In Agreement

First of all, I have to agree with Kate ("Intial Thought"). I have always been attracted to the notion of the paranormal. A notion, which I believe, to have been the product of growing up with my stepfather being a Numerologist and the constant discussion of spirits, out of body experiences, "shaman-esque" individuals, clairvoyance, and dreams. Because of this influence, I tend to think of myself as open-minded when it comes to discussions involving the paranormal.

Second of all, I must admit that I don't believe I have a creative bone in my body. Generally speaking, I have tried different forms of creative outlets such as painting, writing and music. However, I always felt like my attempts were forced rather than naturally free flowing. Instead I tend to just enjoy and appreciate the creativity of others. I have to agree Mary Jane when she mentions Harry Potter (p.s. I also stayed up until 4 in the morning as I couldn't put it down! And I also cried- I couldn't believe it. And I also think this was the best of the series, brillant!). Not only was she able to come up with one story in a complete fantasy world, but her imagination took her through seven (considerably long) books.

Overall, the topics from the first couple of chapters were not all that unfamiliar to me, as I've touched on them in other classes before. What I really enjoy about that fact is that now it is being presented in a different way (usually it is just the facts and history of certain topics, not what they mean in conciseness).