Some Other Sphere

Episode 50 - Timothy Boucher and Jeremy Puma - The Quatria Theory

In this episode i’m joined by Timothy Boucher and Jeremy Puma to discuss their work exploring the history and culture of the ancient, enigmatic Quatrian civilisation.
This is no mean feat, as you will find very few direct references to Quatria on maps, in historical texts, or recorded in archaeological investigations. Imagination, legend and myth are the means by which it has survived the many millennia since it fell.
This has informed the way that Tim and Jeremy have uncovered the story of this culture – most notably a book called The Lost Direction, written by Timothy, and The Oracle of the Hypogeum, a card deck created by Jeremy and Garrett of the Liminal Earth project.
To say much more than this would spoil the interview a little I think. Enjoy!
If you'd like to read more about ancient Quatria please visit https://medium.com/quatrian-folkways
You can get a hold of The Lost Direction at Lost Books and The Oracle of the Hypogeum at https://liminal.earth/the-oracle-of-the-hypogeum/.
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The song playing out this episode is 'White Christmas' by The Inkspots (Decca Records 1947).
The Some Other Sphere theme is from Purple Planet Music - 'Hubbub' by Chris Martyn and Geoff Harvey.
 

Episode 49 - Dr Eric Wargo - Precognition, Retrocausation and the Unconscious

My guest for this episode is Dr Eric Wargo, who joined me to talk about his research into the nature of precognition, specifically its connection to dreaming, the unconscious and the scientific principle of retrocausation, which posits that events in the future can produce effects in the present, and present happenings can have a similar influence in the past.  
He covers this all extensively in his 2018 book Time Loops and next year sees the release of Precognative Dreamwork and the Long Self, which explores in more details methods that can be used to interpret these glimpses of the future. His work encompasses physics, psychoanalysis, anthropology and esoteric thought and challenges a lot of long held assumptions about the nature of our reality and how it works.
Fascinating stuff indeed. Enjoy!
You can find out more about Eric's research and books at http://thenightshirt.com/
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Episode 48 - Peter Bebergal - Technology and the Supernatural

In this episode my guest is author Peter Bebergal, who joined me to discuss his 2018 book Strange Frequencies: The Extraordinary Story of the Technological Quest for the Supernatural. In that work he explores the various ways people have tried to use technology to better understand and communicate with the supernatural along with the engineers, inventors and seers who were fascinated by those mysteries.
Peter has written extensively on a range of fringe and Fortean subjects, with essays and reviews featuring in The New Yorker, The Times Literary Supplement, The Believer and The Quietus. He is also the author of Season of the Witch: How the Occult Saved Rock and Roll and has recently edited Appendix N: The Eldritch Roots of Dungeons and Dragons, due out early next year.
This is a wide ranging chat, covering magic, technology, myth and science. Something for everyone, I hope!
Peter can be found on Twitter as @peterbebergal and his books are available from all good book retailers.
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Episode 47 - Timothy Renner & Joshua Cutchin - High Strangeness and the Bigfoot Phenomenon

My guests for this episode are folklorists, paranormal researchers and authors Timothy Renner and Joshua Cutchin, who joined me to talk about their new co-written work Where the Footprints End: High Strangeness and the Bigfoot Phenomenon Volume One: Folklore.
The book details Tim and Josh’s extensive research exploring the multitude of similarities between Bigfoot encounters and the folklore of other Fortean entities such as Fairies, Aliens, Witches and Ghosts. The connections they have found are numerous, and offer a compelling counterargument to the hypothesis that Bigfoot is simply a flesh and blood creature – an as yet undiscovered great ape, or relic hominid.
It’s an exploration into the myriad oddities of the phenomena – the high strangeness mentioned in the title – and has been compared to the work Jacques Vallee has done writing about the true nature of UFOs.
Both Tim and Josh have written extensively on a wide range of paranormal topics and are some of the most interesting voices in Fortean research right now, so it was a real treat to get them on the podcast to talk about their latest work.
Enjoy! 
 
For more information about Tim's work please visit: https://www.strangefamiliars.com/
To find out more about Josh's work please visit https://www.joshuacutchin.com/
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Episode 46 - Keith Linder - The Bothell Hell House

My guest for this Halloween episode is author Keith Linder, who joined me to talk about the unsettling events he experienced for four years whilst living in a house in Bothell, a suburb of Seattle WA. These happenings started as soon as he and his partner moved in in 2012, and include almost everything you can imagine happening in a haunting, or poltergeist case.
Unusually though, their house was not on old structure, or a building marked by a gruesome history. Still, what has happened within its walls has been terrifying enough for it to become known as the Bothell Hell House, and be visited by numerous paranormal investigators.
It is a truly fascinating case of what it is like to experience malevolent paranormal activity first hand.
Enjoy..
 
For more information on Keith's experiences at the house and his books, please visit https://demonsinseattle.com/.
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The Some Other Sphere theme music is from Purple Planet Music - 'Hubbub', by Geoff Harvey/Chris Martyn.
The track playing out this episode is 'Bogey Wail' by Jack Hylton and his Orchestra.
 

Episode 45 - Sorita d'Este - Isles of the Many Gods

My guest for this episode is author, publisher, researcher and priestess Sorita d’Este.
Sorita has been teaching and writing on a wide range of esoteric subjects for over twenty years, with her work being published in both mainstream and community magazines, websites and an impressive amount of books. This episode was inspired by one of these works, Isles of the Many Gods, which is a comprehensive A-Z of the many Pagan Gods and Goddesses worshipped in Britain from the Iron Age to the late Middle Ages.
We talked about some of those deities, their origins and nature, along with Sorita's life long interest in exploring the many pathways of experiencing magic, mysticism, folklore and religion. 
Lovely stuff indeed. Enjoy!
 
To find out more about Sorita and her books please visit http://sorita.co.uk/.
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Episode 44 - Munya Andrews - Journey into Dreamtime

My guest for this episode is author Munya Andrews, who joined me to talk about her book Journey into Dreamtime, which is a guide to the ancient wisdom and beliefs that form the spiritual philosophy held by the aboriginal peoples of Australia.
As well as being a writer, Munya is a lawyer, educator and an accomplished, influential voice in her community, well versed in traditional laws, customs and practises. She is also a much sought after public speaker, so it was an absolute privilege to talk with her about the Dreamtime and the magical world of her people, one which I knew very little of before reading her book I have to admit.
To find out more about Munya and her work, please visit https://www.evolves.com.au/
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Episode 43 - Ron Morehead - Voices in the Wilderness

My guest for this episode is researcher, author, adventurer and producer Ron Morehead, who joined me to talk about his research into the Bigfoot/Sasquatch phenomenon. Ron is best known for his Sierra Sounds project, where he and his colleagues have captured a compelling range of noises on tape made by unknown entities in the mountain forests of Northern California. These are the only recordings of their type that have been scientifically studied, time-tested, and accredited as being genuine and document a phenomenon Ron first experienced in the early 1970s, which persists to this day.
He has also documented his personal interactions with these beings in his books, Voices in the Wilderness and The Quantum Bigfoot and recently appeared in the David Paulides documentary Missing 411: The Hunted.
It was fantastic to get someone with Ron’s knowledge, experience and standing in Bigfoot research on the show to talk about his work and discuss the insights he has gained and the theories he has about what these creatures might be.
If you want to find out more about Ron's research and his books, please go to https://ronmorehead.com/
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Enjoy the show!
 
The Some Other Sphere theme is from Purple Planet Music.
'Hubbub' by Geoff Harvey/Chris Martyn

Episode 42 - Rebecca Hardcastle Wright - Exoconsciousness

My guest for this episode is Rebecca Hardcastle Wright, who joined me to talk about her work in the study and application of something she terms as Exoconsciousness. This describes a natural state of mind attained after a person has experienced what would be best understood as contact with alien intelligence – though not in the fashion most might think of.
Rebecca has over thirty years experience as a mind body therapist and hypnotherapist and is the founder and director of the non-profit Institute for Exoconsciousness, which aims to help experiencers of the phenomenon use it in the creation of new technologies and development of new forms of communication, education and art with the goal of better preparing mankind for a future where spacefaring and interaction with alien intelligence is the norm.
This may sound like science fiction, but Rebecca’s background includes working alongside Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell as part of his International Quantrek Science Team, who researched Zero Point Energy, the nature of consciousness and the presence of ET’s on Earth. The better understanding of these concepts and how that could be applied has long been of interest to the armed forces and intelligence agencies of many countries, not to mention big business, so it’s definitely something that has been taken seriously at the highest level for a very long time, but discouraged as a matter of interest for the general public.
Rebecca’s work is really interesting, to say the least and a perfect subject matter for Some Other Sphere. We had a fun, wide ranging chat. Enjoy!
To find out more about Rebecca and her work with Exoconsciousness please visit https://exoconsciousness.com/
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The Some Other Sphere theme is from Purple Planet Music.
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Episode 41 - Maighdlin Kelly - Key concepts in Astrology

My guest for this episode is astrologer Maighdlin Kelly, who joined me talk about the fundamental concepts of this ancient practise.
For thousands of years cultures across the world have developed complex systems for understanding and predicting earthly matters using observations of the night sky. For most of that time it was a respected academic pursuit alongside astronomy and meteorology, and an astrologer would be an important person in their community.
In modern times however, mainstream society often depicts Astrology as nothing more than a pseudoscience. However if you take the time to understand its core concepts and get past the idea that astrology is nothing more than your daily horoscope, there is a fascinating tradition ready to explore, that can also help you make sense of a whole range of other esoteric ideas and areas of study.
I heard about Maighdlin's work via the Hellier documentary series, where they helped the team with their investigation by offering an astrological insight into their investigations. So, I was delighted when they agreed to be a guest, and we had a really interesting chat. Enjoy!
Maighdlin can be found on Twitter (@Weird_Astrology) and for more information on their Astrological work please visit https://weirdastrology.home.blog/
 
Recommended resources:
BOOKS:
You Were Born For This: Astrology for Radical Self Acceptance by Chani Nicholas: https://chaninicholas.com/you-were-born-for-this/
Horoscope Symbols by Robert Hand: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/952258.Horoscope_Symbols
Planets in Transit by Robert Hand: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/766070.Planets_in_Transit
Alan Oken's Complete Guide to Astrology: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20321931-alan-oken-s-complete-astrology
The Inner Sky by Steven Forrest: https://portlandastrology.org/product/the-inner-sky/
Grendel by John Gardner: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/676737.Grendel
 
GROUPS: 
Association for Young Astrologers ($20 for 1yr): https://youngastrologers.org/
Association For Astrological Networking ($30 for 1yr): https://www.afan.org/
 
APPS: 
Time Passages ios/android (free)
 
AstroGold ios/android (paid)
 
DaffMoonPhase android (free+paid versions)
 
Sun Moon and Planets android (free)
 
The Some Other Sphere theme music is from Purple Planet Music.
'Hubbub', by Geoff Harvey/Chris Martyn