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First off, I’d like to let you all know that The Arcanorum may be getting more active in the world of paranormal investigations soon.  While members of The Arcanorum generally work alone or with other groups rather than as a group themselves, it seems some of these outside groups are less than idea, and so, it may be that The Arcanorum might develop its own research wing.  Expect more info on this coming soon.

Second, it is about that time of year again, with ookie-spookie stories in every newspaper and web site.  The Arcanorum will try to stay away from the cheeziness of it all… but there are many traditions that count that time of year as one of extra paranormal activity, so we will be watching.

Third, we have a new banner if you’d like to link to us on your web site:

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Here’s the code you can copy:

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Researchers in Japan have discovered that the human body does indeed give off light within the visible spectrum.  The downside is that it is of such a low intensity, as to be invisible to the naked eye.  Using extremely sensitive cameras, the scientists noted that the light seems to be related to the daily sleep cycles we all experience.

While not really giving any proof that the auras some people claim to see are such light, it does show some interesting pieces of the puzzle.  Note that the intensity of the light is over a thousand times below the normal human threshold of vision.

I’d still like to see how this light fades at death if at all, as well as the effects of various meditations and other mental states.

The research is published in the online journal, “PLoS ONE” here. A good summary news article about the findings is here and the Slashdot comments can be found here.

I recently stumbled upon the controversial videos floating around the ‘net about the “Michigan Dog-Man”.

The video was released under Creative Commons License from http://www.michigan-dogman.com/

So, in the interest of adding fuel to the fire, I’ll post my opinions of it.

In short:  I say it’s a fake.  Here’s what I see: Read the rest of this entry »