Part 4: MD Paranormal Convention: McLean Jacobson, Paranormal Mystery writer

Rob Gutro and McLean Jacobson

At the Maryland Paranormal Convention last weekend, my good friend McLean Jacobson joined me
at my table and brought two of her books. One of them was just published this year and is a paranormal-tinged mystery that I love.

 Extrasensory Deception: Book One (Suny Davis Series) 
 by McLean Jacobson (Author) 

 ABOUT THE BOOK: Suny Davis has plenty of reasons to swear. Everyone at boarding
school hates her since she learned her social skills from hundred-year-old books. Her father’s a celebrated paranormal researcher (who might be a fake). She’s being transferred to—what?—a college for young geniuses? Her father’s infuriating (but handsome) assistant, Anthony, is assigned to babysit her. And then she’s the last to see the student who’s murdered in the (supposedly haunted) science building! But is the murderer really a poltergeist? That would give Suny even more reason to swear. When her father asks Anthony to investigate and he has the audacity to suggest she help him by using the psychic abilities he’s sure she possesses, Suny really swears! Swears to find the killer with good old-fashioned detective work. Swears not to use any of her psychic powers. Well, maybe a little…

MEET McLean Jacobson on Sunday April 22, 2018 Maryland Psychic Fair, Elks Lodge, Rte 450, Gambrills, Md.

30 vendors including: authors of paranormal books (including Rob Gutro), Psychic readings, crystals and more. TIME: 9am to 5pm ET *$5 fee via eventbrite/$10 at the door
Contact: Ed Hruneni: mdparconf@gmail.com, or mdpsychicfair@gmail.com

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/maryland-psychic-fair-tickets-40994528739

Video: Friday Night Ghost Frights: Fiery Furnace Ghost Stories!

In Mike Ricksecker's  Friday Night Ghost Frights you'll hear about a fiery furnace and a strange haunted painting that seems to bleed!

For more information: http://www.mikericksecker.com/tag/friday-night-ghost-frights/

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/VVFstQJ9r5Q

About Mike

Mike Ricksecker is the author of the historic paranormal books Ghosts of Maryland, Ghosts and Legends of Oklahoma, Campfire Tales: Midwest, Ghostorian Case Files: Volume 1, and the Encounters With The Paranormal series. He has appeared on multiple television shows and programs as a paranormal historian, including Animal Planet’s The Haunted and Bio Channel’s My Ghost Story, Fox 5 News (Washington DC) and Fox 25 News (Oklahoma City), Coast-to-Coast AM with George Noory, and he produces his own Internet shows Ghosts and Legends and Paranormal Roads. Recently, he has formed his own paranormal and supernatural publishing company, Haunted Road Media.

Mike’s historic paranormal articles have been published in The Baltimore Sun, Paranormal Underground Magazine, and he wrote an Oklahoma City paranormal column for Examiner.com(2010 – 2014). His work has also been featured in The Oklahoman, The Frederick News Post, Marshall University’s The Parthenon, and Louisiana State University’s Civil War Book Review.

Additionally, Mike is an Amazon best-selling mystery author with two entries to his Chase Michael DeBarlo private detective series, Deadly Heirs and System of the Dead. With over 20 years of experience, Mike serves as a paranormal investigator and “Ghostorian”, along with his partner, Shana Wankel, with Society of the Haunted, and regularly travels to speak about the paranormal and writing.

Mike is a father of four and is an avid baseball fan.

Part 3: MD Paranormal Conference: Tim Scullion Ghost Photographer!

This is part 3 of several parts to my experiences at the Maryland Paranormal Conference. When the managers of the conference asked people whom they would recommend speak at the event, I immediately told them of Ghostographer or Ghost photographer Tim Scullion. I saw Tim present to the Inspired Ghost Tracking group of Maryland, and he has an amazing talent in photographing earth-bound ghosts. 
   Tim has published one book called Breakthrough Ghost Photography of Haunted Historic Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, and is publishing a new book about ghosts of Arizona that he photographed while vacationing there. 
  YOU HAVE TO GET THIS BOOK! - I have it and it will blow your mind. - This blog explains more about Tim, his book and more. 
TIM'S WEBSITE: https://www.ghostographer.com/

Tim at the MD Paranrormal convention

ABOUT TIM AND HIS FIRST BOOK: The world's first photographic study of ghosts (10,000+ photos and over 2 years in the making) was nominated by the Library of Virginia for consideration in the nonfiction category for the 20th Annual Library of Virginia Literary Awards! Now more than 20,000 photos and taking over 7 years,the study continues with new and exciting photos of haunted places! (Scroll down to see more about the book below!) Part 2 in this intriguing series of books is out August 28th, 2018, with new, compelling, and even shocking photos of the paranormal including the largest group of ghosts ever caught on camera! Real Photographic Proof! A few of the many photos of ghosts are posted on this website: Scroll down to see actual photos of ghosts! Bring your cameras on this tour-your guide will point out the exact location each photo was taken so that you can try too! Many people have captured the paranormal just on their cell phone cameras! If you do capture something, please send it to our Facebook pages. 

2 ghosts Tim photographed

TIM'S AMAZING BOOK OF PHOTOS: Breakthrough Ghost Photography of Haunted Historic Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia,  by Tim Scullion Schiffer Publishing, Limited, Aug 28, 2018 - Body, Mind & Spirit - 208 pages

ABOUT THE BOOK: Digital technology serves as our eyes in the world of the improbable and unexplained, the impossible and bizarre, and the biggest mystery of our existence. In his second book on ghosts of Colonial Williamsburg, Tim Scullion has embarked on a haunting journey over six years and 20,000 photos in the making. Historical and paranormal backgrounds are disclosed for 200 strange images that defy explanation and offer photographic evidence!

READ THE ARTICLE IN THE VIRGINIA PILOT NEWSPAPER: https://pilotonline.com/life/holidays/article_95794626-60f5-5d0f-b0de-7af49ad0cc67.html

Part 2: Photos: Meet 2 Witches from the MD Paranormal Conference

L to R: Rob, David, Crimson

This is part 2 of several parts to my experiences at the Maryland Paranormal Conference.
  On Aug. 4, Saturday, I was privileged to be one of the  speakers and met some other very interesting speakers, one of "witch" was David Salisbury who is, in fact, a witch and an herbalist and much more.  I also met another witch named Crimson who was helping David out. 
  I learned a lot about Wicca, the religion of witches (and witches can be male or female) and they're nothing like the fake "satanic" stuff that society has been fed by mis-information. David's talk was eye opening and refreshing I learned a lot!  In this blog you'll learn about David, what is Wicca and David's herbalism. 

David said: "Magic infuses every area of my life. I write about the ways in which the magical arts transform the soul and move us into states of beauty and power. My work focuses on abandoning dogma and daring to step into a current of experiential witchcraft that's focused on "doing" rather than "believing."

David talking about what being a Wiccan really means

WHAT IS WICCA? Wicca also termed Pagan Witchcraft, is a contemporary Pagan new religious movement.  

NOT SATANIC - It's a religion about worshipping nature! The Old Religion" is a diverse and decentralized religion that is part of contemporary Paganism/Nature Spirituality.
WICCAN'S DON'T PUT CURSES ON PEOPLE - That's more made up stuff. 

DAVID THE HERBALIST:
the most ancient of all arts associated with the magic-workers of old is held within the art of wortcunning, what we would today call herbalism. Pharmakeia is the name given in ancient Greece to identify sorcery, the knowledge of plants, and their medicines together; two things nearly indistinguishable from each other.

DAVID'S WEBSITE: https://www.daviddsalisbury.com/

ABOUT DAVID (from his website):   I am a a proud queer person, vegan, and Witch experiencing life in our nations capital. In my home area of Washington DC I help lead one of the largest organizations of witches and pagans on the east coast, The Firefly House. The focal point of my spiritual practice is one of service, experiential gnosis, spirit contact, and deep listening. 

David and Crimson

    As an initiatory line, Firefly runs three covens in the DC area. The tradition places a focus on lunar and solar cycles, acts of personal magic, connection with spirit forces, and most importantly, the growth of the egregore, or "group mind." I'm also an initiate of the Anderson Feri tradition of witchcraft in the BlueRose line, and hold degreed initiations in O.T.O. (Ordo Templi Orientis) 
    I was first introduced to the Craft at the age of 11 by my stepmother, and then on a deeper more intentional level by a childhood friend at the age of 12. That same year, I began training with a friend's family coven and initiated a year later. I teach around the country and have presented at Pagan Pride Days, Pagan Spirit Gathering, Sacred Harvest Festival, Pantheacon, Firefly Housewarming Conference, TempleFest and at shops around the nation. My workshops place a strong focus on deepening one's personal connection to the Craft through daily practice, heartfelt ritual, and spirit alliances.

Paranormal Q&A: What advice do you have for parents of kids that can talk to spirits?

Each week, I'll answer a question about the paranormal, whether a general question, or one about human or animal ghosts (Earthbound) or spirits (crossed over). Here's this week's question: 

Q: What advice do you have for parents of kids that can talk to spirits?

A:  Children can see Earthbound ghosts or spirits who have crossed over (like their grandparents for example) because their logical minds have not yet developed.  

Acknowledge their "friend" and ask them details. Ask for a name, and what the ghost or spirit looks like.  If you recognize the description of the person or pet in spirit (or ghost)  and they were good in the physical, don't discourage your child from talking with them, but always tell your child to share what they learn or talk about. 

If it's an Earthbound ghost, it may be someone who lived in the house previously, or someone who stayed behind because they regret something they did in life and were afraid to cross over.  They could be a good person, or a bad person- just as they were in the physical. - So if you ask your child about the ghost person, have them describe their personality and appearance. Ask if the child is afraid of them or likes them. If the ghost makes the child uncomfortable, then call a paranormal group to try and cross the ghost over. 

If it's the spirit of a loved one, they're just coming back to spend time with the child and looking over them. 

For Rob Gutro's 5 books on the paranormal, visit: www.amazon.com. All of Rob's books were written to help explain the paranormal, and teach readers how to find signs from spirit.

Joy Andreasen's Tarot Tuesday: Four of Swords

Today's Tarot Tuesday with Joy Andreasen presents "The 4 of Swords"!

Joy says: Today is a day to consider taking a break. Leave all the stress and worry that sometimes hangs over your head on a daily basis behind and fulfill your obligations with detachment from any particular outcome. Be at peace. Let it go. If you can stay in bed all day, today is the perfect day to do it. Live as if any decision you make is the right one. Live as if nothing matters except whether you are happy. Be happy just because you can. And you can! 

 About the 4 of Swords: The Four of Swords is a card of solitude, leading to healing on many levels. It tells of a time of rest before the final onslaught, and to prepare for future events. It is a card that signifies a ‘calm after the storm’ and/or the ‘calm before the storm.'

 Joy Andreason 
 BIOGRAPHY Joy Andreasen is an author, shamanic practitioner, psychic medium, spiritual consultant, Reiki Master Teacher and wedding officiant. She has been giving messages from Spirit for almost twenty years. She teaches spiritual development and shamanic classes in Winchester and Herndon Virginia which are always highly acclaimed.
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/whispersofjoy
EMAIL: joyandreasen@gmail.com
WEBSITE: http://www.WhispersofJoy.net
ABOUT: Shamanic healer/practitioner, psychic medium, interfaith minister, intuitive counselor, energy healing practitioner, Reiki Master Teacher, and writer

Part 1: Photos from the Maryland Paranormal Conference

Rob Gutro at his vendor table

This is part one of several parts to my experiences at the Maryland Paranormal Conference.
  On Aug. 4, Saturday, I was privileged to be one of the  speakers at the MARYLAND PARANORMAL CONFERENCE in Gambrills, Maryland. 
  I talked about some of the ghosts that I encountered during 2 vacations I took in England. I met a LOT of ghosts in England and wrote about them in my new book "Ghosts of England On a Medium's Vacation."
 - The book is available on Amazon.com in E-book and paperback.

   The event was organized by Ed Hrunei and Peter Franks, two men famous for bringing the paranormal to the forefront of society and educating people in how the "paranormal" works.
    My thanks to both of them for having me back a second year in a row! 

The great banner from Animal Rescue of Rhode Island

     
USING A SURPRISE!  When I gave a fundraising talk about "Pets and the Afterlife" at the Animal Rescue of Rhode Island on June 24th, they made a great banner for me. The week before the conference, I received the banner in the mail as a surprise!!  I'm so blown away by it, and happily displayed it on my table at the conference. I can't wait to go back next year!

INTRO TO MY TALKS- I always have to start with the basics whenever I do my talks because we're all at different levels  of understanding. So, I explain what a medium is, and the basics of energy, what a ghost is, what a spirit is, and more. Then I get into the stories!

Rob explaining what a medium is 

Rob explains how energy is the foundation