Big Seance: My Paranormal World

• 258 - Raven Knight from the Darkwoods Paranormal Podcast - Big Seance

    Patrick sits down with one of the new friends he met at Missouri Paracon, Raven Knight from the Darkwoods Paranormal Podcast. Raven considers herself an empath, and her interest in both the paranormal and true crime goes back to childhood. We discuss the Villisca Axe Murder House, the importance of finding your group, reflections from the paracon, paranormal pet peeves, and her recent interview with paranormal investigator, Dustin Pari! Visit BigSeance.com/258 for more info.  Other Listening Options Direct Download Link   In this episode: Intro :00 Patrick recently returned from Missouri Paracon, where he met today’s guest, Raven Knight from the Darkwoods Paranormal Podcast. :45 The podcast, where Raven shares the microphone with co-host Gabriel Von Graves, delves into the eerie and unexplained. They bring a mix of short fiction stories, as well as first hand accounts from those who have lived them. Exploring everything from ghosts, to UFOs, to all things mysterious. They’ll bring you spine chilling stories from around the globe. 2:50 The story of how the Darkwoods Paranormal Podcast began. 6:10 “You find your group.” Raven’s reflections of Missouri Paracon. 8:43 “I think it’s really important for people to have people out there willing to listen to them, that say, ‘You know what? We believe you.’” 11:03 Raven’s interest in both the paranormal and true crime goes back to childhood. 16:15 A matter of being open to experiences. 21:42 Raven considers herself an empath. 26:22 The Villisca Axe Murder House. Plus more on the Darkwoods Paranormal Podcast. 30:46 Loving being in your 40s! 37:55 Possible future episodes. 38:52 Paranormal pet peeves. 40:46 Raven’s final thoughts, lots of upcoming events, and where to find more Darkwoods Paranormal content, including interviews with Dustin Pari and Richard Estep! 43:17 Outro 46:12   Resources: darkwoodsparanormal.com YouTube: @DarkwoodsParanormalPodcast Instagram: @DarkwoodsParanormalPodcast Facebook: Darkwoods Paranormal Podcast MissouriParacon.com     The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Amazon Music, Audible, iHeart Radio, and YouTube. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at [email protected]. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the seance!    

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• 257 - Music and Sound in Victorian Seances with Olivia Cacchione - Big Seance

    Dr. Olivia Cacchione, a musicologist, sat with Patrick in the parlor to discuss her current work and study of music and sound in Victorian seances. Olivia also shared about years of uncomfortable out-of-body experiences and hearing voices that led to her being diagnosed with Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. Plus skepticism, haunted listening, enchantment, possibility vs. disbelief, Victorians and the accordion, the channeled music of Rosemary Brown, and asking the question, “How does music haunt us?” Visit BigSeance.com/257 for more info. Other Listening Options Direct Download Link   In this episode: Intro :00 Dr. Olivia Cacchione studies the sounds of ghosts and hauntings throughout history. She’s a musicologist who earned her PhD at Northwestern University and received a Mellon Fellowship to conduct her extensive archival research across England and America. She is currently working on a book that highlights the role of music and sound in Victorian seances. Olivia’s dissertation examined the cultural history of hearing, questioning how music haunts us, with an emphasis on the lived experience of the Victorian-era spiritualist séance. She covered Daniel Dunglas Home's accordion, the Davenport Brothers' musical cabinet, and lesser known mediums like Jennie Lord, who practically invented the musical seance. And Olivia wants you to know that she has a cat who is proudly named Madame Blavatsky. You can learn more about Olivia Cacchione and her work by visiting welcometotheseance.com. :45 What is a musicologist? 2:02 From harp performance to a PhD in musicology. 3:44 Patrick once again nerds out about the theremin. 6:12 More on where this interest in Victorian Spiritualism came from, and the pushback from her colleagues regarding her chosen area of study. 7:32 Hearing Voices. “When I was 15, I began ‘hearing things.’ It took me ten years to receive a diagnosis of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy.” 10:51 Olivia’s voices and out-of-body experiences. Are they paranormal? Or are they just symptoms of her diagnosis? 15:24 Enchantment. 16:45 “[The episodes were] very dark and quite scary, actually.” 18:05 Possibility vs Disbelief. 19:03 Victorian Spiritualists and Seances. For Victorians, it was really dark at night! 21:49 Haunted Listening. 27:56 Patrick reminisces about experiences years ago with his “rapper” from doing EVP research and experiments. 29:28 “How does music haunt us? What does it mean to be haunted, mesmerized, enchanted, or spellbound by a work?” 32:24 Check out Jerry Goldsmith’s score for the 1985 film, The Explorers. 35:40 “[Victorians] simply had a different relationship with music.” 39:09 Music as a trigger. 41:11 Victorians and the accordion. 42:47 Residual music from the Bird Cage Theatre. 43:57 A Musical Seance featuring Rosemary Brown, who claimed to channel music from the great composers. 46:01 Alfred Russel Wallace. 48:28 “Before I was diagnosed, I absolutely thought, ’Maybe I’m psychic.’ I wanted to lean in that direction with it.” 50:07 “People hear what I’m studying and they immediately want to tell me their own ghost stories. And you realize just how many people have ghost stories, and I love hearing them.” 51:12 Olivia’s final thoughts. 54:40 Outro 56:27   Resources welcometotheseance.com     The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Amazon Music, Audible, iHeart Radio, and YouTube. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at [email protected]. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the seance!  

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• 256 - Missouri Paracon 2025 with Brad Blair and Jesse Leimkuehler - Big Seance

    Brad Blair of the Upper Peninsula Paranormal Research Society and Jesse Leimkuehler from Belvoir Winery and Inn, join together to create the Missouri Paracon, which will take place at Ameristar Kansas City from February 28th to March 1st 2025. Patrick gets the scoop on what’s in store for those attending. Plus conversation on topics such as psychics, apparitions, people who flee haunted locations, drones and alien invasions, and changes in the paranormal space since the boom that started with Syfy’s Ghost Hunters. Visit BigSeance.com/256 for more info. Other Listening Options Direct Download Link   In this episode: Intro :00 Brad Blair is co-founder of the Michigan Paranormal Convention, co-founder of the Upper Peninsula Paranormal Research Society, and he’s also the co-host of Creaking Door Paranormal Radio. Jesse Leimkuehler is a previous guest of the Big Seance. He’s the owner of the haunted Belvoir Winery and Inn in Liberty Missouri. Together, Brad and Jesse have put together an exciting NEW event — the Missouri Paracon. It’s held from Feb. 28th to March 1st, 2025 at Ameristar Casino Kansas City. :45 Welcome to the parlor! 2:10 Getting to know Brad Blair. 3:45 How has paranormal investigation changed, good or bad, since the first season of Syfy’s Ghost Hunters and the rise of paranormal TV shows? 7:42 Jesse Leimkuehler announced that My Haunted Hometowns, another paranormal TV production, just wrapped filming at Belvoir Winery and Inn. 15:51 When people flee the Inn. 18:31 Before taking ownership of Belvoir, Jesse wasn’t really a believer in ghosts. And now? “I’ve only seen about five apparitions.” 21:10 Planning and organizing Missouri Paracon 2025. 24:00 The benefits of a winter paranormal event. 26:17 Getting tickets! Plus more of what to expect and some of the celebrities that will be there! 28:00 Patrick will be there with his vendor table, and will also be leading investigations again at an add-on event at Belvoir. 31:10 Brad on concerts, psychics, and the gallery readings offered at Missouri Paracon 2025. 33:00 Is Ameristar Kansas City haunted? 35:50 Mysterious drones and an alien invasion? 39:05 The things you can learn at the casino bar after midnight. 40:49 Getting a room for the event. 42:31 Outro 46:00   Resources: missouriparacon.com [email protected] belvoirwinery.com Creaking Door Paranormal Radio yoopernaturalhaunts.com     The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Amazon Music, Audible, iHeart Radio, and YouTube. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at [email protected]. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the seance!    

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• 255 - Titanic with James Penca - Big Seance

    Titanic expert James Penca joins Patrick in the parlor for this unique episode of the Big Seance. James is a spokesperson and researcher for RMS Titanic, Inc., Creative Director for Titanic: Honor and Glory, and host of the Witness Titanic podcast. He only recently returned from the exciting 2024 Titanic Expedition that made headlines. Have you ever wondered what can be learned about a passenger or crew member, just from recovering a single artifact from the wreckage? Other topics include the re-discovery of the statue of Diana, the debate on whether the famous wreckage is a gravesite or in dire need of preservation, the last song played by Titanic's quartet, witness interviews, the truth about Bruce Ismay, premonitions of the disaster, the Titanic musical, and of course, the James Cameron film! Visit BigSeance.com/255 for more info.  Other Listening Options Direct Download Link   Resources:  RMS Titanic, Inc. - discovertitanic.com Titanic: Honor and Glory - titanichg.com Titanic: Honor and Glory (YouTube): @TitanicHG Witness Titanic Podcast Witness Titanic Podcast (YouTube): @WitnessTitanic   In this episode: Intro :00 James Penca has studied TITANIC and her incredible story for 25 years--an interest sparked by a school field trip to an RMS Titanic Inc. artifact exhibit. Today, he serves as spokesperson and researcher for RMS Titanic Inc., Creative Director of TITANIC: HONOR AND GLORY, and host of the WITNESS TITANIC podcast. James recently joined the exciting 2024 Titanic Expedition to lend his knowledge and passion for this legendary ship. :45 RMS Titanic, Inc. is the company that was granted salvage rights to the wreck of the RMS Titanic by a United States Federal Court order in 1994 and reconfirmed again in 1996. The court award includes the exclusive rights to recover the artifacts from the wreck site. They’re the ONLY group allowed to do that. Using Titanic’s artifacts in concert with scientific data and social history, RMS Titanic, Inc. brings to life TITANIC: The Artifact Exhibition. Their mission is to preserve the legacy of Titanic’s maiden voyage, subsequent sinking, and the memory of her passengers and crew through care and display of our recovered artifacts, comprehensive educational programs, innovative exhibitions, research and recovery initiatives, wreck site imaging and analysis, and ongoing Titanic collaborations. Welcome to the Big Seance parlor, James Penca! 3:05 April 14th - Patrick’s Birthday, the evening Abraham Lincoln was shot, and the night Titanic struck the iceberg. 4:00 What Patrick thinks about when the topic of the Titanic comes up. 4:29 In the afterlife, James hopes to be able to go back to 1912 and enjoy time on the Titanic. 6:12 The Nomadic, the last remaining ship from the White Star line. 7:15 The beautiful virtual recreations of Titanic: Honor and Glory at titanichg.com and on YouTube. 8:20 James’ introduction to the world of Titanic. 11:20 RMS Titanic, Inc. 13:04 When you have your dream job! 16:09 James was invited to join the 2024 Titanic Expedition that took him to the wreckage site, plus discovering the Statue of Diana. 16:45 The potential of what can be learned about a passenger or crew member, just from recovering a single artifact. 23:39 Is it a gravesite? “Leave it alone” vs. Preservation. 28:30 Shoes on the ocean floor. 36:36 The United States Senate Inquiry. 38:57 The Witness Titanic podcast. 41:00 Ella White and other witnesses. 43:49 The last song played by the Titanic quartet? It’s quite possibly Songe d'Automne (Dream of Autumn) by Archibald Joyce. 47:09 Howard Irwin’s sheet music and other incredible stories of delicate artifact discoveries! 49:33 The truth about Bruce Ismay. 52:40 W.T. Stead, an important figure in the Spiritualist movement, died on the Titanic. Plus Titanic premonitions. 58:38 Martin Moran and Titanic the musical! 1:05:04 James is a beautiful singer! Plus Titanic exhibits and where to find everything James is a part of. 1:10:04 Outro 1:12:32 A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 1:13:51     The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Amazon Music, Audible, iHeart Radio, and YouTube. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at [email protected]. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the seance!  

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• 254 - Calling Out Fraudulent Physical Mediumship with Jeni Juranics - Big Seance

    Earlier this year, psychic medium Jeni Juranics released an episode of her Spirit Call podcast where she opened up about what she described as a heartbreaking experience at a mediumship conference, where on more than one occasion she witnessed a fairly well-known physical medium faking seances. She decided to call out his fraudulent behavior. He’s been called out before, but Jeni’s story seems to have struck a chord with many in the community. In this important and sometimes emotional conversation, Patrick and Jeni discuss what this means for the mediumship community, as well as the wider spiritual community. And what does it mean for our faith, our trust, and our belief? Visit BigSeance.com/254 for more info. Other Listening Options Direct Download Link   Resources:  The episode of Jeni's Spirit Call podcast titled, "Exposing the Fraudulent So Called Physical Medium" Jeni's follow-up episodes: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 Fraudulent Seance Video from 2016  Psychic News from July 2016 Psychic News from October 2016 Fraudulent Medium Explains Himself in 2016   In this episode: Intro :00 On April 10th of this year, Jeni Juranics released an episode of her Spirit Call podcast, where she opened up about what she described as a “heartbreaking experience” at this year’s International Physical Mediumship Conference in Albany, NY. Jeni, who has quite a bit of experience sitting in development circles and seances, witnessed a fairly well-known physical medium faking seances, and she decided to call out his fraudulent behavior. If you’re wondering if this is the medium who in 2016 was caught faking evidence at the Banyan Retreat Center in the UK, that’s the one. :45 Our guest today is Jeni Juranics, who is a psychic medium who resides in Odessa near Kingston, Ontario, Canada with her husband and two children. She’s been offering readings since 2016 and maintains a vibrant and genuine link to the Spirit World. Her personality and reading style have been described as down-to-earth and comforting and she brings a sense of calm to all of her sessions. 3:17 Jeni's episodes regarding this fraudulent medium have struck a chord in the community. 4:27 “I’ve just been working hard to protect people from being a victim to what I experienced. And you know, I have to say, I was more a student, but I know a lot of the people that are going to these seances are grieving mothers and fathers and children that have lost their parents. And so it’s not just entertainment. It’s not just a cool experience. People are seriously looking for their loved ones, and they’re being deceived.” 11:03 Jeni saw the red flags with this medium for months in several seances and workshops before it finally clicked. 12:29 Normalize being okay with questioning and using your brain. 16:15 How has this experience changed the way Jeni works moving forward within her own mediumship? 19:38 When you’re already a bit skeptical. 23:30  "If you're being told what you're going to see, is that what you're going to see?" 26:16 “Is it time to say that from now on, physical mediumship needs to happen with the lights on, no exceptions?” 29:48 The 2016 video. 32:11 When it sounds like someone describing a cult. 33:04 Positive responses to the message is getting out there. 39:55 Let’s do physical mediumship differently now. 43:14 Red Flag: When a physical medium's seances are the same every time. 48:54 Clear intimidation from a medium in a mask. 54:36 Patrick’s thoughts on individuals enabling this medium, and he commends Jeni for her bravery in speaking out on her own platform, as well as this one. 59:40 Jeni’s final thoughts. 1:03:51 Outro 1:06:18 A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 1:07:35   For more on Jeni Juranics jenijuranics.com Facebook Instagram YouTube     The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Amazon Music, Audible, iHeart Radio, and YouTube. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at [email protected]. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the seance!      

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