Red Lights Review 2012: Simon Magus confronts Doubting Thomas about Paranormal Phenomenon

"I just need to know how he does it." This is the consuming passion of Psychologist Margaret Matheson (Sigourney Weaver) as she investigates a world-renowned blind psychic Simon Silver (Robert De Niro), who has resurfaced after decades for a final appearance. The movie builds and builds, with supernatural attacks leading up to the death of Margaret. Her partner Tom Buckley (Cillian Murphy) takes over the case, determined to solve the mystery. "Forget about Silver, there are certain things it's ...

Are fairies and aliens real? Using psychotropic plants to contact supernatural entities

Yesterday I read Graham Hancock's Supernatural: Meetings with the Ancient Teachers of Mankind  (2007). Basically, without coming to any conclusion or positing any credible theory, the purpose of the book is to point out some pretty astounding similarities between ancient pre-historic cave drawings, traditional accounts of fairy lore, modern scientific experiments with DMT, and alien abduction testimonies. Shamans from many world cultures have used combinations of plants to communicate with "higher-beings" of some kind who teach them things. ...