May 25th, 2010
I had long ago gotten tired of tripping over our dog when it was time to feed him. So rather than have him harassing us, he now sits quietly next to his bowl while we fetch his food. Being a Labrador retriever he is prone to fits of exuberance, though usually he can sit still long enough to earn his food. Last night he was particularly good at waiting, and I felt he needed to know that.
I began to heavily praise him for his efforts and as I did, the idea popped into my head that his performance had earned him an extra doggie treat. Well the next thing I know, the dog is all over Kelly as she put clothes in the clothes dryer, which just happens to be directly below where we keep the dog treats! He was in the sitting position facing her, with his ears perked up, exactly like he does when he’s expecting a treat. It was enough to make Kelly burst out laughing but it left me scratching my head.
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April 26th, 2010
I was stuck in traffic during this afternoon’s commute, so I thought I’d give a call to Kelly and let her know I would be running late. As I dialed the phone I decided to try to visualize what we were having for dinner. At no point during our call did either one of us ever mention dinner.
Soon the taste of Mexican food filled my imagination. I could taste the beans and meat to the point that my mouth began to water.
When I arrived home, I was quite happy to see I was correct! Much to my delight, Kelly was busy making soft tacos.
I need to try more of these psychic games. I bet I’ll get better at them the more I do.
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April 26th, 2010
We haven’t had much activity with our ghostly visitor lately and I’m wondering why. That strange feeling that sometimes occurs upstairs is no longer present. Nor has our IR detector signaled a presence in the attic. Aside from the faint whiff of men’s cologne I smelled two weeks ago while cooking dinner, I haven’t noticed any unusual happenings.
In hindsight, I wonder if the ghostly visits were related to the sudden passing of my close friend, Gerry. Gerry checked out of this life on March 1st when a truck plowed into his car. For weeks before that event and a few weeks after the ghost activity was most intense. Now it’s mostly gone.
Even so, there might be other factors. It’s now much lighter in the morning as spring is well underway. We went through a time change for Daylight Saving Time. Also, our week away for vacation in Sedona might have been enough to drive our invisible visitor away.
It’s a shame: my curiosity is still there but the mystery guest apparently isn’t. I hope I didn’t miss my chance to learn more.
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April 26th, 2010
Looks like another case of mindreading took place at home yesterday, this time between me and my son, Travis. It was lunchtime and we were both in the kitchen. Travis was at the table with his back to me, playing with his Legos. I was puttering around the kitchen, lazily putting my lunch together.
As a switch from my usual drink, I poured myself a glass of milk. As I did, I thought about the milk in the coffee machine at my office. I get a latte from that machine each morning and I was thinking about a comment a coworker had once made to me that the milk in the machine was not skim milk, but 2% milk instead.
I turned around to pour the milk when Travis confidently announced “Daddy, that’s skim milk.”
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February 10th, 2010
Sometimes I wonder if my home is becoming Ghost Central. This evening when I let the dog out the back door, I caught a strong scent of cologne just outside the door. The wind was howling (and has been all day) and there was no one around. The smell quickly dissipated.
I’m baffled as to why the cologne smell was so strong, especially considering the wind was blowing at about 20 MPH tonight. I have a habit of smelling phantom scents, strange as it may seem. Could this be another instance?
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January 31st, 2010
Ooooookay. Things around the Turner household turned a bit for the weird this month when a ghost apparently took up residence in our attic. I never expected that to happen in a house less than five years old, but it apparently did.
On the afternoon of Saturday, January 9th, the kids and I were out shooting baskets in our driveway. It was clear and sunny at the time. As I was about to shoot another basket I caught a whiff of a familiar smell: gasoline!
I stopped and immediately asked the kids if they smelled anything. “Yeah, gasoline!” they responded.
I looked all around for potential sources of the smell. There were no cars passing by (we live on a dead-end street), no neighbors were mowing or trimming their lawns, no planes were flying over, and no gasoline was stored in our open garage. That got me wondering if the smell might not have been a physical one. I was reminded of the phantom gasoline smell we had in our home on March 3rd, 2009. Was our ghost back?
The smell quickly dissipated and we continued playing. Everything seemed normal. That is, until that Monday morning, January 11th!
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October 19th, 2009
Early this morning I had an unusual dream. An unseen guide took me to a darkened place where I was offered a chance to meet some alien creatures that lived on our planet. I was warned that I had to be brave as what I was about to see would seem shocking. Having faith in my escort, I nodded and was then “immunized” with some sort of shot. We proceeded down this metal staircase into an underground labyrinth.
There were countless humanoid creatures here, small in stature. They had prominent eyes (glasses?) and very clearly expressed desperation at their situation. They wanted to reach the surface but this was too dangerous. I felt very sorry for them, though I knew there was nothing I could do. Without comment my escort brought me back out of this place.
An insect near my nose awoke me from the dream. As my attention returned to the room, I clearly heard a voice quietly say “hey Mark.” My wife was asleep next to me and though she sometimes talks in her sleep, she almost never calls me by my name. Nor did the voice seem to echo from our bedroom walls: it seemed to have been in my head. I wasn’t alarmed so much as curious.
The clock read 12:58 AM. I spent a minute looking around the room, wondering about the dream and who might have called my name.
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July 31st, 2009
Richard Bach said “argue for your limitations and sure enough, they’re yours.”
After posting my story on meditation and Dr. Larry Dossey, I found this rather nasty thread at the Huffington Post regarding an excerpt of Dr. Dossey’s book. The skeptics weigh in with their predictable arguments, repeating the tired but incorrect mantra that no evidence exists.
This used to really annoy me, but I’ve come to an understanding about it. Basically, what other people think about psi doesn’t change my psi ability one whit, so I will pay it no mind. They can go on merrily believing it does not exist. That does not change the fact that it does occur for me and thousands (if not millions) of others.
Let them believe it’s impossible to see the future. Let them believe one can’t read another’s mind. Let them believe they’re secure in their worlds. No need to upset the apple cart.
It is not my role to show skeptics the error of their ways. Maybe they’ll eventually catch on, but that’s not important to me anymore. I have far too many more interesting things to do with my time.
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July 31st, 2009
As I was listening to Larry Dossey, MD, speak about his new book, The Power of Premonitions, something clicked in my head. I’ve been following remote viewing for a few years now, and have had psychic moments off and on throughout my life. I’ve read books about the power of psi. Most of this material describe how it works when psi is functioning well. Little of it talks about what it takes to get there.
Dr. Dossey’s new book opens with the statement that one of the best things one can do to improve one’s psi abilities is to take up meditation. I wasn’t intrigued by this but didn’t yet make the connection.
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June 25th, 2009
Author Stacy Horn was interviewed by Frank Stasio on WUNC’s The State of Things two months ago to discuss her new book Unbelievable, which is a history of the Rhine Center. Horn provided many good stories from her research and did well in presenting the topic. She made it sound far more exciting than it probably was (imagine staring at Zener cards, day in and day out)!
Stacy is as engaging in person as she is on the radio. If you get a chance to hear her speak about her book or her research, don’t pass it up!
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