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When it comes to unexplained phenomena, it is just that. Unexplained. We try to approach this from as many different ways as possible, and to throw out the assumptions that have driven research for a very long time. These strange experiences people have, no matter what you want to label or catagorize them as, are real in some way. They have been reported throughout history and across cultures. If nothing else, they are a very Human experience. None of the theories we have may even come close to divining what we are actually experiencing, if they did, we would have some answers. We do not know what Reality is, what life or death are, or truly why we are here. We do know that our senses filter much out, and our memories do not work like we think they do. New approaches are needed if we are ever to make any progress at all in understanding what we are interacting with. Some of that comes from understanding ourselves, and some of that comes from having a truly open mind in confronting those things that defy explanation. We need new eyes, perspectives, and better questions. That is the goal of Where Did the Road Go? To go places that have not been tread before, and explore new things from new angles. To leave the well worn road, and wander...
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Here you can find stories from listeners and others who have had their own paranormal experiences.
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In this part we talk about strange fluids, including blood, that have manifested in Poltergeist cases, as well as Firestarters, Apparitions, Gef the Mongoose, and more... Some very strange material.
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The Outro Music was from Psyche Corporation, the song is Nightmares.
For episode 11 we continue our talk about iron and the supernatural. This episode we focus on the blacksmith and the blacksmith’s role in folklore, magic, and as a liminal figure. We talk with author, powwow practitioner, and blacksmith, Cody Dickerson. We hear another story of a changeling and a boy taught to work iron by the faeries. Finally, we hear some traditional songs about the blacksmith.
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Episode 11 notes and links:
The Two Magicians
The lady stands at her bower door
Straight as a willow wand
And by her came the coal blacksmith
With a hammer in his hand
Crying bide, lady bide,
There’s nowhere you can hide.
This rusty smith will be your love
For all your maiden pride.
Well may you dress my lady fair
All in your robes of red.
Before the morn at this same time
I’ll gain your maidenhead.
Away, away you coal blacksmith
Would you do me wrong
To think to gain my maidenhead
That I have kept so long.
I’d rather I were dead and gone
And buried in my grave
Than a rusty stock of coal blacksmith
My maidenhead should have.
The lady she held up her hand
And swore upon her soul
That she’d not be that blacksmith’s love
For a whole chest full of gold.
The blacksmith he held up up his hand
And swore upon the Mass:
I’ll have you in my bed lady
In a half an hour or less.
The lady she became a dove
And flew up in the air
And he became a cock pigeon
And they flew pair and pair.
She was woe, he held her so
And still he bade her bide.
This lusty smith her lover was
For all her maiden pride.
The lady she turned into a hare
And ran across the plain
And he turned into a greyhound dog
And chased her down again.
And she became a little mare
As dark as the night was black
And he became a gilt saddle
And rode upon her back.
She became a silken plaid
And stretched upon the bed
And he became a green covering
And gained her maidenhead.
And she became a corpse,
A corpse all in the ground,
And he became the cold grey clay
And smothered her all around.
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Cody also recorded a sample of himself blacksmithing that we use just before his interview.
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Intro and background music by Stone Breath – which is our band. You can find more at http://stonebreath.bandcamp.com
The songs in this episode, The Two Magicians and Blacksmith, are traditional, with an arrangement by Stone Breath. All rights reserved.
I am joined by Aaron David of Charm the Water, Adam Sayne of Conspiranormal, and Red Pill Junkie. We discuss an article on how the brain and memory do not perform like a computer and how that analogy is holding back progress. This conversation branches off into all kinds of things from that starting point, occassionally heading back around to the article. Well worth a read. Definitely inspired us.
Outro Music by Sleeping Bulls. The song is Sedna.
We welcome Jenny Ashford back to the show to talk about her latest book, which is a comprehensive investigation into poltergeist accounts over the years. Called The Unseen Hand, this is a valuable piece of work, compiling some very interesting events...
Find more from Jenny at http://www.JennyAshford.com
The Outro Music was from Eliza Rickman with the song Pretty Little Head. Find her at http://www.elizarickman.com/.
This started more as a personal stories type of show, but then turned more interview about Rachel's experiences and methods of meditation. We talk about what her Kundalini awakening did for her, and what types of meditation she uses, and why.
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I will personally be joining the August and September trips to Nicaragua as a facilitator and meditation instructor.
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I discuss with Timothy Renner, his fascinating book, Bigfoot in Pennsylvania. In this book, Tim has collected news clippings from the 1800's and early 1900's that clearly refer to Bigfoot-like creatures. It is interesting to see how this is treated then, and what similarities and differences there are with modern accounts. And there are also some very strange ones mixed in...
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Outro Song by Tim's band, Stone Breath. The song is Apples for the Albatwitch, and the album is Cryptids.
In Episode 10 we start our ongoing series discussing iron and the supernatural. With Joshua Cutchin, we talk about iron and the fae folk, changelings, and more – and then we hear some old stories regarding changelings, including one that went horribly wrong.
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Episode 10 notes and links:
Sarada: http://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtBySarada
Joshua Cutchin: http://www.amazon.com/Joshua-Cutchin/e/B00YPH8ODY/
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Strange Familiars is a production of Dark Holler Arts, LLC. Music, art, podcasts, books, and more. http://www.darkhollerarts.com
Intro and background music by Stone Breath – which is our band. You can find more at http://stonebreath.bandcamp.com
The song at the end of this episode is “In the Garden of Ghostflowers” from Black Happy Day: https://timemotheye.bandcamp.com/album/in-the-garden-of-ghostflowers
We talk to Seth Breedlove of Small Town Monsters about his latest documentary, The Mothman of Point Pleasant. This is the fourth in his series, and the second narrated by Lyle Blackburn. We explore the legend of the Mothman, and some of the details that he was able to discover while researching this case.
You can find more info at www.smalltownmonsters.com
Watch the Trailer on YouTube.
Outro Music; A Tragician's Tools by Dagga Punishment.
We welcome back to the show, Robert Sullivan. We talk about some of the movies he covers in Cinema Symbolism 2, including The Shining, Crimson Peak, Lost Highway, Star Wars, The Warriors, From Hell, Mulholland Drive, and Dune...
Robert W. Sullivan IV is a philosopher, historian, antiquarian, jurist, lay theologian, writer, mystic, showman, radio-TV personality, best-selling author, and lawyer.
You can find out more at; https://robertwsullivaniv.com/
End music is "Black Eyes" by David Wirsig.
I am joined by Joshua Cutchin, Adam Sayne, and Timothy Renner for a discussion of Fiction and how it relates to the subjects we study. We discuss fiction as a release valve, as an influence on ideas, as well as how fiction can muddy the waters of what is fact and what is fiction. We get into a lot of stuff in this show, including recommending some excellent fictional podcasts. We also talk everything from Star Trek to Lovecraft. Enjoy.
The link to buy The Good People, from Patrick Harpur - https://strangeattractor.greedbag.com/buy/the-good-people-0/
Link to buy The Miracle Visitors on Amazon - http://amzn.to/2r7xQbF
Outro Music by Zero Mean, with the song, "In the Ether" - https://zeromean.bandcamp.com/
