Quick ... call the Police!

Sting has claimed he once confronted a ghost which wandered into his room at the dead of night.

Sting said he also experienced flying objects and mysterious voices

The singer, who famously sang Spirits In The Material World in the 1980s, said wife Trudie Styler also witnessed the figure, standing with a child in the corner of their bedroom. Sting said he also experienced flying objects and mysterious voices in one of his homes in an interview to be played on Radio 2. He said: ''I would never have said I believe in ghosts, until I saw one - and I've seen a ghost with my own eyes.'' The musician, whose former band The Police recorded an album Ghost In The Machine, continued: ''I was in bed one night, a very old house I used to live in. And I woke up at three in the morning, bolt upright, looked into the corner of the room and thought I saw Trudie standing there with a child - our child - in her arms, staring at me. ''And I thought 'well, that's strange - why is she standing in a corner, staring at me?'. And I then reached next to me and there was Trudie, and I suddenly got this terrible chill. And she woke up and said 'Gosh, who is that?' and she saw this woman and a child in the corner of the room.'' Sting told presenter Claudia Winkleman, in an interview to be broadcast on Friday night at 10pm, that the figure simply disappeared. He added: ''A lot of things happened in that house, a lot of flying objects and voices and strange, strange things happened. ''When you live in old houses you get this energy there. Intellectually, no I don't believe in them (ghosts), but I've experienced them on an emotional level.''

MOST HAUNTED WEEKEND 2009

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All seems to be going well for the 2009 Dublin Paranormal Convention and with less than 3 weeks to go I really dont want any hiccups!

Cant say I regret moving into Dublin City Centre to the Radisson Blu Hotel either. Sure Clontarf had character but the Radisson isnt exactly lacking and the facilities are pretty impressive. Nice to know we wont have to worry about power points and internet connections.

New Footage: Irish Lake Monster!

As you might know from my article over on the 6thSensitive.com I love all things Cryptozological! So can you imagine how excited I was to get an email from Ronan Coghlan letting me know about some amazing footage filmed in Killarney last week. I should be talking to him in the next couple of days but its pretty exciting stuff. Heres the video but make sure you watch it in full and listen to Jon Downes commentary:

I really hope I can get Ronan to come along to the Dublin Paranormal Convention and give people the chance to talk to this fasinating man about what coupld be the most important cryptid footage ever filmed in Ireland or the UK!

GhostHunting at Wicklow Gaol

Ok as per the article in my last post I've got some exciting news!

The PIGs (Paranormal Investigation Guys) are taking over the running of the monthly Paranormal Investigations at the historic Wicklow Gaol. Here are some details and photos:

Wicklow Gaol: Friday, September 18, 2009 at 9:00pm
Wicklow Historic Gaol has been confirmed as one of the most Haunted locations in the Ireland verifying the testimonials of the Gaol’s staff and visitors who have experienced phenomena that defy logical explanation. This is a unique opportunity to stay after the doors have closed and the living have abandoned the Gaol. Join the Paranormal Investigation Guys (PIGs) as they take you through accounts of unexplained activity and learn what it takes to be a Paranormal Investigator. You will not be a spectator! This is not just a tour of one of Ireland's scariest locations, this is a genuine Paranormal Investigation.... and you will be taking part! Please note that all enquiries and bookings must be made through the Gaol directly at the details below.

Friday, September 18, 2009 at 9:00pm
Price: €50
Location: Wicklow Gaol City, Wicklow, Ireland
Phone: 040461599
Email: wicklowgaol@gmail.com

PIGs, Wicklow Gaol and The Star Newspaper

Ok so I got my name in the paper again ... you'd swear I liked the attention! :-D

Genuine Apology

Seems I made a pretty hefty fo0k up yesterday by accidentally sending out a mail to about 300 people. The problem being that the message went out using Cc, not that it should have gone out at all.

While migrating my emails to a new machine I managed to merge a large % of my contacts, both personal and professional, into a mega-mailing list. Even at that I wasnt meant to send it which is evident by the subject line which is months out of date.

I've understandably received some negative feedback for this and have issued apology emails. Some people will remain angry but I just wanted to take this chance to apologies to those here who may have received the mail and guarantee that this was a once off mistake which will not be repeated.

Sincerely,

Mark

Paranormal Investigations Vs GhostHunting

Ok so some Paranormal Investigators are a bit snobby when it comes to being called a "GhostBuster" or "GhostHunter" ... not me though! Its usually the only reference some people have and they are just being curious.

That said I do distinguish between an Investigation and a GhostHunt:

Paranormal Investigation: For me this is when a group of people go to a location which has specific reports of activity. So you're investigation the (claims of) activity.

GhostHunt: This is usually where you decided to check out a place because it looks spooky or because there is a history to the place (i.e. a site of a battle etc). Sure theres no activity to investigate but it can be worthwhile. Its a good way to try out new ideas or procedures and at the end of the day if you walk away with nothing you can just write it off.

Anyway thats been in my head for a bit and a recent conversation about why people bother checking out places that have no reports of activity made me want to put it out there. Its not like I'm saying thats how they should be defined, thats just how it works for me.

Nowt as strange as folk ...

So myself and fellow PIG, Niall, joined Michelle and Gail of Bumpz to check out a new location for investigations. The Folk Park was pretty amazing and the people working there really know their stuff. Anyway apart from looking looking right some of the buildings had more to them than just a spooky atmosphere. I cant wait to get in and really check it out.

Meditation

Its not something I do nearly as much as I like but I tried out a new CD last night and it was great!
Going Home - The Reunion CD is by Tom Coltan, a great guy and President of the Spiritualist Union of Ireland. Here's what he says about it:

This meditation will take you higher and higher into the spirit realm, where you will meet one of your loved ones and spend some time talking and catching up with them. It will raise your energy connection and vibration that allows us to communicate with spirit and bring you into a space of calm, a space of peace, a space of knowing and a space of being.

I'm used to giving guided meditations and can get stuck in my own way of doing things. Handing myself over to this was easy and I felt so good after it. Of course I followed it up with a midnight screening of Transformers 2 but I genuinely believe my relaxed state and heightened awareness made the movie even better :-)

You can get the CD from Tom's site Grá agus Solas.