Ralph Waldo Trine

Ralph Waldo Trine was a philosopher, mystic, teacher and author of many books, and was one of the early mentors of the New Thought Movement. His writings had a great influence on many of his contemporaries including Ernest Holmes, founder of Religious Science. He was a true pioneer in the area of life-transforming thought. No other New Thought author has sold more books than he, his writings reaching far beyond New Thought circles out to the general public, which has bought and read Trine's books without ever knowing that they were New Thought.

For a list of his books click here.

Blogger Smacked With $2.5 Million Fine in Defamation Suit; Are Bloggers at Risk?

The answer is yes according to Australian libel expert Clive Evatt QC.

"not only the blogger who is often anonymous, but any person who supplies information to that blogger is held equally liable as to publication and can be sued"

In addition in March 2012 Yahoo Inc were ordered by the Victorian Supreme Court to pay damages of $220,000 to a Melbourne man for a libel that showed up in their search engine. That claimant is now suing other search engines.  Costs were awarded to him against Yahoo in the sum of approx $413,000.

Another expert says : "it is just a matter of time before the courts test the 12 month rule as well- it could be proved that every day a blog or website is published anew (unlike a print publication that disappears over time) and as the libel can be downloaded, there may be no time limit on a court action being taken. The days of anonymous blogging may soon be over as blog hosts share blame for internet defamation. Courts in every country are taking a dim view of US corporations who try to claim immunity under US law when they profit abroad"

Things are changing in the USA as well as the above case shows:

" If you are a blogger and heard about THE BAD LAWSUIT AGAINST A BLOGGER, you are probably concerned to know what is going on and are wondering if you are at risk doing what you love to do.

Well, it depends upon a few things. The answer may be, perhaps, perhaps, perhaps: 1) if you are up front, in your face defamatory (must be proven in a court of law); 2) if the state where you live hasn't updated its journalism laws; 3)if you do not cite your sources (But journalists are at risk for this as well and some of the finer ones have been caught passing off another's ideas and not giving credit for it.) 4) if you create out of thin air stories...extensive ones... that have no basis in fact and pass them off as fact, i.e. as in Shattered Glass, the film, based on a true story, or Frey's A Million Little Pieces,). But even then the idea of court is anathema for both sides and not entered into lightly. "

http://technorati.com/social-media/article/blogger-smacked-with-25-million-fine/

Victims In Psychic-Inspired Hoax Sue Police

A Texas couple who own a ranch that police searched following false information that was provided by a psychic are suing the police and several major news organizations for defamation.
The case began June 6, 2011, when a psychic called police and described a horrific scene of mass murder: dozens of dismembered bodies near a ranch house about an hour outside of Houston, Texas. There were rotting limbs, headless corpses, and, chillingly, many were children in this mass grave they described.
Deputies from the Liberty County Sheriff's office went to investigate but didn’t see anything amiss. After a second call the following day, dozens of officials from the Texas Department of Public Safety, the FBI, and the Texas Rangers were on the scene -- not to mention cadaver dogs, news helicopters, and gawkers. It all turned out to be a false alarm. There were no dead bodies; the psychic was wrong (or lying).

Read more here!

My life as a Spiritualist

A Spiritual Quest- 3 minute Trailer of new Documentary ,by Thistle TV,as requested by TV stations in England,USA, Asia, NZ, India, Pakistan + Europe.The full version 60 minute should be available late 2011. Enquiries to the author http://www.facebook.com/aSpiritualQuest

What happens when you die?

Famous medium Leslie Flint made contact with Stephen Ward who committed suicide after he became caught up in the infamous Christine Keeler scandal in Britain in the 1960s

Dr Stephen Ward
Medium: Leslie Flint

Listen to Recordings

The Leslie Flint Educational Trust was gifted the sole copyrights to all of Leslie Flints' work both written and recorded, by Leslie's Estate. Reproduction in any form is illegal with out the written permission of the "Trust".

http://www.leslieflint.com/recordingsstephenward.html

(courtesy of Victor Zammit) 

Vatican publishes guide on how to deal with 'supernatural phenomena'

 

from the UK Telegraph

They have been closely guarded for more than 30 years, but guidelines on how to deal with divine apparitions of the Virgin Mary and "supernatural phenomena" have now been released by the Vatican. 

 The "norms" on how the Roman Catholic Church should deal with mystical apparitions were initially drawn up in Latin in 1978 under Pope Paul VI and were intended for strictly internal use. They shed light on the sorts of apparitions which have inspired the establishment of shrines such as those at Lourdes in France and Fatima in Portugal, which attract millions of pilgrims a year, many in search of cures for illnesses or other "miracles". 

 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/vaticancityandholysee/9305646/Vatican-publishes-guide-on-how-to-deal-with-supernatural-phenomena.html

Ever been to a Spiritualist Church?

Nothing to be frightened off..and it can be amusing and interesting as well as most informative,

Here is a video of what a typical service with readings can be like:

a son speaks about his father : Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur Conan Doyle visited Australia and spoke at the Enmore Spiritualist Church in 1921. He gave his farewell address at the Church and thanked the congregation for the warm reception he had received from Spiritualists in Australia, despite also finding demonstrators outside his public meetings, demanding he be deported !

Recently we sadly discovered that the handwritten and signed speech written by Sir Arthur was stolen from the Church files during a break-in in 2010. Here is Adrian Conan Doyle talking about his father's beliefs:

Exciting new discussion board on Spiritualism

             Physical Mediumship 4U

As mentioned earlier, Enmore closed it's discussion board for a number of reasons but the main one was such a board needs a dedicated team of moderators to operate-a team with time on their hands to ensure 'spirited' debate will remain free of bitchy and personal comments while conveying helpful information.

You can no better than this board  and we at Enmore warmly recommend it as one-stop board for all interested in the ethereal: go HERE for the site.

From the BBC :

Modern Spiritualism

The Modern Spiritualist movement dates from 1848 when the Fox sisters of Hydesville, New York produced knocking sounds that were alleged to be messages from a spirit. Spiritualists communicate with the spirits of people who have died.

(Image shows Rev. Judith Rochester at the Lily Dale Assembly, NY, the world's largest Spiritualist community.)

Go to the BBC website and read thier brief outline on modern Spiritualism.

Board now closed

Please note : we have now closed the discussion board and warmly thank the 173 members who joined and posted many informative messages.

Unfortunately the time it takes to moderate such a board was becoming a time consuming task and the truth is there are quite a number of message boards about Spiritualism that do it that much better.
We recommend our members on the board now join another that we will recommend in the next few days.

George Galloway & The Enfield Poltergeist

"I first heard of George Galloway's upcoming cameo in movie The Enfield Poltergeist last year. That supposed supernatural activity was witnessed in a council house in a very common part of the UK presents no political embarrassment to one of my favourite politicians. The British film is produced by his son-in-law Jay Stewart and is due for release in autumn 2013. For more info, the flick has a Facebook page here.

Read more at   :http://madamearcati.blogspot.co.uk/?zx=f909af80d9f9deb0

More Evidence for Life After Life

Dr. Jeff Long talks about his experiences with Near Death, and how they affected his life and work.Preview for upcoming documentary Afterlife, a full length documentary about near death experiences. For more information please visit www.PaulPerryProductions.com

Madeleine McCann: Haunting Evidence

 British police have released a new photofit of the missing child Maddie McCann :

Three American clairvoyants from hit US show 'Haunting Evidence' travelled to the Algarve, in January 2008, in an attempt to find Madeleine. The trio use their "powers" to visit the scenes of crimes and speak to people "from beyond the grave".

Gerry and Kate McCann decided not to take up an offer to co-operate with the show - which has been described as a 'sick TV stunt'.

The programme was first screened in the US in October 2008.

'Psychic profiler' Carla Baron in Praia da Luz

See more here :
http://www.mccannfiles.com/id183.html

Couple claims rental home is haunted, sues landlord

A New Jersey couple claims that shortly after moving into their new rental home, they discovered an unwanted roommate: a poltergeist.

Now they're suing the landlord for their $2,250 security deposit, claiming that all the paranormal activity forced them to flee just a week after moving in.

Josue Chinchilla, his fiancee Michele Callan and her two children moved into the three-bedroom home on March 1, and claim to have started experience strange things almost immediately.

Ghostly footsteps and whispering could be heard throughout the house, the couple told the Ashbury Park Press. Doors would slam and lights would flicker on their own, and clothes that were tucked away in closets would be found strewn all over the floor.

Chinchilla and Callan even claimed to record a menacing voice saying "Let it burn," according to ABC News.

The couple told the Ashbury Park Press that they were slow to believe the strange occurances in their home

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/jersey-couple-claims-rental-home-haunted-sues-landlord-article-1.1062032

Titanic Victim William T. Stead

Remembering Titanic Victim William T. Stead 100 Years Later

Posted on 02 April 2012, 10:01

With the 100th anniversary of the Titanic disaster coming up on April 15, it seems like an appropriate time to remember William T. Stead, one of the victims of the tragedy. A 62-year-old British journalist and pacifist, Stead was on his way to New York City to give a lecture on world peace at Carnegie Hall.  President William Howard Taft was also one of the speakers.

 Several survivors reported seeing Stead at various places in the 2 hours, 40 minutes that elapsed between the time the floating palace on its maiden voyage hit an iceberg and then made its plunge to the bottom of the North Atlantic.  All told of a very composed and calm man, one prepared to meet his death with courage and hope.  Frederick Seward, a 34-year-old New York lawyer, said that Stead was one of the few on deck when the iceberg was impacted.  “I saw him soon after and was thoroughly scared, but he preserved the most beautiful composure,” Seward, who boarded lifeboat number 7, recalled.  Andrew Cunningham, a 35-year-old English cabin steward serving Stead (below) and several other passengers, recalled that Stead had not been feeling well all day and had supper in his room.  “I did not see him again until after the accident,” Cunningham related. “Then I went to see all my passengers.  He had gone on deck but soon came back.  I said, ‘Mr. Stead, you’ll have to put on your life-belt.’ He said, ‘Cunningham, what is that for?’  I said, ‘You may need it.’ I put the belt over his head.  We bade each other good-bye, and that was the last I saw him.”

the story continues here on Michael Tibb's website White Crow Books.

Titanic Sinking Foretold

Titanic Sinking Foretold In Fictional Accounts Years Before Disaster

 The Titanic's plunge into the frigid Atlantic was predicted several years before the disaster — not by an oracle or in a conspiracy theory but in seemingly innocuous works of fiction about shipwrecks.

The Sinking of a Modern Liner

The most striking and prophetic example is The Sinking of a Modern Liner, written in 1886 by English journalist W.T. Stead.

The story is eerily similar to the actual Titanic's ill-fated demise. In Stead's book, an ocean liner leaves Liverpool and while on a journey to New York City, becomes involved in a collision. In the ensuing panic, many passengers drown because there are too few lifeboats.In a strange twist of fate, Stead inadvertently foretold his own death in the book: he was onboard the Titanic when it sank in April 1912.

It would appear his own work didn't dissuade him from embarking on long ocean journeys across the Atlantic.

The captain of the ship in Stead's book brandishes a revolver to keep steerage passengers from storming the lifeboat deck, a detail that some have chalked up as another similarity with the real-life disaster but that historical accounts like A Night to Remember by Walter Lord have debunked.

more at the HuffPost 

Victor Zammit says 'telepathy proven"

 The "afterlife lawyer" Victor Zammit has an interesting piece on his website :

These are the same ones who regularly attack mediums and the paranormal. Now Chris Carter points out in an article in EPOCH TIMESthat leading hard-line skeptical psychologists Richard Wiseman and Chris French have admitted that the evidence for telepathy is so good that by the standards of any other area of science, telepathy has been proven. Not only that, he claims that "two surveys of over 500 scientists in one case and over 1,000 in another both found that the majority of respondents considered ESP “an established fact” or “a likely possibility”—56 percent in one and 67 percent in the other."

From Private Investigator To Afterlife Investigator

Bob Olson was a private investigator who, through a series of unusual events, came to investigate life after death. This video tells his story of his work as a private eye and how he came to investigate evidence of the afterlife. - Bob Olson,
 http://www.AfterlifeTV.com

The Wiggles & The Psychic

Wiggle Don Page (the Yellow one) has spoken of a reading he had with US psychic John Edwards :
 ''Nobody could have known what John knew because nobody knew me that well,'' the Dural resident told his local newspaper the Hills Shire Times. ''I was lucky that I had two great readings that really hit home.''
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/private-sydney/sao-paulo-a-gown-town-20120316-1vaek.html#ixzz1pc5PbbKg