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Ep 282: The Elusive Force – A Powerful Polish Poltergeist Part 2
"Physics is the science of probabilities, whereas biology is the science of improbable phenomena. The living organism operates on the basis of reactions that are statistically improbable." -- Nobel Prize winner Albert Szent-Gyorgyi as quoted in "The Elusive Force"
Description:
For part two of our examination of the elusive force that flowed through Joasia Gajeweski, we're fortunate and honored to present a conversation with three knowledgeable professionals familiar with the case. We first learned of this fantastic story and the book that documented it from a clinical therapist, author, parapsychologist, past show guest, and friend, Brandon Massullo. Brandon then offered to put us in touch with psychologist, researcher, and author James Houran, Ph.D., who studied the case extensively. And for the trifecta, another past guest and friend, Michael Kishbucher, connected us with Joel Stern. Joel was a staff translator and reviewer in the Office of Language Services at the U.S. State Department in Washington, DC, for 28 years. He translated The Elusive Force: A Remarkable Case of Poltergeist Activity and Psychokinetic Power into English and spent decades attempting to get the book published, which finally occurred in 2023. Joel also spent time with Joasia and her family during the process and has specific insights into the people and their circumstances. Join us tonight for a lively discussion from the viewpoint of parapsychology and human behavior when it collides with the paranormal, and the impossible becomes impossible to dismiss.
Reference Links:
James Houran, Ph.D. on LinkedIn
Brandon Massullo’s website, Haunted Theories, www.hauntedtheories.com
Institute for the Study of Religious and Anomalous Experience – israenet.org
Polish paranormal-themed magazine, Nieznany Swiat – “The Unknown World” nieznanyswiat.pl (translate with Google Chrome or other translating web browser)
“Anna Ostrzycka-Rymuszko - Warto odkrywać nieznane (wywiad radiowy)” in Polish, from the Nieznany Świat YouTube channel
ART, LIFE AND UFOS – A Memoir by Budd Hopkins from Anomalist Books
Guy Lyon Playfair
The Society for Scientific Exploration www.scientificexploration.org
Galton board
Gravitational wave
“THE ELUSIVE FORCE: A Remarkable Case of Poltergeist Activity and Psychokinetic Power” at Anomalist Books
“The Elusive Force: Case of Psychokinesis” from the 3 Beards Podcast on YouTube
“Terrifying true case of 13-year-old Polish poltergeist girl” on reddit r/abovethenormnews
Ghosted!: Exploring the Haunting Reality of Paranormal Encounters by Brian Laythe, James Houran, Neil Dagnall
Sosnowiec, Poland
William G. Roll
Chris French
“Unforgettable Uri Geller Appearance | Carson Tonight Show” on the Johnny Carson YouTube channel
“James Randi Demonstrates How 'psychic' Uri Geller Bends Spoons And Other Magic Tricks On The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson” from the Fun Facts and Music YouTube channel
Spoon bending on Wikipedia
anomalistbooks.com
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Episode 282: The Elusive Force – A Powerful Polish Poltergeist Part 2. Produced by Scott Philbrook & Forrest Burgess. Audio Editing by Sarah Vorhees Wendel of VW Sound. Music and Sound Design by Allen Carrescia. Tess Pfeifle, Producer and Lead Researcher. Ed Voccola, Technical Producer. Research Support from The Astonishing Research Corps, or "A.R.C." for short. Copyright 2024 Astonishing Legends Productions, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
#2024#281#poltergeist#Poland#Polish#Andrzej#Joasia#Ewa#Gajewski#The Elusive Force#RSPK#recurrent spontaneous psychokinesis#Marian Tomecki#Anna Ostrzycka#Marek Rymuszko#Joel Stern#Polish Biocenotic Society#Eustachiusz Gadula#282
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Ep 281: The Elusive Force – A Powerful Polish Poltergeist Part 1
"There is a fundamental difference between the scientist and the scholar. Only someone who has the courage to pursue and uphold the truth regardless of his colleagues’ reactions, the etiquette of his profession, and conventional wisdom deserves to be called a scholar." -- Professor Julian Aleksandrowicz, 1985
Description:
Significant poltergeist events often start with a minor incident and incrementally grow with a bit of intensity until they eventually fade. This is somewhat true about the paranormal activity in a small town in southern Poland in 1983, except in this case, what started as a weird action by an unseen force quickly escalated into one of the most extreme and extraordinary poltergeist cases ever recorded. Around 3:00 a.m. on April 4th of that year, Marian Tomecki awoke to a decorative straw mat falling on his head. He tried to fasten it back to the wall when it "tore itself from his hands and danced around." Immediately, glassware and household items erratically fly around the apartment belonging to his daughter and son-in-law where he was staying, smashing into walls and furniture. Andrzej and Ewa Gajewski's 13-year-old daughter and Marian's grandaughter, Joasia, appeared to be the catalyst for the impossible destruction, consistent with current theories about human conduits in many cases of the phenomena. As the Gajewski family continued to be terrorized by the violent trashing, neighbors, local authorities, Joasia's school, and even a Japanese news crew became eyewitnesses to the bizarre happenings, becoming national news in Poland. What also makes the Gajewski case groundbreaking is that it continued for an extended period and with such consistent power that scientists could study it. Join us for a case of RSPK or "recurrent spontaneous psychokinesis" so disturbing and astonishing it has divided the parapsychologist community.
Reference Links:
“THE ELUSIVE FORCE: A Remarkable Case of Poltergeist Activity and Psychokinetic Power” at Anomalist Books
“The Elusive Force: Case of Psychokinesis” from the 3 Beards Podcast on YouTube
“Terrifying true case of 13-year-old Polish poltergeist girl” on reddit r/abovethenormnews
Ghosted!: Exploring the Haunting Reality of Paranormal Encounters by Brian Laythe, James Houran, Neil Dagnall
Sosnowiec, Poland
William G. Roll
“Unforgettable Uri Geller Appearance | Carson Tonight Show” on the Johnny Carson YouTube channel
“James Randi Demonstrates How 'psychic' Uri Geller Bends Spoons And Other Magic Tricks On The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson” from the Fun Facts and Music YouTube channel
Spoon bending on Wikipedia
anomalistbooks.com
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Episode 281: The Elusive Force – A Powerful Polish Poltergeist Part 1. Produced by Scott Philbrook & Forrest Burgess. Audio Editing by Sarah Vorhees Wendel of VW Sound. Music and Sound Design by Allen Carrescia. Tess Pfeifle, Producer and Lead Researcher. Ed Voccola, Technical Producer. Research Support from The Astonishing Research Corps, or "A.R.C." for short. Copyright 2024 Astonishing Legends Productions, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
#2024#281#poltergeist#Poland#Polish#Andrzej#Joasia#Ewa#Gajewski#The Elusive Force#RSPK#recurrent spontaneous psychokinesis#Marian Tomecki#Anna Ostrzycka#Marek Rymuszko#Joel Stern#Polish Biocenotic Society#Eustachiusz Gadula
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Ep 279: The Third Man Syndrome Part 1
"Who is the third who walks always beside you? When I count, there are only you and I together But when I look ahead up the white road There is always another one walking beside you" -- The Waste Land by T. S. ELIOT
Description:
A strange occurrence often happens to people engaged in an adventurous activity or who fall victim to an unfortunate circumstance. They find themselves with a companion whose presence would typically be impossible. Usually, the person is at a critical moment in a life-or-death situation in an extreme and unusual environment. When they are weakened and dying from exposure, suffering privation of sustenance, lost and alone, when they are about to lose all hope and accept their demise, that’s when this otherworldly friend suddenly appears to render aid and encouragement, giving them a superhuman will or strength to survive. Psychologists label this a “sensed presence experience” but are at a loss for a simple explanation. These presences may be seen, heard, and sometimes even touched. They appear in dire situations to people from all walks of life. They may materialize as a known friend, a deceased relative, a religious figure, or an indeterminate benefactor. Still, whatever their form, there is no doubt to the one in danger that this being is real and there with them. Although this sensed presence appears most often to mountain climbers, sailors, divers, and polar explorers, it can also happen to astronauts, prisoners of war, and disaster survivors. One of the most intriguing aspects of the sensed presence experience is that the ethereal saviors aren’t just there to provide comforting words; they actually help with knowledgable advice or guidance or can even seemingly take over the actions of the afflicted – whatever is necessary to increase the odds of survival. Join us as we explore a phenomenon more common than you might think, a syndrome also known as the “Third Man.”
Reference Links:
“The Sensed Presence as a Coping Resource in Extreme Environments”
by Peter Suedfeld & John Geiger. From Miracles: God, Science, and Psychology in the Paranormal on Omnilogos.com
“The Sensed Presence as A Coping Resource in Extreme Environments” on the Julian Jaynes Society website
��How does our understanding of the sensed presence phenomenon in extreme settings change the way we talk about so-called mental ‘illnesses’ in daily life?” by Blaise Cottingham on Medium.com
Angels of Mons on Wikipedia
Vincent Lam
“Extreme environment” on Wikipedia
King Nebuchadnezzar from Daniel 3:24-5 on BibleGateway.com
The Savage Curtain episode of the original Star Trek series
“Charles Lindbergh and the Third Man Factor” on Theresa's Haunted History of the Tri-State blog
Poet, memoirist, and songwriter Mary Karr
“The Liars’ Club” by Mary Karr
Kanchenjunga, the world’s third highest mountain, on Britannica.com
“Wilson,” the volleyball from the motion picture Castaway
“Ernest Shackleton's Crew of the Endurance – Imperial Trans Antarctica Expedition 1914 -17” on CoolAntarctica.com
Husvik, the former whaling station on the north-central coast of South Georgia Island, Antarctica
Elephant Island, Antarctica
“Excerpt: The Voyage of the James Caird by Ernest Shackleton” from the American Museum of Natural History website
Alfred Lansing
Caedmon, widely considered to be the world’s first audiobook and launch of the spoken word industry
“The Waste Land” by T. S. Eliot on Project Gutenberg
Stromness, South Georgia
Sir Ernest Shackleton and T S Eliot’s ‘third man’ from the Royal Scottish Geographical Society
The Waste Land Part I – The Burial of the Dead from the Poetry Archive
The Waste Land from The Poetry Foundation
“T. S. ELIOT SAW ALL THIS COMING” from The Atlantic
The Waste Land on Wikipedia
Jane S. P. Mocellin and Peter Suedfeld’s research on behavior in extreme environments from ResearchGate.net
“Shackleton's whisky returned to Antarctic hut” on CBC.ca
“Spirits of the South Pole” from The New York Times Magazine
“Wild Survival Story About 1983 Rockies Alpine Avalanche” – the story of Jim Sevigny and Richard Whitmire
Distance Line for cave diving
“UK scientist has her lab in underwater caves” – Stephanie Schwabe article from the Lexington Herald-Leader
Kendal Mint Cake on Wikipedia
Romney’s Kendal Mint Cake on Amazon
Reinhold Messner
“The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner” music album by the band Ben Folds Five
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Episode 279: The Third Man Syndrome Part 1. Produced by Scott Philbrook & Forrest Burgess. Audio Editing by Sarah Vorhees Wendel of VW Sound. Music and Sound Design by Allen Carrescia. Tess Pfeifle, Producer and Lead Researcher. Ed Voccola, Technical Producer. Research Support from The Astonishing Research Corps, or "A.R.C." for short. Copyright 2024 Astonishing Legends Productions, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
#2024#279#Third Man Syndrome#Third Man Factor#Third Man Phenomenon#sensed presence experience#extreme and unusual environments#John Geiger#Peter Suedfeld#Ernest Shackleton#South Pole#Reinhold Messner#guardian angel#Spirit Guides#higher self#astral self#bicameral mind#Lindbergh#Antarctica#Mount Everest#cave diving
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Ep 276: The Ghosts of Versailles Part 2
"Il ne faut pas passer par là. Par ici…Cherchez la maison.” Translation, “You can’t go that way. This way, look for the house." -- An unknown man to Eleanor Jourdain at Versailles - August 10, 1901
Description:
In part 2 of our series on the Ghosts of Versailles, we’re looking into what transpired in the years following the initial incident. Charlotte Moberly and Eleanor Jourdain conducted intense research to figure out who or what they may have been interacting with on August 10th, 1901. That research led them, among many other things, to discover there was an insurrection on that exact day in 1792, 71 years earlier to the day. The Tuileries Place is not in Versailles but in Paris, 11 miles away. Revolutionaries with weapons wanted the Monarchy abolished. They waged an intense attack on the palace that Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were now living in on lockdown. On that day, 650 of the Swiss Guard were massacred by Jacobins and a group known as the Paris Commune. Once the Swiss Guard ran out of ammunition, they were slaughtered, and their bodies dismembered and paraded about the palace grounds. King Louis and Marie Antoinette had moved to a safer location in the Legislative Assembly Building. Moberly and Jourdain wondered if they might have somehow intersected with what no doubt would have been Marie Antoinette’s fearful and saddened state of mind that day. Is it possible she was reminiscing about happier times at her favorite place in the world, Le Petit Trianon? Could Moberly and Jourdain have somehow crossed paths with Antoinette's ghostly memories of happiness on the anniversary of the day that would mark the beginning of the end, not only for the King and herself but the Monarchy, too? We’ll discuss that and our theories about what may have happened and how the Ghosts of Versailles evolved into the story it is today.
Reference Links:
The Moberly Jourdain Incident
"An Adventure" by Eleanor F. Jourdain and C.A.E. Moberly
The Estate of Trianon
Le Petit Trianon
Charlotte Anne Moberly
Eleanor Jourdain
History of The Kingdom of France
Louis XVI
Marie Antoinette
Weather in Paris & Versailles on August 10, 1901
The History of Versailles
The Storming of the Bastille
Napoleon's Legacy at Versailles
Hameau de la Reine - The Chateau
The Insurrection of August 10th, 1792 - Attack on the Tuilleries Palace
King Louis Phillipe I - 'King of the People, Not the Country'
Belle Époque - As mentioned by Marie Mayhew
Harold Bloom
The Haunting of Hill House
Top 10 Facts about Versailles
Discover Versailles
Suffolk, Kersey
The Kersey Village Timeslip - Smithsonian
Location:
The Palace of Versailles and more specifically Le Petit Trianaon where the Moberly-Jourdain Incident took place in August of 1901. About 12 miles west of Paris. Le Petit Trianon was gifted to Marie Antoinette by her husband Louise XVI and was considered to be one of her favorite places to spend time. One of the women believed they saw her sketching outside when they passed by on that very strange day.
SUGGESTED READING:
The Ghosts of the Trianon (A reprint of 'An Adventure') at Amazon
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Are you a fan of all things dark and strange? Heart Starts Pounding, Horrors, Hauntings, and Mysteries is a weekly podcast hosted by Kaelyn Moore. Each week Kaelyn takes you on a dark journey to a new place, a new time, or a new crime, from centuries-old curses in Appalachian folklore to Chilean Nazi cults to terrifying urban legends that turned out to be true. Heart Starts Pounding tells the stories, real and imagined, natural and otherworldly, that quicken our pulses and make us ask how well we really know ourselves, our neighbors, and our world — and how well we want to. These episodes often involve real journeys as Kaelyn travels around the world, getting inspiration from locals, from Tokyo to Washington D.C. and recently the most haunted city in America – at least according to many – New Orleans. If you’re looking to join a passionate community of the darkly curious, check out Heart Starts Pounding at heartstartspounding.com or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Episode 276: The Ghosts of Versailles Part 2. Produced by Scott Philbrook & Forrest Burgess; Special Guest Co-hosts, Richard Hatem & Marie Mayhew. Audio Editing by Sarah Vorhees Wendel of VW Sound. Music and Sound Design by Allen Carrescia. Tess Pfeifle, Producer and Lead Researcher. Ed Voccola, Technical Producer. Research Support from The Astonishing Research Corps, or "A.R.C." for short. Copyright 2024 Astonishing Legends Productions, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
#2024#Versailles#Trianon#time slip#Glitch in the Matrix#Moberly–Jourdain incident#Petit#Charlotte Anne Moberly#Eleanor Jourdain#Marie Antoinette#Elizabeth Morison#Frances Lamont#Petit Trianon#Palace of Versailles#time travel#France#portal#276
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Ep 274: The Astonishing Legends All-Star Holiday Special IV
"A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself." -- Jim Morrison
Description:
Would you look at that? It’s already the end of 2023, and our second favorite annual holiday is upon us. We’re now into our 4th annual tradition of the Astonishing Legends All-Star Holiday Special, and it indeed has taken on a life of its own. This year, we’re welcoming back all of our guests from last year and being joined by a few new ones as well. This show was recorded and broadcast live on video to our Patrons at Patreon.com/astonishinglegends a few weeks ago and in fact, if you are a patron you can still access the uncensored and unedited version of it there. You’ll hear the audio from that presentation, slightly edited for length and propriety tonight. To the extent that’s possible, anyway. The Holiday Special topics are wide-ranging and generally unplanned; this year is no exception. We touched on everything from the ubiquitous UAP phenomenon to podcast production to some of our various guests’ favorite topics of the past year. Allison Jornlin talks about going on Shark Tank with her brother, and Micah Hanks invites us all to come and see the infamous Brown Mountain Lights in North Carolina for ourselves. So get the fire going, settle down under a warm blanket with some eggnog or even a holiday cocktail, and enjoy this wonderful tradition with our returning guests, Richard Hatem, Jim Harold, Micah Hanks, Paul Gledhill, and Allison Jornlin. And please join us in welcoming the hosts of the new Astonishing Legends Network podcast ‘Scared All the Time.’ Stay tuned after the closing credits for a special afterparty and toast to our other network show, ‘The Midnight Library’, and a wonderful visit from our own Tess Pfeifle.
Reference Links:
CLICK HERE to donate to Habitat for Humanity at www.habitat.org
Gledders’ British Paranormal Podcast – anomaly.co.uk
The Debrief at thedebrief.org
Micah Hanks’ website, micahhanks.com
Jim Harold of The Paranormal Podcast, Jim Harold’s Campfire, and so many more!
Richard “Rich” Hatem on X.com
American Ghost Walks with Allison Jornlin at www.americanghostwalks.com
Allison Jornlin on Facebook
The Midnight Library podcast www.midnightlibrarypod.com
Scared All The Time Podcast
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Episode 274: The Astonishing Legends All-Star Holiday Special IV. Produced by Scott Philbrook & Forrest Burgess; Audio Editing by Sarah Vorhees Wendel of VW Sound. Music and Sound Design by Allen Carrescia. Tess Pfeifle, Producer and Lead Researcher. Ed Voccola, Technical Producer. Research Support from The Astonishing Research Corps, or "A.R.C." for short. Copyright 2023 Astonishing Legends Productions, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
#2023#274#Allison Jornlin#Micah Hanks#Paul Gledhill#Jim Harold#Campfire#Paranormal Podcast#Richard Hatem#Mothman Prophecies#Shark Tank#Micah Hanksk#Christmas#Roundtable#Holiday#Special#New Years#Chris Cullari#Ed Voccola#Scared All The Time#The Midnight Library#Miranda Merrick#Brown Mountain Lights#Mr. Darling#Habitat for Humanity#American Ghost Walks#The Debrief
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Ep 271: Amelia Earhart – Decoy for a Spy Plane?
"Not much more than a month ago, I was on the other shore of the Pacific, looking westward. This evening, I looked eastward over the Pacific. In those fast-moving days, which have intervened, the whole width of the world has passed behind us, except this broad ocean. I shall be glad when we have the hazards of its navigation behind us." -- Amelia Earhart, a few days before her final flight
Description:
On July 3, 1975, the Ministry of Justice in Japan responded to an inquiry by Amelia Earhart researcher and investigator Major Joe Gervais. Gervais had sent a letter to the Department of Immigration and Naturalization in Tokyo, operating on the hunch that Earhart had been taken prisoner and held on Saipan during WWII but under an assumed identity. The Ministry of Justice responded, saying the woman in their custody was known to them as Irene Craigmile. This was not a name mentioned by Gervais to the Japanese authorities. So, who is Irene Craigmile? Craigmile and Earhart were acquaintances and pilots who looked similar, but photos show they are two separate people. This begs the question for the “Japanese Capture” theory of Earhart’s disappearance: who then went down with the plane that was apparently ditched near Buka Island in Papua New Guinea? Were these two women connected via some secret mission, and is the plane at Buka a version of Earhart’s Electra 10-E? These questions and evidence are just a few of the puzzle pieces of the enduring mystery of Earhart’s fateful last flight, meticulously stitched together by William “Bill” Pennington Snavely, Jr. in his latest book, Lost in Flight: Amelia Earhart, Giving Cover as a Decoy for a Spy Plane. In 2018, Bill was a guest on our show, where he outlined his research leading to a startling theory of Earhart’s plane possibly having crashed near the coast of Matsungan Island near Buka, eventually sinking to a depth of 109 feet. Two main aspects of Bill’s investigation that remain novel are that, unlike the other researchers, he calculated his flight tracking starting from the last known location and then traced backward and that his team is the only one with an aircraft to investigate whose characteristics match the Electra. Bill’s multiple expeditions to Buka have yielded intriguing evidence supporting his claim, evidence which has previously been kept under wraps due to nondisclosure agreements. However, as his research in the intervening years continued, a new hybrid theory emerged from his discoveries that may solve the disconnect between “Japanese Capture” and the wreckage at Buka. Could it be that a failed reconnaissance mission led to one of the greatest coverups in US history? Bill Snavely is now free to disclose the shocking findings he revealed in his book. Also joining us is longtime friend and fellow podcaster Chris Williamson, whose podcast Chasing Earhart and its companion book, Rabbit Hole: The Vanishing of Amelia Earhart & Fred Noonan, is the definitive interview collection. Prepare to suit up as we dive for the truth behind one of the world’s most famous and significant aviation enigmas.
Reference Links:
CLICK HERE to purchase Lost in Flight: Amelia Earhart, Giving Cover as a Decoy for a Spy Plane, by William “Bill” Pennington Snavely, Jr. from The Paragon Agency™ and SpecialBooks.com
CLICK HERE to purchase Bill Snavely’s previous book on Earhart and the Buka discovery, Tracking Amelia Earhart: Her Flight Path to the End
SpecialBooks.com from The Paragon Agency™
CLICK HERE to purchase Chris Williamson’s book Rabbit Hole: The Vanishing of Amelia Earhart & Fred Noonan
Irene Craigmile Bolam
1987 Marshall Islands postage stamp showing Earhart’s Electra from the “Amelia Earhart Controversy” website
Astonishing Legends episode 106: Earhart’s Plane Found?
Astonishing Legends Bonus Episode: EARHART'S PLANE? UPDATE WITH BILL SNAVELY
Astonishing Legends episode 90: Chasing Amelia Earhart with Chris Williamson
Astonishing Legends episode 4: Amelia Earhart Vanishes Part 1
Astonishing Legends episode 5: Amelia Earhart Vanishes Part 2
Buka Island
Jaluit Atoll
Imperial Japanese Naval ship the Koshu
“The Ground Loop Monster” from Trent Palmer’s YouTube channel
Ground Loop on Wikipedia
The Hawaiian island of Niʻihau
“Aircraft [Lockheed 10E Electra ZK-BUT painted as ZK-AFD]” entry on the New Zealand Museum of Transport and Technology website
Lockheed Electra stock photo images from the dreamstime.com website
Boxfish Robotics website
The MV Indies Trader surf exploration vessel, which took part in Quiksilver's Crossing from 1999-2005
Martin Daly, Australian Captain, and surfer
Location:
Matsungan Island, part of the Buka Island collection in eastern Papua New Guinea. Matsungan Island is where a young boy claimed to see an airplane ditch into the sea within 100 yards of the shoreline, with its left wing on fire and the occupants trying to use their radio before the plane sank. None of his fellow islanders believed him at the time, but in 1995, a local sponge diver named Teolo and his partner found the wreck of an aircraft resembling an Electra submerged in 109 feet of ocean water and a few hundred yards from the shore.
Related Books:
CLICK HERE to purchase “Lost in Flight: Amelia Earhart, Giving Cover as a Decoy for a Spy Plane” by William Pennington Snavely, Jr. from SpecialBooks.com
CLICK HERE to purchase Bill Snavely’s previous book on Earhart and the Buka discovery, Tracking Amelia Earhart: Her Flight Path to the End
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Woo Woo with Rachel Dratch
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Episode 271: Amelia Earhart – Decoy for a Spy Plane? Produced by Scott Philbrook & Forrest Burgess; Audio Editing by Sarah Vorhees Wendel of VW Sound. Music and Sound Design by Allen Carrescia. Tess Pfeifle, Producer and Lead Researcher. Ed Voccola, Technical Producer. Research Support from The Astonishing Research Corps, or "A.R.C." for short. Copyright 2023 Astonishing Legends Productions, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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Ep 270: The Legend of the Wizard Clip
"On one gruesome afternoon, a lady visitor was complimenting Mrs. Livingstone on a fine flock of ducks waddling through her yard on their way, perhaps, to the neighboring Opequon Creek when 'clip-clip' went the uncanny and invisible shears. One after another, the ducks were cleanly decapitated in broad daylight before the very eyes of the ladies and many other witnesses." -- Historian Joseph Barry, as quoted on page 56 of "The Appalachian Legend of the Wizard Clip"
Description:
Adam Livingston moved his family from Pennsylvania to a parcel of farmland near a village then known as Smithfield, West Virginia, sometime in the 1770s. The village’s name would evolve over the years to the more pragmatic name of Middleway. However, colloquially, it would also acquire the moniker of “Clip” or “Cliptown” for the bizarre events that would transpire there. A few years before 1790, the once-thriving Livingston family would begin to endure supernatural harassment so extreme that they were beleaguered and exhausted, leaving their neighbors and visitors bewildered. According to one popular account, a mysterious Irish stranger appeared at Livingston’s door seeking shelter one dark and stormy night. Livingston provided hospitality to the weary traveler until the stranger summoned his host when fearing his death was near, begging that he send for a priest to deliver last rites. While Livingston was generous in his accommodation, being a Lutheran and having a disdain for Catholic priests, he refused to send for one. The stranger died during the night and was buried in unconsecrated ground the next day. Soon after, it seems a curse had befallen the Livingstons. Progressing as many stories of prolonged poltergeist bedevilment do, the haunting started with strange and unexplained noises about the home. Then, unseen forces would smash their crockery, light their bedding on fire, and roll great balls of fire from the hearth across the floors, causing panic. Livingston’s cattle all died, and his barn burned down. The entity’s most noteworthy destruction was making a persistent sound of clipping as if by invisible shears and leaving any family or visitor’s cloth or leather sliced, often with crescent shapes cut into them. This peculiar practice would lend the phenomenon its name, the “Wizard Clip.” While we may never know the accurate details of the happenings, something otherworldly apparently did materialize at the Livingston homestead. We can more easily explore why such mystical occurrences transmogrify into enduring folklore. To help us with that challenge, we’re joined by author and intelligence analyst Michael Kishbucher, whose recent book, The Appalachian Legend of the Wizard Clip, thoroughly investigates this early American story. Aiding in the elucidation is Appalachian folklore expert, lead researcher, and producer for Small Town Monsters Heather Moser. Cautiously pull up a chair close to the fire as we examine the obscure yet harrowing tale of “America’s first poltergeist.”
Reference Links:
CLICK HERE to purchase Mike Kishbucher’s book, The Appalachian Legend of the Wizard Clip
CLICK HERE to hear Heather Moser on the Bigfoot Society podcast
The Wizard Clip entry from The Middleway Conservancy website
The Middleway Conservancy website, middlewayconservancy.org
The Priest Field Pastoral Center website priestfield.org
Wizard Clip on Wikipedia
“Life of Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin, prince, and priest” by Brownson, Sarah M; Brownson, Orestes Augustus, 1803-1876 from the Internet Archive
Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin on Wikipedia
“Father Gallitzin and the Cliptown Exorcism” from Catholicism.org
“Cause for the Canonization of Servant of God Demetrius Gallitzin, ‘Apostle of the Alleghenies’”
Loretto, Pennsylvania
“Wizards Clip -1 by Jim Surkamp jimsurkamp.com” on YouTube
“Wizards Clip - 2 by Jim Surkamp jimsurkamp.com” on YouTube
“Wizards Clip - 3 by Jim Surkamp jimsurkamp.com” on YouTube
“The strange story of Harper's Ferry, with legends of the surrounding country” by Barry, Joseph, 1828?-1905, from the Internet Archive
Palatinate (region)
“The Devil of Glenluce” story, from Mysterious Britain & Ireland
Satan's Invisible World Discovered by George Sinclair, in which the Scottish legend of the “Devil of Glenluce” is told
George Sinclair, a Scottish mathematician, engineer, and demonologist.
Small Town Monsters website
Astonishing Legends’ EP 85: THE BELL WITCH PART 1
Location:
The Priest Field Pastoral Center, created from a 38-acre parcel of land sold to the Catholic Church for $1 by Adam Livingston in 1802 in gratitude for helping his family find peace from the torment of the Wizard Clip. From the Priest Field website: “After lying dormant for over a hundred and fifty years, Bishop Hodges appointed Msgr. John O’Reilly, the first director of Priest Field in 1978, where he began the work of constructing what has become a stunning place of refreshment and peace for thousands of visitors every year.”
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Woo Woo with Rachel Dratch
Comedian Rachel Dratch gets a little bit Woo Woo, discussing stories of the unexplained, the eerie, and other-worldly with her funny friends in her new comedy podcast, Woo Woo with Rachel Dratch. Along with her co-host Irene Bremis, Rachel invites guests to share stories they may only tell a trusted pal who will not judge. Psychics? Spirits? Astral Projection? Check, check, and check! Sure, you may think we live in a world where there’s a logical explanation for anything out of the ordinary, but after you spend some time with Rachel and her pals, you might have your doubts, and find that… you too are WOO WOO! Join Rachel, Irene, and friends in a comedy podcast that turns the mysterious into a lively conversation among kindred spirits. Search for Woo Woo with Rachel Dratch wherever you’re listening now!
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Episode 270: The Legend of the Wizard Clip. Produced by Scott Philbrook & Forrest Burgess; Audio Editing by Sarah Vorhees Wendel of VW Sound. Music and Sound Design by Allen Carrescia. Tess Pfeifle, Producer and Lead Researcher. Ed Voccola, Technical Producer. Research Support from The Astonishing Research Corps, or "A.R.C." for short. Copyright 2023 Astonishing Legends Productions, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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Ep 269: The Hitchhiker of Mogollon Rim
"The trickster is found worldwide. Superficially, his tales seem little more than entertaining stories for children, but they encode important truths. The trickster is central to many religious beliefs, and some of the tales are sacred. In fact, a number of cultures permit only a few persons to tell the stories and restrict when they can be told because they have a power of their own." -- "The Trickster and the Paranormal," by George P. Hansen
Description:
The Mogollon Rim in northcentral Arizona is a geological landform that spans around 200 miles east to west, demarking the southern boundary of the Colorado Plateau in the state. This topographical feature is classified as an escarpment where wide and steeply sloping cliffs and rock masses delineate the high pine-covered plateau on the northern side, which receives cold winter temperatures and light snow from the desert-like conditions below to the south. This transitional nature provides a habitat for significantly varying types of plants and animals. Perhaps because of Mogollon Rim’s liminal nature, this variance is claimed by many to also extend to creatures and phenomena that dwell beyond our understanding. Accounts and legends of UFOs, supernatural occurrences, and even its own brand of a hominin-like beast known as the “Mogollon Monster” are familiar to the territory. The supernatural element became all too real for our guest, Jay, who endured a terrifying encounter while working as a wildlife biologist for the Arizona Game and Fish Department. While studying black bears in the rugged canyons and terrain of the Rim, Jay encountered an impossible stranger in a pretty unlikely place, one that insisted on getting a ride. But who or what was this thing, and what was their intention? An ancient spirit known to the Native American cultures of the region or a physical being with mystical powers masquerading as a weird human? While it is never advisable to pick up strangers, it seems that one may be compelled to give a ride to a hitchhiker on Mogollon Rim, maybe as just a playful reminder that humans are not the apex of the paranormal food chain.
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CLICK HERE to listen to “Astonishing Al’s Mix Tape” on Spotify
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Mogollon Rim on Wikipedia
Mogollon culture on Wikipedia
Navajo
Escarpment
Madrean Sky Islands
Sky island
“Mogollon Monster 100” trail race
Mogollon Monster
The Mogollon Monster from Weird U.S.
“Bigfoot sightings abound in early Rim Country history” from the Payson Roundup, Tuesday, March 1, 2016
“Arizonan Legends” from the Horizon Sun, April 1, 2017
“Rim Country Places” from the Rim Review, January 22, 2014
“Ask Clay: Gather round for tales of the Mogollon Monster” from azcentral.com
“Searching for the Mogollon Monster” from Williams - Grand Canyon News
“Story, video: Apaches go public with Bigfoot sightings: 'It cannot be ignored any longer'“ from Tucson.com
“40 years later: Most documented UFO sighting, abduction still draw interest” from the White Mountain Independent
The Mogollon Monster YouTube channel
“The Legend Of The Mogollon Monster In Arizona May Send Chills Down Your Spine” from Only in Your State
Arizona Game & Fish Department
Location:
Mogollon Rim, Arizona
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Episode 269: The Hitchhiker of Mogollon Rim. Produced by Scott Philbrook & Forrest Burgess; Audio Editing by Sarah Vorhees Wendel of VW Sound. Music and Sound Design by Allen Carrescia. Tess Pfeifle, Producer and Lead Researcher. Ed Voccola, Technical Producer. Research Support from The Astonishing Research Corps, or "A.R.C." for short. Copyright 2023 Astonishing Legends Productions, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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Ep 268: Your True Halloween Stories II – Part 2
"So I believe that through my work, I've experienced incredibly positive things. I've experienced the veil very, very thin, and I've experienced what I would call angelic visitations. But if I believe in that, then I have to believe in the other." -- Hospice Social Worker "Rachal," from story #3
Description:
We hope your sleep has recovered after last week's round of creepy and unsettling accounts. Now, we aim to disquiet your peace with another three! Our first story comes from Megan, whose family has a history of experiencing items showing up in unexpected places. But when a letter is delivered to a vulnerable location, we wonder if it came from someone still Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Note. Our next guest, Chad, has stories showing that growing up in Ohio can be Weird on Both Ends, with High Strangeness in the Middle. In the final narrative, Rachal, a Hospice social worker, had a patient whose reconnection with a Life Leech proved to be an exhausting experience. Join us if you dare for Part 2 of Your True Halloween Stories II, and rest easy if your life is pleasantly unremarkable. 😈
Reference Links:
CLICK HERE to listen to “Astonishing Al’s Mix Tape” on Spotify
CLICK HERE to listen to “Astonishing Legends Creepit” – a curated collection of our creepiest episodes on Spotify!
“Professor-student romance ends in murder-suicide” from NBCNews.com
“Ernesto Bustamante, Former Idaho Professor, Kills Self After Allegedly Murdering Student Katy Benoit” from HuffPost.com
“2022 University of Idaho killings” on Wikipedia
The Village of Ada, Ohio’s website, www.adaoh.org
The Village of Ada, Ohio’s Wikipedia entry
The Reagle Beagle on Yelp.com
“The Role and Responsibilities of a Hospice Social Worker” from Regis College
Location:
The village of Ada, Ohio, where Chad had his brushes with High Strangeness.
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Opening the Doors
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KLU Podcast – Keep Looking up
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Persephone May Holloway’s music on Spotify
Southern gothic podcast
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Episode 268: Your True Halloween Stories II – Part 2. Produced by Scott Philbrook & Forrest Burgess; Audio Editing by Sarah Vorhees Wendel of VW Sound. Music and Sound Design by Allen Carrescia. Tess Pfeifle, Producer and Lead Researcher. Ed Voccola, Technical Producer. Research Support from The Astonishing Research Corps, or "A.R.C." for short. Copyright 2023 Astonishing Legends Productions, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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Ep 267: Your True Halloween Stories II – Part 1
"It seemed more like it was coming from somewhere above me, or I like to say no place at all." -- Persephone Holloway, from story #3
Description:
Well well, dear friends, Spooky Season is upon us once again, so it's time to regale and chill you with true Halloween tales from within our ranks! Our first story, which we're calling "She is Ours," comes from Andy, whose recurring nightmare leads to a standoff with higher powers. Later, a study of palmistry plunges her into a shared vision with a stranger. The following frightening account comes from Maryann, who gets an unwelcome response when you "Speak of the Devil." And finally, Persephone endures a harrowing encounter that may be a puzzle piece to a lifelong mystery that seemed to come from "No Place at All." Light the candles, prepare the beverages, and settle in for an evening of eerie testimony from some Legenders. May all your dreams be pleasant tonight! 😈
Reference Links:
CLICK HERE to listen to “Astonishing Al’s Mix Tape” on Spotify
CLICK HERE to listen to “Astonishing Legends Creepit” – a curated collection of our creepiest episodes on Spotify!
Tim Curry as the character “Darkness” in the 1985 motion picture Legend
Palmistry
Mount de Sales Academy
WHFS radio station
“Mr. Microphone By Ronco (Commercial, 1981)” on the Museum of Classic Chicago Television’s YouTube channel
“Mr. Microphone Hack” from AutoDesk Instructables
“Reflections from Sister Philip Joseph, O.P.”
Washington Crossing, New Jersey
“Ring Around the Rosie: Metafolklore, Rhyme and Reason” from Folklife Today
“Ring a Ring o' Roses” on Wikipedia
Persephone Mae Holloway’s Linktr.ee
Persephone’s KLU (Keep Looking Up) podcast on Podbean
@persephonemaeholloway on Instagram
@persephoneholloway on TikTok
Persephone May Holloway’s music on Spotify
Click Here to email Persephone with your experience
True You Hypnotherapy with Laurie McDonald, CHT
Location:
Washington Crossing, New Jersey, near where Persephone Holloway had her frightful encounter.
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Episode 267: Your True Halloween Stories II – Part 1. Produced by Scott Philbrook & Forrest Burgess; Audio Editing by Sarah Vorhees Wendel of VW Sound. Music and Sound Design by Allen Carrescia. Tess Pfeifle, Producer and Lead Researcher. Ed Voccola, Technical Producer. Research Support from The Astonishing Research Corps, or "A.R.C." for short. Copyright 2023 Astonishing Legends Productions, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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