LIFE Explores Secrets of the Supernatural
LIFE Explores: Science of the Supernatural
Into the Mystic • What does it mean that supernatural beliefs continue to influence our thinking in this empirical age?
The Mystical World Opener • Shamans, witches, fortune-tellers, mediums, and more: Many claim to know the secrets of the unseen ways of the universe.
The Afterlife • The question of what happens to us after we die has been answered many ways throughout history and around the globe.
Remembering Past Lives • Do we have a soul that is reborn across the ages, and can we find out who we used to be?
Speaking with the Dead • It isn’t always easy, but that hasn’t stopped people from trying.
Charlatans: Exposing the Fakes • Harry Houdini was passionate about breaking spiritualists’ illusions.
Telepathy • Do some minds possess special powers? A large part of the population believes it to be true.
Divination and Astrology • The stars, the lines in our hands, and the fall of the tarot cards are but a few of the tools that people turn to for a glimpse into the future.
Wicca Awakening • Witchcraft may sound ancient, but the roots of the modern practice are relatively young.
Mysticism within Religions • Most major faiths have given birth to breakaway sects that go beyond the conventional teachings and into more esoteric practices.
Haunting Mysteries Opener • Strange sightings, unexplained disappearances, the voices of the dead … what’s really going on?
Soldiers’ Stories • World War I gave birth to more than its share of amazing tales, including those of spectral armies and a teetering talisman.
Ghost Ships • What really happened to Amelia Earhart, the Flying Dutchman, and the passengers of the haunted Queen Mary?
The Bermuda Triangle • There are reasons why “Weather fair, all well” became famous last words for one crew and many others who followed in their path.
The Lock Ness Monster • The stories about this underwater creature are sketchy at best—but would you dare swim in these waters?
Bigfoot • How the mysterious forest dweller came to be everyone’s favorite answer to the question of what might be lurking in those trees.
Ghost Hunters • If there’s something strange in your neighborhood, who elseare you going to call?
Haunted Places • The terrors of the past continue to echo in the present in some of the most notorious scenes of horror around the world.
What Else Is Out There? Opener • Our fears of alien attacks and fascination with UFO mysteries have advanced hand in hand with a scientific quest to understand our universe.
UFOs Unbound • The drive to make sense of strange sightings is more transparent than ever after recent congressional hearings.
The Search for Aliens • It’s possible that life exists on other planets, but getting in touch with our space neighbors isn’t easy.
Crop Circles: When a Mystery Is Solved • The patterns in the fields had an explanation more funny than frightening.
Roswell • The purported alien encounter has its roots in a newspaper story about a captured flying saucer.
Barney and Betty Hill • The most famous case of alleged alien abduction stars a straightlaced New Hampshire couple with ripped clothes and stopped watches.
Supernatural at the Cinema Opener • The supernatural and the movies were made for each other, with special effects bringing to life our wildest imaginings.
Creatures of the Dark • When the lights go down at the movie theater, the monsters from our nightmares take center stage.
Multiverse Mania • It’s the movie trope of the moment, but is it possible that there are alternate realities with different versions...