Category Archives: History religion and society

Ghosts: Working Notes (Part 4).

Posted on May 17, 2024 by Chris Jensen Romer

“I think I saw you in an ice-cream parlorDrinking milk shakes cold and longSmiling and waving and looking so fineDon’t think you knew you were in this song” David Bowie – Five Years So if living brains are involved in … Continue reading →

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Ghosts: working notes (Part 2)

Posted on May 10, 2024 by Chris Jensen Romer

“Heavy footsteps in your attic means a spectre telepathicIs descending just to spirit you away, Ya-a-a-ay!” Theme from Rentaghost – Michael Staniforth In the first part I briefly discussed the mechanics of “seeing” Ghosts and described how the SPR group … Continue reading →

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UFOs: CJ’s angle – Part 2

Posted on May 7, 2024 by Chris Jensen Romer

“Officer Krupke, you’re really a slob.This boy don’t need a doctor, just a good honest job.Society’s played him a terrible trick,And sociologically he’s sick!” Gee, Officer Krupke — West Side Story So having looked briefly at why fairies and UFOs … Continue reading →

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Spooks and Witches…

Posted on April 25, 2023 by Chris Jensen Romer

So I’ve just read an interesting piece on the Higgypop website saying we should not blame witches for hauntings. The article is here This sounds fair and good but I’m afraid I disagree totally. Now here I am talking about … Continue reading →

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Review: The Haunting of Alma Fielding: A True Ghost Story, by Kate Summerscale

Posted on May 6, 2021 by Chris Jensen Romer

Sometimes you should not review a book: it is a job for someone else. It was the morning of my mother’s funeral; late September 2020, bright sunlight and sudden darkness; an angry wind shouting at me as my housemates gathered … Continue reading →

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The Case Against “Paranormal Unity”; or why Ghost Hunters have become meaningless.

Posted on March 15, 2021 by Chris Jensen Romer

Those who know me probably know that I am a ghost hunter. What does that actually mean, in real terms? Do I wear a pith helmet and shorts, and carry an elephant gun, and like the big game hunters of … Continue reading →

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The Geek Shall Inherit the Earth

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Chris Jensen Romer

A fairly short piece today, on something I have mused over this week. I think it all started with a friend finally persuading me to watch the US comedy The Big Bang Theory: for the record I enjoyed it, and … Continue reading →

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