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I couldn't find a thread specific to this author and journalist, but please move this if it fits into a thread!
I remember reading Mr Fisher's account of New Age channelling and his quest to identify in recent history many of the 'spirits' that came through the channeller "Hungry Ghosts" (1990). He found many of the entities that seemed to come through could be almost-but-not-quite tied down to a real physical existence, the most promising being an RAF pilot from WWII. He went on to tie his experiences to the legend of the Tibetan Pretas or hungry ghosts, in that these 'ghosts' seemed to crave and encourage physical and earthly pleasures even though they were dead.
I have found out he went on to revisit the subject in "The Siren Call of Hungry Ghosts: A Riveting Investigation Into Channeling and Spirit Guides" (2001) but I have not read it so don't know if this was simply a reissue of his earlier work after he died in 2001.
What does appear to be certain is that he was profoundly affected by his experiences and that they may have, along with other personal problems, led to his suicide in 2001.
I remember after reading the original Hungry Ghosts in the mid-90s, I felt that there was definitely room for caution when dealing with paranormal communication and still feel this now!
Does anyone have any deeper/better insights into his works and life? I still feel sad about, and for, the guy when I occasionally come across his name in the library or online.
From The Anomalist: https://www.anomalist.com/milestones/fisher.html
"Joe Fisher, 53, author of The Siren Call of Hungry Ghosts, died on Wednesday, May 9, 2001, by jumping off a limestone cliff at Elora Gorge, near his hometown of Fergus, Ontario, Canada. A variety of personal problems, including a growing list of unpaid bills for the writer, appeared to have pushed him over the edge. In one of his last communications with his editor-in-chief, Patrick Huyghe at Paraview Books, Fisher noted that the spirits were still after him for having written his final book. " [Loren Coleman ]
I remember reading Mr Fisher's account of New Age channelling and his quest to identify in recent history many of the 'spirits' that came through the channeller "Hungry Ghosts" (1990). He found many of the entities that seemed to come through could be almost-but-not-quite tied down to a real physical existence, the most promising being an RAF pilot from WWII. He went on to tie his experiences to the legend of the Tibetan Pretas or hungry ghosts, in that these 'ghosts' seemed to crave and encourage physical and earthly pleasures even though they were dead.
I have found out he went on to revisit the subject in "The Siren Call of Hungry Ghosts: A Riveting Investigation Into Channeling and Spirit Guides" (2001) but I have not read it so don't know if this was simply a reissue of his earlier work after he died in 2001.
What does appear to be certain is that he was profoundly affected by his experiences and that they may have, along with other personal problems, led to his suicide in 2001.
I remember after reading the original Hungry Ghosts in the mid-90s, I felt that there was definitely room for caution when dealing with paranormal communication and still feel this now!
Does anyone have any deeper/better insights into his works and life? I still feel sad about, and for, the guy when I occasionally come across his name in the library or online.
From The Anomalist: https://www.anomalist.com/milestones/fisher.html
"Joe Fisher, 53, author of The Siren Call of Hungry Ghosts, died on Wednesday, May 9, 2001, by jumping off a limestone cliff at Elora Gorge, near his hometown of Fergus, Ontario, Canada. A variety of personal problems, including a growing list of unpaid bills for the writer, appeared to have pushed him over the edge. In one of his last communications with his editor-in-chief, Patrick Huyghe at Paraview Books, Fisher noted that the spirits were still after him for having written his final book. " [Loren Coleman ]