People are screaming about the movie “Paranormal Activity.” Everyone asks” Do you believe in the paranormal?” Before I can answer that I must define what it is and why it may be useful. To most people, the paranormal is either superstition, the devil, or stuff that the scientific method will one day understand.

Regardless of which camp one falls into, it is important for those of us who live in Western European Democracies or Judeo-Christian countries to understand that for most of the world spirits, dark forces, and negative inertia are common explanations for ill-explained activity. Rather than ignore or deny these experiences, even the educated have a flexible belief system.  Read more... (401 words, 14 images, estimated 1:36 mins reading time)