The top 10 cryptozoology stories of 2008
Loren Coleman: From an alleged Bigfoot in ice to a mysterious body on a beach, from a new manta ray to a giant elephant shrew, it was quite a year. It might not have been the year we wanted but it sure was the one we got.

The 'Lake Michigan Triangle' mystery
The Lake Michigan triangle is said to have similar characteristics of the Bermuda Triangle and is said to be a place of ghost ships, strange disappearances and even UFO sightings. "There's been some strange disappearances out there, there's been many ships that have been lost that haven't been found."

Looking at what's ahead in '09
This time of year, we're up to our earlobes in lists. The "Year in Review" list goes on ad infinitum. Not to be outdone, 2009 beckons. Challenges, of course, but also predictions - and not all of them dire, thankfully. Some "doomsday" predictions you've already heard - deepening recession, continuing mortgage crisis. But seers and mystics are gazing into their crystal balls and prophesying other events that aren't quite so cataclysmic.

In search of the tunnel to the Templars' treasure
Dan Green: My first fascination with tunnel systems was inspired by the author Alec Mclellan, who in 1981 wrote the book, ‘The lost world of Agharti’. Alec claimed that whilst on a walking tour along the Wharfedale Valley in Yorkshire, England during the 70’s, he spotted a peculiar light reflecting from high up the valley and upon investigation found a tunnel which he followed along until he encountered a weird green light and an increasing rumbling noise. He left in a hurry, never to return, announcing in his book that here, he thought, amidst many ancient legends in the area, was a hidden entrance to the lost subterranean world of Agharti, the mystical Tibetan Shamballah.

Business booming for psychics
The slumping economy has cost many people their jobs. But there appears to be at least one profession that's actually cashing in on the nation's economic woes. Skepticism often plagues the business of fortune telling, but in these tough economic times, many are putting apprehension aside in the hopes of seeing what's in the cards for their economic futures.

Ramol cops run scared of ghost
Burglars? No. Murderers? No. Terrorists? Uh-uh. The cops posted at the Ramol police station claim they have routed something that is untrammelled by laws and far more fearsome: A ghost! Unbelievable, though, it may sound, the Ramol police claim they were ‘terrorised’ by a ghost for more than a month last year.

Miracles: a mystery or a myth
Do you believe in miracles? It is a well known fact that people who have some kind of belief system live longer and have happier lives. That said, the belief system need not be a traditionally religious one, but one that moves the individual outside themselves and into a larger universe of infinite possibility.

Photo captures image of an 'angel' in hospital hallway
When Chelsea Banton was born five weeks prematurely, doctors predicted she had 36 hours to live. Proving them wrong was the first miracle for Chelsea, now an Independence High School freshman. “She spent the first four months in a neonatal intensive care unit,” recalls her mother, Colleen Banton of Mint Hill.

On the trail of gnomes
There are many varieties of gnomes, from a garden gnome to a forest gnome to a dune gnome to a house gnome to a farm gnome to a Siberian gnome. It is interesting that Siberian gnomes are known to associate with trolls. Are trolls perhaps the Grays or maybe they are the blue aliens that Whitley Strieber describes in his book 'Communion'?

Kreskin prognosticates for us on everything from bailouts to Hollywood
The Amazing Kreskin has been predicting the future for five decades. Last year, he said he predicted the New York Giants would win the Super Bowl by three points. They did, 17-14, over the New England Patriots. Then there was the matter of the presidential election. He said he called that, too, picking Barack Obama in December 2007, the month before the Iowa Caucus and 10 months before the Nov. 4 election.

Why I want to believe in angels - and thousands do
Justine Picardie: I've never seen a real angel - a living, breathing being, with feathered wings - but I like the idea of them; the stories of their capacity for flight, these messengers between heaven and earth. The New Age angels seem less mysterious, and therefore less interesting - reduced, in reports of sightings, to the mundane, finding parking spaces and loitering around shopping malls - and so an altogether different species to the dark angels of death and Old Testament destruction.

Spirituality spot found in brain
What makes us feel spiritual? It could be the quieting of a small area in our brains, a new study suggests. The area in question — the right parietal lobe — is responsible for defining "Me," said researcher Brick Johnstone of Missouri University. It generates self-criticism, he said, and guides us through physical and social terrains by constantly updating our self-knowledge: my hand, my cocktail, my witty conversation skills, my new love interest.

Courtesy of Stephen Wagner

Lord Michael

ARCHANGEL  MICHAEL co-holds the 1st Ray, Divine Will of God, with El Morya, on behalf of the angelic kingdom. Michael is the overseeing Force of Power through Non-attachment and wields the Sword of Light as its spiritual instrument. Michael is concerned with bringing human souls self power (power within, not over) through letting go of self denial, emotional attachments, and fears such as need and dependency. Michael represents one of the triune of consciousness - that of Power - which make up the fundamental human life force

Lord Archangel Michael: Magnificent Being of Light and major Archangel. Duty is to inform the many Archangels how best to carry out Mother/Father God's divine Plan. 

Courtesy of Light Ascension  

Nicks Note: Lord Michael is also the greatest general of all time and can be called on for a variety of needs including cutting the cords to people who have injured or continue to injure us. Anytime you feel threatened or uneasy, don't be shy to call on his protection or ask him to ring you with his warriors. I do it each evening. He has been a source of intense personal fascination for several years. In fact, Lord Michael has been an actual character in a number of my stories, as well as poems. I cannot detail my involvement with Him but I can tell you that He truly is only a whisper away.

If you're interested, one is entitled "Night Over Dark"  which describes a battle that I somehow witnessed - while writing it - between the forces of Dark and Light. The second poem is called, "Astral Horror" and was really my first conscious attempt to describe an event that seemed to come from somewhere in my dormat memories until the right stimulus arrived to bring it to my conscious mind.

"A classic is something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to read." Mark Twain

Samuel Morse was not only an inventor but a painter of considerable talent. At one time he was quite proud of a canvas depicted Christ riding an ass into Jerusalem and asked a friend to tell him frankly what he thought of it. The friend inspected it carefully and said, "Your donkey is the savior of your picture."

"Isn't it amazing?" the painter gushed, waving an expansive arm over his latest painting. "I only paint what I see," he continued to explain. "When in that condition, you shouldn't paint," replied the critic.

A middle-aged man, visiting an art museum with his wife, stood for minutes rapturusly loking at a apinting of a woman drseed only in a few leaves. His wife fianlly snapped, "What are you waiting for, autumn?"

Note from an art critics column: "They could not find the artist so they hung his picture."

"My father taught me to work. He did not teach me to love it." Abraham Lincoln

Plutarch reported that King Phillip of Macedonia wrote a threatening letter to rulers of Sparta which said, "If once I enter your territories, I will destroy you all, leaving you  never to rise again." The Spartans replied in a letter containing only one word: "IF."

An official in the State Department replaced a  KEEP SMILING sign in his office with one reading KEEP SMILING ANYHOW.

"A diplomat is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip." Cookie Stinnet, "Out of The Red"

"If a man's character is to be abused, there's nobody like family to do the business." William Makepeace Thackeray

"Every baby resembles the relative with the most money." James S. Hastings

"An egotist is a man who talks so much about himself that he gives me no time to talk about myself." H.L. Wayland

"It's a good idea to keep your words soft and sweet because you never know when you may have to eat them." Dave Garroway

Blessings and Light,  Nick 

Immortal Visions

The Sacred Gift

Angelic Sorcery (narration of my short story. 1 hr. long)