Saudi Woman Beheaded for Practicing Witchcraft

Amina bint Abdulhalim Nassar was executed in the northern province of Jawf for “practising witchcraft and sorcery,” the Interior Ministry said in a statement Monday. Newsflash: if she was caught, convicted, and executed for practicing witchcraft and sorcery, she wasn't a witch or sorcerer, or at least not a very good one.

A Saudi woman was beheaded Monday after being convicted of practising sorcery, which is banned in the ultra-conservative kingdom, the Interior Ministry said.

Amina bint Abdulhalim Nassar was executed in the northern province of Jawf for “practising witchcraft and sorcery,” the ministry said in a statement carried by SPA state news agency. Read more

The Ark of the Covenant May Soon Be Revealed

A leaking roof in an Ethiopian chapel may lead to the Ark of the Covenant being revealed to the world.

A very British problem of a leaky church roof could be about to give the world the chance to glimpse the legendary Ark of the Covenant.

That's because the claimed home of the iconic relic - a small chapel in Ethiopia - has sprung a leak and so the Ark could now be on the move.

The Ark - which The Bible says holds God's Ten Commandments given to Moses on Mount Sinai - is said to have been kept in Aksum, in the Chapel of the Tablet, adjacent to St Mary of Zion Church, since the 1960s. Read more

The BEST UFO Evidence EVER Captured on Video?

Is this the best UFO video evidence ever captured on video? This footage was taken from a tourist plane flying over the famous Nazca Lines in Peru January of 2011.

13 Celebrities Who May Be Ghosts or Still Alive

From Mark Twain to Tupac Shakur, read about thirteen celebrities may be ghosts... or still alive.

Dead or Alive?

William Shakespeare called death, "the undiscovered country from whose bourn no traveler returns." Is the veil between this world and the next one porous enough to allow the spirits of the beloved dead to walk the earth once again?

Perhaps some of the world's most famous people that have seemingly "reappeared" are not ghosts, but in fact merely faked their demises and lived long after "death." Are these lucky 13 true emissaries from beyond? Or are they merely designers of a well-planned hoax? Read more

Ganzfeld Hallucinations

Finally, scientists are beginning to look at paranormal experiences, including the Ganzfield Effect, a method of inducing hallucinations without drugs.

The cognitive science journal Cortex has just released a special issue on the neuropsychology of paranormal experiences and belief, and contains a fantastic article on hallucinations induced by the Ganzfeld procedure.

The Ganzfeld procedure exposes the participant to ‘unstructured’ sensations usually by placing half ping-pong balls over the eyes so they can only see diffuse white light and by playing white noise through headphones.

It is probably best known for its uses in parapsychology experiments, but it is also used to induce hallucinations and sensory distortions which are much more likely to occur in the absence of clearly defined sensory experiences. Read more

Workers Cast Black Magic Spell on City Manager over Budget Cuts

North Miami Beach municipal employees are in hot water over an alleged Santeria birdseed plot.

A note to prospective municipal employees: If you’re looking for a way to help out beleaguered colleagues, casting a spell on your boss is probably not the way to go.

Two North Miami Beach employees — one a police officer, the other a department office manager — are in hot water after trying to enlist some supernatural aid in the form of what they believed to be a Santeria practice. Read more

How to Use the Abramelin Squares

The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage is one of the best-known, but seldom-used magical grimoires. The book describes an elaborate ritual whose purpose is to obtain the "knowledge and conversation" of the magician's "Holy Guardian Angel." During the period of the work, which lasts six months, the magician must pray daily before sunrise and again at sunset. Also, during this preparatory phase, there are many restrictions: chastity must be observed, alcoholic beverages refused, and the magician must conduct his business with scrupulous fairness. After the preparatory phase has been successfully completed, the magician's guardian angel will appear to reveal to the magician magical secrets.