Harper's Bazaar Australia

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What is it about psychics and mediums that many of us find so alluring? I consider myself an intelligent person; rational and logical. But just mention the word ‘psychic’ and I will book an appointment, money no object. I’ve consulted clairvoyants in

How It Works

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With over 30 years of experience in the field of parapsychology, Dr O’Keeffe is a leading expert in investigating the paranormal. Now the Associate Head of School for Human & Social Sciences at Bucks New University, Dr O’Keeffe has authored several b

NPR

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Daryl Gregory's new novel spans decades in the life of the Amazing Telemachus Family — a con-man, card-sharping patriarch and his troublesome psychic children, whose powers haven't helped them any.

Nautilus

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In his rather untidy office at Goldsmiths, University of London, the cheerful and vaguely rumpled Gustav Kuhn grabs what looks like a wire-frame pyramid off of an otherwise empty shelf. Holding it gently, his Swiss-English accent crackling over our t

Muse: The magazine of science, culture, and smart laughs for kids and children

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ESP STANDS FOR EXTRA-SENSORY PERCEPTION, or an ability to sense or manipulate things without the help of your eyes, ears, nose, mouth, or skin. If ESP exists, it would allow people to read minds, see through walls, or move things without touching the

Fortean Times

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Our Secret Powers – Telepathy, Clairvoyance & Precognition Terje G Simonsen Watkins Books 2020 Pb, 530pp, £20, ISBN 9781786783578 This “travelogue from the twilight zone” is hyped as “the most in-depth paranormal survey ever made”. If so, the most in

Horoscope Guide

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Recently I began reading a book by George P. Hansen called The Trickster and the Paranormal, a title I won’t try to explain at this point, except to say that when I first picked it up, I was more interested in the paranormal part of his subject, at l

Fortean Times

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Mediumship, Mind and Music Stephen E Braude Anomalist Books 2020 Pb, 331pp, £14.50, ISBN 9781949501155 Stephen Braude, emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, has had a distinguished career as a psychical res

Chat It's Fate

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Alison Ward is offering one-hour telephone readings to three lucky readers. During the session, you will learn how to write your own love letters to the universe and receive a psychic reading. To enter, answer the following question: What kind of h

Weekend Argus Saturday

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MONDAY, DECEMBER 7 The Undoing S1: M-Net, 9.30pm This psychological thriller, based on the novel by Jean Hanff Korelitz, focuses on a successful couple whose lives begin to unravel on the eve of the wife’s book launch. Starring Nicole Kidman and Hug

The Australian Women's Weekly

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September 2016: the Supreme Court of New South Wales was hearing a liquidation case about corporate mismanagement. A duller scene you could not visualise – lots of suits, grey hair and officious-looking clerks. Then she arrived. Strutting between the

Australian Women’s Weekly NZ

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September 2016: the Supreme Court of New South Wales was hearing a liquidation case about corporate mismanagement. A duller scene you could not visualise – lots of suits, grey hair and officious-looking clerks. Then she arrived. Strutting between the

Chat It's Fate

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A poll done by The Sun in 2013 showed that a whopping 38% of people believe themselves to have psychic abilities. However, it’s not just humans that are psychic – Paul The Octopus successfully predicted the results of Germany’s seven football matches

You South Africa

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Q I divorced my first husband 20 years ago and went on with my life. I worked through the issues that led to the divorce, remarried 10 years later and I’m happy with my second husband. We’ve built a good life together. He has two children whom I love

MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History

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Thanks for the article on Lionel “Buster” Crabb [“The Frogman Who Vanished,” MHQ, Autumn 2021], a very interesting update on a still mysterious case. I can add a tidbit to the story. The “tall, slim American going by the name of Bernard Smith” who wa

Mountain Bike Rider

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It’s always easier to turn away from difficult situations and decisions than get involved. Out of sight, out of mind, right? Especially when the subjects are issues as emotive as diversity and climate change. We all ride bikes for many reasons: fun;

The Atlantic

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Plus: the masculine origins of feminized names, and the story of an asylum-seeking mother and son separated at the border

Ceramics: Art and Perception

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From the start – birth, society, with its culturally stereotypical views, will assign a gender, in this case male. We can tell he’s male because he’s dressed in blue and straight, right? So he must be. We cannot see or feel the inner presence, so his

The Australian Women's Weekly

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1. Focus on the relationships and activities that you enjoy the most, such as a team sport or interest groups. 2. Ask others for help in removing barriers to social interaction. For example, the fact you don’t drive. 3. Maintain social connections wi

Your Family

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Q I’m having some issues with boundaries in the workplace. I have always been friends with my co-workers, but I recently got promoted into a management position, where I’m now managing my co-workers. Is there a way I can remain friends with them, whi

Pretoria News Weekend

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This psychological thriller, based on the novel by Jean Hanff Korelitz, focuses on a successful couple whose lives begin to unravel on the eve of the wife’s book launch. Starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant. Self-titled redneck ghost hunter RJ Warr

New Idea

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When you take a step back and allow your daughter to do things for herself, she will fail. She is going to screw up, make messes and mismanage situations because she is still learning and figuring out how the world works. You can count on it! So the

Literary Hub

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In the Land of Magical Thinking A couple months ago my girlfriend and I drove down to LA on a Friday and paid $55 apiece for a two-hour course on “quantum spoonbending.” By the end of the night we’d learned eight different methods of harnessing arca

Fortean Times

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The latest international conference of the Society for Psychical Research over 18-19 September 2021 was a packed online virtual gathering attracting some of the leading figures in psychical research and parapsychology. It covered a wide range of psyc

Planet Mindful

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CHANGE IS ALL AROUND US right now, not just in terms of world events but also in nature. Although I never welcome the end of summer, once autumn is in full swing I love the feeling of crisp, cold air on my face and the sound of burntred leaves crunch

What Doctors Don't Tell You Australia/NZ

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Is drinking good or bad for us? Scientists never seem to agree, but the latest research is suggesting a couple of glasses of wine a day can help protect our cognitive abilities—including mental skills and memory—as we get older. The findings tie in w

WHO

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Kim Kardashian loved Embraced by the Light by Betty J. Eadie so much that she choose it as her first book club pick. The reality star, 41, says the memoir, about a near-death experience, is a “life changer” that gave her “tools on how to live a bette

Fortean Times

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Memoir of a Psychical Researcher Erlendur Haraldsson White Crow Books 2021 Pb, 200pp, £11.99, ISBN 9781786770899 Professor Erlendur Haraldsson, who died in November 2020, is a greatly missed parapsychologist from Iceland, a man rightly called “one of

Saturday Star

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This psychological thriller, based on the novel by Jean Hanff Korelitz, focuses on a successful couple whose lives begin to unravel on the eve of the wife’s book launch. Starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant. Self-titled redneck ghost hunter RJ Warr

Chicago Tribune

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Q: One of your friends posted on social media that a loved one passed away. Is it OK to ask if the person died of COVID-19? A: This is an interesting point to consider as we are all wrestling with the effects of COVID-19. As it’s a social media “frie