Exploring the Fringe...
Main Shows from 2016.
Greg Bishop joins me to talk about his latest book, It Defies Language! We get into Government Disinformation, Cattle Mutilations, Crop Circles, the SERPO Story, Skeptism, the Name Game, and much more...
Check out the website for the book at itdefieslanguage.com.
Check out Greg's awesome podcast, Radio Misterioso at radiomisterioso.com.
The Mammoth Mountain Poltergeist: In December of 1982, when Tom Ross was thirteen years old, he took a week’s vacation to Mammoth Lakes in California with his aunt, uncle, and cousin. Almost from the moment they arrived at their condo, they experienced a near-constant barrage of bizarre phenomena that escalated over their stay, and seemed to follow them after they left. Items moved around by themselves, shades flew open when no one was near them, bloody tissues appeared out of nowhere, words appeared on windows in empty rooms, a blue haze seemed to hover near the ceiling, a door chain was broken from the inside by what appeared to be a clawed hand, and disembodied voices emerged from corners. The family was simultaneously terrified and amazed. Thirty-two years later, the four witnesses decided to tell their story.
I talk with Jenny Ashford and Tom Ross and we discuss Tom's experiences, as well as what has happened since the book was published.
Jenny Ashford is a writer, graphic designer, and barfly. Her books include two paranormal nonfiction books, The Mammoth Mountain Poltergeist (with poltergeist focus Tom Ross), and The Rochdale Poltergeist (with parapsychologist Steve Mera); three novels, Red Menace, Bellwether, and The Five Poisons; two short story collections, Hopeful Monsters and The Associated Villainies; and a graphic novel, The Tenebrist. Her short stories have also appeared in several anthologies, including The Nightmare Collective, History Is Dead, 2012AD, ChimeraWorld #3, and ChimeraWorld #4. Her horror blog, Goddess of Hellfire, contains writing news, short stories and articles, and her reviews and opinions on horror films and books.
www.jennyashford.com and goddessofhellfire.com
Modern practicing occultists have argued that renowned horror writer H. P. Lovecraft was in possession of in-depth knowledge of black magick. Literary scholars claim that he was a master of his genre and craft, and his findings are purely psychological, nothing more. Was Lovecraft a practitioner of the dark arts himself? Was he privileged to knowledge that cannot be otherwise explained? Weaving the life story of Lovecraft in and out of an analysis of various modern magickal systems, occult scholar John L. Steadman has found direct and concrete examples that demonstrate that Lovecraft's works and specifically, his Cthulhu Mythos and his creation of the Necronomicon, can serve as a legitimate basis for a working magickal system. Whether you believe Lovecraft had supernatural powers or not, no one can argue against Lovecraft's profound influence on the contemporary black arts and the darker currents of western occultism.
We discuss his book, the life of Lovecraft, various Magickal Systems that have been affected by Lovecraft, and the ones that may have influenced him. We talk about Aleister Crowley, Kenneth Grant, Austin Osman Spare, and much more...
John L. Steadman is a scholar of both H. P. Lovecraft and western occultism and has been a magickal practitioner for over thirty years, working with various covens and small groups of initiates. He has a Bachelor of Arts from Michigan State University; a Master of Arts from the University of Virginia; and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin. In addition to his academic credentials, he holds the following degrees in the Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.) USA: Magickian (II°), Man (I°) and Minerval (0°).
Mark Wyatt has put together a collection of stories from his life that include everything from Ghost Encounters to Out of Body Experiences. In this, his second interview, he recollects some of those stories and talks about his take on them.
Check out his website at www.markanthonywyatt.com
Eric Ouellet joins me for a fascinating discussion of his new book, Illuminations: The UFO Experience as a Parapsychological Event. He proposes that we should examine the UFO Phenomenon as we would a poltergeist case. It's a novel way of looking at it, and may ultimately play a part in solving this enigma.
ERIC OUELLET is professor of Defence Studies at the Royal Military College of Canada, and at the Canadian Forces College (Canada's Joint Staff and War College). He has a Ph.D. in sociology from York University (Toronto, Canada), and he is the liaison officer for Canada with the Parapsychological Association. He has published parapsychological work in the Australian Journal of Psychology, EdgeScience, and the Bulletin Métapsychique. His other research works focus on military sociology and war studies.
You can check out his blog at parasociology.blogspot.com.
Richard directed a film called "Star Leaf", currently on iTunes, Amazon, and Google Play and starring Russell Hodgkinson of the hit SyFy zombie show "ZNation", and it has an original take on the paranormal connections between cannabis, extra-terrestrials, PTSD, and parallel universes. We discuss the movie, and then get deeply into his own experiences with Poltergeists, Demons, Kundalini, and more.
Working in the film industry since 2003, Richard’s notable works include Katana (2009), starring Yuji Okumoto (Karate Kid 2, Pearl Harbor), Ned Luke (Grand Theft Auto V), and John Koyama (Breaking Bad, The Last Samurai) as well as GodMachine (2012), starring Robert Leeshock and Von Flores of Earth: Final Conflict. Richard’s resume also includes corporate and industrial work for clients such as Microsoft, the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, Perkins Coie, the American Cancer Society, and many others.
Robert W Sullivan returns to the show, this time to talk about his 2012 book, The Royal Arch of Enoch. We talk freemasonry and all it's connections, Illuminati, Bohemian Grove, NASA, Hollywood, and why Masonic Ritual was so important.
Robert W. Sullivan IV is a philosopher, historian, antiquarian, jurist, theologian, radio/TV personality, writer, lawyer, and the best-selling author of the books "The Royal Arch of Enoch: The Impact of Masonic Ritual, Philosophy, and Symbolism" (2012) and "Cinema Symbolism: A Guide to Esoteric Imagery in Popular Movies" (2014). He is currently writing "Cinema Symbolism 2: More Esoteric Imagery from Popular Movies" as well as his first work of fiction, "A Pact with the Devil: The Story of Elizabeth Burnblack and her Involvement with the Occult, Black Magic, and the Dark Arts." Sullivan is also working on another book on Masonry titled "Freemasonry and the Path to Babylon." Mr. Sullivan is a Freemason having joined Amicable-St. John's Lodge #25, Baltimore, Maryland in 1997; he became a 32nd degree (Master of the Royal Secret) Scottish Rite Mason in 1999, Valley of Baltimore, Orient of Maryland. A lifelong Marylander, he resides in Baltimore.
website: www.robertwsullivaniv.com
I welcome back to the show Jim Harold to tell some stories from his latest book, True Ghost Stories: Jim Harold's Campfire Volume 4.
Jim Harold is America’s most popular paranormal podcast host. With his two free flagship programs, The Paranormal Podcast and Jim Harold’s Campfire, Jim has developed a loyal following that spans the globe. In addition to his free podcasts at JimHarold.com, Jim also hosts a series of premium podcasts on the supernatural and related subjects at JimHarold.net.
As a result, he has also become a published author with his Campfire series. The first book was originally published by traditional publisher New Page Books, and since then Jim has taken the books independent. All four books are available in eBook and paperback at JimHaroldBooks.com and via Amazon.com. The first three books in the series have been #1 Supernatural Best Sellers on Kindle at various times and the newly released Campfire 4 is well on its way.
On this show, I discuss with Miguel, the co-author of Meet the Hybrids, and one of the Hybrids, Charmaine, the idea of Hybrids, hypnosis, memories, why they believe it to be extra-terrestrial in nature, and much more.
Meet the Hybrids was written in 2015 by Miguel Mendonça and Barbara Lamb, with the assistance of eight hybrids (and any number of guides, whether ETs, angels or higher selves).
It is the first major book to give a voice to the hybrids directly, allowing them to share their fascinating experiences and important understandings with others in their own words. This book tells not only their stories, but those of the ET races of which they are a part, and other races which have guided them.
The book is structured around interviews and informal conversations with the hybrids, conducted through 2015. Although we used a standard set of questions – to give us a way to compare across experiences – we let the conversations evolve naturally, as each person has their own focus. Every conversation was enlightening, expanding and challenging in its own way. We would spend the next few days thinking about each interview, and particular ideas or experiences they had shared. It is likely we will continue to do so as they are often wise, insightful and require a personal expansion to be able to accommodate them.
Websites
https://meetthehybrids.wordpress.com
https://www.galactic-federation.co.uk
Gabriel Roberts returns to the show to talk about his latest book, The Hermit, and we get into different ideas about Psychedelics, Altered States of Consciousness, UFO's, and what it may all mean... We also talk about his new website, Eris Magazine.
Then ending music for this show is provided courtesy of Craft of Unknown Origin. The song is Glassworld Machine Elves, and you can find more about them here.