Ghosts and Hauntings
Thirteen Unexplained Photos
Thirteen photographs that still don’t sit right: Combermere’s empty chair, Katie King, UFO lights over Los Angeles and Salem, standing stones and a doorway on Mars, and D.B. Cooper’s ransom.
Esoteric
The Aeon of Horus: Crowley’s Voice in Cairo
In April 1904, Aleister Crowley said a voice called Aiwass dictated The Book of the Law to him in Cairo and announced a new spiritual age: the Aeon of Horus. Here’s the story, the Stele of Revealing, the three aeons, the skeptics’ case and the legacy.
UFO Phenomenon
Military Encounters with UFOs
From WWII foo fighters to the Nimitz Tic Tac, a closer look at military UFO encounters, the records behind them, and the explanations still debated.
Entities
Manananggal: The Filipino Vampire That Detaches Itself
A vampire-like monster from Philippine folklore that detaches its upper body, grows bat wings, and hunts at night. The manananggal legend, and how folklore says to stop it.
Esoteric
The Voice Beneath: Who’s Really Writing Your Thoughts?
Thoughts arrive before you choose them. From Libet’s lab and intrusive thoughts to Jung, Kekulé’s snake, automatic writing, and the daemon of Socrates — if you aren’t writing your thoughts, who is?
Esoteric
The Oath on Mount Hermon: Samyaza, Leader of the Watchers
Samyaza led 200 Watchers to Mount Hermon. Explore his story in 1 Enoch, the Book of Giants, rabbinic legend, Kabbalah, Manichaean and occult lore.
Entities
Angelology Explained: The Nine Choirs of Angels, the Watchers, and the 72 Angels
Forget the chubby cherubs on a greeting card. The angels of the oldest texts have six wings, burn like fire, and in at least one story they come down to Earth and wreck everything.
