If you thought you knew everything there was to know about Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, who left this world suddenly on Thursday, 25 June, then think again.
Michael’s tragically short life was the focus of more hype and nonsense than any person should endure – even if much of the “Wacko Jacko” image was self-inflicted or generated by those around him. There was, for example, his friendship with Bubbles; his incredible Neverland Ranch; the strangeness of his changing appearance over the years, the allegations of child molestation and, of course, the masks that hid his face but never his identity. read more…
Prof Richard Wiseman
Though he’s not a believer in paranormal phenomena, Prof Richard Wiseman has probably done more than any other modern parapsychologist to popularise the subject. His latest enterprise is a mass “remote viewing” experiment on Twitter, the social messaging service. He has just announced the results and they show that all four trials were misses.
Which is all very entertaining and apparently “scientific” – New Scientist magazine teamed up with him on the experiment – but I’m sure I’m not alone in questioning whether the experiment had any value, apart from read more…
Reincarnation has been in the headlines in Spain and Canada this week with two remarkable stories that underline the impact of the belief and the huge cultural differences that surround this fascinating subject.
Case One concerns a Muslim boy living in the Canadian province of Newfoundland who, after a visit to India, became convinced that he had lived a previous life in that country. This was so unsettling read more…
Tenzin Nyudrup
Regular visitors to this blog will know that I find some of the evidence for reincarnation compelling. That said, I am still undecided whether it is something we all experience, or if it occurs only in exceptional cases.
What I am in no doubt about is the incredible impact a belief in rebirth has on whole cultures and, in particular, those families which find themselves coping with the intricate relationships that develop around actual cases.
This is something I have witnessed read more…
Eileen Roberts
One of Britain’s best-loved and most influential mediums, Eileen Roberts, died peacefully at her home in Essex, just a few days before her 93rd birthday on Sunday, 10 May.
A gifted medium, she dedicated much of her life to teaching mediumship as well as working to improve standards. read more…
