Hello Gang,

What a wild month October has been! 

My pal Ghostchaser and I participated in Psychic Fairs, did lectures and taught classes, instructed at a paranormal investigator's workshop and cemetery walk, worked a pretty big local Haunted History Tour, attended a regional Dowsers meeting, and finally..... got my mug in the paper because I was doing a "spoon bending" demonstration at an event....WOW!  Without a doubt this has been the most active month yet!!!!!!! 

Currently I am doing some really intense research into the historic relics of the Spiritualist Movement in Rochester, NY - about 35 miles west of the Fox Cottage in Hydesville.  What I have come across is facinating!  I have been able to access out of print books, archival newspaper articles, and have added to my small yet very eclectic library by making purchases...all while sitting at my desk!  Am I glad that the online age has evolved!!!!

An interesting item that I have come across is the principle behind octangular homes...built for health, spirituality, and interior space they have become a real point of study. I have personally seen three of them: one that houses the Medium's League located at the Spiritualist Camp in Lily Dale, NY, one that was moved to a museum, and one in a nearby town.  Such fodder for an article!

I also have purchased a newspaper printed in 1865 where a medium in Rochester, NY went to trial because...and anyone who is a medium out there will appreciate this...did not apply and receive a "jugglery license".  That is a license to juggle.  It seems that mediums needed a license to bring greetings from beyond.  Historically it was an attempt by mainstream religions and politicians to suppress the movement which caused the formation of the first large Spiritualist organization - the NSA - National Spiritualist Association.

I was a called in to consult on a poltergeist case however because it is Native American in scope and on reservation lands I decided to contact and do a hand off to a friend who is NA and is a mystic.  Respect for cultures is just as important as respect for spirit.

This week we have a return visit to a home where the paranormal activity has increased over the past few months.  Our first visit there was highly successful.

Whew....after I writing about my activities...I think that I will go and take a nap!

Rev Tim