Imagine yourself back in third or fourth grade, reading one of the many additions of Goose Bumps. Did you ever find yourself wondering if perhaps something similar to those spooky paranormal stories could ever happen in real life? R. L. Stine's creations will probably always remain trapped in the world of fiction, but the paranormal is a rather broad category. Perhaps the monsters under the bed are not real, but what about ghosts, near death experiences, precognition, and the mind body connection? Those topics of the paranormal are very different. They are a studied matter, and much more realistic. Everyday people claim to have paranormal experiences like these, and they are becoming increasingly mentioned in the media. This may leave many people wondering if the existence of the paranormal is something that they should consider believing in. It may seem like a complicated debate, but the answer is quite a simple one. Because of the plentiful amounts of evidence the paranormal is real; not only is there a probable chance of its existence, but it is additionally beginning to be proven by science as well.
Evidence is a large portion of proving the paranormal, as there are very sizeable amounts of it. Unfortunately, many pieces of evidence are either falsified or easily debunked. However, amongst these, there is still a plethora of very real and reliable information. For example, cases of the mind body connection (the connections of the mind being more powerful than the body) have been recorded multiple times in the past.
One of these cases involves the deep meditations of a monk. The monk put himself in a form of advanced meditation in a room that was chilled to around fourty degrees. Despite this, the monk was capable of maintai...
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...egin to understand all of these phenomenon more, helping to prove it further. Whether that is true or not, science has definitely been a large source of proof for the paranormal.
There is an overwhelming amount of proof in the paranormal that is just too much to deny; evidence, probability, and science all back up that its exists. With the paranormal becoming increasingly recognized it is almost obvious that in the future, more discoveries will be made about it as well. More people are getting interested by the matter, and investigations into it are becoming more popular. With this, and media continuing to buzz on about the paranormal, it can only become a more interesting topic; the amounts of proof will surely grow. So, next time you hear something go bump in the night, you may want to think twice about it. Perhaps it is more than just a creaky piece of flooring.
“We have travelled from Florida to Radford, Virginia on four different occasions to investigate St. Albans,” said Terri. During that time they have experienced a plethora of paranormal activity, including the sounds of disembodied voices, the vision of a full-body apparition, having an investigator slapped by an unseen hand, disembodied growling, and a disappearing door, among others.
The book, What’s So Super About the Supernatural tells of well known stories about poltergeists. A poltergeist is a noisy or high energy ghost who might perform violent activity. A young girl by the name of Tina Resch lived in Ohio and is known to be a poltergeist. “No ghost was ever seen or heard on camera; however when the camera was inadvertently left running, the tape showed Tina surreptitiously pulling over a lamp” (Gardner). The evidence was found after people were reporting the activity. Newspaper reporters went to the scene to check out the action only to find evidence of Tina throwing objects violently around the house. Another example of proof that ghosts exist goes back to a case involving a poltergeist in England. An eleven-year-old boy by the name of Matthew Manning performed several violent actions that his dad had noticed and reported. Gardner writes, “ On one occasion, Matthew’s bed was thrown about and left leaning at an angle against the wall” (Gardner). These examples are not the only reported cases regarding ghosts and paranormal activity. Many stories about the supernatural have been told and passed down for several generations. Spirits are even mentioned in well known religious books that have been passed down for hundreds of
St. Albans Sanatorium is a destination known by serious paranormal investigators as a place where they can seek answers to the mysteries of what lies beyond death. Some of these investigators were able to find resolutions for themselves to a number of these age old riddles through their experiences at the sanatorium. The frightening and true stories found within the pages of this book are about these inquisitive investigators’ encounters with The Ghosts of St. Albans Sanatorium.
Through the years there has been many ideas to what goes bump in the night. Mysterious, unsolved happenings blamed on the so-called supernatural. There are many myths, legends and lore based on these so called mysterious happenings. Through this research paper I am going to help to explain the biggest threats, conspiracies, and misunderstandings of aforementioned legends, myths, and lore.
aranormal activity has been a cause of fear and excitement throughout history. The unknown attracts the curiosity from those who wonder whether the supernatural is real or a figment of the imagination. Ghosts are one of the supernatural beings whose existence is questioned every day. Many want to deny the existence of ghosts because they are terrified of other phantoms who may exist and ignore the evidence that has been brought forth throughout the years. However, ghosts are supernatural pheromones whose existence still impacts today’s society.
Before that night, I didn’t believe in the paranormal. Now I sure as heck do. I had been chased out of my house after a fight with my step-parents because I wasn’t doing well in school (I had dyslexia), and I had taken shelter in what seemed like a normal house. I realized what I had gotten into after the sun set. The doors were locked without a sign of anyone going near them.
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The Nelly Butler hauntings is referred to as the first recorded ghost story in American history (LiBrizzi 5), and possibly the most exciting hauntings to date as there are still many unsolved mysteries. The apparition appeared on more than 30 separate occasions to over 100 witnesses in Sullivan, Maine, just over fifteen years after the American Revolution (5-6). Although the Nelly Butler apparition is one of the most convincing ghosts of all time, it was subject to suspicions of fraud. These claims turn out to be groundless as the evidence reveals the ghost to be genuine.
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...on are used by all people to try to explain the world. Some people believe that science explains life with true facts, and some people believe in a supernatural god who created the world and all life in it. Either way, people use these ideas to explain why they are here on this earth and what their purpose is.
In these days many people say that they have experienced with Ghosts, Vampires, and Zombies and some people say that they have seen some, and they negotiate their thoughts with the people they know so the number of believers on these things has been rapidly increased. In another article titled “ Conspiracy Theories: why we believe the unbelievable”, written by Michael Shermer he talks about the reason of why many people make up some thoughts, which do not have enough evidence or do not related to what the reality says. He mentioned the JFK conspiracy saying” A poll this month found that 61% of Americans who responded still
The field of paranormal activity is amazing. It has caught the imagination of people from every walk of life. It has always interested me and has influenced me to pick this as the topic for my research. Through this research, I wish to uncover the truth about the existence of ghosts. I also wish to correct the wrong notions that people have about ghosts and enlighten non-believers.
that it is paranormal. In fact, as you read on you will discover that science does back up. paranormal existence quite a bit. Many people believe in the existence of the paranormal and many more do not. Some say that paranormal existence is a big hoax.
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Imagine waking up in the middle of the night and looking around your dark room only to find a tall black outline of a person standing at the edge of your bed. This is what some individuals experience almost every night, a visit from the infamous beings known as Shadow People. Shadow People are classified as black humanoid figures with no features that observe certain individuals. Paranormal experts and Scientists both have their own speculations on what these figures could be. Paranormal experts believe that these figures are something from the paranormal realm. Theories in the paranormal community range from these figures being angels silently protecting us to a more sinister force in the form of evil entities that have bad intentions. Scientists