Watching scary movies like “The Amityville Horror” and “Annabelle” get our hearts racing in a fun way. But for Chris McKinnell, helping others rid themselves of negative supernatural energies is his daily reality. Chris, who began working with his grandparents Ed and Lorraine Warren as a teen, continues their work as the director of [...]
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 [...]
Thank you to Julie, Joyce and Lauren for sharing their stories. Julie and her grandmother My grandmother died just three weeks after my dad in October 1995. I was very close to her and my grandfather. Before she passed, she lived at my parent's house for a while. Her room was in the back of [...]
I’ve taught noncredit classes for Truckee Meadows Community College before, but this will be my first spirituality class and I’m excited! I’ll present “Ghosts, God and the Afterlife” on Wed., Oct. 7 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the TMCC Meadowood Center in Reno, Nevada. Advance registration is required. This is the most in-depth presentation [...]
I’ve been studying Christian mysticism to better understand my spiritual path and prepare for a class I’m teaching on “God, Ghosts and the Afterlife” in October at Truckee Meadows Community College. Through this exploration, I’m discovering that I didn’t become a mystic after my transformational Goldfield Hotel experience. Rather, my life’s journey to seek out [...]
One of the most emotional paranormal experiences I had was the instant I became a Born Again Christian. Ironically, that event led me to a church whose pastor taught that all supernatural occurrences were of Satan. Below is a scene from “A Reluctant Spirit” (which was deleted during my last rewrite) that illustrates the power [...]
I'm thrilled with Kirkus Review's write-up on my book, A Reluctant Spirit: A True Tale of God, Ghosts and Gut Instincts! Here's all except the book summary part (it gives away the ending, so I'm not including it). "Berry’s intriguing debut memoir suggests that belief in the paranormal, including ghosts and psychic experiences, can be [...]
The Nevada Ghost and Paranormal Series starts Sept. 14. I wanted to give you a heads-up on what’s being offered this fall and to share that I will be teaching this time as well! Ghost Hunting 101—Stewart Indian School Gain a solid understanding of how to conduct a legitimate ghost hunt and then put [...]
