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Wed Oct 10, 2018 7:45 pm
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Welcome to the British Dowsing Forum!
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Like a phoenix from the ashes, the BSD forum is reborn...
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Thank you, Grahame. Have done the Paypal thing: Tesco style I'm afraid. Every little helps.......
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Tue Feb 05, 2008 10:29 pm
Cork farmer blames bad luck on fallen standing stone
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Mon Nov 09, 2020 11:32 am
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Donal Bohane has had more than his fair share of bad luck over the past few years.
However, the Cork farmer is hoping a pair of Dutch druids living...
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If you look on Google Earth to the west of the Google marker for Coolnagarrane about 344 yards away at an angle of 344.52 degrees you will see a huge...
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Fri Nov 13, 2020 8:01 pm
Canadian theatre seeks resident ghost
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Grahame »
Wed Oct 28, 2020 9:28 pm
Every decent theatre has a ghost or three, although they're probably all very lonely since the pandemic lockdowns. Now a theatre in Canada is...
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Wed Oct 28, 2020 9:28 pm
Oh dear Mr Randi
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Paul Mellor »
Thu Dec 01, 2011 8:26 pm
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Oh dear ......
Has David brought down the little Giant with one stone?
Randi's Partner Arrested for Identity Theft
TDG - Science, Magick, Myth...
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This is a rather excellent appraisal of the late pseudo-sceptic Mr. Randi, citing in particular the damage he has done to serious psi researchers...
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Tue Oct 27, 2020 4:28 pm
Dogs poop in alignment with geomagnetic field
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Grahame »
Mon Jan 13, 2020 9:07 am
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This is an article from 2014 that came up on Twitter today... At first I thought this was just a 'slow news day' kind of story, but it does perhaps...
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Mike, good job on the follow up!
Dang, thought you might have been onto something there. Could have been too that because you were 'watching'...
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Sat May 16, 2020 4:39 pm
Mysterious Voynich manuscript has 'genuine message'
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Ian Pegler »
Sat Jun 22, 2013 7:26 am
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from the BBC...
Mysterious Voynich manuscript has 'genuine message'
The message inside the world's most mysterious medieval manuscript has eluded...
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The Voynich manuscript is the gift that keeps on giving...
In 2017, there was a claim by writer Nichols Gibbs that it was a women's health manual ,...
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Tue Jun 04, 2019 8:38 pm
"Merlin was Scottish" say Scots (there's a shock)
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Ian Pegler »
Thu May 21, 2009 8:57 am
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from WalesOnline.co.uk...
A TUG-OF-WAR has broken out between officials at Glasgow and Carmarthen over which of the areas can truly call itself the...
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A newly-discovered manuscript with fragments of the Merlin tale has been found in a Bristol library. The manuscript, written around the 16th Century...
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Fri Feb 01, 2019 3:10 pm
Mayor wants Python film ban ended
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Ian Pegler »
Sat Jul 19, 2008 11:50 am
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She's not the messiah, she's the mayor of Aberystwyth and she has a plan.
Sue Jones-Davies is trying to overturn a near 30-year ban imposed by the...
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Very interesting debate. Must admit I agree with John Cleese attitude although he was born in the same town in which I am now living 😌
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Mon Jan 07, 2019 11:33 am
David Shayler, Son of God
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Ian Pegler »
Mon Aug 27, 2007 8:19 pm
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From the Daily Mail:
The MI5 Messiah: Why David Shayler believes he's the son of God
CLICK HERE to read the article.
Wasn't he at the Crop...
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He seems to be doing OK on the talk circuit...
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Tue Oct 16, 2018 7:04 pm
Jesus 'may have visited Britain'
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Helen-Healing »
Wed Nov 25, 2009 7:24 pm
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A new film suggests Jesus may have come to Britain, as described in the hymn Jerusalem, its director said.
The documentary, And Did Those Feet,...
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Yup he sure did and he told the locals not to do anything until he returned.
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Sat Dec 16, 2017 5:06 pm
Nanteos Cup - the Welsh Holy Grail
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Ian Pegler »
Sat Jul 12, 2008 1:54 pm
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(two topics merged - GG)
from the Western Mail...
THE allure of the Holy Grail has fascinated writers and ensnared knights for more than 1,000...
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The Nanteos Cup now has a new home, the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth.
Press release from NLW: CLICK HERE
Report from BBC Wales: CLICK...
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Sun Jul 03, 2016 4:57 pm
Was Uffington White Horse really a unicorn?
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Ian Pegler »
Thu Dec 22, 2011 9:36 pm
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from the Telegraph...
Was Uffington White Horse really a unicorn?
A historical campaign group has launched a £50,000 bid to have the world...
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Uffington White Horse re-chalked by volunteers
On the BBC website
More than 100 people are taking part in the re-chalking of the Uffington White...
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Fri May 23, 2014 12:10 pm
How to play the theremin
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Ian Pegler »
Tue Mar 13, 2012 7:05 am
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Slightly OT but fun...from the BBC...
How to play the theremin
The sound of the theremin is most familiar from Hitchcock and science fiction...
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Big bang fans will know it:
the same principles were applied in devising this new instrument:
(link broken)
Enjoy
Tom
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Sun Jul 21, 2013 8:00 pm
The Antikythera Mechanism Was Used for Astrology
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Ian Pegler »
Sat Jan 17, 2009 10:19 am
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A very interesting article on Chris Brennan's blog...
The Antikythera mechanism has been widely hailed as the most complex mechanical device to...
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from the BBC...
Divine mechanics in a garden shed
In 1901, a discovery was made on a Roman shipwreck that would revolutionise our understanding...
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Tue Jun 19, 2012 6:20 am
The Glastonbury Zodiac
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Ian Pegler »
Sat Mar 03, 2012 3:27 pm
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Just came across this trailer on YouTube...looks interesting...
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Coincidentally, I went to a meeting at Steiner House last night where Emma Stow gave a short talk on the Glastonbury Zodiac!
This is the lady.
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Last post by Helen-Healing
Fri May 25, 2012 5:25 pm
6 People Who Gained Amazing Skills from Brain Injuries
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Ian Pegler »
Fri Dec 09, 2011 8:41 am
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from Cracked.com...
6 People Who Gained Amazing Skills from Brain Injuries
In real life, people don't suffer freaky events like getting struck by...
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Hi Helen,
I think it was Discovery Channel about a lady who was blind after an illness and she went sky diving, and while dropping to the ground her...
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Tue Dec 13, 2011 11:06 pm
Bizarre structures in China discovered on Google Maps
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Ian Pegler »
Mon Nov 14, 2011 3:48 pm
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from the Telegraph...
Bizarre structures in the desert in China discovered on Google Maps
What is China building in a remote desert area? Vast,...
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The large white crazy paving pattern is very interesting, half way down each side is a sacred site, very powerful natural site with energy running...
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Wed Nov 16, 2011 12:37 am
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Wed Feb 02, 2011 3:20 pm
Ridgeway under threat from high-speed rail link
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Ian Pegler »
Tue Dec 21, 2010 12:00 pm
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from the Guardian (hat-tip - Modern Antiquarian)
Local heartache over route of high-speed rail link
At stake, too, is the preservation of the...
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Sounds a good way forward Arthur, unless someone has a better idea ? More knowledge on what the site/area offers in the way of ancient history the...
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Tue Dec 28, 2010 2:29 pm
Has Belfast film-maker found time travel evidence?
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Ian Pegler »
Fri Oct 29, 2010 11:16 am
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from the BBC...
Has Belfast film-maker found time travel evidence?
A Belfast film-maker has posted a video on the internet showing what he says...
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It was suggested on another site that the traveler is using a hearing aid of this type , and that seems to me the most likely explanation.
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Wed Nov 03, 2010 6:12 pm
Ghostly photograph taken at execution site
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Ian Pegler »
Wed Oct 20, 2010 8:57 am
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from the Telegraph...
Ghostly photograph taken at execution site
A mysterious ghostly image has been taken at the execution site where hundreds...
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The white patch in the photo is I believe very strong in energy, not evil but a form of energy that resides in that building, and its not someone who...
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Fri Oct 22, 2010 2:56 pm
The wicked witches of the west
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Ian Pegler »
Sun Aug 15, 2010 12:02 pm
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The wicked witches of the west
WITCHES could be stalking the streets of rural Wales – if calls to Dyfed Powys Police are to be believed.
CLICK...
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Read an expansion of this in Scifi News.
The Supernatural Angel Report was specially commissioned to celebrate the release of Supernatural: The...
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Last post by Helen-Healing
Fri Oct 22, 2010 12:37 am
Rector throws Tai Chi class out of church hall
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Ian Pegler »
Fri Mar 05, 2010 8:24 pm
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from the Telegraph...
Rector throws Tai Chi class out of church hall
A rector threw a Tai Chi class out of his church hall after ruling that the...
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I often wonder what sort of reception Jesus would have if he rose again. He'd probably be banned from the very church that uses his image in their...
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Thu Oct 21, 2010 6:17 pm
Geller hunts for treasure island
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Ian Pegler »
Sat Sep 05, 2009 3:46 pm
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Previously mentioned on another thread :
from the BBC...
Spoon-bender buys Scottish island
Celebrity spoon-bender Uri Geller has bought a tiny...
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Looks like Uri is hoping to find something, as he is seeking permission to dig the Island in search of what ever he feels is buried there...
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Last post by mike
Sun Mar 28, 2010 7:23 pm
Doug, Dave and now Pete
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Ian Pegler »
Sat Sep 05, 2009 10:46 am
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from the Daily Telegraph...
Britain's most celebrated UFO sighting was a 'lorry full of fertiliser'
A lorry driver has claimed that he was at the...
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Well for starters both Rendelsham and the V Bomber bases stored atomic weapons so its said, and Norfolk I see is the place with the highest reported...
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Sun Sep 06, 2009 7:32 pm
Church rattled by Da Vinci code
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Ian Pegler »
Sun Apr 16, 2006 10:04 pm
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The Archbishop of Canterbury's Easter sermon this year was predominated by references to conspiracy theories such as those portrayed in Dan Brown's...
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No worries Revles, a good response.
Indeed, Rowan Williams joined the Gorsedd of the Bards in 2002.
That he chose to stress his Welsh identity and...
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Tue Jun 09, 2009 7:42 am
'Creationism' biologist quits job
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simonwheeler »
Tue Sep 16, 2008 6:50 pm
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Professor Michael Reiss has quit as director of education at the Royal Society following the controversy over his recent comments on creationism....
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Agreed, Arthur, especially if the memory consists of a past life trauma, held in the sub-consious mind, that affects a person's present life, but we...
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Tue Oct 07, 2008 9:58 pm
Russian Research Explains the Paranormal
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Geoff Stuttaford »
Tue Sep 02, 2008 9:07 pm
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Esoteric and spiritual teachers have known for ages that our body is programmable by language, words and thought. This has now been scientifically...
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Anyone come across morphic field theory?
For more on morphic fields see the website of Rupert Sheldrake .
Hope this helps
Ian
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Tue Sep 09, 2008 3:43 pm
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