If you’re beginning to read the Tarot or are a veteran looking to branch out, you want to find a deck that naturally excites you. Fortunately (or unfortunately, for the indecisive), the choices are staggering. It’s not just about selecting your favorite artwork: like a thoughtfully crafted work of literature, a good deck offers enough …
Beyond the Rider Waite Tarot: Choosing the Right Deck for You Read More »
A séance, a communion of people trying to contact a deceased spirit led by a channeler called a medium, is a social activity like no other. All over the world, ghost hunters, forlorn lovers, and just-plain-curious folks have gathered with their hands joined to connect with the dead—often with memorable results. If you’re among these …
How to Hold a Seance at Home: 5 Tips For Contacting the Dead Read More »
When it comes to locales with which we associate psychic hot spots in America, New Jersey is probably not the first place that comes to mind. However, the Garden State has had it’s fair share of famous spiritualists, from “Psychic Detective” Dorothy Allison, who despite her detractors, cannily revealed accurate clues to a number of …
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Is fate a chain of ungovernable events that are simply random, and have no particular rhyme or reason? Or is our universe not random at all? Perhaps even the smallest happening–a twig broken, a set of keys mislaid, finding a hole in the sweater you meant to wear, and changing your outfit at the last …
The idea of “psychic attacks”–the ability to cause harm or drain energy from another person via some form of mental telepathy–may seem like something out of a science fiction movie, and yet, many people (reputedly including military intelligence agencies from several nations around the globe), believe that focused negative energy not only exists, but may …
Do you think you have psychic abilities? You’re not alone. Whether or not they choose to develop it, nearly every human being is born with a “sixth sense.” If you have a history of receiving telepathic messages from friends or loved ones, or perhaps have had premonitions in your dreams that subsequently come to pass, …
Everyone has nightmares from time to time … You’re being chased by a pack of wild animals, or perhaps you’re trapped in a car that’s gone off the road and is sinking into a lake. As the water rises, you realize there’s no escape, but before you actually drown in the dream—or get torn to …
Nightmare Visions: Separating Anxiety from Premonition in Bad Dreams Read More »
The first thing Sandra told me was, “I think I need to leave my boyfriend.” Sandra, 47, was a financial analyst in Bridgeport, Connecticut who contacted me for advice about ending her eight-month relationship with Bryan, a 50-year-old director of a nonprofit. After connecting through an online dating service, coffee had quickly escalated to leisurely …
Guilt and Shame: Understanding the Distinction at a Spiritual Level Read More »
My Visit to Alcatraz On a recent tour of Alcatraz Island, I started reacting very strongly to something. I’d felt uneasy on the ferry across San Francisco Bay to the perpetually mist-shrouded Rock. Suddenly, while viewing an old cell in a prison block, my stomach knotted. My pulse raced like a bad anxiety attack. I …
Is Alcatraz Haunted? America’s Most Notorious Prison Read More »
Have you ever held a seance? Or used a Ouija board? Have you tried to contact the eternal souls of the deceased for some relationship help? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you’re familiar with practices of Spiritualism. What is Spiritualism? Spiritualism is best known as an occultic craze that swept …
Spiritualist Practices Then and Now: The Lasting Legacy of Victorian Mediums Read More »
