Big Seance: My Paranormal World

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A conversation with spiritual medium, Carole J. Obley, on such topics as past lives, meditation, how she uses her gifts, the most memorable messages that she has received from spirit, and her book, Soul to Soul Connections: Comforting Messages from the Spirit World.

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Carole J. Obley, of Soulvisions, LLC - is a professional spiritual medium from Pittsburgh, PA, who has done thousands of readings for people seeking confirmation, guidance, and healing from the spirit world. She has been the subject of newspaper articles, spoken on both radio and TV and is the author of three books on mediumship and healing. She has also published articles on spiritual and metaphysical subjects and taught workshops at Lilydale, N.Y., the largest US center for Spiritualism. She has produced audio programs to help people with spiritual development and teaches three levels of classes in intuition and mediumship. You can find Carole's website at soulvisions.net.

In this episode:

• Intro and Carole's Bio :37
• What's it like doing so many phone readings and connecting with people over the radio? 3:50
• When did Carole first discover she had the ability to communicate with the spirit world? 6:30
• What types of messages from the spirit world do spirits typically want to communicate with us? 9:33
• Messages of forgiveness 11:30
• Let's dig into Carole's book, Soul to Soul Connections: Comforting Messages from the Spirit World 13:19
  • Carole gets details of past lives in her readings 13:19
  • Tips on mindful meditation/"timeless state" and my own "A-Ha" moment! 18:37
  • Eckhart Tolle 18:37
  • Avoiding getting lost in the noise and details of our 21st century technology and busy-ness 22:50
  • Chaos/Negativity/the shift 27:10
  • Addiction and Recovery 29:02
    • 12-Step Recovery and Spiritual Growth 30:28
  • Carole's most memorable readings and evidence 34:25
• What is the spirit world like and what happens when we die? Also, the "life review" seems to be the ultimate Elf on the Shelf! 40:43
• Carole also gets communication from pets and animals from the Other Side! 48:31
• Carole's courses on mediumship and spirituality 52:08

For More on Carole J. Obley:

Visit SoulVisions.net

Find Carole on Facebook

Also in this episode:

Listener Feedback

• Claire Broad (ClaireBroad.com) and her development circles in the UK. Thanks for the contacting me, Claire! 54:53

A New Book!

• The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman - Young Adult fiction that you might want to recommend for a young paranerd in your life. Stay tuned for a review of this book at BigSeance.com! 56:36

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An incredibly interesting chat with professional psychic and clairvoyant, Angela Thomas. Angela is noted over her 30-year practice for high accuracy and detail. She is a subject-participant in an elite consciousness research study focusing on precognition and has gained an enviable reputation for her psychic work in private sessions for individuals, business leaders, and celebrities. Her work has also included crime victim location and recovery, and she is a vocal advocate for related causes. Angela tells us just how she makes her many accurate predictions, and also discusses her upcoming book, Three-dimensional Tarot: The Art of Gathering Information.

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In this episode:

• Angela's background, when she developed her abilities, and how she got started as a professional psychic.
• Her research and involvement in the study of precognition.
• What is precognition?
• What is Remote Viewing?
• Are Angela's growth-year predictions different from the predictions she makes as a part of the precognition study?
• A look back at the predictions for 2015 that Angela made for The Big Séance Podcast's special predictions episode, #24.

  • Some of Angela's predictions for 2015:

    1. The US will be involved in a new war. Initially, words such as conflict and confrontation will be used to soften the realism of the situation.

    2. The US economy will suffer another recession as well as a depression.

    3. Russia will directly threaten the US.

    4. Also, Russia will take on new territory by force, other than today's Ukraine, that they have invaded.

    5. North Korea will push the envelope by attacking South Korea.

    6. North Korea will also lose its leader, Kim Jong-un.

    7. Lastly, the UK will lose a member of its royal family.

• Angela explains her process and how predictions come to her.
• How does she keep up with validating her predictions after they happen?
• Does she ever edit her predictions? Also, why Facebook is a great way to share predictions!
• Angela's predictions on the future of the events surrounding Ferguson and the St. Louis region.
• Angela shares several of her recent predictions that came true!
• How does she predict so many international events?
• We talk about how her psychic readings work, and how she utilizes the Tarot cards.
• Her new book, Three-dimensional Tarot: The Art of Gathering Information, comes out in the spring of 2015!
• Upcoming courses and classes.
• Celebrity clients! (Shhh...)

In addition, during the mid-show break, I share really cool details of a very special reading that Angela did for BigSeance.com's 400th post (3 Card Tarot Spread for BigSeance.com's 400th Post!).

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AngelaThomas.org

Co-founder of YourPsychicServicesBusiness.com

Co-founder of ChooseAPsychic.com

Thanks, Angela!

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Suffering from the winter blahs? Cabin fever starting to kick in? The winter tends to be a time when many paranerds out there, struggle to find enough paranormal activity or content to keep them happy. If you're truly one of these nerds, the autumn/Halloween season just isn't enough to keep you going for the rest of the year. For some, the days seem longer, even though they're shorter, and maybe you're longing for fall once again… or at least spring. Well I'm here to get you out of that funk with 9 tips to keep the paranormal alive in your life throughout the winter.

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In this episode:

Tip #1: Find a good book on a paranormal, spiritual, or metaphysical topic… or even just a good ghost story! Here are 4 recent books that I've read and can recommend to you:

1. "Reunions: Visionary Encounters with Departed Loved Ones" - Raymond Moody
2. "Paranormal: My Life in Pursuit of the Afterlife" – Raymond Moody
3. "The Spirit of Creativity: Embodying Your Soul's Passion" - Karen A. Dahlman
4. "Soul Sensing: How to Communicate With Your Dead Loved Ones" - Janice Carlson

I'm currently Reading "Soul-to-Soul Connections: Comforting Messages from the Spirit World", by future guest, Carole J. Obley.

If you're looking for a more detailed list of book recommendations and reviews, you can check out my Recommended Reading page. I'm very often adding to and updating that list. Tip #2: Plan and hold a séance with a small group of friends! Tip #3: Consider reading a how-to book on something like channeling, meditating, Ouija, Tarot, Astral Travel, EVP, or another equally interesting topic. By the way, I plan on producing a kind of "how-to EVP" episode sometime soon. I know quite a few people who have talked about giving it a try, or have expressed interest in learning how to go about it. And I know these folks would be great at it and get a lot out of it. So stay tuned. And maybe you could let me know if you're one of those people. Get in touch with me. Tip #4: Find a cozy place to stay for the weekend. It doesn't even have to be haunted. It certainly helps if the place has some interesting history to it, or maybe it just looks haunted!

• Probably just about every region has a few cute bed and breakfasts.
• How about the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado?
  • You can find more stories, audio, and photos from our stay at the Stanley Hotel if you find my post titled Memories of the Stanley Hotel.
• Or how about the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs, Arkansas?
• Or the famous Lemp Mansion here in St. Louis?
  • I have quite a few pictures of the Lemp in a post titled The Lemp Mansion in St. Louis.

Tip #5: Watch an old black and white spooky movie… or two or three. And I have a few suggestions:

• The Uninvited from 1944.
• The Innocents from 1961.

Listener Feedback!

• A Big THANK YOU to some wonderful listeners who have written kind reviews in iTunes!
• Some exciting news and an update on a psychic development circle started by Marion, a medium and listener from the UK!

Tip #6: Start an interesting or vintage collection, perhaps one that causes you to dig into some history or genealogy.

• My yearbook collection
• Ms. Verna Marie Owen

Tip #7: Visit an old Cemetery with a camera (especially after a pretty snow!)

• Perfectly Lonely and Snowy City of Souls - Return to Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis

Tip #8: Start a Grave Adoption project.

• If you listened to Episode #11 from September 4, 2014, I suggested that listeners consider starting a new fall tradition of adopting graves.

Tip #9: Invite a paranormal investigation team into your home or a friend's home and convince them to let you help investigate!

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Psychic Predictions and Prophecies for 2015 from Janice Carlson, Angela Thomas, Rob Gutro, Carole J. Obley, Karen A. Dahlman, Lee Allen Howard, and Marilyn Painter.

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In this episode:

Some of the Prophecies and predictions of Edgar Cayce and Sylvia Browne.

Janice Carlson - Janice has been a lovely friend and supporter of the podcast. You can hear my interview with her if you go to episode 10 from August 27, 2014. I wanted to start our special predictions episode with Janice today, because this was actually all her idea… and I thought it was brilliant! For more on Janice, visit janicecarlson.com.

Janice gives us her psychic predictions for 2015.

Angela Thomas - Next up is a psychic named Angela Thomas. She is a research psychic for the study of precognition with Dr. Vernon Nappe. She's been a guest of George Noory's Beyond Belief on Gaiam TV, and in the spring of 2015, she'll be publishing her book "Three Dimensional Tarot: The Art of Gathering Information". You can find more about Angela at AngelaThomas.org.

Angela gives her psychic predictions for the next 18 months.

Rob Gutro - Rob is an author, medium, and scientist, and he made his initial appearance on the 13th episode from September 18, 2014. For more on Rob, visit ghostsandspiritsinsights.blogspot.com.

Rob joins us today to tell us how we all have the ability to have premonitions, and he shares a very touching story about one of his own premonitions.

Carole J. Obley - A future guest of an upcoming episode of The Big Séance Podcast, Carole has been the bridge between heaven and earth in over 7,000 group and individual readings. It's no surprise that she is fast becoming a sought-after medium, author, workshop leader and speaker given the startling clarity, specificity and accuracy with which she sees, hears and senses people's loved ones in spirit. Names, descriptions of loved ones' personalities and uncanny, validating details as well as grief support and teachings about the Afterlife are typically delivered in her readings. Heartfelt and compassionate in her approach, Carole is also well known for her practical, down-to-earth guidance and insight into life issues, such as relationships, career and finance. Fore more on private sessions, visit soulvisions.net.

Carole shares the message that coming in 2015, we will have a deeper awareness of humanity and unity.

Karen A. Dahlman - You remember her. She's been on the show several times already. Her interview in episode 5 from July 23, 2014, remains very popular! For more on Karen, visit karenadahlman.com.

Karen shares some predictions for the year 2015 that she received from one of her spirit friends known as "The Moon", and she received these predictions from the Ouija board.

Our last two contributions stand out, because they are channeled messages that are recorded as they're happening. Both Lee Allen Howard and Marilyn Painter have been guests on the podcast, and I'm glad to have them back.

Lee Allen Howard - He was with us on episode 12 from September 11, 2014. For more on Lee Allen Howard, visit building-the-bridge.com.

Lee gives his 2015 psychic predictions, but also leaves us with the recording of him channeling a message that he received from a "watcher" that he talks about on building-the-bridge.com. He received this on November 24, 2014 during a channeling session.

Marilyn Painter - She was my very first guest in episode 1. You can also hear her in episode 9 from August 20th, 2014. For more on Marilyn, visit ahtahsanctuary.com.

Marilyn also shares a recording of her channeling the energies of 2015.

I hope you enjoyed this episode, and I would absolutely LOVE to hear from you if you have any thoughts about any of the messages you heard today. I'm sure all of these folks would love to hear about any validation if you notice anything lining up as they predicted. I hope to hear from you!

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Happy New Year! Have a GREAT 2015!

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My conversation with Ginger Collins-Justus, owner and operator of Missouri History and Hauntings. Ginger shares some odd tales and little known haunted history of the state that I call home. We also chat about some of the historic connections that Missouri has with spiritualism.

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In this episode:

• Just before the interview, I give an update on the Third Annual Big Séance Thanksgiving Ouija Séance.

• Ginger chats about her latest event at Maevas Coffee House at the historic Milton Schoolhouse in Alton, Illinois. The Milton Schoolhouse was featured on Syfy's Ghost Hunters a few years back.

• Her intuitive gifts and ability to speak with spirits and spirit guides.

• Ginger drives a hearse!

• Some of Missouri's history with witchcraft and Voodoo.

• Some old Missouri legends and ghost stories.

• Early St. Louis and Bloody Island.

• Pearl Curran and the fascinating story of Patience Worth.

• The Fox sisters and their connection to Missouri.

• The tragic love story of Leona Corder and Jesse Wall.

• Morbid Mondays

• Ginger's upcoming events!

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Missouri History and Hauntings on Facebook

MoHistoryHauntings.com

Missouri History and Hauntings on Instagram

Thanks, Ginger!

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Tim Prasil, writer and author, shares how he inherited the stories of Vera Van Slyke, one of America's earliest paranormal investigators, from an ancestor who chronicled them. Find these stories in his soon-to-be-published book, Help for the Haunted: A Decade of Vera Van Slyke Ghostly Mysteries (1899-1909) by Emby Press. Who is Finbar Kelly? Tim explains. We also spend a bit of time talking about our common love of cemetery photography.

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Like Tim's Facebook page. Follow @TimPrasil on Twitter.

Visit TimPrasil.wordpress.com or GhostlyMysteries.wordpress.com.

Thanks, Tim!

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In Part 2 of 2, Edwin F. Becker shares his story of the very real haunting experiences that he and his family experienced in 1970. The story, which involves the very first televised exorcism by NBC, and was featured on an episode of Paranormal Witness, is told in his bestselling book, True Haunting.

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CLICK HERE for the 1971 televised NBC coverage of the famous exorcism on YouTube.

Check out my review of Edwin's book, True Haunting.

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TrueHaunting.com

EdwinBecker.com

"True Haunting" on Amazon

Miss Part 1? Click HERE!

Thanks, Edwin!

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In Part 1 of 2, Edwin F. Becker shares his story of the very real haunting experiences that he and his family experienced in 1970. The story, which involves the very first televised exorcism by NBC, and was featured on an episode of Paranormal Witness, is told in his bestselling book, True Haunting.

Visit BigSeance.com for show notes.

CLICK HERE for the 1971 televised NBC coverage of the famous exorcism on YouTube.

Check out my review of Edwin's book, True Haunting.

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For More on Edwin F. Becker, visit:

TrueHaunting.com

EdwinBecker.com

"True Haunting" on Amazon

STAY TUNED FOR PART 2!

Thanks, Edwin!

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Well it is finally here. It is the week of Halloween, and in this final Halloween episode, I invite several past guests to share their favorite Halloween memories and traditions! Hear contributions from Annie Wilder, Sara Wiseman, Lee Allen Howard, Karen A. Dahlman, Janice Carlson, Rob Gutro, and Jim Harold.

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In this episode:

A Halloween Housewarming in 1911

A special return visit from Meth Hazel

Returning from episode 2 of the Big Séance Podcast, our next guest, Annie Wilder has a cool story from a Halloween night a few years ago. Now you have to remember that she lives in a haunted house, and when she mentions "the sisters" and "Leon", those are spirits that are known to reside with her in the home.

Sara Wiseman joined us on October 2, 2014. I really enjoyed that conversation. She may have the sweetest and most calming voice ever, but you might want to briefly turn the lights on for this recent memory.

My friend Lee Allen Howard was with us for the September 11, 2014 episode. He is a medium and metaphysician, but he's also an author, and he writes some horrifying things. And from his memories, it kind of makes you understand just where it all came from.

Next up is Karen A. Dahlman, who has been on the show twice, July 23, and October 16, of 2014. I absolutely love her story, and as soon as you finish this episode, be sure to check out the show notes at BigSeance.com, because Karen was nice enough to send in a very special photo for all of us to enjoy after you hear the story.

Karen A. Dahlman (right) and friend, Halloween 1977

Medium and psychic, Janice Carlson, joined us on August 27, 2014. She's really fun to talk to, and she joins us again now to share this thought-provoking memory of a childhood Halloween. She also wanted to share an article she wrote about Halloween. Once again, when you're all finished listening today, be sure to check the show notes, because Janice wanted to share the black and white line drawing that she had an artist create for the article, of what the first procession of Halloween trick-or-treaters in Ireland must have looked like. Thank you, Janice. **Janice's drawing coming soon!**

On September 18, 2014, Rob Gutro joined us to talk about Pets and the Afterlife. Here's a memory from Rob.

If you're a regular listener of the Big Seance Podcast, you know just how much respect I have for our final guest tonight, a man who has influenced me greatly! I was so very honored to have Jim Harold, of the Paranormal Podcast, join me back on Sept 25, 2014. I invited him to come back to share his thoughts on a favorite tradition on Halloween. If you're a parent, you'll relate to this one.

A special credit and "thank you" goes out to the incredibly talented Tim Prasil, for writing the really funny story for Meth Hazel's appearance tonight. Thanks for playing along with us, and sharing your time and talent, Tim. You'll actually be hearing from Tim, who is a writer, in a future episode of the podcast. You can learn more about him at timprasil.wordpress.com.

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Spooky Music featured on this episode is from Sam Haynes. You can find more about Sam and his music at http://www.hauntmusic.co.uk/. Thanks, Sam!

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Halloween is just days away, so what better time to talk about the history of my favorite holiday with the nation's leading expert on Halloween, Lesley Bannatyne! She's the author of five books on the topic of Halloween, including Halloween: An American Holiday, an American History, which will celebrate 25 years of being in print in 2015. Click HERE for my review of this book.

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Topics discussed in this episode:

Can you guess Lesley's favorite Halloween candy?

Lesley shares some of her favorite memories from the holiday.

Where did Halloween come from?

• Samhain
• Harvest
• Darkness and the coming winter
• Folklore and Superstition
• "The Other World"
• All Hallows/All Saints Day
• All Souls Day
• Pranks and Mischiefs
• Guy Fawkes
• Victorians and Halloween Parties

When did Trick-or-Treating become a part of Halloween? 1940s

• Kids and mischief around Halloween
• Adults threw Halloween parties to keep young people from mischief and vandalism. It didn't work.
• Adults learned to offer food and treats (extortion/begging?) in exchange for no mischief or violence on their property.
• Trick-or-Treating seen on television for the first time
• Trick-or-Treat for Unicef (charity)

When did costumes go from being disguises to a way of expression? Costumes then and now.

Our favorite symbols of Halloween. Where did they come from?

• The Witch
• The Black Cat
• The Bat
• Pumpkins and Jack-o-Lanterns
• Are Scarecrows disappearing?

The Victorians and Halloween… how did they celebrate?

• Parties and Decorations
• Games
• "Dumb Supper"
• Seeing the image of your future love

Lesley shares how she researched and found historic articles and information from Halloweens past from vintage periodicals.

Urban Myths about Halloween

• Fear
• Apples and razor blades
• Black Cats and Satanic Sacrifice

Church, Religion, and Halloween

How has Halloween changed since Lesley's book was first released?

What does duct tape have to do with Halloween? (Ha!)

For More on Lesley Bannatyne:

www.iskullhalloween.com

Lesley's Books

For More Halloween History

Why Halloween Matters

The Literature of Old Halloween

Check out Lesley's appearance on the BBC on Halloween day!

Check out her appearance on the History Channel's The Real Story of Halloween

Thanks, Lesley!

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Spooky Music featured on this episode is from Sam Haynes. You can find more about Sam and his music at http://www.hauntmusic.co.uk/. Thanks, Sam!

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