Mysteries and Monsters – Détails, épisodes et analyse

This week, we delve in to the mysterious history of the Druids and their growth in the modern era with author, Ellen Evert Hopman.

Ellen has been a teacher of Herbalism since 1983 and of Druidism since 1990 and has released numerous books, including her latest one, Celtic Druidry: Rituals, Techniques, and Magical Practices.

As one of the worlds leading Druids over the last 40 years, Ellen joins me to discuss their history, some of the misconceptions about the Druid belief systems and their place in the modern age.

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Thank you Ellen!

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Intro - Zombies Ate My Shotgun    
 
Outro - Into The Night     
 
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Since the late 1920's, sporadic archaeological discoveries in North America have begun to shed some light on the mysterious Clovis period and the ramifications it has on the search for the true history of the northern portions of the continent.

Joining me to take us on a journey in to past is Jason Pentrail researcher, writer and one of the members of the Seven Ages Research team along with Micah Hanks and James Waldo.

Just how did the peopling occur and how much more is there to discover?

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Thank you to Jason for joining me.

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Intro - Zombies Ate My Shotgun    
 
Outro - Into The Night     
 
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This week, we return to the world of the Sasquatch as I welcome the one and only Dr Jeff Meldrum to the show. 

Dr Meldrum discusses some of his early experiences and what drew him to the Sasquatch enigma as well his work with Paul Freeman, Dr Grover Krantz and more. 

We also look into some of the behaviours attributed to Sasquatch by witnesses that seem to parallel recent discoveries in the animal kingdom and Great Apes and Monkeys. 

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Thank you to Dr Meldrum for joining me this week! 

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All artwork by Dean Bestall and the show was produced by Brennan Storr of the Ghost Story Guys. 

Our theme music is kindly provided by the amazing Weary Pines, you can find them here: 
 
Intro - Zombies Ate My Shotgun    
 
Outro - Into The Night     
 
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On todays episode, I am joined by investigative journalist and ufo researcher Paola Harris to discuss an intriguing case that occurred two years prior to the infamous Roswell incident. 

In her newly updated book, co-authored with the legendary Jacques Vallee, Trintiy: The Best Kept Secret, Paola looks into the reports that some strange sort of avocado shaped object crashed in the area near the White Sands Proving Ground in the late summer of 1945.

With the US having tested the atomic bomb the month previously, did this signal our growth beyond the realms of the earth and encourage visitations to check us out. 

With interviews with first hand witnesses, allegations of cover ups, encounters with alien beings and stolen wreckage all pointing to the Trinity incident being an extremely intriguing case. 

A big thank you to Paola for joining me:

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Today, I welcome back author M R Gorga to discuss more encounters with dark shapes and unseen entities lurking in the night.

His book, Demons Among Us has proven to be wildly successful since its release and we dive into some of the reports he's recieived since we last spoke back on Episode 127.

We look at the witch trial of Rebecca Greensmith and misperceptions surrounding the witch panic in the New World in the 17th century to more attacks in the dark and strange encounters when people sleep.

There's also a look at the last attempt to prosecute someone for witchcraft in the USA in the late 19th century, ironically in Salem.

M R Gorga's book can be found here: 

A big thank you to M.R. for joining me this week.

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We head to New Jersey today in the company of Mike Familant, producer and creator of In The Shadow Of Big Red Eye YouTube Channel focusing on his expeditions and investigations in the search for Bigfoot.

His interest in the subject was piqued after experiencing some strange experiences on his first experience of searching for cryptids in Florida on an event organised by the Finding Bigfoot team back in 2011.

Mike moved back to New Jersey and thought his Bigfooting days were behind him only to discover that the state was a hotbed for activity, reports and witnesses.

Mike talks about his introduction in to the field, some of his experiences out in the field, some of his favourite locations, his encounters with some witnesses and his future plans going in to 2023.

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Thanks to Mike for joing me on this episode.

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On todays show, I am delighted to welcome author, witch and priestess Lisa McSherry for her debut.

With a long history of writing and contributing to periodicals, almanacs and publications over the last 20 years, Lisa joins me to discuss her latest book, "A Witches Guide To Crafting Your Practice".

In it, Lisa breaks down the complexities of the American Wicca practice in a non-judgemental and accessible guide for anyone interested in learning where to start or how to refine their witchcraft.

Lisa shares her experiences and knowledge with good humour as we discuss the rise of paganism in the USA, the growth of online resources and the challenges people face when entering the worlds of Wicca and Paganism.

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Just after World War II, it seemed that people began to see something strange in the skies all across the world. From the summer of 1947, we officially entered the age of the UFOs.

Over the next twenty years, sightings and encounters were reported across the enire world, people claimed to have spoken with aliens with important messages, strange creatures interacted with humans and animals and it seemed nothing was too strange to be investigated.

In his new book, "The Flying Saucer Investigators", author Charles Lear takes us on a journey in to the strange, unusual and sometimes frankly absurd world of UFOlogy in those post war years.

From alien metals investigated by Kenneth Arnold, to the birth of the infamous Philadephia Experiment, Men In Black and even dog loving aliens, it seemed these new investigators had to deal with anything thrown at the them!

A big thank you to Charles for a fabulous conversation.

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 As we hit 200 episodes, I welcome back one of my most popular guests for his second appearance on the show, the one and only Stan Gordon.

Stan has been investigating and researching strange phenomena in Pennsylvania for decades and has become one of the most knowledgeable and respected investigators in fortean world. His work on both Kecksberg and Chestnut Ridge are both stellar bodies of work and yet he seems to have never slowed down.

In his latest illustrated book includes close range UFO incidents,  "mini-UFOs" that approach people closely and have even entered moving  vehicles and witnesses who confronted Bigfoot at close range, among other astonishing cases.

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We return to the world of the paranormal as our good friend Morgan Knudsen returns to talk all things parapsychology and her fabulous new book, "The Gift Of Instinct".

In her latest book, Morgan unravels the moden misconceptions of negativity, fear and terror that seem to have seeped in to the modern cultural presentations of the paranormal online, on televison and other media.

We discuss some of the ways we can open our minds to reach our paranormal potential and understand more about the other side and frequencies just beyond our reach.

We look at some of the pioneers in the field and some of the continuing work in the field, how grief can block us from having encounters and much more. Morgan's site is here:   

Thanks as always Morgan!   

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