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Ghost Hunting Season

Like other types of hunters, paranormal investigators seem to have their own "season." I know what you're thinking: October, right?  We've all been told that the veil between the living and the dead thins a little bit every day until Halloween night when it comes down for 24 hours.  Sounds amazing, right?  I always thought so.  I remember growing up thinking that ghosts were just sitting on the other side of the veil, waiting to be released into the mortal world. Clawing and scraping against the invisible barrier until the clock struck midnight on Halloween.  That doesn't make much sense, though.  Do they respect time zones?  Are East coast ghosts released first?  How does that work?  As I've gotten older and spent more time investigating, I've started questioning that idea. In my own experience, I haven't noticed paranormal activity increasing around Halloween. To be honest, I've not gotten a single EVP or paranormal photograph ever on Hallo...

The Age of Paranormal Blindness

As time passes by, and technology absorbs every spare moment, I've noticed something slightly alarming. Kids don't seem to believe in ghosts anymore.  They simply don't see them.  They don't allow their minds to rest enough to see those things peeking at them from the dark. Phones and tablets consume every ounce of visual energy, and aside from a poltergeist knocking a device out of their hands, they refuse to see beyond them.  I've always believed that you can't fully experience the paranormal until you accept that there's more to this world than what you can see and touch. Some non-believers have moments of poltergeist activity, but never a lasting relationship with the beyond.  Of course, not everyone wants a relationship with paranormal beings, and I can't blame them for that. It's not for everyone. I worry, though, that this age of digital domination has led to an age of paranormal blindness.  Paranormal blindness is the inability or unwillingne...