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Dear Ghostvillagers,

Wow... we survived another busy Halloween/Samhain season. I'd like to say hello to the many great people I had the chance to meet over the last month. Thank you to those who came to hear me speak at my lectures or conferences, and welcome to all of you folks who found us for the first time because of the spirited holiday that gives us the spotlight once a year. Welcome to the discussion, one and all.

When it comes to spirituality, we have a natural sense of egocentrism that overcomes us. Our way must be the right way, after all, it's (usually) the way our parents taught us, and their parents before them. The spirituality of other people, especially people from long ago, seems weird to pretty much everyone outside of that system. Dancing around a fire, mixing herbs, or chanting for hours doesn't make much sense unless you've been engrained in that culture and know the meaning behind each step, each ingredient, and each note.

For many modern folks, spirituality comes through an organized religion or belief system. But don't be confused -- spirituality and religion are two separate topics (though it's difficult to discuss one without the other). This month we're going to discuss native spirituality on Ghostvillage.com. We'll explore how indigenous peoples made a connection with the physical world around them, as well as the spiritual world, because perhaps those two worlds are more intertwined than we realize. We'll discuss spirit contact, ghostly legends from pre-history, and examine that ghost hunter's cliché: "the building was constructed on a former Indian burial ground."

This past month we not only saw many new faces come through our Village, we finally made some room for our younger viewers. Watch for new content for kids, parents, and educators coming online constantly at: http://kids.ghostvillage.com.

Enjoy the rest of the newsletter below!

Supernaturally yours,

Jeff Belanger
Mayor of Ghostvillage.com
MySpace: www.myspace.com/ghostvillager

Monthly Contest

Congratulations to Sabrina Odom of Port Neches, Texas, who was last month's winner of an autographed copy of Jeff Belanger's new book, Who's Haunting the White House?, a Ghostvillage.com window sticker, and a Ghostvillage.com t-shirt!

How to win: Entries will be accepted up until 5:00 PM (eastern time) today (November 17, 2008). At 5:00 PM, we will draw a winner at random from the correct entries that have been received. You no longer have to be the first, but you only have until 5:00 PM to get your answer in. If you click on this link: http://www.ghostvillage.com/index.shtml#winner, you see today's date, and "We have a winner!" that means the contest has ended. Sorry, please try again next month. To submit your entry, simply reply to this email with the correct answer.

On to this month's question: This question can be answered by reading a page on Ghostvillage.com. Remember, reply by 5:00 PM today to be eligible to win.

According to author Len Adams, who was "monster bait"?

At 5:00 PM, 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, Who's Haunting the White House?, a Ghostvillage.com window sticker, and a Ghostvillage.com t-shirt!


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