The Paranormal (Where is it now?)

by George Jelliss , Crewe, Saturday, January 10, 2009, 10:16 (5795 days ago) @ BBella

DHW has asked me to comment on BBella's descriptions of paranormal 
experiences. I had some difficulty in locating them as they are 
under the heading "Other Forms of Life" which is a subsection of 
the "Catastrophes" thread. - Her first story relates seeing a figure near her bed upon waking 
from sleep. This is not uncommon. We are programmed by evolution 
to interpret patterns we see as people or animals that might be 
a danger to us. This can particularly occur at night, when the 
light-evidence is limited, and after sleep when we are not fully 
alert, or may still retain dream-images. When she put on the 
light the image vanished, as one would expect. - Her second story concerns seeing lights in the sky moving in a line. 
What is needed here is further data. If the date and time were known 
it may be that astronomers and airforce or meteorological personnel 
would have noted the same phenomena, which could have numerous 
explanations. - Her third story is similar to the first, but more detailed. She was 
ill at the time and perhaps this enhanced her dreams or affected her 
vision more. - A fourth story seems to have gone missing. - In her fifth story she admits to belonging to a family that believes 
in psychic powers. She mentions dreaming things that actually happen, 
like births and deaths. There is little surprising in this. Births 
and deaths are seldom unexpected. There is also the mental effect 
known as deja-vu, that we have experienced something before, though 
we know we haven't; this may lead one to suppose that we must have 
dreamt it before. BBella also claims to be able to relieve pain by 
mental activity. This has been known to practitioners of Yoga for 
centuries. - Her sixth story is another "light in the sky" experienced by her 
brother. The same comments apply as before. - Her seventh story is of "a large dark triangular flying vehicle". 
Sounds like a stealth bomber to me! Perhaps it was on test around 
that time. - Her eighth story is about a relative receiving a "spirit meassage" 
from a foggy cloud. It seems that the name was vague but fitted 
that of someone who live near where the cloud was seen. This 
vagueness is typical of such messages. It gives more chance of 
there being someone to whom it could apply. - The latest story about the dream of the teddy-bears hardly needs 
much explanation, certainly not in terms of quantum physics! I would 
simply put it down to a woman's intuition (BBella's) about other 
women (her nephews's fiance), or just to her imagination happening 
to prove correct.

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GPJ