02/05/10

Permalink 10:49:10 am, by Email , 228 words   English (CA)
Categories: Ghosts & Hauntings

Believing The Unbelieveable

I am reading about ghost cases in the military and came across a report of a crisis apparition. A young pilot had died in a crash yet his apparition was seen by a fellow pilot on the air force base and was even spoken with. The ghost stated he had a safe flight, and was going to wash up. A short while later a third pilot inquired about the whereabouts of the deceased man and was assured by the witness he was back on base and cleaning up.

When the news came in that confirmed the crash, and the pilot's death the witness stated he would not have believed what happened had the other guy not asked him about the pilot and confirmed for him in his mind that he really did see the apparition, and spoke with him when in reality the pilot had been killed a short time before. The witness said he did not believe in psychics or ghosts so he would not have believed his own experience without the other pilot confirming what he had said.

How many other people would do the same under similar circumstances?

And if a witness cannot deny that something occurred that they can't readily explain, would it then make them more open to the possibility of an alternative or paranormal explanation in the future? I think so.....

Thoughts?

02/03/10

Permalink 10:17:00 am, by Email , 107 words   English (CA)
Categories: Ghosts & Hauntings

Photo Identified As Deceased Man

This photo was shared with us over the Christmas holidays by Dr Kimberly Molto a research scientist specializing in neurobiology in Ontario. The photo was taken by a widow in 1938 who identifies the figure seen in the photo as her deceased husband. The photo was taken (according to his widow) several years after he died of a massive coronary in the basement that he had been renovating.

Please note that I cropped the photo during the scanning purpose to center the image.

This is one of those photos where you either believe the photographer's information or you don't. I find it to be a very interesting photograph!

02/01/10

Permalink 07:48:15 am, by Email , 405 words   English (CA)
Categories: Paranormal - News and News Items, UFO & Aliens

Newfoundland UFO Made Into Joke By Government Officials

A photograph taken by Darlene Stewart that shows what appears to be a missile-like object with flames was taken on Monday January 25th 2010 in Harbour Mille Newfoundland.

Witnesses say that the object appeared to have originated from the water, and that there appeared to be at least two other objects sighted as well. It was reported that the RCMP initially stated that the object was a French missile, but have since retracted that statement. Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) have made no official statement at this time frustrating at least one local MP who is concerned for the safety of area residents.

And how does the Canadian government react (those elected to serve Canadian citizens including the witnesses to these objects in Newfoundland)?

Here is a news snippet:

Harbour Mille, Newfoundland - Newfoundlanders on Burin Penninsula are shaking their heads over the pronouncement from the Prime Minister's OfficeThursday, asking why a hobbyist would go to sea to launch a model rocket. Defense Minister Peter MacKay waded into the mystery by saying Friday

"We will provide money to build a landing strip for UFOs at Harbour Mille. No, I'm only kidding. I'm joking. That's a joke."

Eye witness Emmy Pardy spoke to Canadian Press on Friday, panning the model rocket theory proffered by the Prime Minister's Press Secretary.

"Yeah right - I don't believe that for one minute. It was no model rocket.... You don't even have to be a rocket scientist to figure that one out."

Pardy also told Canadian Press that she thought the federal government is covering up the truth.

"To me it sounds like they know what happened and somebody's trying to cover something up. Somebody made a blunder somewhere."

Source Link

And there is more:

Peter Mackay was not the only Conservative having a bit of fun with the UFO sighting. The Globe & Mail's Jane Taber reported that the joke in Ottawa Friday morning was “No it wasn’t Danny going off." The joke refers to Newfoundland Premier, Danny Williams, as well as the UFOs. Taber did not name the jokster, only identifying him or her as a 'Tory strategist.'

Source Link

I find the above insulting. The people who witnessed this deserve better, than this type of run around, and stupid jokes. How would you feel if you were these witnesses?

At least they did something during prorogation :p

Further Sources

CBC News Article

Chris Rutkowski's blog

01/25/10

Why Does Toronto Ghosts Ontario Ghosts Have An Online Exam?

On occasion we are asked why the Toronto Ghosts & Hauntings Research Society, and the provincial Ontario Ghosts & Hauntings Research Society asks that prospective members take an exam, and what is the exam's purpose.

Since we recently opened up the exam to the general public again we thought we'd answer these questions here, which provides for a quick, and easy reference.

Firstly, our exams can be taken online after January 1st and through to August most years. We tend to close them down between September, and December to weed out those who are only interested in the subject of ghosts around Halloween, and will rapidly lose interest come February. Experience has taught us that this is often the case with people who contact us about becoming a member in mid October, and quite frankly being a volunteer, non-profit organisation we need committed individuals who will be available, and interested throughout the year.

Our ghosts and hauntings exams are designed completely around the information found in our free online course book, and nothing else.

There are many ways to do things, and no real rights or wrongs in general, provided people, and laws are being respected.

However, we conduct research and investigations in specific ways and with certain methods that have worked for the GHRS, and PSICAN and these are all written in the course book.

There are also ethical principals we adhere strongly to that not all other groups or people might find important. These are of particular importance to us as we pursue charitable status as an educational resource within Canada.

Since we take on people from great distances such as our researcher in Thunder Bay that we may never have the opportunity to meet physically yet will be representing our group to the general public, witnesses etc, it is very important to us that we need to know at the start that we are working from the same page.

The exam is designed to give us both (our group and the exam taker) that ability. It simply lets us know that you understand and know exactly how, and why we do things the way we do them. And that you (the person taking the exam) are comfortable with this, and will be conducting any investigations you do with us or for us will be done in the same way.

Taking the exam only means that we will then be entrusting you with our reports and investigations in your area on a voluntary basis or areas you are interested in. Nothing more.

The larger Paranormal Studies & Investigations Canada (PSICAN) group also utilises a similar process for those who investigate UFO reports, and Cryptozoology reports around the country, and for the same reasons outlined above.

The course book is free, the exams are free, there are no membership dues, and we do not charge the general public monies for investigations.

Hope this has given the reader a better idea of why we utilise the exam process, and how we do things.

01/23/10

Permalink 10:59:59 am, by Email , 102 words   English (CA)
Categories: Paranormal - General, Ghosts & Hauntings, Ancient Mysteries, Spiritual Topics

Does Death Exist?

"Many of us fear death. We believe in death because we have been told we will die. We associate ourselves with the body, and we know that bodies die. But a new scientific theory suggests that death is not the terminal event we think."

Read the complete article here:

This is an interesting write-up...but "quantum immortality" is NOT a new theory. It actually belongs to Hugh Everett III who was brilliant, and very much ahead of his time.

Image Credit: The fantastic image above was painted in 1876 by William Harnett, and it currently may be viewed at the Witchita Art Museum.

01/17/10

01/11/10

Permalink 09:08:04 am, by Email , 335 words   English (CA)
Categories: UFO & Aliens

Toronto UFO Report January 9th 2010

Toronto January 9th 2010 Approx 12:30am

The witness reports:

"At approx 12:30am EST on Saturday January 9, 2010 I was standing on my balcony having a cigarette at Queens Quay W & Spadina Av (Facing SSE) and noticed a collection of what appeared to be 3 or 4 bright yellow/white orbs hovering over Wards Island (which is about 1KM south of where I am standing)... the orbs appeared to be behind the island, so I would estimate they were maybe 2.5KM out or more. At first I thought "Maybe it's a plane coming into Pearson or a Medivac helicopter coming into the Island airport" ... shortly thereafter, the "craft" appeared to turn to the west and I could easily tell that what I thought were 3 or 4 separate orbs were in fact ONE large craft. It looked to be about 300+ feet in length once it turned and I could see up to 6 orbs once it turned and the orbs were all moving in unison. The craft was hovering no more than 1000 - 1500' off the lake, made no noise that I could hear and did not move fast at all... maybe 10-15kts MAX. Over the course of the next 20 mins I continued watching the craft hover over the lake and make slow passes from east to west and west to east along the southern shore of Wards Island over to Gibraltars Point. It appears as if they were "checking something out"? Unfortunately my video camera is broken.. need to get a new one, so I was unable to take any video of the craft I saw.. Some other people I spoke with today also mentioned they saw several UFO's over the downtown area during the day yesterday, however that will not be part of my report since I did not witness them myself.Keep your eyes on the lake folks, activity is picking up more and more lately!"

Our thanks to the witness for sending us this report. We would appreciate hearing from any other potential witnesses to this event.

01/04/10

Permalink 08:50:49 am, by Email , 49 words   English (CA)
Categories: GHRS/PSICAN News and Events

PSICAN Launches New Remote Viewing Experiment

We have launched a brand new, online, experiment in remote viewing, which is open to the general public internationally. For complete details on the experiment please visit the Paranormal Studies and Investigations Canada main website by clicking on the link.

Thanks to all those who are participating in advance.

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