Marla Martenson, a professional matchmaker, embarked on a spiritual journey to enlightenment, and it all started with a Buddha statue. Plus, have you ever been beaten by bamboo? (On purpose?!) Marla has! Plenty of Ouija discussion in this episode as well. Visit BigSeance.com for more info.

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In this episode:

• Episode Preview :00

• Intro 1:34

• Quick report on Kansas City Paracon and my paranormal investigation of the Alexander Majors House in Kansas City with Denise Seah. 2:08

• Thank you Lana Carbon for the very special victorian seance talking board! 4:23

• Meet Marla Martenson! 5:08

• Marla's Bio 6:54

• An introduction of The Buddha Made Me Do It 8:48

• Will there be another book as Marla continues her spiritual journey? 15:40

• Patrick's similar journey and experiencing burnout, plus Marla's early ouija board experiences. 17:02

• Marla with Karen A. Dahlman and the Women of Ouija 21:50

• Putting the Ouija board away for a while due to low energy attachments. 24:49

• The bamboo beating story! 30:18

• Haunted places, other paranormal tools, and keeping it "lite". 33:19

• Marla is a certified life force energy healer, Reiki practitioner, and crystal healer. 36:48

• More about Marla 37:56

• Spectral Edition with Tim Prasil (A Ghost Walks the Beat) 41:02

• International Podcast Day is September 30th! (InternationalPodcastDay.com) 44:56

• iTunes Reviews and Listener Feedback! 45:21

• Take the Big Seance Selfie Challenge! 49:11

• Outro 50:10

For More on Marla Martenson:

MarlaMartenson.com

Marla on YouTube (Cosmic Conversations)

Marla on Facebook

Twitter: @MarlaMartenson

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