It also covers things like the Heaven’s Gate suicide cult and when the Pokemon cartoon was causing seizures. There’s lots of cases of hauntings reported in this book that will make your hair stand on end. And even that the infamous number 666 might actually be 616.
Or that the prophetess Mother Shipton’s predictions were mostly created by Charles Hindley after those things had already happened. Gasping in awe and saying to anyone who would listen, “Did you know?” Like the Siberian Hell Hole, where an expedition drilled so deep into the earth they reached a cavernous area thought to be hell itself. There’s bound to be something that peaks your curiosity.īefore realizing this was a book I must own, I rented it from the library intending to just skim its vast pages, but found myself reading page after page, case after case. This book has everything from aliens to superstition and folklore to people reportedly having powers. If you’ve been searching for a comprehensive resource on the paranormal and unexplained occurrences, then your quest is over. This is the book you've been looking for. David Sutton, Fortean TimesĪbsolutely everyone who has an interest in the paranormal should have a copy of this fascinating and enlightening About the Author should be congratulated for attempting to create a one-volume reference work that casts its net across such vast, stormy seas of the improbable and imponderable and spreads out the variegated catch in an ordered manner. Mark Sanderson, The Daily TelegraphĪ great one-stop shop for Forteans. Hilary Mantel, London Review of BooksĪn ideal gift for anyone interested in crop circles, Scientology or even the Black Dog of Bungay. They have tried to operate without bias, avoid empty speculation and run to earth misconceptions, and they have cross-referenced liberally and cleverly.
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represent the full range of positions from the hostile sceptic to the credulous believer.
The compilers of the dictionary have adopted a gentle, judicious, sometimes jaunty tone. It is a pleasure to immerse oneself in a book which, on almost every page, throws up something of peculiar interest. It is a catalogue of the inexplicable, an A-Z of mystery. Sceptical, witty, intelligent and ravenous for mystery - Gary Dexter, The Daily Telegraph It publishes excavation reports and other archaeological volumes, including the bi-annual Israel Exploration Journal and the bi-annual Hebrew-language journal Qadmoniot.A brilliant compendium of bizarre occurrences - Richard Morrison, The Times The IES disseminates knowledge gained from the exploration of Israel to the general public in Israel and abroad, through annual archaeological conferences, meetings, and congresses. Major activities include organizing excavations, enlisting financial support for archaeological projects, and cooperation with Israeli and foreign institutions in the field of publication in a collective effort to promote the cause of archaeology. It plays a key role in archaeological research covering all periods from prehistoric times to the Ottoman period, coordinating much of the multi-institutional archaeological research conducted by Israeli and foreign archaeological expeditions. Over the years, it has organized and sponsored some of the most important archaeological projects carried out in the country. Israel Exploration Society (IES) is a non-profit organization whose goal is to further historical, geographical and archaeological research concerning the Land of Israel.
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