Allow us to introduce the new online Psi Encyclopedia created by the Society for Psychical Research. Tired of the trolls who “edit” Wikipedia according to what they deem true and relevant? Finally we have an unbiased resource that is unfettered by the small minded. The user reviews are also promising. Get over to Michael Prescott’s […]

What if time doesn’t exist?  What if death doesn’t exist? What if there is no “where” to go after we die because all of us are occupying the same point in existence?  It makes our heads hurt…Ready for a little blasphemy? The Real Ghost Theory of Religion sets out the hypothesis that before humankind could […]

Shots fired! Michael Prescott turns his attention to the mindset of Skeptics with a capital S. The crux of his thesis is cognitive dissonance, suggesting Skeptics are afraid to look at the data lest their paradigm fall into question. Mike’s pretty harsh, but it’s a necessary wake-up call for Skeptics who believe a narrow mind […]

Mike’s been busy catching up on “Notes of Séances with D.D. Home”, a well-documented séance with all the trappings. Rapping, moody lighting, and a phantom accordion are just the beginning, begging the question if they amount to evidence for survival after death. One would think Hollywood ripped off Willam Crookes for their thrillers, but Katelan […]

If mind equals brain, how come people missing 95% of their brain are leading ordinary lives? It’s the crux of Donald Forsdyke’s latest contribution at Biological Theory, suggesting the reality of extracorporeal memory. Mike Prescott gives a nod to the skeptics, arguing over ratios of gray to white matter, before illustrating Forsdyke’s provocative conclusion. For […]

Lord Prescott’s return to frontline politics as Ed Miliband’s ‘climate change adviser’ has already hit turbulence – after research uncovered the size of the junketing peer’s own carbon footprint.

How The Boy Who Came Back From Heaven, a New York Times bestseller, has remained, largely, under the fortean radar, eluding even Michael Prescott, is puzzling. The tl;dr of it has a kid waking from a coma, spinning a wild tale of visiting heaven where he bumped knuckles with Brother J. True to the author’s […]

When it comes to the paranormal, and forteana, Kickstarters tend to fall flat. Hoping to see a miniseries on EVP hit the airwaves, Michael Prescott’s giving us advance notice so we can all start searching our couch cushions. The drive begins January 28th, so spread this around! Please. Not everyone has backing, like Duke, Who’s […]

Changing channels, we turn from NDEs to post-death experiences where the dearly departed return to Earth for myriad reasons. Michael Prescott’s intrigued by The Atlantic‘s Why Do People Believe in Ghosts? precipitating a slew of fascinating first-hand accounts of ghostly encounters at a, in Mike’s words, cynical site called Hot Air. Good material setting the […]

Forteana is as much about people, as it is about chasing down evidence of strange phenomena dismissed by mainstream science. There’s an odd synchronicity here since I tweeted that sentiment, clicked over to Mike Prescott’s blog and discovered he’s on the same wavelength. At issue are the divides, literal or figurative, twixt cynical debunkers, skeptics, […]