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Michael Clark, Ph.D.

Canada

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returns 12/01/2009

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I’m not interested in fostering a selfish or manipulative approach to the so-called paranormal. But I'm happy to discuss the pros and cons of paranormal phenomena, especially the psychological aspects of the paranormal--i.e. parapsychology. Questions about minors should be directed to a licensed professional.

Experience in the area

I run an educational website earthpages.org that touches on paranormal phenomena, among other related topics.

Publications

Print Media:
My table from "Religions and Cults" at earthpages.org is reproduced with permission in L. Lindsey, S. Beach and B. Ravelli, Core Concepts in Sociology, 2nd ed., p. 157

World Wide Web:
My online article "Letter to God" coauthored with Buddhist monk, E. Raymond Rock, appears on several different spirituality-based websites, including http://tinyurl.com/db7a5o

I've interviewed, as a Christian, a self-proclaimed mystic: http://tinyurl.com/cawykr

My articles appeared at the former New View magazine nuvunow.ca and are published at earthpages.org.

Education/Credentials

Ph.D. in Religious Studies
M.A. in Comparative Religion
B.A. Hon. in Psychology/Sociology
See my CV and letters of recommendation and my blog at michaelwclark.com.

What do you like about this subject?

I usually enjoy the questions in this category. Often I'm surprised at just how unusual things can get for everyday people.

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?

I hope to integrate all the various stories I hear into a coherent worldview that anyone can understand and benefit from.

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Recent Answers from Michael Clark, Ph.D.

2009-10-31 What do they want?:

Julie... just ignore them. Chances are it's not what you think it is. And if it is, the best thing to do would be to simply pray but not try to communicate with it or act in any way differently. It's

2009-10-29 Lights:

Some do flicker, not because of any paranormal thing but just because they're old or something. I've seen it too. So I really can't say. Now whether or not you are some conduit for energies that the

2009-08-25 electrical appliences weriding out:

Hi... thanks for your question. There could be power fluctuations in your area. By this I mean small outages that are not long enough to effect your clock but they'd affect some of your appliances.

2009-08-20 Money appearing:

Hi, well, regardless of how it happened, I think you really have to ask what the image of money - this type in particular - means to you. You can perhaps get other people and books to tell you. But personally

2009-08-07 scratches at night and illness:

Hi, I believe that negative events such as you describe can carry, like ripples, through space and time. Whether or not living in that house makes things worse, I can't say. It could be that a negative

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