Friday Night Ghost Frights Video: Ghost Story Of The Golden Arm #37

My friend Mike Ricksecker, author, Ghostorian, paranormal investigator, and host of many You Tube  paranormal programs like "Friday Night Ghost Frights" and tells stories about ghosts and hauntings. This week's segment, episode #37:  Ghost Story Of The Golden Arm
   - The legendary ghost story of The Golden Arm is brought to life by Mike RIcksecker. Recommended by Mark Twain for great story telling, this old favorite helped inspire Mike at a young age to venture down the path of the paranormal.
CLICK TO WATCH Video: https://youtu.be/8mJxYRE-_lI

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In the news: Brazil’s President Moved Out of the Presidential Palace Because of Its ‘Energy’ and ‘Ghosts’

Palácio da Alvorada is the official residence of the President of Brazil.

Ghosts can haunt anyplace and historic buildings where politics are discussed are usually active places for them to linger. That's because some politicians lived for their work, and decided to never leave. Here's one recent story of ghosts that inspired the president of one country to move out of the presidential palace! 

In the news: Brazil’s President Moved Out of the Presidential Palace Because of Its ‘Energy’ and ‘Ghosts’ 
By Gabriella Paiella, NY Mag

In August of 2016, Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff was impeached and her vice-president, Michel Temer, took her place. As part of his new position, Temer, 76, and wife Marcella, 33, moved into the official presidential residence, Alvorada Palace — but then moved back to the vice-president’s residence, Jaburu Palace, shortly afterward. And he has a very good, very relatable reason for the relocation: ghosts.

Brazil's Michel Temer

“I felt something strange there. I wasn’t able to sleep right from the first night. The energy wasn’t good,” he reportedly told Brazilian news outlet Veja. “We even started to wonder: Could there be ghosts?”

The U.K. Independent Newspaper quoted Temer: "Marcela felt the same thing. Only Michelzinho, who went running from one end to the other, liked it."  

He joked that they had even started to wonder whether there were ghosts in the modernist palace which was inaugurated in 1958.

The Palácio da Alvorada is the official residence of the President of Brazil. It is located in the national capital of Brasília, on a peninsula at the margins of Paranoá Lake.

Q&A: Does Keeping Ashes Hold a Soul Back?

Here's a question I received via email and my response about if you keep someone's ashes, do they trap a soul.

Q: Is there a possibility that keeping a loved one's ashes at home would create difficulties for their spirit into moving on to the light and such?  

A: No. Keeping the ashes of a loved one is just keeping a physical remnant of them. Their spirit has already crossed over.  When the physical body dies, or just before it dies, the soul, that is, memories, personality and knowledge combines with the physical energy in the body and leaves it. We make a choice to stay Earthbound as a ghost or cross over as a spirit and join the energies of the universe/heaven/paradise, etc. So your loved one has already crossed over or stayed on Earth as a ghost, which is very uncommon. 

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To learn more about ashes, ghosts, spirits and what happens after we pass, read Rob Gutro's books "Ghosts and Spirits" and "Lessons Learned from Talking to the Dead" available in paperback and e-book on Amazon.com.

Great time at Maryland Paranormal Conference !

Wow. What a great day. I gave 2 talks at the MARYLAND PARANORMAL CONFERENCE today in Gambrills, Maryland.
   This conference was the first one, and over 100 people attended, there were 4 other speakers and several paranormal-related vendors.
    I gave a talk about the famous Inspired Ghost Tracking "Double Murder Ghost Investigation" followed by Pets and the Afterlife: How they Communicate with the Living."

Pets and the Afterlife; Pets and the Afterlife 2

  A big thanks to Ed Hrunemi and Peter Franks who put the event together, got the speakers and arranged everything.

   It was good to see some friends in the paranormal community, too, like Peter Resta and Janie Daum, among others.

Ghosts and Spirits; Lessons Learned from Talking to the Dead

   The speakers were interesting, too. I will be highlighting some of them in upcoming blogs.

Rob Gutro

  

Friday Night Ghost Frights Video: Most Haunted House In Maryland! #38

My friend Mike Ricksecker, author, Ghostorian, paranormal investigator, and host of many You Tube  paranormal programs including Down the Rabbit Hole produces "Friday Night Ghost Frights" and tells stories about ghosts and hauntings. This week's segment, episode #38:  Most Haunted House In Maryland!
   - Some say it's the most haunted house in all of Maryland. With all of the ghost stories from its history, Lilburn Castle may very well be! Mike Ricksecker reads this story from his book Ghosts Of Maryland.
CLICK TO WATCH Video: https://youtu.be/QAxxqGpobgI

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FRIDAY NIGHT GHOST FRIGHTS are spooky, creepy ghost stories from Haunted Road Media -- true paranormal and supernatural encounters, real tales from personal experiences and paranormal investigations!

Mike's book Ghosts Of Maryland can be found at: http://www.mikericksecker.com/books/g...

Paranormal publishing and video production is what we do. Welcome to our haunted world!

For more information about Haunted Road Media: http://www.hauntedroadmedia.com
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/HauntedRoadMed
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hauntedroadm...

More information about Mike Ricksecker: http://www.mikericksecker.com
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Come to the MD Paranormal Conference this Saturday 8/26/17

Interested in ghosts, spirits and the paranormal? On Aug. 26, Saturday, come to the MARYLAND PARANORMAL CONFERENCE from 9am to 5:30pm!
   I'm one of the speakers at the conference and I'll be giving 2 talks:
1)  11am EDT about "Double Murder Ghost Investigation" by Rob Gutro
and 2) 11:45 am EDT- "Pets and the Afterlife: How they Communicate with the Living" by Rob Gutro

WHERE:   Bowie Elks Lodge #2309, located at 1506 Defense Highway, Gambrills, MD 21054
TICKETS for ALL DAY are $45.00. Ticket info: http://tinyurl.com/y8agymnf
OTHER GUESTS:
1) S. Peter Resta, Ph.D. - (Paranormal from the Perspective of Behavioral Science)2) Justin Schmoyer - (Rendezvous with Spirit: Messages from The Other Side) 3) Pat Bussard O'Keefe - (Psychics as Healers)4) Bill Bean - (The Haunting, House of the Dead - Dark Force)5) Karen Yaffe Lottes- (In Search of Montgomery County Ghost -

How to See the Eclipse: Create a Pinhole Viewer, Watch On-line, etc

As a scientist I thought I'd share the ways you can enjoy the eclipse today. BTW, its ridiculous to believe the claims of some "religious" extremists people" who claim it's the world's end. Eclipses happen all the time. Here's how you can watch it.

 How to See the Eclipse: Create a Pinhole Viewer, Watch On-line, etc

Since the first total Eclipse that traverses the U.S. from west to east happens today (and it's the first time in 99 years), here are some resources to help you experience it.
This graphic shows the BEST TIMES to experience the eclipse across the USA
The eclipse enters the United States at 10:15 a.m. PDT off the coast of Oregon and exits the U.S. at approximately 2:50 p.m. EDT in South Carolina.
WATCH IT LIVE  online at: https://www.nasa.gov/eclipselive. 
 FOR EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW: https://www.nasa.gov/eclipse

Eclipse path of totality across the USA on August 21, 2017

RULES: Never look directly at the Sun without proper eye protection. You can seriously hurt your eyes and even go blind.

Projecting the Sun through a box projector, or using binoculars or telescope, or simply 2 pieces of card is a safe and easy way to view a solar eclipse.

DIY: Simple Card Projector:  The simplest and quickest way to safely project the Sun is with a projector made from only 2 pieces of card or paper.

You Need:  2 pieces of stiff white cardboard, e.g. 2 paper plates; alternatively, 2 sheets of plain white paper;  a thumbtack, a sharp pin, or a needle

What to Do:

Using 2 pieces of cardboard or paper you can project an image of the Sun that does not hurt your eyes.

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1. To make a quick version of the pinhole projector, take a sheet of paper and make a tiny hole in the middle of it using a pin or a thumbtack. Make sure that the hole is round and smooth.
2. With your back towards the Sun, hold 1 piece of paper above your shoulder allowing the Sun to shine on the paper.
3. The 2nd sheet of paper will act as a screen. Hold it at a distance, and you will see an inverted image of the Sun projected on the paper screen through the pinhole.
4. To make the image of the Sun larger, hold the screen paper further away from the paper with the pinhole.

A box projector works on the same principles, it requires a little more time and a few extra items to construct, but it is more sturdy.