It seems to me that if we are ever going to find out the truth about anything, we first need to find out about how we work. The placebo effect seems like a good place to start. Wherever a group of people form a community there will be certain functions or roles naturally allotted...
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Alison Dubois is the name of a real person who says she talks to dead people in her dreams. Whenever anybody makes some kind of extraordinary claims about having psychic abilities you have to wonder whether or not they are aware that James Randi has offered a reward of one million dollars for anyone...
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There is a world outside of ourselves but we often replace it with our imaginary world.
Now that we have a real flu outbreak that may or may not turn nasty, it’s a good time to look at a couple of imaginary illnesses that gripped small communities in the not too distant past. We should...
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Further to the recent post about psychic Jane Doherty. In this video Jane Doherty talks about the fact that we call discover empowerment by successfully controlling the latent talents of the mind and intuition.
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With the interesting stuff slowly draining out of the real world, we are constantly turning to the online world and in particular, online bookstores, for information and edification. If you are wanting to get better at your hobby or profession, as we all do, we still turn to books for help.
How do we find...
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Everybody wants to be an actor. It’s difficult to get an audition, and if you make it that far it’s dog eat dog. Here are some tips for you if you are dreaming of that first audition.
Not only is acting a career desired by almost everyone in the world but we all think that...
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Whenever we see psychics advertising in the newspaper or being featured on TV, most of us automatically write them off as fakes. Some of us have no problem believing that there are people who can foretell the future, others simply can’t get their heads around it. So let’s take stock of what we expect...
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Magic tricks fall into a few different types. All magic, when it’s performed by a magician who really loves his craft, looks really cool. Whether you are doing coin tricks, or making large objects disappear, it all has the potential to make your audience go “Wow!”. So if you are thinking about what is...
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Many people make a hobby of visiting art and craft shows at the weekend, so you as an artist can get your work in front of this appreciative and ready-to-buy audience. But before you rush out with your latest not quite dry pieces a little research is in order.
Art shows advertise in local or...
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Very often we buy food and forget all about it, leaving it in the refrigerator till it starts to stink. Once you have left the food too long, there’s not much you can do about it but you can take steps in advance to make sure your food stays fresh for longer.
Of course, the...
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