If Angels DO Exist...

If angels exist in a carnal sense (meaning they have skin and bones), then an angel-human union seems feasible.

The morning Roland Billings dropped my class, and subsequently disappeared without a trace from campus, I found a note in my faculty mailbox.  The note simply said:

"Halflings…    angels."

Halflings. 


I cannot get the term out of my head.  


While I’m moderately aware of the term from J. R. R. Tolkien’s literature, wherein he used the term to describe hobbits – it’s used as a functional term to define any creature that is half one species and half another – it still sparked something in my mind.  Could this be the beginning of an entirely new type of classification for paranormal entities?  A hybrid of two schools of thinking, two schools seemingly in contradiction to one another: the school of paranormal activity, and the school of divinity.

What was Roland trying to tell me?  Has he found evidence of a hybrid creature?

Is it possible that Halflings are the union: the union between man and angel; humanity and the divine?  


This may seem farfetched, but it’s just a theory, a possible theory, and any theory in this line of work is worth investigating.

What (or who) is in the Tunnels?

All right, let’s get down to brass tacks here – let’s rule out what this potential tunnel-dwelling entity is not:

1.      It’s not a cryptid.  Through my research, and a description from Roland, this entity takes the shape of a human being – or something resembling a human being.  Even if the entity is not human, and only taking the shape of a human (or hijacking the physical form of a human), it would still not be considered a cryptid, as a cryptid is the same in both substance and form.

2.      It may very well be an alien, I cannot rule that out; however the history of alien sightings and happenings suggests they originate far above the land, and not beneath it.

3.      This leaves it as a prime candidate for a “spirit.”

With these points in mind, specifically number three, I don’t think it’s as simple as all this…I think it’s much more complex than I, or anyone else, expected...

Polaroid Cameras for Sale

Although this is my first attempt at internet blogging, I’m indeed hip to various other dimensions of the world wide web.  One particular dimension I’m extremely familiar with is “ebay.” 

Here are some links to some wonderful Polaroid cameras that are ideal for retrofitting as you begin your own attempts at capturing paranormal evidence:

• Polaroid One Step SX-70; Price: $39.95

• Vintage Polaroid SX70; Price: $9.00

• Polaroid OneStep Closeup Camera 600; Price: $19.99

And this is where you can buy the correct film, from The Impossible Project: http://the-impossible-project.com/


Happy hunting!

Tricks of the Paranormal Photography Trade (Part 1)

The following is an effort to parlay my own investigations into “spiritual” paranormal phenomenon into practical information on capturing “evidence” --

I was once an amateur photographer with a passion to go pro; but in fear of being pigeonholed into shooting weddings the rest of my life, I gave it up.  Well, sort of.  I decided to employ my knowledge of photography into my profession of studying the paranormal.  I found that the hobby was a perfect match to the profession (though some of you will probably argue as to which one’s the hobby and which one’s the profession – for me, there is no debate).

My preferred method of capturing paranormal evidence is to rig an HD video camera to my Polaroid camera.

Earlier in my life, I might have hesitated to reveal this information, as perhaps a Michelin Star chef might hesitate to reveal the secret ingredient to his most famous recipe.  But as I’ve gotten older, the urge to leave a part of my mind “behind,” as they say, has become an important stimulus to me.  And what better venue than the blogosphere to throw my proverbial “caution to the wind”?  


Furthermore, in revealing such information, I can’t help but acknowledge the possibility of conspiracy.  Perhaps the notion of conspiracy is more sincere of a motivation for my hesitation than anything else.  I can’t tell you how many of my connections to various organizations, like The Department of Defense, The Congressional Subcommittee on Paranormal Phenomenon, interagencies that examined UFO sightings within the Washington D.C.’s Federal Bureau of Investigation, have been erased from virtual existence.  It appears as though I never worked for them.  The government’s penchant for secrecy is overwhelming and far-reaching.  


I do not think it’s such a stretch to suggest the possibility of an insidious link between the collapse of the Polaroid Company, and other film manufacturers, and the rise of digital cameras, as a way for the government to protect the paranormal, to safeguard the mysteries that they’d like the masses to not pry into.  If paranormal phenomenon is only captured digitally, it’s easy to debunk: “Oh, it’s Photoshop;” “Oh, it’s a pixel;” “Oh, it’s digital noise, static, feedback, etc.”  However, with film, what’s on the negative is on the negative, it can’t be ignored or altered via a computer – it’s much harder to debunk.  It’s hard evidence.

Exposing and developing film is a chemical process – it is an organic process – just as the spiritual process of the paranormal is.

A Ghost, an Exorcism, and the spirit world. Are they real?

I’ve spent most of my career focusing on category 1, Spirits (AKA “ghosts”), notwithstanding various paid freelance jobs with a government I cannot identify, per the guidelines of my contracts, on which I focused on category 2 (extraterrestrial life).

In my experience, the idea of the existence of ghosts seems to be the most publicly acceptable.  This may seem contrary to logic, as this category of the paranormal specifically deals with entities from another existence, another dimension if you will; whereas “alien life forms” and “cryptids” are purported to exist within our own realm, be it on another planet or not.  This may stem from the idea of the “soul” and a person’s intrinsic desire to be in touch with spirits (whether the spirits of those friends and family members who’ve passed on, or the spirits of strangers) outside of our own.  Demonic possession is a “happening” that has been, and continues to be, accepted by those inside and out of various religious communities.  Exorcisms continue to be practiced, just as they once had been when they were first practiced by the Jesuits at the College of The Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts.  To this day, this small liberal arts college is rumored to keep a light on 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, in an upper floor room in their main academic building that was used to conduct exorcisms in the late 19^th Century.  This does pique the students’ interest there, as it remains unexplained as to why the light remains on, and it does seem like a ridiculous waste of electricity.

Although my students, and others their age, may find it boring by today’s standards, I still maintain that THE EXORCIST is the scariest movie ever made; and judging by the unending explorations of this “dark art” by Hollywood, it’s still relevant.

This widespread embrace of the spiritual world may be a result of another intrinsic desire to not only comprehend what happens to “us” after we die, but to determine whether or not there is life, or a form of life, after death...