I Think I'm Haunted!
For a long time I've felt a presence around me wherever I'm alone or at night. At first it was just the feeling of being watched, which I attributed to being in my head. However lately it has gotten a lot more intense and frightening. Two weeks ago while sleeping something grabbed my ankle and pulled me down the bed, straight out of the conjuring. It scared the shit out of me and I slept in the fetal position for a week. Two nights ago I woke up around 2:30 in the morning because I heard something in my room. My room is pretty messy and there are a lot of papers on the floor and I heard what sounded like something stepping on some of the papers. I opened my eyes and saw a dark figure at the foot of my bed staring at me, I pulled the covers over my head and hid basically the rest of the night... Today while alone in my room I've seen something several times in my peripherals and while using the bathroom the door opened all by itself. Please help, I'm scared to be in my room and to try and fall asleep - Reddit.com
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Were Bizarre Dreams Fact?
Bossier City, LA - 1/26/1976: My mother told us she had a bizarre dream about a flying saucer landing in the schoolyard. two humanoid beings came from the ship and approached the house carrying a metallic rounded case. my mother, in a panic. tried to awaken my father who was asleep on the couch but he would not wake up. the beings came to the door and asked her to come with them in exchange for money. they said she would only be gone a few minutes but it would seem to her to be years. she drew a picture of insignia they had on their belts. she once sculpted a little alien from silly putty because she said the color of silly putty was reminiscent of their skin and jumpsuits. I found a burned circle of grass in the schoolyard across the street where she said the craft landed. grass wouldn't grow for a couple of years. my mother is still alive in a nursing home - MUFON CMS
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Black Blinking Blob
Black Blinking Blob Returns To Las Vegas Skies 5/10/14 - On Video
Go to Rick Phillips' site for the video - It seems like the Ballground Ga. black blicking blob has returned - what is this? Someone attaching lights to some type of balloon? Or something anomalous? This one seems less `solid' in a way - your opinion?
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Massive 'ocean' discovered towards Earth's core
A massive reservoir of water three times the volume of all the world's oceans lies 700km underground.
Jules Verne's depiction of a huge sea in the center of the Earth may have been closer to reality than previously believed according to new research that has identified a massive volume of water contained between the rocks in the planet's mantle.
So great in fact is this subterranean reservoir that the water stored there is thought to make up a combined volume equal to three times that of all the oceans on the Earth's surface put together.
Hidden 700km beneath our feet in a type of rock called ringwoodite, the discovery suggests that the water in our oceans might have originally oozed out of the planet's interior in the distant past rather than having been deposited on the surface by comets.
Given how much water is still down there it is actually quite fortunate that it is still locked up deep underground. The risk of sea levels rising due to global warming is inconsequential compared to what would happen if all the water trapped inside the Earth were to ever make its way to the surface. Read more at New Scientist
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That time of year again...jumping the babies!
CASTRILLO DE MURCIA, Spain (RNS) It’s been three years since Juan Jose Duenas jumped over dozens of babies to the cheers of thousands of spectators, but he remembers it as one of the high points of his life and considers it the fulfillment of a family legacy.
Following in the footsteps of his father and his grandfather, Jose Duenas volunteered for the lead role in El Colacho, an unusual religious festival held annually in this small Spanish village on the Feast of Corpus Christi.
“(It) reinforces your bond with the people,” he said.
Even in a country famed for ostentatious spectacles like the running of the bulls in Pamplona and the tomato-throwing fest in Bunol, the baby-jumping element stands out and attracts a growing number of enthusiasts each year.
Yet few of the thousands expected to flock here Thursday (June 19) for this year’s festivities know that El Colacho is not just a quaint tradition representing the triumph of good over evil and welcoming newborns into the world — it’s also the village’s best bet in its battle for survival.
“These towns and villages around here have lots of history and religious festivals but few inhabitants,” said Angel Manso, an organizer of the event.
In the early 20th century Castrillo de Murcia had almost 1,000 inhabitants, five religious orders and five bars. Today it has one religious order, one bar and fewer than 200 people living in its picturesque stone houses. There are virtually no youths left and locals are continuing to move to the cities.
It’s a predicament shared by many small towns and villages in rural Spain, which has experienced radical rural flight.
“Modernism is breaking down the way of life that leads to traditions like El Colacho,” lamented Manso.
Though it might seem like a perfect publicity stunt, the festival was not invented for the benefit of outsiders. It dates back to 1620, the year it was first documented, and is believed to have pagan origins.
“When I was a kid the entire village would bend on its knees during the ceremony and it would take place in complete silence,“ reminisced 74-year-old Amadeo Santamana.
Other villagers agree much of the religious fervor that once surrounded the ritual is gone, but its key components are intact.
The highlight remains when the eponymous Colacho — a man wearing a yellow mask, yellow jacket, tight black pants and carrying a whip in one hand and oversized castanets in the other — runs around the village jumping over an obstacle course of babies aged 1 or younger.
The sight of a grown man dressed as a fiend leaping over the helpless babies might strike panic in the heart of some parents. But locals say the only injuries sustained in its history have been to Colachos who pulled hamstrings. Visitors like the ritual so much, the villagers said, that nowadays all the 70 or so baby participants each year are theirs.
“Some are only a few days old and parents bring them right from hospital so they can be welcomed in this tradition,” said Manzo.
Galloping over the toddlers demands a degree of physical ability. Jose Duenas practiced a few times by jumping over mattresses strewn with children of friends, but on the big day he found the high-flying act easier than expected.
“It was simple,” said the one-time Colacho, who is a financial adviser by day. “The anxiety you feel has more to do with respecting the rituals and the liturgy rhythm than with the jumping itself.”
He said he would gladly reprise the role but that tradition requires a different volunteer each year, which prevents squabbles over who gets the honor.
Those who can’t be in Castrillo de Murcia on Corpus Christi to catch a glimpse of El Colacho need not worry: A small cottage industry has sprung up around the festival. A local museum sells outfits and videos of the event year-round.
If nothing else, the festival has brought the village a little attention in a world indifferent to their suffering. For the old-timers who meet every day at the last remaining bar where they eat tapas, drink cerveza and chatter, it has proven a significant source of solace.
“When people hear Castrillo de Murcia, what do they think?” asked Santamana, the septuagenarian veteran of dozens of festivals. “They think of El Colacho, of course!” - THP
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