Category Archives: Non-Fiction Paranormal

  Psychics have been popping up all over the place in the paranormal genre.  And it’s not just with humans.  These similar powers manifest in vampires, witches, ect. 

  While I could go on and on about fiction characters, I decided to take a more non-fiction approach to this topic in order to help influence your writing a bit.  I’ve done some reasearch on the psychic phenomenon and here’s what I’ve come up with;  There are many different types of “psychic” abilities.  I actually spoke to an entire family of people who fall in the category of having  psychic ability.  Though, they called themselves Spiritually Gifted. 

  One of these individuals has the ability to see the future in dreams.  We all know this as “Deja vu,”  but with this person it’s a common phenomenon.  They can’t force it to happen, but it occurs several times a week.  Another of the family has healing abilities.  They practice Reiki, a form of energy transfer from the practitioner to the patient.  Their hands focus on certain points of the body to help clear and streamline the afflicted’s chakra or energy flow.  Two family members had the ability to just “know” things.  Like when one got into an accident the other saw it in their head and rushed to the hospital.  There were several states separating them, yet somehow they knew.  Still, another has the ability to talk to the “other side.”  This includes the dead, angels and demons. They can see images of the beings in their head, feel what their feeling, and carry on entire conversations with them.  The modern term for this type of psychic is a “medium.”  Another ability is to be able to see one’s aura.  I understand that certain emotions have colors that one can emit.  This person could see how you were feeling from across the room by the color of your aura. 

  Some use tools in conjunction with their gifts.  Tarot cards can be used to look into your past and future.  Crystals can absorb negative energy.  And strobe lights help one to see those on the other side.  So, when writing about psychics in a fictional way you can take a page from those in real life and expand on them.  I’m sure there’s other abilities out there that I’ve missed.  So take one of these and let your imagination run wild; put a twist on them or give your character more than one ability. 

 Happy writing everyone!

  When writing on non-fiction one can’t write about angels without bringing op the Bible.  The Bible mentions several different kinds of jobs and abilities angels possess from being ministers (Heb. 1: 13-14), protectors ( Gen. 19:10-22)and guardians (Matt. 18:10) , to keeping scrolls (Rev. 10:1-2), being solders (Josh. 5:13-14)and messengers. The name angel in greek is translated to “messenger.” The wonderous thing about angels, for those of us who have faith, is that they are in fact among us. Right now.  Hebrews 13: 2 (NLT) says “Be not forgetful to entertain strangers; for thereby some have entertained angels unaware.” So writing about these beings doesn’t feel quite as fanciful as it might with other “paranormal” beings.

  Angels have been mentioned in tales and paintings, sculptures and other works since before the Bible was created.  But, what of fallen angels, since they seem to be so popular.  And why not?  To see that such a heavenly being is capable of making mistakes; of sinning, brings many of us comfort in a strange way.  We are all sinners, and children of God.  But they are our enemy at the same time.  Tempting us. Luring us. Whispering sweet things in our ear that we want to believe is true and right.  

  You can find these angels mentioned in Rev. 12 7-9, Where Archangel Michael fights against Satan and casts him out, along with his angels.  They are also described as being devils or demons, and their job is clear.  To tempt us away from what’s right and good.  That’s what makes fiction so fun.  We can read about others dealing with these awesome characters without dipping our feet into their world. Oh wait, these guys might be standing next to you in line at the  grocery store.  Guess we’re in their world whether we like it or not!

  Continuing with our curse theme of the week I have chosen curses of the Bible for the non-fiction page today.  I must tell you I started off thinking I’d just pick one out and focus on it… but there’s too many!  So I’ll just give some quick highlights and you can go to your Bible if you’d like more information.  If you don’t feel like leaving your computer I highly suggest http://www.blueletterbible.org. You can choose from a variety of different versions of the Bible, and it will jump straight to the verse you put in.

  The first one I’d like to point out is how curses can come back to bite you.  In Genesis 12:3 (NLV) the Lord tells Abraham:   “I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you.”  And who knows who’s a descendant of Abraham?  If you wish to curse your enemy and they’re of that bloodline- watch out!

  Many of you might know the name Goliath.  Just before (roughly) a twelve-year-old David killed him with a stone to the forehead, Goliath yelled many curses at the young man.  1 Sam. 17:43 “Am I a dog that you come at me with a stick?” And he cursed David by the names of his gods. (NLT) Yeah, didn’t turn out so good for him. 

  There are also curses for those of us who are stingy- “The people will curse him who withholds grain, but blessings will be on the head of one who sells it.” Prov. 11:26 (NKJ)  So share people!  The Bible doesn’t specify as to what exactly these curses will entail, but there are mention of all kinds- from death and disease, to boils and illness.  It’s all in there. 

The only place a “curse” is mentioned in the New Testament in the Gal. 3:13 (NLT), where it tells how curses have been (or can be) dealt with- “But Christ has rescued us from the curse pronounced by the law.  When he was hung on the cross, he took upon himself the curse for our path.”  So, the way out of a curse is through Christ.  And since I’m a christian I’d say that’s a pretty amazing deal!