In the last week or two I have been experiencing a wide-range of very weird events of a synchronistic nature.
One that isn't connected with Cryptozoology - but that may still be of interest to you - can be found over at Regan Lee's Vintage UFO blog, and deals with an odd event relative to a new book I'm working on (titled Contactees) and Regan's own research in the Contactee field.
Here's the link to the story at Regan's blog.
And, yesterday, right here, I wrote the following: "Something odd just occurred that I'll update you on tomorrow. Basically, it was just the latest in a series of very weird synchronicities that have been going on..."
Well, that odd occurrence went like this: if you check yesterday's posts here, you'll see one that I wrote on a couple of Neil Arnold's somewhat unusual experiences with crows.
Well, quite literally only about 3 minutes after posting the story, I heard a tremendous screeching noise coming from our back-garden. I opened the door and could see that stood on one of the branches of the big tree at the foot of the garden were three huge crows!
Not only that: they were directing all their screeches at a lone squirrel that was hanging onto the tree-trunk, a couple of feet from them.
The squirrel evidently thought that getting out of the area was a good thing, as he then climbed further up the tree, and made his careful way onto an electric cable that runs the width of our garden at a height of about 20 feet.
As I watched, the crows took to the air, and circled him, while making an unholy racket. But then, quite out of the blue, a smaller bird that was slightly larger than a sparrow, literally dive-bombed the squirrel and knocked him flying off the cable. Lucky for him, we have a large row of bushes at the end of the garden and he managed to fall into them. The last I saw of him, he jumped out of the bushes, raced for the fence, clambered over it, and vanished into the neighbor's yard.
Okay, it could just have been a coincidence; but to have experienced this only minutes after writing about Neil's odd encounters with crows, created a weird atmosphere in the garden.
And there have been other odd synchronicities too - on top of this one and the one at Regan's blog - and which I'll relate next week.
Any ideas what all this means?
Friday, July 31, 2009
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Not A Cryptid, But...
Okay, it's not Bigfoot, it's not Nessie, and it's most certainly not a Chupacabra; but I couldn't resist getting a photo today of a regular, daily visitor to our little fish-pond, who kind of looks like a psychedelic Mothman...
Something Weird...
Something odd just occurred that I'll update you on tomorrow. Basically, it was just the latest in a series of very weird synchronicities that have been going on...
The Wampus Cat & More
A couple more cool stories from today's Anomalist:
"Legends of the Wampus Cat McDowell News. From the latest edition of "Mike Conley's Tales of the Weird" comes the legendary supernatural cat of the Southern Appalachian Mountains. While Cherokee Indian legends describe a creature the sight of which could drive people insane, modern claims to sightings describe a catlike creature with glowing eyes that walks upright on two legs. Is there any truth to the Wampus Cat legends? Meanwhile, a report from People's Daily highlights some anomalous creatures from the People's Republic in Top Five Lake Monsters in China. With photos. Elsewhere, there are interesting images in the Phantoms & Monsters report Has Ogopogo Been Spotted on Google Earth?
"Legends of the Wampus Cat McDowell News. From the latest edition of "Mike Conley's Tales of the Weird" comes the legendary supernatural cat of the Southern Appalachian Mountains. While Cherokee Indian legends describe a creature the sight of which could drive people insane, modern claims to sightings describe a catlike creature with glowing eyes that walks upright on two legs. Is there any truth to the Wampus Cat legends? Meanwhile, a report from People's Daily highlights some anomalous creatures from the People's Republic in Top Five Lake Monsters in China. With photos. Elsewhere, there are interesting images in the Phantoms & Monsters report Has Ogopogo Been Spotted on Google Earth?
Bigfoot in Texas - A Gig
From today's Anomalist:
"Tyler Welcomes 'Bigfoot' Conference Sept. 26 Tyler Morning Telegraph. The Texas Bigfoot Research Conservatory (TBRC), based in Plano, TX, will hold its annual Texas Bigfoot Conference in Tyler, TX, this year. Why Tyler? Perhaps it has something to do with the four Bigfoot sighting reports in Smith County that date back to 1963."
I'm not speaking at the event; but I will be attending as I'm reviewing the gig for Fortean Times magazine. The TBRC events are always good ones, with cool line-ups and interesting lectures. Let me know if you're coming along!
"Tyler Welcomes 'Bigfoot' Conference Sept. 26 Tyler Morning Telegraph. The Texas Bigfoot Research Conservatory (TBRC), based in Plano, TX, will hold its annual Texas Bigfoot Conference in Tyler, TX, this year. Why Tyler? Perhaps it has something to do with the four Bigfoot sighting reports in Smith County that date back to 1963."
I'm not speaking at the event; but I will be attending as I'm reviewing the gig for Fortean Times magazine. The TBRC events are always good ones, with cool line-ups and interesting lectures. Let me know if you're coming along!
Acceleration Radio & Creatures
I'll be on Acceleration Radio with Bruce Collins tonight, where I'll be talking about my book There's Something in the Woods, as well as a host of other crypto-issues. The show runs from 5PM to 7PM Pacific Time.
Here's the link.
Here's the link.
2009 Paranormal Symposium
On the weekend of September 11-13, I'll be speaking at the Paranormal Symposium at Angel Fire, New Mexico - on the subject of my investigations of such beasts as the Chupacabra; werewolves; lake-monsters; Bigfoot in Britain; out-of-place animals; and much more.Here's the link to the conference, where you can find more information on the location, the full speaker line-up, and much more.
Last night four of the speakers - me, good mate Greg Bishop, Dennis Balthaser and Chuck Wade - did a round-table interview on Royce Holleman's Paranormal Palace Radio. After a few technical problems, we got a good debate going on a variety of topics of a Fortean nature.
Royce has already archived the show, which can be found here. After a minute or two of technical issues that kept cutting our phones off, the interview begins fine.
If you can make it to Angel Fire, you're guaranteed a good time, with a wide range of speakers and a cool location!
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
The Bigfoot Mystery Show
Just in from Darin Richardson:
"...On The Bigfoot Mystery we will be talking to Tom Yamarone, the organizer for Yakima's Bigfoot Round Up. Tom will be discussing his research and other Bigfoot-related subjects.
"Please join us!
"When: Wednesday, 7-29-09, 7:30 PM Pacific/9:30 Central
"Where: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/the_bigfoot_mystery/2009/07/30/The-Bigfoot-Mystery-Guest-Tom-Yamarone
"The call in number is 646-716-7496. It is a 90 minute show.
"Please remember: no bashing. That is not what this show is about. If you are unable to listen in live, please catch it later in the archives. Hope to see you all there.Darin, aka Thunderhawk."
"...On The Bigfoot Mystery we will be talking to Tom Yamarone, the organizer for Yakima's Bigfoot Round Up. Tom will be discussing his research and other Bigfoot-related subjects.
"Please join us!
"When: Wednesday, 7-29-09, 7:30 PM Pacific/9:30 Central
"Where: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/the_bigfoot_mystery/2009/07/30/The-Bigfoot-Mystery-Guest-Tom-Yamarone
"The call in number is 646-716-7496. It is a 90 minute show.
"Please remember: no bashing. That is not what this show is about. If you are unable to listen in live, please catch it later in the archives. Hope to see you all there.Darin, aka Thunderhawk."
Terror from the Skies!
Good friend and author of the book Big Bird!, Ken Gerhard, will be featured heavily on tonight's episode of the History Channel's Monster Quest series at 8pm CST.
Ken came to visit the weekend before last and told me of some of the background to the episode, and it sounds like it will be a very good one, and full of tales of unidentified flying winged-things.
Don't miss it!
Ken came to visit the weekend before last and told me of some of the background to the episode, and it sounds like it will be a very good one, and full of tales of unidentified flying winged-things.
Don't miss it!
Monday, July 27, 2009
Neil's Calendar
Neil Arnold is a busy guy right now. If you're in Britain and can get along to some of his crypto-gigs, here's his current schedule:
Tuesday 28th July 2009: 1:30 pm: Strood Gardening Club, Swain Vestry of St. Nicholas Church, High Street, Strood.
Wednesday 5th August 2009: 8:00 pm: Chalk W.I., Chalk Parish Hall, Chalk, Gravesend.
Wednesday 12th August 2009: 11:00 am: Frindsbury WI, Frindsbury Church Hall, Church Green.
August 14th - 16th: WEIRD WEEKEND, Woolfardisworthy Community Centre, North Devon.
Tuesday 28th July 2009: 1:30 pm: Strood Gardening Club, Swain Vestry of St. Nicholas Church, High Street, Strood.
Wednesday 5th August 2009: 8:00 pm: Chalk W.I., Chalk Parish Hall, Chalk, Gravesend.
Wednesday 12th August 2009: 11:00 am: Frindsbury WI, Frindsbury Church Hall, Church Green.
August 14th - 16th: WEIRD WEEKEND, Woolfardisworthy Community Centre, North Devon.
Untamed Dimensions
On Saturday night, I took part in a cool 2-hour discussion on Untamed Dimensions radio on the subject of Bigfoot - much of which focused upon the weirder, high-strangeness aspect of the phenomenon.
The show is available to download as an MP3 right here. Hope you enjoy!
The show is available to download as an MP3 right here. Hope you enjoy!
The Weird Weekend
Quick update: I'll be speaking at the annual Weird Weekend in jolly old England on the weekend of August 14-14. Plus, I'll be hanging out with the likes of Jon Downes, Richard Freeman, Neil Arnold and more - so a cool time should be had by all.Check it out if you get the chance!
Thoughts on the Gable Film
The Blogsquatcher offers some thought-provoking views on the Gable Film...
As he says: "...there is textual evidence that this might be a set up. I'm not saying this has to be the case, but I suspect we are witnessing fiction here."
Stay tuned...
As he says: "...there is textual evidence that this might be a set up. I'm not saying this has to be the case, but I suspect we are witnessing fiction here."
Stay tuned...
Anomalies...
Yep: more good stuff from The Anomalist:
Bigfoot, Big Man and Walking Sam Cryptomundo. Loren Coleman shares some puzzling testimony from a recent tribal council meeting in the Lakota (Sioux) Nation of South Dakota. The testimony came from an elderly woman during a meeting with federal officials. The reference to "Walking Sam" and suicides among the youth of the Lakota community is new, but the presence of a large, hairy entity among the First Nations has a long timeline Coleman shares here. With maps and other images. Elsewhere on the Bigfoot front, there's a report that dates back to the fall of 2008 in Mike Conley's Tales of the Weird: Man Describes Possible Bigfoot Encounter in McDowell.
New Creatures in an Age of Extinction New York Times. A visit to the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History reveals the surprising claim that "(W)e are smack-dab in the middle of the age of discovery for mammals." With around 400 new species of mammals added to the mammalian list since last totaled in 2005, perhaps the claim is correct. But what of the numerous "mass extinctions for which we humans are largely to blame"? With images. Meanwhile, at Phantoms & Monsters a lake creature sets the stage for some high strangeness in 'Windermere Monster' Wake Pummels Swimmer. And there's more on this story, in a fashion, in New CFZ Expedition Takes Place Without Our Knowledge.
Mysterious Beasts Torment Villagers New Era
Reports from villages in the Ongwediva district of Namibia are saying some mysterious beasts are decimating domestic livestock in the region. Some villagers are reporting the creatures have wiped out their livestock. While some reports say the unidentified predators are sucking the blood of the livestock, others are describing complete devourings. Has the chupacabras shown up in Africa's Namibia, or are villagers dealing, as many suspect, with witchcraft?
Bigfoot, Big Man and Walking Sam Cryptomundo. Loren Coleman shares some puzzling testimony from a recent tribal council meeting in the Lakota (Sioux) Nation of South Dakota. The testimony came from an elderly woman during a meeting with federal officials. The reference to "Walking Sam" and suicides among the youth of the Lakota community is new, but the presence of a large, hairy entity among the First Nations has a long timeline Coleman shares here. With maps and other images. Elsewhere on the Bigfoot front, there's a report that dates back to the fall of 2008 in Mike Conley's Tales of the Weird: Man Describes Possible Bigfoot Encounter in McDowell.
New Creatures in an Age of Extinction New York Times. A visit to the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History reveals the surprising claim that "(W)e are smack-dab in the middle of the age of discovery for mammals." With around 400 new species of mammals added to the mammalian list since last totaled in 2005, perhaps the claim is correct. But what of the numerous "mass extinctions for which we humans are largely to blame"? With images. Meanwhile, at Phantoms & Monsters a lake creature sets the stage for some high strangeness in 'Windermere Monster' Wake Pummels Swimmer. And there's more on this story, in a fashion, in New CFZ Expedition Takes Place Without Our Knowledge.
Mysterious Beasts Torment Villagers New Era
Reports from villages in the Ongwediva district of Namibia are saying some mysterious beasts are decimating domestic livestock in the region. Some villagers are reporting the creatures have wiped out their livestock. While some reports say the unidentified predators are sucking the blood of the livestock, others are describing complete devourings. Has the chupacabras shown up in Africa's Namibia, or are villagers dealing, as many suspect, with witchcraft?
Death-Worm Updates
The Mongolian Death-Worm has been in the news again lately - and here's the latest from The Anomalist:
David Farrier to Embark on Hunt for Mongolian Death Worm 3 News. An Auckland, New Zealand, journalist plans to trek to the southern Gobi Desert of Mongolia and use explosives to force the legendary Mongolian Death Worm to the surface. David Farrier will take camerman Christie Douglas along to document the mission. Will Farrier be able to ferret out this legendary cryptid? With image.
David Farrier to Embark on Hunt for Mongolian Death Worm 3 News. An Auckland, New Zealand, journalist plans to trek to the southern Gobi Desert of Mongolia and use explosives to force the legendary Mongolian Death Worm to the surface. David Farrier will take camerman Christie Douglas along to document the mission. Will Farrier be able to ferret out this legendary cryptid? With image.
Friday, July 24, 2009
Cannock Chase Cat Sightings Increase
The so-called "Cannock Chase Panther" - as it has been dubbed - is apparently still being seen, and still on the loose. Yep, there's been yet more sightings!
From The Anomalist...
From The Anomalist:
Was Coelacanth Really "Discovered" in 1938? Cryptomundo. A guest blogger, Jerome F. Hamlin, questions whether the famed discovery of the supposedly extinct coelacanth in 1938 can really be considered a discovery, since native fisherman had long known of its existence. With images. Elsewhere at Cryptomundo, Loren Coleman details some upcoming events, and some special savings for his readers, in Crypto-Talks: Dates, Locations, Discounts; reports on happenings at Dinosaur National Monument in Ancient Mammal Tracks Discovered; remembers Ed Patrick in Early Famed Bigfooter Dies and announces the John Keel Garden Party & Viking Burial Plans.
The Truth Behind the Mongolian Death Worm Environmental Graffiti. Karl Fabricius catches up with Richard Freeman, leader of the 2005 Centre for Fortean Zoology expedition to the Gobi Desert in search of the legendary Mongolian Death Worm. Freeman explains the motivation for the expedition, the Death Worm reports the team gathered and the team's speculation on exactly what kind of creature the Death Worm is suspected to be. With multiple images. Elsewhere, Cryptomundo has programming notes for tonight through Sunday in MonsterQuest Reminders: Thursday - Sunday. Featured programs are "The Last Dinosaur," "the Real Cujo," "Giant Squid Ambush," "Giant Squid Found?" and "Death of Loch Ness." Also at Cryptomundo today, a report of an out-of-place serpent in Bermudan waters comes to light in Sea Snake Sighting in Paradise.
Was Coelacanth Really "Discovered" in 1938? Cryptomundo. A guest blogger, Jerome F. Hamlin, questions whether the famed discovery of the supposedly extinct coelacanth in 1938 can really be considered a discovery, since native fisherman had long known of its existence. With images. Elsewhere at Cryptomundo, Loren Coleman details some upcoming events, and some special savings for his readers, in Crypto-Talks: Dates, Locations, Discounts; reports on happenings at Dinosaur National Monument in Ancient Mammal Tracks Discovered; remembers Ed Patrick in Early Famed Bigfooter Dies and announces the John Keel Garden Party & Viking Burial Plans.
The Truth Behind the Mongolian Death Worm Environmental Graffiti. Karl Fabricius catches up with Richard Freeman, leader of the 2005 Centre for Fortean Zoology expedition to the Gobi Desert in search of the legendary Mongolian Death Worm. Freeman explains the motivation for the expedition, the Death Worm reports the team gathered and the team's speculation on exactly what kind of creature the Death Worm is suspected to be. With multiple images. Elsewhere, Cryptomundo has programming notes for tonight through Sunday in MonsterQuest Reminders: Thursday - Sunday. Featured programs are "The Last Dinosaur," "the Real Cujo," "Giant Squid Ambush," "Giant Squid Found?" and "Death of Loch Ness." Also at Cryptomundo today, a report of an out-of-place serpent in Bermudan waters comes to light in Sea Snake Sighting in Paradise.
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