Bøger af Charles Banks

Come take a seat and listen as Charles shares experiences in over 20 haunted locations across the upper midwest.One thing to keep in mind as you contemplate these locations, is these are real experiences of the participants involved and myself. The participants and I have visited the locations on numerous occasions, and hours of evidence have been examined to share with you within the pages of the book. Sit back, relax, and get ready for the list that will blow your mind and may perhaps change the minds of skeptics everywhere.

Death is a destination of finality. We are all headed towards this destination, which, depending on beliefs, leads us to an afterlife, or to a never-ending sleep. Throughout the pages in the book, I will explore questions that we all have regarding the processes of death and beliefs of an afterlife. The stories shrouded in the mystery of death will hold a true testament to the beliefs of groups throughout history and today. There are times when spirits can align themselves with people within this plane. When this happens, we can either look at it as if there is a mental condition, or a deeper meaning that perpetuates within the psyche of the paranormal. Many of us out there would question the mental make-up of someone that writes about such instances. I can say from personal experience, that this phenomenon occurs, and maybe at a higher rate than we realize. Death the Saga Publication's continues to take great pride in bringing you experiences from the divine and supernatural in a way that makes sense in our heart of hearts. Note; this is my personal relationship with God, Christ, and all the Angels that are there to discern the darkness that remains a great distractor in our lives today. This book explores my relationship with God, personal experiences, Scripture interpretations, and a detailed account of fighting the evil that seems to be opening the door to so many people in the world, in churches, and in homes today. I do not claim to be an expert on this matter, but I will claim that God has reawakened me to new thought processes within spiritual discernment and warfare. I thank God today for again opening my heart and allowing my soul to again thirst for the knowledge of the almighty. I have truly reestablished my born-again mentality.The paranormal has always been an interest of mine through the years. Whether the typical movie at the theater, or visiting areas that have been a hot spot for activity from enthusiasts. Several years ago, during a family vacation we visited two such sites; Bullock Hotel in Deadwood, South Dakota and the Villisca Axe Murder House in Villisca, Iowa. Like all families, we had fun experiencing such sites that the "Ghost Hunters" have visited. Chasing ghosts was a fun activity and seemed harmless. Although there have been occurrences in my life that I cannot physically explain. I have broken down the stories in my book in occurrences that I have personally experienced. Take a look, examine the situation and believe what you wish regarding the paranormal and how it affects us in our daily lives.This book will explore all the possibilities in regards to religion, spirituality, and the supernatural in regards to the legacy that God has in all of our hearts. I have given my heart to Jesus Christ again, once again I will try and make sense of the mysteries that are presenting themselves to my family and I. I do know that many of you will find what I have to say demoralizing to the spiritualist movement or within the paranormal, and I am perfectly fine with that. This is merely a dialogue of my spiritual development over the course of the last few years. Enjoy the book and may God bless you.

Prologue: Warning for mankind. Warning to those that appear to believe everything that a person with so called abilities relating information to you; not everything is as it may seem and there may be causes for this behavior. There are those out there in the spiritual world that are truly wolves in sheep's clothing. I have had the experience spending an absorbent amount of time with many individuals that consider themselves to have psychic or mediumship gifts and there is an increasing shift of negativity associated with such groups over the past few years. There are great people out there that are in the business of helping people and their families out when the danger of the darkness rears its ugly head, but I am finding that this is fewer and far less likely than we see today in the technological age. My plan is to lift the cloud and fog that is surrounding this community by sharing my experiences within it over the past few years. Ultimately this is just my personal thoughts, actions, and beliefs and not solely based on the overall persona of the spiritualist movement currently in our world today. My personal interests and questions that I worked hard to answer regarding spirituality, paranormal, and other facets in regards to the supernatural will be addressed in this book, shedding insight into the role of spirituality in the world today. I will also be sharing some personal experiences as a child, teenager, and adult and how these experiences shed light into the questions that seem to continuously come to mind as I continue to grow as a child of God.

Have you ever sat around the dinner table discussing religion and politics? If you grew up in my family you tended to just eat your food, discuss how your day went, and then be excused from the table. There was the occasional, you are going to vote forth is guy or that guy is an idiot in my house, but there really were no deep descriptions of politics in general, unless my grandmother was present. I remember my father implying that I should never go to the dark side as he called them. As with any teenager, It tended to do the opposite of what their parent implied. This book will explore personal experiences and experiences from dinner tables across the country. We will also look at the years from 1962-2015, which I contemplate as the years our freedoms died. Plausible deniability from our government regarding matters of Constitutional rights, which were guaranteed from our founding fathers, will be explored. Should we as a nation, sit idly by as our government continues to garnish our freedoms?What will you do if and when the economy crashes? Is there a reason why we have internment camps set up by the government that was created to protect its citizens? These are a few of the questions that I explore throughout the pages in the book. This will be a true testament to the will of our country, which is utterly protected by the FirstAmendment to the Constitution.Together we will have a better understanding of where our country is headed and where we came from as a society. I question how many families do sit down and eat and congregate together each evening in their homes, the data would probably be staggering to say the very least.If you were to walk into virtually any establishment around the country, you might see several men and women drinking coffee and discussing politics. If you were to walk into a home in the evening from the time period of 6:00-7:00 p.m. would you see a similar situation?

Master the art of carving expressive people--with just one knife! Charles Banks, professional carver, longtime instructor, and author of Learn to Whittle Fascinating People in Wood reveals how to take a single blank and turn it into literally hundreds of different characters, both male and female. With illustrated techniques for achieving everything from different hairstyles and facial expressions to painting impressive details without fear, you have everything you need to create showstopping characters with just a knife and a hunk of wood.

(BLACK & WHITE PRINT VERSION)Many people have asked what it felt like to fly jet fighters. In fact, most people have never flown in a small plane. With no relevant reference, it is very hard to describe. They truly are missing the most incredible feeling of being airborne alone, among the clouds, looking down at the ground and feeling amazingly free. All takeoffs and landings are thrilling. These feelings are more or less intense for each type of plane flown. Combat adds a huge measure of excitement.As you look back through our history, various conflicts dictated different missions and types of aircraft. Industry changed designs of airframes and weapons based on the mission, cost, and time to manufacture. In the 1970's and 80's, during the tensions of the Cold War, numerous borders around the world were being contested, sometimes using military force. Communist and Socialist dictators were taking over many countries. There was a worldwide feeling that it could all explode into World War III at any moment.In that climate, military pilots worldwide constantly prepared for the worst, hoping that being fully prepared would deter political and military action. This is the story of one of the pilots who flew the F-4, the F-105, the F-111, and the O-2 in defense of his country.This pilot prepared for fighting at high or low speed and high or low altitude with most of the missiles, rockets, and bombs that a fighter aircraft could carry. His missions in Vietnam steeled him for deadly combat. This combat experience prepared him to protect our country and our allies in the Far East and in Europe throughout a loyal career. This is his story.