Article Topic: Paranormal Phenomena

Now in its third season, Paranormal State has added a new psychic to its regular line-up of investigators: Michelle Belanger. Author of such books as Haunting Experiences and the new The Ghost Hunter's Survival Guide, Michelle details just what it is like to be called in to investigate the paranormal.

Adam Selzer, author of Your Neighborhood Gives Me the Creeps and a tour guide for Weird Chicago Tours, took a chance one night on a stop at Sobieski Street (or at least where Sobieski Street should have been) to investigate H.H. Holmes, America's first known serial killer. But with all the conflicting information about Holmes, can a haunting be proof of a crime?

Near death experience (NDE) is a phenomenon that has been reported from the teachings of ancient Tibet to the medical journals of the modern West. Near death experiences are remarkable in that the individual's experience does not stop with the experience itself—most experience profound, positive change in their lives. Michelle Belanger, author of Walking the Twilight Path, discusses how we can harness the empowering and beneficial experiences of a near death experience without trauma or risk.

2012 has been cited as being "the end of the world as we know it," at least as predicted by Mayan prophecy. Just what does this mean, and why 2012? James Endredy, author of Beyond 2012, explains.