As an atmospheric river dumped snow in the Sierra making a trip over Donner Summit sketchy, we extended our trip on the California coast by one more day and headed north. We were to stay in Eureka, California at the Eureka Inn, a 100-year-old hotel on the National Register of Historic Places. As we neared [...]
My transcendent night with the spirits in the Goldfield Hotel opened my third eye. Suddenly, I found myself receiving divine messages, and started seeing and hearing energies. I thought I’d lost my mind. But even worse, I’d believed I was destined for hell. Why? Because a church I’d once belonged to preached the evils [...]
I’ve just been notified that Central Nevada’s Goldfield Hotel, which has been closed to the public, is now accepting reservations for tours and night-time paranormal investigations. This is the building where I encountered extraordinary paranormal activity with a TV news crew in 2007 (see my book, A Reluctant Spirit). Goldfield Hotel Here is [...]
Gain insight into how Judaism, a Native American, Unitarian Universalists and a mystical Christian view the paranormal and how it fits into their beliefs during Truckee Meadows Community College’s “Religion and the Paranormal: A Panel Discussion” on Tuesday, Oct. 17 from 6 to 9 p.m. at TMCC’s Meadowood Center in Reno. This noncredit class, [...]
My most transformative encounters (spiritual, intuitive and paranormal) occurred when I wasn’t expecting them. I routinely hear from others desperately wanting to experience God or spirits who think that if they just focus more on it happening, it will. Unfortunately, this usually leads to the opposite. When we try too hard to feel the Creator, [...]
The headline above would’ve sent me into a raging tizzy 10 years ago. Why? Because I viewed the paranormal as complete darkness, evil. A notion I believe many still hold today due to how the media portrays the unknown and how some churches preach that the supernatural is evil. The paranormal is defined as an [...]
It’s an October evening in Southwest Harbor, Maine, and it’s surprisingly warm. We’re staying in a cottage on the grounds of the historic Claremont Hotel that closed for the season three days earlier. Only seven of us guests, scattered throughout a handful of houses, remain at the spacious facility, which opened in 1884. I step [...]
When engaging the spirit world, it’s imperative to protect yourself from lower, darker energies. The sheer act of paranormal investigating invites spirits to our realm, so we need to ensure our well-being. I’ve known some in the field who believe they’re immune to any ghostly attempts at invading their space. Unfortunately, their ego tells them [...]
Listen to true Nevada ghost stories at 3 p.m., Sat., March 19 at the Metaphysical Learning Center, 1547 South Virginia Street, Reno. This free event will discuss hauntings at the Goldfield Hotel in Central Nevada, Virginia City’s Washoe Club and in Berlin Ichthyosaur State Park. Kathleen will share these stories, discuss lessons she learned from [...]
It’s important to learn how to sense the spirits around you, so you can establish boundaries and retain control of your environment. Even without believing in these energies they may invade our space, affect our mood, health or sense of well-being. Photo courtesy of the New York Public Library. While it’s taken me [...]
