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Paranormal Phenomena

Phenomena beyond the range of normal experience or scientific explanation.

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Resources in this category:

About.Com: Paranormal Phenomena
http://paranormal.about.com/
An internet guide to paranormal phenomena, with feature articles, website guides, and discussion forums. Topics covered include automatic writing, cryptozoology, ghosts & spirits, psychic abilities, and more.
About.Com: UFOs/Aliens
http://ufos.about.com/
A guide to UFOs and aliens, with feature articles, Website guides, and discussion forums. Topics covered include alien abductions, the Bermuda Triangle, Area 51, Project Bluebook, and UFO conspiracies.
Circlemakers
http://www.circlemakers.org
This visually stimulating site is dedicated to the art of crop circlemaking. Crop circles, or elaborately patterned flattened areas appearing overnight in crop fields, have been found all over the world. Many explanations have been set forth to explain the phenomenon. This site belongs to a group of artists who claim circlemaking as their own nocturnal pastime. The site include a beginner's guide to creating your very own crop cirle.
The Legend of Nessie: The Ultimate Loch Ness Monster Site
http://www.nessie.co.uk/
"If it's information about the Loch Ness Monster you're after then this is the site to visit. With documented evidence, film, first-hand accounts, stories, scientific studies and expeditions you will find that we are one of the most concise Loch Ness Monster sites on the WWW."
The Museum of Unnatural Mystery
http://www.unmuseum.org/
"A slightly bizarre, cyberspace, science museum for all ages. Are there really flying saucers? What killed the dinosaurs? Is there something ancient and alive in Loch Ness? The Museum takes a scientific look at these, and other, questions." Includes sections on UFOs, Odd Archaeology, and the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
Mystical World Wide Web Time Grid
http://www.mystical-www.co.uk/time/
"This section of Mystical-WWW examines the global concept of Time, Days, Months and Seasons, covering festivals, myths, legends and much more."
Official NICAP Web Site
http://www.nicap.org/
The National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena (NICAP) is "the leading UFO investigation group". NICAP is "a privately-supported fact-finding body serving the international public interest." This site, which is "an international peer reviewed directory of the best UFO evidence," includes sections on Historical Information, UFO Sightings & Related Events and Investigation & Research Tools. It provides full text reports, information about related books, and links to other sites.
Paranormal Phenomena
http://paranormal.se/old2/welcome.en.html
A large collection of over 1000 hypertext documents relating to various paranormal phenomena, most of which are in Swedish with some translated into English. Among the English texts are a fairly large collection of FAQs on such topics as alien visitors, Gnosis, Wicca, medicinal herbs, tarot, etc. Searchable.
The Skeptic's Dictionary
http://www.skepdic.com/
"Over 338 skeptical definitions and essays on occult, paranormal, supernatural and pseudoscientific ideas and practices with references to the best skeptical literature - from abracadabra to zombis"
Spirit Writings
http://www.spiritwritings.com/
A look at channeling on the web with FAQs, a glossary, e-zines, links to related sites, plus book lists and a large eLibrary of full-text ebooks of channeled material.

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