparanormal.
Tags: ISIS Paranormal Radio
Posted in Paranormal Upcoming Events |
