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  Patrick sits down with one of the new friends he met at Missouri Paracon, Raven Knight from the Darkwoods Paranormal Podcast. Raven considers herself an empath, and her interest in both the paranormal and true crime goes back to childhood. We discuss the Villisca Axe Murder House, the importance of finding your group, reflections from the paracon, paranormal pet peeves, and her recent interview with paranormal investigator, Dustin Pari! Visit BigSeance.com/258 for more info.  Other Listening Options Direct Download Link   In this episode: Intro :00 Patrick recently returned from Missouri Paracon, where he met today's guest, Raven Knight from the Darkwoods Paranormal Podcast. :45 The podcast, where Raven shares the microphone with co-host Gabriel Von Graves, delves into the eerie and unexplained. They bring a mix of short fiction stories, as well as first hand accounts from those who have lived them. Exploring everything from ghosts, to UFOs, to all things mysterious. They'll bring you spine chilling stories from around the globe. 2:50 The story of how the Darkwoods Paranormal Podcast began. 6:10 “You find your group.” Raven's reflections of Missouri Paracon. 8:43 “I think it's really important for people to have people out there willing to listen to them, that say, ‘You know what? We believe you.'” 11:03 Raven's interest in both the paranormal and true crime goes back to childhood. 16:15 A matter of being open to experiences. 21:42 Raven considers herself an empath. 26:22 The Villisca Axe Murder House. Plus more on the Darkwoods Paranormal Podcast. 30:46 Loving being in your 40s! 37:55 Possible future episodes. 38:52 Paranormal pet peeves. 40:46 Raven's final thoughts, lots of upcoming events, and where to find more Darkwoods Paranormal content, including interviews with Dustin Pari and Richard Estep! 43:17 Outro 46:12   Resources: darkwoodsparanormal.com YouTube: @DarkwoodsParanormalPodcast Instagram: @DarkwoodsParanormalPodcast Facebook: Darkwoods Paranormal Podcast MissouriParacon.com     The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Amazon Music, Audible, iHeart Radio, and YouTube. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at Patrick@BigSeance.com. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the seance!    

I interview Patrick about being a paranormal investigator and GOBS more! Thank you Patrick!This is a video podcast on Spotify and YouTube.Want to know more about Patrick?Patrick Keller is the host of the Big Seance Podcast.https://bigseancepodcast.comSupport the podcast! The best way is to subscribe and listen!Want to be a guest? Email me at lisa@wereallpsychic.com.https://www.wereallpsychic.com/Thank you for watching and listening.

  Dr. Olivia Cacchione, a musicologist, sat with Patrick in the parlor to discuss her current work and study of music and sound in Victorian seances. Olivia also shared about years of uncomfortable out-of-body experiences and hearing voices that led to her being diagnosed with Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. Plus skepticism, haunted listening, enchantment, possibility vs. disbelief, Victorians and the accordion, the channeled music of Rosemary Brown, and asking the question, “How does music haunt us?” Visit BigSeance.com/257 for more info. Other Listening Options Direct Download Link   In this episode: Intro :00 Dr. Olivia Cacchione studies the sounds of ghosts and hauntings throughout history. She's a musicologist who earned her PhD at Northwestern University and received a Mellon Fellowship to conduct her extensive archival research across England and America. She is currently working on a book that highlights the role of music and sound in Victorian seances. Olivia's dissertation examined the cultural history of hearing, questioning how music haunts us, with an emphasis on the lived experience of the Victorian-era spiritualist séance. She covered Daniel Dunglas Home's accordion, the Davenport Brothers' musical cabinet, and lesser known mediums like Jennie Lord, who practically invented the musical seance. And Olivia wants you to know that she has a cat who is proudly named Madame Blavatsky. You can learn more about Olivia Cacchione and her work by visiting welcometotheseance.com. :45 What is a musicologist? 2:02 From harp performance to a PhD in musicology. 3:44 Patrick once again nerds out about the theremin. 6:12 More on where this interest in Victorian Spiritualism came from, and the pushback from her colleagues regarding her chosen area of study. 7:32 Hearing Voices. “When I was 15, I began ‘hearing things.' It took me ten years to receive a diagnosis of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy.” 10:51 Olivia's voices and out-of-body experiences. Are they paranormal? Or are they just symptoms of her diagnosis? 15:24 Enchantment. 16:45 “[The episodes were] very dark and quite scary, actually.” 18:05 Possibility vs Disbelief. 19:03 Victorian Spiritualists and Seances. For Victorians, it was really dark at night! 21:49 Haunted Listening. 27:56 Patrick reminisces about experiences years ago with his “rapper” from doing EVP research and experiments. 29:28 “How does music haunt us? What does it mean to be haunted, mesmerized, enchanted, or spellbound by a work?” 32:24 Check out Jerry Goldsmith's score for the 1985 film, The Explorers. 35:40 “[Victorians] simply had a different relationship with music.” 39:09 Music as a trigger. 41:11 Victorians and the accordion. 42:47 Residual music from the Bird Cage Theatre. 43:57 A Musical Seance featuring Rosemary Brown, who claimed to channel music from the great composers. 46:01 Alfred Russel Wallace. 48:28 “Before I was diagnosed, I absolutely thought, 'Maybe I'm psychic.' I wanted to lean in that direction with it.” 50:07 “People hear what I'm studying and they immediately want to tell me their own ghost stories. And you realize just how many people have ghost stories, and I love hearing them.” 51:12 Olivia's final thoughts. 54:40 Outro 56:27   Resources welcometotheseance.com     The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Amazon Music, Audible, iHeart Radio, and YouTube. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at Patrick@BigSeance.com. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the seance!  

  Brad Blair of the Upper Peninsula Paranormal Research Society and Jesse Leimkuehler from Belvoir Winery and Inn, join together to create the Missouri Paracon, which will take place at Ameristar Kansas City from February 28th to March 1st 2025. Patrick gets the scoop on what's in store for those attending. Plus conversation on topics such as psychics, apparitions, people who flee haunted locations, drones and alien invasions, and changes in the paranormal space since the boom that started with Syfy's Ghost Hunters. Visit BigSeance.com/256 for more info. Other Listening Options Direct Download Link   In this episode: Intro :00 Brad Blair is co-founder of the Michigan Paranormal Convention, co-founder of the Upper Peninsula Paranormal Research Society, and he's also the co-host of Creaking Door Paranormal Radio. Jesse Leimkuehler is a previous guest of the Big Seance. He's the owner of the haunted Belvoir Winery and Inn in Liberty Missouri. Together, Brad and Jesse have put together an exciting NEW event — the Missouri Paracon. It's held from Feb. 28th to March 1st, 2025 at Ameristar Casino Kansas City. :45 Welcome to the parlor! 2:10 Getting to know Brad Blair. 3:45 How has paranormal investigation changed, good or bad, since the first season of Syfy's Ghost Hunters and the rise of paranormal TV shows? 7:42 Jesse Leimkuehler announced that My Haunted Hometowns, another paranormal TV production, just wrapped filming at Belvoir Winery and Inn. 15:51 When people flee the Inn. 18:31 Before taking ownership of Belvoir, Jesse wasn't really a believer in ghosts. And now? “I've only seen about five apparitions.” 21:10 Planning and organizing Missouri Paracon 2025. 24:00 The benefits of a winter paranormal event. 26:17 Getting tickets! Plus more of what to expect and some of the celebrities that will be there! 28:00 Patrick will be there with his vendor table, and will also be leading investigations again at an add-on event at Belvoir. 31:10 Brad on concerts, psychics, and the gallery readings offered at Missouri Paracon 2025. 33:00 Is Ameristar Kansas City haunted? 35:50 Mysterious drones and an alien invasion? 39:05 The things you can learn at the casino bar after midnight. 40:49 Getting a room for the event. 42:31 Outro 46:00   Resources: missouriparacon.com missouriparacon@gmail.com belvoirwinery.com Creaking Door Paranormal Radio yoopernaturalhaunts.com     The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Amazon Music, Audible, iHeart Radio, and YouTube. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at Patrick@BigSeance.com. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the seance!    

  Titanic expert James Penca joins Patrick in the parlor for this unique episode of the Big Seance. James is a spokesperson and researcher for RMS Titanic, Inc., Creative Director for Titanic: Honor and Glory, and host of the Witness Titanic podcast. He only recently returned from the exciting 2024 Titanic Expedition that made headlines. Have you ever wondered what can be learned about a passenger or crew member, just from recovering a single artifact from the wreckage? Other topics include the re-discovery of the statue of Diana, the debate on whether the famous wreckage is a gravesite or in dire need of preservation, the last song played by Titanic's quartet, witness interviews, the truth about Bruce Ismay, premonitions of the disaster, the Titanic musical, and of course, the James Cameron film! Visit BigSeance.com/255 for more info.  Other Listening Options Direct Download Link   Resources:  RMS Titanic, Inc. - discovertitanic.com Titanic: Honor and Glory - titanichg.com Titanic: Honor and Glory (YouTube): @TitanicHG Witness Titanic Podcast Witness Titanic Podcast (YouTube): @WitnessTitanic   In this episode: Intro :00 James Penca has studied TITANIC and her incredible story for 25 years--an interest sparked by a school field trip to an RMS Titanic Inc. artifact exhibit. Today, he serves as spokesperson and researcher for RMS Titanic Inc., Creative Director of TITANIC: HONOR AND GLORY, and host of the WITNESS TITANIC podcast. James recently joined the exciting 2024 Titanic Expedition to lend his knowledge and passion for this legendary ship. :45 RMS Titanic, Inc. is the company that was granted salvage rights to the wreck of the RMS Titanic by a United States Federal Court order in 1994 and reconfirmed again in 1996. The court award includes the exclusive rights to recover the artifacts from the wreck site. They're the ONLY group allowed to do that. Using Titanic's artifacts in concert with scientific data and social history, RMS Titanic, Inc. brings to life TITANIC: The Artifact Exhibition. Their mission is to preserve the legacy of Titanic's maiden voyage, subsequent sinking, and the memory of her passengers and crew through care and display of our recovered artifacts, comprehensive educational programs, innovative exhibitions, research and recovery initiatives, wreck site imaging and analysis, and ongoing Titanic collaborations. Welcome to the Big Seance parlor, James Penca! 3:05 April 14th - Patrick's Birthday, the evening Abraham Lincoln was shot, and the night Titanic struck the iceberg. 4:00 What Patrick thinks about when the topic of the Titanic comes up. 4:29 In the afterlife, James hopes to be able to go back to 1912 and enjoy time on the Titanic. 6:12 The Nomadic, the last remaining ship from the White Star line. 7:15 The beautiful virtual recreations of Titanic: Honor and Glory at titanichg.com and on YouTube. 8:20 James' introduction to the world of Titanic. 11:20 RMS Titanic, Inc. 13:04 When you have your dream job! 16:09 James was invited to join the 2024 Titanic Expedition that took him to the wreckage site, plus discovering the Statue of Diana. 16:45 The potential of what can be learned about a passenger or crew member, just from recovering a single artifact. 23:39 Is it a gravesite? “Leave it alone” vs. Preservation. 28:30 Shoes on the ocean floor. 36:36 The United States Senate Inquiry. 38:57 The Witness Titanic podcast. 41:00 Ella White and other witnesses. 43:49 The last song played by the Titanic quartet? It's quite possibly Songe d'Automne (Dream of Autumn) by Archibald Joyce. 47:09 Howard Irwin's sheet music and other incredible stories of delicate artifact discoveries! 49:33 The truth about Bruce Ismay. 52:40 W.T. Stead, an important figure in the Spiritualist movement, died on the Titanic. Plus Titanic premonitions. 58:38 Martin Moran and Titanic the musical! 1:05:04 James is a beautiful singer! Plus Titanic exhibits and where to find everything James is a part of. 1:10:04 Outro 1:12:32 A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 1:13:51     The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Amazon Music, Audible, iHeart Radio, and YouTube. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at Patrick@BigSeance.com. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the seance!  

We have a treat for our listeners today. We have done an episode swap, with one of the people who inspired US to become podcasters, Patrick Keller of The Big Seance Podcast.Enjoy this episode, where he interviews Yvette Fielding, from MOST HAUNTED. If you've love this, make sure you head over and subscribe to Patrick's Podcast.Patrick's candid interview with the "Queen of the Paranormal" herself, Most Haunted's Yvette Fielding. She's a true pioneer in paranormal television, and she shares her thoughts on everything from how she thinks spirits communicate to SNL's hilarious 2006 parody of Yvette and Most Haunted. She looks back on the traumatizing 30 East Drive episode and a Most Haunted event where guests got stuck in a prison cell. How does the UK's Most Haunted compare to American paranormal television? Plus, did you know that there are 76 Most Haunted episodes that haven't seen the light of day? Listen to find out why! Visit BigSeance.com/240 for more info.Other Listening OptionsDirect Download Link Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  In anticipation of an exciting private overnight at the historic and haunted Lemp Mansion with Australia's Anne and Renata, Patrick shares an episode of their True Hauntings Podcast. In this 2021 episode, titled "Case 17: The Curse of Lemp Mansion", Anne and Renata cover the tragic history and lore of the Lemp family and their famous St. Louis home. Visit BigSeance.com/252 for more info.  Other Listening Options Direct Download Link   In this episode: Intro :00 Patrick has been getting excited for Anne and Renata's next trip to the US from Australia. This fall they'll be spending a few days in his area, which will include a private, overnight stay at the historic and haunted Lemp Mansion in St. Louis. Check out this episode from 2019 where Patrick and Karen A. Dahlman stayed overnight at the Lemp. But in looking forward to their upcoming visit, in today's show, Patrick shares the 2021 episode of Anne and Renata's True Hauntings podcast, titled Case 17: The Curse of Lemp Mansion. :45 The tragic history of the Lemp family and their home. 4:11 The Hauntings. 39:54 Debunking. 57:12 “Oh my freaking God! Did you hear that?!” Patrick's funny story from one of his stays at the Lemp. 1:03:10 Is this a true haunting or not? 1:06:42 Outro 1:10:09 A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 1:11:26   For more on Anne and Renata: Anne and Renata's previous Big Seance appearances: Episodes 214, 163, and 122. GhostGrannies.com Facebook: Anne and Renata: Frightfully Good Twitter: @anneandrenata Instagram: @anneandrenata Tiktok: @anneandrenata OzParaTech.com NewcastleGhostTours.com.au     The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Amazon Music, Audible, iHeart Radio, and YouTube. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at Patrick@BigSeance.com. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the seance!

  In this episode we look back at highlights of two great interviews from 2017 and 2019. Roberta Grimes is an afterlife expert, author of The Fun of Dying: Find Out What Really Happens Next, and host of the Seek Reality podcast. Sandra Champlain is the author of We Don't Die - A Skeptic's Discovery of Life After Death and host of We Don't Die Radio and Shades of the Afterlife. Visit BigSeance.com/250 for more info. Other Listening Options Direct Download Link   In this episode: Intro :00 A remastered look back at two afterlife experts! :49 Highlights from episode 83 with Roberta Grimes, afterlife expert and author of The Fun of Dying: Find Out What Really Happens Next. 2:28 Roberta has read a LOT of interesting books in her research. Check out the appendix in the back of most of her own books for recommendations. 5:58 A powerful experience and hearing a voice in 1955. 9:05 Writing books with the help of Roberta's primary guide, Thomas Jefferson. 11:18 Reincarnation, growing up Christian, and simply listening to the words of Jesus. 15:30 Where does the dogma and false information in Christianity come from? 17:36 Jesus and the genuine God. 21:43 The importance of learning to forgive. 24:29 Why is communication between the dead and the living so difficult? Plus, the North American Station. 25:46 Roberta's BIG TIP for what NOT to do when we die. 30:32   For more on Roberta Grimes  RobertaGrimes.com     Suicide and Crisis Lifeline In the US, you can dial 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. For international resources, you can visit Befrienders.org. 36:55   Highlights from episode 144 with Sandra Champlain, author of We Don't Die: A Skeptic's Discovery of Life After Death. 37:48 Grief and the fear of dying. 39:15 When you realize that we don't die, everyone makes it to the Other Side, and our loved ones will be there to greet us. 42:04 Sandra's tipping point was a course in mediumship and discovering Electronic Voice Phenomena (EVP). 45:03 In 2011, while sitting in her car after a movie, Sandra recorded a video of herself after realizing it was time to share her story. 51:08 Sandra shares more from experiences while studying mediumship at the Arthur Findlay College. 57:44 Sandra has been a part of many seances, and she recounts some of the more fascinating physical phenomena that she has witnessed while sitting with physical medium, Scott Milligan. 1:06:35   For more on Sandra Champlain WeDontDieRadio.com   Outro 1:16:14 A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 1:17:32   The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Amazon Music, Audible, iHeart Radio, and YouTube. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at Patrick@BigSeance.com. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the seance!

  Psychic Medium Dana Stricker tells Patrick of the fascinating, yet strange experiences of her childhood that helped to shape her work, which began at the age of 15 when she gave tarot readings. Other topics include her "Battle Axe" of a spirit guide, a shared experience that left a handprint burned into Dana's leg, and what it really means to be a Witch! Plus, what's life like on the Other Side? Visit BigSeance.com/249 for more info. Other Listening Options Direct Download Link   In this episode: Intro :00 Dana Stricker's Bio :46 Patrick and Dana met each other at Amy Bruni's Strange Escapes event at Belvoir Winery in 2022. 2:26 After leaving the dirty, creepy bunker of the orphanage where Patrick led Dana and a small group in a paranormal investigation at Belvoir, she went home with a child's handprint burned into her thigh. For more on the investigations from the bunker at that event, check out episode 215. 5:39 Dana is the Social Media Meme Queen! “I just have a very good sense of humor, and I think humor is very important right now in the world, and so I just keep doing it.” 10:48 Dana is a member of the Soulstice Sisters, along with Khristina Bowen and Kathy Feketik. 13:29 Ghostly physical contact in a jail cell at Ohio State Reformatory. 16:10  “I think a place, once a lot of people have gone through it, it seems like it loses something or it gains things that wouldn't have been there initially.” 19:57 Some of the childhood experiences that shaped Dana's psychic abilities and mediumship, in which utilized the tarot for many years. 21:55 The “Battle Axe” that is Dana's spirit guide. 28:30 “I could hear a big band playing in our living room.” Other strange paranormal experiences from Dana's childhood. 31:25 Help from a theatre class. 34:35 What's life like on the Other Side? 36:31 “I do practice Witchcraft, but it's my Witchcraft.” What it means to be a Witch. 42:53 Dana's advice for young people who may be growing up with similar abilities and experiences, which includes reading Chip Coffey's Growing Up Psychic. Hear more about this book in Patrick's interview with Chip in episode 85. 49:32 Dana's final thoughts. 53:43 Outro 57:55 A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 59:13   For more on Dana Stricker PsychicMediumDana.com SoulsticeSisters.com Dana on Facebook Dana on Instagram     The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Amazon Music, Audible, iHeart Radio, and YouTube. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at Patrick@BigSeance.com. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the seance!      

  Have you received communication from a dead loved one? In this Part 2 episode, listeners Leslie, Kelly, Susan, Bruce, and Amy certainly have! From a physical and literal sign left on a desk to a comforting voice from the garden. Plus a spirit who communicates through an alarm system, the return of a beloved cat, and a lost and found bracelet. Visit BigSeance.com/248 for more info, and to learn how you can share your own story! Other Listening Options Direct Download Link   In this episode: Intro :00 Patrick recently asked listeners to send in stories of messages from loved ones in the spirit world. The most recent episode, episode 247, was Part 1 where Patrick shared those stories. And so today is Part 2 of Stories of Messages from Passed Loved Ones. Patrick would like to thank those people who trusted him with their stories, because someone out there will be helped, or at least comforted after hearing them. :45 Leslie's sign from her mother 1:41 “Soul to soul” stories from Kelly 10:04 “I'm here.” Susan Davy's voice from the garden. 12:40 “The alarm system for my house would randomly go off.” 15:55 “I was able to draw the sketches from memory.” Patrick's account of a spirit visitation. 19:00 More stories from Bruce 21:19 A lost and found bracelet 27:11 Amy Park Goeddeke's connection with her cat, Mercedes 30:28 “Talk to me.” 38:04 Outro 43:05 A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 44:23     HOW TO SHARE YOUR STORY IN YOUR OWN VOICE Have an iPhone? Open the built-in Voice Memos app to record your story. From there, email your audio to patrick@BigSeance.com. Have an Android? Depending on the phone, Android users will have a built-in voice recorder that should also allow you to send your recording to patrick@BigSeance.com.  Record it Online! Visit SpeakPipe.com/BigSeance to leave your story. There's a 90-second limit, but you can leave multiple messages.  Leave a Voicemail by calling (775) 583 - 5563.      The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Amazon Music, Audible, iHeart Radio, and YouTube. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at Patrick@BigSeance.com. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the seance!  

  Have you received communication from a dead loved one? Listeners Ayla, Melissa, Bruce, and Sherri have! From a gentle and reassuring touch by invisible hands, to a Christmas wish, and even a missing ingredient for a recipe from the afterlife! Visit BigSeance.com/247 for more info, and to learn how you can share your own story! Other Listening Options Direct Download Link   In this episode: Intro :00 Patrick recently asked listeners to send in stories of messages from loved ones in the spirit world. And many of you followed through! This episode is Part 1 of Your Stories of Messages from Passed Loved Ones. There's still room for more stories too, and Patrick is even considering a Part 3 if there is enough response. So if you've been dragging your feet or trying to decide if you want to send in your story, he'd love to share it. The instructions for how to do that can be found just below the show notes. :58 Thanks to Ayla, Melissa, Bruce, and Sherri for sharing their stories today! 2:01 Ayla's stories of visitations from her father. 2:38 Melissa shares stories of two generations of loved ones returning to communicate. 33:08 Stories from Bruce, an Evidential Medium. 35:25 Sherri's story of a missing ingredient for a recipe from the afterlife! 46:10 Consider sharing your story! 48:43 Outro 49:35 A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 50:53   HOW TO SHARE YOUR STORY IN YOUR OWN VOICE Have an iPhone? Open the built-in Voice Memos app to record your story. From there, email your audio to patrick@BigSeance.com. Have an Android? Depending on the phone, Android users will have a built-in voice recorder that should also allow you to send your recording to patrick@BigSeance.com.  Record it Online! Visit SpeakPipe.com/BigSeance to leave your story. There's a 90-second limit, but you can leave multiple messages.  Leave a Voicemail by calling (775) 583 - 5563.      The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Amazon Music, Audible, iHeart Radio, and YouTube. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at Patrick@BigSeance.com. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the seance!

  Building on the work of Friedrich Jürgenson and Marcello Bacci, Tony Rathman, along with wife Cherie, Ron Yacovetti, and Lourdes Gonzalez, has taken EVP and Direct Radio Voice to a brand new level. They've developed the technology and an exciting new method that they call Staticom! In this episode, Tony, who is also the founder and lead investigator for Entity Voices Paranormal Investigation (or EVPI), tells Patrick how it works, and even shares several fascinating audio samples of the method in action! Visit BigSeance.com/246 for more info! Other Listening Options Direct Download Link   In this episode: Intro :00 Do you have a special story of receiving communication or signs from a loved one who has crossed over? Patrick would love to hear from you! Check out episode 245 for the details, or just go to BigSeance.com/245. :48 Follow @BigSeance on Instagram and Facebook! 1:39 With 14 years of paranormal investigation experience, Tony Rathman is the founder and lead investigator for Entity Voices Paranormal Investigation (or EVPI), and he's investigated hundreds of locations across the country, as well as overseas in Japan and the Philippines. He is also an EVP/ITC Specialist and along with his wife Cherie Rathman, Ron Yacovetti and Lourdes Gonzalez, they've developed an exciting new spirit communication technology known as Staticom. Based on the 40 years of work from Marcello Bacci, the Rathman's continue to evolve and refine DRV (or direct radio voice) techniques for both longer, clearer and more understandable communication. They've since removed radio from the process, and so that's why they've given this baby the new name — Staticom, which now communicates with only Broadband white noise. 2:03 Patrick shares with Tony some of his background with EVP and how Staticom reminds him of how excited he was in those early days of discovering EVP research! 3:42 What is Staticom? 7:08 Taking radio out of the picture! 12:43 Staticom is a Method and uses VST (Virtual Studio Technology). 13:57 How does Staticom compare to the Portal, Wonder Box or Echovox? 17:30 The Ovilus, Pizza, and Rainbows… 19:06 Remember the old, traditional, time consuming way of holding an EVP session? Our expectations (or maybe our attention spans) have changed! 20:31    Tony has always been fascinated by electronics, and built spirit boxes for years. 24:10 Marcello Bacci's message through Patrick's clock radio! 25:21 “I'll say glad to meet ya!” — Marcello Bacci 27:11 Water, Rain, and Wind! 27:43 Communication Stations on the Other Side 29:13 How do spirits communicate through Staticom? 31:33 What's it like on the Other Side? “It's complicated.” 34:05 Staticom Example: “Energy of your mind, actually.” 38:10 Staticom Example: “Three hundred” 43:43 Interpreting Messages 46:21 Staticom Example: “And Tony Rathman can see.” 48:45 Staticom Example: “Extraterrestrials” 50:57 Final Thoughts from Tony Rathman 55:22 Outro 57:56 A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 59:15   For more on Staticom and Tony Rathman EntityVoices.com YouTube Twitter: @EntityVoices Tony Rathman on Facebook       The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Amazon Music, Audible, iHeart Radio, and YouTube. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at Patrick@BigSeance.com. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the seance!

  Have you received messages from a dead loved one? Are you open to it? Do you encourage it? And how does it come through? Does it come through in dreams, signs, or symbols? Inspired by a beautiful conversation among a group of strangers, Patrick invites you to share your stories for an upcoming episode of the podcast. Visit BigSeance.com/245 for more info. Other Listening Options Direct Download Link   In this episode: Intro :00 While working on a library reorganization project, Patrick was reminded of a presentation he gave at a local library and the conversations he had with a small group of people who stayed after to share their stories. Vita, who attended with her daughter, shared several experiences. :51 A safe place to share stories and experiences. 3:09 “I had a dream and it came true two weeks later.” 4:42 “I had been praying that my mother's sisters would come and help her get to the Other Side.” 7:30 A purple daisy. “You have to look for a sign to know a sign is there.” 9:25 An Open Mind. “You've got to open your mind. You've got to open up and think it can happen.” 11:39 “I felt like my father was giving me information.” Flight 370 and premonitions from a dream. 12:55 What signs or communication have you received from your own loved ones? Are you open to it? Do you encourage it? And how does it come through? 16:43 An example of audio feedback sent from Keli, a listener who contributed to episode 162, our Daily Communication with Spirit episode. 17:52 Send in your stories! 19:25 Here's how to get your stories to Patrick! 20:09 Outro 22:48 A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 24:05   HOW TO SHARE YOUR STORY IN YOUR OWN VOICE Have an iPhone? Open the built-in Voice Memos app to record your story. From there, email your audio to patrick@BigSeance.com. Have an Android? Depending on the phone, Android users will have a built-in voice recorder that should also allow you to send your recording to patrick@BigSeance.com.  Record it Online! Visit SpeakPipe.com/BigSeance to leave your story. There's a 90-second limit, but you can leave multiple messages.  Leave a Voicemail by calling (775) 583 - 5563.      The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Amazon Music, Audible, iHeart Radio, and YouTube. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at Patrick@BigSeance.com. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the seance!

  Step into the Victorian era with an author and Victorianist, Steele Alexandra Douris. Steele specializes in Victorian crime, gothic fiction, and Spiritualism, and is the author of Spirits, Seers & Séances: Victorian Spiritualism, Magic & the Supernatural. In this episode you'll discover the hidden gems of 19th-century newspapers, periodicals, and the women's magazines that helped to shape the Spiritualist community. Need a response to someone worried about the dangers of practicing any form of spirit communication? Try a timeless quote from prominent Spiritualist, W.T. Stead. Are you ready to try something new at your next party? Plan a Tableaux Vivant, the fascinating and long-lost Victorian party activity! You know that old curio “curiosity” cabinet in the corner? You can thank the Victorians for that. And criminal investigation, detective fiction, and psychometry? You can thank the Victorians for that too! Visit BigSeance.com/243 for more info. Other Listening Options Direct Download Link   In this episode: Intro :00 Steele Alexandra Douris is an author, artist, and Victorianist, specializing in Victorian crime, gothic fiction, and spiritualism. She is a PhD candidate in the English department at Stanford University, where she has taught courses on Victorian spiritualism, ghost stories, and the gothic novel. She holds an MA in English from Stanford University and a BA in Anthropology from the University of Texas at Austin. As an undergraduate, Steele observed the social behavior of lemurs, wielded a trowel as part of a central Texas archaeological dig, and learned to identify primate fossils and human bones. As a graduate student, she disappeared into the archives of Victorian Britain, and now emerges only periodically to collect new tarot decks, hunt for fossils, and hoard art supplies. Steele splits her time between foggy NorCal and sunny South Texas, towing her mountain of journals and sketchbooks with her wherever she goes. You can learn more about Steele by visiting SteeleAlexandraDouris.com :50 Steele's book is Spirits, Seers & Séances: Victorian Spiritualism, Magic & the Supernatural. 2:36 What is a “Victorianist?” Plus Steele's academic passions. 3:26 A passion for archaeology, art, and literature. 5:01 What did the newspapers have to say about it? “I work a lot in newspapers… 19th century newspapers, 19th century periodicals and early 20th century women's magazines.” 6:38 In her research into Spiritualism, Steele was amazed by how many Spiritualist magazines, newspapers, and periodicals there were at the time, like The Medium and Daybreak. “The material really just gave me a glimpse into the entire engine of the Spiritualist community beyond just what I had pictured at the beginning.” 7:38 Steele includes really great “try it yourself” exercises at the end of each chapter! Examples include instructions for holding a traditional spirit circle, sitting for a solitary seance, meditating like Dr. Mesmer, automatic writing/automatic art, channeling blindfolded, sitting for a psychic portrait, practicing psychometry, channeling your inner folklorist, exploring your own shadow/reading a gothic tale, scrying, making a Halloween card, or holding a Christmas seance! 8:55 Patrick discusses some of the really cool fall issues of The Delineator, an American women's magazine of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. 10:51 Tableaux Vivant, a fascinating, long-lost Victorian party activity. 12:02 “It's hard to move in many modern occult circles without tripping over the Victorians. And yet, somehow, in the process of becoming ubiquitous, the Victorians have also become invisible.” 16:16 Patrick on one of his “a-ha” moments from the book: “Some of us dream of putting away our modern tools and technology to pretend we're Victorian. But in reality, Victorians were all about becoming modern, with the huge advances in technology that was happening at the time.” 16:16 What economic class of Victorians are we usually imagining? 21:12 Need a timeless response to someone worried about the dangers of using the Ouija Board or practicing any form of spirit communication? Try this great mid-1890s quote from prominent Spiritualist W.T. Stead, which he claims was channeled by his spirit guide, Julia. 22:28 Victorian personal ads! 26:06 The unique Victorian practice of Psychometry 27:59 Criminal investigation, detective fiction, ballistics, fingerprint analysis, criminal psychology, profiling, and paranormal investigation! 32:23 Curiosity “curio” cabinets, curiosity shops, and specimen cabinets. 33:30 The Worlds Fair Expositions 35:28 Christmas lore and the legends of bells underground and under water. 36:52 The Victorian activities that Steele incorporates into her daily life! 41:50 Final thoughts from Steele 47:13 Outro 48:43 A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 50:03   For more on Steele Alexandra Douris SteeleAlexandraDouris.com Spirits, Seers & Séances: Victorian Spiritualism, Magic & the Supernatural (Amazon) Facebook: @steelearcana Instagram: @steelearcana     The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Amazon Music, Audible, iHeart Radio, and YouTube. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at Patrick@BigSeance.com. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the seance!    

  Listen in as psychic medium April Roane, who can always be depended on for powerful insights, discusses the evolution of her journey since her last appearance on the Big Seance Podcast in 2016. She provides a unique perspective on the shifts in paranormal investigation and how psychic mediums contribute to them. Hear a powerful discussion on the dangerous side effects of paranormal investigation, including the chilling tale that led to the need for an exorcism. April candidly discusses her move to East Texas and the area's complicated paranormal culture. Other topics include the 2020 pandemic and the positive shifts it brought to society. Visit BigSeance.com/242 for more info. Other Listening Options Direct Download Link   In this episode: Intro :00 April Roane has been transforming lives worldwide for over two decades. In 2009, she started by transforming her life first. She was guided to join a recovery program for food addiction. Using tools of recovery, she began her very personal and challenging journey of self, transformation, service, and faith. April is a channel and vessel for messages of truth, hope, light, and love. This creates a natural healing and alignment experienced through, from, and of Spirit, Higher Power, Universe, Gaia, Source, God, Angels, Guides, Loved Ones, The Collective Consciousness, Ascended Masters, and Light Beings. April receives messages from Spirit in the form of feelings, visions, thoughts, ideas, sounds, knowing, smells, and tastes. And she uses the ability of remote viewing with Spirit when working with others, specifically in paranormal and missing persons cases. April is the author of several books, including the Love Your Inner Empath workbook and her children's book, Goodnight Just the Same. She is the co-host of Spiritually Rogue Podcast with Braxton and April Roane. April is the president and founder of The Divine Association of Sacred Women and strives to impact the lives of children, women, and Empaths worldwide positively and powerfully. She's been featured on A&E's My Ghost Story Caught on Camera, the BIO Channel, CBS Radio,  Rogue Talk Radio, The Hotel Cassadaga, The Historic Jefferson Hotel, and Pawtographs for Pooches Parafest. You can learn more about April Roane by visiting AprilRoane.com. :51 April was previously interviewed in episode 70 of the Big Seance Podcast in 2016. Topics included cruises, finding balance, awakening after addiction, abuse, coming out, depression, meditation and journaling, paranormal Investigation and the role of psychic mediums in that space, and what life is like on the Other Side. 3:05 An update on the improvement that April has noticed in the paranormal space when it comes to psychic mediums in paranormal investigation. 5:05 The two clips from April's last appearance on the show that Patrick just loves and has used many times when promoting the show. “And my goal, in addition to being a psychic medium, is I'm April. I'm a person. And I have a family, and I have a life, and I have a path that I'm trying to figure out. And if I don't balance myself--my mind, my body, my soul--sometimes I do a really good job. Sometimes I flub it up a lot. But if I don't balance me, I'm not going to be a good intuitive.” “You know, they don't ever want to talk about, ‘Remember that time you stole my money, you ass hole!' You know, they never say that!” “They always talk about those moments that took our breath away, not the moments that we lost our breath.” 6:25 April has moved to Texas, she's worked on missing person cases, but her work with balancing herself has not changed. 7:40 Those who are and are NOT pushing our species forward since 2016. 9:37 The 2020 pandemic and its effects on the world. “As a society, we still don't know what it did to us.” 11:22 The positive effects of Covid. “It forced us as a species to look at things we refused to.” 18:21 The paranormal culture in Eastern Texas, the Azalea Inn Bed and Breakfast, and her work with paranormal investigator husband, Braxton Roane. 22:24 Patrick originally met Braxton Roane at an event at Belvoir Winery before he or Patrick even knew April! 29:58 The side effects of paranormal investigation and the traumatizing story of April and Braxton needing an exorcism! “Let's just say Braxton's eyes went from green to blue. They were green, then they went to this period of just slate grey, and then to blue.” “When you realize the devil's looking right at you, it's not a moment where you look away and you run and you lose them.” 31:20 Patrick shared a funny memory about Chip Coffey at Belvoir Winery. 39:34 April talks about her book, Goodnight Just the Same. 42:27 April describes her book, “Love Your Inner Empath: A Healing Workbook & Tool Kit.” 44:12 Food, diet, chocolate, and gravity. April and Patrick get real about it. 45:02 “You are the guru of you. And you honor you. Honor all that your ups and downs has brought you to this moment of awareness. And that is where your adventure begins. What does that awareness say? What do you feel? ‘Oh my life's a sh*t show.' Okay then. Let's fix it. Let's change it. Let's start to seek the joy, whatever that is for you. Leave people alone. They're responsible for their own joy. So many of us live our life based on everyone else.” 48:52 Outro 52:27 A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 53:47   For more on April Roane AprilRoane.com April's previous appearance in episode 70 of the Big Seance Podcast in 2016. Facebook Instagram YouTube     The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Amazon Music, Audible, iHeart Radio, and YouTube. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at Patrick@BigSeance.com. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the seance!    

  Patrick's candid interview with the "Queen of the Paranormal" herself, Most Haunted's Yvette Fielding. She's a true pioneer in paranormal television, and she shares her thoughts on everything from how she thinks spirits communicate to SNL's hilarious 2006 parody of Yvette and Most Haunted. She looks back on the traumatizing 30 East Drive episode and a Most Haunted event where guests got stuck in a prison cell. How does the UK's Most Haunted compare to American paranormal television? Plus, did you know that there are 76 Most Haunted episodes that haven't seen the light of day? Listen to find out why! Visit BigSeance.com/240 for more info. Other Listening Options Direct Download Link   In this episode: Intro :00 Yvette Fielding has been crowned by many as “Queen of the Paranormal”, “Queen of the Night”, or even “First Lady of the Paranormal.” Listeners from the US will no doubt know Yvette as the star of the hit paranormal TV series from the UK, Most Haunted. She and her husband, Karl Beattie, first created and produced the show in 2002, making them true pioneers in paranormal TV. They've been producing the show ever since. If you're a listener outside of the US, you may actually know Yvette originally from Blue Peter, a British TV show, which is the longest-running children's TV show in the world. Yvette was the youngest presenter ever on that show, and she even interviewed Princess Diana! She's the author of a series of new young adult fiction, and she has a memoir coming out next year! :50 Welcome to the parlor, Yvette! 2:44 Yvette and her husband live in a house that is 400 years old! 3:20 Patrick had a lot to catch up on with Yvette and Most Haunted! 3:56 Where can you find Most Haunted these days? Plus Most Haunted has gone on the road with stage shows! 6:41 Investigate with Yvette and the team with Most Haunted Experiences! 9:25 Where does the knocking at tapping come from? And if it's paranormal, how do spirits produce it? 10:40 Yvette's calls for science to take the paranormal more seriously. 13:07 Looking back at Saturday Night Live's hilarious 2006 parody of Yvette and Most Haunted. 17:07 “I broke wind with fear!” 18:38 Building up energy with a trusted group of people. The current Most Haunted team has been together for several years. 20:00 Yvette's tapping board and the story of the Fox Sisters in the early days of Spiritualism. 22:25 Patrick compares the UK's Most Haunted to American paranormal TV. 23:55 Yvette says she doesn't watch other paranormal TV shows. She also doesn't watch horror films. After a terrorizing investigation, she drives home listening to Mary Poppins. 26:48 “How many weeks rehearsal do you do?” A number of years ago, Yvette and her husband talked to American producers of paranormal TV. 28:24 Patrick urges American listeners to check out Most Haunted if they haven't yet. 31:25 Yvette and her husband have 76 episodes on a shelf that haven't seen the light of day, because they're “so bloody boring!” 34:20 It only takes one doubting or skeptic person to block activity from spirit. Yvette calls these people “muters.” 34:57 Most Haunted almost always has Glen Hunt or another parapsychologist or openminded skeptic on every investigation. 36:53 Looking back on the 30 East Drive episode, one of the most traumatizing investigations the team has ever been on. When the Lights Went Out is a 2012 film based on events at this location. 39:16 Burns, stitches, and scars inflicted by spirits. “It can be quite a scary occupation, and a bit dangerous, as well. So you have to be careful.” 48:14 Stuck in a prison cell. Looking back on the investigation at Accrington Police Station & Courts. 49:21 Patrick wants to see a crossover episode of Most Haunted here in the US, or a guest appearance by Yvette Fielding on an American paranormal TV show! It's time! 51:47 “Just before I started Most Haunted, I didn't believe in life after death. I really, really didn't, Patrick, and it really affected my life.” Final thoughts from Yvette. 52:30 Outro 54:16 A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 55:36   For more on Yvette Fielding: Most Haunted Experience Most Haunted: The Stage Show Most Haunted (YouTube) Paranormal Activity with Yvette Fielding (Podcast) Yvette Fielding's Books on Amazon Instagram: @realyfielding     The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Amazon Music, Audible, iHeart Radio, and YouTube. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at Patrick@BigSeance.com. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the seance!    

  Have you heard about the upcoming film, The Haunting in Wicker Park, starring Erin Moriarty (The Boys) and Jamie Campbell Bower (Stranger Things)? It was inspired by the experiences of the Becker family who invited NBC News cameras to film an exorcism in their Chicago home in 1971. Hear what we've learned about this new film, and take another listen to Patrick's 2014 interview with Edwin F. Becker, who sadly passed away about a year ago. Visit BigSeance.com/239 for more info.  Other Listening Options Direct Download Link   In this episode: Intro :00 Today we reach back into the Big Seance archives to re-visit the two-part interview with Edwin F. Becker in 2014, about the frightening, real-life experiences that he and his family suffered through in the early 1970s in their home in Chicago. Those experiences led to NBC's Carole Simpson filming the first televised exorcism in their home in 1971. Edwin's book, True Haunting, originated as just a journal to document it all. The accounts of the activity are just amazing, and as Patrick said in his review for the book over 10 years ago, it reads like amazing fiction… except it's not. In 2012, the Paranormal Witness series featured the Becker family in an episode titled, The Tenants, and Patrick highly recommends that you check that out, if you can. The 2-part interview for the Big Seance that we're revisiting today, was one of the first interviews Patrick had that he felt was really big, he was super proud of it, and Edwin later reached out to him to tell him that to that date it was perhaps the best interview he'd ever been a part of. :50 Sadly, Edwin died about a year ago in November of 2022. But to Patrick's surprise, today he discovered that there was a major motion picture in post-production, called The Haunting in Wicker Park, directed by Gary Fleder, and starring Jamie Campbell Bower, who played Henry Creel and Vecna in the fourth season of the Netflix series, Stranger Things. iMDb says it was supposed to be released in 2023, but 2024 is just around the corner and there are no trailers yet. There are, however, some behind-the-scenes production photos. Edwin was aware and knew about the upcoming film, because he excitedly announced it in one of his last social media posts. If you know any details about the release of the film, please let us know at patrick@bigseace.com. 2:22 Audio of the historic 1971 NBC footage of the exorcism of the Becker home with journalist Carole Simpson. Thanks to Edwin, the footage exists on YouTube. The aged audio is kind of atrocious, but it's worth a listen. 5:05   The following interview was originally released in two parts in November of 2014:  Edwin F. Becker's bio. 11:06 Background on Edwin's book, True Haunting. 12:41 Edwin takes us back to 1970 and a story that begins with the purchase of an old two-story building, a home made up of two apartments, each on its own floor. 14:08 “Eddie, I'm never coming down here.” Edwin brought his wife, Marsha, in to see the new home and the basement. He hoped that she would see that they could fix it up and make it into a home. She was not a fan of the basement. 21:03 Nasty fighting among the family of the deceased former owner, and a deal to keep Myra, a scary old remaining tenant for 120 days. 24:00 “We started having anomalies immediately. I believe spirits are intelligent. I don't know if they can look into your soul and see everything you've ever done, like a demon can, but I know that they can sense what you're going to do and read your mind. I learned that while we lived there, because they could anticipate my actions whenever I tried to record them on a tape recorder.” 26:49 It all started with Marsha and the phone. 27:14 Edwin finally understands that there is a problem in the home, and he calls in a priest for a house blessing. It didn't go well and he bolted! 30:05 “What do you do about it?” 35:34 The mysterious sheds in the basement. 37:42 New downstairs tenants. 39:35 Runaway dogs. And Edwin borrows a tape recorder. 44:18 “But over time, what happens is you wind up walking on egg shells, number one, because you don't know what's going to actually happen next. And you don't know what to attribute to paranormal and what not to attribute to paranormal.” 46:53 “…it started toying with me. That was the first time it actually turned on the gas on the stove.” 50:15 “I started thinking about burning the place down.” 51:25 “And ghosts lie.” Paranormal investigation, Electronic Voice Phenomena (EVP), and Ouija boards. 52:18 “No. I don't go ghost hunting, because you're going to walk into a room if you know there's an energy there, and you really don't know if it's a teddy bear or a raptor. And it can come home with you. There can be attachments.” 54:07 Bullets and Yellow Pages. The Beckers turned to Joseph  DeLouise, a famous Chicago psychic. 54:30 Turning to exorcism. 59:39 A phone call from Carole Simpson and NBC led to the first televised exorcism. 1:03:50 “But if you look in that YouTube piece at about the minute and a half mark, there will be a dark doorway. There is no door on that. It was a vinyl folding door. You're going to see a ghost start to come out and go back in briefly. You're going to think that a woman's skirt or a woman's robe or something is coming through the door. You're going to see the tip of it, solid as a rock, and then you're going to see it back off.” 1:07:05 “That exorcism went on for three and a half hours, and it was very, very creepy.” 1:08:25 “And then there's a clear child's voice that says, ‘mama.'” 1:08:25 “If you look at the end of the exorcism, you can tell that they were not successful. You can look on their faces and they look like they just lost a basketball game by 52 points. And they left.” 1:10:25 “The only thing we could do was get out of there.” 1:10:43 A brief discussion of the Amityville story and that film. 1:14:55  A haunted piano. 1:17:34 Edwin's advice for anyone going through a haunting, plus current ghostly activity. 1:21:54 Edwin on orbs, photography, and Hollywood's representation of hauntings. 1:26:50 A Near Death Experience (NDE) 1:31:35 Outro 1:41:19 A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 1:42:38     The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Amazon Music, Audible, iHeart Radio, and YouTube. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at Patrick@BigSeance.com. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the seance!    

  Patrick revisits the mysterious story of Pearl Curran (1883 - 1937), the Saint Louis housewife who between 1913 and 1937, channeled entire books and other works from a spirit known as Patience Worth, and mostly through the Ouija board. Visit BigSeance.com/238 for more info. Other Listening Options Direct Download Link   In this episode: Intro :00 Patrick is planning for an upcoming speaking engagement and was looking back to some of the early episodes of the podcast. He was reminded of a short episode he produced about Pearl Curran and Patience Worth. :57 Patrick reads portions of “Patience Worth: Author From the Great Beyond” by Gioia Diliberto for Smithsonian Magazine from September of 2010. 2:20 “Speaking through a Ouija board operated by Pearl Lenore Curran, a St. Louis housewife of limited education, Patience Worth was nothing short of a national phenomenon in the early years of the 20th century. Though her works are virtually forgotten today, the prestigious Braithwaite anthology listed five of her poems among the nation's best published in 1917, and the New York Times hailed her first novel as a ‘feat of literary composition.' Her output was stunning. In addition to seven books, she produced voluminous poetry, short stories, plays and reams of sparkling conversation—nearly four million words between 1913 and 1937. Some evenings she worked on a novel, a poem and a play simultaneously, alternating her dictation from one to another without missing a beat.” 4:36 “The Patience Worth case remains one of the most tantalizing literary mysteries of the last century, a window onto a vanished era when magic seemed to exist because so many people believed in it. In the decades since Pearl Curran's death, in 1937, no one has explained how she produced Patience's writing.” 8:32 “At first Pearl spelled out every letter with the Ouija board, but as time passed, the mere touch of her hand on the pointer loosed a flood of spoken words. Eventually, she abandoned the board entirely; a feeling of slight pressure in her head would announce Patience's arrival, and Pearl would begin reciting.” 15:28 Check out the book, The Patience of Pearl: Spiritualism and Authorship in the Writings of Pearl Curran by Daniel B. Shea. 18:23 Looking back at episode 32 of the Big Seance Podcast from 2015, where Patrick reads the article, “Ghostwriter and Ghost: The Strange Case of Pearl Curran & Patience Worth” by Ed Simon, from The Public Domain Review. 18:47 Two Moms and a Baby from the article, “Ouija poet Patience Worth: 100 years and many moons later”, by Jane Henderson, from the St. Louis Post Dispatch. 35:58 Outro 39:34 A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 40:50     The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Amazon Music, Audible, iHeart Radio, and YouTube. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at Patrick@BigSeance.com. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the seance!  

  In this episode, Patrick reviews a few vintage books on parapsychology and Extra-Sensory Perception (ESP), shares the spooky family stories inspired by a recent mediumship reading, and interviews longtime listener/friend/librarian Susan Davy on why you need to check out Uncanny. Uncanny, produced by Danny Robins, is an incredibly popular podcast/book/TV series from the BBC. Visit BigSeance.com/234 for more info. Other Listening Options Direct Download Link   In this episode: Intro :00 About today's episode! :51 Inspired by past guest and parapsychologist, Dr. Callum Cooper, Patrick recently read two books on parapsychology, and wanted to share his thoughts. The two books are Parapsychology: The Controversial Science (1991) by Richard S. Broughton, Ph. D. and Extra-Sensory Perception After Sixty Years: A Critical Appraisal of the Research in Extra-Sensory Perception (1940) by J.G. Pratt, J.B. Rhine, Burke M. Smith, and Charles E. Stuart. Next up is the even earlier groundbreaking book, Extra-Sensory Perception (1934) by J.B. Rhine. 1:43 Patrick recently had a mediumship reading from Jen Piwowarski, a listener who is also a budding new medium. This reading inspired some interesting stories that Patrick wanted to share with you. 6:44 The cake stand and a shattered glass: The poltergeist activity that Patrick's Great Aunt remembers from a time when he was still in the womb. 7:37 A spooky and sad story from Patrick's Great Grandma's old farmhouse. True? Embellished? The tale has passed through the family over the years. 9:02 Pour the tea for Patrick's conversation with longtime listener, librarian, and friend of the podcast, Susan Davy! 12:23 Susan was one of the very first listeners to call in and use the show's hotline! Did you know the show has a hotline? It's 1-775-583-5563. 13:23 Susan recently introduced Patrick to Danny Robins and the Uncanny. It's a book (Into the Uncanny: A Real-Life Investigation Into the Paranormal), a  podcast (Uncanny), and as of this week, if you live in the UK, a new television show (Uncanny). 15:32 Susan Davy is a librarian by trade, and here's her pitch as to why Danny's work and the Uncanny is something you need to check out! 17:06 The audience is allowed to contribute to the cases in the Uncanny. Plus Room 611 and #BloodyHellKen. 21:00 For American's in particular, you'll be excited to learn that these stories aren't from the same old haunted locations. They're all new to us! 23:43 Danny Robins, a writer by trade, isn't afraid to be funny, and he podcasts from a shed. 25:55 There are two years of episodes to binge if you're just getting started! 28:26 In most episodes, Danny features at least two experts to discuss the week's story. One is usually more on the skeptic side (often Ciarán O'Keeffe), and the other tends to be more open to believing. Evelyn Hollow is one of the experts often featured, and Patrick has reached out to her for an interview. By the way, he's reached out to Danny Robins' team as well. He's gotten a response and hopes to be able to schedule an interview soon! 28:50 The Uncanny TV series just dropped on BBC Two in the UK! 31:30 UncannyCon! 33:01 Next up! Susan shares several of her own paranormal experiences, beginning with a frightening McDonalds trip that has caused her to avoid a particular bend in the road ever since! She later did research and found that reports of seeing that same apparition go back to at least 1878! 34:25 Susan describes the apparition, which reminds Patrick of an incredibly real dream from several years ago, in which he was gifted the experience of seeing a glowing apparition. 39:02 “Your Highness”, a funny paranormal experience. 45:30 What's your favorite dessert? (Shoutout to Anne and Renata!) 47:40 When you're having a GREAT hair day! “I just heard, in my right ear, a mixture of what I will say is ‘ha ha ha' and a belch.” 51:33 A bowing, servant ghost. 54:15 Go to the library! Read a book such as This House is Haunted: The True Story of the Enfield Poltergeist by Guy Lyon Playfair, Is There An Afterlife?: A Comprehensive Overview of the Evidence by David Fontana, or The Scole Experiment: Scientific Evidence for Life After Death by Grant and Jane Solomon. 56:12 Outro 59:28 A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 1:00:46   The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Amazon Music, and iHeart Radio. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at Patrick@BigSeance.com. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the séance!        

  Astrologer Dena DeCastro returns to tell us how we can take advantage of two upcoming October eclipses to benefit our lives. In this interview, we learn that eclipses are not rare. We also learn why an eclipse is such a great device to use in Hollywood. According to Dena, “There is a spooky, supernatural quality to the whole idea of an eclipse. Something is literally being interrupted [in] the natural order, and it's a moment of pause. And you can look at that and be kind of spooked out, or you can look at it and say, ‘Wow! Isn't that the coolest thing ever, and I'm going to ride with that energy and do something productive with it.'” Visit BigSeance.com/232 for more info. Other Listening Options Direct Download Link   In this episode: Intro :00 Dena DeCastro is an astrologer and author in Portland, Oregon. She has been a counseling astrologer for over twenty years and has been teaching astrology since the mid 2000s. She received her astrological training through Steven Forrest's Apprenticeship Program, and holds two Master's Degrees. Her articles have been featured in The Mountain Astrologer magazine, and she has appeared on many podcasts and local radio shows over the years. She also hosted The Sirius Astrology Podcast (2007-2014), one of the first astrology podcasts. In 2021, Dena and fellow astrologer Katie Sloan created the Let's Get Real Astrology podcast, which they co-host. She currently provides individual readings, as well as mentorship for those who want to learn astrology. Her new book, Foundations of Astrology: A Workbook for Beginners is available on Amazon and via her website denadecastro.com. :51 The last time Dena was on the show, Patrick pushed her into appearing LIVE for the first time. Has she been LIVE since? 2:42 Looking back on Dena's forecast for 2022, and a reminder that she does not predict the future in her astrology work! 5:05 A discussion on the unusual 1980 Horror/Fantasy Disney film, The Watcher in the Woods, starring Bette Davis, which features some really fascinating and dramatic eclipse themes. 7:20 Let's talk about eclipses! They occur in pairs, two weeks apart, about every six months. We have two eclipses coming up in October, on the 14th and the 28th! The current series of eclipses is in the Aries/Libra polarity, which began in April. We have a final Taurus/Scorpio polarity eclipse on October 28th. When an eclipse falls in the sign of the north node, it is calling us to aspire to move toward the positive aspects of that sign. This was the case with April's eclipse in Aries: the calling was to integrate the high side of Aries, because that is also the sign of the transiting north node. In contrast, on the upcoming eclipse of October 14th, the shadow side of Libra is more likely to show up. The invitation is to become aware of our own Libra shadow behaviors, and to release them. 9:17 Solar Eclipse and Lunar Eclipse 10:26 Patrick reflects on seeing and experiencing a solar eclipse in 2017 with an entire student body of a middle school! 11:53 The astrology of an eclipse and the transiting nodes. 13:20 The south node is where the shadow material coming up for the collective resides. 15:25 The upcoming October 14th solar eclipse will bring up an awareness and an opportunity to work through and to set intentions around doing good work with the Libra shadow. 16:06 Two weeks before and two weeks after the eclipse is the most potent window, and Dena likes to call the intensified period between two eclipses, the “Eclipse Portal.” Before October 14th — “What do you want to let go of around old relationship patterns?” “What new things do you want to invite in in your relationship life?” 16:50 The October 28th lunar eclipse. Wrap up things you've been working on regarding security, money, safety, and staying grounded. Acknowledge the work and progress you've made and release. 20:53 Purging and letting go. Dena uses Patrick, who is an Aries, as an example of how you can apply the astrology of eclipses in your life. “Were there any significant changes in the spring regarding vitality, health, creativity, or sense of self?” 22:40 Dena continues using Patrick as an example, looking at the Libra qualities in him (as that is the opposite of his sun sign). “Looking at the balance of your relationships, how is it supporting the new things that you've kicked off and started?” 26:25 Dena has succeeded at a daily meditation practice and is seeing the benefits! 29:24 We have even more eclipses coming up! Consider having a new or full moon ritual, or meeting with an eclipse group. 32:43 “There is a spooky, supernatural quality to the whole idea of an eclipse. Something is literally being interrupted [in] the natural order, and it's a moment of pause. And you can look at that and be kind of spooked out, or you can look at it and say, ‘Wow! Isn't that the coolest thing ever?', and ‘I'm going to ride with that energy and do something productive with it.'” 34:57  The eclipse in the 1985 film, Ladyhawke. 36:54 “Eclipses are not rare. They're a regular, cyclic phenomenon that we can all use and enjoy in our lives.” 40:01 Dena's great blog posts, and a recent Let's Get Real Astrology episode, that you can use as a resource! 42:50 Do you struggle to read or understand your basic natal chart? Dena does readings, has a mentorship program, and you can check out her book, Foundations of Astrology: A Workbook for Beginners. 44:35 Outro 47:45 A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 49:05   For more on Dena DeCastro DenaDeCastro.com Blog Posts: The Eclipses of Fall 2023 The Eclipses of Spring 2023 Let's Get Real Astrology Podcast Facebook Instagram Twitter Previous Big Seance Podcast episodes with Dena: 53, 61, 65, 112, 134, 166, and 203.     The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Amazon Music, and iHeart Radio. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at Patrick@BigSeance.com. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). 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  Medium, spiritual teacher, and bestselling author Claire Broad, returns to convince you that the romanticized concept of twin flames or twin souls is NOT what you think they are. It's just one chapter out of her book, Heaven Sent: Soul Lessons from the Afterlife, but it's such a huge topic, which sometimes seems to be polarizing in the spiritual community, so we devoted an entire episode to it! Visit BigSeance.com/231 for more info.  Other Listening Options Direct Download Link   In this episode: Intro :00 Claire Broad is a medium, spiritual teacher and bestselling author. She gave her first message from the spirit world to a relative at the age of 4 and began developing her ability as a medium from the age of 21. She is accredited as a registered and approved medium with the Institute of Spiritualist Mediums and has built a strong reputation for being deeply spiritually aware, whilst maintaining a down to earth, honest, compassionate approach to her work. Claire resides in Fleet, Hampshire in England. :48 Claire's new book is called, Heaven Sent: Soul Lessons from the Afterlife. 1:40 Twin Flames. Did your eyes just roll back in your head? Patrick's did too! But sit back, because if you thought you knew all about the concept of twin flames, you're probably wrong! 2:40 Claire was recently featured as a speaker on Howard Hughes' first cruise! So was Dr. Melvyn Willin, a former guest from episode 145 in 2019. Howard Hughes is an award-winning UK based broadcaster and journalist and he hosts The Unexplained with Howard Hughes. 4:17 Claire says she is no longer the person she was when she spoke to us last in 2019! Her life changed after having a profound and surreal experience where she met energy healer, Gyles Whitnall. They both now recognize each other as their own twin flame. 6:43 Soul mates are not twin flames. 9:45 Meeting Gyles triggered a Kundalini awakening in Claire. 10:58 “So when I talk about twin souls or twin flames, I'm not talking about romance. That's for romantic soul mates.” 14:25 Other mediums were approaching Claire with a knowing that Claire had met her twin flame. 15:02 “And I, for the first time, experienced my absolute knowing that I am an eternal consciousness, and that Gyles and I had the exact same frequency, same soul energy, and he was my mirror counterpart. He's so different from me.” 16:15 “I've got to let people know that a twin soul is the the way that universe manifests the soul in to physical embodiment.” 17:40 “No one is special here. We are all twinned.” 18:10 Claire says that if you meet your twin flame, it's going to turn your life upside down, and that most people aren't successful in holding the relationship together. 19:40 The synchronicities between Claire and Gyles. 20:45 More on the soul connections that Claire wrote about in her book, Heaven Sent. 23:00 Health problems, businesses going under, families and relationships falling apart. These are some of the complications that one could experience when meeting your twin flame. “Anything where there is something that you need to work on and heal, because you recognize, I haven't yet mastered why I'm here.” 25:36 “If you meet your twin flame, you will start to understand how we are all one.” 28:45 Life partners vs romantic soul mates. 29:03 Twin flames won't necessarily model a traditional romantic pairing. They are sometimes between a gay man and a straight man, two straight women, and often with large age gaps. “It's going to trigger both people to really evaluate true, unconditional love and who they really are.” Twin flames are not likely to be in the same family. 31:41 Throughout different lifetimes, you always have the same twin flame. You might not necessarily meet them in this lifetime, and that's okay. 34:44 As twin flames, Claire and Gyles now work together spiritually as a team. 37:10 “And whatever soul connection you are in, it's divine. We cannot put these soul connections above each other. They are totally equal because we are all one and the same.” 38:10 White Feather, Claire's guide, helped and guided her through all of this. 38:36 How often do twin flames meet? When does it happen? 41:36 “[If you haven't met your twin flame], no one has done anything wrong, because you just may not, in this lifetime, want that experience, or need that experience, or be ready for that experience.” 43:15 Tips and things to look for from the book. 45:58 Patrick jokes and wonders, when you think you've met your twin flame, is there the risk of a restraining order? “[In] twin souls, there is no way the other person isn't experiencing it. You can see it unfolding in the other one. It definitely takes bravery to say, ‘how are you experiencing what's going on here?', and not everybody is ready for that conversation.” 48:30 “They're always unconditionally loving. Your twin soul will never hurt you on purpose. Ever. They can't. They're you. But as you separate, it's because it's needed as both go on their ways to try and heal. And if you are in separation from your twin soul, it's really starting to understand [that] this is in my best interest. I need this.” “The reason that twin soul connections are so hard, is they will show you everything that isn't whole within yourself, just by being themselves, because they're the complete opposite to you. So where they have strengths, you have weakness, and vice versa. And they're literally mirroring back at you where the work needs to be, for both of you. So you pull each other up, you see. Or you drag each other up, is probably a better term.” 51:29 Final thoughts and details about the book, Heaven Sent. 53:04 Patrick reflects back on some funny stories Claire has shared with us in her interviews over the years. 55:17 More final thoughts and where to find Claire. 57:41 Outro 58:50 A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 1:00:09   For more on Claire Broad Claire's last interview on the Big Seance: Episode 149 from 2019  ClaireBroad.com Heaven Sent: Soul Lessons from the Afterlife (Amazon) YouTube Instagram   The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Amazon Music, and iHeart Radio. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at Patrick@BigSeance.com. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! 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  New York Times bestselling author Hadley Vlahos, RN is known as @nursehadley to her 1.6 million TikTok followers. She joins Patrick to discuss her book, The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life's Final Moments. Hear touching stories from hospice, the lessons she's learned from her patients, the beautiful story of how she obtained a top secret red beans and rice recipe, and the legacy she aspires to be known for. Visit BigSeance.com/230 for more info. Other Listening Options Direct Download Link   In this episode: Intro :00 Who is Nurse Hadley Vlahos? :46 Patrick read Hadley's book, The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life's Final Moments, and cried every five pages! 3:14 Patrick's experiences with hospice care, and a BIG thank you to Nurse Hadley and those in the field! 4:13 The fear of dying in pain. 6:08 The difference between dying in a hospital and dying under the care of hospice. 7:20 Hadley's first experiences, what she's learned, and how she's grown since! “I was so shocked [when] I got into hospice! It is such a whole person experience. We really are making sure that not only the patient is taken care of, their mind/body/spirit, but their family as well. And I was not taught that in nursing school.” 8:31 “If you have religious trauma, maybe you don't want to read some of these things. But I've been really shocked about the amount of people who say that this helped them with religious trauma. And they loved reading a book that says, ‘yes I was raised in the church, but I have now taken care of people from all backgrounds, all denominations, and I see that it can be beautiful and peaceful no matter what', and they said that it has helped them.” 10:25 Hallucination vs. truly seeing dead loved ones. 11:58 Who are we to correct a dying loved one by telling them that they're hallucinating and no one is in the room?! 14:40 Hadley hasn't witnessed a patient who has had a bad experience when it comes to seeing dead loved ones at the end of life. 16:41 Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Christopher Kerr, and seeing a mist at the time of death. 17:49 Hospice isn't in the business of speeding up death. Some patients actually live longer than expected once they're comfortable and out of pain. 19:08 The “Surge of Energy” that some hospice patients experience before they die. 20:08 People who are described by loved ones as stoic, reserved, and introverted tend to wait to pass alone. People described by loved ones as open and extroverted tend to wait and pass with loved ones by their side. 22:49 Burnout, boundaries, and the struggle hospice nurses have of getting attached to their dying patients. 25:18 When caregiving is new. Choosing hospice care. 26:51 The lessons Nurse Hadley has learned about the way to treat people! 28:57 How do medical schools and nursing schools need to change in order to adequately prepare our nurses and doctors for end-of-life treatment? 30:52 “I'm going on a trip.” Nurse Hadley's thoughts on what happens once we die and get to the Other Side. “Whatever is next is something that cannot be explained using the language we have, the references of our world that we have. It is just something that we cannot understand.” 34:41 “You cannot bring your own beliefs to the room. You need to leave them at the door.” 37:05 The story of the special, top secret red beans and rice recipe that a former patient shared with Hadley. 37:41 The Hadley House, Hadley's nonprofit family-centered hospice house that facilitates meaningful gatherings, allowing patients to celebrate their lives with loved ones. 40:05 Final thoughts from Nurse Hadley and other details about the book. 43:37 Outro 45:00 A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 46:18   For more on Nurse Hadley Vlahos NurseHadley.com HadleyHouse.org The In-Between on Amazon TikTok: @nursehadley Instagram: @nurse.hadley Facebook: @nursehadley     The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Amazon Music, and iHeart Radio. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at Patrick@BigSeance.com. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the séance!  

  In this episode we look back at highlights of two great interviews from 2017. Dr. Scott Kolbaba is the author of Physicians' Untold Stories: Miraculous Experiences Doctors Are Hesitant to Share with Their Patients, or Anyone. Joshua Black is one of the leading academic researchers of dreams and the deceased, as well as a co-host of the Grief Dreams Podcast. Visit BigSeance.com/229 for more info. Other Listening Options Direct Download Link   In this episode: Intro :00 Patrick recently discovered the work of Hadley Vlahos (@NurseHadley on TikTok and other social media) and her book, The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life's Final Moments. After sharing an image of Nurse Hadley's book, as well as an essay from Insider.com titled, “I've studied more than 5,000 near death experiences. My research has convinced me without a doubt that there's life after death”, listeners had lots to say and were very interested in the topic! Patrick took the hint and immediately booked Nurse Hadley for an interview, which is coming next week! :48 While waiting for Nurse Hadley's episode, let's look look back at highlights from two different related episodes, both from 2017. 2:54     Highlights from episode 106 - Physicians' Untold Stories with Dr. Scott J. Kolbaba. 4:03 Bio for Dr. Scott J. Kolbaba, MD! 4:17 The process Dr. Kolbaba went through to compile the stories for his book, Physicians' Untold Stories: Miraculous Experiences Doctors Are Hesitant to Share with Their Patients, or Anyone! 7:15 Criticism from peers and skeptics 12:52 Are the tides turning in the battle between skeptic and believer? 14:54 Patrick was touched by several international stories from the book involving powerful stories from communities in need. 15:53 Do more ghosts or spirits reside in hospitals? Has Dr. Kolbaba seen them? 22:47 A puff of smoke as spirits leave the body. 26:03 Are we seeing spirits all the time, but they seem so very real that we don't notice? 27:09 Do people report having negative spiritual experiences? 28:24 Final thoughts and where to find more information and the book. 30:39     Highlights from episode 110 - Grief Dreams with Joshua Black. 32:25 Bio for Joshua Black! He is also a co-host of the Grief Dreams Podcast. 32:25 Joshua had his first grief dream after his father's death. He still has them regularly. 33:50 Researching Grief Dreams 36:30 Support for the bereaved, dogma, and being open to talking about grief dreams. 40:10 Working with grieving children, dream recall, and more on dogma. 43:53 Some people get concerned when they don't recall having a grief dream. Are they just not remembering them? Plus increasing your dream recall. 44:40 Is it a Visitation Dream? The transformation that can take place after one of these dreams. Can we influence them? Plus misinformation out there about interpreting dreams. 48:15 Our loved ones don't always make an appearance in grief dreams. 55:54 Patrick shares his first visitation dream. Also, why do some people receive these dreams and some people never do? 57:55 What happens when a dreamer has negative grief dreams? 1:01:10 Learn to love and be kind to ourselves, more dream examples, and dreaming about the afterlife. Plus final thoughts and words of wisdom from Joshua. 1:05:38 Another one of Patrick's favorite dreams where he was able to see the full blown apparition of a spirit. 1:10:51 Outro 1:14:20 A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 1:15:39     The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Amazon Music, and iHeart Radio. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at Patrick@BigSeance.com. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the séance!

  Andrew and Devin from YourBestHalloweenEver.com are here to kick off their sixth year of helping you with tips, tricks, and treats, so that you can prepare to have Your Best Halloween Ever! Andrew is also the author of Thirteen Tales for Halloween and Thirteen More Tales for Halloween. Other discussion topics include a recent paranormal experience, the haunt industry, the nostalgia of Halloween from our childhood, and looking back at the special memories made at this year's Midsummer Scream in California. Visit BigSeance.com/228 for more info. Other Listening Options Direct Download Link   In this episode: Intro :00 Patreon Paranerd Parties! If you want to learn more about how to become a Patreon supporter, visit Patreon.com/BigSeance :45 Andrew and Devin are the team behind Your Best Halloween Ever! Andrew is also the author of two books, Thirteen Tales for Halloween and Thirteen More Tales for Halloween. 1:39 Andrew was previously on our Half-O-Ween episode from 2022. 2:55 Andrew and Devin introduce themselves. 4:11 Your Best Halloween Ever really started out as a Halloween lifestyle guide. 5:10 Andrew brings the magical and whimsical. He wants to bring back the magic and cuteness of your childhood. With Devin's background in the haunt and makeup industries, he wants to haunt your childhood! 6:40 More about Devin's work in the haunt industry, including a story of working a haunt in the basement of the actually haunted Lemp Brewery in Saint Louis! 9:46 The images, smells, and nostalgia of Halloween! 13:58 Costumes, crafts, recipes, playlists, short stories, 6 weeks of different chili recipes, and the 5 previous years of past content on the site! Plus more on the beginnings of Your Best Halloween Ever! 16:12 What does the Halloween of your childhood look like? 20:41 The smell of duct tape and an old rubber latex mask! Plus creating a character through costume, makeup, and props! 22:42 “Working in a haunted house is so closely related to theater.” “If you can't scare somebody going through a haunt, make them laugh. Make them have some kind of emotional reaction that they can be like, ‘I was at least entertained.' So working at the haunt, I would always give myself a character backstory.” 26:41 Andrew and Devin both had a paranormal experience recently while on vacation with family. “It left us a little freaked out, you might say.” 28:03 Andrew is a trekkie and loves the X-Men! 35:20 Devin loves to collect, loves Celine Dion, and is a total drag nerd! 36:35 Our favorite Beistle Halloween cutouts, and other treasured possessions! 38:02 Three days of non-stop memory making at Midsummer Scream in California! 42:40 All about Andrew's books, Thirteen Tales for Halloween and Thirteen More Tales for Halloween. 50:30 Andrew wanted to be a writer going back to before he could even write! 54:23 Final thoughts from Andrew and Devin and some changes to what's coming up this year on the site. 56:15 Outro 59:05 A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 1:00:20   For more Your Best Halloween Ever! YourBestHalloweenEver.com Andrew's appearance on our Half-O-Ween episode in 2022! Instagram: @YourBestHalloweenEver Facebook: @YourBestHalloweenEver Pinterest: @YourBestHalloweenEver Spotify Playlists Thirteen Tales for Halloween and Thirteen More Tales for Halloween on Amazon.      The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Amazon Music, and iHeart Radio. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at Patrick@BigSeance.com. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the séance!

  Dive into the world of paranormal investigation with Tawney Lewis, a distinguished Paranormal Investigator and Intuitive Medium. She has led paranormal investigations at the famous Lily Dale assembly, and can currently be seen in Tubi's Scariest Places in America and the sequel, Scariest Places in the world. With roots in Hollywood, Tawney discusses her unique role as paranormal investigator first and intuitive medium second. From her fascination with Ghost Adventures and Zak Bagans to the hilarious tale involving the grave of Liberace, don't miss out on this conversation with Tawney, whose journey continues to unfold in intriguing new ways. Visit BigSeance.com/226 for more info. Other Listening Options Direct Download Link   In this episode: Intro :00 Did you know the Big Seance Podcast is on Patreon? Visit Patreon.com/bigseance. :57 Tawney Lewis is a highly experienced Paranormal Researcher and Intuitive Medium, known for her extensive list of investigations under her belt, such as the Old Montana State Prison, The Whaley House, and Bracken Fern Manor. In 2021, Tawney had the privilege of co-teaching a course on paranormal research alongside the world-renowned psychic medium and TV personality, Lisa Williams. In August 2022, Tawney received a special invitation to lead a Paranormal Investigation at Lily Dale assembly in New York, where she captivated an audience of over eighty guests. Her expertise and presence have also earned her TV appearances as a featured guest expert on Tubi's Scariest Places in America and the sequel, Scariest Places in the world. Additionally, Tawney will soon be seen as a Lead Guest Expert this fall on a highly anticipated upcoming CTV Sci Fi show. Tawney is currently based in Hollywood, CA. 1:48 Patrick first heard about Tawney Lewis when he heard her interview on Something Super Spiritual with Jeffrey Peck! They begin with a discussion about the beauty of the Hollywood and Los Angeles areas. 3:27 While Tawney is an intuitive medium, she considers herself a paranormal investigator first! 5:30 Paranormal television has inspired an entire generation of paranormal investigators! For Tawney, it was Zak Bagans and Ghost Adventures. 6:22 The Goldfield Hotel and Tawney's favorite episodes of Ghost Adventures! 9:22 Zak Bagans' Haunted Museum. 11:11 The benefits of being an intuitive on a paranormal investigation. 11:59 Is there a downside to being an intuitive for paranormal investigations? 13:48 Validating paranormal activity with intuition. 15:44 The many different versions of “What happens when we die?” 17:53 Seeing and Feeling - How Tawney's abilities work. 19:10 The Hollywood Forever Cemetery, the Silent Movie Theater, and the Roosevelt Hotel. 21:30 “Not all ghosts are White.” Stories that have been erased from history: Marvin Gaye's murder in 1984 and the tragic story of Rosewood in Florida. 24:25 Don't give fear any attention. Control the investigation. 28:11 Yet another retelling of Patrick's story of coming home with something after an investigation. 30:44 Tawney had the opportunity to lead a paranormal investigation at Lily Dale! 32:46 Thoughts on paranormal tourism. 36:08 Mediums Lisa Williams and Kim Russo, plus more on Zak Bagans. 38:05 Tawney Lewis is a theatre nerd! 40:30 A funny story about visiting the grave of Liberace! 42:25 R.I.P. Paul Reubens, plus Tawney's most treasured possessions. 44:25 This is a super exciting time for Tawney! Keep your eyes open for some of her upcoming appearances! 46:03 Outro 50:39 A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 51:57   For more Tawney Lewis Instagram: @IntuitiveTawney Tiktok: @IntuitiveTawney Twitter: @IntuitiveTawney Facebook: @tawney.lewis Tawney's Interview with Jeffrey Peck on Something Super Spiritual Tubi's Scariest Places in America Tubi's Scariest Places in the World     The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Amazon Music, and iHeart Radio. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at Patrick@BigSeance.com. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the séance!    

  Your host, Patrick Keller, has an important conversation with his paranerd family.    Other Listening Options Direct Download Link     The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Stitcher, Amazon Music, and iHeart Radio. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at Patrick@BigSeance.com. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the séance!

Come all ye ghosts and ghouls... your two weirdo murderparanerdos have a whole episode of 'Halloween Homecoming' chatter to share. As per tradition, we are thrilled to welcome our favorite fellow podcaster, Patrick Keller, of The Big Seance Podcast, back on the show. We are thrilled out of our witchy britches to have him on the show, every October, so that we may all share our obsession with, and great love for... all things Halloween. Spoiler alert; discussion of Hocus Pocus 2, and a few other recent films, and you've now been warned!

Come all ye ghosts and ghouls... your two weirdo murderparanerdos have a whole episode of 'Halloween Homecoming' chatter to share. As per tradition, we are thrilled to welcome our favorite fellow podcaster, Patrick Keller, of The Big Seance Podcast, back on the show. We are thrilled out of our witchy britches to have him on the show, every October, so that we may all share our obsession with, and great love for... all things Halloween. Spoiler alert; discussion of Hocus Pocus 2, and a few other recentl films, you've been warned!

  For over twenty years, Amberrose Hammond has been researching the supernatural, weird, and off-beat history of Michigan, and she also has an intense interest in the Spiritualist movement. In this episode, Patrick talks to Amberrose about her most recent book, Mysterious Michigan: The Lonely Ghost of Minnie Quay, the Marvelous Manifestations of Farmer Riley, the Devil in Detroit & More. Other topics include the Ouija board and a spectacular behind-the-scenes look at fraudulent Victorian mediums. Visit BigSeance.com/222 for more info. Other Listening Options Direct Download Link   In this episode: Episode Teaser :00 Intro :45 Please share the show with a friend who would appreciate it! 1:26 Amberrose Hammond's Bio. 2:53 Patrick and Amberrose share a love of historic cemeteries! 4:08 The story of the cover of Mysterious Michigan. 7:46 Falling in love with Michigan's haunted history. 10:10 Paranormal conferences and more on Amberrose's early involvement in the paranormal. 14:44 Vicksburg Spiritualist Camp at Fraser's Grove. 16:58 “Do you Ouija?” Ouija stories from Michigan in the 1920s. 19:24 The 1920 Ouija Board and Automatic Writing: How to do it pamphlet by Hereward Carrington, PhD. 22:38 The joy of collecting Ouija boards, and some early experiences with them. 24:30 “People would describe that these forms would come floating out of the floor.” James "Farmer" Riley, seances, spirit cabinets, and a behind-the-scenes look at fraudulent Victorian mediums. 28:25 “Sitters were fooled because of a willingness to believe.” 38:55 Did the fraud really hurt anything? 40:24 Going back in time or recreating these Victorian seances. 41:36 Dividing a fortune! The lost story of Eber B. Ward and the Kardashians of their day. Plus celebrity mediums in the courtroom! 43:24 Fraud was rampant in the Spiritualist Movement, but a lot of good came out of it as well. 53:30 Other stories from the book. 56:53 Halloween talk, Howard the Duck, and Trick-or-Treating! 1:00:07 Hocus Pocus 2! 1:07:55 Chilli and pumpkin spice. 1:08:45 Final thoughts from Amberrose Hammond and where to find her! 1:09:33 A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 1:11:00 Outro 1:13:32   For more on Amberrose Hammond Amberrose's previous appearance in episode 151 MysteriousMichigan.com AmberroseHammond.com GhostlyTalk.com       The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Stitcher, Amazon Music, and iHeart Radio. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at Patrick@BigSeance.com. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the séance!        

  Did the Victorians invent ghost hunting? Tim Prasil, author of Certain Nocturnal Disturbances: Ghost Hunting Before the Victorians and the familiar voice of Spectral Edition segments, returns to the Big Seance with the answer! Plus nocturnal surveillance, the legendary story of Athenodorus, centuries of rattling chains, Hinton Ampner, and the purposeless ghost! Visit BigSeance.com/220 for more info. Other Listening Options Direct Download Link   In this episode: Episode Teaser :00 Intro :50 Tim Prasil writes ghostly mysteries; he anthologizes quirky, mostly 19th-century fiction, and explores historical ghostlore. He's also been known to scribble a limerick. Once upon a time, he had a career in radio broadcasting that took him from announcing to copywriting — and from Illinois to Mississippi, back to Illinois, to Wisconsin, and finally to South Carolina. He then moved to Boston and earned an M.A. in English, taught in upstate New York, and moved to Milwaukee to earn a Ph.D. in English. After thirty years of teaching at the university level in Wisconsin and Oklahoma, he's now focusing on his books. Some of those titles include Help for the Haunted: A Decade of Vera Van Slyke Mysteries (from 1899-1909), The Victorian Ghost Hunter's Casebook, Entranced by Eyes of Evil: Tales of Mesmerism and Mystery, and The Lost Limericks of Edgar Allan Poe. 1:26 Did the Victorians invent Ghost Hunting? Spoiler Alert! No they didn't. What led up to Tim writing Certain Nocturnal Disturbances: Ghost Hunting Before the Victorians. 4:19 Nocturnal surveillance and the legendary story of Athenodorus. 10:41 The trend of ghosts with rattling chains. “I'm hoping that some of my readers are ghost hunters, and maybe they're a member of an investigation team, and they see that that tradition goes back to the 1500s and they say, ‘That's cool! I am part of this very long legacy.'” 16:55 The legend of Antoinette Deshoulieres 19:17 Joseph Glanvill, the Drummer of Tedworth, and other historical ghost hunts. Plus the practice of interviewing witnesses. 23:18 “One thing I've learned about history is that it's often a mistake to ask, ‘What did people believe back then?' The better question is, ‘What did people disagree about back then?'” 28:53 What will the future say about our ways of ghost hunting and researching the paranormal? 30:24 Hinton Ampner and the Purposeless Ghost 32:00 Tim and superstitions 37:18 What time in history would Tim like to go back to? And who would he be? 39:05 Tim's experiences with a theatre ghost! 40:21 Ghost hunting was very leisurely in the Victorian period. You let the ghosts come to you. 42:19 Tim Prasil's most treasured possession 44:28 The tradition of sharing ghost stories by a fire and Tim's Tales Told When the Windows Rattle YouTube series 47:44 More on Tim's Spectral Edition segments. 51:29 A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 53:10 Outro 55:48 Easter egg 57:05   Tim's Previous Interviews and Spectral Edition Segments Episode 111 - Interview on the book, Spectral Edition: Ghost Reports from U.S. Newspapers, 1865-1917 Episode 22 - Tim's first appearance and interview on the book, Help for the Haunted: A Decade of Vera Van Slyke Ghostly Mysteries (1899-1909)  Tim's Spectral Edition segments: Episodes 47 thru 95 and episodes 198 and 200.   For more on Tim Prasil BromBonesBooks.com Tim's Books on Amazon Facebook: @BromBonesBooks Twitter: @TimPrasil     The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Stitcher, Amazon Music, and iHeart Radio. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at Patrick@BigSeance.com. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the séance!  

  Author, Folk Witch, and paranormal investigator, J. Allen Cross, joins Patrick to discuss his brand new book, The Witch's Guide to the Paranormal: How to Investigate, Communicate, and Clear Spirits. Topics include paranormal work from a distance, common misconceptions that witches have about paranormal investigation, the poltergeist phenomenon, the EVP Ceremony, Clyde the Top Hat Man, and the recipe for cleansing yourself in a Virgin Margarita Bath! Visit BigSeance.com/219 for more info. Other Listening Options Direct Download Link   In this episode: Episode Teaser :00 Intro :38 Big Shoutout to JeanMarie for supporting the Big Seance at the $15 level on Patreon! 1:18 J. Allen Cross (Oregon) is a practicing Folk Witch and paranormal investigator. He serves as psychic-medium and occult specialist on a well-known investigative team out of the Portland metro area. He enjoys working as a consultant for other teams and spiritual workers, exploring haunted and abandoned places, and writing about the paranormal. 2:27 An update on J. Allen Cross since his last appearance in episode 178. And a reminder of how J and his team are primarily psychic mediums. 3:25 Paranormal work from a distance. 4:58 Book description for The Witch's Guide to the Paranormal. 5:45 This book is a foundation for those of us who are sometimes seen as a resource, or the “spooky friend.” 6:42 Common misconceptions that witches have about paranormal investigation. “I've actually been kind of surprised by the reaction from witches when I bring up paranormal investigation around them, because I find that they have two really big misconceptions, and the first one is that all of them seem to think that paranormal investigation is something that happens specifically on TV and only for TV.” 7:59 “A lot of these spirits aren't happy where they are.” “Sometimes you have paranormal activity because they are trying to get someone's attention, because they need some assistance, or they need some sort of help.” 9:05 “They're not meant to be on this side.” “You always have to side with the living.” 10:13 Getting real about poltergeist activity. 12:05 Simple Magic 13:10 The EVP (Electronic Voice Phenomenon) Ceremony 14:01 More discussion on the poltergeist phenomenon. 19:15 The Occult Specialist or being a resident witch. 21:22 The Virgin Margarita Bath and other recipes for protection and cleansing. 22:54 Communicating with the family dog, and more on reading a home from a distance. 24:39 Clyde the Top Hat Man (or the “Hat Man”) 27:48 “I love a good liminal space.” A new book! 33:52 J's most treasured possession. 35:05 J is co-host of the Invoking Witchcraft podcast! Plus Nicholas Pearson and crystals! 36:07 “There is no one better than witches to serve as referees between the spirits and living humans.” Final thoughts from J. Allen Cross! 38:25 A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 41:08 Outro 43:47   For more on J. Allen Cross The Witch's Guide to the Paranormal on Amazon Instagram: @oregon_wood_witch Invoking Witchcraft Podcast J's Paranormal Investigation Team     The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Stitcher, Amazon Music, and iHeart Radio. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at Patrick@BigSeance.com. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the séance!  

  Are you as passionate about Hocus Pocus as Ally and Wil of The Black Flame Society Podcast? Join Patrick and listen in as they discuss their favorite moments, characters, meeting cast members, Hocus Pocus tattoos, the magic of getting the opportunity to interview producer and creator David Kirshner, and Halloween nostalgia! Share in the excitement for the release of Hocus Pocus 2 with the return of Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, and Doug Jones! Plus the terrifying hauntings that Wil experienced growing up! Visit BigSeance.com/216 for more info. Other Listening Options Direct Download Link   In this episode: Episode Teaser :00 Intro :44 Bios for Ally of @HocusPocusCollector and Wil of @SpookyWil! 1:24 The story of how Ally and Wil joined forces to produce and co-host the popular Black Flame Society Podcast! 2:31 Halloween culture, merchandise, and trick-or-treating in the US vs. UK. 6:25 How Hocus Pocus came into Ally and Wil's lives! Plus being terrified of Billy Butcherson! 9:06 The magic of nostalgia! And Patrick crushed hard on Max Dennison, played by Omri Katz. 11:14 Ally has had the fortune of meeting most of the cast of Hocus Pocus, including Doug Jones (Billy Butcherson), Omri Katz (Max Dennison), Vinessa Shaw (Allison), Jason Marsden (Voice of Binx), Larry Bagby (Ice), Tobias Jelinek (Jay), and Kathy Najimy (Mary Sanderson). 13:39 Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Doug Jones are coming back for Hocus Pocus 2! 14:21 Ally's interviews of Hocus Pocus cast members. 15:24 What do Wil and Ally's closest friends think about their nerdy passions? 15:37 This episode of the Big Seance is brought to you by Jim Harold's Campfire! Tune in for true and fascinating stories as told by ordinary people who've had extraordinary experiences. Find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to The Big Seance. 20:35 The magic of having the opportunity to interview producer and creator of Hocus Pocus and Hocus Pocus 2, David Kirschner! 22:51 Ally has an “I shall always be with you” tattoo. Those moments in Hocus Pocus that tug on our heartstrings the most, plus the Come Little Children song, and the inspiration for the last scene in the film! 28:08 This is the time in the summer that Hocus Pocus was released in theaters in 1993! 30:28 Patrick tears up when Thackery Binx, as a cat, circles his father's feet as he shoos him away. 31:16 Funniest moments in Hocus Pocus! 32:14 Jay and Ice moments and favorite lines! 34:00 Challenging Ally and Wil with a Whose Line Is It? game! 35:20 The fat of a hangman, the black flame candle, and the actual Book that David Kirschner created! 38:31 Ally and Wil's most treasured Halloween and Hocus Pocus possessions! 40:40 The Sanderson sisters' cottage in the original film and suspicions about what appears to be the sisters' cottage in Hocus Pocus 2. 42:21 Lights, Camera, Witchcraft: A Critical History of Witches in American Film and Television by Heather Greene has interesting commentary about the time period that Hocus Pocus was coming out of when it was filmed, and the themes that are present. PLUS the Salem Witch Trials. 43:18 Wil grew up having some intense paranormal experiences! 48:51 Ally's spirit visitation as a child, and other friendly ghosts. 54:35 Final thoughts and what's coming up for Ally and Wil and the Black Flame Society Podcast! 56:27 A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 59:22  Outro 1:01:31 Easter egg 1:02:51   For More on Ally & Will and The Black Flame Society Podcast TheBlackFlameSocietyPodcast.com Facebook: @TheBlackFlameSocietyPodcast Instagram: @TheBlackFlameSocietyPodcast   Ally Facebook: @HocusPocusCollector Instagram: @HocusPocusCollector Twitter: @HoPoCollector TikTok: @HocusPocusCollector   Wil SpookyWil.com October31st.co.uk Facebook: @SpookyWil Instagram: @SpookyWil TikTok: @SpookyWil       The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Stitcher, Amazon Music, and iHeart Radio. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at Patrick@BigSeance.com. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the séance!

  Patrick recently had the amazing opportunity to be a speaker and “paranormal celebrity” for Amy Bruni's Strange Escapes event at Belvoir Winery/Odd Fellows Home with Adam Berry, Chip Coffey, John Tenney, Aaron Sagers, and Greg Lawson! He also had several fascinating experiences leading 200 attendees in groups through 8 hours of paranormal investigations of the bunker at Belvoir over two days. Visit BigSeance.com/215 for more info. Other Listening Options Direct Download Link   In this episode: Episode Teaser :00 Intro :39 Patrick is feeling much better now! Thank you for the thoughts and prayers! 1:20 A couple of weeks ago, Patrick had the amazing opportunity to be a speaker and “paranormal celebrity” for Amy Bruni's recent Strange Escapes event at Belvoir Winery/Odd Fellows Home with Adam Berry, Chip Coffey, John Tenney, Aaron Sagers, and Greg Lawson! 2:27 Patrick's Saturday morning talk on “Being a Paranerd!” 3:58 One of Patrick's responsibilities was to lead 200 attendees in groups through 8 hours of paranormal investigations of the bunker at Belvoir over the two days. 8:07 Important notes about the audio from the investigations in this episode. 9:18 Patrick's recent experience of being touched in the bunker, plus the story of how the spirits of children from the orphanage are said to hide out there. 10:15 Feeling the space. 15:30 Reaching out and communicating with the spirits. 16:20 Getting “vibed out” and having to leave. 23:25 Flashlight communication! 26:30 Movement in the corner. 30:20 Singing “Row Row Row Your Boat” with the spirits! 32:18 The flashlight joins in the singing of a round! 35:19 Hiding from teachers! 38:10 The adult male authority figure or “shadow man” joins the group and the children leave. 38:56 The energy picks up again! 42:00 Inviting a friendly touch. 44:00 This episode of the Big Seance is brought to you by Jim Harold's Campfire! Tune in for true and fascinating stories as told by ordinary people who've had extraordinary experiences. Find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to The Big Seance. 46:45 Communication through the spirit box! 49:02 Is Smith here? 50:40 “My pleasure.” 52:42 Hearing “Patrick” through the spirit box! 57:50 Getting a good laugh from the spirit box. 1:00:50 More “Patrick” coming through the spirit box. 1:02:53 “Aubrey” 1:04:05 Personal Experiences 1:05:04 A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 1:11:59 Outro 1:14:12   For more on Amy Bruni's Strange Escapes and Belvoir Winery The Haunted Orphanage at Belvoir Winery - Big Seance Podcast #116  Amy Bruni and Adam Berry: America's Favorite TV Ghost Hunters Talk About Kindred Spirits – The Big Seance Podcast #76 Strange Escapes Belvoir Winery     The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Stitcher, Amazon Music, and iHeart Radio. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at Patrick@BigSeance.com. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the séance!    

  Australia's Anne Rzechowicz and Renata Daniel, simply known as "Anne and Renata", make another return to the Big Seance! This time we discuss their recent haunted international travels, their very popular podcast, True Hauntings, and so many belly laughs! Plus Patrick gives an update on the very cool last minute opportunity he just had to speak at Amy Bruni's Strange Escape's event at Belvoir Winery! Visit BigSeance.com/214 for more info! Other Listening Options Direct Download Link   In this episode: Episode Teaser :00 Intro :53 At the last minute, Patrick was asked to be a speaker at Amy Bruni's recent Strange Escapes event at Belvoir Winery! It was a magical event. Unfortunately, Patrick also brought an attachment home with him! 1:34 A new bio for Anne and Renata! Anne owns Oz Paratech, Renata owns Newcastle Ghost Tours, and together they host the popular True Hauntings Podcast! 5:02 Welcome back, Anne and Renata! Plus spiders! AHHH! 6:38 Catching up with Anne and Renata's experiences since we last talked! 9:02 Playing a hilarious clip from a recent episode of Anne and Renata's True Hauntings Podcast! 9:50 Hearing Anne get Renata wheezing and laughing hysterically at some point in every episode is like a gift from baby Jesus. 11:56 Anne and Renata on YouTube. 15:08  The Naughty Road Trip in England and Ireland. 16:30 The very sad story of the missing children from Tuam in Ireland. 17:45 Too soon. “I think as ghost hunters and paranormal investigators, we all have a duty of care and a duty of conscience to have a think about whether we're doing it for the right reasons.” 26:55 Experiencing Muff in Ireland. 28:22 More stories from the many stops on their road trip. 31:21 This episode of the Big Seance is brought to you by Jim Harold's Campfire! Tune in for true and fascinating stories as told by ordinary people who've had extraordinary experiences. Find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to The Big Seance. 34:15 More on the collaboration and special friendship that Anne and Renata have. 37:26 Being “famous!” The Big Seance was the first international interview that Anne and Renata had! 39:02 The Plague and Mary King's Close in Edinburgh, Scotland. 41:59 Renata's experience at Greyfriars Prison in Edinburgh, Scotland. 47:12 Anne and Renata don't stop! And their poor husbands have to keep each other company while they're traveling the world. 50:32 Congestion tax, the “age card”, hungry rats, and other travel tips from Anne and Renata! 51:35 Is the top floor always the most haunted? 8:34 Renata saw an otherworldly light in the middle of the night on their trip. She didn't tell Anne until the morning. She got scolded. 58:49 A recent experience Patrick had of being touched. 1:01:01 Final thoughts and where you can catch Anne and Renata! 1:03:19 A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 1:07:03 Outro 1:09:14 Outtake 1:10:30   For more on Anne and Renata: Anne and Renata's previous Big Seance appearances: Episodes 122 and 163.  AnneandRenata.com Facebook: Anne and Renata: Frightfully Good Twitter: @anneandrenata Instagram: @anneandrenata Tiktok: @anneandrenata OzParaTech.com NewcastleGhostTours.com.au   The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Stitcher, Amazon Music, and iHeart Radio. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at Patrick@BigSeance.com. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the séance!    

  Waverly Hills Sanatorium, the enormous Louisville, Kentucky facility built in 1910 to treat patients with tuberculosis, is a mecca for paranormal investigators! It is said that up to 6,000 people died there, and those deceased patients were all likely removed via the infamous, super creepy, 600-foot body chute! Patrick got the chance to join Karen Frazier, Cheryl Knight, and his friends "the Matts", for a private overnight investigation! Visit BigSeance.com/213 for more info! Other Listening Options Direct Download Link   In this episode: Episode Teaser :00 Intro 1:30 Patrick recently joined author and author and psychic medium Karen Frazier, Cheryl Knight, owner and editor of Paranormal Underground Magazine, Chad, Jason, Rachel, Teresa, Wade, Natalie, and his friends “the Matts”, for a private investigation of the Waverly Hills Sanatorium! 2:11 A brief history of Waverly Hills Sanatorium from an article in the Louisville Courier Journal by Lucas Albach. 2:55 The audio clips included in this episode come from videos and Facebook LIVE broadcasts from that investigation. To view the videos, join us in the Big Seance Parlor on Facebook. 6:15 The excitement of meeting Karen Frazier and the beginning of a great investigation! 7:13 Seeing movement and hearing voices on the second floor. 11:25 Being led by a childlike presence to the end of the wing on the second floor. 14:40 Ring Around the Rosie 17:15 Double Estes Method in the large room at the end of the wing on the second floor. 23:10 “It's like they're having a conversation.” It hurts! Take that! We're up at the top. Why are you crying? Are you coming? I'm out of here! Turn around. I see my people. 29:05 This episode of the Big Seance is brought to you by Jim Harold's Campfire! Tune in for true and fascinating stories as told by ordinary people who've had extraordinary experiences. Find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to The Big Seance. 39:30 The mysterious chair at the end of the hallway, batteries drained, and a burning sensation on Karen's back. 41:47 More shadows, including a pair of feet, plus walking alone down the long and creepy, dark hallway. 46:31 Up on the roof with the gargoyles! 53:57 Fifth floor and Room 502 where it is rumored that a nurse was tragically discovered after hanging herself, or perhaps she was hung? 55:23 Let's do it! More Double Estes Method in the morgue. 1:03:10 Exploring the 600-foot body chute, where thousands of corpses were said to have traveled, in order to keep patients from seeing the dead bodies. 1:22:44 A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 1:27:45 Outro 1:29:50   For more on Karen Frazier: KarenFrazier.com Karen was previously on episodes 103 and 63 of the Big Seance   For more on Cheryl Knight: ParanormalUnderground.net     The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Stitcher, Amazon Music, and iHeart Radio. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at Patrick@BigSeance.com. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the séance!

For this week's episode, we are so excited to have Patrick Keller from the Big Seance Podcast! We have the opportunity to chat about all of our experiences, his investigations, and his personal beliefs about life after death. Grab a nice cup of coffee or tea for this one, the stories are coming in hot! Spirit Goddess is here to be an open platform for all practitioners of all sides of spirituality to have a voice, and for you, our listeners, to be exposed to it all. Check out Patrick Keller at the Big Seance Website: https://www.bigseancepodcast.com Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/big-seance-my-paranormal-world/id897260941 Twitter: @BigSeance

  Have you ever celebrated Half-O-Ween? What's it all about? Join Patrick in celebrating the halfway point between last Halloween and next Halloween with three of the best Halloween content creators, including Miranda Enzor from Spooky Little Halloween, Chelsea Celaya from Cheers with Chelsea, and Andrew Noles from Your Best Halloween Ever! Plus lots of discussion of your favorite holiday with the Halloween community! Visit BigSeance.com/211 for more info. Other Listening Options Direct Download Link   In this episode: Episode Teaser :00 Intro 1:15 Happy Half-O-Ween! It's the halfway point between last Halloween and next Halloween! 1:57 A technical glitch may have affected some listeners who utilize Stitcher, Tunein, Spotify, Podchaser, or Radio Public from having access to the last three episodes. You may need to check to see if you missed episodes 208, 209, or 210. Apologies! 2:25 Welcome to three of the best Halloween content creators around: Miranda Enzor from Spooky Little Halloween (who was interviewed in episode 171 of the Big Seance), Andrew Noles from Your Best Halloween Ever, and Chelsea Celaya from Cheers with Chelsea! 4:04 May 1st (or mathematically May 2nd) is Half-O-Ween! But when did it start? Some say it began in 2010. Others say it was first celebrated in an episode of Nickelodeon's iCarly series in 2012. 12:10 Big brands are starting to do really big things to mark the halfway mark to Halloween! 14:52  April 30th, May 1st, or May 2nd? 15:43  Why aren't traditional department stores taking advantage of Half-O-Ween? 16:28 Big box department stores like to keep an eye on Halloween content creators, and sometimes it seems like they “borrow” inspiration from Halloween community. 18:16  The Halloween Community 22:45 Miranda created the private Samhain Society Facebook group for Halloween content creators to collaborate and inspire each other. 24:35 This episode of the Big Seance is brought to you by Jim Harold's Campfire! Tune in for true and fascinating stories as told by ordinary people who've had extraordinary experiences. Enjoy this sneak peak, and find his show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to The Big Seance. 27:04  The paranormal community could learn a lot from the Halloween community. 30:12 Halloween as a hobby and the stress of October! 32:28 Miranda has celebrated Half-O-Ween by simply watching Hocus Pocus, having a Halloween birthday cake (it's her birthday!), or making a pumpkin pie. 33:43 Chelsea along with Andrew and his partner will watch Hocus Pocus as well, but also just use this time to focus more on kicking off the upcoming season and preparing content for Halloween! 32:54 “This podcast episode could have been an email.” Miranda's popular How to Celebrate Halfoween article. 37:44 Cleaning out your Halloween stash. 39:10 All about playlists! 40:19 More about what Half-O-Ween means to the Halloween community. 42:33 Chelsea's final thoughts and shameless self-promotion. 44:52 Andrew's final thoughts and shameless self-promotion. 46:23 “I want to give you permission to celebrate Halfoween.” Miranda's final thoughts and shameless self-promotion. 48:24 A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 51:02 Outro 53:13   All the links! Spooky Little Halloween How to Celebrate Halfoween Your Best Halloween Ever Cheers with Chelsea Creepy Company Darksom Art and Craft Market Spooky Melanin Magic   The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Stitcher, Amazon Music, and iHeart Radio. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at Patrick@BigSeance.com. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the séance!

Susanne Wilson, the Carefree Medium, joins Patrick to discuss her mentors in mediumship and how she was a completely different person who was driven by achievement before her 2007 Near Death Experience dramatically changed her life! Plus she answers Patrick's question on whether it's okay to hang around a bit before crossing into the light, and shares the amazing story of synchronicity on how from Spirit, Rosemary Ellen Guiley brought her and Karen A. Dahlman together. Visit BigSeance.com/210 for more info. Other Listening Options Direct Download Link   In this episode: Episode Teaser :00 Intro :56 BigSeance.com has a brand new look! 1:40 Susanne Wilson's Bio 2:45 So many listeners over the years have requested that Patrick have Susanne Wilson on the show! 3:52 How did Susanne get the title of the “Carefree Medium?” 4:28 Losing the fear of death and dogma. 6:14 Susanne's Grandfather was a Presbyterian minister, a mentor, and a great influence in her life. 7:52 Advice for listeners who have loved ones who don't believe or are hesitant about mediumship? 9:17 More on Susanne's Grandfather and how his mediumship influenced his ministry. 11:54 Dogs and the afterlife 13:28 “The temptation to stay longer can pull you to stay longer, but the ability to walk into the other dimension is simply a free will decision. That's it. Plain and simple.” 17:48 Driven by achievement and “professionally extra crisp”. The Susanne Wilson before 2007 and her Near Death Experience (NDE). 19:58 “Our abilities are always there. We tune them out or we tune them in. We accept them or we deny them. But everybody has gifts that they can leverage to bring more peace to their own lives, to the people around them. I just needed to have my heart stop to figure out what mine really were.” 26:30 This episode of the Big Seance is brought to you by Jim Harold's Campfire! Tune in for true and fascinating stories as told by ordinary people who've had extraordinary experiences. Find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to The Big Seance. 27:48 Susanne's mentor 30:09 “It's not about you.” Ego and the pressure to be right. 32:08 Development Circles 34:55 Synchronicity, the Ouija board, and the story of how from spirit, Rosemary Ellen Guiley brought Susanne and Karen A. Dahlman together. 38:30 Reflecting on Patrick's experiences with the Ouija board with Karen A. Dahlman 47:01 Extraterrestrials and Ultraterrestrials 50:13 “I think that the 2017 release of the tic tac videos of the UAPs or UFOs, whatever label you want to give them, helped to open a door so we could talk about who in the heck is driving those things!” 51:15 Susanne has been seeing extraterrestrials and ultraterrestrials since childhood. 52:04 Who really built the pyramids? 54:45 “If you chose to be here, shouldn't you be bringing your A game?” 1:01:52 What is my life's purpose? 1:02:15 Final thoughts from Susanne Wilson! 1:02:45 A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 1:04:35 Outro 1:06:43   For more on Suzanne Wilson CarefreeMedium.com SuperPowerFilm.com Facebook Instagram TikTok   The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Stitcher, Amazon Music, and iHeart Radio. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at Patrick@BigSeance.com. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the séance!  

  Listen to the crackling campfire as we enjoy a special sampling of Jim Harold's Campfire, which has been sharing stories told by ordinary people who've had extraordinary experiences for 17 years! Learn why "people not ready yet", hear about an evil scarecrow, a beautiful and touching story of fate, a time slip by the creek, a hair-raising night in law enforcement, that "blasted clown doll", and a UFO abduction while riding a bike! Plus a brand new interview with Jim! Visit BigSeance.com/209 for more info. Other Listening Options Direct Download Link   In this episode: Episode Teaser :00 Intro :51 Jim Harold is back in the parlor! 1:32 Jim on seventeen years of Jim Harold's Campfire! 2:35 Jim Harold is currently a financial supporter of the Big Seance, but his support goes way back to when Big Seance first launched in 2014. 3:34 An introduction to this sneak peek of the best of Jim Harold's Campfire. 4:57 “Stories told by ordinary people who've had extraordinary experiences.” What has Jim learned since hearing stories from so many people over the years? 7:10 Listen to the crackle of the campfire and enjoy this special sampling of Jim Harold's Campfire! Find the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to The Big Seance. 9:09 “People not ready yet.” 10:50 An Evil Scarecrow 18:33 A Touching Story of Fate 23:56 Time Slip By the Creek 36:26 A Hair-Raising Night in Law Enforcement 46:22 That Blasted Clown Doll 1:00:32 UFO Abduction While On a Bike? 1:12:50 A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 1:25:13 Outro 1:27:20   For more on Jim Harold JimHarold.com Facebook: @THEJimHarold Twitter: @TheJimHarold Instagram: @TheJimHarold Jim's Previous Appearances on the Big Seance: Episode 77, Episode 47, Episode 19, and Episode 14.    The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Stitcher, Amazon Music, and iHeart Radio. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at Patrick@BigSeance.com. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the séance!

  Philadelphia-based comedian Meg Goetz shares chilling stories of growing up in a haunted house that was built in the 1700s. She's also the host of the Real Chills Podcast, which she credits for helping her to grow more open to ideas in the paranormal. And wait till you find out where her grandma is buried! Visit BigSeance.com/208 for more info!  Other Listening Options Direct Download Link   In this episode: Episode Teaser :00 Intro :47 Please welcome Philadelphia-based comedian and host of the Real Chills Podcast, Meg Goetz! 1:28 Comedy as therapy. 2:53  Meg hasn't yet figured out how to incorporate the paranormal into her comedy. 3:45 “But my energy is very like, I'm gonna be cute and fun, but we're gonna talk about my grandma being buried in a pet cemetery.” 5:23 Patrick wants to be buried simply, without any trouble, yet at the same time wants a giant monument in an old forgotten cemetery that people can be creeped out over years later. 6:56 Meg's dad wants her to basically go to jail for his burial. 7:50 Meg grew up on the East Coast in a haunted house that was built in the 1700s and has had several experiences! 8:37 Seeing a ghost as a toddler! 11:18 A piano that plays by itself! 13:05 Meg and her sister are twins, but they don't share the same feelings about the paranormal. 13:52 Since hosting her show, Real Chills, Meg is way more of a believer! 14:19 A misty form by the bed! “But instead of feeling scared, I felt peaceful. I felt happy and I felt curious. And I reached my hand out into the mist and it was tingly. It had a sensation to it.” 15:00 Meg describes her podcast, Real Chills. 18:45 Meg totally needs to check out Ghosted by Roz Drezfalez! 20:08 Time Slips! 22:40 This episode of the Big Seance is brought to you by Jim Harold's Campfire! Tune in for true and fascinating stories as told by ordinary people who've had extraordinary experiences. Enjoy this sneak peak, and find his show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to The Big Seance. 25:08 “It's funny to laugh when you're not supposed to. It's like taking your biggest fear, and then belittling it almost makes you more powerful.” 30:09 Meg dislikes when people are super aggressive toward the paranormal, or when someone is gratuitous towards the trauma that happened in the space. 31:29 Paranormal Shows (Ghost Adventures and Dead Files). 33:15 Meg's thoughts on psychic mediums. 35:56 Pet psychics and getting roasted by a cat! 37:35 What happens when we die and get to the Other Side? 38:50 Meg phones a friend to learn about what kind of nerd she is outside of comedy! 40:23 Meg's most treasured possession. 43:15 Final Thoughts from Meg Goetz! 45:05 A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 46:40 Outro 48:43   For more Meg Goetz and Real Chills Real Chills Podcast @realchillspodcast on Instagram @meggoetzmoney on Instagram   The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Stitcher, Amazon Music, and iHeart Radio. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at Patrick@BigSeance.com. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the séance!    

  K-Town, the host of the popular Mysterious Radio podcast talks with Patrick about conspiracies, mysteries, haunted Knoxville, mediumship, life after death, a new podcast called Paranormal Fears, and Bigfoot! Plus hear the story of the ghost of a former tenant who never left! Visit BigSeance.com/207 for more info.   Other Listening Options Direct Download Link   In this episode: Episode Teaser :00 Intro :57 About K-Town and Mysterious Radio 1:39 K-Town and Mysterious Radio have been on fire lately! 2:55 Before Mysterious Radio, K-Town once co-hosted an amazing and very popular LGBTQ+ podcast called Same Sex Dialogue. 4:03 More about Mysterious Radio and how K-Town was inspired to branch out into the mysterious world of the paranormal! 5:50 K-Town has even niched down and launched another podcast named Paranormal Fears. 7:34 The sensitive topic of censoring in the podcasting space. 8:45 Does K-Town get the giggles or roll her eyes at some of the stories or conspiracies she hears on her show? 10:03 As a kid, K-Town grew up near a field that used to be a graveyard. They sometimes found human remains, and even saw a mysterious flame come up out of the ground! 11:37 Seeing the ghost of a former tenant who never left. 14:22 Ghosts and hauntings in Knoxville, Tennessee. 18:58 An impressive evening of channeling with Pat Sisson, the Happy Medium. 20:35 K-Town shares the story of getting a reading from a developing medium. 23:58 Losing the fear of death and dogma. 25:28 What happens when we die? Also, remote viewing the moment JFK was assassinated. 27:39 K-Town covers quite a few conspiracy theories on Mysterious Radio. How does she approach them in a time when conspiracies are a such a sensitive topic? 31:15 The moon landing conspiracy. 35:09 Some of Mysterious Radio's memorable guests! 38:46 K-Town and Patrick nerd out about their books and podcast studios! 40:55 Ted Bundy, 5G, Halloween, The Conjuring franchise and the Warrens, paranormal tourism, Mothman, Natalie Wood, Phoenix Lights, and Bigfoot and the Patterson-Gimlin film! 42:20 K-Town's treasured X-Files collection! 48:00 Final Thoughts and where to find K-Town, Mysterious Radio, and Paranormal Fears. 48:55 A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 51:00 Outro 53:10   For more on K-Town and Mysterious Radio MysteriousRadio.com Facebook: Mysterious Radio Twitter: @MysteriousRadio Instagram: Mysterious Radio ParanormalFears.com Facebook: Paranormal Fears Instagram: Paranormal Fears     The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Stitcher, Amazon Music, and iHeart Radio. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at Patrick@BigSeance.com. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the séance!    

  Parapsychologist and Clinical Therapist Brandon Massullo returns to discuss three different scientific papers he has co-authored involving the research and study of “haunted houses” and paranormal tourism. Plus his view on environmental influences of paranormal experiences vs. the interaction of the person experiencing it. And there's big news about a paranormal experience Brandon recently had himself! Visit BigSeance.com/206 for more info.   Other Listening Options Direct Download Link   In this episode: Episode Teaser :00 Intro :50 Brandon Massullo's Bio 1:31 Patrick and Brandon reminisce about the Haunted America Conference a few years back. 3:41 Brandon has co-authored three academic papers in recent years. These include Things That Go Bump in the Literature: An Environmental Appraisal of “Haunted Houses”, Environmental "Gestalt Influences" Pertinent to Studies of Haunted Houses, and Understanding Consumer Enchantment via Paranormal Tourism: Part I—Conceptual Review. 6:27 Environmental variables and cues. Going over the last 20 years of research into “haunted houses.” 8:43 Is the environment what's causing people to have ghostly experiences? 11:47 “It's not just environmental. It's actually a mixture of things. It's a mixture of environmental. It's a mixture of perceptual, cultural beliefs, psychological or emotional states. It's sort of a mixture of all these different things going on.” 13:25 It's about people and their surroundings. 16:00 “…we took away the emotional or the unique personal experience and we made it more about finding something in the environment. But I think it's an interaction. It's the right person in the right environment or the right moment. This person is part of the experience. If we ignore that person, we're ignoring fifty percent of this paranormal, or ghostly apparition, or haunt-type phenomenon that occurred.” 19:45 What is “gestalt”? 25:55 Cues, creepy dolls, and paranormal tourism. 27:34 Enchantment and paranormal tourism. 29:36 This episode of the Big Seance is brought to you by Jim Harold's Campfire! Tune in for true and fascinating stories as told by ordinary people who've had extraordinary experiences. Find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to The Big Seance. 32:51 Very soon Patrick gets to visit Waverly Hills Sanatorium in Louisville, Kentucky. What do you do when you walk into a haunted location? How do you approach it? 35:13 What is my motivation? What do I want to get out of this? 38:10 Four years ago Brandon told Patrick that he has never had a paranormal experience. BREAKING NEWS! This is no longer true! Brandon breaks it down. 41:37 Patrick tells the story of the night the Other Side reached out in an obvious way, but he ignored it! Why? 45:25 Ghostbusters and the library ghost. “Because if I accept that as something, my world changes.” 47:07 Brandon recounts this haunting experience in an upcoming book, Haunted Medina County Ohio. 49:25 Brandon's proton pack is his most treasured possession. 50:33 Final thoughts from Brandon. 54:00 A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 55:43 Outro 57:50   For more on Brandon Massullo:  Brandon's previous appearance on the Big Seance Podcast (Episode 113) HauntedTheories.com Brandon's book, The Ghost Studies on Amazon Twitter: @HauntedTheories Facebook: Haunted Theories     The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Stitcher, Amazon Music, and iHeart Radio. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at Patrick@BigSeance.com. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the séance!  

  On the road at Troy Taylor's Dead of Winter event for 2022 at the historic and haunted Mineral Springs Hotel in Alton, Illinois. Interviews of Becky Ray, the author of Kansas City Hauntings, Psychic Medium Julia Ringering, Chris and Kelly from Travelers Moon, Rebecca Williamson from the Cambre House, and Megan and Jamie of Riverbend Paranormal, and Troy Taylor himself! Visit BigSeance.com/205 for more info.   Other Listening Options Direct Download Link   In this episode: Intro :00 Patrick once again attended Troy Taylor's Dead of Winter event in Alton, Illinois, which is food drive to help local food banks. This year speakers included Heather Moser, Tobias and Emily Wayland from the Singular Fortean Society, and the Sisterhood of Magick and Wonders. And you always get to hear a LIVE recording of an episode of Troy and Cody Beck's American Hauntings Podcast. :54 Patrick spent most of his time in the vendor room, and he captured several interviews. Please enjoy mingling and getting to know these fascinating people! 2:16 Becky Ray, author of Kansas City Hauntings: History and Mystery of the Paris of the Plains. 2:55 Catching up with event organizer, Troy Taylor! 6:34 Psychic Medium Julia Ringering (julie_ringering@sbcglobal.net) 11:05 Chris and Kelly of Travelers Moon (@TravelersMoon) 14:13 This episode of the Big Seance is brought to you by Jim Harold's Campfire! Tune in for true and fascinating stories as told by ordinary people who've had extraordinary experiences. Find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to The Big Seance. 20:41 Rebecca Williamson with the Cambre House in Nauvoo, Illinois. 23:02 Megan and Jamie from Riverbend Paranormal. 28:14 A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 34:27 Outro 36:35   The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Stitcher, Amazon Music, and iHeart Radio. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at Patrick@BigSeance.com. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the séance!

  Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of BigSeance.com with this special episode of the podcast! We'll be looking back at the TOP 10 most popular episodes! Visit BigSeance.com/204 for more info!   Other Listening Options Direct Download Link   In this episode: Intro :12 It's been 10 years since Patrick's very first blog post at BigSeance.com! "In 2012, my small paranormal investigation team had been out and about for 2 years, I would soon be inspired by Sarah Estep to do my own EVP experiments at home, and I was about 3 years into my spiritual shift that you hear me talk about often. I had just taken a channeling class where I met my spirit guide, Merlin. And I was binging every book on paranormal and spiritual topics that I could get my hands on! I was also binging every episode of both The Ghost Whisperer and Ghost Hunters. I needed a place to share my thoughts on this new journey, and I had TONS of them! Blogging was all the rage, and so on February 5th 2012, I wrote my very first blog post at BigSeance.com. It was very short, but it was about spirit guides. And looking back at this post, you can tell that I had already been marinating in books about mediumship and the Other Side, referring to the Other Side as Home, and I capitalized 'Other Side' and 'Home'." :50   Patrick's first blog post on February 5th, 2012, was about Spirit Guides. 2:20 "That was 10 years ago today. In some ways, it feels like yesterday, but at the same time it kind of feels more like 30 years ago, especially when I read my thoughts from that time." The all-time top blog post at BigSeance.com is a post about Being Able to Read in Your Dreams. To this day that post is visited by someone in the world almost every single day. The popularity of the post later inspired episode 66 of the podcast. 3:28 The all-time most popular search terms that people Googled before landing at BigSeance.com have something to do with Andrea Perron or the Perron family. The real life experiences of the Perron family inspired the Conjuring films. Andrea Perron was a guest on the Big Seance Podcast in episode 98. Another popular search term that led people here is, oddly enough, Thomas Edison or his invention, the phonograph. And as you'd expect, there are several variations of, “What does it mean if I can read in my dreams?” 3:50 "After blogging almost every single day for two years, I began producing and hosting the Big Seance Podcast. Over the past 10 years I've met so many fascinating people, and even some of you, my listeners! And there's no way to measure how much I've learned and grown." 4:28 In this special episode, Patrick channels his inner Casey Kasem to unveil the top ten most popular episodes of the Big Seance Podcast! A portion of each of those ten episodes is featured. 4:50   Let's start with Number 10! Episode 161 with Angel Medium Michael Terzi. 5:30 Number 9 is episode 159 with DeAnna Simpson, who was joined by Joni Mayhan who authored the book, The Hanover Haunting: The DeAnna Simpson Story. This story takes place in a home made popular by an episode of the Travel Channel's The Dead Files. "I will never forget the story of this one terrifying experience that I asked DeAnna to share in that episode." 10:07 Number 8 is episode 164, Ouija Paranormal and Beyond Part 1. This was one of many appearances by Karen A. Dahlman. This particular one was live streamed, and in this clip, Karen was answering a listener question. 15:45 Number 7. Episode 148. Everyday Intuition with Slade Roberson. In this clip, Slade told two stories from terrifying memories of one of his childhood homes. 17:39 Number 6 is The Horrors of Fox Hollow Farm with Richard Estep, Episode 150. Here's some backstory. Fox Hollow Farm is the beautiful Indiana home, complete with indoor pool, where Herb Baumeister allegedly murdered numerous men from the gay community in the 1990s. Chances are you've heard of this place, and Richard Estep knows it well. In this clip, Richard discusses a creepy video, from local TV news, that can still be found on YouTube. 26:37 Number 5 is episode 151 with Scott L. and Amber from the Ghostly Talk podcast. In this hilarious clip, Patrick, Scott L. and Amber were laughing about things that bugged them about the paranormal field. 29:16 Number 4. From episode 152, who doesn't love Michelle Belanger? 33:11 Number 3 is another great episode with Karen A. Dahlman, episode 146. "This was one of our infamous weekends together, this time staying overnight at the haunted Lemp Mansion in St. Louis. In this clip, I'll drop you right into the middle of a Ouija seance and spirit box session in the Lavender suite." 40:27 Number 2! The second most popular episode of the Big Seance Podcast is one of Patrick's favorites - Episode 147 with the late Barb Huyser, who passed only 8 months ago. She was one of the greatest story tellers. But she was also incredible at something she called, "Paranormal Social Work." This touching story had to do with putting the ghost of a little girl on a behavior plan. 48:12 So here we go… Number 1! The most popular episode of the Big Seance Podcast is Episode 149 - What the Dead are Dying to Teach Us. This was just one of the appearances by Medium Claire Broad. 55:49 Here's to another 10 years! A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 1:06:30 Outro 1:08:40     The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Stitcher, Amazon Music, and iHeart Radio. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at Patrick@BigSeance.com. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the séance!  

  After most recently giving us the whopping "WTF" forecast for the Summer of 2020, our favorite astrologer Dena DeCastro prepares us for what every one of us wants to know - the astrology for 2022! Will the year bring relief? What do the planets have to say about the year ahead? Other topics include "The Great Resignation", Mercury/Venus/Mars Retrogrades, avoiding escapism, new beginnings, leaps of faith, the shadow, relationships, the economy, and the US Pluto Return! Visit BigSeance.com/203 for more info.   Other Listening Options Direct Download Link   In this episode: Episode Teaser :00 Intro :38 Would you consider sharing an episode of the Big Seance with a friend? 1:19 Dena DeCastro's Bio 2:30 Forecast for 2016, Summer of 2016, 2018, 2019, and the “WTF” forecast for the Summer of 2020. 3:20 Something about the Venus Retrograde wants to follow us when Dena visits! 4:21 Dena took a “brave leap into the unknown” for this episode! 5:45 An “Astrological Traffic Jam in Capricorn.” 2020 and 2021 were years with lots of astrological weather going on. Astrologers knew something major was going to happen, but no one could have predicted a worldwide pandemic. 7:14 2021 brought friction with themes of unrest, government structure, rules, and rebellion, leading us to January 6th, 2021 in the US, for example. 8:55 But what does astrology have to say about the year ahead? 10:03 The ripples in the pond. 10:30 Jupiter/Neptune Conjunction coming up in April. Work on empathy and compassion. 11:40 “We received a collective trauma in 2020. We're still having various levels of PTSD from it.” 14:08 Avoid Escapism 15:57 A listener question about astrology and depression. 18:30 More on escapism and Patrick's addiction to food. 21:18 Jupiter, new beginnings, and taking risks or leaps of faith. 23:44 The shadow side of Aries. 26:23 Pisces, endings, and “The Great Resignation” 28:04 Right now is not exactly the time to launch your new thing, but planning for it is okay. 30:05 Uh oh! What happens if you just started a new job? 30:50 Mercury Retrogrades happening this year. Learn more at DenaDeCastro.com. 32:35 “Stop buying into all the hype.” Some of us create our own static during Mercury Retrogrades. 35:28 Venus Retrograde, getting serious about finances, and reconnecting. 37:34 Some of us are introverts and have enjoyed the lockdown and slowing down. 40:04 Is this a good time for new relationships? 41:49 The United States Pluto Return and the economy. 43:20 Rest and Retreat. Mars Retrograde coming up at the end of the year. 48:00 A summary. 50:03 Check out The Inner Sky by Steven Forrest, Everyone Has What it Takes by William Kenower, and the podcast, This Jungian Life. 50:43 What's coming up on the Let's Get Real Astrology podcast? 53:15 A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 55:29 Outro 57:40   For more on Dena DeCastro DenaDeCastro.com Dena's Blog Post: The Astrology of 2022 Let's Get Real Astrology Podcast Facebook: Dena DeCastro Astrology Twitter: @DenaDeCastro Previous Big Seance Podcast episodes with Dena: 53, 61, 65, 112, 134, and 166.     The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Stitcher, Amazon Music, and iHeart Radio. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at Patrick@BigSeance.com. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the séance!  

  Have you witnessed an armoire levitating and moving a distance of four feet before settling back down? Anthropologist and Psychic Medium Kenneth Joholske has! In this interview, Kenneth tells stories from paranormal investigations, his mediumship, and tales from his summers at Lily Dale, Western New York's historic home for mediumship and spiritual healing since 1879. Visit BigSeance.com/202 for more info!   Other Listening Options Direct Download Link   In this episode: Episode Teaser :00 Intro :50 Happy New Year! And RIP Betty White. 1:30 Send in your predictions for 2022! Use SpeakPipe.com/BigSeance or email patrick@bigseance.com. 2:26 Kenneth Joholske's Bio 3:23 Welcome to the parlor, Kenneth! 4:54 What is Cultural Anthropology? 5:34 Balancing being both a scientist and a medium. 6:12 Encountering poltergeist phenomena. 6:58 “And then all of the sudden, the armoire picks up off the floor and floats four feet to the right and then lays itself down. And I'm like, what?!” 8:37 Missed Moments and tech in paranormal investigation. 12:45 Kenneth had a terrifying experience of seeing a ghost at age seven. “I felt like Jamie Lee Curtis.” 13:54 Learning about Spiritualism and mediumship. 16:00 “The Dame Edna of the spiritual world.” 17:15 Seances at the French Embassy. A history of mediumship in Kenneth's family. 18:19 Guidance from Carol Gasber and experiences at Lily Dale, Western New York's historic home for mediumship and spiritual healing since 1879. 19:40 “Mediumship is like music.” 22:25 “Angel Moments”, and did Schubert tap on Kenneth's shoulder at the piano? 22:54 Rosemary Brown, the housewife who claimed to channel history's great composers. 25:13 Pearl Curran, the housewife who claimed to channel Patience Worth and wrote many novels using the Ouija Board. Check out The Mysterious Story of Patience Worth, episode 32 of the Big Seance Podcast. 28:00 More fascinating experiences at Lily Dale, the “City of Lights.” 28:49 “Physical mediumship, by the way, is still alive and well. People still do trumpet. It's just not taught as well as mental mediumship is.” 33:40 Materialization and Apports at the Church of Two Worlds. “And there was a pop of energy in the room, and it kind of jolted people. And when the lights came up, there were rose petals—hundreds of them—in the shape of a wing—a dove wing. And I actually saved some of them. They were hot to the touch.” 36:24 Lily Dale during the pandemic 38:10 Does a seance require a medium? 40:19 Gadgets and tools in the paranormal. 42:21 A full-blown apparition at the Henryton Institute. 45:13 “You're never alone.” Leaning on mediumship in those down times. 47:40 Phone calls from the Other Side. 50:06 How do Spirits speak audibly without vocal cords? 52:30 EMF and EVP may or may not be capturing phenomena, plus a story from Edwards Ferry in Maryland. 54:46 Kenneth's most treasured possessions. 59:24 Where to find Kenneth Joholske and the services he offers. 1:00:06 Kenneth recommends Mysteries: The Powerful Sequel to The Occult and Poltergeist: A Classic Study in Destructive Hauntings, both by Colin Wilson. 1:01:01 Final thoughts from Kenneth Joholske 1:03:21 A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 1:04:59 Outro 1:07:15   For more Kenneth Joholske Kenneth on Facebook   The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Stitcher, Amazon Music, and iHeart Radio. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at Patrick@BigSeance.com. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the séance!    

  One of the benefits of being a Patreon supporter of the Big Seance Podcast is getting to attend monthly Patreon Paranerd Parties on Zoom! Whether you're into mediumship, the spirit box, or just fun ghost stories, we hope you'll enjoy this episode full of highlights and Patrick's favorite clips from recent parties! Visit BigSeance.com/201 for more info.   Other Listening Options Direct Download Link     The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Stitcher, Amazon Music, and iHeart Radio. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at Patrick@BigSeance.com. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the séance!  

Episode #55: Halloween Homecoming - Part 2 - with special guest Patrick Keller of the Big Seance Podcast: www.bigseancepodcast.com

Educator, blogger, and the host of the Big Séance Podcast, Patrick Keller has created a place for paranerds to have an open discussion on all things paranormal, but specifically on topics like ghosts and hauntings, paranormal research, spirit communication, psychics and mediums, and life after death. He's the founder of the now inactive Missouri Spirit Seekers and has spent a lot of time experimenting with spirit communication tools and techniques, such as EVP. Patrick's education includes a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Music education, but does refer to himself as a nerd that loves spending hours at a time in cemeteries taking photographs. For more on Patrick and the Big Séance Podcast, https://bigseance.com/ In this fascinating episode, Patrick speaks of the interview he did with Uri Geller: https://bigseance.com/tag/uri-geller-and-james-randi/ , the fascinating spirit artist Shannon Taggart: https://bigseance.com/2017/03/29/capturing-spiritualism-through-photography-with-shannon-taggart-the-big-seance-podcast-my-paranormal-world-89/  and the book he is currently reading, "Seeking Jordan: How I learned the Truth about Death and the Invisible Universe" available at: http://amzn.to/2qSiKWO I also share the book that I'm reading about journalist made believer Maurice Barbanell: http://amzn.eu/j4e1OTM   Enjoy this fun and enlightening episode! ================================= Enjoy We Don't Die? Consider donating to help operating costs of the show (I keep the show commercial-free on purpose) please visit: https://www.paypal.me/SandraChamplain ***PLEASE JOIN ME...SANDRA CHAMPLAIN IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA AT THE AFTERLIFE SYMPOSIUM SEPT 15-17, 2017: http://www.afterlifestudies.org/ (Please come meet me in the lobby on the night of the September 14, 2017 – I'd love to meet you!)  -Sandra JOIN THE INSIDER'S CLUB to receive a free chapter of We Don't Die – A Skeptic's Discovery of Life After Death (also available at: http://amzn.to/2fCQPqs ) and the healing audio “How to Survive Grief”    

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