The Haunted Barrie Meetup Group

The Haunted Barrie Meetup Group This page is where faceboook users and Members can see updates on investigation postings, events/wor Hello and Welcome to The Haunted Barrie Meetup Group!

This is where paranormal enthusiasts can unite and help each other unravel the mysteries of this wondrous subject. We welcome you to join us at least once a month to share stories at social events, investigate reported public and private haunted locations throughout Ontario and the United States in a safe, professional and controlled manor. We welcome everyone to join no matter what your experienc

e level is! Over the many years of investigating paranormal phenomena I have found an unbiased group about this topic was needed in Barrie, my home town. A place where we can tell our stories to fellow group members without getting "the look" Since this group was born in march of 2007 we have had active members join from all over Southern Ontario and the USA, even though we're based in Barrie we have no boundaries. "One of us is not as smart as all of us"

Jeff Ostrander ~ Organizer

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05/31/2026

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Tonight is a Full Blue Moon. The Blue Moon occurs when there are 2 Full Moons within the same month, this is the second Full Moon of May. The name Blue Moon comes from an ancient word which is 'Belewe' which means to betray, so the Blue Moon literally means Betrayer Moon. Monthly Moon phases were each given names, this helped farmers to prepare for various types of weather and crop rotations such a Full Harvest Moon for example, so the extra Full Moon in a month would often confuse people and messing up the farming calendar giving it the name Betrayer Moon.

There is so much happening around this Moon in terms of once-in-a-lifetime type chances. It’s as if we are all on the edge of something so big and we have to make the decision to take the path we’ve always taken, or to jump into the territory of new possibilities. The Blue Moon has a super charged energy we can use to help us heal in every emotional and spiritual aspects of our lives, soak up the Moons glow and invite it to enter our bodies as waves of healing energy.

This Full Moon is in the sign of Sagittarius, it is about celebrating our individuality, our little quirks that make us different from everybody else. Let your creativity come out. Do something a little different, dress a little differently, wear your hair a little differently, rebel against the norm. Take a walk on the weird side of life.

Our minds will be clear and uncluttered around now, we will be able to see things as they really are, we can take off our rose tinted glasses and take a good look at ourselves and the world around us as it is and not how we want it to be. This will also have us asking ourselves if we are happy with where we are and what what we're doing.

As amazing as this Moon will be, and necessary, it’s going to be one that challenges us on every single level. In the build up to this lunar event we may have been feeling restless, or have had an excess of nervous energy. Our pulses may have been racing and it may have been harder for us to relax or fall asleep at night. Our spirits can sense that we are on the verge of something big, but it’s up to us to initiate change. We are on the threshold of having massive pieces of the puzzle collide or fall into place.

There may be big changes or upsets in the status quo during the next several weeks. We may find ourselves acting in ways that only a few weeks ago we never thought possible, but Sagittarius is lighting a fire inside of our hearts and daring us to break the boundaries that have held us back for far too long. While we may feel anxious at all of the possible changes being presented to ourselves, know that the universe won’t bring us anything we aren’t ready for. The truth of it is there is no such thing as the perfect time, so now is as good a time as any.

Everything that we have been going through the past year has been leading up to this Moon. It’s the time of infinite possibilities, of desires bubbling over and manifesting themselves in our lives in ways we never thought possible. No matter what has come in or out of our lives in the past few years, once in a while we are given the chance to have everything we’ve always wanted, we just have to make the choice now to not let it go.

Because certain chances only come around once in a Blue Moon.

Some thoughts on Rem  Pods - Tara
05/03/2026

Some thoughts on Rem Pods - Tara

The hobby of ghost hunting comes with a wide range of gadgets that claim to detect, communicate, and/or capture ghostly evidence. One device I am often aske ...

04/01/2026

Our Open Investigation and Seance at The Ireland House Museum on Apr 25th is now open for RSVPs - hope too see you!! Tara

03/28/2026

Save the date of April 25th, 2026 - we will be posting Open Investigating and Seance at a New Location this coming week!! Can't wait to get out and investigate again.. who's with me?? Watch your Meetup emails and this FB group for when RSVPs go LIVE! Tara, Assistant Organizer

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02/01/2026

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Today is Imbolc which is celebrated February 1st/2nd. Imbolc is pronounced 'im'olk this is the first of 8 Pagan holidays throughout the year called Sabbats. Imbolc comes from the old Irish name Imbolg which means 'in the belly', meaning sowing the first seeds into the earth. Imbolc is a time to acknowledge the First Spark of Spring, the embedded energies that have been sleeping over the winter. The seeds that are underground acknowledge the returning energy and will begin to convert it to life deep within. Underground and unseen by man they will start to make their way to the surface and break through the soil and begin to bud.

Even though it is still the dead of winter and feels like winter in most places, the Sun's energy has been returning ever since the Winter Solstice (longest night of the year, Yule)

On Imbolc we celebrate the first days of Spring, snowdrops and crocuses begin to appear, things become very spring-like with daffodils, daisies and hyacinths coming early. Animals begin to wake from their winter hibernation. Nights get shorter and days will get longer and it will start to get warmer as winter snow and frost begin to thaw.

We celebrate the rebirth of the Goddess on Imbolc after she sacrificed herself on Yule to give birth to the Sun God. Both the God and Goddess are young, the triple Goddess is in her maiden form and gains strength from the earth, while the Sun God will grow in strength over the coming months.

Imbolc is a Celtic fire festival, where in ancient times most towns and villages would build a ceremonial bonfire. The Goddess Brigid, the Goddess of fire, healing and fertility is worshipped on this day. The lighting of fires celebrated the increasing power of the Sun. The Goddess Brigid was so much loved by the Celts that when the Christians were converting Pagans they could not change the holiday of Imbolc so the holiday was reformed and renamed to 'Candlemas' when candles are lit to remember the purification of the Virgin Mary, and they changed the Goddess Brigid into Saint Brigid.

Imbolc is a fire festival, it is the ending of Winter and the beginning of Spring. To celebrate Imbolc, light a fire, it may only be a very small one and make wishes for the coming year into the flames. Burn any leftover evergreens that were decorating your home at Yule. Clean your homes of clutter that was gathered over the Yuletide and get rid of the old and bring in the new. Plant seeds for them to bloom in the Spring and Summer. Use a sage smudge stick or incense to cleanse your home of stale or unwanted negative energies.

It is customary to make a Corn Dolly on Imbolc, this represents the Goddess, who will watch over you and your home throughout Spring and Summer. It is also traditional to make a Brigid Cross or Sun Cross on Imbolc, this is a cross woven traditionally from reeds but can be made with anything such as wheat, straw or paper and put them around your home to bring luck and protection for the coming year. Fill your alter with lit white candles and leave them to carefully burn through the day. Add any blooming flowers such as snowdrops, crocuses, daffodils or daisies and anything yellow, orange, gold or silver to honour the Sun God.

Imbolc is a time of contemplation, to think about the year that has past and the mistakes or successes we have had and what we have learned from them to help us achieve our goals, dreams and ambitions for the coming year. As well as planting seeds to grow in the earth also plant seeds and ideas in your mind to grow and blossom over the coming months.

Have a blessed Imbolc, May the God and Goddess watch over you.

01/23/2026

Meditation Meetup just post for Feb 5th - Tara Checkout this Meetup with The Haunted Barrie Meetup Group:

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12/20/2025

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Episode 427 – The Phantom Coach: A Holiday Ghost Story – for our holiday special, Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger take the classic Victorian Christmas ghost story “The Phantom Coach” by Amelia Edwards, and turn it into an audio drama. Actor Michael Legge joins us to spin this spooky tale. Music by John Judd. Listen and subscribe for free wherever you get your podcasts!

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