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New sleep study may explain sightings of ghosts, demons and even belief in alien sightings

September 28, 2023 by Bronwen Winter Phoenix Leave a Comment

Ever since history started being recorded, people have been reporting ghost sightings, weird happenings such as hauntings or poltergeists, and of course, aliens.

Who knew Christmas could be so freaky creepy?

December 19, 2022 by Andrew Leave a Comment

A list of unusual Christmas traditions from around the world.

These are the most alien-obsessed European countries

April 29, 2021 by Andrew Leave a Comment

The UK tops the poll with 624,000 searches every year. That’s about 1,700 people every day turning to Google just to type in [aliens] and see what happens.

Neon Witches

January 1, 2019 by Andrew 4 Comments

Russian photographer Akunohato has a brilliant neo-pagan cosplay calendar ready for 2019. It’s not just neo. It’s neon.

Steve Alten interview: Where is Megalodon hiding?

July 8, 2016 by Andrew Leave a Comment

Steve Alten is the author of the hugely popular Meg series. The fictional series starts when Navy deep-sea submersible pilot Jonas Taylor encounters a Carcharodon megalodon while exploring the infamous Mariana trench. He barely survives the encounter but then has to warn a sceptical world that the 70-foot shark is real. The latest book in […]

Should these neighbours worry you?

January 25, 2016 by Andrew 1 Comment

An annoymous Imgur user shared this picture along with the headline “Just moved in next to me…” Uh? Okay… effective sign but should they be worried about the neighbours? There’s a few angles here. Firstly, the neighbours might think this is a joke, and it is kinda funny. It’s bold. It’s brash. It’s certainly been […]

Spellbook ring!

January 25, 2015 by Andrew Leave a Comment

You buy this book of magic ring from Think Geek. Isn’t this pewter with brass inlay ring clever? As you can see it actually opens and there’s a little stud clasp. It’s sold in various sizes too. In Pure Spirit Would you ever wear a ring like this?

32 superstition origins that may surprise you

January 24, 2015 by Andrew 2 Comments

Do you know why you believe in some superstitions and not others? Do you know the origins of some of these superstitions? A lot, of course, is due to old religions. We’ve got four-leaf clovers, Friday the 3th (fear of Friday the 13th is called Friggatriskaidekaphobia), lucky 7, 666 the number of the beast, throwing […]

5 ways you can use hypnosis to expand your consciousness

January 20, 2015 by Guest Author 4 Comments

You are hypnotized every day! I know, it sounds unbelievable. But it isn’t. We just think so because we are not aware of what hypnosis actually is. Most of us think it’s a guy on stage making a fool of people. But what hypnosis is, is a tool that we can use to communicate directly […]

A look inside Black Rose Enchantments: Tarot readings and charms

January 18, 2015 by Andrew Leave a Comment

Black Rose Enchantments is a new age shop on Etsy with tarot readings, charms and creations that caters for wiccan, pagan, zodiac and steampunk tastes. At the start of the month we visited White Rose Witches and so, to balance things up, let’s visit Black Rose Enchantments today. Enchanted Dark Angel Bracelet I want this. […]

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