http://www.examiner.com/x-12989-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner?cid=exrss-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner en-us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:55:56 -0700 Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:17:32 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-12989-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner~y2009m9d7-Stopping-Mercury-in-Retrograde?cid=exrss-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner Mercury goes retrograde from September 7th to the 29th and most people cannot stand the idea of Mercury going into retrograde for nearly an entire month. Even some people who do not follow metaphysics or astrology groan because th... how to energy protection planet Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:17:32 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12989-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner~y2009m9d7-Stopping-Mercury-in-Retrograde?cid=exrss-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12989-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner~y2009m9d1-The-importance-of-tricksters?cid=exrss-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner You may know someone like this in your life:~Someone who gets into a lot of trouble but seems to get away with it because of his or her charm.~Someone who is not a fan of authority, may know the rules but may decide when to break them.~Someone whose ... soul profile Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:33:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12989-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner~y2009m9d1-The-importance-of-tricksters?cid=exrss-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12989-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner~y2009m8d30-The-magical-origin-of-the-lullaby?cid=exrss-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner The idea of a mother rocking a baby in her arms and singing a lullaby for the baby to sleep is a lovely image that seems so natural. 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So it surprises most people to know that the original de... how to fairies acting magic Tue, 18 Aug 2009 09:28:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12989-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner~y2009m8d18-When-glamour-did-not-come-from-Hollywood?cid=exrss-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12989-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner~y2009m8d10-Why-do-we-bless-sneezes?cid=exrss-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner When a person sneezes, we say “Bless you.” People do it out of habit and consider it the polite thing to do. We don't do this when someone belches or passes gas, in fact, people expect them to say “Excuse me” out of such court... superstition Mon, 10 Aug 2009 01:16:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12989-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner~y2009m8d10-Why-do-we-bless-sneezes?cid=exrss-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12989-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner~y2009m8d4-The-spiritual-art-of-the-tattoo?cid=exrss-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner People as a society are highly symbolic. Even if the tattoo (which comes from the Polynesian word tatu) may be something that seems “silly” to others like the head of a Tweety bird or Winnie the Pooh with a bid red balloon, the act of vol... art tattoo Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:31:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12989-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner~y2009m8d4-The-spiritual-art-of-the-tattoo?cid=exrss-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12989-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner~y2009m8d2-The-origin-of-zombies?cid=exrss-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner Within the past 10 years, zombies have become one of the most prominent creatures of the night. The Resident Evil movies and video games, I Am Legend, 28 Days Later and its sequel 28 Weeks Later are just some of the big blockbusters in popular cultur... death magic creatures Sun, 02 Aug 2009 22:24:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12989-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner~y2009m8d2-The-origin-of-zombies?cid=exrss-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12989-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner~y2009m7d31-The-magic-of-superstition?cid=exrss-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner A baseball player decides to wear an unwashed jockstrap he wore last game. An actor decides to wear the same rainbow socks that he wore to every successful audition. 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The first reaction that most people have when they experience something like this is to be scared of i... how to dreams clairvoyance Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:26:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12989-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner~y2009m7d27-How-to-keep-a-dream-journal?cid=exrss-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12989-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner~y2009m7d27-Can-past-lives-influence-sexual-orientation?cid=exrss-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner For years, there has been a debate from everyone among the scientific community to average person whether sexual orientation is determined by nature or nurture. 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In a sense, they are considered the outsi... soul null muggle Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:17:05 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12989-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner~y2009m7d21-Reallife-muggles-not-just-the-Harry-Potter-kind?cid=exrss-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12989-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner~y2009m7d19-Divination-101-How-to-use-your-third-eye-to-perceive-intuitively?cid=exrss-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner The crystal ball is one of the most recognizable cultural symbols of the occult. There have been many movies and books where one important plot element is a mystical woman gazing into a crystal ball in order to see the future or to see into another p... psychic intuition how to divination Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:26:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12989-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner~y2009m7d19-Divination-101-How-to-use-your-third-eye-to-perceive-intuitively?cid=exrss-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12989-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner~y2009m7d17-Karma-destiny-and-free-will-the-AntiSecret-part-two?cid=exrss-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner Everyone has a destiny but destiny is not immovable. People talk about fate or destiny as if we could do nothing about it and yet it is the laziest approach to life. Destiny is only short for the word destination. You cannot get to your destination w... karma destiny free will Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:59:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12989-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner~y2009m7d17-Karma-destiny-and-free-will-the-AntiSecret-part-two?cid=exrss-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12989-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner~y2009m7d16-Karma-destiny-and-free-will-part-one?cid=exrss-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner Imagine that your life is a line. It starts at birth and ends at death, although it is far more complicated than that. Imagine that your soul is a line that has a beginning and an end. 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Withou... paranormal soul reincarnation past life Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:05:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12989-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner~y2009m7d13-Past-lives-and-reincarnation-in-our-everyday-life?cid=exrss-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12989-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner~y2009m7d10-When-you-cant-stay-positive-why-not-try-being-negative?cid=exrss-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner  Sometimes there are days when nothing goes right. The bills are piling up and you barely have enough on your next check. You take criticism too personally. You are in a sour mood and can't think straight. The door doesn't even open the right wa... healing energy Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:54:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12989-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner~y2009m7d10-When-you-cant-stay-positive-why-not-try-being-negative?cid=exrss-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12989-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner~y2009m7d8-Exorcism-of-a-ghost-a-firsthand-account?cid=exrss-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner  Amanda wanted to move from her townhouse to another apartment because she suspected that the energy was bad at her place. More specifically, she believed it was haunted. Sometimes she would walk through the halls of her place and something woul... ghost paranormal energy exorcism firsthand Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:48:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12989-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner~y2009m7d8-Exorcism-of-a-ghost-a-firsthand-account?cid=exrss-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12989-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner~y2009m7d7-How-jewelry-can-be-more-than-decorative-it-can-be-healing?cid=exrss-LA-Occult--Paranormal-Examiner  A few weeks ago, Kelly Ness had a headache all day but she had an event in the evening that she could not miss. 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