The Paranormal Pastor

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914842448114558426Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:19:36 +0000The Paranormal PastorA look at all things unexplained and paranormal.http://theparanormalpastor.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Pastor Swope)Blogger95125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914842448114558426.post-5993918365439317298Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:36:00 +00002009-11-20T21:45:19.828-05:00Interview weekend!Back in the 70's I was called a turkey on many occasion. Yeah, I am dated. But perhaps this fowl reference harkens as to why I have been asked to do 2 blogtalk interviews this weekend before Thanksgiving!First up is Saturday night 10-11PM with Spooky Southcast. Topics will include 2012 and general strangeness.Next is Sunday night 10-12 with Beyond the Edge Radio. One of the hosts, Eric Altman http://theparanormalpastor.blogspot.com/2009/11/interview-weekend.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pastor Swope)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914842448114558426.post-9033762688053828570Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:57:00 +00002009-11-16T21:20:29.588-05:002012 and the Coming ApocalypseMontanus was a former priest of Cybele. A recent convert to Christianity, he began his minister as a prophet and mouthpiece for God during the late 2nd Century in the small village of Ardabau in Phrygia (Asia Minor-Modern Day Turkey).He claimed that God came to him and filled Him with His Spirit, causing ecstatic utterances and prophecies. He gathered to http://theparanormalpastor.blogspot.com/2009/11/2012-and-coming-apocalypse.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pastor Swope)14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914842448114558426.post-8578478563472055403Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:10:00 +00002009-11-05T21:20:07.665-05:00The Eye of the WatcherThroughout the history of mankind the eye has provoked the most primal of responses.It is not surprising, for having a disturbing feeling that you are being watched by unseen eyes is basic to most all living things. Through eons the unease at the presence of a fixated iris has been passed on from generation to generation until the actual sight of an eye upon you is naught but the confirmation ofhttp://theparanormalpastor.blogspot.com/2009/11/eye-of-watcher.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pastor Swope)12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914842448114558426.post-8467699018086702563Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:04:00 +00002009-10-31T13:13:22.063-04:00Presque Isle UFO video PresentationPart of my seminar series at this years Erie Horror Film Festival was a multimedia presentation of local true tales of terror. One of the stories highlighted was the Presque Isle UFO encounter in the 1960s.You can find the video on my Examiner page:The Presque Isle UFO of 1966http://theparanormalpastor.blogspot.com/2009/10/presque-isle-ufo-video-presentation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pastor Swope)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914842448114558426.post-6601107523016201286Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:00:00 +00002009-10-23T20:34:54.592-04:00The Lurkers in TwilightSteve was a normal rugged boy at the age of twelve, an ourdoorsman in the making. Like the other boys that lived in his country setting he divided the time he had left over from school and chores with hobbies and adventure.The thrill of adventure that stirred Steve's young heart was that of exploration. He certainly was born in the right place to fulfill his quest for adventure, for he was http://theparanormalpastor.blogspot.com/2009/10/lurkers-in-twilight.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pastor Swope)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914842448114558426.post-544273007219518018Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:07:00 +00002009-10-15T20:51:18.438-04:00The Phantom Child of Wintergreen GorgeOn my Examiner Page, a retelling of a story that strikes close to home.Just on the brink of happiness, Tim Randall dies a horrible death. Does he walk the cliffs of Wintergreen Gorge reliving the best times of his life?http://www.examiner.comhttp://theparanormalpastor.blogspot.com/2009/10/phantom-child-of-wintergreen-gorge.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pastor Swope)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914842448114558426.post-1214390655627215866Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:03:00 +00002009-09-28T21:17:54.847-04:00Video blog: The Love Lost Nun of Mercyhurst CollegeMercyhurst College here in Erie Pennsylvania has a resident ghost: an apparition of a Nun.I detailed the story here: http://theparanormalpastor.blogspot.com/2008/08/crazed-ghost-of-love-lost-nun_12.htmlPart of my seminar at this years Erie Horror Film Festival is a multimedia presentation that includes animated local legends, the Ghost Nun being one of them. The main body of the story is on my http://theparanormalpastor.blogspot.com/2009/09/video-blog-love-lost-nun-of-mercyhurst.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pastor Swope)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914842448114558426.post-8331365413203236216Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:55:00 +00002009-09-19T23:25:27.250-04:00Seminar at the Erie HorrorfestI have the humble privilege to participate in a seminar series for the Erie Horror Film Festival next month. They are wishing to expand the fulcrum of their view beyond the cinematic, and into the true tales of the unexplained. Therefore I am going to give a multimedia presentation of Erie Counties most astounding true tales of terror, The UFO landing on Presque Isle, The Love lost Nun of http://theparanormalpastor.blogspot.com/2009/09/seminar-at-erie-horrorfest.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pastor Swope)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914842448114558426.post-3097481340993208083Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:51:00 +00002009-09-13T14:11:10.116-04:00Pithy and Pompous Paranormal PundancyFrank, head of Erie County Paranormal asked me to appear on their blogtalk show this Saturday night. After having Riley Martin on the show last week there was a verbal slugfest between two callers that descended into Theological issues such as evolution, life on other planets and proving there is a God. They asked the callers back this week and asked me to sit in and strike up a debate. It was a http://theparanormalpastor.blogspot.com/2009/09/pithy-and-pompous-paranormal-pundancy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pastor Swope)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914842448114558426.post-513947646711159089Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:32:00 +00002009-09-29T18:40:19.441-04:00An Exorcist's Field GuideMy new book, "An Exorcist's Field Guide to Blessings, Consecrations and Eradication of Malevolent Entities" is now available on Amazon HERE.It is a guide for the Lay person to perform a simple customizable ceremony for a house or building consecration or a blessing. I also include how to proceed if there is a possible malevolent entity involved. It is designed to be used in the field as you http://theparanormalpastor.blogspot.com/2009/09/exorcists-field-guide.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pastor Swope)13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914842448114558426.post-7337626277328903970Thu, 20 Aug 2009 01:17:00 +00002009-08-20T19:44:30.026-04:00The Wolf Woman of Mobile AlabamaFor weeks in early April 1971, residents of the Mobile Alabama suburbs of Port City and Plateau had encounters with a strange and bizarre creature.The Wolf Woman of Davis Avenue.Since the dawn of civilization legends of half human half animal creatures have tantalized the curious and helped build mythologies. The Werewolf is one of the more popular of these anthropomorphic creatures and familiarhttp://theparanormalpastor.blogspot.com/2009/08/wolf-woman-of-mobile-alabama.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pastor Swope)11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914842448114558426.post-6848723316985573638Sat, 15 Aug 2009 19:26:00 +00002009-08-15T15:41:39.157-04:00Interview with Pastor Swope By The BAZ FilesSorry about the lack of posts, in this bad economy I have taken a second job to meet the needs of my family. So time is a rare jewel that I wish I had more of. However, I sense there comes a lull in the storm soon. In fact my secondary job is in direct relation to Hospice care, which I have been researching for my new book, Echo's Beyond the Veil: Unexplained Events at the End of Life.We shall http://theparanormalpastor.blogspot.com/2009/08/interview-with.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pastor Swope)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914842448114558426.post-4062831901738376335Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:45:00 +00002009-07-31T17:41:51.878-04:00The Spectres of the Churinga Stone: A Nightmare on Maple Street Can objects hold supernatural power or be the focus of paranormal activity? I know of many Missionaries who are sure that they do, from fetishes to totems of aboriginal people. There are objects of power that seem to bleed paranormal phenomena. You don't have to tell that to Pastor Barry Porter of Australia, he knows first hand. They thought it was a simple artifact of the localhttp://theparanormalpastor.blogspot.com/2009/07/spectres-of-churinga-stone-nightmare-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pastor Swope)13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914842448114558426.post-5741934285676120372Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:43:00 +00002009-07-27T22:05:05.085-04:00The Restless Dead of Graveyard Pond     <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:http://theparanormalpastor.blogspot.com/2009/06/mystery-of-flight-447.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pastor Swope)18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914842448114558426.post-4236305244891486793Thu, 28 May 2009 23:00:00 +00002009-05-29T12:40:14.955-04:00The White Dove of DeathHarbingers of Death, some animals have a tendency to show up just prior to the passing of some terminally ill patients. Many times it is a domesticated animal such as a dog or cat. In some supremely paranormal incidents it can be a family pet long since deceased. It is as if the old familiar friend had come back through the veil to escort its old master into the other realm. Emma recounted http://theparanormalpastor.blogspot.com/2009/05/white-dove-of-death.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Pastor Swope)3