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Paranormally Speaking

By Tina R. McSwain

On a sad note…

The Passing of Carolyn Massad

It is with great admiration and sadness that I announce the passing of Carolyn Massad. Carolyn was my friend and mentor. She taught me so much and helped to guide my journey of self discovery. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends, and her colleagues in the Metaphysical community here in Charlotte and the surrounding area. Go with God, Carolyn, and rest in peace.

Tina R. McSwain, Founder & Director

The Charlotte Area Paranormal Society (CAPS)

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Paranormally Speaking

By Tina R. McSwain

Are you tired of talking about it?  Want to experience what you have read or seen on TV?

CAPS offers the general public an opportunity to see what a paranormal investigation entails.  If you’re local, come join us for Dinner and a Ghost Hunt.

We’ll meet for dinner at 7PM at Bubba’s BBQ on Sunset. After dinner, we’ll be heading to our investigation destination. The investigation will be outside, so please dress appropriately. Long range weather forecasts are calling for rain, so I do hope that our investigation doesn’t get rained out. Bring your flashlight, camera, digital audio recorder, EMF meter, or any other ghost hunting equipment you may have. I look forward to seeing you there.

 

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Paranormally Speaking

By Tina R. McSwain

New Year’s Resolutions

Did you make any?  Have you kept them?  If not, here’s one to consider for 2012.  How about attending a Con if you have never done so. 

There is a good website called Southern Fandom which lists Cons all across the United States.  See what is coming up in you area.  You may even find that Gail Z. Martin, J. F. Lewis, and/or Crymsyn Hart just may be attending.  Come on out and meet them!

As for me, Tina R. McSwain, and CAPS – The Charlotte Area Paranormal Society, we’ll be appearing at StellarCon, ConCarolinas, and the grand daddy of them all, Dragon Con!!

Hope to see you around the Con!

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Paranormally Speaking

By Tina R. McSwain

Friday the 13th

Is it unlucky for you?  I have experienced no bad luck in the past on this date.  Conversely, I seem to have my issues on Thursday the 12th if I were to recall the timing of some of those instances.

The number 13 has long been considered “unlucky”.  Could this have come from the past in that Judas was the 13th disciple?  Perhaps, but couple this with an old belief that it is unwise to travel on Fridays, brings us the dreaded Friday the 13th.

So, be safe, be careful and don’t travel unless you have to. 

 

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Paranormally Speaking

By Tina R. McSwain

The Power to Heal

There have actually been studies performed that seem to point to evidence that prayer does indeed aid in the healing process.

I myself, am a firm believer in the power of prayer, love, light and healing energies ability to help heal a person.  Collectively, this power comes at an awesome strength, especially when focused on a common goal.

My Mom is in the hospital with a serious medical concern.  I believe it is possible to make a difference in her case with a concerted effort at sending healing power.  I would like to elicit your help in making a difference in my Mom’s life. Please keep her in your thoughts, place her on your congregation’s prayer list, and send positive healing energy and love and light her way.   Her name is Pat.

Much gratitude to you all.

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Paranormally Speaking

By Tina R. McSwain

A Note to My Readers

The Paranormally Speaking section has been somewhat of a ghost itself as of late.  The reason, my Mother has been in the hospital and now in a nursing home.  This has been quite the learning experience for me.  Dealing with social workers, case managers, nurses, doctors, CNAs, dietitians, directors, physical therapists, transportation specialist.  I was not aware of how many separate people would be involved in my Mother’s care and rehabilitation.

I am happy to say, she is doing well, steadily improving, and I am back at writing this Blog for your information and enjoyment.

And, on that note, there is a Full Moon and Lunar Eclipse on Saturday.  Does this increase paranormal activity?  Many believe so.  It is usually reported by many sources that three days before, during, and up to three days after a Full Moon, paranormal activity and ghostly manifestations appear to be on the rise.

I plan to be in an old, creepy, and supposedly haunted location to find out.

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Broad Pod: October’s Vampires

Hello, Everyone!

Available for your enjoyment is the latest Broad Pod: October’s Vampires!

https://broadpod.posterous.com/october-2011-vampires

Join hostess, Trish Wooldridge of A Novel Friend Writing
& Editing, as she and the Broads celebrate what many genre writers–not
even just horror!–feel is The Most Wonderful Time of the Year.

The episode opens with E.F. Watkins sharing her story of a
violent act that is not quite what it
seems.  Then, Rae Lori’s excerpt involves
a power struggle for the role of Regent in a nightwalker clan.  Gail Z. Martin brings us into an epic battle
with the undead.  Finally, Jaleta Clegg
finishes the episode with musings on vampire survival related to problematic
food supply.

The Broad Pod is brought to you by Broad Universe, an
international non-profit dedicated to promoting, celebrating, and honoring women
writers of science fiction, fantasy, horror–and everything in between.  To find out more about Broad Universe, or how
to join the ranks of Broads, visit www.broaduniverse.org

For now, please enjoy our display of why the claims of
vampire demise… have been greatly exaggerated.

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A Ghostly Story

Come one, come all and gather round the campfire for a story that will scare the socks right off you. Since it’s so close to Halloween, I thought I would share a ghost story that I had experienced.

It’s been a while since I’ve had major ghostly activity, but that isn’t a bad thing for me. I used to hunt ghosts back in the day, but that was a long time ago when I was a teenager. Yeah…the stupid things we do when we’re kids.

Anyway, me and some friends of mine would go into a local cemetery at night and take our cameras and see what we could capture on film. We never got anything really maybe an orb or two, a couple of strange lights, now and again, but nothing concrete to make us go woohoo. It was more the personal experiences that we came away with.

A group of three or four of us usually went together. One night we were heading toward the back of my graveyard, where we normally didn’t venture, because it was always creepier and the oldest part. We were quite familiar with the newer section and the vibes I got weren’t the best. But my friends wanted to explore so we walked back there, away from the watchful eyes of the Jesus statue that seemed to follow us no matter where we were. The deeper we got into the older part of the cemetery the creepier the atmosphere grew. Something didn’t want us there.

Still we went further toward the back until pavement had designated to mere gravel. A weight descended on the group and we kinda stopped and looked at one another. From the corner of the bone yard, something came out of the shadows and was barrelling at us. We weren’t sticking around to find out what it was. So we hightailed it back to my car and piled into it. Whatever was after us, hit the car.

I turned the car on and we left, but the darkness that followed us was thicker than anything. Needless to say it was one of the scarier moments of my ghostly experiences. It also stopped me from going ghost hunting along with a couple other things.

Any one have any stories you want to share?

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Setting the Mood for the Dark and Scary

Hey all,

It’s October. Time for ghosts and ghouls to be haunting the darkened streets. Vampires and werewolves are prowling the night trolling for victims. Let’s hope we’re not one of them. People dressed up like dead presidents and horror movie serial killers are getting ready to party while their children hunt for candy along deserted streets.

You happen to find that your friends have abandoned you to hit some happening party, leaving you all alone in the creep old house. But what they didn’t mention was there used to be a funeral home in the basement. The remanants of the creamatoriam linger along with a few dead bodies. And as you are all alone in the house, no one can hear you scream when the creatures of the night come alive and decide they want to eat you.

Now doesn’t this sound like a great beginnings to something dark and spooky.

Something like this has been running though my head this past month, mostly because tis the season for the spirits and spooks, but also because I’m working on a ghost story. Taking a step aside from the paranormal hotness of the romance I normally write. It is very freeing and in doing so, my brain has been working double time in order to find the right words to set the mood for the horror novel. Of course you need that

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Paranormally Speaking

By Tina R. McSwain

October is My Busy Season

As you can imagine, October is my (and CAPS) busiest season.  Already this month, we have investigated an abandonded building at the request of a local media publication, investigated a local historical property for one of the networks, and have plans to explore another area hot spot of paranormal activity for  a network TV news and entertainment program.  In addition, we have also investigated a Charlotte restaurant and our findings will appear on TV on Halloween.

This, coupled with public appearances and speaking engagements, have us occupied until the month of November. 

If you’re in the area, check our website for our events and make plans to join us.

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