Category Archives: Science

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 3)

Posted on May 12, 2024 by Chris Jensen Romer

“When we play at cards you use an extra sense(it’s really not cheating)You can read my hand, I’ve got no defense“ Blondie, I’m Always Touched by Your Presence Dear. I’m currently working through my current thinking on ghosts and sharing … 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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Ghosts: working notes (Part One)

Posted on May 9, 2024 by Chris Jensen Romer

“That stole the only girl I lovedAnd drowned her deep inside of me”— The Cure, Just Like Heaven I’ve written a lot on UFOs recently, a topic where I know relatively little so I’m just going to write a little … 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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The Nature of Paranormal Events?

Posted on July 17, 2023 by Chris Jensen Romer

What is the actual underlying nature of paranormal events? I will suggest three ideas of how it might work – tell me which you think the evidence most suggests? This is my three tier model so feel free to critique … Continue reading →

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TV Review: Panthera Britannia – are there big cats in the British countryside?

Posted on May 21, 2023 by Chris Jensen Romer

It seems odd to us now but when I was a kid I lived through one of the coldest winters on record in the UK — December/January 1981 to 82, when blizzards swept across the country and heavy snow isolated … Continue reading →

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In Memoriam: Robert Moore, UFOlogist – 1967 – 2023.

Posted on May 2, 2023 by Chris Jensen Romer

Today is the funeral of my friend and ASSAP Vice Chair Robert Moore: UFOlogist, folklorist, and researcher. We are thinking of his friends and family and raising a glass to his memory. A number of ASSAP friends are travelling to … 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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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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