M.J. Rose

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I’m so honored that you all have voted and helped Seduction make it to the Goodreads Best Books 2013. Thank you!! I hope you will consider casting your vote now (voting ends Friday) for the final selection. I’m up against tough competition:)

 “Readers will be enchanted by M.J. Rose’s supernaturally charged novel Seduction, inspired by Victor Hugo’s self-imposed exile on the British island of Jersey in the 1850s. Great elements of suspense are present — a remote, misty island teeming with century-old Celtic ruins, an unreliable narrator who may or may not be going crazy.” —USAToday

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Here’s a scary one for you…

Is this a case of a devilishly haunted hotel? Was it a brutal murder? The result of some sort of evil witchcraft? Or simply the tragic last moments of an insane and suicidal young woman? What did happened to Elisa Lam?

No one knows how to explain her death. It’s a true mystery, and a macabre one at that. Why was she acting so strange in the elevator videotape? What was she scared of? How did she end up in the water tank – and more importantly, how did she get the heavy top of the tank closed once she was inside?

There are so many troubling mysteries here. The whole thing is terrifying!

The Mysterious Case of Elisa Lam

(from The Vigilant Citizen)

“There are mysteries that are so eerie and strange that they boggle the mind for days on end. The case of Elisa Lam is one of them. In February 2013, this 21-year-old student from Vancouver, Canada, was found dead inside the Cecil Hotel’s rooftop water tank in Los Angeles. The L.A. County Department of Coroner ruled the death “accidental due to drowning” and said no traces of drugs or alcohol were found during the autopsy. However, there is much more to the story than what is implied by police reports. The first piece of evidence that needs to be considered is an elevator surveillance tape that recorded Elisa’s behavior only a few moments before she lost her life.

The four-minute video posted on YouTube shows Elisa pressing all of the elevator buttons and waiting for it to move. Seeing that the elevator doors are not closing, starts behaving extremely bizarrely. Here’s the video…”

…And read more here, if you dare!

“Chi” is something I first heard about during my acupuncture treatments. When the needle goes in, sometimes a little zap occurs – like electricity shooting up the nerve. My skeptical mind thought, well, that’s obviously just the needle hitting a nerve! My practitioner promised, no, that is the needle moving the life force, or chi, in your body, and that movement of the chi is how the healing happens. Still, I remain skeptical sometimes, and that is why when I saw this video about an amazing man called Dynamo Jack who seems to have cultivated an ancient wisdom to harness the power of chi, I was very, very intrigued…

Enjoy!

Healer Demonstrates Extraordinary Powers of Chi, Baffles Scientists

by Eliot Estep

“Life force energy, also known as chi or prana, is found in everything. This subtle and pervasive energy is said to be the vital building block of all matter and creation, both physical and non-physical. This energy flows in, through, and around the body, forming vibrant and cohesive living systems in endless forms. Many traditions believe that a steady supply of chi is necessary to sustain all living beings. By understanding the rhythm, flow, and the qualities of life force energy, a wide variety of exercises and healing practices have been developed over time to improve health, vitality, and longevity. These practices are worldwide and span across all cultures including Reiki, Qi Gong, Pranic Healing, and many more.

In rare cases, chi has been shown to produce some truly astounding effects. In the following video, a Chinese healer demonstrates some of the powerful applications of chi when harnessed and directed with mastery. These feats are clearly visible and are shocking to witness at first. This type of ability came from much training and diligent meditation, including his membership in a secret order of healers…”

Posted by Emily, blog editor.