My Paranormal Pen - Samantha Stacia
"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: His eyes are closed." (Albert Einstein)
Monday, May 20, 2013
True Christianity is the BEST PARANORMAL EXPERIENCE you can live!
This post is an effort to correct MANY false religious teachings out there about the paranormal or supernatural. I was "flamed" by a man who obviously wasn't practicing true Christianity and this is a responce to what happened.(more below on what was said, etc.)
The paranormal and/supernatural does NOT automatically mean occult or even New Age. It is first and foremost FROM God and is sometimes skewed or corrupted into things like that but it is NOT EVIL in anyway! Even most science now has discovered that God is real and many scientists have found a round about way of PROVING the existence of God and EVEN WHY Jesus had to come into this paradigm at the time He did to "reset" things by studying the VERY things that religions used to consider EVIL. (especially since quite a few phsysicists turned Christian as a result of these findings.)
One of the reasons that the Christian church is NOT strong in power now as it was in the first couple hundred years is because of two reasons. First, because of a man who I absolutely despise, Martin Luther who split the church with much prejudice for his own filthy reasons. I can't believe he even managed it but satan was on his side certainly. (I was going to add some of this madmans quotes in here but suffice to say that he was anti-semetic AND gave many of the Nazis who had been Christian seemingly justifable reasons to do the horrible things they did.)
The second reason that the church has little power today is because of the LACK of belief in the supernatural or paranormal that IS God. God is a SPIRIT, not flesh. You cannot see God, you cannot hear God, only faith in the fact that God is there creates the ability to see and hear God. That's the essence of the supernatural which means "more than" the natural, or paranormal which means "outside" what's considered normal. The whole of Christianity fits into those definitions, or I should say REAL Christianity does. Miracles, Angels and of course God/Christ&the Holy Spirit definitely qualify.
There is a "dead" Christianity practiced by most religions today. But REAL Christianity is active within the people of all religions and that is what makes up the bride of Christ or True Church.
Recently I was flamed in an Christian Facebook group. (I won't mention the group because it's not their fault he is in there.) But those who have lovingkindness in their hearts won't believe WHY I was flamed. I simply asked for prayer. At first a lot of people were like "Of course." "Done." etc. and this man was among them AT FIRST, but he also wrote like he had some kind of understanding of God that no one else has. He said for me to "pray THIS prayer".
But then the next day, he comes back and ACTUALLY says that he had said that BEFORE he had stalked-er I mean, checked out my profile which includes this blog, etc.
All the sudden I was JUDGED by this man as not deserving of a miracle by God nor worthy of His prayer. THis man is in very very scary territory in his walk with God.(If he TRULY has one and is not decieved.)
I want to clear up a few things about the Real Gospel rarely practiced and taught today.
First off, if ANYONE who calls themselves "Christian" judges you in ANY way, turn off-because THEY are not practicing the Gospel of Christ. Jesus NEVER did that. He healed EVERYONE even though he KNEW everyones hearts and minds around Him all the time. I am positive there were people there who practiced strange religions, got into the occult and sinned in everyway imaginable that he knew about, yet "He healed them all." (Matthew 12:15)
The biggest problem I have with people like this man in the Christian facebook group was that he was so egotistical, that is another thing that tells you to turn off. ANYONE who feels they know it all or that they have the ONE truth that no one else has, that's when you run, not walk away.
Religious biggots have run amuck as well as hypocrits like never before. And there are two reasons for that. The Gospel of Christ has not been taught in any religion for a very long time but a MIX of Old and New Testament teachings that preachers and religions pick from for thier own purposes and self serving ends and have nothing to do with Jesus Christ.
For anyone who is interested in the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the ACTUAL truth that He bought and paid for with His very life, there are a few earmarks to know if someone is trying to practice that or preaching that.
1)It's COMPLETELY new and different from the Old testament and law. (2nd Corinthians 5:17) Meaning that in NO WAY does it have anything to do with the Old Testament teachings of the Law. You DO NOT take Jesus as who He came to be, your Savior, AND THEN after having all your past sins taken away are left on your own in having to constantly monitor yourself for present sins to confess to STAY clean. Sorry, it just doesn't work that way. Thats a kind of modified Old Testament Law teaching again that has slipped into the church long ago that has been a sticking point and also splitting point for many religions. It's also a sort of modified Deism which I learned recently that Americas forefathers practiced. It's NOT the Gospel.
When St. Paul said NEW he meant NEW, not modified. The major problem that protestant churches have is that they are not schooled in the many different letters of Paul, the backgrounds of WHY and to WHO a letter was written and what is applicable to our faith today AFTER Jesus arose.
(For THE BEST most accurate teachings today I've found on the Gospel of Jesus listen to the Joseph Prince preachings. God is bringing back HIS Gospel at the moment and I pray that this mans success which is ONLY due to the Gospel of Jesus that automatically makes us healthy, wealthy and wise if we practice it accurately, doesnt "go to his head" and He stays the course until his race is done as St. Paul did.)
2)Jesus teachings were to different groups for different things and reasons. SO to apply all He said as if THAT is the Gospel is wrong. Jesus was in a very hard position when he was alive. He was "transitioning" the Church to the Gospel BEFORE he had actually ushered it in through His death and resurrection. Sometimes he was talking to the Jewish people personally for THIER people and ONLY their people. At other times He was talking to the Old Testament Church as it was in that day, i.e the Pharisees who were practicing modified law in order to SAY they were following the law and he was chastising THEM for that, which doesnt apply to us at all, except for making us as well as them understand that NO ONE BUT NO ONE can fulfill the law or follow it accurately, (Romans 3:23) and to try is quite futile and the ENTIRE reason why Jesus died in the first place.
We are NOT TO TRY to DO anything but give up entirely and allow Jesus to transform us from within and work within us. That is the Gospel in a nutshell.
To best understand the Gospel He died for, is to look at how He treated the "Gentiles" which would be the rest of us.
You see His love and care best when He dealt with the Gentiles at that time because that was His overall message for everyone once He had fully ushered in the New Testament Era we live in now.
3) As a result of all this, we have NO ROOM to judge anyone the way I was judged by one of these flakes who call themselves "Christian" and yet won't pray for someone who they have judged "not worthy".
The supernatural I speak of here in this blog is VERY VERY within the True Gospel paradigm, however I have also spent 30+years studying theology and ALL the background texts as well as Jewish historical texts,traditions etc. I endorse NO religions out there today, and ESPECIALLY no protestant ones. The idea that they are self-labled PROTESTant at all should make people realise that it is from a negative view anyway.
Talking about the Paranormal or Supernatural in NO WAY makes one subject to occult forces or demonic influences. We live in a multi-dimensional world where we are given only the basic information even from God to manuever through and to ask questions is a GOOD thing and something God welcomes. What good parent doesn' absolutely LOVE their children asking questions and wanting to know more about the family and world they were born into?
The problems begin when SOME people try to shut knowledge down in the name of Christianity. (We all know about people imprisoned by the Catholic Church for that reason in the past-at least they learned since then.)These people are described pretty accurately by St. Paul in Romans 10:2 "they have a zeal of God but not according to knowledge."
I want to sum up all of this with this verse and tell people to NEVER EVER stop learning,questioning and investigating for the purpose of knowledge and understanding. "And this I pray that your LOVE may abound yet more and more in KNOWLEDGE and in all discernment." (Phillipians 1:9)
The best way to know if someone is practicing the REAL Gospel is to see their love. Since all judgement has been done and carried out and the penalty fulfilled by Jesus, anyone who tries to do that to you is NOT walking in the Love of Jesus. (1st John 3:4) It is their LOVE that should attract you, the LOVE OF JESUS that is in them that should be what makes you see that Jesus came to set you free from ALL things in this reality that hold you down and keep you from being all that you are meant to be.
If you have read this rather long blog post all the way to the end here, I want to thank you for that and hope that it has somewhat edified you to the absolutely Paranormal/Supernatural and WONDERFUL truth and reality of God. I plan on bringing more posts now and then on the Supernatural truths of REAL Christianity and am actually grateful for this "flamer" who called himself a Christian since it made me realise I should be having more posts that talk of the wonder working SUPERNATURAL power of God in our lives and the world today.
SO with Joseph of the Old Testament I say, "But as for you(flamer), you thought evil against me;but God meant it unto good..."(Genesis 50:20)
Amen(which, by the way, simply translated means-"let it be")
Thanks for reading,
Samantha Stacia
This is a very Christian TV show that has many
of the present day supernatural Christian events
on it. In case anyone was interested. :)
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Helping Ghosts
Once again I was watching a paranormal show the other day. I was reminded that one of the things I want to cover in this blog is giving advice in helping ghosts.
I know, you are probably like, "Wha...?" I know, the world is in chaos and people are starving and yes we definitely need to stop the fascism of our own government. BUT I am a big believer that if something is right in front of your face, like a haunting in your own home, you have been GIVEN a problem to solve and not dealing properly with a true haunting to me is the same as not helping a person in your home who is ill.
No, you can't help every starving person but you can help the people that enter into your own life walk, those around you that your life touches. In your town, where you work, study, buy, live and play. And for a true haunting, that's included.
I say a TRUE haunting, what I mean by that is REAL ghost, a person who has died and has not moved on from an area. Not a demon, residual haunt or a Djinn.
The problem I think at least in this country is the classic Christian idea that no haunting can be a humans spirit. Well THAT'S just too hard for me to believe.
Since science itself now teaches us that energy cannot be destroyed and we are most certainly energy animated bodies, it's only logical that the energy goes somewhere once its gone from our bodies.
And for those people who say, "Yes, but the spirit HAS to go to Heaven or Hell." I'd like to ask if you were sure of that when you read the true account of Jesus walking on the water to meet his disciples in their boat? What was the VERY FIRST thing out of the mouths of Jesus' men when they saw him walking toward them? "It's a ghost!"
Jesus NEVER lost an opportunity to teach from a life experience yet this was a comment that he never challenged. He never said that a ghost wasn't possible, only that it was actually him walking to them. Because He knew that sometimes people don't move on.
Now if you are a ghost story buff like me, you've also heard of the ghosts of bad people who don't move on out of fear. OK, if they are there of their own volition and decision. Let them alone if they aren't hurting anything.
But the haunting I saw on that show wasn't that type of ghost. This haunting was a child, a little boy who was killed in an accident during the child labor days. The people that run the tours of this old mill that he worked at are all familiar with him, they know his name from the records and even have a real picture of him. And not one of these people are thinking that they should help him move on. I think that's unconscionable.
This poor child has made clear Electronic voice recordings calling plainly for his dad. These recordings are not one of those muffled voices that you have to pick out of the background noise, it sounds exactly the same as if my own son were to make a recording!
When a female comes on tour who happens to be a mother, he is known to gravitate toward her for comfort. Many have felt him and there's lots of photographic evidence. One woman said that this little spirit was actually holding her hand while a group picture was being taken on the tour. That hand was noticeably colder than her other hand. And when the picture was looked it, it clearly showed a little boy standing right next to her. And the face was clear enough to tell it was the same boy of the picture they have from long ago when he worked there.
The person who works the our went on to explain that children back then were told by the parents were to go and what to do without question, unlike children today. This child was more than likely told to wait there at the end of each workday for when his Father came off of his shift so they could go home together. He is still waiting....
Now this is one of those heartbreaking clear cut haunting that I believe should be looked at the same way as if you found a little boy wandering out somewhere looking for his Father. Help him to get home.
There are ways to help ghosts move on and over the course of this blog I will share them.
I hope this makes you think of haunting a little differently and prompts you to use your good sense instead of a knee jerk reaction that they are all evil.
Thanks for reading!
Samantha Stacia
I know, you are probably like, "Wha...?" I know, the world is in chaos and people are starving and yes we definitely need to stop the fascism of our own government. BUT I am a big believer that if something is right in front of your face, like a haunting in your own home, you have been GIVEN a problem to solve and not dealing properly with a true haunting to me is the same as not helping a person in your home who is ill.
No, you can't help every starving person but you can help the people that enter into your own life walk, those around you that your life touches. In your town, where you work, study, buy, live and play. And for a true haunting, that's included.
I say a TRUE haunting, what I mean by that is REAL ghost, a person who has died and has not moved on from an area. Not a demon, residual haunt or a Djinn.
The problem I think at least in this country is the classic Christian idea that no haunting can be a humans spirit. Well THAT'S just too hard for me to believe.
Since science itself now teaches us that energy cannot be destroyed and we are most certainly energy animated bodies, it's only logical that the energy goes somewhere once its gone from our bodies.
And for those people who say, "Yes, but the spirit HAS to go to Heaven or Hell." I'd like to ask if you were sure of that when you read the true account of Jesus walking on the water to meet his disciples in their boat? What was the VERY FIRST thing out of the mouths of Jesus' men when they saw him walking toward them? "It's a ghost!"
Jesus NEVER lost an opportunity to teach from a life experience yet this was a comment that he never challenged. He never said that a ghost wasn't possible, only that it was actually him walking to them. Because He knew that sometimes people don't move on.
Now if you are a ghost story buff like me, you've also heard of the ghosts of bad people who don't move on out of fear. OK, if they are there of their own volition and decision. Let them alone if they aren't hurting anything.
But the haunting I saw on that show wasn't that type of ghost. This haunting was a child, a little boy who was killed in an accident during the child labor days. The people that run the tours of this old mill that he worked at are all familiar with him, they know his name from the records and even have a real picture of him. And not one of these people are thinking that they should help him move on. I think that's unconscionable.
This poor child has made clear Electronic voice recordings calling plainly for his dad. These recordings are not one of those muffled voices that you have to pick out of the background noise, it sounds exactly the same as if my own son were to make a recording!
When a female comes on tour who happens to be a mother, he is known to gravitate toward her for comfort. Many have felt him and there's lots of photographic evidence. One woman said that this little spirit was actually holding her hand while a group picture was being taken on the tour. That hand was noticeably colder than her other hand. And when the picture was looked it, it clearly showed a little boy standing right next to her. And the face was clear enough to tell it was the same boy of the picture they have from long ago when he worked there.
The person who works the our went on to explain that children back then were told by the parents were to go and what to do without question, unlike children today. This child was more than likely told to wait there at the end of each workday for when his Father came off of his shift so they could go home together. He is still waiting....
Now this is one of those heartbreaking clear cut haunting that I believe should be looked at the same way as if you found a little boy wandering out somewhere looking for his Father. Help him to get home.
There are ways to help ghosts move on and over the course of this blog I will share them.
I hope this makes you think of haunting a little differently and prompts you to use your good sense instead of a knee jerk reaction that they are all evil.
Thanks for reading!
Samantha Stacia
Saturday, September 1, 2012
Hello everyone!
I have been seriously thinking of revamping the blog and have been working on what I want to accomplish with it. While the paranormal genre for blogging is rather open still I am tired of the same old thing and have been thinking what I could do with my particular mix of talents.
Which brought me to the idea of a Paranormal advice and help blog. I will still be happy to have authors on here however the things I will be limiting the blog to will be to REAL experiences so no more fiction, sorry.
Also as a result of the new format I will not be participating in blog awards and things. While I deeply appreciate the attention and the purpose they are supposed to serve I realised that I really want to do more with my blog and actually serve a purpose and help others,not just myself.
I am getting seriously tired of the "ghost chasing" type shows these days and there are several instances where the families that are experienceing paranormal problems are really not helped at all.
The one show, "Haunted Collector" seems to be doing some things to help the people they investigate BUT not nearly enough and if they can't take away an item that is hopefully the cause of the problem then the poor people are sorry out of luck!
I have researched the paranormal for over 30 years now and have always been interested in the answers not simply the questions of it all and as a result have a pretty good hold on what to do for "things that go bump in the night."
Once I was chatting in a parnormal chat room and a little girl came on, she was 12 and asked if she could confide something to me. I was reassured that her parents knew she was online but she was afraid to disclose this recent paranormal circumstance to them. She and a friend had been playing with her new Oija board and now she had quite a problem on her hands with something that came through and had been causing her nightmares and even haunting-like phenomena in her room. She was at a loss what to do. I told her to come back the next day and I would have all the info she needed. She went to bed and I continued chatting and doing other things before I went to bed. I would do the research for her the following day, however, later that night I had a visitor.
Yes, her little Ouji "thing" came into my living room! I felt it immediately, I am pretty psychic and its presence was very clear, it was trying to intimidate me so I wouldnt tell her to get rid of it. If anyone knows me very well then they know that I dont do well with intimidation and when someone or something tries it, I backfire on them. I get really angry. I drove it out with very little effort but was concerned that she had something that really wanted to have her all to itself.
The next evening when Alexandra came online I was ready with everything she needed to do to deal with this little monster. She wasn't surprised when she heard that I had been paid a visit by it, apparently it had done the same with a next door neighbor friend of hers when she had tried to help her initially got rid of the board. She was surprised it had come through the computer though. Honestly so was I. I had never entertained the thought at that point that an entity could perform such a feat as traversing the computer connections, but this was back in the early 90s and I hadnt been online so long either.
A few weeks later a happy Alexandra contacted me, her grades were back up and she was doing fine. Honestly, it was one of he more fulfilling things I had done and it has always stayed with me.
Now I want to do this on a much larger scale and help anyone I can from merely those who want to know more to some who need real help. I may not have all the answers but I sure know where to point you in the right directions.
I also would very much like to interview any paranormal groups who are trying to accomplish the same things as I am here and HELP rather than just coldly research and investigate. While those things definitely have their place, if a person is asking for someone to investigate, its not just to be debunked, if they have real hauntings or otherwise they want help too. That's what I want to do.
So please if theres anyone who has questions feel free. The Paranormal Pen is here to help.
Thanks for reading,
Samantha
I have been seriously thinking of revamping the blog and have been working on what I want to accomplish with it. While the paranormal genre for blogging is rather open still I am tired of the same old thing and have been thinking what I could do with my particular mix of talents.
Which brought me to the idea of a Paranormal advice and help blog. I will still be happy to have authors on here however the things I will be limiting the blog to will be to REAL experiences so no more fiction, sorry.
Also as a result of the new format I will not be participating in blog awards and things. While I deeply appreciate the attention and the purpose they are supposed to serve I realised that I really want to do more with my blog and actually serve a purpose and help others,not just myself.
I am getting seriously tired of the "ghost chasing" type shows these days and there are several instances where the families that are experienceing paranormal problems are really not helped at all.
The one show, "Haunted Collector" seems to be doing some things to help the people they investigate BUT not nearly enough and if they can't take away an item that is hopefully the cause of the problem then the poor people are sorry out of luck!
I have researched the paranormal for over 30 years now and have always been interested in the answers not simply the questions of it all and as a result have a pretty good hold on what to do for "things that go bump in the night."
Once I was chatting in a parnormal chat room and a little girl came on, she was 12 and asked if she could confide something to me. I was reassured that her parents knew she was online but she was afraid to disclose this recent paranormal circumstance to them. She and a friend had been playing with her new Oija board and now she had quite a problem on her hands with something that came through and had been causing her nightmares and even haunting-like phenomena in her room. She was at a loss what to do. I told her to come back the next day and I would have all the info she needed. She went to bed and I continued chatting and doing other things before I went to bed. I would do the research for her the following day, however, later that night I had a visitor.
Yes, her little Ouji "thing" came into my living room! I felt it immediately, I am pretty psychic and its presence was very clear, it was trying to intimidate me so I wouldnt tell her to get rid of it. If anyone knows me very well then they know that I dont do well with intimidation and when someone or something tries it, I backfire on them. I get really angry. I drove it out with very little effort but was concerned that she had something that really wanted to have her all to itself.
The next evening when Alexandra came online I was ready with everything she needed to do to deal with this little monster. She wasn't surprised when she heard that I had been paid a visit by it, apparently it had done the same with a next door neighbor friend of hers when she had tried to help her initially got rid of the board. She was surprised it had come through the computer though. Honestly so was I. I had never entertained the thought at that point that an entity could perform such a feat as traversing the computer connections, but this was back in the early 90s and I hadnt been online so long either.
A few weeks later a happy Alexandra contacted me, her grades were back up and she was doing fine. Honestly, it was one of he more fulfilling things I had done and it has always stayed with me.
Now I want to do this on a much larger scale and help anyone I can from merely those who want to know more to some who need real help. I may not have all the answers but I sure know where to point you in the right directions.
I also would very much like to interview any paranormal groups who are trying to accomplish the same things as I am here and HELP rather than just coldly research and investigate. While those things definitely have their place, if a person is asking for someone to investigate, its not just to be debunked, if they have real hauntings or otherwise they want help too. That's what I want to do.
So please if theres anyone who has questions feel free. The Paranormal Pen is here to help.
Thanks for reading,
Samantha
Thursday, June 21, 2012
A Justified Kill
MISTRESS OF PASSION: A JUSTIFIED KILL BLOG TOUR
Hello everyone! My friend MaryLynn Bast has a new book out, it's a REAL paranormal for all you paranormal fans with nothing else in between! Please check out the GREAT trailer to it, link is below, as well-she is very talented and you'd be doing yourself a favor by checking this one out!
Synopsis:
Book Trailer: http://youtu.be/w_9IE8yzjMA
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=ntt_athr_dp_sr_1?_encoding=UTF8&field-author=MaryLynn%20Bast&search-alias=books&sort=relevancerank
About the Author:
MaryLynn Bast moved to Las Vegas in
2012 from Texas, where she grew up. She works as a consultant with a contractor
for the US Military, traveling from base to base across the US and around the
world. Whenever possible, MaryLynn enjoys spending time with her husband,
children and friends. In her free time she writes paranormal fantasies, loves
to read and travel.
Contact Links
Facebook:
Hello everyone! My friend MaryLynn Bast has a new book out, it's a REAL paranormal for all you paranormal fans with nothing else in between! Please check out the GREAT trailer to it, link is below, as well-she is very talented and you'd be doing yourself a favor by checking this one out!
Publisher: Werewolf Tails Publishing
ISBN: Paperback – 978-1477620298
ISBN: eBook - 978-0985754600
Genre: PNR – Short Story
Amber will go to any lengths to avoid the werewolf council
who hunts her – even leaving behind the one person she cares for the most.
Traveling across the US, she avoids other packs and remains on the run by
working in backwoods bars.
Always alone, she never gets involved. One day she overhears
a conversation by one of the bars patrons.
With her senses on high alert, Amber cannot ignore the warning signs.
Following the man to his campsite, she finds out why.
Amber must decide if she can allow herself to be drawn in to
rescue the person being held hostage. Or should she stick by her rules of not
getting involved? With the impending first shift to werewolf, her bloodlust
will take over. Can she go against her personal rule of not killing a human,
and if so, would it be A JUSTIFIED KILL?
Book Trailer: http://youtu.be/w_9IE8yzjMA
Website: http://www.heartofawolf.com
Twitter:
Sunday, June 17, 2012
I've been Awarded!!
Ok, Either I'm really psychic or everyone else is because right after I make the firm decision that THIS week would be the week I would begin writing back regularly in here again, I get two different people contact me with two different reasons to HAVE to be back writing in here again!
The first one is going to be a treat that everyone needs to stop in for on the 21st but the other one was a VERY kind woman who I highly suspect of reading my way too personal at times FB posts about my extreme ups and downs with King Pain-no, not my husband-lol, ACTUAL Pain from GBS that has gone into an upswing that I just haven't been prepared for at all. It in turn triggers depression because I have no support system, which in turn cycles back to making my whole body worse from all night crying sessions. NOT a good time to be blogging!
But as I see from Monique Liddle's blog- http://www.bendsintheroad.com she may have a bit of an idea of what I go through and has only just herself started back on her blog again too and thought that I would benefit grom the LIEBSTER AWARD as much as she did.
So, I thank you Monique(luv that name btw) and I appreciate you giving me something with which to write about on my come back here.
The Liebster Blog Award is an award for blogs with under 200 followers. According to Moniques Blog, the word Liebster is German for "beloved" and that a blog nominated for it is "worth watching". So I appreciate the kind compliment of her giving me the award.
Now here are the rules to the award:
- If you are nominated for the award and accept it, then you have won!
- Thank the person who nominated you by linking back to their blog.
- Nominate 5 blogs with less than 200 followers.
- Let the nominees know by leaving a comment on their blog.
- Add the award image to your site (use an image widget to place at bottom/side of blog).
Next, I nominate
1)Edith O'Nuallaine of http://inaroomofmyown.wordpress.com for her well done blog about her writing journey.
2)Emiliana Martin of http://boricuaconfidential.blogspot.com about her personal journey being a widower with 2 kids and will eventually be turned into her book.
3)Suzie Klien of www.recoveringchurchlady.com for her thoughtful and inspirational blog.
4)Cheryl Fassett at Catching Fireflys http://cherylfassett.wordpress.com is a brand new blog about her creative side and the things she finds along the way.
5)Cathy Morton at http://cathysvoicenow.wordpress.com is also a personal inspirational blog of her writers journey.
Most of these blogs are rather new and all are very well written and kept up, they deserve your visits!
So Thank You again for the Award Monique, and I hope to see all of you again soon!
Thanks for reading!
Samantha Stacia
Thursday, May 3, 2012
ROSEMARY FRYTH
Paranormal Author
Hello everyone! I am pleased to announce my first paranormal author interview on this blog! I asked some paranormal groups if there were any paranormal authors who would be interested in doing an interview on my 'lil ole blog and Rosemary Fryth was the first one who said "yeah!" and she has been just delightful to work with, not complaining about the "greenhorn" over here not knowing a thing about interviewing and being so kind about it all. So I asked a few questions about her and then of course THE paranormal book "Dark Confluence" which is a GREAT title and I admit I am a bit envious of her coming up with such a enigmatic one! Well then, without Further adue, Here's Rosemary Fryth!
Let us know where you are
and a bit about where you live.

When did you first know you
wanted to be a writer?
I’ve
always been a writer, however it’s only recently I’ve become a published
writer. I was actually a published poet long before I became a published
author. My first memory of writing something in ‘book form’ would have been way
back in early primary school, and I think I must have been five or six years
old at the time – I believe what I wrote at the time was poetry.
What made you decide on writing a paranormal novel?
I
enjoy reading dark fantasy novels – Raymond E. Feist’s ‘Faerie Tale’ and
Charles de Lint’s ‘Moonheart’ spring immediately to mind, along with ‘Mythago
Wood’ by Robert Holdstock. I like the idea of mythological creatures breaking
into the mortal, human world, and imagining what would happen if such a thing
was to occur. All of these books (and more) that I listed were always set someplace
else – Canada, America, England etc, and as an Australian I felt remote from
those stories. It occurred to me that Australia was left out, that we weren’t
sharing in the Celtic mythology, so I wrote a Celtic-inspired dark fantasy for
my own country. Hopefully my story will be the first of many, I’m hoping that
other local writers will be inspired to bring European myths to Australia.
Will you stay with paranormal writing do you think? Why?
Well
I’m currently writing the sequel to ‘Dark Confluence’, and it’s featuring many
of the characters from the first book. I’ll be staying with paranormal/dark
fantasy for awhile to continue to tell my character’s stories. I also have an
idea for a children’s book in the same genre, at the moment it’s only an idea,
however it may one day come to fruition.
Please tell a bit about your book Dark Confluence.
‘Dark
Confluence’ is set on the Queensland Sunshine Coast Hinterland in a fictional
town called ‘Emerald Hills’. It is about a rebel group of the faerie race who
decide that Emerald Hills is a perfect place to attempt to grab power from the
Seelie, and Unseelie faerie Courts. Trouble is, the people of Emerald Hills are
caught in the middle of the supernatural power play, and only one person in
town has the ability to perceive what is going on, and to do something about
it. ‘Dark Confluence’ is dark fantasy, which means some of the themes explored
are quite adult and confronting in nature, and the faeries themselves are quite
dark, and often coldly manipulate humans in the way a chess player would move
pawns across a chessboard.
How did you get the idea for this book?
The
idea has been creeping up on me for awhile – the reason for writing an
Australian dark fantasy I’ve already explained, however there is a hidden
‘story within a story’ in ‘Dark Confluence’ that is particularly relevant to
Australian readers. In many ways ‘Dark Confluence’ is an adult parable and
those with an understanding of what is going on in Australia, will see the
patterns and hints in the storyline.
How did you decide on this particular title, which is cool btw!
The
book started out simply as ‘Jen’s Quest’, however once the true nature of the
tale became clear to me, the story then revealed itself as ‘Dark Confluence’.
The word ‘confluence’ means ‘a flowing together’ and this is what happens in
the book – a flowing together of humanity and the faerie races into one place.
The word ‘Dark’ explains the darkness that is enveloping the lives of the
people of ‘Emerald Hills’.
Tell us a bit about the cover-I understand you designed it?
Yes
I did. The cover you are now looking at
is actually the second version. The first was darker and far broodier, however
I made a commercial decision to lighten and brighten it up in order to make it
more visible to potential readers. I like the changed cover – it’s brighter but
it still possesses a degree of menace and has a paranormal feel to it. The
photo was chosen simply because it looked so very much like the real world
location that the book is set in.
What made you decide to publish Indie?
I
felt that I was getting the run-around from publishers who all seemed unwilling
to try an unknown voice and a new author. Realising too that one day I might
get hit by the proverbial bus without my stories being published, I decided
that I’d no longer wait on other people’s go-ahead and instead self publish.
Sometimes you just have to have courage to put yourself and your work out there
– I’d hate to have gone to my death bed mourning the fact that my work was
never read – now that my books are out there I feel I’ve left a small legacy of
myself for the future.
I understand you have more than this book already published, of all of them-who is your favorite leading character to write thus far?
‘Arantur’
from my Riothamus trilogy is far more heroic, however I think I relate better
to Jen McDonald – both characters are reluctant heroes/heroines, but Jen is so
very ordinary that I think most people would identify with her, would
understand where she is coming from, and perhaps make similar choices.
What’s most fascinating to me is that your lead character in Dark Confluence is middle age! Please tell us a bit about that character and what made you write it in this age of "youth-oriented" protagonists?
Jen
McDonald is a small and somewhat plain, fifty-something, ex-patriot Scottish
spinster who is self-employed as a proof reader – not your average heroine, and
so very far from the angst-ridden teens who populate modern paranormal fantasy
books. You see I wanted a heroine that I could relate to, and that other older
women (and perhaps men too) could relate to. Someone who has built a life for
herself, made choices and lived with the consequences of those choices, and who
pretty much only wants a quiet, serene, and uneventful life. However, because
of what happens in the story, she learns that she cannot always be an observer
to life, and that in order to save her town, she must instead be an active
participant, which drags her unwillingly out of her comfort zone.
Ok! Tell us now where we can find this book, learn more about your other books and all the different ways you are on and can be connected with on the net.
Information
about my books, plus links to where you can buy them is on my website. I’ve
also added a blogging page to my website where I write about books, publishing,
writing, and anything else that takes my fancy.
And
on Twitter: @RFryth
Well! I want to thank Rosemary for taking time to entertain us with these very informative and fascinating answers!
And I must say she has certainly given me some very important things to think about when it comes to how I am going to publish as well!
Her book is most definitely on my summer reading list!
Please let me know what it was you liked about her interview as well as what made you think!
Thank you for reading!
Samantha Stacia
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
My TOP 2 pics for Paranormal Shows this year are....
Coming in at number two is LOST GIRL on the SYFY channel on Mondays. Its about a woman who knew she was adopted but after reaching puberty finds out that when she sleeps with a guy it kills him! We come in on the show where she has been running for some time like this wondering who she is and why she does this.
"Bo" played by Anna Silk (I bet thats not her real name!)finds out she is a Succubus of the Fae folk which has a large array of different types of Fae in this story.
I really like that the characters have grown and they dont with hold answers too long. They also keep opening up the Fae world and how it works to us a little at a time which is cool.
I'm really getting attached to the Bar Tender/retired Fae Blood King "Trick" played perfectly by Rick Howland at the Fae bar where Bo hangs out with her new crew- sidekick friend "Kenzi" played by Ksenia Solo, her"wolfy man"/cop "Dyson" played by Kris Holden-Reid (who admittedy is growing on me in the "mmm" factor area,lol)and his sidekick "Hale" played by K.C. Collins.
AND (Drum Roll please!) Coming in at number one for top Paranormal Show for this year-
GRIMM
Also on Monday nights but on NBC-they did this one up right! The writing is incredibly fleshed out, with lots of backstory and discovery that could keep this series going easily for a decade, it's based on the original Grimm stories but plays off the old question-'What if...it were real"?
The show starts with a woman coming to visit her nephew played by (YUMMY) David Guitoli as Nick Burkhardt and upon her death she passes on the genetic Grimm-Blessing? Curse? (Not sure about that one!) of his ancient family line of protecting humans from monsters that walk among us that the old german Grimm fairy tales are supposed to be based on. I think it's absolutely ingenius. (And as a writer I hate them for thinking of it first, of course!) Here's David-
(Clears throat) Anyway, He also ends up with a sidekick through an early misadventure of misidentification. He can see the "monsters" in their real form while regular humans can't. But quickly learns that all "monsters" aren't created equal and some can be trusted. His sidekick Monroe played by Silas Weir Mitchell has really made this character his own as a "Blutbad"(german term which means something like werewolf Im sure) gone vegetarian and feels sorry for the Grimm who knows nothing. He brings the humor in exactly where it's needed too!
The large cast is great and keeps growing which for me makes for better story lines and guaranteed longevity. They have the mix for a real hit show if they can keep up the good work. You have to try it out if you havent seen it.
And whats even better? Already renewed for season TWO! I always worry when I like a series on one of the big stations because they usually get stupid and cancel something which hasn't even got started yet, so I am VERY surprised as well as extremelly happy!
Well thats it for this year folks! I think we paranormal viewers have gotten pretty lucky, there are other shows that didn't make my list too of course but it sure is nice to have such an amount to choose from for a change!
Thanks for reading!
And I started a new page on Facebook for all things paranormal called "Paranormal Attraction" please LIKE it if you get the chance! Thanks!
Samantha Stacia
Coming in at number two is LOST GIRL on the SYFY channel on Mondays. Its about a woman who knew she was adopted but after reaching puberty finds out that when she sleeps with a guy it kills him! We come in on the show where she has been running for some time like this wondering who she is and why she does this.
"Bo" played by Anna Silk (I bet thats not her real name!)finds out she is a Succubus of the Fae folk which has a large array of different types of Fae in this story.
I really like that the characters have grown and they dont with hold answers too long. They also keep opening up the Fae world and how it works to us a little at a time which is cool.
I'm really getting attached to the Bar Tender/retired Fae Blood King "Trick" played perfectly by Rick Howland at the Fae bar where Bo hangs out with her new crew- sidekick friend "Kenzi" played by Ksenia Solo, her"wolfy man"/cop "Dyson" played by Kris Holden-Reid (who admittedy is growing on me in the "mmm" factor area,lol)and his sidekick "Hale" played by K.C. Collins.
(l-f)Trick,Hale,Dyson,Bo,Kenzi
&Lauren(who I don't like on the show!lol)
What I like even better? That the series has already been renewed for TWO more years! Keep 'em comin'!AND (Drum Roll please!) Coming in at number one for top Paranormal Show for this year-
GRIMM
Also on Monday nights but on NBC-they did this one up right! The writing is incredibly fleshed out, with lots of backstory and discovery that could keep this series going easily for a decade, it's based on the original Grimm stories but plays off the old question-'What if...it were real"? The show starts with a woman coming to visit her nephew played by (YUMMY) David Guitoli as Nick Burkhardt and upon her death she passes on the genetic Grimm-Blessing? Curse? (Not sure about that one!) of his ancient family line of protecting humans from monsters that walk among us that the old german Grimm fairy tales are supposed to be based on. I think it's absolutely ingenius. (And as a writer I hate them for thinking of it first, of course!) Here's David-
Nick Burkhardt played by David Guitoli
(Clears throat) Anyway, He also ends up with a sidekick through an early misadventure of misidentification. He can see the "monsters" in their real form while regular humans can't. But quickly learns that all "monsters" aren't created equal and some can be trusted. His sidekick Monroe played by Silas Weir Mitchell has really made this character his own as a "Blutbad"(german term which means something like werewolf Im sure) gone vegetarian and feels sorry for the Grimm who knows nothing. He brings the humor in exactly where it's needed too!
Monroe played by Silas Weir Mitchell
The large cast is great and keeps growing which for me makes for better story lines and guaranteed longevity. They have the mix for a real hit show if they can keep up the good work. You have to try it out if you havent seen it.
And whats even better? Already renewed for season TWO! I always worry when I like a series on one of the big stations because they usually get stupid and cancel something which hasn't even got started yet, so I am VERY surprised as well as extremelly happy!
Well thats it for this year folks! I think we paranormal viewers have gotten pretty lucky, there are other shows that didn't make my list too of course but it sure is nice to have such an amount to choose from for a change!
Thanks for reading!
And I started a new page on Facebook for all things paranormal called "Paranormal Attraction" please LIKE it if you get the chance! Thanks!
Samantha Stacia
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