What’s Your Sign? New Research Reveals Zodiac is Wrong

As a proud Sagittarian, I’ve always felt that my Zodiac sign was spot on with regard to my personality.  However, I’ve recently learned that my Birthday, December 17, falls on the cusp between Sagittarius, and something called Ophiuchus!  I’ll explain… Apparently the above image is a thing of antiquity. Make room for the 13th Sign! [...]

Indonesian Zombie Photo: Real, Fake, or Misunderstood?

Stories of the dead rising from the grave have haunted our dreams since the dawn of time.  To some cultures, the concept of raising the dead is not merely the stuff of nightmares.  In some regions, this practice still takes place, and to the people involved, it is very very real. I recently happened upon [...]

The Demonic Nuns of Loudun

In 1617, a handsome, wealthy, and well educated Priest named Urbain Grandier was appointed to become the parish priest of St-Pierre-du-Marche in Loudun, a town in Poitiers, France.  He soon became notorious about the town as a ladies man, having affairs with several affluent young women, and perhaps even siring a child.  He eventually wrote [...]

The Devil’s Dance of Prizzi

Each year during the Holy Week of Easter, the ageless war between good and evil is waged.  The battlefield?  A remote little town in Sicily called Prizzi. In rituals that have distinctly medieval origins, villagers dress up as demonic looking creatures and dance through the streets, wearing bizarre costumes and masks, and do what is [...]

Jesus Statue Struck by Lightning

Surely there is no clearer sign that something is amiss than when the ginormous  statue of Jesus Christ at the Solid Rock Church has been smote. Smited? Smitten? Anyway, its gone. The six story (62 ft) statue in Monroe, Ohio was struck by lightning on Monday, igniting a huge fire, and eventually leaving nothing behind [...]

Girly Pink Ouija Board Causes Controversy

Hasbro games, the makers of the infamous Ouija Board “board game”, have introduced a new version of the classic conjuring “toy”, targeted directly at young girls. Now, while some may consider this to be a harmless sleepover game, others find the trend in “normalizing” the Ouija Board quite disturbing.  And there has been quite an [...]

Codex Gigas: The Devil’s Bible

In the early 13th century, a book came into existence that mystifies the literary and theological worlds to this day. Not much is known about this manuscript called the Codex Gigas (Giant Book).  Many legends and myths have grown around its origins.  That this book has created so much speculation is not shocking.  The very [...]

Extraordinary Thursday Video Post: Anton LaVey and Church of Satan

Natalina doesn’t shy away from controversy!  This topic has been requested by a number of readers, and in my opinion is very interesting.  The late Anton LaVey, High Priest of The Church of Satan as well as the author of The Satanic Bible, is a fascinating character in Occult culture and pop culture.  And the [...]

Fear of the Supernatural: The thrill of it all

So I was having a conversation with a Luciferian psychic the other day (best opening to a post EVER!) and he asked me a very pointed question.  “You seem a little more squeamish than I expected.  Why are you so interested in the paranormal when you scare so easily?” Perhaps I should quickly answer your [...]

Extraordinary Thursday Videos: 2012 Doomsday

Does the Mayan Calendar predict the end of the world??? Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past couple of years, you’ve heard about the 2012 prophesy.  Many cultures and religious traditions seem to be in agreement that something… earth changing is on the horizon, and 2012 seems to be ground zero for [...]

Meet the Demons: Demystifying Demonology

“I am Legion: for we are many.” Likely you’ve heard the term Demonology or Demonologist.  On the popular TV show, “Ghost Hunters” for example,  a resident Demonologist is sometimes called upon  if they feel that a less than benevolent spirit is behind a haunting.  Movies and books often make reference to Demonologists, and they are [...]

Extraordinary Thursday Videos: Occultism and Magic

This week’s selection of videos will feature a subject of immense fascination for me.  The word OCCULT means different things to different people.  For some, it just means evil.  For others, occultism is a study of magic, ancient wisdom, arcane symbolism, and supernatural possibilities. Please remember that just because I post a video here, it [...]

Extraordinary Thursday Videos: Exorcism

Fair warning to anyone who is easily disturbed.  The following videos contain footage of allegedly real exorcisms.  Are they really people possessed by evil spirits, or simply psychologically disturbed individuals? Please, if you are squeamish do not watch the footage below. Francisco Goya: Saint Francis Borgia performing an exorcism   National Geographic: A Philippine mother [...]

Live Leprechaun Watch Web Cam!

Just when you thought you’d seen everything, we’ve happened upon something that will give you the opportunity to possibly see something truly Extraordinary! In a hidden location in a field in Tipperary, Ireland, a web cam has been placed that runs 24 hours a day.  It is a place which is believed by many to [...]

Friday the 13th: Origins and Facts

  ************************************* In honor of today’s unlucky date, I thought it would be fun to take a look at just what makes Friday the 13th so notoriously gloomy. Fear of the number 13 is called triskaidekaphobia.  The fear of Friday the 13th is called paraskavedekatriaphobia or friggatriskaidekaphobia.  There are many theories as to the origins [...]