Ed’s Letter

A Letter from the Editor August 2020 Ed’s Letter

Paranormal Paranoia

The Paranormal world covers such a broad range of topics, from ghost tours to exorcisms and house hauntings, to understanding séances and so many other ways to connect with the spirit world, it’s truly incredible.

In putting this issue together, we have covered as much as possible in order to inspire people to delve into the world of the paranormal, albeit some will say it’s all a crock, there’s no such thing as demons or spirits that attach themselves to humans, such paranoia!

Many sceptics will tell you it’s all smoke and mirrors and yet, across the world, there are equally as many people with experiences that can’t be explained. James Randi, world famous sceptic, via his career as a magician and escape artist, has spent much of his 92 years debunking the paranormal. In 1996, he offered $1 million prize to anyone able to prove beyond doubt the existence of ghosts, paranormal activity, psychic or extrasensory powers and spiritual phenomena. However, according to the James Randi Educational Foundation website, that offer is withdrawn.

Personally, I have seen and experienced too much spirit activity to deny its existence. So, proving it is not anything I am worried about. Let’s say that discernment and personal experience counts for a lot and there will always be

Anthony Kilner

believers and sceptics. That’s what makes life fun!

If I could wish for one thing, it would be a way to capture what I see through my eyes on video; I just never seem to have a camera in hand at the right time! One example of this was with Gary Sullivan. We were walking around a haunted location, when we both happened to look up towards the roof of a building that had some pretty awful energy about it. We were just in time to see a pigeon slam into an invisible wall! With a ‘squawk and poof’ of feathers and in broad daylight, it fell out of the sky landing, stunned but alive, on the roof. It shook its head and flew off after a couple of minutes. To this day, we don’t fully understand what happened. It would have been amazing to catch on film!

I have also had the pleasure to investigate many haunted locations and experienced some serious incidents over the years, many with Gary. They have left me intrigued and fascinated about the paranormal world. Sadly, we have also investigated many supposed hauntings, only to find out that the use of drugs had

contributed to the experience. Those people needed help with mental health issues; paranoia over paranormal had set in.

Speaking of Gary and his new tag as The Paranormal Godfather, he features in this issue with a candid interview about his life and experiences. I also look at ghost tours, the types of companies involved, what they offer and ways to get the most out of a ghost tour!

Freya Sampson has put together a list of spirits and ghouls in a unique feature on Entitology. It’s a great initial introduction to the sorts of spirits one might encounter on a ghost investigation or even an exorcism.

Continuing on the supernatural theme, resident columnists ShirleySienna and Jason D Varga, take a very different path of what happens during séances and when using a Ouija board. It’s a wellbalanced feature.

Do you have a spookily weird story or creepy idea for a future issue? I’d be interested in hearing it. Please email me at

editor@supernalmagazineaustralia.com.au

This Issue

In this issue, we welcome Louise Clarke on board as our newest columnist. Louise will be writing about Scared Sites, their physical attributes and sharing her experiences travelling the globe.

Louise was a co-founder in the African Ubuntu movement featured in the October 2019 Issue. Read the Story HERE:

Louise’s column will tie in with a second new column Sacred Sites: Alchemy written by Freya Sampson. This column will look at the mystical side of sacred sites.

Intern Brooklyn May got involved between all the madness that is Uni and COVID-19, to pen a piece on her 21st Century take on the Paranormal. Brooklyn looks at some of the original ghost investigators and how their experiences shaped the paranormal world.

Jane Offer, in her Reflections Column, looks at Science versus the Paranormal. Her experiences in many countries around the world have seen people on all sides of this discussion butt heads passionately.

One story of hope and love has been written by Celeste de Vis our LGBTQI+ with a gorgeous interview with the lovely September Rose, a young Transgender girl of colour.

All in all, this is a creepy issue for us here in Supernal and we’d love to hear your thoughts.

Have a Supernally Supernatural month!

Anthony Kilner

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