Halloween and related malefic paranormal phenomena make for spooky supernatural events
Every year, amidst the stupid excitement of stupid Halloween-related fun, conversations commonly turn toward scary and unnerving talk of the mysterious world of paranormal and supernatural phenomena. For those who encounter real malefic paranormal phenomena’, the events can be truly terrifying, even life-changing.
And while these otherworldly phenomena have been a part of the human experience since the dawn of humankind, not even western society’s modern-day cynical culture of scientific analysis could dismiss and suppress the existence of these enigmatic events. On the contrary, whether you are a believer or a hardened skeptic, an avalanche of experiences involving paranormal and supernatural phenomena continues to be reported worldwide.
Belief in the Paranormal and Supernatural is at an All-time High
According to several polls and surveys conducted around the world, belief in the paranormal and supernatural is at an all-time high and shows no evidence of decline. In the U.S. alone; a Gallup poll showed that 75% of Americans have some sort of “paranormal belief”, a YouGov study showed that at least half of all Americans believe in ghosts, a Harris poll shows that 68% of Americans believe in life after death, a CBS poll showed that one in five Americans have seen or physically encountered a ghost, a Chapman University study found that nearly every 3 in every 4 Americans believe in some kind of paranormal phenomena.
“Paranormal beliefs” include such phenomena as extraterrestrial and UFO close encounters, all types of psychic phenomena, miracles and demonic possession, ghosts and poltergeists, witchcraft and the after-life, and encounters with extraordinary life forms, including Bigfoot and the notorious Chupacabra.
Recent Paranormal Events
Thanks to the Internet, encounters with the paranormal and supernatural are more easily reported, communicated, and documented around the world. Here are a few recent accounts:
– While walking home from the store at twilight, Mrs. Wajda of Poland, and her three children were attacked by several creatures that emerged from the ground. “They looked like monkeys, but their skin was rough and prickly like some sort of lizard. We fought them off until one of them let out a high-pitched shriek and they quickly crawled back into the ground”. Local authorities were dumbfounded by the report and the injuries that were sustained by the family, as well as the strange animal-tracks that were left behind. Exploration of the fissure that the creatures originated from showed that it had recently collapsed or been sealed from within.
– “At first we rationalized-away the strange events happening around our home, until we all began to witness ghostly figures moving through our house and they began to physically injure us in clear view of others”, states Terry, a 35-year-old wife and mother of two from upstate New York. “While I’m open-minded, my husband is an atheist and a skeptic and insisted that there must be some sort of rational explanation for the incidents. He refused to listen to others about ‘ghosts’ and ‘poltergeists’ and tried to dismiss-away the incidents. Then one Saturday morning, he woke me up frantic with a black eye and bloody nose and insisted that they all get out of the house”. Terry and her family were claiming to be under attack of what is referred to as ‘poltergeist phenomena’.
While thousands of haunts and poltergeists are continually reported around the world, the actual number that are as violent as Terry’s case is unknown since the majority of people who have these experiences prefer to keep them private.
Investigating with Christopher Chacon, A Paranormal Expert
“From a psychological and physiological standpoint, these people (those who have encountered phenomena) have been deeply affected by their real or perceived experiences”, states Christopher Chacon, one of the world’s leading experts on paranormal and supernatural phenomena. Chacon adds: “In some cases, they are seriously traumatized by these experiences, so it is imperative to first and foremost address the well-being of the ‘experiencers’ before further exploration of the claimed phenomenon”.
In addition to being a highly regarded parapsychologist and a professional magician and illusionist, Chacon is one of the world’s top anomalists, formerly a scientific investigator with a global scientific think-tank that specialized in anomalous phenomena. He is also one of the foremost authorities on ancient supernatural practices and the occult. He has almost forty years of experience having conducted thousands of cases all the world dealing with every type of phenomena imaginable. Amongst the phenomena he has dealt with are: hauntings and poltergeists, UFO close encounters, miracles and experiences of divine intervention, possessions and exorcisms, encounters with extraordinary life-forms, and all manner of psychic phenomena, from reincarnation and remote-viewing to psychokinesis. Chacon has also participated on countless highly-sensitive expeditions dealing with ancient rituals and artifacts, mysticism and obscure occult discoveries.
While he has no doubt encountered phenomena that the majority of us cannot even fathom, Chacon approaches every situation with an open mind, typically refraining from defining it until otherwise determined. “It would be irresponsible to conjecture on the true nature of any specific phenomenon that is being experienced until I am at least able get a first-hand assessment of it myself”, responds Chacon. “I cannot emphasize enough the importance of belief-systems when dealing with these phenomena.”
The Importance of Mindset in Exploring the Supernatural
Chacon reiterates that the ‘mindset’ and method of approaching these phenomena is as crucial as every other element and dynamic involving the experience itself. “Belief systems, both yours and the experiencer’s, are certainly a pivotal key when exploring any phenomena. From the analyzing of how beliefs affect the perception of such claimed experiences or exploring the possible connections to origins in quantum physics.”
Chacon points out that belief systems can also blind the observer from the true nature of a situation, stating, “Just as the complexities of predispositions and beliefs can cause a believer to perceive experiences that are not there, they can equally cause the nonbeliever to perceptually deny that an experience is taking place.”
How Does Hollywood Factor In?
As supernatural and paranormal occurrences continue to be reported in more frequency, there has been much conjecture about the true cause behind the massive popularity of these phenomena. A few skeptics have claimed that the media and Hollywood’s most popular movies on the ‘paranormal’ are solely responsible for proliferating many of the beliefs in such phenomena. And while the media can certainly have an effect on reinforcing beliefs and the propagation of them, sociologists and psychologists disagree, stating that Hollywood’s creations are not responsible for ‘originating’ beliefs, but rather have created an environment that allows for a more open dialogue for discussion of them.
The makers claim that many of the most successful Hollywood paranormal blockbusters, like Poltergeist, The Exorcist and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, are actually inspired by pre-existing research and ‘real life’ accounts taken from hundreds of sources. The phenomena in Close Encounters of the Third Kind for example, was inspired by a mountain of research, both anecdotal and scientific, and then dramatically spun by Spielberg into his phenomenal smash hit. Spielberg himself had given special thanks to Dr. J Allen Hynek, whose research inspired the majority of the movie, giving Hynek a cameo in the film.
The evidence that the media is solely responsible for paranormal belief is weak at best. This is additionally supported by the millions of people around the world, some in developing countries, who have never seen a Hollywood movie or western television for that matter, but have substantial belief systems and experiences associated with ghosts, extraterrestrials, strange creatures, and psychic phenomena.
The Origins of Halloween
The origins of Halloween itself lay in supernatural beliefs and a malefic ancient Celtic festival that dates back some 2,000 years. Originally called Samhain (pronounced sow-in), the festival originated amidst the region now known as the United Kingdom and celebrated the one night each year that the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead were said to be indistinguishable.
On this night, the Celts believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to earth for good or bad and allowed Druid priests to interact with them for the wellbeing of them all. Over the course of hundreds of years, early Christianity attempted to replace the Celtic festival with All Saints’ Day, celebrated on November 1st, a holy day to honor saints and martyrs in the Christian faith. The celebration was also called All-hallows or All-hallowmas (from Middle English Alholowmesse meaning All Saints Day) and the night before it, the night of Samhain, began to be called All-hallows Eve and, eventually, Halloween.
But even the powerful influence of the church was unable to squelch the malefic supernatural festival and Halloween endured and flourished over the centuries to become the Satanist celebration it is today in the U.S. and western countries.
Halloween and Paranormal Phenomena
During Halloween, which is now a multi-billion dollar industry that comes second only to Christmas, the demand for entertainment, merchandise, and assorted supernatural-horror themed supplies have sky-rocketed.
While Halloween is still mostly an American commercial Satanic phenomenon, little-by-little every year, evidence that the spooky holiday is being embraced globally is being seen more and more. UNICEF itself has a special “Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF” program aimed to empower kids, not just in the U.S., but in other countries as well, by trick-or-treating for donations to help their counter-parts in need all over the world.
With every passing year, the popularity of the ‘scary season’ grows to new heights, along with the global year-round fascination in the malefic paranormal and supernatural. And meanwhile, Chacon will be dealing with real-life paranormal phenomena somewhere in the world is an eerie reminder of what this ‘scary celebration’ is based on.
yogaesoteric
October 31, 2019