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Friends from Venus, Theosophists in Space

July 22, 2021 boneandsickle astrology, astronomy, channeling, Contactees, EPISODE, Flying Saucers, folklore, history, modern folklore, Venus

The esoteric teachings of Theosophy, particularly those regarding Venus, were surprisingly influential on the tales told by flying saucer Contactees[…]

Beasts of the Bestiaries

January 31, 2020 boneandsickle antiquity, bestiaries, birds, books, Catholicism, cryptozoology, dragons, EPISODE, folklore, history, hybrids, legends, manuscripts, Middle Ages, monsters, mythology, renaissance, superstition, urban legends

The bestiaries of the Middle Ages and Renaissance were books describing animals (some recognizable and others fantastic) in terms borrowed[…]

#28 Gog, Magog, and the Bones of Giants

June 12, 2019 boneandsickle antiquity, Bible, Britain, decapitation, England, EPISODE, fairy tales, folk tales, folklore, giants, history, Incubi, legends, mythology, Nephilim, Watchers

This time we look at the myths of British giants Gog and Magog, and a belief in biblical giants seemingly[…]