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Your Predictions for 2012

Crystal ball for 2012

There has been a lot of speculation regarding the year 2012. While some fear an escalation of world troubles that could result in an apocalypse, others hope that this year will be a turning point for mankind that brings us into a new, more enlightened age. The majority of us, however, assume that 2012 will be pretty much like any other year, bringing its share of both happiness and tragedies. A few weeks ago, I asked readers to submit their predictions for this year. Here is what you foresee in 2012.

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PARANORMAL NEWS for JAN. 10:
Apparition Photographed?, 3.5-Ton Statue Vanishes, Monster New York Rat

Wednesday January 11, 2012
Temperance building ghost Apparition photo?
- The Ghost Hunters of Southern Tennessee believe they photographed a ghost in old building.
Italian statue disappears 3˝-ton statue disappears
- It was not only quite heavy, the Italian statue was also secured in concrete -- and under water!
Monster rat

Monster New York rat
- This is no urban legend -- the giant 3-foot-long rodent was caught in a shoe store in the Bronx.

Plus: The comic who also hunts ghosts... Golfer Ian Poulter claims his Hilton Head rental house is haunted... Buyers target Hong Kong's "haunted houses"... 5 steps to spirit contact... Paranormal researcher Dr. William Roll dies... Did Bigfoot really exist? How Gigantopithecus became extinct... Finding Bigfoot star reveals close-up encounter... Psychic spider monkey picks Gingrich to win N.H. primary... Is your pet psychic?... Mutilated cow found at Northland farm... Free energy in 2011 prepping to take off in 2012.
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READER REPORT:
Amazing Display of Ghost Lights

Monday January 9, 2012

"In November, 2011, a couple of my friends and I were driving home on a back road at night in Rutledge, Tennessee when I thought a saw a green light jump in a field," reports Dusty, "like how you would see a grasshopper jump. I knew it wasn't a flashlight because it wasn't a beam. More like an orb. Suddenly there were somewhere around 50 of these orbs glowing in a tree just flashing on and off. Reminded me of fireflies, but they had a basketball-sized glow and different color. A few hundred feet down the road we saw more in other trees! These were in the woods away from any houses. All I can assume is that they were fairies! This was at the change of seasons near water. Perfect for fairies. And we are not the kind of people that would come out and say we believe in fairies, but that's what we saw."

Thanks for that fascinating report, Dusty. It must have been a spectacular sight. I don't think I can agree that they were fairies, but the size of the light globes indicates that they were probably some kind of spook lights (also known as earth lights or ghost lights) or ball lighting. Neither of these rare phenomena are generally seen in such numbers, however, so what you experienced was a rather unique event. Or it was some other unknown phenomenon.

PARANORMAL NEWS for JAN. 7:
Your Psychic Powers, Woman from Another Universe, Obama: Mars Explorer?

Saturday January 7, 2012
Psychic abilities Your psychic powers
- Psychic powers like premonitions and telepathy, says Dr. Rupert Sheldrake, might be very common.
Another universe From another world
- A woman claims she does not recognize her life and believes she might be from another universe.
Obama and Mars

Obama, Mars explorer?
- The White House denies it, but two guys claim Obama was part of a team that teleported to Mars.

Plus: Positive thinking: Psychic energy... Missing man's family turn to psychics... Husband is greeted by ghostly apparition of his dead wife... Young girl sees ghosts... Writers tell how to meet a ghost... Haunted New Orleans... Kingman's haunted history... A cursed name, prophetic dream and ghostly omen... Suspects terrorized by ghost... Close encounters with Bigfoot... "Time cloak" hid event in experiment... Evidence for an Atlantean invasion... Paranormal Activity 4 is haunted by the sequel problem.
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Signs: The Crop Circle Makers

Friday January 6, 2012

Jellyfish crop circleWho or what makes crop circles and formations? Some of them -- like those used as advertising vehicles -- are obviously man made. But what about the rest of them? Are all crop formations man made? Some of them? In our article, "Crop Circles: Best Evidence", we examined the various anomalies that crop formation researchers say lend proof to the notion that many are not man made. Let's now examine the other main question about them: Where do they come from? Here are several theories.

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