ParaQuest! Paranormal Conference

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Visit www.vaparaquest.com to pre-register!

About ParaQuest:

First held April 1-2, 2011 in Lynchburg, VA, ParaQuest was a first of its kind conference, a collaborative effort of Seven Hills and Bedford Paranormal Societies and intended as co-op of paranormal interest and talent in VA.

Speakers included authors L.B. Taylor Jr., Beth Brown, Alpheus Chewning and Pat Bussard. Other presenters included Debbie Carvelli on out-of-body experience, Benton Bogle of the Rhine Research Center on Remote Viewing, Carol De La Herran of the Monroe Institute on Healing with Frequency, Billy Willard of the VA Sasquatch Watch, Trevor Carter on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, Dr. Shari Stacy and Clayton Trout of Dark Objects Radio on the UFO/Paranormal connection, Pat & Stephanie Bussard on burial customs of the Victorian Age, Sue Swiatek, the VA state director of MUFON, Mike St. Clair of VIPER paranormal on hoaxes and fakes, Rick Youells and David Parrish on a tech-talk panel, Tara Bryant on Cellular Memory in the Transplant Scenario and Alan May on A History of Spirit Communication.

ParaQuest hosted a Friday night reception with musician Jason Ring and magician David Condoures of Smith Mountain Light and Magic. There was a variety of vendors, a blood drive and after-hours Ghost Tours hosted by Seven Hills Paranormal Society.

Check out some of the ParaQuest reviews from speakers and attendees:

“Virginia ParaQuest – Voted ‘Best Drama-Free Paranormal Conference’ by Attendees”

by Beth Brown; The Paranormal Paradigm

True Tales of Ghostly Encounters

by Pat Bussard; The Loafer Magazine; April 5th Edition, page 9

ParaQuest 2011 Review

by Elena; MsElenaeous Rants and Raves blog

Visit Central Virginia ParaQuest’s wesbite for more details!!

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Read more | Comments (0) | October 19th, 2010

SHPS on WSLS TV 10 Halloween Special

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Check out SHPS segment on WSLS Our Blue Ridge segment- Halloween special!!

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Read more | Comments (0) | October 18th, 2010

Avenel’s Uneasy Spirits

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Uneasy spirits

By Casey Gillis on Oct. 13, 2010

BEDFORD — Peggy Graybill’s first ghostly encounter at the Avenel was more than 30 years ago.

She’d always been fascinated with ghosts. After hearing that the historic Bedford home was haunted, she started staking it out on weekends with a friend.

They’d sit in her car, watching the house, which was abandoned at the time but has since been restored by the nonprofit Avenel Foundation.

After four or five weekends in a row with absolutely no sightings, they were antsy. Read the rest of this entry »

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