Fortean Mind is a pseudonym used by blogger Jestin Sallas. Hailing from the Pacific Northwest, in Central Washington State, an area steeped in folklore and high weirdness, Jestin fills his time with his growing family, exploring the outdoors with frequent hikes and excursions into the wilds of the Cascade Mountain Range and surrounding areas and when he finds time, writes on the world of the weird.
kerfuffle Line breaks: ker|fuf¦fle Pronunciation: /kəˈfʌf(ə)l Noun [in singular] British • informal A commotion or fuss, especially one caused by conflicting views. So you’re in a tough spot in your life and you don’t know what to do. You work at a job that you hate and although you would love to tell your…
No. You didn’t. But just because you didn’t hear it, doesn’t mean it didn’t affect you. What I’m talking about has been pointed to as a possible explanation for hauntings, or at least, the experience of hauntings. Some say that it is used by the creature known as Sasquatch to stun its prey or to…
You know the drill. It’s the anniversary of not the worst maritime disaster in terms of loss of life, but the most famous. Posts like this pop up once a year on the anniversary of and I really don’t want to regurgitate the same old ‘what-ifs’. But despite this, it has also come to my…
Believe it or not, as with most things controversial, this is still a touchy topic in some circles. Being from Washington State, the closely approaching twentieth anniversary of the death of one of grunge’s most prolific icons has stirred up some whispers in some of those circles that I myself am a part of. Now…
5 Mass Vanishings That Are Still “Unexplained” People go missing all the time. Heck, just on my way to the computer room (which is what I call the little hole in the wall at the top of my basement stairs that I keep my computer in) I got lost twice. Fortunately for me, I…
Hello my fellow Grimericans! After a short hiatus, partly due to a horrendous tooth ache and partly due to writer’s block coupled with the ever-growing responsibilities of this Family lifestyle that I have chosen for myself, I am back. Now before you start emailing me telling me that the title for this post…
Last month I received a text from an old friend of mine telling me to, “Google ‘Earthing’ and then do it.” This friend of mine I’ve known for half of my life. He can at times be a little overly enthusiastic when it comes to government conspiracies, holistic medicine and government conspiracies to cover…
In September of 2012, a man by the name of Rick Dyer had asserted that he had shot and killed the legendary Sasquatch near San Antonio, Texas. You may recognize the name. That’s because he has been associated with a dead Bigfoot body before. Back in 2008, Mr. Dyer, along with Sheriff Deputy Matt…
Let us get one thing straight from the get-go. I DO have belief in the paranormal. And being the enthusiast that I am, and with many friends and family knowing of my interest, I have often been asked, “Why?” I then have to explain what I mean when I say “paranormal”. It…