Paranormal Listings - B

Ball of lightening

2008-08-23T16:54:00.000-07:00

Ball lightning is an atmospheric phenomenon, the physical nature of which is still controversial. The term refers to reports of luminous, usually spherical objects which vary from pea-sized to several meters in diameter. It is sometimes associated with thunderstorms, but unlike lightning flashes, which last only a fraction of a second, ball lightning reportedly lasts many seconds. Laboratory experiments have produced effects that are visually similar to reports of ball lightning, but it is presently unknown whether these are actually related to any naturally occurring phenomenon.

Banshee

2008-08-23T16:51:00.000-07:00

The Banshee is most commonly visualised as a female spirit who wails in the night to foretell disaster, either to an individual family or more generally. The tradition is the strongest in Ireland but many places with Celtic survivals have a variant of the Banshee. From most descriptions, the Banshee appears dressed in green, perhaps wearing a grey cloak over her wizened body, with long streaming hair and eyes red from weeping. She is depicted both as a young woman and as a hag. Although often described as above, her most common characteristic is mournful wailing during which she heard but not seen.

Bardo

2008-08-23T16:47:00.000-07:00

The Tibetan word Bardo means literally "intermediate state" - also translated as "transitional state" or "in-between state" or "liminal state". In Sanskrit the concept has the name antarabhāva.

Barnum Effect

2008-08-23T16:43:00.000-07:00

Barnum Effect is a term that is used in psychology. It is the tendency for people to accept very general or vague characterizations of themselves and take them to be accurate. A good example of this can be seen when people believe what is said about them in psychometric tests, personality profiles, astrological predictions, and so on. This phenomenon is named after P. T. Barnum, who believed that a good circus had "a little something for everybody." Even though the descriptions or descriptive terms used in the inventories, typologies, and tests can apply equally well to other people, some individuals are gullible enough to believe they are unique to themselves.

Beast of Bodmin Moor

2008-08-23T16:41:00.000-07:00

Beast of Bodmin Moor is a black panther like creature that is believed to inhabit Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. Indeed there have been around 60 other big cat sightings recorded in the area since 1983 and experts believe there is a population of big cats in and around mid-Cornwall. There have even been some sightings as far apart as Kent and Scotland.
Photographs like the one below and even films had been taken of these beasts. However there has been little physical evidence to support the sightings. That was until recently when a 14-year-old boy discovered a skull with large fangs, in the River Fowey on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall.

Beast of Gevaudan

2008-08-23T16:38:00.000-07:00

This creature was reported being as big as a large calf or young cow, it was covered with a fur that was reddish, the head was big and wolf-like, and more brown than the rest of the body, the jaws are always gaping, the ears are short and straight, the chest white and very broad, the tail very long and thick, the tip white, the back paws very big and long, according to some having hooves like a horse, those of the front were shorter and covered with a long fur, having six claws to each paw.Once when the creature was sighted crossing a river, it raised itself on its hind legs and waded over like a human being. Furthermore it was very agile and extremely strong. It was sometimes sighted in locations very far apart on the same day. When hunting it crawled almost with its belly to the ground. One shepherd claimed it could stand up on its rear legs and was strong enough to lift a fullgrown sheep with its arms. Dogs fled in terror from it as most other animals.

Bermuda Triangle

2008-08-23T16:35:00.000-07:00

The "Bermuda Triangle" or "Devil's Triangle" is an imaginary area located off the southeastern Atlantic coast of the United States of America, which is noted for a supposedly high incidence of unexplained disappearances of ships and aircraft. The apexes of the triangle are generally believed to be Bermuda; Miami, Florida; and San Juan, Puerto Rico. The US Board of Geographic Names does not recognize the Bermuda Triangle as an official name. The US Navy does not believe the Bermuda Triangle exists.

Bible Code

2008-08-23T16:27:00.000-07:00

For 3,000 years a secret code in The Bible has remained hidden. Now it has been unlocked by computer - and it may reveal our future. The code was broken by a distinguished mathematician, and later corroborated by world-famous academics. It foretells events that happened thousands of years after it was incorporated in The Old Testament - from World War 2 to the Gulf War. Now an extraordinary new book presents what best-selling author Michael Drosnin believes is irrefutable proof of the existence of God in "The Bible Code". It was one murderous deed that finally convinced him it was for real...

Big Foot

2008-08-23T16:25:00.000-07:00

The legendary animal Bigfoot or Sasquatch is alleged to be an ape-like creature inhabiting remote forests, mainly in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States and Canada. Bigfoot is usually described as a large, hairy, bipedal ape. Believers in its existence contend that such an animal, or close relatives of it, may be found around the world under different regional names, such as the Yeti of Tibet and Nepal, the Yeren of mainland China, the Orang Pendek of Indonesia, and the Yowie of Australia.

Biker Ghosts

2008-08-23T16:19:00.000-07:00

Biker Ghosts are ghosts which allegedly appear to be solid, real people and are said to hitch lifts with unsuspecting motorbike riders. It is somewhat unclear whether or not this truly is a genuinely reported phenomenon or simply an urban myth.

Billet reading

2008-08-23T16:17:00.000-07:00

Billet Reading : is a procedure that involves placing a secretly written question on a piece of paper. This paper is then folded and sealed up inside an envelope and then given to a psychic, who then attempts to answer the question contained within.

Bilocation

2008-08-23T16:02:00.000-07:00

Bilocation, the appearanceof a person in two distant places at once. It is said to be physical rather than spiritual phenomenom. Bilocation in most cases is said to be involuntary and not have been directed by the individual concerned in terms of time or place. The double may appear in solid or ghostly form and usually acts strangely or mechanically and does not respond when spoken too. It can also be an object existing in two places at the same time.

Birth Signs

2008-08-23T15:51:00.000-07:00

The birth sign is the place where the sun makes its transit through the Zodiac during the year. The Zodiac is composed of the twelve divisions that the sun passes through during the year and each is has its own name and period of duration. Astrology by birth sign or sun sign means that your particular horoscope characteristics are based mainly upon the location of the sun's astrological position in the zodiac at the time of your birth. . That is why it is sometimes called the sun sign as well as the birth sign. Astrology based upon the sun sign or birth sign is a generalized rendering of your personal astrological characteristics. While the sun sign characteristic is a powerful defining tool, it does not take into consideration the astrological influence of the other planets, nor of the ascendant's location. See sun sign or birth sign astrology profiles below.

Black Dogs

2008-08-23T15:44:00.000-07:00

A black dog is a spectral being found primarily in the folklores of the British Isles. The black dog is essentially a nocturnal spectre, and its appearance was regarded as a portent of death. It is generally supposed to be larger than a physical dog, and often has large, glowing eyes.
It is often associated with electrical storms (such as Black Shuck's appearance at Bunga Suffolk), and also with crossroads, places of execution and ancient pathways. Its Welsh form is confined to the sea-coast parishes, and on the Norfolk coast the creature is supposed to be amphibious, coming out of the sea by night and travelling about the lonely lanes.

Bleedin Bread of Bolsena

2008-08-23T15:39:00.000-07:00

Bleeding Bread of Bolsena is a medieval mystery which science has recently revisited. According to legend, during a 13th century mass at Bolsena in Italy, some bright red blood is said to have manifested on the sacramental wafer. This event later went on to inspire Pope Urban IV to inaugurate the Annual Feast of Corpus Christi. However this 'miracle' has recently been recreated in a petri dish in 1994. Dr. Johanna Cullen from George Mason University in Virginia, found that by incubating the Serratia marcescens bacteria, a similar effect produced by the Bolsena bread could be achieved. The bacteria thrive on starch and within three days of her experiment several blood red spots appeared on a wafer. It could be that a simple case of contamination may be one explanation for this miracle.