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About Michael Clark, Ph.D.
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I’m not interested in fostering a selfish or manipulative approach to the so-called paranormal. But I'm happy to discuss the pros and cons of paranormal phenomena, especially the psychological aspects of the paranormal--i.e. parapsychology. Questions about minors should be directed to a licensed professional.

Experience

I run an educational website earthpages.org that touches on paranormal phenomena, among other related topics.

Publications
Print Media:
My table from "Religions and Cults" at earthpages.org is reproduced with permission in L. Lindsey, S. Beach and B. Ravelli, Core Concepts in Sociology, 2nd ed., p. 157

World Wide Web:
My online article "Letter to God" coauthored with Buddhist monk, E. Raymond Rock, appears on several different spirituality-based websites, including http://tinyurl.com/db7a5o

I've interviewed, as a Christian, a self-proclaimed mystic: http://tinyurl.com/cawykr

My articles appeared at the former New View magazine nuvunow.ca and are published at earthpages.org.

Education/Credentials
Ph.D. in Religious Studies
M.A. in Comparative Religion
B.A. Hon. in Psychology/Sociology
See my CV and letters of recommendation and my blog at michaelwclark.com.

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Paranormal Phenomena - electrical appliences weriding out

Expert: Michael Clark, Ph.D. - 8/25/2009

Question
hi well lately i have had experiences of electrical items (phone and laptop mainly)turning themselves off without me or anyone else doing so. Also my TV has been changing channels by itself on occasions even even the remote has no batteries in (i removed them after it started happening on one occasion it had no effect) i have also had one incident in which my TV turned the screen round so the everything was backwards. Another unexplained happening is our main home phone has stopped working completely and is unable to receive calls and we have had the line tested and they say there is nothing wrong with it. I'm not sure what has been causing these strange things and am hoping to gain someone else opinion as to what maybe happening

Answer
Hi... thanks for your question.

There could be power fluctuations in your area. By this I mean small outages that are not long enough to effect your clock but they'd affect some of your appliances.

The TV changing channels could be a neighbor's remote controller. This has happened to me. Now, as for your TV giving a mirror image, I don't know. Is there any construction in the area? Any strong magnetic or electrical fields?

Regarding the phone, I don't know. Is the device itself okay?

I always look for natural explanations before turning to paranormal ones. Of course, it's possible that both could be true. But if you're seeking purely paranormal answers for these kinds of things, my guess is as good as yours.

My specialty is more the psychology of the paranormal... how people feel inside when strange things happen, and why.

I hope this helps.

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