The Vortex: Dreaming Demon Sensations

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Are you ticklish? (source: Inuit Myths) The ever-laughing Inuit demon Mahaha could tickle you to death. [via Inuit Myths] Funeral traditions from around the globe include beads made from compressed ashes, corpses with lit cigarettes in their mouths, and remains […]

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March 9, 2016

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The Vortex: Everything Wrong with Political Auroras

(source: Space.com) Ever seen the Northern Lights… from space? Here’s a gallery of “Amazing Auroras” from 2015 that includes a few from beyond the terrestrial. [via Space.com] We know to take what politicians say with a grain of salt – […]

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March 2, 2016

The Vortex: February 8, 2016

(source: flickr/vandinglewop) We all know paranormal activity can be detected anywhere, not just haunted houses. California is home to many stunning sights and naturally has many well-trod trails where activity has been reported. This article presents these places as extreme […]

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February 8, 2016

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The Vortex: Full Moon Flees Cave

(source: Combermere Abbey) February 22, 2016 Liz Worth is a tarot reader, creative coach, and author living in Toronto. Here’s our weekly forecast with “the full moon in Virgo”. [via Liz Worth] A millionaire abandons his newly purchased home (£3.6m) […]

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February 22, 2016

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The Vortex: Greatest Post-Mortem Hits

Rock on and on and on and on. (source: Noisey) March 24, 2016 Kids are pretty imaginative and have flimsy filters for the things they say. Sometimes they’re so imaginative it’s creepy. At least, let’s hope this stuff is made […]

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April 26, 2016

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The Vortex: January 19, 2016

(source: Charles Fréger, Courtesy Yossi Milo Gallery, New York) The paranormal and new age stories that were pulled into our realm this week. Photos of men donning pagan ritualistic costumes taken by Charles Fréger as he journeyed through 19 European […]

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January 19, 2016

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The Vortex: January 29, 2016

(source: Business Insider) The paranormal and new age stories that were pulled into our realm this week. Are horror films not worthy of Academy Award noms? Arguably the scripts are too violent and formulaic, but not even make-up, special effects, […]

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January 29, 2016

The Vortex: January 8, 2016

(source: Marja-Terttu Karlsson) THE VORTEX is where we look at what paranormal and new age stories were pulled into our realm this week. January 8, 2016 Happy New Year, Explorers! I hope your holidays were refreshing (as much as they […]

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January 8, 2016

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The Vortex: Legally Dead Coffee Detectives

She can smell coffee brewing. (source: Deadly Grounds Coffee) March 16, 2016 Diehard coffee lover? Deadly Grounds Coffee combines a passion for the paranormal with the cult of coffee. Varieties include Hell’s Fury, Tropical Terror, and special to spring, Chocolate […]

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April 26, 2016

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The Vortex: Love Ghosts

(source: Uncle Frank Productions) February 12, 2016 In love with horror? Adorably scary Valentine’s Day Cards by Uncle Frank Productions. [via Bloody Disgusting] Over sixteen thousand people perished in the 2011 Japan tsunami. And there is an abnormal number of […]

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February 12, 2016

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The Vortex: Lucid Irish Ghost Plants

‘I swear that potato man wasn’t there before!’ (source: Flickr craftydogma) March 17, 2016 “7 Creatures of Irish Folklore”. Drink when you see an Abhartach! But remember to kill him and bury him upside down to stop his magic, because […]

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April 26, 2016

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The Vortex: Mothra’s UFO Sighting Ritual

(source: Psychic Punx) February 26, 2016 Do you use the KII meter in your investigations? Perhaps you’d like to, or maybe you can utilize it even better. Dan McMath discusses the pros and cons, and why it’s not a stand-alone […]

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February 26, 2016

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