Helen Plum Library

Explores the issues surrounding paranormal phenomena by placing opinions from a wide range of sources in a pro/con format. Features articles that express various perspectives on this topic.

"In a world where rational, scientific explanations are more available than ever, belief in the unprovable and irrational--in fringe--is on the rise: from Atlantis to aliens, from Flat Earth to the Loch Ness monster, the list goes on. It seems the more our maps of the known world get filled in, the more we crave mysterious locations full of strange creatures. Enter Colin Dickey, Cultural Historian and Tour Guide of the Weird. With the same curiosity...

"In 'Why Are We Here', Reflections on Life from a Spiritual Medium, Daniel John covers answers to some of the most commonly asked questions we ask as human beings. Daniel is a certified spiritual medium with a unique perspective to share. Being raised Catholic and becoming a 'saved' Christian in high school, Daniel didn't know what to think when he had a spirit "come to him" at a restaurant one evening. It took plenty of research, faith, trust and...

"These experiences of sensing a Presence when no one else is there have been given many names--the Third Man, guardian angels, shadow figures, "social" hallucinations--and they have inspired, unsettled, and confounded in equal measure. While the contexts in which they occur are diverse, they are united by a distinct and uncanny feeling of visitation by another. But what does this feeling mean, and where does it come from? When and why do presences...

Everyone loves a real-life ghost story! Ellis takes you on a journey into the supernatural world of haunted sites, restless souls, and messages from beyond the grave. She shows you the most up-to-date technology, as well as the supernatural phenomena themselves, and shows you how today's investigators use the tools of modern science to study a wide range of paranormal activity

Imagine having the power to tune in to the very laws in the universe that govern your physical experience as a spiritual being. This book takes you through a powerful journey into what each law means so that you can learn how to partner with it in your day-to-day life

Following a ghost invasion of Manhattan, paranormal enthusiasts Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates, nuclear engineer Jillian Holtzmann, and subway worker Patty Tolan band together to stop the otherworldly threat

{28}Cosmic Flow is a practical and entrancing workbook that connects you with the natural cycles and energies of the moon, and helps you manifest your dreams and intentions. It covers simple science, meditations, and well-being rituals while you explore, log, and track your monthly hopes and intentions

Presents the views of both believers and skeptics while providing information related to such paranormal phenomena as UFOs, alien abductions, mysterious beasts, haunted houses, ESP, near-death and out-of-body experiences, spiritual healing, stigmata, and spontaneous human combustion.

A fleeting figure dressed in a white party dress roams the streets of southwest Chicago. A long-dead Iowa college student treads the staircase in an old building. A ghostly, plaid-shirted workman plays peek-a-boo with a ticket seller in a Minnesota theater. A phantom wolf prowls Ohio's Jackson and Pike Counties. For decades, journalist Michael Norman has been tracking down spine-tingling tales that seem to arise from authentic incidents in Illinois,...