Mysteries
GENERAL MYSTERIES
Many mysteries, such as Atlantis, UFOs or the Loch Ness Monster cause ridicule if you dare to ‘believe’ in them. This is counter-productive, and placed on society by a scientific methodology. It is also hypocritical, because science is supposed to be the study of phenomena. It is not supposed to dictate what is, and is not, a phenomenon. Nature does that. This said, we need not automatically accept classic explanations for such mysteries. I am in search of the centre ground, attempting to find answers in rational ways, rather than believing or being in denial.
THE PARANORMAL
Most mysteries can be traced back to a form of paranormality. As for the paranormal, I accept that phenomena exists, but feel answers can come from an extension of existing knowledge. In this way, I research phenomena by taking what I call ‘a small step into the dark,’ rather than sprinting off towards automatic belief in the supernatural. I’m convinced that a wider psycho-sociology can answer most cases of the paranormal, and most of the other mysteries highlighted above.
Anthony North
Scroll down for my A-Z of Mystery. If it’s blue, it’s on-line. If not, it’s coming.
Abominable Snowman - The Yeti shares the stage with ‘Nessie’ in Incredible Creatures.
Afterlife – A discussion of survival of death, ending with the tantalising possibility that the questions science ignores could provide an answer.
Alien Abduction - See my UFO-tastic for overview of all things alien.
Altered States
… see also … Changing Minds
Anastasia
Ancient Technology
Ark of the Covenant
Arthur, King
Astrology – Millions believe in it. Could we really be guided by the stars, or is there another answer, based in our suggestability?
Atlantis – Chapter One of Lost Civilisation.
… see also … Plato’s Atlantis … Atlantis – Theory and Fantasy … Atlantis On Our Minds
Bermuda Triangle - Is the Bermuda Triangle dead in the water, or can it be seen as the most important element of a new science of disaster?
Bible Code
Cannibalism
Christian Mystics
Coincidence
Cryptomnesia
Curse
Devil
Dowsing
Earth Mysteries - Earth mysteries is an enigmatic area of research. Little evidence has been found to prove effects from sacred sites. Could this be because the nature of the planet has changed since earlier times? And if so, could the present changes in the planet offer Earth mysteries a new role in environmentalism?
Eilean More
El Dorado
Flood, The
Ghosts – We all love a good ghost story but do they have a reality? And if so, is it supernatural, or more a matter of mind?
… see also … Ghost and Culture … Ghostly Goings On
Green Children of Woolpit
Healing – Does healing work? If so, how does it work? Could the answer lie in the simple fact that we live in three realities at the same time? What are these realities, and how could healing work through them?
Holy Grail - Much has been written about this relic, but what is the reality of the Grail? Is it an artifact, or is it symbolic of the most important human aspiration?
Holy Shroud
Jack the Ripper - Many theories have been provided for this serial killer, but does the answer lie in his non-existence?
Loch Ness Monster - Along with the Yeti, could ‘Nessie’ be a form of psychic hallucination? And if so, where does this shared experience come from?
Lost Civilisation - Can a rational explanation replace the pseudoscholarship of the subject? Here I attempt an answer based on credible social evolution and known planetary changes.
… see also … Lost Lands Aplenty
Magic – In this essay I offer a brief history of Occult Magic and attempt to find a rational answer. Indeed, such a thing may not be too hard to find.
Man In the Iron Mask
Mary Celeste
Mary Magdalene
Mermaids
Miracles – Are miracles the supernatural agency of God or can we find a possible answer in human psychology and known processes of the universe?
Monsters Galore - You’ll find many other monsters on the Mysteries page, from the Abominable Snowman to Vampires, so click these too.
Nazca Lines
Oak Island Money Pit
Occult, Influence of - Here, I survey the world of the Occult and show how it has been essential to human life, history and knowledge.
One - In search of the universal life force.
Out of Body Experience
Pied Piper of Hamelin
Poltergeist - This is the most perplexing of phenomena, but can an answer be found in the collective psychology of those involved?
… see also … Scratching at the Door
Possession – Cryptomnesia, above, may also be of interest.
… see also … A Demon Calls … Language of the Gods
Premonition – Can we see the future, or could the talent better be answered by information in the present?
… see also … It’s Happening Presently … The Science of Precognition … Prophecy or Evil Eye?
Price, Harry – and Friends
Princes In the Tower
Psychic Detectives
Psychokinesis
… see also … Hard Mind, Soft World
Reincarnation – Is this phenomenon proof of afterlife or can it be answered within human psychology? … Cryptomnesia, above, may also be of interest.
… See also … Life Before This … Minds From Other Times
Robin Hood
Rosslyn Chapel
Saint Germain
Sceptics, and Psi-Stars
Science and the Paranormal
Sea Serpent - Is it possible that huge monsters could still inhabit the sea? Strange, supposedly extinct sea creatures HAVE been found.
Spiritualism – Can mediums contact the dead or are they frauds? Or maybe there’s an answer somewhere in the middle.
… see also … Is There Anybody There?
Stigmata
Stonehenge
Telepathy
… see also … Telepathy and Community … Sympathy of Souls … Ultra-Mind
Trance
UFO – See UFO-tastic for an overview of all things alien.
… see also … Saucer Recovery … UFO Conspiracies … Alien Mind … Our Friends From Outer Space
Vampires
… see also … Soul Suckers … Vampires and Sickness … Vampire Mythology
Voodoo
Wandering Jew
Wilson, Colin
Witchcraft – Did witches invoke powers of the Devil or was this a slur? Is witchcraft still around today? Is it evil, or a viable religious impulse? And what, exactly, IS the craft? All your questions answered here.
… see also … The Witchhunts … Magic of the People
… Concoctions, Familiars, Broomsticks … Dawn of the Witch … Defining Witchcraft
