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36 Reincarnation: Over 500 Cases Proven 36 Reincarnation: Over 500 Cases Proven MAJESTIC GHOST MAJESTIC GHOST TALES INSPIRE TALES INSPIRE INVESTIGATION INVESTIGATION BY JONA ISON BY JONA ISON The Majestic Theatre is a breeding ground of ghost stories, making it a popular stop each October for the League of Women Voters ghost walk. Those stories and urban legends attracted Parks Paranormal Research and Investigation to make its rounds late Saturday night. Group founder Neal Parks has been chomping at the bit for a chance to investigate the theater since his own ghostly encounter in a theater bathroom more than a decade ago. Neal had gone to the restroom and saw a man cleaning the floor, but no water splashed, there "I've got two orbs in the shot," Neal on her head remembers dying by being hit in the was no bucket and the man did not respond to explained in the camera room overlooking the head by a stone. Neal. In the balcony, he watched as the man theater. "I'll have to zoom in on my computer to One of Dr Rawat’s cases included a disappeared through a door. determine if it's a dust particle or an actual Hindu boy born with a circumcised penis. Kevin Coleman, local history buff who energy shot." “Not only did they boy know exactly leads the ghost walk, chaperoned the group and At the end of the night, among so many how to perform the Muslim ritual of Nawaz, but provided a little concrete history of the theater. people, Neal said he has numerous photos to also remembers the exact process of Although Coleman classifies himself as having study and determine if he feels any have truly circumcision,” shared Dr Rawat. a healthy skepticism about ghosts, he wanted to captured a spirit. With a paranormal topic as his topic of help promote the Majestic. "Everyone had their own experience," research, Dr Rawat says he gets a lot of hoaxes "I do my best to promote local culture, Neal said. as well. But for someone who has done his Ph D tourism and history," he said. The investigation at the Majestic will in Reincarnation, Dr Rawat says it’s easy to spot As the three-hour investigation got become part of Neal's second book on the a hoax in a matter of minutes. underway, the group of 13 bowed their heads as paranormal which he hopes to be finished by the “There were nine kids claiming they Neal said a prayer of guidance, asking to keep end of the year. [] were Gandhiji in their past life, but all were dark forces and presences away during the making it up,” he said. night. Many in the group had connections to the I've 500 proven cases of One question raised to Dr Rawat at the I've 500 proven cases of theater, which was built in 1853 after the fire of seminar was why only some people remember reincarnation: Dr K S 1852 destroyed a fourth of town. reincarnation: Dr K S their past lives while most don’t. Sara McMain spent time performing at Rawat the Majestic for four years and recounted Rawat Dr Rawat said as there isn’t much research done having seen mysterious blood in the boiler room in reincarnation at this point in time it is very after being locked in there as a prank. KUSHAL REGMI difficult to tell exactly why only some people KUSHAL REGMI "I've always just kind of had an eerie have such memories. feeling being here. I never wanted to be alone in KATHMANDU, March 18: The idea of “But many who died a sudden and the Majestic," she said. reincarnation fascinated Kirti Swaroop when he unusual death seem to remember their deaths,” Although some of the eerinees of the he added. theater revolves around the time of Camp was just a kid. And why not? His grandfather, Also speaking at the program, Swami Ganesh Kumar Rawat, told him mysterious Sherman when it was thought the Majestic was Anand Arun, coordinator of Osho Tapoban said used as a temporary morgue, Coleman said the tales of his own past life instead of the usual scientific information on reincarnation exists, bedtime stories. story has been exaggerated. One of those but many Christian societies try to suppress this Later in life, Kirti Swaroop’s query exaggerations was the embalming fluid about life and its mysteries didn’t let him sleep information as it goes against their religion. supposedly was dumped into the alley behind “It is the same as Galileo’s case. He the theatre. Research has shown there was a in the nights. That is why he started to pursue proved that the earth revolves around the sun in the question about reincarnation scientifically. sewage system in place and was likely where the 17th century, but the Catholic Church Dr K S Rawat was at Osho Tapoban, fluids were disposed, Coleman said. Nagarjun Hills on February 28, conducting a officially accepted this fact only in 1960,” said Armed with various pieces of equipment Swami Arun. [] popular in the paranormal investigation field, seminar on the scientific evidence of reincarnation. Here he was sharing the such as EMF readers that detect electromagnetic astounding findings he had gathered over a fields and dowsing rods once used more to detect underground wells than ghostly energy, research period of 42 years. At Tapoban, Dr Rawat shared a few of and plenty of digital cameras, the group embarked on a journey of the facility. the 500 cases of reincarnation for which he says he has proper scientific proof. In some areas, such as the stage and Many of the subjects he shared had ballroom, the group reported capturing "orbs" in memories of their past lives. Dr Rawat had pictures, and they also commented on the dust in the theater after turning off the lights and taken the time to go in person to verify whether his subjects were just bluffing or were really looking around with their flashlights. While many in the paranormal field look at most orbs part of a paranormal phenomenon that beats most scientific-minded people. as signs of spirits, many times they are dust Apart from memories of a different life, particles or even backscatter due to the size some of Dr Rawat’s subjects also had limitations of the modern compact and ultra- compact cameras. birthmarks that they could trace to a previous life. A girl called Laxmi born with a birthmark