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The
Anomalist 3
Winter 1995/6
176 pages, illustrated, $9.95
Cover art by Jim Harter
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Extraordinary Claim? Move the Goal Posts!
Commentary by Patrick Huyghe
[Full Text]
The Naked Ghost
by Hilary Evans
"Nude ghosts are surprisingly rare. Indeed, Frank
Clifton's experience [Texas, 1940] is so exceptional as to be almost
unique. Most ghosts come wrapped. Yet if ghosts are what they are
generally supposed to be, visitors from another realm of being, this is
rather strange. We might think that in the next world the spirits wil l
have abandoned the use of clothes, with all their inconveniences...This
seemingly trivial observation leads to some more profound speculations,
which carry us to the heart of the question which mankind has been
asking itself for a couple of millennia and more: what are ghosts, and
why do they manifest as they do?".....8
The Anomalies of Death: Exploring the "Next"
World Now
by Michael Grosso
"If there is life after death, the consciousness that
survives must exist, somehow and somewhere, in a way that is
contemporary with our world...If so, there may be a way to conduct
traffic between the two worlds; moreover, it should be a two-way conne
ction. [So] what's holding us back? Why have we built a Berlin wall
between the two worlds? ... Might it be because we unconsciously know
that death is the gateway to alternative realities we're unprepared to
explore?".....28
Visions of a Subterranean Wonderworld: The Lost
Art of Richard S. Shaver
by Doug Skinner
"Few people today remember Richard S. Shaver. Those who
do--mostly UFOlogists and science fiction buffs--often have only a
vague idea of his career, and an even vaguer idea of his paintings. In
the late 1940s, though, Shaver kicked up quite a ruckus in a scruffy
pulp magazine called Amazing Stories. He claimed our world
was honeycombed with huge caverns built long ago by Titans from another
galaxy." With examples.....56
UFO Flaps: An Analysis
by Martin Kottmeyer
"UFO reports do not amass at a steady, regular rate. The
UFO phenomenon is an inconstant, mercurial affair which changes across
time in a highly volatile manner. Like some volcanoes, it rumbles along
month to month and then erupts suddenly and spectacularly. The eruption
of UFO numbers has been variously termed "waves" or "flaps." It is not
immediately obvious why the UFO phenomenon shouldn't be a more or less
constant occurrence over time..." The award-winning essay published
here for the first time.. ...64
Connecticut's Mystery Felines: The Glastonbury
Glawackus, 1939-1967
by Gary S. Mangiacopra and Dwight G. Smith
"Unlike most legends, the history of the 'Glastonbury
Glawackus' began at a precise time in the Glastonbury township, located
in the county of Hartford, southeast of Connecticut's capital city of
the same name. For weeks prior to January 15, 1939, local residents had
heard the blood-curdling yells of a strange animal at nig ht. Witnesses
said that the animal looked like a dog--though it also somewhat
resembled a cat.".....90
Beyond Coincidence: Me and 23
by Peter Jordan
"At a day job I had with a company in New Jersey, I was
assigned 23 as a phone extension; 23 also became my assigned spot in
the parking garage. The number also invariably turned up in hotel rooms
I booked, as well as beckoning to me from road signs, s treet
addresses, license plates, and wherever else my attention was drawn.
Even the checks sent to me by Science Digest for my
mutilation article bore the code number 23! The skeptic would, of
course, argue that the number wasn't hunting me, but that I was hunting
the number.".....124
What Are Mars Rocks Doing On Earth? Ancient Myth
and Modern Science
by Ev Cochrane
"An entirely different explanation for the presence of
Martian meteorites upon Earth emerges upon consideration of the ancient
literature. As I have documented elsewhere, the planet Mars was
worshiped by most ancient peoples. It follows that the red planet was
the subject of much attention by ancient skywatchers, who regarded it
as a malevolent force to be feared and propitiated. Indeed, Mars was
associated with spectacular disasters of one form or another, not the
least of which was a great flood of water descending from the sky.".....132
Involuntary Spontaneous Human Invisibility (SHI)
by Donna Higbee
One of the author's correspondents writes: "I've had
this happen in stores, in restaurants, and many places. I remember
joking to a friend of mine one time that I could walk into a bank, help
myself to a pile of bills, and no one would ever see me beca use I was
invisible.".....156
Backscatter: Letters to the Editor.....164
Contributors....174
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