Spiritualism and the Paranormal

I’ve documented the experiences that my cousins and I had during that fateful summer with the Ouija board in a few posts beginning with Say "No" to Ouija , Part 2 , Part 3 , Part 4 and Epilogue . In this episode from SyFy’s series “ Paranormal Witness ” three young girls convince their parents to buy them a new game, an Ouija board. Paranormal Witness, Season 5, Episode 3: From H.E.L.L. One of the girls is bullied at school and turns to the board to cope. When she uses it alone, the planchette moves on its own. She asks for help when dealing with a bully to find out the next day that the other girl can no longer attend her school. Delighted, she uses the board alone again. The planchette (the heart-shaped pointer) moves on its own and lets her know that she has a friend. Talking to the board after school becomes routine. Soon odd goings-on begin to happen… One sister felt someone grabbing her; one sister hears indistinct chanting; and her father starts to change. Her fam

  Watch season 5 of “Paranormal Witness” here . In the season’s first episode, follow the footsteps of Harper Lee, author of To Kill A Mockingbird , as she researches for a book she never publishes… Technorati Tags: Paranormal Witness , Haunting , Harper Lee , Voodoo , Alabama , Ghost

I drove home that early morning going over the events that had taken place within the past hour (“ The Uninvited Passenger ”). I mentally reviewed Tina's story – her ability, her history with her mother, the strong scent of perfume, the hairs standing on end at the back of my neck. I no longer felt scared, but I had a sense of validation that these phenomena existed. The further I got from Tina's, the more curious I became of her abilities. I wanted to know more. Over next few days, Tina and I talked about her ability to see spirits and about the spirit that followed her that night in great detail. Tina had tried to ignore the spirit one day, she said, and in retaliation, the spirit unleashed the most foul stench that lingered for days. It was the smell of death, of decomposition, of putrefaction. It was so bad that it didn't escape the noses of the people whom she lived with. They searched the house for any small animals that might have snuck into the house and had die