Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Deonna Kelli Sayed, author of Paranormal Obsession: America's Fascination with Ghosts & Hauntings, Spooks & Spirits. “Paranormal Investigator” is now a culturally cool social marker. This is an Earth-sized shift from a mere decade ago, when most enthusiasts were often mislabeled as "weird," "woo-woo," "nerdy," or even "Satanic." While writing Paranormal Obsession: America's Fascination with Ghosts & Hauntings, Spooks & Spirits, I wanted to know who is actually doing this ghost stuff. It seems that new teams pop up everyday. But what types of folks are taking up the intrepid journey to seek out the unknown? I

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Initiation is one of the most valuable experiences in any person's life. Many religions have initiatory rituals such as Confirmation, Baptism, Bar Mitzvah, and so forth. Generally, initiations are one of two types: initiation into a tradition and initiation into a group. For example, a person might be Baptized into the Christian tradition, but not align themselves with any particular church group. A person could be initiated into a fraternity or sorority which makes them a member of a group, but not of any spiritual tradition. Occult traditions are filled with initiations. Some of the more famous initiations into groups can be found in books such as Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft

[caption id="attachment_7217" align="alignright" width="300" caption=""Bound" -- Shelley Hennig as Diana in The Secret Circle on The CW. Photo: Sergei Bachlakov/CBS ©2011 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved"][/caption] The CW is launching a new TV series, The Secret Circle, based on teenaged witches in Washington. The first episode will air tonight. From CW Publicity: Cassie Blake's world is turned upside down after her mother dies in a mysterious accident, forcing Cassie to move in with her loving grandmother Jane in the small town of Chance Harbor, Washington. While trying to adjust to her new life, Cassie is quickly befriended by Diana Meade, a sweet-natured