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| portland paranormal investigators: Ghost Hunter's Guide to Portland and Oregon Coast Jeff Dwyer, 2015-08-11 Ghosts and spirits abound in western Oregon. The imprints of pioneers, soldiers, prostitutes, and murder victims haunt the places they trod in life, searching for loved ones, reliving joyful times, protecting favorite haunts, and seeking revenge. This guide, history, and comprehensive how-to offers tantalizing information about the lives, deaths, and locales of the Portland area’s lingering past. Areas include Central Portland, East Portland communities, Vancouver and North Portland, communities south of Portland, and Oregon’s coastal communities. The infamous Shanghai Tunnels have long reverberated with the screams of kidnapped victims, doomed to a brief life of forced servitude. Lone Fir Cemetery is visited to this day by the spirits of the Chinese laborers, mental asylum inmates, and Civil War veterans who rest there. Thelma Taylor can sometimes be felt in Cathedral Park, under the St. John Bridge. Historical hotels still host the spirits of guests who died, sometimes by their own hand. Opera houses and ballrooms tell a happier story: the imprints left by decades of entertainment and energy can be felt even now. These sites, and many others, are vividly described, and entries include locations and contact information. Informative sections cover what a ghost is, how it can manifest, ideal ghost sighting conditions, and types of imprints. Techniques included are preliminary historical research, physical and mental preparation, and the two primary schools of ghost hunting: the technical and psychic methods. The technical method section covers equipment use and suggestions, and the psychic method section discusses using your intuition and sensitivity to sense phenomena. Helpful appendixes include a sighting report form; suggested readings, videos, and websites; a list of tours and events; and a collection of area museums and historical societies. |
| portland paranormal investigators: Haunted Portland, Oregon Jeff Dwyer, 2021-09-06 This addition to the Haunted America series offers armchair entertainment and open-road adventure for casual and serious ghost hunters as well as tourists who seek a lively twist to local history. It is a detailed book about ghostly places that are accessible to the public. |
| portland paranormal investigators: Ghosthunting Oregon Donna Stewart, 2014-08-18 As part of the America's Haunted Road Trip series, Ghosthunting Oregon takes readers along on a guided tour of some of the Beaver State's most haunted historic locations. Local author Donna Stewart researched each location thoroughly before visiting, digging up clues for the paranormal aspect of each site. In Ghosthunting Oregon, Stewart takes readers to some of the spookiest haunts across the state including: Oaks Park in Portland, where visitors have reported a ghostly apparition of a child in the 1970s style dress; the O'Kane Building in central Oregon, where people have reported seeing ghostly smoke and strange lights; and Pioneer Park in Pendleton, where some have reported apparitions and hearing voices. With a copy of Ghosthunting Oregon in hand, readers can visit some of the spookiest haunts across the state and compare their experiences. |
| portland paranormal investigators: Haunted Maine Charles A. Stansfield, 2007-01-08 Tales of pirates, witches, and other amazing denizens of the state of Maine. |
| portland paranormal investigators: Twenty Years' Experience as a Ghost Hunter Elliott O'Donnell, 2022-06-13 The writer and ghost hunter Elliott O'Donnell takes the readers on a journey with his terrifying and thrilling adventures. This exciting work contains experiences the author has experienced and several stories told to the author. A must-read for the admirers of ghost stories. |
| portland paranormal investigators: Adventures in Paranormal Investigation Joe Nickell, 2014-04-23 Tales of alien abductions, miraculous relics, and haunted castles have attracted believers and skeptics across the globe for centuries. Paranormal investigator Joe Nickell tackles the world's most seemingly inexplicable myths in Adventures in Paranormal Investigation. With four decades of experience in the field, Nickell employs skepticism and scientific analysis to pull truth from the mires of false evidence and trickery that surround both old and new legends and mysteries. Unlike authors who engage in hype and sensationalism in order to foster or debunk myths, Nickell approaches each case with a rational and scientific approach intended to find the truth. Occam's Razor—all things being equal, the simplest solution is the best one—is a principal instrument in his investigative toolbox, as well as the belief that it is the claimant's responsibility to provide the extraordinary proof required in such extraordinary cases. Adventures in Paranormal Investigation features Nickell's on-site explorations in unusual phenomena. Among the forty unique cases, Nickell examines mysteries ranging from snake charmers who purport to hold influence over the reptiles, to the Holocaust victims who reportedly haunt a gas chamber in Dachau, to Lake Simcoe's resident lake monster Igopogo in Canada. In addition to the case studies, Nickell analyzes how the propensity to fantasize can affect human perceptions of and belief in paranormal activity and how his personal experience with the paranormal was altered when intuition led to the discovery of a daughter he didn't know existed. More than just another myth-busting text, Adventures in Paranormal Investigation brings together reason and scientific analyses to explain both the phenomena and the role of human perception therein, establishing Nickell as the foremost paranormal investigator of our time. |
| portland paranormal investigators: Mason Mooney Seaerra Miller, Seaerra Miller Seaerra, 2020-08 A spooky, ghost-filled and hilarious adventure awaits when you dive into the mysterious world of Mason Mooney! Join Paranormal Investigator Mason Mooney as he tackles ghosts, witches and grumpy teenagers to prove once and for all who the REAL talent in the world of paranormal creatures. If anyone can figure out what's going on in Grimbrook's most haunted house - it's him. And no one else. But with an evil curse looming over him and the house's inhabitants, can Mason finally prove to the Society of Peculiar Paranormal Phenomena that he's the best around - or is he a bit out of his depth? Packed with evil curses, haunted houses, quirky characters and a town full of unexplained phenomena, Seaerra Miller's new series of illustrated comic-like books are sure to be a hit with kids who love twisted tales and action-packed, mysterious stories. |
| portland paranormal investigators: Ghostly Encounters Jeff Scott Cole, 2015-08-18 Mumbled voices in an empty attic, heavy footsteps on the stairs when all in the house are asleep, darting shadows across a darkened room . . . It should come as no surprise that with the dawn of the digital age, people have turned their new technology toward the mysterious stories they’ve heard or events they’ve personally experienced. Here, in the dusky gloom where traditional science has refused to enter, a new breed of investigator has introduced us to the strange sounds and weird images from these nocturnal adventures. Like most people, Jeff Cole has always been intrigued by aspects of the paranormal—does the human spirit endure after the body dies, and are there such things as ghosts? Though the deeper questions are best left to priests and scholars, his investigations of well- and lesser-known historical sites indicate the existence of a truly inexplicable phenomenon. Ghostly Encounters chronicles Cole’s journey into the world of ghost hunting, other ghost hunting groups he has met, and the team he ultimately joins. Ghostly Encounters also provides a first-person account of the haunted locations explored, historical background and context to these sites, and audio and video clips so the reader can experience some of the startling evidence captured during these investigations. |
| portland paranormal investigators: The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Paranormal Nathan Robert Brown, 2010-03-02 An otherworldly examination of the unknown that will keep fright fans reading all night From any strange experience that can't be defined by science to psychic phenomena to monsters and weird creatures, The Complete Idiot's Guide® to the Paranormal focuses on the most interesting and bone-chilling aspects of the paranormal the supernatural including: • Ghosts and spirits • Angels, demons, and spellcasters • Unexplained phenomena |
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| portland paranormal investigators: Spooked! Joe Egly, 2011-06-14 Tales, Hunts and Haunts of The Portland Paranormal Research Society. This booked is filled with our experiences both in a paranormal group as well as personal. Tales to make your goosebumps tingle. Join members of our group as they share some of their experiences of the paranormal, as well as some stories passed down from camp-fires and candle lit dark nights. |
| portland paranormal investigators: PIHA Paranormal Investigations of Historic America Grey Team, 2010-11-15 A paranormal guide to haunted museums, public historical sites and historical communities in Washington State. Travel with the Grey Team as they uncover the history, mystery and document actual evidence of paranormal events at these haunted historical sites. |
| portland paranormal investigators: The Witch's Guide to the Paranormal J. Allen Cross, 2022-09-08 Perfect for Witches who are ready to dive into the paranormal, this book helps you understand how hauntings work and prepares you for eerie situations you might encounter. With it, you will be able to identify and resolve the four main classes of haunting--residual, poltergeist, human earthbound, and inhuman entity--using witchcraft. J. Allen Cross covers haunted homes, paranormal investigation, psychic senses, mediumship, protection techniques, and the nature of matter. You will learn how to craft a seal, open and close portals, perform an exorcism, and help spirits cross over. As a Witch, your ability to manipulate energy allows you to interact with ghosts in ways that other investigators can't. This book shows you how to make the most of your talents so you can bring peace to restless spirits and those they haunt. |
| portland paranormal investigators: A Ghost on Every Corner Dawn Colclasure, 2019-09-30 There’s a ghost town then there’s a “ghost” town! A Ghost on Every Corner is a collection of stories from paranormal investigators who have done investigations in some of America’s most haunted cities. Read about the ghost haunting a restaurant in Galena, Illinois, or about a Gettysburg Battlefield ghost who follows an investigator home! There’s also Marilyn Monroe’s ghost haunting the famous Roosevelt Hotel, a ghost violently attacking an investigator at the Sallie House and the ghost of Edgar Allan Poe’s adoptive father angrily pushing an investigator down the stairs! You’ll also get to read historical (as well as ghostly!) information about places such as The Alamo, Myrtles Plantation and the famous BirdCage Theater. Walk with investigators located across the country as they gather evidence about ghosts and go where no other would dare to tread! |
| portland paranormal investigators: Haunted Oregon Andy Weeks, 2014-06-01 Venture into the unexplained phenomena of the Beaver StateΓǪif you dare. |
| portland paranormal investigators: Monster Hunters Tea Krulos, 2015-06-01 Do ghosts exist? What about the Bigfoot, or Skinwalkers? And how will we ever know? Journalist Tea Krulos spent over a year traveling nationwide to meet individuals who have made it their life's passion to hunt down evidence of entities that they believe exist, but that others might shrug off as nothing more than myths, fairytales, or overactive imaginations. Follow along with Krulos as he joins these believers in the field, exploring haunted houses, trekking through creepy forests, and scanning skies and lakes as they collect data on the unknown—poltergeists, Chupacabras, Skunk Apes (Bigfoot's stinky cousins), and West Virginia's Mothman. Along the way, he meets a diverse cast of characters—true believers, skeptics, and hoaxers—from the credible to the quirky. And in the end, Krulos leaves it to the reader to decide: are these people tilting at supernatural windmills, or are they onto something? |
| portland paranormal investigators: Ghostly Evidence Kelly Milner Halls, 2014-08-01 It's late at night, and you're on a tour of a so-called haunted house. You see something out of the corner of your eye and quickly snap a photo. Your hands tremble as you lower the camera. Your eyes widen as you stare at the image you've just captured. A face seems to be lurking in the background. But when you look up, there's no one standing there! Was it a ghost? Ghost sightings are reported all the time. Many are easily explained. Others are harder to dismiss. But is there any proof? To find out, Kelly Milner Halls explored haunted houses. She examined photographs and investigated eyewitness accounts from ghost hunters, mediums, and paranormal experts. What's the verdict? Are the spirits of the dead wandering among us? Explore her findings and decide for yourself. |
| portland paranormal investigators: Otherworldly Encounters Nomar Slevik, 2018-07-08 UFOs, Unknown Entities, and High Strangeness in the American Northeast Explore the realm of the unknown with more than three dozen true stories of unexplained phenomena. Join ufologist and paranormal researcher Nomar Slevik as he shares fascinating tales of sightings and abductions centered in the Northeast's UFO hotspots. Discover the truth about lights in the sky and aliens on the ground from firsthand witnesses and experiencers. Otherworldly Encounters includes investigations of UFOs, crop circles, alien abductions, monsters, extraterrestrial biological entities, balls of light, and more. With reports dating back to the 1800s, this is an in-depth guide to phenomena that have puzzled and frightened witnesses for generations. Using the best technological equipment and immersive investigative techniques, Nomar Slevik has collected shocking evidence that is truly out of this world. |
| portland paranormal investigators: How to Photograph the Paranormal Leonore Sweet, 2004-12-08 A Must-Have Guide for Investigating the ParanormalHave inexplicable spheres and fogs ever ruined any of your photographs? If you discarded them, thinking dirt on the lens or camera glitches were to blame, you may want to retrieve them and reconsider. These spheres and fogs may be paranormal light forms. Light forms are mentioned in literature on angels, aliens, UFOs, ghosts, crop circles, near-death experiences, inter-dimensional beings, magick, and thought forms. Hypnotized subjects describe the lights as the forms we become between lives on Earth.This entertaining book examines the many theories about what these energies may be and presents evidence throughout history that confirms their existence.Starting out as a novice photographer, the author captured the apparent spirit of her sister's dog. That began her great adventure into researching orbs, vortexes, and ectoplasms that are appearing in pictures worldwide. In this book, you will learn as she did how, when, and where to photograph and interact with these intelligent life forms.How to Photograph the Paranormal has something for everyone--from the simply curious to ghost hunters and paranormal researchers. The book features dozens of original paranormal photographs--many in full color.Mysterious lights evidently have been with us all along but they are now making extra efforts to reveal themselves to humanity. This book is an eye-opening glimpse into their world. |
| portland paranormal investigators: Spirits Along the Columbia River Ira Wesley Kitmacher, 2022-09-26 The breathtaking scenery of the Pacific Northwest hides a myriad of dark secrets. From sightings of the Columbia River Sea Serpent, nicknamed Colossal Claude, to tales of Bigfoot encounters dating back to 1865, strange creatures lurk both on land and at sea. Shipwrecks, drownings, shanghaiing, and nautical superstitions abound. The restless settler spirits of those who lived and died on the Oregon Trail are said to linger alongside apparitions of adventurers and soldiers, while others, including the 1920's-era ghost of a woman in white and a man in top hat haunt places like the Columbia Gorge Hotel. Join author Ira Wesley Kitmacher as he takes you on a journey through one of the most haunted regions in America. |
| portland paranormal investigators: The Haunting of Sunshine Girl: Sunshine Girl Book 1 Paige McKenzie, 2015-04-01 The first in a frighteningly good new series based on the popular YouTube sensation The Haunting of Sunshine Girl Network, created by Paige McKenzie. In that place where you're more asleep than awake any more, I hear something else. A phrase uttered in a child's voice, no more than a whisper: Night Night. Something freaky's going on with Sunshine's new house . . . there's the chill that wraps itself around her bones, the giggling she can hear in the dead of night, and then the strange shadows that lurk in her photographs. But the more weird stuff that happens, the less her mum believes her. Sunshine's always had a quirky affiliation with the past, but this time, history is getting much too close for comfort . . . If there is something, or someone, haunting her house, what do they want? And what will they do if Sunshine can't help them? As things become more frightening and dangerous, and the giggles she hears turn to sobs and screams, Sunshine has no choice but to accept what she is, face the test before her and save her mother from a fate worse than death. |
| portland paranormal investigators: Chasing Ghosts, Texas Style Brad Klinge, Barry Klinge, Kathy Passero, 2011-09-27 Part high-adventure tale, part autobiography, this page-turner recounts the eerie experiences that convinced brothers Brad and Barry Klinge, founders of Everyday Paranormal and stars of the TV series Ghost Lab on Discovery Channel, that ghosts really do walk among us Brad and Barry Klinge have been investigating paranormal occurrences for the last twenty years, and in Chasing Ghosts, Texas Style, they divulge some of their most exciting ghost encounters and analyze the science behind their paranormal hunts. Each chapter of this fascinating book focuses on the Klinge brothers' investigations into the creepiest of places, and explains how they have been able to capture both audio and video of paranormal occurrences using their high tech tools, and a healthy dose of common sense. Even when faced with mysterious slamming doors and haunting pleas for help, these brothers never shy away from a bone-chilling encounter or another chance to investigate a centuries-old haunting. Whether they are simply looking for a frightening ghost story or are more interested in the science behind ghost hunting, readers will not be able to put this gripping book down. In fact, they may even be inspired to take up ghosthunting themselves. |
| portland paranormal investigators: Haunted Salem, Oregon Tim King, 2018-09-03 Salem's haunted tales date back to the 1830s, when indigenous tribes, trappers and homesteaders shared the lush Willamette Valley. Murders, hangings and dark underground passageways defined the city's early days as the Willamette River moved old stern-wheelers up to the city's docks. Today, the sounds of those phantom vessels can be heard plying along the river late at night. Oregon's capital city has long been the site of mental hospitals, prisons and other notorious institutions, famously depicted in the movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. The residual effects of decades of torture and depravity cling to the old facilities in both sight and sound. Author Tim King examines many of these chilling encounters along with eyewitness accounts of spirits that refuse to be quiet. |
| portland paranormal investigators: Ghost Hunters Deborah Blum, 2007-05-29 The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Poision Squad and The Poisoner's Handbook tells the amazing story of William James's quest for empirical evidence of the spirit world What if a world-renowned philosopher and professor of psychiatry at Harvard suddenly announced he believed in ghosts? At the close of the nineteenth century, the illustrious William James led a determined scientific investigation into unexplainable incidences of clairvoyance and ghostly visitations. James and a small group of eminent scientists staked their reputations, their careers, even their sanity on one of the most extraordinary quests ever undertaken: to empirically prove the existence of ghosts, spirits, and psychic phenomena. What they pursued—and what they found—raises questions as fascinating today as they were then. |
| portland paranormal investigators: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Ghosts and Hauntings Tom Ogden, 1999 You're no idiot, of course. You know Casper was a friendly ghost and that the Phantom Hitchhiker is someone you'd rather not meet on a deserted highway late at night. But when it comes to knowing the authentic roots of ghost stories--and which ones remain unexplained to this day--you don't stand a ghost of a chance. Don't get spirited away yet! The Complete Idiot's Guide to Ghosts and Hauntings is an eerie investigation into the firsthand accounts, legends, literature, and dramatic works surrounding the world of ghosts. In this Complete Idiot's Guide, you get: |
| portland paranormal investigators: Ghost Volume 1: In the Smoke and Din Kelly Sue DeConnick, 2013-08-13 Supernatural! One warm night in Chicago's Resurrection Cemetery, paranormal investigators Vaughn and Tommy accidentally summon a beautiful, transparent woman. Their search for her true identity uncovers a dark, hidden history of the city and a deadly alliance between political corruption and demonic science! In the middle of it all stands a woman trapped between two worlds! Collects Ghost #0-#4. * Kelly Sue DeConnick (Captain Marvel). * Phil Noto (Angel & Faith, X-23). Kelly Sue DeConnick provides further evidence of why she's so highly rated amongst other comic book professionals with [Ghost], a story that I struggle to classify, despite enjoying what I've read so far. —Comic Bastards |
| portland paranormal investigators: Ghosthunting Illinois (Large Print 16pt) John Kachuba, 2011-01-19 Lock the doors, draw the curtains, and light a candle as you join John Kachuba on a guided tour of Illinois's most terrifying haunted places.Your hair-raising journey will take you to: Old State Capital, Springfield Lincoln lay in state here before his burial in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Could his ghost haunt the spot where his body lay? Harpo Studios, Chicago When the Eastland steamer capsized in 1915, the building served as a temporary morgue. Oprah's employees have encountered the ghosts of the victims, including the ''Gray Lady''who floats through the halls. And many more scary sites. Maps and travel information are provided to every haunted location for those brave enough to make the journey in person. Ghosthunting Illinois takes you behind the scenes with detailed information about each destination. |
| portland paranormal investigators: The Cider Revival Jason Wilson, 2019-09-03 “From unraveling the history of the apple to exploring the intricacies of flavor, [Wilson] reveals the love and labor that goes into a timeless beverage.” —Bianca Bosker, New York Times–bestselling author of Cork Dork Cider is the quintessential American beverage. Drank by early settlers and founding fathers, it was ubiquitous and pervasive, but following Prohibition when orchards were destroyed and neglected, cider all but disappeared. In The Cider Revival, Jason Wilson chronicles what is happening now, an extraordinary rebirth that is less than a decade old. Following the seasons through the autumn harvest, winter fermentation, spring bottling, and summer festival and orchard work, Wilson travels around New York and New England, with forays to the Midwest, the West Coast, and Europe. He meets the new heroes of cider: orchardists who are rediscovering long lost apple varieties, cider makers who have the attention to craftsmanship of natural wine makers, and beverage professionals who see cider as poised to explode in popularity. What emerges is a deeply rewarding story, an exploration of cider’s identity and future, and its cultural and environmental significance. A blend of history and travelogue, The Cider Revival is a toast to a complex drink. “Cider is America’s great forgotten beverage. Jason Wilson’s lively, anecdote-filled, passionate paean to what he says should properly be considered ‘apple win’ will go a long way toward giving this immensely varied and complex libation the recognition and appreciation it deserves.” —Colman Andrews, cofounder of Saveur and author of The British Table |
| portland paranormal investigators: The Ghostly Tales of the Pacific Northwest Deborah Cuyle, 2022-05-02 Ghost stories from the Graveyard of the Pacific have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery! The haunted history of the Pacific Northwest's coast comes to life--even when the main players are dead. Keep your eye out for the spirits of long-lost sailors along the Columbia Bar. Or visit the White Eagle Saloon and Hotel to catch a glimpse of the spirits who checked in but never checked out. Dive into this spooky chapter book for suspenseful tales of bumps in the night, paranormal investigations, and the unexplained; just be sure to keep the light on. |
| portland paranormal investigators: American Brujeria J. Allen Cross, 2021 This book focuses on the blend of American and Mexican folk magic currently being used by those living in the US but whose roots are in the Mexican culture. This type of Mexican-American folk magic contains its own unique saints and spirits, as well as the more familiar, such as the infamous Santa Muerte. It is extremely similar to Conjure traditions of the American south and, in fact, shares a lot of crossover, demonstrating how these traditions have influenced one another-- |
| portland paranormal investigators: Behind the Paranormal Paul Eno, Ben Eno, 2016-12-28 Journey through the paranormal from prehistory to the planets and our future, with over 50 bizarre cases of ghosts, poltergeists, demons, cryptids, UFOs, and other out-of-the-ordinary phenomena. Based on CBS and WOON 1240 radio scripts broadcast by a world-famous father-and-son team of paranormal investigators, their research has revealed bizarre connections not only between seemingly unrelated occurrences but also between the paranormal and our everyday lives, the history of our species, and our possible future as a race. Meet inter-world parasites that might be farming your family or community, encounter disappearing buildings, and ghosts of people who aren’t dead. Push the boundaries as you find out what the Bible and other ancient documents might really mean, and what UFOs, invisible friends, and those footsteps in the attic could really be. Explaining the paranormal is not the problem. It’s handling the explanations. Everything you know is wrong. |
| portland paranormal investigators: Edges of Science Thom Powell, 2015-06-17 Watch Thom Powell make every mistake possible in his journey through paranormal investigation except one: at least he remembered to write it all down. Eventually, he figures things out. What begins as a clumsy two-step becomes a graceful ballet. Read his thoughts and learn from his experiences along the way. Benefit from the years Thom invested in figuring out in what is really going on at the Edges of Science. |
| portland paranormal investigators: Pseudoscience Brian Regal, 2009-10-15 More than just a collection of factual entries, this rich resource explores the difference between scientific and pseudoscientific pursuits in a way that spurs readers to ask questions and formulate answers. What makes science science? How do we tell which assertions, beliefs, and methods are scientifically sound, and which are not? Brian Regal's authoritative, entertaining new reference, Pseudoscience: A Critical Encyclopedia gets at the heart of these questions by helping readers understand how the scientific method works, how to critically analyze all kinds of evidence, and how to sort through long-running myths and current pseudoscience controversies. Ranging from the dawn of history to the present and across world cultures, Pseudoscience uses a field of endless fascination as a means of driving home the importance of solid scientific reasoning. The encyclopedia spans the full spectrum of scientific and nonscientific pursuits, from chemistry, biology, psychology, and medicine to eugenics, religion, cryptozoology, the occult, and paranormal activities. Specific entries focus on general concepts of science, the lives of individuals, and claims of abilities. Throughout, these entries go beyond simply stating facts by constantly engaging readers in a discussion about the very nature of true scientific discovery. |
| portland paranormal investigators: Encyclopedia of Haunted Places Jeff Belanger, 2009-01-01 Featuring new listings and new information on existing haunts, thhis book offers supernatural tourists a guide to points of interest through the eyes of the world's leading ghost hunters. |
| portland paranormal investigators: Confessions of a Reluctant Ghost Hunter Von Braschler, 2014-08-16 A how-to primer on safe ghost removal with accounts of the author’s most dangerous spirit confrontations • Includes lists of what to do and what to avoid and explains how to identify what kind of spirit you are dealing with and whether it is safe to attempt removal • Details the author’s difficult attempts to remove spirits from haunted buildings • Reveals how haunting spirits may not simply be ghosts of deceased people but may be powerful entities manifested from rage, hatred, and frustration Despite early recognition of his own psychic sensitivities and ability to see spirits, Von Braschler did not seek to become a ghost hunter. He entered on this path through a chance encounter with a professional ghost hunter. After training with her, he returned to Oregon where he began exorcising ghosts for friends and acquaintances and, as he reveals in these pages, quickly stumbled upon forces far beyond his level of experience. Sharing his true story of what can go wrong when ghost hunting, Braschler describes his training sessions with the professional ghost hunter and details his most difficult and dangerous attempts to remove spirits from haunted buildings, including an old church in Portland and an herbalist’s trailer on Mount Hood, where he encountered a spirit known to choke people in their sleep. He explains how not all spirits are simply ghosts of deceased people reluctant to move on from this plane of existence. They may be entities created from the rage, hatred, or frustrations of a building’s current or former inhabitants, and disturbing them can lead to dark confrontations without easy resolution. Offering a primer on ghost removal, Braschler provides practical lists of what to do and what to avoid when removing ghosts from a haunted building. He outlines how to identify what kind of spirit you are dealing with, whether it is safe to attempt removal, and how to approach the ghost and convince it to leave. Detailing his own intense and sometimes hellish battles with unseen spirits, he also includes an impassioned plea of caution to those who try to contact ghosts and spirits purely for entertainment. |
| portland paranormal investigators: UFO Headquarters Susan Wright, 1998-08-15 The government said it need Area 51 to protect America. They said they needed it for research. Now some say it has all been a terrible lie... In the annals of UFO controversies there has never been a place like this: sixty square miles of desert and scrub just north of Las Vegas, Nevada. Officially known as a U.S. Air Force testing ground, this area has accounted for more UFO sightings and more inexplicable activity than any other in the world. leading experts to dub Area 51 Earth's unofficial UFO headquarters. Now UFO writer Susan Wright seeks to answer the riddle once and for all, delving into previously secret government documents, drawing on eyewitness accounts, and ripping the veil of secrecy off Area 51 and the research that really goes on there. The result is the most shocking and thoroughly documented UFO book you have ever read, a book that demonstrates that for fifty years the U.S. government has had one overriding policy on Area 51: whenever confronted with suspicions, facts, or photographs-conceal, deny and lie... |
| portland paranormal investigators: Shadow Rising Yasmine Galenorn, 2012 The D'Artigo sisters are sexy, savvy ex-operatives from the Otherworld Intelligence Agency. Being half human, half-fae means their powers go haywire at all the wrong times. Camille is a wicked-good witch, with three gorgeous husbands. Her sister Delilah is a two-faced werecat and a Death Maiden, whilst Menolly, a jian-tu turned vampire, is dating a sexy werepuma and the godfather of vampires. Unfortunately, life is about to get very, very nasty for them all. |
| portland paranormal investigators: Heroes in the Night Tea Krulos, 2013-10-01 The Watchman didn't arrive in a Batmobile but drove a tan, four-door Pontiac. He was in costume, of course—a trench coat, motorcycle gloves, army boots, a domino mask, and a red hooded sweatshirt emblazoned with a W logo. Journalist Tea Krulos had spoken to him over the phone but never face-to-mask. By the end of the interview, he wasn't sure if the Watchman was delightfully eccentric or completely crazy. But he was going to find out. Heroes in the Night traces Krulos's journey into the strange subculture of Real Life Superheroes, random citizens who have adopted comic book&–style personas and hit the streets to fight injustice. Some concentrate on humanitarian or activist missions—helping the homeless, gathering donations for food banks, or delivering toys to children—while others actively patrol their neighborhoods looking for crime to fight. By day, these modern Clark Kents work as dishwashers, pencil pushers, and executives in Fortune 500 companies. But by night, only the Shadow knows. Well, the Shadow and Tea Krulos. Through historical research, extensive interviews, and many long hours walking patrol in Brooklyn, Seattle, San Diego, Minneapolis, and Vancouver, British Columbia, Krulos discovered what being a RLSH is all about. He shares not only their shining, triumphant moments but some of their ill-advised, terrifying disasters as well. It's all part of the life of a superhero. As the Watchman explains, &“If everyone made little changes in what they did, gave a little more to charity, watched out for their neighbors, we wouldn't have the problems that we have.&” |
| portland paranormal investigators: Ghosthunting North Carolina Kala Ambrose, 2011-09-13 Journey with author Kala Ambrose as she explores the most terrifying paranormal spots in the state of North Carolina. She begins in the coastal wetlands of East Carolina where she explores haunted lighthouses, battleships, forts, and the shipwrecked beaches where Blackbeard and his pirates still roam. She tours the Piedmont area of NC and visits the most actively haunted capitol in the US and interacts with the ghost of a former NC State Governor. Her journey continues west into the Blue Ridge Mountains where the ghost known as the pink lady and her friends await your presence at the historic Grove Park Inn, where many presidents, celebrities and ghosts have stayed over the decades. Travel information is provided to each haunted location for those brave enough to make the journey in person and for paranormal researchers who are interested in exploring haunted North Carolina. Join Kala Ambrose as your guide to Ghosthunting North Carolina as she takes you behind the scenes with detailed information about each destination. |
| portland paranormal investigators: Ash CG Blade, 2019-02-23 Forget every horror story you have ever read. This one will scare the life out of you?literally. The shocked and horrified residents of Peacedale, R.I. panic and flee the town, and the state as gruesome murders suddenly start taking place on New Year's Day, 2098. The entire planet is on edge as these killings spread to every country ignoring race, creed, color, and status. No one is safe from being murdered in a horror tale that turns the entire Wicca community upside-down. Can a team of ghost debunkers find the answers before more victims are sliced, diced, and broiled? This book is an homage to every Occult, Witch, and Werewolf movie, novel, and tales of lore spread and told throughout the ages. Ash is dedicated to those souls who were wrongly persecuted during the 17th-century witch trials and beyond. Ash is rated H for Horror and is restricted (R). Please head to our website and download our ?Ash Waiver of Liability? before reading this novel. This is a highly charged psychoactive novel. |
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The new Portland City Council represents four geographic districts, working together to create laws that improve living, working, and visiting Portland.
Councilor Mitch Green - Portland.gov
I'm one of the three councilors representing District 4 (the entire west side of Portland, including a few neighborhoods in Southeast Portland.). We have the opportunity to go big and build the …
Policy committees - Portland.gov
The City of Portland ensures meaningful access to City programs, services, and activities to comply with Civil Rights Title VI and ADA Title II laws and reasonably provides: translation, …
City Government and Leadership | Portland.gov
5 days ago · Portlanders rely on city government every day to operate parks, fix potholes, fight fires, provide clean drinking water – and much more. Learn how the City of Portland delivers …
Finance Committee - Portland.gov
1 day ago · In accordance with Portland City Code and state law, City Council holds hybrid public meetings, which provide for both virtual and in-person participation. Councilors may elect to …
Council districts - Portland.gov
Portlanders will have four new geographic districts with three members elected to represent each district. Portland voters can help elect three city councilors to represent their part of the city.
City of Portland, Oregon | Portland.gov
Northwest District, Portland Downtown, Sellwood-Moreland and 32 other neighborhoods. Learn about District 4.
2025 Portland Sunday Parkways Season
Mar 14, 2025 · Thanks to funding from Kaiser Permanente, the Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund (PCEF), and generous sponsors, Sunday Parkways is excited to …
Mayor Keith Wilson - Portland.gov
Keith Wilson serves as Portland's first mayor in a new form of government. Born and raised in North Portland, this longtime business owner is focused on ending unsheltered homelessness …
Mayor Wilson Addresses Portland City Council on Sanctuary City …
Jan 21, 2025 · An estimated 108,000 individuals in Oregon could be targeted for deportation, creating fear and uncertainty in Portland's immigrant community. Wilson emphasized …
Portland City Council
The new Portland City Council represents four geographic districts, working together to create laws that improve living, working, and visiting Portland.
Councilor Mitch Green - Portland.gov
I'm one of the three councilors representing District 4 (the entire west side of Portland, including a few neighborhoods in Southeast Portland.). We have the opportunity to go big and build the …
Policy committees - Portland.gov
The City of Portland ensures meaningful access to City programs, services, and activities to comply with Civil Rights Title VI and ADA Title II laws and reasonably provides: translation, …
City Government and Leadership | Portland.gov
5 days ago · Portlanders rely on city government every day to operate parks, fix potholes, fight fires, provide clean drinking water – and much more. Learn how the City of Portland delivers …
Finance Committee - Portland.gov
1 day ago · In accordance with Portland City Code and state law, City Council holds hybrid public meetings, which provide for both virtual and in-person participation. Councilors may elect to …
Council districts - Portland.gov
Portlanders will have four new geographic districts with three members elected to represent each district. Portland voters can help elect three city councilors to represent their part of the city.
