We were in the middle of a conversation about death when the phone line went dead. No, that’s not spooky at all, is it?

“Trippy,” laughed James Van Praagh when he called back. It was an appropriate pun, for he had been telling me about a scary plane trip and how that relates to his own death at some point in the future.

Van Praagh is one of America’s best known psychic mediums. In the 1990’s he hosted his own television show, “Beyond With James Van Praagh” but most recently was the creative force behind the CBS hit show “Ghost Whisperer”. He has several more television show ideas in various stages of development, plus several books, CDs and events that bear his name. Van Praagh will take the stage Sunday, Feb. 27 in Phoenix for “An Evening With Spirit”, where he will do what he has become famous for: communicating with the spirits of our dead loved ones.

But it was his death that interested me most.

“That thing about knowing when you’re going to die is freaky,” I said.

“I think it’s reassuring,” he replied. “I know what the age is I’m going to die and I know how I’m going to die.” The giggle that followed might be considered morbid to many. But Van Praagh is very comfortable with death. “There is no such thing,” he writes in his book Ghosts Among Us . “Death refers only to the end of the physical body.”

He won’t divulge whatever details he may know about the end of his life. In fact, he won’t divulge whatever details he may know about the end of anyone’s life. And people do ask.

“Yeah they do ask,” he said. “And I say ‘I can’t tell you.’ I just say, you know, ‘Go to the doctor, get all your papers in order,’ because when you know something like that, you’ve got to present it in a way where you have compassion with it. You don’t want to scary anybody.”

Death is a topic that frightens many. We fear the uncertainty of when it may happen. We fear the finality of our existence. And while sorrow, tragedy and grief are real emotions that accompany the death experience, Van Praagh says life is never-ending. Those who have left the physical world, he writes, “walk among us, impressing us with their love, guiding us with their wisdom, and protecting us from harm.”

Van Praagh plans to discuss fear during his appearance Sunday night. “I do a whole thing about choices,” he said. “I will discuss a lot about choices and what our choices are based upon- fear and love. I talk a lot about fear and love.”

Fear and love. Perhaps the two most powerful forces in the universe. We could use less of one and more of the other.

Tickets to see Van Praagh tonight in Phoenix are still available. He regularly tours the country hosting seminars, group communication events and teaching sessions. Information can be found on his own web site.

-By Scott Davis, Paranormal Matrix Reporter

I decided not to call this "Life after Death".. because the way I see it, there is no death. There is only the next stage of life. I am going to tell a very personal story here. Some folks in Phoenix know some of these details. I think there are only two people in this dimension- Debra Martin and Scott Davis (that's me)- who know the whole story.

We go back three years, to a day I was working for KTVK-TV in Phoenix. A day that is tattooed upon my memory. A day of tragedy that thousands can never forget. Read on:

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Helicopter Crash - moment of impact

Debra Martin was confused. "There's another man standing here," she said. She'd been speaking with the Wilson family about a recently deceased aunt. In fact my photographer James Apalategui and I were doing an interview with them about the possibility that the aunt was murdered.

"He didn't belong there," Debra told me later about the new man she saw, "and it threw me because I couldn't figure out why he just suddenly approached".The rest of us didn't see him approach. The rest of us didn't see him at all. And now I know why.

It was July 27th (2007) at 12:47pm. I know the exact time because James' cell phone began to ring. He silenced it.

Debra continued to talk about the strange man who just showed up. See, she's a medium.She says she communicates with the dead. Marita Wilson, her son Dennis and her mother were there hoping to connect with the aunt's spirit. They believe associates took her life intending to swindle money and property from the family.

If you believe in what mediums do, then you will have no trouble believing that Marita's aunt did indeed speak from the Other Side.Debra gave very specific information about the family. A new haircut with bangs, the color purple, an heirloom necklace with a cross on it, a special bed quilt and the frequent appearance of dragonflies. Marita and her son agreed all of these symbols held significance for the family.

Through Debra, Marita asked her deceased aunt Alicia if the family should pursue justice in the death and push for arrests and trial. Debra says that's when the male spirit appeared in the room. With no other explanation at hand, Debra made the assumption that the stranger was there to symbolize new associates at the trial. She suggested that Marita and her son pray for guidance and help if the case goes that far. "I was fumbling for an answer," Debra says now. "I didn't know what to say. I could tell it was a man, and I could tell it was not related to them." Marita and her family are Hispanic. The unknown man was White.

James' phone rang again. He silenced it. It rang again. He left his camera recording and took the phone outside. Then my phone rang. It was the station calling. I left my camera rolling and also went outside. As I hit the door, James burst back in. "We're done," he said. "We've gotta go. Bruce- no, Scott Bowerbank and Jim Cox just crashed."

There were gasps all around and Debra turned on the television. Patti Kirkpatrick was anchoring through her tears as information was still coming in. She wasn't giving names but we knew. We knew.

James and I packed up the lights, cameras and tapes and said hasty good-byes with a promise to follow up in the coming days. Debra walked us to the door and told me she was sure the unexplained man who appeared during the reading was there for us, not the Wilsons. "He's here with us. I'm afraid he's passed." She struggled for words. "And the person keeps saying, 'Shit', over and over... like... just 'shit.'"

We left Debra's house and headed straight for the crash scene in Central Phoenix. I considered her words the entire way. I considered what happened. I considered possible answers. And I made up my mind. I needed to call Debra for more. But that would have to wait another day. James and I stayed at the crash site the rest of the day, and like everyone else- we worked despite our shock and sorrow. We had a job to do. A job to bring viewers information; a job to honor our fallen friends: Jim Cox, Scott Bowerbank, Rick Krolak and Craig Smith. I think they were watching us.And I think they still are.

Well we did it, folks!  From the comments we've received here and on our Facebook page (are you a friend?!), the webcast was a rip-roaring success!  We've heard so many stories of contact, I wish I'd been able to participate instead of actually hosting the thing!  It's impossible to be an on-camera presenter when your mind is in another galaxy!

In the days leading up to the event, we had lots of people asking us for a replay. We heard requests to do it earlier. We had requests to do it later. We even had requests from people who wanted to fly across the world to be in our studio while the webcast took place!  And while it was easy to accommodate that last one (thanks for coming from the Dominican Republic, Carlos!), the rescheduling was a little more hairy.

Instead we went one step further. The webcast is now available for you to view any time you want. We recorded the event and mastered it to DVD. The effect is that now YOU can Experience: Contact on your own terms. On your own time. With your friends or alone. With Lyssa Royal Holt's contact sessions on the television screen, you can meditate along with her and the on-camera guests. People are already doing it!

Here's a peek at the highlights:




The DVD is currently for sale in the Paranormal Matrix store for $12.95 plus shipping. At that price we'll never make a profit, but that's not what "Experience: Contact" was about. Some things are more important than turning a profit. It's about expanding consciousness. It's about exploring the unknown. It's about making dreams come true. It's about making contact!

This DVD includes the full webcast: the pre-show look behind the scenes and introductions with the contactees in our studio, the "Making Contact" report filmed in the Arizona desert, both full meditation sessions and all the interviews with the participants. Hear about Jim's diamond vision. Gwen's "standing room only". Hear Ron describe the different ET races that came when called. And you decide if Carlos' trans-continental flight brought him the contacts he sought!

What will happen when you participate?  Order the DVD, watch it then come back and share your experience. We're already beginning to develop Paranormal Matrix stories based on the contacts we've made through the webcast. Perhaps yours will be the next one!

Namaste...

Scott

Oh, if you could see what I see!  We have a studio filled with people, all scurrying around to tighten up the final details before "Experience: Contact" begins. Cameras, monitors, music, computers- they're all operating at peak levels right now. That's what we hope will happen with everyone who logs in tonight- all engines- physical and nonphysical- operating at their peak.

What exactly will happen is anyone's guess. What we're hoping for is that you at home will have the experience you long for. That's actually a big part of how this came together. It has been my longtime desire to have a UFO experience. My belief system says that for something to be real for me, I have to see it for myself. Paranormal Matrix sent me out into the field with Lyssa Royal Holt on one of her contact sessions. What I discovered is that for many people, extraterrestrial contact is largely an internal thing rather than external, or physical.  And while my ultimate goal remains capturing a UFO (and preferable- its occupants) on camera, I have come to appreciate at least in part the mental aspect of these contacts.

So with all the highest intentions in place, I hope you enjoy the show. I hope you come back and comment on what you thought (good, bad and ugly- I want it all). And I hope you tell us what your experience was during the meditations.

Here's looking up!

-Scott

You know how some people say "The sky's the limit"?  Well I guess we need to change that.. because to Paranormal Matrix, the Universe is the limit!  We're about to prove it in a worldwide event called "Experience: Contact".

On June 5th at 6pm Phoenix time we will begin reaching out to extraterrestrial life in a live video webcast. Those last three words have become so important to us!  This isn't something you can skip and download later on. It's live.  This isn't just another internet radio show you can listen to while doing other things. This has video (multiple cameras, too!) coming from our studio.  And it's webcast- meaning anyone, anywhere in the world with internet access can participate. This is exciting!

We opened registration on a Monday at 5pm.. and with absolutely no publicity other than a very moderate facebook friend list, we had more than 50 people registered within 24 hours. We hit the 200 mark yesterday... and today our press release hits the media. I guess the point is, this thing is going gangbusters!

It began with a session in the Arizona desert, which you can see here:



During the editing process, the idea of holding another session live for the world just sprung out of nowhere. That was less than a month ago and here we are.. about to make history with the first time an event like this has ever been attempted.

If you're not yet registered, click here to get your name in. You'll receive an email confirmation and then some exclusive video clips from Lyssa Royal Holt answering your questions about extraterrestrial contact.

You'll see me during the event- the whole Paranormal Matrix team is involved in making this a huge success. I hope you'll be a part of it!

-Scott

Who knew?  There's actually an "extraterrestrial abduction day".. and it is TODAY, March 20!

When I heard the news my first thought was, "says who?" Or should that be "whom"?. Anyway, after lots of digging it's clear: no one knows when, where, how or why this celebration began.

A couple of years ago a group of creative-types in Toronto, Canada decided to do it up big. They created posters and flyers, then invited thousands of people to converge downtown to enjoy extraterrestrial arts and crafts, fun foods, "and other spacey strangeness." I'd really like to know how successful their festival was, but they never posted any photos and despite calling it an annual event, they never did it again. Maybe that's my answer.


I have made no secret of my burning yearning for an alien abduction experience. What better way to advance the phenomenon than for "them" to take a skeptical-minded television reporter aboard their craft? Just let me grab my camera first!  There are those, however, who will say alien abductions are not something to be desired, much less celebrated. Count Travis Walton among that group.


Walton is arguably the world's best known abductee. Most of you know the story, so I'll just point you to his web site to read more. We here at Paranormal Matrix have spent a lot of time with the Walton family over the last six months. With four kids and eight grandkids, Travis and Dana have their hands full!  But the couple still found time last weekend to make the four-hour trip from their home to sit down in our studio.

Sitting side-by-side and holding hands, they walked us through some very specific details of his disappearance. I felt extremely honored that Dana granted us this very rare interview. Then I was humbled when the tears fell from her face. She remembers those five days in 1975 as if they were yesterday. She and Travis had known each other since she was eight years old but at this time in their lives, they were dating.


"He was a friend of the family plus he was my boyfriend," she said with a shy smile. "I was afraid he'd never come back. I actually went to the window one night and I looked up and I asked them to bring him home." Her voice began to break and the tears welled up. "And when he was returned I was so happy, because I knew how much he meant to me."

That was almost 35 years ago. Travis and Dana married soon after, and they say thankfully there have been no further encounters with extraterrestrials.

But for those like me who would welcome a ride on an alien spacecraft, today is our day. I'll be watching the sky, wondering if it's possible. But right now, I'm off to a MUFON meeting.

-Scott

For more information on UFOs and the alien experience:

See a real-time map of UFO reports.
Become a UFO investigator.
Travis Walton's web site.
Suggestions on how to celebrate UFO abduction day.
Explore abduction information.
Paranormal Matrix home page.

Well it's about time, huh?!  After a year of having stories completed and edited into our pilot episode, we finally decided to upload some of them to youtube. I mean.. it's ONLY the biggest video-sharing site in the world, right?

Our pilot episode has always been available for viewing.. but now you can get our content in bite-sized chunks. The stories we have online are:

REAL men who stare at goats (a.k.a. Remote Viewing):  Click here if the video doesn't load.



Pet Psychic Marla Steele at her best:   Click here if the video doesn't load.


Black Ops / Michael Schratt's explosive research:  Click here if the video doesn't load.


What it's like to be Dead:   Click here if the video doesn't load.


Enjoy. Leave comments. Watch for Paranormal Matrix on your cable lineup! And follow us on Twitter! !

It's Arizona in October. 104 degrees forecast for the Phoenix area.. yet they say Bigfoot was seen just a couple hours away? It's not the first time the hairy beast has been reported here. In fact, sightings go back decades. So if you believe in Sasquatch, the question is what he does in the scorching heat. I mean... he can't exactly shave his fur. Maybe a Bigfoot creature molts like a sheep. Or maybe it hibernates like a bear. Some bigfoot researchers speculate that the creatures migrate like birds, whales and other animals seeking temperate climates.

Now to the current situation: the team from Searching for Bigfoot, Inc has set up camp in the small town of Seligman, AZ. "JavaBob" Schmalzbach tells local media outlets that a local man saw the creature peering in his windows and then trotting off into the pine tree desert. He even found a fingernail... which the SFBI people sent off for DNA testing. Guess we have to take their word for all of this since we haven't heard from the actual witness.. nor have we seen the test results for professional analysis. You see, SFBI is headed up not by JavaBob, but by Tom Biscardi.

If that name rings a bell.. let me refresh your memory. How about this headline: "Bigfoot Body frozen in Georgia". Yeah... it was the summer of 2008 and Tom Biscardi announced his big find. He'd bought a freezer that contained the supposed body of a Bigfoot Creature. The drama escalated from there and let's just say the body was a fake.. Biscardi was laughed out of town and out of the public eye for a whole year. Now he's back... sort of. JavaBob rolled into Seligman with his story and test results.. promising Biscardi is not far behind.

We'll see.

For now, enjoy the news reports of the current Bigfoot sightings:
KPHO, CBS 5
KTVK, NewsChannel 3

Here are some of the best reports ever done on Bigfoot sightings in Arizona:
Bigfoot: Legend of the Apaches (part one)
Bigfoot: Search on the Apache Reservation (part two)

What are your thoughts? Have you seen Bigfoot? Do you believe?

Wow... just two days after Ryan Wood mentions us in his newsletter, the stories are pouring in. It's good to have friends like that!

The www.majesticdocuments.com site is one of the best-researched, best-catalogued and most reputable sites of this genre on the 'net. The team at Paranormal Matrix has worked extensively with Ryan Wood for several years. Our parent company, Spectrum Video & Film, has done all of the staging (ie video/audio) work for several of his Crash Retrieval Conferences.

Even before his newsletter went out, we'd been getting story submissions about UFOs, ghosts and other psychic phenomena. Now we are also getting reports of mysterious creatures, shamanistic healers, spirit communication, crystal skull meditations and more. We love them all!

If you've submitted a story idea to us, please be patient-- we are reading and cataloguing every one of them. If you haven't submitted a story idea, what are you waiting for?! Just find the "Got a Story?" link over there to the right. If you're not ready for that., check out our FAQs, view our show trailer and our pilot episode.

But above all, keep your mind open to unlimited possibility. Even the skeptics would agree with that!

We're on !!

Hit up www.twitter.com/PMatrix and follow us for interesting news and updates.

Why Pmatrix instead of ParanormalMatrix? Well, those character-countin' codgers not only limit the number of letters in a Tweet, but also in your account name!  So the full name of our show was too long. I considered ParanormalM, PnormalMatrix, ParaMatrix, PMTV and other varieties but they just didn't make the cut. PMatrix was the best I could do. Maybe some day we'll change it.

Got Twitter? We love followers and we love to follow people with interesting info to share. Our hostess with the mostest, Katie Cook is on Twitter too!

We also love your ideas for stories... and it'll be way cooler when we get our first one by Tweet!

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