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In This Month issue Ghost’s Stories By Jensen House England History By Ashley Waterhouse

Richard Felix Paranormal Historian Haunting’s of Australia By Jan Murphy Mediumship Exercise By James Kemp Guide to Tarot Cards By Kate Bowman Magick for you to do at home By Becky Head Guide to Mediumship By Justin Pearce Twilight Passages Paranormal by Sandy Foley Scariest Places Episode 4.3.2 Return of the Dead Guy

One of its most famous residents being the ghost of Blind Peter. Peter was a Monk who hid a treasure chest in a tunnel and swore that if anyone dared find it, they would be killed.

Despite several attempts, its alleged one many did manage to find the treasure, but his success would be short lived when he was spotted fleeing the ruins where he died in the street.

Just before his death, the man claimed that no one should ever go down there and that he witnessed something so terrifying that no one else should see! Blind Peter isn’t the only monk that’s said to haunt the building. Another Monk has been spotted and he was responsible for the death of a former own who wished to transform the building.

UK Ghost’s Stories

By Jensen House

Netley Abbey

Founded in 1239, Netley Abbey has become an iconic structure in Southampton. It has seen some of the city’s toughest times and today, it stands as a ruin.

It was originally a Catholic house where Cistercian monks would dwell. However, it faced its toughest battle in 1536 when it was demolished under King Henry VIII’s orders in one of Britain’s most well known historic events.

After the dissolution of the Catholic Church, the building was purchase by William Paulet who transformed the house in a country house.

After the 18th century the house became a ruin and today, it is a tourist attraction. The ruins make a fantastic setting for filming and events but it has also become famous for its many ghostly residents.

Shortly after renovations began, the owner began having strange dreams about a monk who would tell him not to touch the building and warned him he would be killed.

Casting the dreams aside and believing they were his vivid imagination he continued. One night he experienced a horrific dream which showed the Monk throwing the brick on his head and killing him instantly. The next day, he continued to do some work near the library when he was disturbed by a strange noise above him. When he looked up he saw a brick drop and smash him in the head.

Unlike the dream, he didn’t die straight away and it was thought he would survive. However, during surgery the story would take another twist of fate when the surgeon slipped whilst performing brain surgery instantly killing him.

Perhaps one of the most famous ghosts is that of the Abbott. His identity continued to be under wraps these days but his appearances are very common. There is a separate part of the building called the Abbotts Lodge which would have been his quarters.

The Children of one of the Reverends claimed to be surprised when they discovered that Borley Rectory was being dubbed England’s most haunted house because they had seen anything paranormal at all.

One former resident believed so much that it wasn’t haunted that a TV documentary had to be halted after she threatened legal action its producers. She noted that the ghosts of Borley were not real.

However, there has also been a lot of support for Prices work including from renowned investigation Peter Underwood who stated that he believed Prices work was accurate and that he did not create any phenomena.

One question does always come to mind. Why was this house so haunted? The an-swer lies with the history of the land it was built on. The house was built on the former grounds of a 13th century monastery and the reason for the Nuns was that there was a convent not too far away. It’s alleged the fre-quented the monastery.

Perhaps this is the reason why the house was believed to be doomed from the start. The house may have been burned down but it seems the ghosts aren’t in a rush to leave.

Just take a look on Youtube and you can browse through thousands of videos of peo-ple who have tried to encounter the spirits of the rectory. Most seem to focus on the church which was left empty and locked by a metal chain.

Those brave enough to approach the church have experienced its organ playing by itself, a ghostly choir singing and other strange phenomena which you have to admit it pretty firm evidence considering you couldn’t get in to the church itself.

It’s said that he was so tough on the monks there that he demanded they took a vow of silence, so they couldn’t reveal anything. He reign of terror came to an abrupt end when he died of pneumonia. Many of the Abbeys visitors have claimed to cross paths with him and during one investigation there several years ago, myself and James Kemp encountered an experience which we thought could have been him.

We were in the abbotts lodge calling out when someone pushed me so hard I fell in to James. We couldn’t both clearly see that there was no one there.

On another occasion, we did an investigation there when we saw a heavy brick fly across the room and hit a wall. Again, there was no one there who could have done this and the way that it moved meant that it couldn’t have simply fallen.

We completed a lot of investigation at this fantastic venue over several years and experienced many unexplained events. On another occasion, we all heard a bell ringing from a room next door to us. There was no bell there!

On the same night we then experienced someone shout ‘get out’ rather loudly which was also caught on tape through a friends mobile phone. Once again, there was no one physically there.

These are the type of events that any dedicated investigation longs for. Whilst many will sit there and try to debunk most of this I should point out that is something I’ve already tried, to no avail!

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it was decided to build a more substantial structure away from the town centre.

A meeting was called and an advert placed in the Derby Mercury of 21st August 1755 whereby:- “The Gentlemen of the County of Derby are desired to meet at the King’s Head in DER-BY, on Monday the fifteenth of next Month, at 12 o’Clock, to take into consideration the present State of the County GOAL.” (The spelling of GAOL and GOAL were interchangeable.)

The meeting would appear to have been successful and few could doubt the necessity of relocating the Gaol outside and away from the principle road through Derby (which, until recently, was the main London to Carlisle road, the A6). In the Mercury it was reported that on 30th October 1755, articles had been drawn up for the construction of the new Gaol and the location decided on was Nun’s Green. This area to the west of the town had been the one of the traditional execution places for Derby and therefore a logical site to build a more substantial Gaol.

In order to economise on the construction costs the architect, William Hiorns (or Hirons) of Warwickshire was asked to incorporate as much as possible of the usable materials from the Cornmarket premises in the new building. Spring 1756 saw the dismantling at last of the wholly unsuitable Cornmarket Gaol and by the end of 1756 the new building had its first complement of prisoners.

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Waterhouse Derby Goal

The order to build a Jail or Gaol in Derby was not immediately followed up following the Assize of Clarendon of 1166. Indeed, Derbyshire’s criminals were taken to Nottingham Castle which was the prison for the Counties of both Not-tinghamshire and Derbyshire. There, the fate of the prisoners was decided and so, it was deemed unnecessary to lay out the required expenditure to construct a jail in Derby. However, following an Act of Par-liament passed in 23 Henry VIII, “…Be it further enacted by authority afore-said that like provision in every behalf be had for a newe Gayle be made within the Countie of Darbye, in like form as is afore provided for other Shires aforesaid.” The “newe Gayle” was erected across the width of the Cornmarket and alongside the Markeaton Brook. The gaoler’s accommodation was at street level but the cells were below that and level with the Brook.

Needless to say, the Brook also served as the Town’s main sewer and it was not long before it became a “foul stinking place”. Nevertheless, it survived for almost 200 years when, following numerous complaints (and, no doubt, deaths from disease),

That was in 1820 in London when the Cato Street Conspirators, Arthur Thistlewood (who knew Brandreth), John Thomas Brunt, Richard Tidd, James Ings and William Davidson were accused of High Treason. Similarly, the Prince Regent granted clemency and commuted the sentence to Hanging and Beheading only.

The difference being the Pentrich men were decapitated with an axe (the last time it was ever used) whilst a knife was used, by a surgeon, on the Cato Street men. The identity of the executioner of the Pentrich men remains a mystery and the only details were that he was a “strong, muscular collier from Derby”.

The man who hanged the Cato Street men was Thomas “Old Cheesy” Cheshire (incidentally, observed by one William Calcraft, later to become our longest serving hangsman!) For the “run-of-the-mill” capitally convicted criminals, hanging was seen to be sufficient, however, in 1752 the “Horrid Act of Murder” was approved where those convicted of murder were not only hanged but had an additional ‘punishment’ inflicted. After hanging, “the body shall be given over to the surgeons for dissection and a body shall not be suffered to be buried until it has been dissected or anatomised.”

This was particularly gruesome in that the crowd consisting of men women and children, who had just witnessed the execution were entitled to follow the cart carrying the remains of the victim back to the Shire Hall (built 1659) in St. Mary’s Gate.

It was designed to house a maximum of 29 prisoners ranging from Poor Debtors to Execution victims, however, it soon became apparent that the accommodation was going to be insufficient.

Between 1730 and 1832 there were in excess of 222 crimes which carried the death penalty. This was known as the “Bloody Code” and offences ranged from being seen in the street with a sooty face, stealing anything valued in excess of 4s 6d (twenty two and a half pence), damaging fishponds, writing a threatening letter etc; right through to Murder, Treason, Piracy and Arson in His Majesty’s Ship’s Dockyard. Needless to say, everyday life for most people was hard and unrelenting. Employment was difficult to obtain and the pay very meagre.

Therefore, to subsidise their existence, resorting to theft was the last, desperate option open to many to provide food for themselves and their families. Of course there were hard and fast villains who resorted to crime as a way of making a living and murder was an all too common occurrence.

The law was enforced rigidly and, when deemed necessary, the Justices would be seen to make “an example” of certain individuals as was the case with the men from Pentrich, Jeremiah Brandreth, Isaac Ludlam and William Turner. Accused of High Treason, these men were sentenced to be Hanged, Drawn and Quartered. It was not, however, the last time the awful sentence was handed down.

John Howard had made it his personal crusade to inspect and report on the state of the prisons in the whole of Great Britain as he was appalled at the amount of mortality suffered by the inmates.

Gaol fever raged through the prisons on a regular basis and it was believed to be caused by the bad air. It was in fact, a viru-lent form of Typhus spread by body lice. Following Howard’s intervention the law decreed that scraping and lime-washing the cell walls once a year should be suffi-cient!

Various attempts were made to escape from Derby Gaol and, on 14th January 1778, a plot was uncovered where several prisoners had hoped to effect their escape whilst the Court Sessions were under way. The Gaoler, Blyth Simpson, spoke to a prisoner involved in the escape bid who lost his nerve at the last minute and con-fessed all. He showed Simpson where the attempt had been made to break through the door of the Dungeon. Although heav-ily barred, the inmates had managed to saw through the bars and their leg irons so that the break-out could take place with all speed.

As a result, the prisoners involved, whose names are not revealed, were double-ironed and removed to another, more secure, cell. In 1782, Thomas Shaw was successful in his attempt but was soon ap-prehended and returned to the gaol to face the ultimate penalty. It has to be borne in mind that any prisoner escaping from Gaol and subsequently recaptured, would be hanged, regardless of the original offence for which he had been imprisoned!

There they could actually watch the body being taken asunder by the surgeons!After this had taken place, the mutilated body then had to be exposed to full public view on the steps outside of the Hall for two full days in order that those who were unable to attend the execution and dissection could satisfy their morbid curiosity. This punishment was decided on in an effort to dissuade would-be murderers from carrying out their deeds. The belief at the time was that after death, one had only to wait for the Day of Judge-ment when all souls would be resurrected for life everlasting.

The fear was that if a body had been dismembered, there would be no resurrection as the body parts had been dispersed far and wide and people had visions of odd limbs, heads and torso’s wandering aimlessly for all time in search of the rest of the body! The punishment was handed down to several victims, both male and female, in Derby Gaol.

Interestingly, it was not usual practice for “Irons” or “Fetters” to be placed on the arms and legs of prisoners in the Gaol unless there was a particular risk of escape. Certainly, those due for execution were “Ironed” but all other inmates remained relatively free to wander the corridors and yards. This would be infinitely more welcome than being confined within the filthy pris-on cells which, until a visit to Derby Gaol by the prison reformer John Howard in October 1787, were never cleaned out.

Richard Felix Paranormal

Historian Richard Felix has been haunted by ghost since the age of four, but he does not see dead people. He is frightened of ghost! So what makes a man who is so frightened of ghosts look for them? Richard has always been fascinated in history, es-pecially military history with a special interest in disasters e.g. Charge of the Light brigade, The Alamo, Custer’s Last Stand, and the Titanic.

At the age of 18 he had his own personal disaster being diagnosed with terminal cancer but survived. It is not until you are faced with death that you realise how important life is.

Richard is a great believer that ghosts and history go together and firmly believes that ghosts exist he has seen one, heard one, travelled with one and encountered one on the battle fields but still remains firmly on the fence and remains sceptical about most ghostly occurrences. At least 8 out of 10 can be explained, it is the remaining 2 you need to worry about.

12 years ago he opened the haunted Derby Gaol, scene of the last sentencing of Hanging Drawing and Quartering in England. Ten years ago he embarked on the Ghost Tours of Great Britain.

Visiting every county and recorded onto DVDs their haunted tales. Rich-ard has now created over fifty of these DVDs the success of these has resulted in them being put into book format which are selling throughout Great Britain.

Richard Passion and enthusiasm for ghosts and history have put him at the forefront of the quest to prove beyond all doubt that ghosts really do exist and there is life after death.

Richard’s new book “What is a ghost” is very controversial and deals with the realities of ghosts rather than the Scooby doo side of things and the blames the Church for many of the Ghost that are still around. A copy of this book has recently been sent to the Pope and the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Over that last few years I have been a presenter on a number of TV Programmes for Yesterday talking about Ghosts, History, Spy’s and Torture which im in the middle of filming a new series at the moment. I’m also working with Derek Acorah on a stage show called Psychic and Science which is touring England at the moment. The height of this year was working with Scariest Places at Derby Gaol which was great fun and you can see on episode on YouTube, great group of guys with a bright future ahead.

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The knowledge and expertise gath-ered by Richard over many years drew him to the attention of the TV and Radio media and he has appeared on many paranormal programmes.

9 years ago he became the Paranor-mal Historian on the world acclaimed TV programme Most Haunted. He has now completed nine pro-grammes, 6 in America and 20 live.

Richard currently worked with Michaela Strachan on Great British Ghosts and appeared in the Halloween special as well.

Haunting’s of Australia By Jan Murphy

Spirits of Uluru- Ayers Rock

The ancient site of Uluru- or Ayers Rock as we know it- is located in the southwestern corner of Australia’s Northern Territory. Geographically speaking, it is almost at the centre of Australia itself and is best accessed from the town of Alice Springs. What is Uluru? Well, basically it’s an enormous rock, huge infact, and jutts up about 350m from its stark, red surrounds. More interestingly, Ayers Rock extends even further than this amount below ground!

Uluru happens to be highly significant to the Anangu people and seems to be entwined in both their history and culture. Aboriginies consider this site extremely sacred and the local Pitjantjatjara tribe, who have lived here for literally thousands of years, believe Uluru came about during the much fabled ‘Dreamtime’ which dictates that Uluru was formed by ancestral beings. Rituals are still often held here in the caves around the base where ‘No Photography’ signs are posted out of respect. It is asked that should you visit Uluru, you must not attempt to climb it and you must take nothing away from the site as this may anger the spirit of the great rock and offend the aboriginal ancestors. However, unfortunately, this is not always heeded and it’s alleged that bad things will happen to those who disrespect or desicrate the site.

For those who are curious, there have been no real documented hauntings at Uluru however there are tales of curses associated with it. More than thirty-five people have fallen to their deaths while making the climb to the top, aircrafts have crashed near it and children have gone missing in the area, including the disappearance of baby Azaria Chamberlain in 1980 (who may have been murdered or taken by a dingo) and has been the subject of much debate in the news over the years.

hey wanted us to know.For those who choose to ignore the warnings of the local aboriginal people, the punishment can be harsh and its believed that since the 1970’s, at least one package a day (on average) arrives at the National Park Ranges offices, either containing rocks, sand, twigs, or photographs that had been taken by someone by tourists visiting the park. Notes that accompany the items usually contain an apology, but others have detailed more specific tragic events that have befallen the taker of the forbidden souvenir. Deaths and divorces, accidents, emotional turmoil, vehicle crashes, illness and injury are some of the reasons people have given for returning the rocks- now often nick-named, “Sorry Rocks”. A German family once returned a rock weighing 9kg, the postage paid would have been enormous but such was their desperation to return the rock and lift the mysterious ‘curse’ that had plagued their family since they took it. Another specimen weighing a huge 32kg was posted back from South Australia, as a similar run of bad luck seemed to have befallen the taker!

Mad Micks Mine Northern Territory

In the late 1920’s a bit of gold was discovered in the ranges close to Tennant Creek, it was a nice find but nothing major. But then, in 1932, a local indigenous man by the name of Frank Juppurla found quite a sizable amount of gold there, it was then that one of Australia’s last great gold rushes really began.

Within a few months word had spread of a gold discovery and the local population rapidly grew to about 600 people- all striving to make their claim in the local gold fields! In 1934 the Tennant Creek Hotel was built and three after that a bakery and restaurant. Also, around this time, a church was relocated to Tennant Creek, literally plank by plank from near-by Pine Creek and is still there to this day!! The gold rush lasted about ten years, after which most of the mines were closed down. There was still some gold to be found ‘in them there hills’ but the process of finding it was long, tough, and expensive, with not too many wanting to make the gamble on a venture that, all too often, did not actually pay back. There was only one mine that remained open, one capable of doing all its own crushing on site, and this was the Peko Wallsend Mine.

About thirty years later the Peko Wallsend Mining Company’ had taken over completely, and this is where our infamous ‘Mad Mick’ character enters the story. Mick was a miner employed here, he was described as Eastern European and his broken english was hard to follow but he was eager to work. One afternoon,

The Corroboree Rock Spiri Northern Territory

In 1959, the Reverend R.S. Blance took a photograph while visiting the Corroboree Rock near Alice Springs, Australia. Nothing unusual was noticed at the time, however, on development, the photograph revealed what appeared to be the apparition of a woman emerging from the bush. This famous photo has been analysed by several experts and critics in the field over the last 50 years but still defies explanation to this day. This type of photo might not be very difficult to fake with the aid of modern photo manipulation software but it would have been almost im-possible to fake back then in 1959. One might suggest it’s a double exposure, but Reverend Blance claimed that no other person was in the vicinity at the time he snapped the photo so what, or who, could it be? There is a local legend here that tells us this site was used by Aboriginal tribesmen for carrying out some rather gruesome ceremonies in the past.

They looked everywhere for Mad Mick over the course of a week but he was never found. His Four Wheel Drive was sat outside his shack, nothing was disturbed within and his disappearance is a complete mystery that is still talked about to this today.

Fossicking (prospecting for gold) is still a popular past time even today and gold is still found up at Tennant Creek and especially around the land near Mad Micks shack. However, a word of warning is issued to anyone travelling that way. Never enter the little abandoned home of Mad Mick...even if it looks like a storm is coming! It’s alleged that people who have attempted to take shelter there have had some very odd experiences. Strange wailing sounds, a dis-embodied voice which cannot be understood, and the clattering of metal tools have all been heard, accompanied with the intense feeling of a presence.

There are two theories about the haunting activitu in Mad Micks Shack: one suggests that Mad Mick disappeared into an abandoned mine shaft and got lost and starved to death, or had one of his own shafts cave in on him. Or two that Mad Mick found the missing man a little too close to his claim, murdered him and when the body was discovered years later he left town, and it is the dead mans ghost that now haunts the shack!

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Mick came across a large nugget of gold in the fields and subsequently took out a miners lease so he could work work on his own. Although many people knew where Mick was working, no one dared to approach him as Mick had a habit of firing off his gun as a warning to others to keep away from his patch. This, along with his fast paced broken English, earned him the name ‘Mad Mick’ with all the other miners.

It was in the 1980’s that a man mysteriously went missing out near Mad Micks claim but, although an extensive search was carried out for the man, no trace of him could be found. It was not until a couple of years later that his body was actually discovered by accident.

A short while later it was noted that Mick had not been heard firing his gun for quite some time, nor had he been to the local general store for supplies, as he always did. Mick had vanished too, after working his claim alone for ten years! Police were called and a search party gathered together.

Mediumship Exercise

By James Kemp

Using Dowsing Rods to Communicate with a Spirits on a

Ghost Hunt

Dowsing is an exercise I would highly recommend to try especially when you are first starting out ghost hunting or mediumship as it’s a great tool to start with speaking to spirits.

Dowsing is a way to channel a spiritual source and an easy understanding way to interpret a spirit message.

However when you first start using dowsing rods they may not move the first night you use them.

I have known many people have tried using them and it has taken a month before they start working for them.

How to use dowsing Rod’s and establishing what a yes or no

answer is?

Hold the rods firmly in each hand holding the small end loosely with the long end level pointing forward.

And ask The spirit to show you a yes answer to which they might cross, one might move or they may go outwards and on rare occasion is might not move for a yes answer.

Once you have your yes response point the rods down so it resets them and bring them back up and point them forwards again.

Now ask for a no answer which should be the opposite or different to your yes answer.

Once you have reset them again and you know what your yes and no answer is. You can ask some questions to determine who the spirit could be and why they are there.

Here is a set example of some of the things you can ask 1) Are you male?2) Are you female?3) Are you a child?4) Are you an adult?5) Was you born in the 1900s? 7) Did you work here in this building?8) Are you looking for anyone?9) Does your name begin with letter A? 10) Are you happy being here?

You can ask as many questions as you like but of course with questions 5 & 9 you might have to ask a number of different years or letters to find the answer but just remember to ask one at a time.

You can only ask closed questions however one open you can ask is where about are you standing in the room? Which many people do get bit scared of asking.

You may find the each different spirit you speak to and different places you go to your yes and no answer may be different.

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Guide to Tarot Cards

By Kate Bowman

Swords and Pentacles

Ace of SwordsUpright: Raw power, victory, break-throughs, mental clarity. Reversed: Confusion, chaos, lack of clarity.

Two of SwordsUpright: Indecision, choices, truce, stalemate, blocked emotions. Reversed: Indecision, confusion, information overload.

Three of SwordsUpright: Painful separation, sorrow heartbreak, grief, rejection. Reversed: Releasing pain, optimism, forgiveness.

Four of SwordsUpright: Contemplation, recuperation, passivity, relaxation, rest. Reversed: Restlessness, burn-out, lack of progress.

Five of SwordsUpright: Conflict, tension, loss, defeat, win at all costs, betrayal. Reversed: Open to change, past resentment.

Six of SwordsUpright: Regretful but necessary transition, rite of passage. Reversed: Cannot move on, carrying baggage.

Seven of SwordsUpright: Betrayal, deception, getting away with something, stealth. Reversed: Mental challenges, breaking free.

Eight of SwordsUpright: Isolation, self-imposed restriction, imprisonment. Reversed: Open to new perspectives, release.

Nine of SwordsUpright: Depression, nightmares, intense anxiety, despair. Reversed: Hopelessness, severe depression, torment.

Ten of SwordsUpright: Back-stabbed, defeat, crisis, betrayal, endings, loss.Reversed: Recovery, regeneration, fear of ruin, inevitable end.

Page of SwordsUpright: Talkative, curious, mentally restless, energetic. Reversed: All talk and no action, haste, undelivered promises.

Knight of Swords Upright: Opinionated, hasty, action-oriented, communicative. Reversed: Scattered thought, disregard for conse-quences.

Eight of PentaclesUpright: Apprenticeship, education, quality, engagement. Reversed: Perfectionism, lacking ambition or focus.

Nine of PentaclesUpright: Gratitude, luxury, self-sufficiency, culmination. Reversed: Over-investment in work, financial setbacks.

Ten of PentaclesUpright: Wealth, inheritance, family, establish-ment, retirement. Reversed: Financial failure, loneliness, loss.

Page of PentaclesUpright: Manifestation, financial opportunity, new job. Reversed: Lack of progress and planning, short-term focus.

Knight of Pentacles Upright: Efficiency, routine, conservatism, methodical. Reversed: Laziness, boredom, feeling ‘stuck’.

Queen of Pentacles Upright: Practical, homely, motherly, down-to-earth, security. Reversed: Imbalance in work/ family commit-ments.

King of Pentacles Upright: Security, control, power, discipline, abundance. Reversed: Authoritative, domineering, controlling.

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Queen of Swords Upright: Quick thinker, organised, perceptive, independent. Reversed: Overly-emotional, bitchy, cold-hearted. King of Swords Upright: Clear thinking, intellectual power, au-thority, truth. Reversed: Manipulative.

Ace of PentaclesUpright: Manifestation, new financial opportunity, prosperity. Reversed: Lost opportunity, lack of planning and foresight.

Two of PentaclesUpright: Balance, adaptability, time management, prioritisation. Reversed: Disorganisation, financial disarray.

Three of PentaclesUpright: Teamwork, initial fulfilment, collabora-tion, learningReversed: Lack of teamwork, disre-gard for skills

Four of PentaclesUpright: Control, stability, security, possession, conservatism. Reversed: Greed, materialism, self-protection.

Five of Pentacles Upright: Isolation, insecurity, worry, financial loss, poverty. Reversed: Recovery from financial loss, spiritual poverty.

Six of PentaclesUpright: Generosity, charity, giving, prosperity, sharing wealth. Reversed: Debt, selfishness, one-sided charity.

Seven of PentaclesUpright: Vision, perseverance, profit, reward, investment. Reversed: Lack of long-term vision, limited suc-cess or reward.

Magick for you to do at home. By Becky Head

Lughnasadh is celebrated on or around August 1st and is the first harvest where we celebrate the fruits of our labours and also preparing for the future.

So for this spell we are going to concentrate on being thankful for what we have earned and think about what we need to do next in order to progress further. We will be doing this using know magick. For this you will need:A length of string or cord that is ideally 9 feet long. (9 inches will also work) and if you can get it in a colour that represents your goals that will be an added bonus.

Spend some time in quiet contemplation. Sit with your eyes closed and concentrate on your breathing. See in your mind’s eye all the hard work and effort that you have put in to the things you have now. Be thankful to the Goddess for these.

Holding you cord, move your thoughts now to what you would like next in you life, the next step you need to take and the things you need to make this happen.

See clearly in your mind the image of you with these things you want already in place, focus on that image, concentrate with all your intent and send that energy into you cord. When you feel that you have connected with your cord and are ready, you may begin the magick.

Take one end of your cord and tie a small knot in it. Keep your thoughts focussed on your wants and needs as you do this and say; “By knot of one, my spell has begun”

Staying focussed on your thoughts, move to the other end of your cord and tie a small

knot there while saying; “By knot of two, this spell will come

true”

Now take the centre of your cord, still seeing your thoughts clearly in your mind, tie

a small knot in it saying; “By knot of three, so mote it be”

Now it gets a little more complicated.Remaining focussed on your intentions tie a

knot in between the 1st knot you tied and the 3rd knot you tied, saying;

“By knot of four, this power I store”

The next knot is to be tied between knots 3 and 2 continuing to concentrate on your de-

sires and while saying; “By knot of five, my spell is alive”

Once you get the grasp of the pattern it becomes much easier. Tie the next knot

between knots 1 and 4 saying; “By knot of six, this spell I fix”

Now tie a small knot between the 4th knot and the 3rd knot saying;

“By knot of seven, betwixt earth and heaven”

Keep your thoughts focussed and now tie a knot between your 3rd and 5th knot saying;

“By knot of eight, it will be fate”

Next you need to tie a knot between knots 5 and 2 saying; “By knot of nine, what’s done is mine”

Then holding your cord tight, concentrating again on your image and your intentions, complete the spell by saying; “As I so will it, mote it be done”

Once you have completed this spell you can put your cord in a safe place, maybe under your pillow, or you can carry it around with you as a daily talisman.

Here is a visual guide to the order of the knots to help make it easier.

1~~~6~~~4~~~7~~~3~~~8~~~5~~~9~~~2

And also the words you need to say all together.

“By knot of one my spell has begun,by knot of two, this spell will come true,by knot of three, so mote it be,by knot of four, this power I store,by knot of five, my spell is alive,by knot of six, this spell I fix,by knot of seven, betwixt earth and heavenby knot of eight, it will be fate,by knot of nine, what’s done is mine”

“As I so will it, mote it be done.”

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Guide to Mediumship

By Justin Pearce

Starting out.

Walking into a darkened room. Being welcomed by a lady with a long flowing dress and beads in her hair. There are shelves in a corner of the room with crystals and tarot cards for sale.

The whole room smells of incense sticks burning. It’s my first night of a ten week course in psychic development. How I got to this point in my life is still a mystery.

There were lots of reasons to be here as fate had decided that I need to learn to bring forward my psychic ability, but sitting on an uncomfortable chair listening to whale music on a bad sound system and humming to a mantra I did wonder what I was thinking by being there and surely there was something better on tv that night?

That was 12 years ago and many adventures later I am sitting here writing for this website column.

But how do you realise that this was what you were meant to do? That initial feeling.

The interest in anything paranormal. The stomach problems, the high pitched noises in your ears and inner ear problems. You just know who is on the phone because you thought about them a few moments ago.

You may think about a person you haven’t seen in a long time and then you end up meeting them a few days later. Try a few tests on your ability.

Next time you pull up to a junction, if there isn’t any impatient driver behind you, why don’t you try to guess what will pass you next? What colour car, or maybe a bicycle? Test yourself daily.

Now many of you are just starting out and already realise that you have ability. You may be somewhere at the beginning of a course already, or in the middle of one, or standing up on the platform doing your first tentative steps to making connections.

You are nervous, excited and probably reading every book on the subject. Maybe you are one of the really excited ones who are stopping people in Sainsburys telling them that Grandma has passed and says hello! Wherever you are in your psychic development please enjoy these first steps, as these are the moments when you are most alert.

Maybe you think you have the abil-ity and you’re not sure where to go from here. would always suggest you first find a decent school.

Find a reputable one through your local holistic shop, or through word of mouth, or from other mediums.

Be careful, though, because a lot of the lessons they teach you can feel ridiculous. The school I attended made me stand in a dark room breathing gold smoke while skiing on the spot! (Trying not to laugh was very difficult.) Remember - if you do have this ability then it will come naturally to you, and you really don’t need most of the lessons people teach you, so enjoy your development and, above all, make sure you remind yourself that you have been bestowed with this gift to help people - and that it can help you with self-healing too. I wish you success on your spiritual path.

Love and LightJustin Pearce

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TWILIGHT PASSAGES PARANORMALby Sandy Foley

Hello out there. We are Twilight Passages.

Just a small team of paranormal investigators in the New York, New Jersey area, using basic tools of the trade, with a mission to find and uncover unusual activities. Adding a little spice in the mix, once a month we bring along a special guest/artist from the music, art, fash-ion, and entertainment industry who share their per-sonal experiences as they join us in one of our investigations.

Now, 1 year since its founding, we’re very excited to announce that we’ve been asked by New York based production company Twisted Media to join their up and coming reality show/pilot. Filming is to begin possibly as early as this June!

Our team consists of myself, Sandra Foley -Founder/Lead Investigator, Barbara Lynch -Senior Lead Investigator, Mary Foley -Paranormal Investigator/Digital Camera Tech, Jennifer Lynch -Paranormal Investigator/EVP Tech, Jason Nappi -Para-normal Investigator/Head of Tech and Filming and new to the group, editors John Chludzinski and Micheal Castronova.

Although Twilight Passages started in 2014, we’ve been investigating for over 10 years. It was just a matter of time before we decided to start filming our investigations and start our web-series.

Barbara and I have been friends for over ten years, and our children grew up together. She’s been investigating for as long as I’ve known her, and possesses clairvoyant feelings when she enters buildings or areas of activity.

We would do our little ghost hunts, and as the kids got older we brought them along. Mary, my daughter, has been certified by a Past Certification program and has been involved in another paranormal group. Jennifer, Barbara’s daughter, has experience with various tech tools such as EMF detectors and EVP recorders.

And finally, there’s Jason. I started working with this extraordinary Filmographer in other projects actually. Having a great interest and experience with the paranormal, we decided to start a webseries. With his degree in film and photography, and possessing clairvoyance in the paranormal, it just all came together.

Founder Sandra foley

mary foley with guest Sandy Fusco catches an evp at Our House Restaurant

Twilight Passages Paranormal Team at Our House Restaurant. Allie Cullen, Jason Nappi, Sandy Fusco, Mary Foley, writer Cal Schwartz, Jennifer Lynch and Barbara Lynch

Filmographer Jason Nappi seen with de-fined Orb in attic at

The ShoreHouse Restaurant.

I myself started believing around the age of 13, but it’s been in the family for many years. I grew up where the paranormal was very familiar. My mother and grandmother were clairvoyant, and both experienced premoni-tions in their dreams. So, to hear about any-thing mystical is not unusual for me. I had my first personal experience at 18 years old while living with my sister in Spotswood, NJ.

My sister and nephew were away at the time and I was resting in the downstairs bedroom with a stomach virus. All of a sudden I woke up in a frozen state. Hovering above me was an old man wearing brown pants and a red flannel shirt! Despite the shock, I had a feel-ing of peace, somehow knowing he was only checking in on me. After a few seconds he just faded away. I told my sister about what happened, but she wasn’t surprised. Apparently she had also seen him. When she bought the house, an elderly man had shot himself in the attic, and she believes this was him.

Fast forward to know, Twilight Passages conducts research on several venues such as restaurants, old buildings, and even private homes if available. We would ask the owners if they’d let us come in to investigate and see if we can find any evidence for them. We also get cases from people to see if whatever activ-ity is going on in their property is real or just a creaky old building. Although we’ve known each other and have done investigations for some time now, we just use the basic tools of the trade. With video cameras, EVP record-ers, EMF detectors, and just recently we add-ed Infrared cameras, we set up our equipment inside every room to pick up anomalies and EVPs.

Our first and most interesting investigation our team encountered was at the ‘Our House’ restaurant in Farmingdale, NJ.

Having picked up several EVPs and haunting footages, it was a very successful investigation! Built in the 1700’s by George Mariner, it has a history of many hauntings, especially that of the so called Lady in Black. She’s been seen many times by the previous owners as well as those who work there. One of the owners of the restaurant, who purchased it several years ago, actually documented the Lady in Black as she appeared in nearby windows and mirrors.

As we started our set up and investigations, our team encountered several strange EVPs in the upstairs bedroom that was being used for stor-age. That very door of the room even slammed on Mary. Our guest investigator, Allie Cullen, felt a strange touch along her back. The Our House Restaurant is a wonderful haunted ven-ue and its history beholds many great stories.

Well, that’s our story. To know more about us and follow our investigations, you can catch us on www.twilightpassages.com and our youtube page. We’re also on Facebook and Twitter. Come check us out!

Story written by Achilles Solomos

Psychic Fair and open day at Portsmouth Fort Widley

22nd August 2015 Supernatural Tours hosts a Psychic Fair at Portsmouth’s Fort Widley. The event will run between 10am-4pm and include:

A range of stalls, The Supernatural Cafe, Family Activities. FREE Ghost Walks of the tunnels Taking place at 10.30am, 11.30am, 12.30pm, 1.30pm, 2.30pm and 3.30pm. The walks are interactive and our tour guides will share the Forts many ghostly stories with you. Prepare to be scared!

The Ghost Walks are extremely popular and we recommend arriving early to book your spaces. We are unable to book spaces until the day itself.

Mediumship shows we have two Mediumship shows taking place during the day at 12 pm and 3pm with Justin Pearce and Jenny Docherty. Tickets just £4 per person and will be available soon.

If you would like a stall for the event please contact the events team at events@supernatural-tours.co.uk, tables will be provided, free entry for the public, free car parking and stall prices start from £30.00.

www.supernaturaltours.co.uk

Psychic Fair and open day at Portsmouth Fort Widley

22nd August 2015 Supernatural Tours hosts a Psychic Fair at Portsmouth’s Fort Widley. The event will run between 10am-4pm and include:

A range of stalls, The Supernatural Cafe, Family Activities. FREE Ghost Walks of the tunnels Taking place at 10.30am, 11.30am, 12.30pm, 1.30pm, 2.30pm and 3.30pm. The walks are interactive and our tour guides will share the Forts many ghostly stories with you. Prepare to be scared!

The Ghost Walks are extremely popular and we recommend arriving early to book your spaces. We are unable to book spaces until the day itself.

Mediumship shows we have two Mediumship shows taking place during the day at 12 pm and 3pm with Justin Pearce and Jenny Docherty. Tickets just £4 per person and will be available soon.

If you would like a stall for the event please contact the events team at events@supernatural-tours.co.uk, tables will be provided, free entry for the public, free car parking and stall prices start from £30.00.

www.supernaturaltours.co.uk

Scariest Places: Episode 4.3.2Return of the

Dead GuyGreetings and Salutations, it is I Merrick

Alora, the one and only.

I say the one and only, there was another Merrick Alora, who sadly died back in 1947 so we should be safe in the knowledge that, at this present time, there is only one that I know of. If there were another, that would make us the two and only and that would be a silly claim to make!

We left our story, at an awkward part that was difficult to tell, its probably best to just skip a bit for now and that would be Boss. You see, this is a story about how my life got flipped-turned upside down and I’d like to take a while to get you to feel how I became the medium of a suburb called Anfield.

We left off, as I realised that it would take a mountain climb to reclaim the heart of Karen (I’m starting to realise why some men are celibate) and also that Peter was back.‘Where the hell have you been for the past few weeks?’‘Who? Me?’‘Yes Peter, You, who else?’

I started walking home, the life glow of the evening extinguished like a moth in a flame, a flame that had ignited anger and resentment but also an odd sense of relief that the Peter thing hadn’t been all in my mind,

well it had been all in my mind but you know what I mean.

‘Well Merrick .....’‘You just left’‘Well Merrick .....’‘Without a word’‘Well Merrick .....’‘I felt stupid’

‘I’m sorry Merrick, it didn’t go to plan, it takes a lot of energy to communicate with the living so I hadto recharge and to do that I had to go back into the quintessence.’‘Quinwhatence? And what’s five got to do with it?’ ‘Its sometimes referred to as the Aether, which is the fifth classical element.’‘Classical? Music as well?’

‘No, not music as well, but since you mention it, when I’m not around you, I can be found in a greatbar called Cloud 9. Every Thursday night myself and my a cappella band, The Pulsing Deadbeats, play there.

We, are known as the fifth classical element.’‘You’re an acopella band that plays classical music?’ ‘Don’t be silly Merrick. We don’t play classical music, it’s just a nickname we have been given by the locals. I am one of the most famous Zubraphone players in the Aether though. But that’s a story for another day.

‘Ether? Whats the internet got to do with this?‘Only to look it up in Wikipedia Merrick and regardless of what the Michelson-Morley experiment might say, not that I’ve ever known Wikipedia to be completely correct about any-thing but that’s what you get when you let simpletons edit online encyclopaedia’s. I have returned but not empty handed, we are……

‘That still doesn’t explain, where you have been, or why you left, and why the hell did you return just before I got to second base!‘Now now Merrick we both know you were not going to get to second base… or third for that matter!’ ‘Thanks for the vote of confi-dance. Not Boss!’ ‘I had to go Merrick, into........ in your case let’s call it ghost space! I didn’t think I would have to but after I realised that there was a ring missing from the back of the book I had to make a quick disappearing act.

I was low on spiritual energy which if I hadn’t recharged, I would have burnt out into a thousand pieces!’

‘Really?’ ‘No not really Merrick I’m clearly mak-ing this up for the readers benefit, which whilst I have your attention, my autobiography entitled “Living with an idiot” will be out for Christmas! And refers to you extensively!’ ‘Aww, thank you Peter that is Super Boss!’‘Indeed Merrick, indeed. Let me explain the Third ring. With three rings we can control the exchange of energies between us. From you, I get physical energies which allow me to stay in this plane longer and from me, you get psychic energies, which allow you to communicate with those who exist as spirits. It’s something I would not do without asking your permission and can be quitedangerous if done incorrectly. It’s a principle some of us have adopted, a rule if you like but as in life, so in death, some spirits are selfish and cruel or just plain ignorant and will tap energies regardless (be careful out there!)’

‘Wow! That sounds better than an xbox 360. When can we start and do all the cool stuff ’

‘God’s save me from the corporeal! Didn’t I just say it was dangerous Merrick? You are going to have to be patient and allow me to train you before we get involved in the ‘Cool Stuff ’ as you call it. Anyway, we have a lot to be getting on with! First though, will you be honest with me and tell the truth and nothing but the truth?’ ‘Yes Peter’ ‘Your sure I can ask you and you will be nothing but 100% honest with me?’ ‘Sure, you’ve got it.’ ‘Did you bin all your tracksuits?‘You were with me when I did!’ ‘Yes Merrick but I know what you are like. I wouldn’t be surprised if you had a backup suit in a special glass case, with the words, Break Glass in Emergency, printed on it and a little silver hammer attached.’

‘I went into town, and tried on all sorts of suits, I even tried on a few from the charity shops that once belonged to dead guy’s!’ ‘Yes, I heard all about that and received some complaints! One suggests you should stop wearing Hugo Boss, because, in your own words it’s Not Boss!

If this is going to work Merrick, you need to change who you interact with and how you interact with them. Maybe more mature and intelligent people or indeed anybody who can string a sentence together without using expletives every few words. I think I know the place the start! Comb your hair Merrick, we are about to venture into a new world.’‘Will there be ice-cream?’

‘No Merrick, there will not. There will however, be a new way of thinking and that my friend is farmore exciting than ice-cream.‘You clearly haven’t tried a Solero then.’

Until Next time!Much LoveMerrick

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A Message from the mother of Scariest Places,

Annette Pielding

One thing with the Scariest Places Team is that we insist on having fun in whatever we do. Life is too short sowe make sure we enjoy everything we do.

Easter is in fact an excuse to have a party!Last year’s Easter party resulted in Carl and Spaceman sitting with their feet in the pond singing the theme from the ‘Adam’s Family’! I hoped this year my fish would be spared the trauma of a repeat performance.

So finding an offer in the local Supermarket for multi buying Easter Eggs I decided there had to be an egg hunt obviously; and with a certain amount of alcohol thrown in it should be fun.

Knowing how Carl ALWAYS cheats at games I waited until he was out and then hid all the eggs.

The rest of the team arrived and Simon insisted we kicked off the evening with a game of charades. If you have watched the episodes then you will know all about Simon’s strong Irish accent, well his spelling is unique too and trying to guess his clues is practically impossible. However, you have to humour him, Bless!

As the evening progressed and food and alcohol were consumed in less than equal meas-ures, Carl remembered the eggs I’d hidden. Simon instantly jumped up and exclaimed,

“Holy Feck! I’m finding those eggs!” And promptly starts attacking all my cupboards.Merrick was next, shouting out loud. “Peter get searching!”

The rest needed no prompting and soon I had an empty lounge but the house resounded to the stampede of overgrown boys searching for choc-olate eggs.

I dare not disclose any more details because I have been sworn into silence never to retell the end of this night’s events.

All I will say is try and imagine what a Medium would be like who has too much alcohol and on a huge sugar rush.

I thought Carl was the biggest cheat I knew, but a Medium using his skills to find out wherethe Easter Eggs where hidden!

Well I’ll leave you to imagine what the rest of the evening was like......

All my Love,Annette Pielding

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Comfort From Beyond to Grieving Pet Parents

By Rob GutroThe loss of a pet is like the loss of a child to pet parents. The love we share with our pets never dies, and there’s proof that our pets do communi-cate with us from the other side, just as people do who pass.

Pet parents like me think about and mourn the loss of their pets often. I think about my late dogs Buzz and Sprite every day, just as people mourn the passing of their human children. Why? Because, we taught them how to go to the bathroom, bathed them, groomed them, took them to (obedience) school and was excited at their graduation, watch them interact with others, take them to the doctor when they’re sick, play with them, teach them, make friends, learn, love etc. They share with us love, anger, fear, and excitement just like human children do. Event Dr. Stanley Coren tested dogs and proved many have the intelligence of a 3-4 year old child. Dogs know when we’re disappointed in them if they tear something up - and we come home, find out and they cringe. They know when we’re sick and stay by our side, like human kids do. The only difference to me is that our pets don’t do have careers, fall in love, move out and take care of us when we’re old. What’s more, and more is that we often have to make the decision to put our “pet child” to final rest, something human parents don’t really contend with unless in certain tragic circumstances and that is the hardest part of unconditional love. My dogs are my children. I am responsible for feeding, caring, loving them and keeping them healthy, just as humans are with human children.

Anyone that has had dogs, cats, horses and some birds know they understand words and body language.

They have the intelligence and ability to send signs to the living after they pass. Learn about the different levels of intelligence that a pet develops and how they are used to communicate signs to the living after the pet passes away.

I’m a dog owner, dog rescue volunteer, medium/paranormal investigator for Inspired Ghost Tracking of Md. and scientist. I wrote my new book “Pets and the Afterlife” to bring comfort to people (like me) who lost a pet. I’m a dog dad who lost two of my own beloved dogs and both have communicated with me, just as everyone’s pets are trying to get messages to their parents. The book provides a lot of different ways that pets can send us messages.

As a scientist I’ve always tried to prove messages. So, I’ve included amazing new scientific studies that prove our pets have emotions and personalities. There’s also science behind why living pets can sense entities.

Do you ever see your dog or cat staring at an empty corner of the room? It may very well be because your Aunt Betty’s spirit has come to visit, or there may be a ghostly cat that never crossed over from the previous owner. Because pets have the ability to sense Earth-bound ghosts or spirits (who have crossed into the light) dogs are especially good on paranormal investigations, and I took my Weimaraner on one and she helped solve a mysterious canine mystery.

Did you know that when it’s our time to go, that our dog or cat will be waiting for us? It happened to my mom and my dad when they passed. If you’re like me, you have your dog or cats ashes at home and they help keep your pet with you from time to time. One of the boxes of ashes is my late puppy Buzz, who turned out to be the world’s best canine communicator. His story, a story of our late dog Sprite’s butterfly message and stories from many others of how their pets gave messages from beyond are included.

Three of the chapters are written by well-known mediums whose own dogs returned and communicated with them to assure them they were at peace. The book features medium Barb Mallon, Ruthie Larkin the Beantown Medium and Troy Cline.

A fellow dog rescue volunteer also provided an amazing story of how a ghost dog rescued her!

I wrote the book to help others find hope, peace and comfort that our pets are still around, and that the love that binds lives forever.

*****The author maintains a weekly blog, Facebook and Twitter pages, where he posts about para-normal topics, and where people can share their stories or find other resources on the paranormal. The books, “Lessons Learned from Talking to the Dead,” and “Ghosts and Spirits: Insights from a Medium,” are available in paperback and E-book, on Amazon.com and other outlets at: http://ti-nyurl.com/mqgamq2. Published by CreateSpace, Inc.

For the author’s blog and upcoming appearances, visit: ghostsandspiritsinsights.blogspot.com/

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