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Apparently no matter what I'm saying on this forum is making anyone very happy, and I'm not very happy either, so respectfully to everyone.. Good bye!! and thanks to the ones who were so nice to me.

EVP, I listened to the C2C show, and your comment was not lost on me. My thoughts exactly.  Grrrrrrrrr....  G'nite!

Well. Isn't that special. Wasn't that a nice little chat with ourselves... it looks like we think we're just a little bit superior don't we?

How Conveeeenient. I can almost see the paunchy prince of perdition himself all dressed up in a clingy little purple dress doing your own version of the "Mother Superior" dance.

Reverend? Puhleeze. Why is it that you only go by that title when it's conveeeenient. Let's see, Doctor Reverend Christian von LIAR, that's what we're starting to call you around here. We like our five little names, don't we? Isn't that special.

Well Reverend, you've certainly said some naughty little things here that weren't too thoughtful, things that don't normally come out of the mouth of a reverend. Shame on your for behaving like the Beastmaster himself, Well! Apparently, some of us don't care too much about our little reputation, do we? Isn't that super!

What kind of trip are you on, anyway? Who do you think you are - God's favorite? Maybe Rosemary's Baby is all grown up...

Who would throw caution to the wind and allow such vile and hateful things spew forth from his mouth... hmmm.. who could it be?

COULD IT BE....

SATAN?    

I am a student of Dolores Cannon's library of metaphysical writings, primilarily thrilled with the newest work entitled The Convoluted Universe, Vol III. She transcribes hypnosis sessions with subjects who are in the deepest trance possible called the somnambulist state, and from those sessions she has developed a information Q&A relationship with a counsel of 9 entities. She also asks questions to the person's subconscious when someone is deep under, sometimes about things that the individual should know absolutely nothing about. Example, to a 19 year old cheerleader, jewish living in the Bronx she might ask "What were Jesus' last words as he died on the cross?" and if the reply is "I don't know." she'll say. Sure you do. Ask someone or go to the akashic record and find out.

It is absolutely MIND BLOWING you guys, and I swear I have nothing to gain financially if you choose to purchase her books--- but take it from someone who has read over 70 metaphysical and new age books in the last 6 months alone, admittedly the bookcovers and website www.ozarkmt.com are a little on the cheesy side, but don't judge her books by the cover because there is gold inside.

So we learn from one subject that the soul starts out as a spark from the God source, which is even impossible for the entity to describe, but a number of attempts are made and as I understand it, what we consider God is like a giant star (borg-like but sheer ectasy), and new souls are "born" continually as well as souls coming and going after their journey.

Upon their return, they dock into their original gate (for lack of better terminology) and feed the information into this giant, understanding, unconditional, giant ball 'o love, where the soul can rest a spell and eventually go off again for their next exciting experience.

Again, as I understand it, there is a pecking order with the soul and it's growth, starting out in a chemical state, as gas, then a solid, then the most simplest of life forms, etc. all the way to wild animals and certain domestic animals too.

But the dog, cat, and other animals that have a close relationship  with humans is a different matter altogether. First off, the next time they reincarnate if they chose to, they are deemed ready for the human experience.

The wild animal, or the sheep in the herd even understands this pecking order, and sometimes can get stuck in a pattern of animal reincarnations over and over and eventually they will get a chance to reincarnate into a pet, knowing that the next step is human incarnation.

Occassionally some are in a hurry to get to the human state, and knowing that they need to be taken in as pets to absorb and watch the human experience first, they force themselves into our lives in very strange and sometimes awkward ways.

The past 12 months we have heard stories all over the world of wild animals taking residence in people's backyards or running into a store without damaging a thing. Could this be the animal's attempt at finding a human they can call their own?

Just a thought. I plan on writing more about this down the road in my articles, speaking of which I need to get back at it. Whish Whish goes the flaggelator! Time to write...

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Gee tanks everyone (typo intentional)!!

V,

Thanks for your research, and for you supporting me doing mine. I'm glad (finally) that I'm not the only one who is just trying to show both sides. So based on your offer, sure, I'll have a beer or six with 'ya! (I AM a Milwaukeean after all... we're weaned on the stuff)

I received a couple personal emails from folks who are confused about what and how this issue all started. Here's the skinny, and you'll have to read up on it because I'm not going to summarize the stories, the actions, the reactions etc. of the nemesis and protagonist of these posting, the oh so holy spiritual REVEREND DOCTOR CHRISTIAN VON LAHR (CVL from hereon out). Here's the link to the story in question:

http://www.examiner.com/x-16521-Seattle-Paranormal-Examiner~y2009m7d11-Psychic-channeled-Michael-Jackson-on-Coast-to-Coast-talk-radio-some-predictions-come-true?

.... from there you can go to my home page and read previous stories about the channeling session, which CVL incorrectly assumed that I had just written ONE story and kept changing the copy as new information came in. The reality is that with news websites, nobody wants to read old stories, so when you have new information, or updates, you post a new story with a new headline and adding updated information with the original copy.

I did however change the original article a little bit after I started dealing with his argumentative emails and condescending attitude towards me. And it wasn't for revenge, but for the simple reason that the original article sounded really glorifying and one-sided, and I felt that for the sake of good journalism I should add what I was learning about him to the story, because I didn't want to be responsible for clients going to him and not being aware of some of the more shady sides of his character.

And even though I now know that they don't delete the audio of private sessions, apart from addressing it here, I'm done with the story, and I've moved on, writing about skywatching and amateur astronomy, the dogman, metaphysical stores in the Seattle area and a tongue and cheek piece about Obama's health plan not covering metaphysical concerns.. the latter two will be submitted later today and over the weekend.

So.. moving along here on this story... Initially his office staff agreed on his behalf to do a series of stories with me for the examiner.com, well that's not exactly true. Allow me to explain this point further.

Christopher Valentine, his business partner and co-author was the one I spoke with initially, or shall we say the one I "pitched" for the story idea. So he knew I was working on a series for Phantoms and Monsters, which would eventually be reprinted on the examiner.com page, which gets picked up by all the RSS feeds.

Because of the C2C show that aired on June 28th, CVL was undoubtedly very busy, and I recognized that and told him so. However he did agree to the initial interview and he was very generous with his time on July 3rd, when we talked for about an hour, well beyond the original 20-minute time limit set. So I will give him that, especially since he was getting ready to go out of town for the weekend. To give him further credit, he called me promptly at 5 p.m. and I was not prepared and asked him if he wouldn't mind calling me back in an hour or so. While I had been dealing with a setback that I didn't get into with him and had very good reason for needing to up our interview appointment time, the fact of the matter is that he was gracious enough and didn't press for details or guilt me into feeling badly for inconveniencing him.

So by the time that we talked it must have been nearing the midnight hour when the conversation began to wind down. Before we hung up, I asked him if I could do a follow up, and he agreed reluctantly -- not for reasons of discontinuing the series, but because as he told me, he couldn't say for sure whether or not he would be doing another channeling session, so it had nothing to do with motivation, inclination or any issues with me-- at that time.

So while he made no further commitments with me after that, based on ONE email and ONE voicemail requesting an update, he eventually sent me an email back with the 2nd channeling session where Michael Jackson talked about what I dubbed "heavenly funeral" -- see story here: http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-16521-Seattle-Paranormal-Examiner~y2009m7d10-Michael-Jackson-heavenly-funeral-attended-by-Princess-Di-Mother-Teresa-Liberace-and-Walt-Disney

Unfortunately before I had a chance to receive it, I had reacted negatively to his email on the 8th of July, where I felt he was chastising me a little for "bothering" him. It starts out with the following sentence:

"You will understand, of course, that my days and nights are already filled with the work that I do.  Seldom do I even have minutes to vary my schedule."

Then I wrote him back with this following email:

"I have addressed this in my last email that I respect how busy you are. I'm busy too. It's up to you, but I'm trying to help and do good things here and I'm only offering to see if you're interesting in participating. If I don't hear back from you, that's fine by me."

To that, he sent me a scathing email backing out of the project he said was only to benefit me, and that he gets no benefit from the press he's getting, in fact he believes it would be detrimental to his career (my opinion, not his words), etc. etc. Since it's illegal to reprint personal correspondence, I'm not going to stoop to his level, not only because it's unnecessary but I really don't think you guys want to read this crap.

To which I finally replied, with the email that he monkeyed with first, then posted on his original rant against me, first selectively removing the CONFIDENTIAL warning  at the TOP of the email and personal reminder in the body of the email that our emails are private correspondence (I had a hunch back then he was someone who didn't respect privacy laws).

WHEW. That's alot already for what was meant to be an introduction to the links only and a quick shout out to the Veemeister. Let me just conclude that there were a few emails and voicemails back and forth on my end to him, and forth on his end to OTHERS and not me, but his only gripe can be the story itself.

Thanks for reading this y'all and I'm just going to take a wild guess on the psychic question Veeboy posed without doing any research:

Trolls, huh? Just who, exactly does everyone on this site call trolls?

Writers? Christian von Lahr is a writer.

Reporters? You might be surprised that before these fine men were ever talk show hosts, they had, and still have a career as a reporter.

George Noory is a reporter.
Ian Punnett is a reporter.
George Knapp is a reporter.
Art Bell is a reporter.

They are also hosts of a radio talk show. But first and foremost at the core of their career is broadcast journalism. Anyone who has taken classes in broadcasting will show you a syllabus chalk full of classes where you do nothing but write, write, write. They don't even offer classes at the university level where you sit in front of microphone and talk, at least when I attended the University of Wisconsin, where I received my degree in broadcast journalism, which is essentially a BA in communications with emphasis on the aforementioned. My last year and a half in college, all I did was turn in news stories and take exams on AP style, editorial content, political issues, some history.

So if you're going to slam reporters, you're slamming the four men who make up the Coast to Coast team. And me too.

It's my responsibility and duty to fact-check and report accurately. With the exception of CVL and his team of "Herget Haters," most of the comments I received from readers felt it was refreshing to see someone write an article that didn't glorify a Coast guest, nor tear them apart but who took a measured approach with some give and take. One person was right on with a comment that it's because of people like him that censor (and self-censor) the media from covering stories like this.

If the writers of esoteric topics don't get ridiculed by the public or their editor, or their peers, well then who's left. Oh yeah, the primadonna paranormal celebrity who is used to controlling the entire show. I thought the reader was being a little melodramatic, but from what I am experiencing with von Lahr and his fan base, I don't think that reader was too far off.

It's unfortunate that Christian got so unnerved with my story, not only because of my situation but for the entire industry at large. He'll probably never talk to a reporter again, at least not in a freestyle fashion like he did with me, because of his perception that I was out to get him. He'll probably start doing what most of the other paranormal hot shots do when they get a call or email from a reporter requesting an interview: While I won't call anyone out by name, here's a sampling of what I've received back thus far when I've requested a phone interview with other new age or paranormal celebrity ?hot shots? who do the circuit:

"Send me a list of questions, and I'll pick a few from the list ? maybe modifying the way it reads  -- hope that's OK - Give me a couple of days and I'll send you back some quotes.?

?I have a pre-filled out sheet of questions with answers and quotes you can use. If that is acceptable, I can email that to you by the end of business day."

"Send me what you have so far, and let me read the article first. I'll email you a few quotes but you'll need to sign an agreement that you won't print them unless I can read and approve the entire article first." 

If you've ever heard the term "homogenization of the news" I think that this is pretty close to what they're talking about and why we're all reading the same boring stuff. 

So shame on all of you who joined the bandwagon with the clairvoyant and continued to beat me up simply for telling the truth about your friend here in my story, but the way I see it- if he's going to charge $250 per hour for a private telephone session, I think it's a good thing that someone is looking into his background and qualifications!

Nobody even thought to call him up on all the privacy laws he invaded with his post, nor that he gave out personal information, or started name calling or anything! Why is that OK with all of you?

Is it because he goes by the title(s) Rev. Dr. first before his name? I'll admit, it's a little intimidating. That's why when people EARN those titles, they always use them, even when they're not a medical doctor. It gives them a feeling of superiority and power. People treat them differently than if they were say, a sandwich engineer. Whatever they say, is the truth, right? Everyone's afraid of the good old doctor... fair enough. But what if he really isn't a doctor? What if he has us all fooled? And a reverend?

Let's talk about THAT for a second. As someone who is a God-loving person, I don't take that term lightly, and I always respect the clergy. So when he started throwing his weight around by signing his letters with the title "Rev. Dr." after it become obvious he wasn't all too pleased with me, I became a little suspicious.. I went on his website, and at the top, it isn't listed!

And I got to thinking to myself... that if someone is a reverend, they're going to be proud of this fact, and the affiliated church they are with, they're not going to hide it, or only selectively mention it to certain core groups.. c?mon people! Wake up and smell the holy water [dubious]!

Here's the bottom line-- You can't get to the truth in life about ANYTHING if you blindly believe whatever you read and whatever people tell you. You must ask questions, investigate and report your findings without any hesitation or worry about the consequences. At least, ideally that's what a good journalist should strive for, not holding back useful information because of fear it might make someone mad. I thought a group like this would understand that fact, but it appears I may be mistaken. Hopefully y'all just need a reminder of this from time to time.

Every week I try to write a proverb that reflects the week at a glance per se, bundling up the things that have happened and what I've learned each day collectively. It isn't easy, and after 28 or so weeks into the year, I only have twelve written, at least twelve that are good enough to put at the end of my emails in quotes. At the bottom of my post you'll read the proverb that I wrote in reflection of what it really means to be unbiased and judicial and how it may very well be the biggest factor in achieving one's greatness, or godliness. I'm hoping that the GNS group will take a moment to read and reflect upon its meaning, and then consider offering me a kind word or two, because after what I've been through in the last two weeks, I really could use it. Thanks for reading this.

Who, and where are the moderator(s) of this site? It would seem to me that this forum posting violates just about every rule set forth in the terms of agreement that I had to read and agree to prior to joining. The same terms of agreement that were coincidentally re-posted just hours before this member blatantly and carelessly chose to ignore them and post without edit. I would hope this is just an oversight and the opinions set forth are of this member only, and not of the owners of the site, nor its moderators. What is the point of having rules and terms if they are not going to be enforced? Anybody?

So until someone has the right sense of mind to bring this forum down, as the journalist who Mr. von Lahr has decided to harrass, threaten, humiliate and essentially bully because he didn't get his way when he demanded the stories be removed, I will address those things he brought up for debate. After all, since he and his newsletter fan base have been getting a "daily belly-laugh out of the hysterical ramblings of this one self-appointed biographer of [his] Coast to Coast appearance," I would hate to let everyone down after a 10-day hiatus. So fear not, fine faery friends and fans of faeries! Here I come to save the day!

Upon observation of his obsessive ramblings, name calling and insults hurled at me with little or no provocation, you might think he's some kind of misogynist. I don't know about that, but I do know that he's certainly a big fan of faeries. He writes about faeries. He talks about faeries. He has friends who are faeries, and even sees faeries where most people can't, in such queer places as the local drag in Queens (NY) or hiding in the pansies with the Keelber elves. The reason I bring up the faeries is because there is an important point to be made here, which is that you have to be very, very careful because one false move and POOF! Just like Mr. von Lahr, they can become flaming mad and get bent on making things difficult for you, if my name ain't nancy!

But it's useless to debate his personal opinions, since that's really all they are, and a bunch of misquotes, false quotes, and rearranging of copy he illegally posted from private correspondence. I will, however say this much in my defense to whoever is still following this ho-hum thread, that to anyone with critical thinking skills, I think it's pretty obvious that this is just a case of sour grapes. To insinuate that I acted with imprudence or under false pretense is "dubious," meaning "doubtful," like when I used that word in describing the meaning of this site's URL...  George Noory Sucks (NOT-- get it?)

The only reason I questioned his reverendship in the first place (a point of his consternation) is because he started treating me with quite a degree of disrespect in his emails and some of his actions didn't seem very "spiritual." My Rev. Dr. (name withheld for privacy purposes) at the United Methodist Church would NEVER even entertain or post such a negative diatribe against anyone-- even if the person were a convicted felon, or worse! Plenty of adjectives come to mind when I think of Mr. von Lahr, however spiritual just ain't one of 'em.

And if he is ignorant enough to flaunt the law (again) and post the digital audio of my hour-long private session that I had with him --which by the way I was told would be deleted immediately after they sent it to me), I say, have at it! It will be obvious to anyone why he is calling me a cow and accusing me of airbrushing my own photos, when listeners of the audio hear me tearfully sharing how I gained weight due to a debilitating illness which rendered me unable to move for months. So much for confidentiality agreements, laws or protections.

Anyone considering a session with him will forever remember the audio he posted of our private session on July 1st, 2009 (days before the story was even "pitched" to him) and think twice about trusting Myst of the Oracle productions with their private and emotional secrets. Spiritual, huh? Reverend, huh? yeah, right. I no longer need to see a "doctored" or airbrushed document showing me that he's affiliated with some internet-run church. I've learned how someone can become "reverend" without really being a reverend.

That's the real story, not me. I'll be the first to admit that my life isn't that interesting.  But you, Mr. von Lahr-- you sir, are very interesting, and you're a public figure and celebrity, and maybe even a reverend and doctor too. You've got a story to tell, so don't be shy. If you don't want to tell it, I will.

In fact, I look forward to sharing the story I've been busy compiling information for when I post it on the examiner.com. I'm sure forum members will find out that my research has uncovered some very interesting information. So if von Lahr thinks that he has finally silenced this bottom feeder, he needs to know that this cat-fish still has a few more lives left... m'wah ha ha ha ha ha haaaaaaa.... 

So pay no attention to that man behind the curtain and let's get back on topic.. let's see what were you all talking about anyways before you were so rudely interrupted with a story about me and another website? Oh yes. Now I remember, Coast to Coast am!

Who thinks that this new mandatory insurance bill is going to cover alternative medicine? I'll bet that the pineal gland won't even have a billing code attached to it. And as far as prepaid medical cost reimbursements, I heard we'll have to wait until 2012!!