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Electric Fairy Rings and the Slime from Space

May 30, 2022 boneandsickle alchemy, anomalies, astronomy, celestial phenomena, Charles Fort, curiosities, EPISODE, fairies, fairy tales, folklore, history, meteors, Paracelsus, science fiction, Star Jelly, superstition

The folklore of fairy rings and “star jelly” is strangely connected to celestial phenomena, including lightning and shooting stars. We[…]

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[…]