Berlitz, Charles
Charles Berlitz (1914–2003) wrote extensively about anomalous phenomena—that is, observable occurences that scientists cannot explain. In his writing, Berlitz often came up with plausible explanations…
Author: Lux Ferre
Automatic Writing, Art, and Music
Automatic writing, art, and music are creations produced when a person appears to be in a trance and later claims to have had no awareness…
Aura
An aura is an energy field or life force that supposedly surrounds every living thing and natural object, including rocks. People who believe in auras…
Frogs and Toads
In nineteenth-century England, one of the most prominent controversies related to paranormal phenomena was over whether it was possible for frogs and toads to become…
Mysterious Beasts
In most cases, when someone sights a mysterious beast, upon closer examination it turns out to be an ordinary animal that was mistaken for something…
Giant Birds
Some people have reported sighting strange, giant birds in various parts of the world. In some cases, these creatures are described in ways similar to…
Brown Mountain Lights
Beginning at least as early as September 1913, when newspapers first reported the phenomenon, people in the town of Brown Mountain, North Carolina, have been…
Blackmore, Susan
Susan Blackmore is a British writer, lecturer, and broadcaster who is best known for her work on consciousness, memetics, and anomalous experiences. She was born…
Bullard, Thomas E.
Folklorist Thomas E. Bullard is best known for his scholarship on the place of UFO reports in popular culture. In particular, he contends that stories…
Browne, Sylvia
Sylvia Browne (1936–2013 ) was one of the best-known psychics in America, Sylvia Browne (originally Sylvia Celeste Shoemaker) has appeared on numerous television programs and…
