7.33 - Season 7 Finale

After eight seasons, Paranormal Perception comes to an end. Henry plays back some ghost stories from past seasons (it is Halloween, after all.), then he gives special recognition to those who shaped the sound of the show & very much gave Henry a new perception of the paranormal. Happy Halloween & thank you all for listening to Paranormal Perception for the last eight years.

On the final Women in the Paranormal, Amanda Ashley welcomes Ann Selene as the final guest. Ann Selene is an author, researcher and psychological essayist devoted to exploring the unseen architechtures of the human experience. Her work lives at the crossroads of trauma and transformation, folklore and neuroscience, ancestral memory and modern mysticism. With a background steeped in psychology, metaphysics and historical inquiry, Ann brings a rare synthesis to her writing, infusing poetic insight with academic curiosity. You'll hear her story in her own words and you can learn even more about Ann at her website: www.annselene.com. Amanda Ashley is also joined by the host of Paranormal Perception & the creator of Women in the Paranormal, Henry San Miguel. Henry explains why he created this podcast, why Amanda became the host and why this is the final episode.

On this episode, Amanda Ashley welcomes Darcy Staniforth, an academic, writer, performer and paranormal investigator. She has been interested in the paranormal since she was very young and that interest has carried into both her personal and professional life. Darcy holds a B.A. and a M.A. in American Studies and in addition to the paranormal, her research areas include race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, ideals and institutions, and death, dying and grief in American culture. Darcy is also a podcaster, comedian,writer,and amateur magician. She currently resides in a haunted house in Southern CA. Folow Darcy Staniforth online: Instagram: @darcystaniforth X: @darcystainforth Tik Tok: @missdarcystaniforth Tickets for Haunted Orange County Historical Ghost Tours: www.hauntedoc.com

Amanda Ashley welcomes Varla Ventura to this episode. Varla is an author, investigator & lover of all things strange. She talks to Amanda about how she was born into that interest, her love of writing & how that became her career and other topics, including her newest book: Enchanted Plants: A Treasury of Botanical Folklore & Magic. Find out more about Varla and get her books at her website: www.varlaventura.net

After no episodes for the last two months, Henry more than makes up for his absence with a super-sized episode! First, he begins with an announcement concerning OC ParaCon 2025 and beyond. Then, he welcomes author J.D. Barker to talk about his new book, Something I Keep Upstairs. It's a story that was inspired by a real-life haunted house. By the way, you could spend a night in that very house...if you enter the promotion attached to the book's release. After that, dream interpreter J.M. Debord returns to the show to interpret a dream that Henry's wife had a few days before. They talk about J.M.'s reasearch and Dream 1-2-3 dream interpretation process. Then they talk about J.M.'s newest project, Channeled Messages of Hope, where he was contacted by a company who had hours of recorded channeling sessions where a medium channeled prominent figures from history and asked questions about issues affecting our world today. JM has also created a podcast out of this project and Henry plays some clips featuring wisdom from Nicola Tesla, Albert Einstein, Wayne Dyer, Jacques Cousteau, and St. Francis. Very interesting project that J.M. Debord is now a part of. Links: Something I Keep Upstairs by J.D. Barker: https://jdbarker.com/books/something-i-keep-upstairs/ Win An Overnight Stay At A Haunted House On A Secluded Island: https://woobox.com/vcevs2 J.M. Debord: https://jmdebord.com/ Channeled Messages of Hope by Carolyn Thomas: https://www.channeledmessagesofhope.com/ Channeled Messages of Hope podcast: https://www.channeledmessagesofhope.com/podcasts-and-radio-shows/

Amanda Ashley speaks to Tresa & Sabrina, a mother & daughter paranormal investigative team known as 2Realm Paranormal.

On this month's all-new & super-sized episode, you'll hear from author C.L. Thomas introducing her new magazine, Eerie Expeditions Magazine. C.L. & Henry also introduce the Eerie Expeditions Word of the Month give-away. Listen for the Word of the Month, send it by email to [email protected] and one random winner will be selected to win a year-long subscription to Eerie Expeditions Magazine. Then, Shanclen returns to the show to introduce us to his new invetigative team, Shush and Cowboy. They share their stories & abilities and talk about their first investigation, a return to the Apache Death Cave. In the second hour, you'll hear a replay form Henry's other podcast, The Geek Speak Show, Vol. 2. It'll introduce you to Know Mercy, a sci-fi/drama film and the director, Perdell Richardson and actress Ella Thomas. Then, Perdell joins the show and talks (for the first time in a public forum) about his visions that he has been seeing for the past two years.

Introducing a Paranormal Perception spin-off: Women in the Paranormal! Once a month, this podcast will put the spotlight on a woman(or women) and their contributions to the paranormal field and community. For the first episode, host Amanda Ashley (@thespookystoryteller on IG) speaks to Nicole Strickland. Nicole has many contributions to the paranormal field, as a researcher, author, speaker, show host and, of course, experiencer. She shares her story with you and Amanda on the first episode of Paranormal Perception presents: Women in the Paranormal.

Paranormal Perception returns for its final season! Henry announces this as the show's final season and then welcomes Joel Skousen to the show. Joel talks about the mysterious drones that were reported around major cities at the end of 2024...then disappeared. They also discuss what's on the horizon for 2025...as if the first two weeks haven't given us enough. The show ends with a few more announcements, including a new spin-off show, a new release schedule and a paranormal magazine give-away.

The final episode of Paranormal Perception. For 2024.