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Dear Ghostvillagers,
Happy New Year!
You may have heard some hubbub recently about the possible addition of a thirteenth astrological sign called Ophiuchus. This would mean an adjustment of all of the other dates, and some people (myself included) would have their signs change. I can’t imagine not being a Leo! The reason for the shift is because astronomer Parke Kunkle noted that the Earth’s alignment has shifted over the centuries, he believes the dates are off, and the addition of a thirteenth sign is necessary. What does this have to do with ghosts and the paranormal? I’m glad you asked. Astrology got me thinking… are there dates or time periods when paranormal activity is cyclically higher?
Think about how many paranormal Web sites you’ve seen that automatically display the phases of the moon. Or how many display when solar storms are active. Ghostvillage.com has both on our homepage. Astrologers will tell you that they are some of the oldest record-keepers in the world. When events -- both good and bad -- occur, they note the position of the stars and look for patterns. Are we more prone to war during certain cycles? Do other alignments often coincide with a poor harvest? We can debate the validity of this practice, of course, because when there is famine in one country there can be great prosperity in another. Mercury in retrograde spells doom for some while others win the lottery. Like so much in the paranormal, it comes down to belief, and belief can’t be argued.
Many paranormal investigators note the phase of the moon when they conduct an investigation. This month we’re going to explore astrology a little deeper. Tell us your sign. Tell us why you agree or disagree with astrology. Tell us if you think there may be a pattern.
It’s a new year, and I’m fortunate to have some great projects lining up this year. I can’t wait to tell you more in the coming months. I’m doing more college and university lectures, and I’m looking forward to spreading the paranormal word and meeting more of you Ghostvillagers.
Enjoy the rest of the newsletter below!
Supernaturally yours,
Jeff Belanger
Mayor of Ghostvillage.com
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Events Scheduled:
University of Florida - Gainesville, Florida - January 26, 2011, 8:15 PM
Ghost Adventures Crew and Darkness Events - The Stanley Hotel - Estes Park, Colorado - March 3-5, 2011
Phenomenology 103 - Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - March 24-27, 2011
Northern Michigan University - Marquette, Michigan - April 1, 2011
Ghost Adventures Crew and Darkness Events - Mansfield Reformatory - Mansfield, Ohio - April 14-17, 2011
Central Texas Paranormal Conference - Austin, Texas - October 8-9, 2011
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When was Marjorie Myrene Hart born?
At 5:00 PM tomorrow, we will announce the winner on our home page.
Good luck! (Only Ghostvillagers who have not won a prize from us in the last year are eligible.)
This month's prize:
We're giving away an autographed copy of Jeff Belanger's new book and DVD, Picture Yourself Legend Tripping and a Ghostvillage.com window sticker!
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March 3: Paranormal
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March 18: The
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>>opterasis<< - member since July 24, 2004
What is your name?
Chris Gibbons
How old are you?
28
Where do you live?
Westfield, Massachusetts
What do you do for a living?
I'm on the lower end of the computer repair food chain. I do RMAS, software installs, hardware installs, things that save the big guys some time.
What got you interested in the supernatural?
My own house is what got me interested. We moved in when I was about 12, and at night in the hallway and the
living room, I always get a strange feeling, like a feeling of being watched. One night, while getting something to drink, I happened to glance into the
living room and saw the shape of a man just standing there, watching
me. It's strange, but ever since that happened, it's made me more calm about the possibility of a ghost in my house. Kind of like he's there to just watch over things.
What is the most haunted place you've visited? Did anything happen while you were there?
That would have to be when I was house-sitting for my aunt when I was 13. She has one of the oldest houses in town, which used to be a public meeting house. At night, I could hear voices of an older woman and a child. Sometimes a cabinet with crystal and china in it would randomly rattle for a few seconds, yet when I tried to move it because I had assumed it was from a truck going by, the cabinet wouldn't budge. When I asked her about it, she got a strange look in her eyes, and
wouldn't talk about it in front of her kids. When they left the room, she seemed really excited about it, because like me, she
didn't feel anything negative or like they meant any harm. One thing she told me that really stuck in my mind is that she was home alone one day, taking a bubblebath while listening to music, and she swears the towels hanging on the door were swaying to the music. I'd love to go back for some
EVP someday.
What's your favorite song of all time?
Tool - H. It's just one of those songs that's introduced to you at the perfect point in your life where it just seems to fit everything
that's going on, good or bad, and listening to it feels like an amazing release because you know whatever your problems, other people have gone through it, and in the end, everything will be okay.
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New features added since our last newsletter:
Crashing the Ghost Adventures Shoot January 11, 2011
Marjorie Myrene Hart by Lee Prosser January 3, 2011
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Features: Spirits of Christmas and Holidays Past by Edward Shanahan
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Opening All of the Cabinets - Arlington, Massachusetts
The Anguished Man - The United Kingdom [PIC]
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Evidence Alley
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EVP from Confederate site.
Urban Legends, Myths & Folklore
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The Blue Man of Studham.
Religion and Spirituality
http://www.ghostvillage.com/ghostcommunity/index.php?showtopic=31213
What does spirituality have to do with religion?
Spirit Communication
http://www.ghostvillage.com/ghostcommunity/index.php?showtopic=31818
Does what you eat have the ability to induce dreams?
Personal Encounters
http://www.ghostvillage.com/ghostcommunity/index.php?showtopic=31813
What are these things? Spiritual creatures attacking repeatedly.
Paranormal Equipment
http://www.ghostvillage.com/ghostcommunity/index.php?showtopic=31717
Trap/Deer cameras.
Skeptics
http://www.ghostvillage.com/ghostcommunity/index.php?showtopic=26574
Is it possible to change the mind of a skeptic?
Board of the Month -- Astrology
http://www.ghostvillage.com/ghostcommunity/index.php?showforum=27
Do the stars affect you? How about paranormal phenomena?
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