Collections of miscellaneous strange writings from around the web
Tuesday Roundup 25-10-2005
Posted by Greg at 02:34, 25 Oct 2005A varied list of readings to get you through the week...
- The Psychedelic Salon has a podcast of Erik Davis talking about Visionary Art and Design (from Burning Man).
- Raiders News has a long series of articles by Thomas Horn, author of The Ahriman Gate, on "Stargates, Ancient Rituals, And Those Invited Through" (links to each part are at the bottom of that page).
- Paul Kimball has written a number of linked essays (ongoing) about "Canada and Flying Saucers" - Part 2, 3, 4.
- Whitley Strieber's attacked the right-hand side of politics in a previous journal entry, now he turns his aim to the left.
- The RRRGroup point out some UFOs which belonged to the navy, and even some from Nazi Germany. Does that explain the Nordics?
- Witchvox has an essay titled "Principles of Wiccan Belief: A Fresh Perspective".
- The Société Périllos takes a look at the 'viewing room' at Rennes-le-Chateau.
- Filip Coppens asks whether the pyramids were built with kites.
- Skeptic Randi's latest weekly newsletter saves you from superstition and quackery.
- Binnall of America has part two of their interview with Greg Bishop, author of Project Beta, in mp3 format.
- Esolibris.com has an interview with space technology consultant David Adair about "Electromagnetic Fusion & ET Space Technology."
Enjoy!
Weekend Roundup 20-10-2005
Posted by Greg at 23:34, 20 Oct 2005Slide on into the weekend with a little reading matter...
- The latest newsletter from Ian Lawton's 'Rational Spirituality Movement' is now available - of note, a standalone website for the RSM, which includes this handy introduction to what it's all about.
- This week's eSkeptic newsletter features Michael Shermer's review of the Dalai Llama's book The Universe in a Single Atom : The Convergence of Science and Spirituality (Amazon US).
- Fortean Times has an interview with David Barnett about his novel Hinterland.
- Author Robert Graham asks Was the War In Iraq Caused by Paranormal Dark Forces?", for Phenomena Magazine.
- Filer's Files #43 for 2005 has the latest UFO news.
Enjoy!
Tuesday Roundup 18-10-2005
Posted by Greg at 05:13, 18 Oct 2005A varied list of readings to get you through the week...
- An Astrobiology thought experiment: Steven Soter muses about the chances of alien civilisations.
- A 'freebie' from the Biblical Archaeology Society: your Holy Bible Buyers Guide (PDF file). The range is second only to the Dan Brown cottage book market.
- Phenomena has "Wilhelm Reich, Orgone Energy and UFOs", by Peter Robbins.
- Skeptic Randi's latest weekly newsletter saves you from superstition.
- Binnall of America interviews Greg Bishop (author of Project Beta) - broken into two 46 minute mp3s for downloading convenience.
Enjoy!
Weekend Roundup 14-10-2005
Posted by Greg at 00:08, 14 Oct 2005Plenty of reading material for over the weekend...
- Graham Hancock explains how he came to write Supernatural.
- For all the futurists out there, here's a complete book online: Kinematic Self-Replicating Machines.
- The International Survivalist Society has "Mediumship and Conjuring", by Enrico Morselli.
- The Société Périllos has a new RlC investigation available: "A New Interpretation of The True Celtic Language and the Cromleck of Rennes-les-Bains".
- Filip Coppens tells you about Fire: The John Gesture.
- The RRRGroup looks at UFO mistaken identities, with images of relevant prototype aircraft.
- Whitley Strieber asks: 2012: Is It True?
- Filer's Files #42 for 2005 has the latest UFO news.
- The BBC has a long excerpt from Robert Winston's new book, The Story of God.
- Edward O'Toole goes behind the illusion for Phenomena Magazine.
Enjoy!
Tuesday Roundup 11-10-2005
Posted by Greg at 02:27, 11 Oct 2005A varied list of readings to get you through the week...
- Cris Criswell presents you with the 'Giza Blueprints'.
- SETI's Seth Shostak gleefully announces the "Cranking Up of the Allen Telescope Array".
- 'Investigative mythologist' William Henry has recently added a number of articles to his website.
- Erowid.org has a review of In The Magic Land of Peyote.
- The RRR Group discusses the UFO community.
- Witchvox has "Magic: A Cornerstone of Pagan Identity?", by Brandon Newburg.
- A new audio lecture is available of Rupert Sheldrake and Andrew Weil talking in Canada on August 6th.
- Paul Kimball responds to an opinion piece on alien abductions (see here).
- Phenomena has an interview with Dr Roger Leir regarding the Varginha 'UFO crash' in Brazil.
- Skeptic Randi's latest weekly newsletter, if that you're that way inclined.
- MAPS have a wonderful fund-raising calendar for 2006 available, with contributions from artists like Alex Grey (who also has his own calendar available).
Enjoy!
Weekend Roundup 06-10-2005
Posted by Greg at 23:19, 06 Oct 2005Plenty of reading material for over the weekend...
- Paranormal News has been updated all at once, with the addition of "Is Bovine Hemoglobin The Smoking Gun in Cattle Mutilation Cases?", Alien Abduction and Dream War Technology, and "Teenage Jesus".
- The International Survivalist Society has "The Communicator - Evidence for Survival", by Hester Travers Smith.
- Randi's weekly newsletter gets its skeptical groove on.
- Erowid.org has a review of Chaos, Creativity and Cosmic Consciousness, by Terence McKenna, Rupert Sheldrake and Ralph Abrahams.
- Filer's Files #41 for 2005 has the latest UFO news.
- The latest issue of Fate has been released, and they are offering a free teaser essay - "666: What's in a Number?, by Lon Milo DuQuette
Enjoy!
Tuesday Roundup 04-10-2005
Posted by Greg at 02:28, 04 Oct 2005A varied list of readings to get you through the week...
- Whitley Strieber discusses the smashed pillars of Conservatism in America.
- The Future Hi website has an essay titled "Everything Old is New Again", focusing on the research and writings of R. A. Schwaller de Lubicz.
- The RRR Group have an article throwing doubt over the Villas-Boas abduction, but at the same time also an essay saying more research should be done on abductions.
- Tim Boucher tells you how to spot a fake shaman.
- Astrobiology Magazine has an interesting article on string theory vs our 3-dimensional perception.
- Phenomena has Nick Redfern reflecting on the reaction to his book about Roswell.
- Filip Coppens talks about the Hitching Stone in Yorkshire.
- The Société Périllos website has a new Rennes-le-Chateau related article available, on the murder of abbé Gélis.
- An audio interview (downloadable mp3) with Terry Hansen is available at the Binnall of America website.
- RobertSchoch.net has some mp3s available of a radio interview that Robert gave recently (scroll down the page).
Enjoy!
Weekend Roundup 30-09-2005
Posted by Greg at 02:58, 30 Sep 2005Plenty of reading material for over the weekend...
- From the journal Esoterica - "Unleashing the Beast: Aleister Crowley, Tantra and Sex Magic in Late Victorian England", by Hugh Urban of Ohio State University.
- Fortean Times has two articles: "The History of H.G.Wells", and also an essay on the beginnings of the Fortean movement.
- The International Survivalist Society has "Mediumship and the Mental Sensations of the Medium", by Hester Travers Smith.
- Randi's weekly newsletter is a little late, but made it before the week was done.
- The latest MAPS email news is available.
- Edge has "The Vagaries of the Religious Experience", by Daniel Gilbert.
- Filer's Files #40 for 2005 has the latest UFO news.
- New World Disorder has an interview with Daniel Pinchbeck about 2012, Crowley and Steiner, DMT aliens and the coming apocalypse. Just the usual office water-cooler conversation then...
Enjoy!
Tuesday Roundup 27-09-2005
Posted by Greg at 01:40, 27 Sep 2005A varied list of readings to get you through the week...
- Graham Hancock's website has had a number of new articles added this month - check the list out for anything of interest.
- Astrobiology Magazine has an interview with funky scientist David Grinspoon (author of the excellent Lonely Planets).
- Phenomena has "Iapetus: A Moon, a Mystery" by Andrew Johnson.
- Filip Coppens talks about the Manchurian Candidate.
- The Société Périllos website has a new article available, "The Hitching Stone: an English Roc Redon".
- The ABC's excellent 'All in the Mind' series recently aired "Do You See What I See? Delusions", which is available in Real Audio, MP3 format, or as a podcast.
- The new issue of Scientific American Mind has free articles on smart drugs and the movie in your head (by Michael S. Gazzaniga and Christof Koch respectively).
- That connieusseur of Pop Occulture Tim Boucher investigates the Ouija Board.
- A memory without Klass takes the knives to recently deceased UFO skeptic Philip J. Klass.
- The flares theory regarding the Phoenix Lights is the new swamp gas.
- An audio interview (downloadable mp3) with Marshall Klarfeld about his book Adam: The Missing Link.
- Wave Magazine reproduces their article The Search for E.T..
Enjoy!
Weekend Roundup 22-09-2005
Posted by Greg at 23:33, 22 Sep 2005Plenty of reading material for over the weekend...
- AOTM at Graham Hancock's website are Philip Gardiner and Gary Osborn, who have contributed an exclusive essay titled "The Secret of the Holy Grail and the Discovery of the Elixir of Life".
- Also at GHHQ is Graham's upcoming lecture schedule for Supernatural.
- Whitley Strieber describes the Majesty of the Key in his most recent journal entry.
- The Book of Thoth website has an interview with Marshall Klarfeld, author of Adam, The Missing Link.
- Colin Bennett has written an essay titled "Imagine for the Phenomena website.
- BBC Mag has "Out of Body or All in the Mind?"
- The International Survivalist Society has Part 2 of Hereward Carrington's "The Methods of Fraudulent Materialisation Mediums".
- The RRR Group says the devil in the details when it comes to the Michalak UFO encounter.
- Filer's Files #39 for 2005 has the latest UFO news.
- Harvard's Susan Clancy fields abuse regarding her upcoming book on alien abductions.
Enjoy!

