Defining the Paranormal
Welcome to Field Notes from the Beyond!
General Paranormal Studies
Uintah Basin - The geographical location in Northern Utah where the Skinwalker Ranch is situated.
Ghosts & Hauntings
Ghost Box - A radio with a frequency scan mode that is used in paranormal investigations to communicate with spirits or other entities. They scan through radio frequencies at a high rate of speed, producing a white noise sound and potentially allowing a spirit to manipulate it for communication through piecing together sound fragments.
Cryptids
Rimi - A Tibetan “mountain man” who stands 7 to 9 feet in height and has large front teeth and flaming eyes. It eats roots, vegetables, and fruits, and lives at altitudes of 10,000 to 13,000 feet in Tibet and eastern Nepal.
Aliens & UFOs
Contactee - According to J. Allen Hynek, people who experience the visitation to the earth of generally benign beings whose ostensible purpose is to communicate (generally to a relatively few selected and favored persons) messages of cosmic importance. These chosen recipients generally have repeated contact experiences, involving additional messages.
Non-Human Entities
Irish Artificial Elementals - These elementals come from the Druidic practice of creating an entity for a specific purpose through mental visualization and a gift of one’s own vital energy. This can be done either intentionally or through obsession with an idea, person, or object.
Psychic Abilities
Scrying - A method of divination that involves gazing into a clear surface.
Magic
Theurgy - Practices aimed at invoking the presence and power of spirits or other entities.
Coming Up Next
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We are a group of scholars interested in understanding paranormal, supernatural, and anomalous phenomena from an academic perspective. We want to document and validate experiences people have and study them in a rigorous way to bring credibility to these phenomena. Join us for our monthly podcast Beyond the Human and follow us on Spotify, Instagram, and Patreon to learn more about who we are, our methods, and what we want to learn!