Retired teacher and author David J. Pitkin has sought understanding of mysteries throughout his life. In the 1960s he became fascinated with the workings of the unconscious mind and on the growing evidence for consciousness surviving body death. Since visiting a haunted barn in 1968, and the "Riley House" in Saratoga Springs, NY, in 1978, he has experienced a number of paranormal phenomena, collecting over 900 folktales of hauntings in Canada, the U.S., and around the world. Many of these are detailed in his book, Ghosts of the Northeast and his recent works: Haunted Saratoga County, New York State Ghosts, Vol.1 and the upcoming NY State Ghosts, Vol. 2. Pitkin's first novel: The Highest Mountain: Death & Life in the Adirondacks, was published in June 2007. He is currently working on New England Ghosts, which will be released in September 2010. Conducting investigations for thirty-eight years at many reputedly haunted sites in New York State, the New England states and Canada, he has become a philosopher lecturing on death. A resident of Chestertown, NY, Pitkin lectures widely on parapsychology and metaphysical themes, including ghost stories. He studied dream analysis with Dr. Montague Ullman and facilitated a dream study group for eleven years. Pitkin believes many dreams of the departed are genuine ghost or spirit contacts. He holds Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Social Studies Education from S.U.N.Y., Albany, and a Masters degree in Counselling Psychology from Goddard College, Plainfield, VT. He is also a professional numerologist.- http://www.facebook.com/l/70a64;www.afterwold.info