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For one group of expectant mothers, their due date holds an extra dimension of dread. The prospect of giving birth on June 6, 6/6/06, has prompted talk of spawning devil children on Armageddon day. A British self-help group that usually exchanges routine tips on parenting has turned its attention to the dangers of a date marked by the satanic symbol. For Hollywood and the worldwide entertainment industry it is by contrast a once-in-a- century opportunity to turn evil into gold. Leading the charge is 20th Century Fox, whose remake of The Omen, the classic 1970s horror film, will appear on June 6. The approach of thesixth day of the sixth month of a new century’s sixth year has prompted animated discussion among women participating in the website of Mother & Baby, a British parenting magazine.

One pregnant woman, Francesca Renouf, said she had been so worried that she had booked a doctor’s appointment to ensure that she would avoid giving birth on the sixth. Others appeared to take the dangers less seriously. One woman, Emma Parker, wrote that she intends to call her baby Damien, after the satanic boy in The Omen. Another, Donna Magnante, said she would name her baby after Regan in The Exorcist. In America the marketing of the apocalypse is well under way. Slayer, one of America’s most popular heavy metal rock groups, will start itsUnholy Alliance tour, subtitled Preaching to the Perverted. Crown Forum, a US publishing giant, has seized on 666 as the perfect date for the launch of Godless, a new anti-liberal political polemic by Ann Coulter, a prominent right-wing columnist. And inevitably the internet is awash with frenzied doomsday debate and 666 speculation, all reflecting America’s continuing obsession with angels, devils and the possible nature of heaven and hell.

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Anthony Bragalia continues his research in to the 1964 Socorro UFO incident that he believes is a hoax and that is now thought to have been the work of a group of student pranksters who were activeduring the 1960"s."New investigation reveals that the likely culprits behind the Socorro UFO hoax in 1964 were part of a highly secret group of student pranksters at NM Tech.

It is now learned that so extreme were some of these Techie "pranks" during the 1960s that theyeven caused physical endangerment."

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Ghost and all that is evil is brought forth to haunt the world. From New Orleans to Haiti this day is feared! New Orleans Voodooist hold this day very holy in some secret society's. This is the day that the most evil of Ghede are released when some fool stumbles upon the Gate of Guinee. In some cultures, Friday is considered unlucky, especially regarding Friday the 13th. This is particularly so in maritime circles; perhaps the most enduring sailing superstition is that it is unlucky to begin a voyage on a Friday. In one story a Royal Navy ship (HMS Friday) was laid down on a Friday, launched on a Friday, captained by a Captain Friday, and was never heard of again. As told by comedian Dave Allen on the BBC in the 1970s, however, this superstition is not universal, notably in Scottish Gaelic culture: "Though Friday has always been held an unlucky day in many Christian countries, still in the Hebrides it is supposed that it is a lucky day for sowing the seed. Good Friday in particular is a favorite day for potato planting—even strict Roman Catholics make a point of planting a bucketful on that day. Probably the idea is that as the Resurrection followed the Crucifixion, and Burial so too in the case of the seed, and after death will come life." (Reference: Dwelly’s [Scottish] Gaelic Dictionary (1911): Di-haoine) The use of the Gregorian calendar and its leap year system, results in a small statistical anomaly, that the 13th of any month is slightly more likely to fall on a Friday than any of the other seven days. Chronomancy is divination of the best time to do something, determination of lucky and unlucky days, especially popular in ancient China.Chronomancy stems from the word chronos (meaning time), and it is generally a fictional and sensational school of magic. Although the school is based on quantum physics and certain scientific theories, there is no concrete evidence of the perfected use of time manipulation. The most historically known human that has been believed to possess the powers of chronomancy is Saint Germaine, a philosopher, alchemist, and spiritualist. He has been believed to transcend time by reincarnation and eternal youth. Many Paranormal Investigators will often tell you "More Ghost Photos" will happen on a Friday 13th then any others. Certain Cities ghosts become more.

Anthony North: No number seems to be more mystical than the number seven. Throughout the world there seems to be a 'knowing' about its wider significance. But why is this? Could the ancients have intuited something we have missed? The number is forever associated with the spiritual. By this, we mean some form of god-force, best explained as something 'other' than us. Yet I'm uncomfortable with this definition. If it is 'other', then we are separate to it.: I'd prefer the word, 'above'. This suggests a possible god-force is 'higher' than us but not necessarily separate. It suggests that, at some level, we are 'one' with it. Apart from the obvious ideas of God or gods, there are various hypothesesregarding this 'higher' force.

Typical is Jung's 'collective unconscious'; and Lovelock began a tradition with his 'Gaia Hypothesis'. We are part of these concepts. : Our personal mind adds to the collective, of species, or planetary, consciousness. And I think such ideas could also add to our understanding of the paranormal. Ideas in quantum theory add to it also. This concerns the role of consciousness within the universe. In the idea that observation is required for the universe to 'be', then our ability to perceive makes us as one with the reality we experience. We can see, here, science and religion coming together.: Yet how far can we take this concept? Are the ideas in science and religion just two sides of the same coin, approaching a similar truth from two different directions? Mathematics gives us the 'law oflarge numbers'. Stated simply, this tells us that there is greater order the greater the number of things involved. Basically, the more numbers there are, the more the possibility of an ordered pattern, or event, developing. We can bring that mystical 'seven' into this law.: It seems to be correct to life and the universe. Indeed, it seems that there are seven fundamental 'groupings' of things in the universe. What do we mean by this? Well, there is the lifeform, the species, the planet, the solar system, the galaxy, the island universe, and the universe itself.

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