Halloween Event: Festival Of The Dead History, Photos and Videos

From their earliest beginnings, humans have had to face the great mystery of death. Over time, the wise learned to understand and honor this most profound of the rites of passage, guiding their peoples to understand these mysteries. They knew that even in the brightest of life’s moments, Death’s face would be peering from just beyond the shadows, waiting to leave his calling card. Death is humankind’s great lover, who courts and pursues us with a conviction no mortal lover is capable of.

Throughout history, humans have been led in a dance with death that is both fearful and romantic. Digging through the tomes of religion, myth, anthropology, folklore, and literature, we find the grim examples of death’s shadows cast over all cultures like the shrouds within dusty sepultures. Read more …

Halloween Event: Voices Of The Dead - Spirit Communication October 24

Saturday, October 24, 2009, 1pm to 5pm at the Hawthorne Hotel
Join Ghost Hunter Ron Kolek and Psychic Medium Maureen Wood, author of the forthcoming book “Ghost Chronicles,” for a four-hour workshop on spirit communication where you’ll learn to listen for the voices of those on the other side.

Explore time-honored methods of spirit communication:

• Automatic Writing:
• Ouija Boards:
• Spirit Dowsing with Pendulums (every guest will receive a pendulum to take home!)
• Table tipping and rapping

Learn the methods of today:

• EVP
• Shack Hack Communicators
• Electromagnetic Trans-communication Devices

For thousands of years man has attempted to reach out in an attempt to find the spirits of the dead. The leaders of empires, countries, corporations, and even the common man have employed a variety of methods in their attempt to reach the “other side”. Many tyrants, most notably Hitler and the Nazi’s utilize these devices and techniques in their quest for power and world domination. Gazers, oracles, psychics, and astrologers became trusted advisers to many leaders, who would never make any significant decisions with out consulting them.

This seminar investigates these methods of communicating with the dead and the results obtained by those who use them. Tarot cards, dowsing, mirror gazing, spirit boards such as the Ouija Board, and newer techniques such as EVP’s and electronic recorders are all discussed in this seminar. How do they work? Are their any inherent dangers in their use? These are just some of the questions answered in this intriguing seminar as we separate the myths from the facts. Be part of several experiments in attempt to communicate with the other side. Can we speak to the dead, but more importantly, can they speak to us? Come and find out!

Saturday, October 24, 2009, 1pm to 5pm at the Hawthorne Hotel
Voices of the Dead is held in the library of the Historic Hawthorne Hotel, a haunted hotel featured on the Sci Fi Channel’s show Ghost Hunters!

Get Your Tickets Now!
Tickets are $75 per person. Seating is limited so reserve your tickets below using your credit card! Ticket Sales are Final.

More info and tickets sale: http://www.festivalofthedead.com