THE PARACAST NEWSLETTER
December 10, 2011
Strange Creatures Around the World Explored on The Paracast
Special Announcement: The Paracast is heard Sundays from 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM (Central Time) on the GCN radio network.
Would You Please Consider a Holiday Donation to The Paracast? Although ads help cover a small part of our expenses, the income they produce is never enough. Also, we do not receive any revenue from the ads placed on the show by our network or local stations. So we hope you're able to help fill the gap if you can to help us cover increasing server costs and other expenses -- or perhaps provide a little extra cash for lunch. No contribution is too small (or too large
. We have a Donate link on our home page, below the logo and audio player. There's also a Donate link on our forums, right below our logo. Or just send your PayPal donation direct to sales (at) theparacast (dot) com.
Attention U.S. Listeners: Help Us Bring The Paracast to Your City! Last summer, The Paracast joined the GCN radio network. This represented a huge step in bringing our show to a larger, mainstream audience. But we need your help to add additional affiliates to our growing network. Please ask one of your local talk stations if they are interested in carrying The Paracast. Feel free to contact us directly with the names of programming people we might be able to contact on your behalf. We can't do this alone, and if you succeed in convincing your local station to carry the show, we'll reward you with one of our special T-shirts, and other goodies. With your help, The Paracast can grow into one of the most popular paranormal shows on the planet!
You Can Now Order The Official Paracast T-Shirt: You asked, and we answered. We are now taking orders for The Official Paracast T-Shirt and a collection of other specially customized merchandise. To get your T-Shirt now featuring our brand new logo, just pay a visit to our online store at http://store.theparacast.com/ to select your size and place your order. We now also offer a lineup of other premium merchandise featuring The Paracast logo.
Sunday, December 11, 2011: The Paracast covers a world beyond science, where UFOs, poltergeists and strange phenomena of all kinds have been reported by millions across the planet.
Set Up: The Paracast is a paranormal radio show that takes you on a journey to a world beyond science, where UFOs, poltergeists and strange phenomena of all kinds have been reported by millions. The Paracast seeks to shed light on the mysteries and complexities of our Universe and the secrets that surround us in our everyday lives.
Join long-time paranormal researcher Gene Steinberg, co-host Christopher O'Brien, and a panel of special guest experts and experiencers, as they explore the realms of the known and unknown. Listen each week to the great stories of the history of the paranormal field in the 20th and 21st centuries.
This Week's Episode: Gene and Chris welcome long-time cryptozoological researcher Loren Coleman. Loren has recently expanded his International Cryptozoology Museum, and is prepared to talk about the latest research into reports of strange creatures around the globe.
Christopher O'Brien's Site: http://www.ourstrangeplanet.com/
Loren's Museum http://www.cryptozoologymuseum.com/
Reminder: Reminder: Don't forget to visit our famous Paracast Community Forums for the latest news/views/debates on all things paranormal: https://www.theparacast.com/forum/. And stay tuned for a major, social network friendly, forum update, coming real soon now.
Are Those Strange Creatures from Here or Elsewhere?
By Gene Steinberg
When it comes to UFOs, the consensus has it that, if real, they aren’t from here. Visitors from outer space is the major explanation for UFOs, although some suggest they come from other dimensions or are perhaps humans traveling here from another time. But there are theories that take UFOs closer to home, perhaps a race that coexists with our own but somehow remains undetected, except, of course, for their flying ships.
Another phenomenon sometimes connected with UFOs is the appearance of strange, or at least unknown creatures. Maybe they are the hairy beasts often referred to as Bigfoot, or perhaps the aquatic creature that we know as the Loch Ness Monster. From dinosaurs to frighteningly large snakes, reports of such creatures abound.
There are reports and, indeed, legends of the presence of creatures that seem strange or unusual throughout history. Talk to the indigenous peoples around the world, and you’ll hear loads of stories that are carried through the ages by oral and written traditions. It’s easy to dismiss such reports as just fairy tales, but the reports continue to this present day.
Despite the wealth of anecdotal information, getting hard evidence has proven to be difficult. We do not, for example, have definable DNA evidence to indicate that Bigfoot exists and is some sort of new species. Supposed footprints appear to be subject to dispute, and photographs, where they seem to be genuine, often display distant shapes that just can’t be properly identified.
Notice that I haven’t considered the possibility of hoaxes. But that just muddies the waters.
Now it has long been suggested in the paranormal field that such elusive creatures as Bigfoot really aren’t from here. They live in a parallel universe, perhaps, and they accidentally stray into our plane of existence through a sort of dimensional portal. This brings to mind the UK sci-fi TV show, “Primeval,” where the British countryside suddenly becomes littered with these doorways, known as “anomalies.” It’s a fun-filled adventure, mostly focusing on the “monster on the loose” concept, along with a few conspiracy theories to keep the interest high.
The real question, though, is whether there’s any truth to such parallel universe theories, or whether they are just convenient excuses to explain the lack of real evidence. After all, if these strange creatures can just wink out of our existence when we get too close, we will never, ever be able to find them. They will just return home and leave us mystified. But that also implies a deliberate act, that such creatures are intelligent enough to know when to leave, or how to do it.
At the same time, people involved in the study of cryptozoology, defined as the search for animals whose existence has not been proven, will often state that such creatures are real, they are physical, and they come from here. It’s just that we need to continue the search in order to confirm their existence. It doesn’t require a paranormal explanation, and there may be no connection whatever to UFOs and other strange apparitions. Or maybe ET is actually a group of alien zoologists who are here to catalogue terrestrial species.
Convincing scientists to accept the possibility that such things exist, however, remains difficult. It’s very hard to convince people who regard such reports as fanciful, or cases of mistaken identity, to actually do the hard research to get the necessary evidence.
But it’s also true that we are discovering new species on our planet all the time. It is a monumental exercise in foolishness to believe that we know everything about our own planet, let alone the mysteries that lurk throughout the universe.
Of course, none of this means there are no paranormal creatures somehow connected with UFO cases, or who, perhaps, originate from another plane of existence. That, however, requires a further stretch of logic or reason, and the bar of evidence must be raised.
At the same time, so long as reports of unknown creatures persist, the mysteries remain. They are not readily dismissed. But it seems that, as soon as one solution is found, there will be even more mysteries to confront.
The Paracast Copyright 1999-2011 Making The Impossible, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Privacy Policy: Your personal information is safe with us. We will positively never give out your name and/or e-mail address to anybody else, and that's a promise!
December 10, 2011
Strange Creatures Around the World Explored on The Paracast
Special Announcement: The Paracast is heard Sundays from 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM (Central Time) on the GCN radio network.
Would You Please Consider a Holiday Donation to The Paracast? Although ads help cover a small part of our expenses, the income they produce is never enough. Also, we do not receive any revenue from the ads placed on the show by our network or local stations. So we hope you're able to help fill the gap if you can to help us cover increasing server costs and other expenses -- or perhaps provide a little extra cash for lunch. No contribution is too small (or too large
. We have a Donate link on our home page, below the logo and audio player. There's also a Donate link on our forums, right below our logo. Or just send your PayPal donation direct to sales (at) theparacast (dot) com.Attention U.S. Listeners: Help Us Bring The Paracast to Your City! Last summer, The Paracast joined the GCN radio network. This represented a huge step in bringing our show to a larger, mainstream audience. But we need your help to add additional affiliates to our growing network. Please ask one of your local talk stations if they are interested in carrying The Paracast. Feel free to contact us directly with the names of programming people we might be able to contact on your behalf. We can't do this alone, and if you succeed in convincing your local station to carry the show, we'll reward you with one of our special T-shirts, and other goodies. With your help, The Paracast can grow into one of the most popular paranormal shows on the planet!
You Can Now Order The Official Paracast T-Shirt: You asked, and we answered. We are now taking orders for The Official Paracast T-Shirt and a collection of other specially customized merchandise. To get your T-Shirt now featuring our brand new logo, just pay a visit to our online store at http://store.theparacast.com/ to select your size and place your order. We now also offer a lineup of other premium merchandise featuring The Paracast logo.
Sunday, December 11, 2011: The Paracast covers a world beyond science, where UFOs, poltergeists and strange phenomena of all kinds have been reported by millions across the planet.
Set Up: The Paracast is a paranormal radio show that takes you on a journey to a world beyond science, where UFOs, poltergeists and strange phenomena of all kinds have been reported by millions. The Paracast seeks to shed light on the mysteries and complexities of our Universe and the secrets that surround us in our everyday lives.
Join long-time paranormal researcher Gene Steinberg, co-host Christopher O'Brien, and a panel of special guest experts and experiencers, as they explore the realms of the known and unknown. Listen each week to the great stories of the history of the paranormal field in the 20th and 21st centuries.
This Week's Episode: Gene and Chris welcome long-time cryptozoological researcher Loren Coleman. Loren has recently expanded his International Cryptozoology Museum, and is prepared to talk about the latest research into reports of strange creatures around the globe.
Christopher O'Brien's Site: http://www.ourstrangeplanet.com/
Loren's Museum http://www.cryptozoologymuseum.com/
Reminder: Reminder: Don't forget to visit our famous Paracast Community Forums for the latest news/views/debates on all things paranormal: https://www.theparacast.com/forum/. And stay tuned for a major, social network friendly, forum update, coming real soon now.
Are Those Strange Creatures from Here or Elsewhere?
By Gene Steinberg
When it comes to UFOs, the consensus has it that, if real, they aren’t from here. Visitors from outer space is the major explanation for UFOs, although some suggest they come from other dimensions or are perhaps humans traveling here from another time. But there are theories that take UFOs closer to home, perhaps a race that coexists with our own but somehow remains undetected, except, of course, for their flying ships.
Another phenomenon sometimes connected with UFOs is the appearance of strange, or at least unknown creatures. Maybe they are the hairy beasts often referred to as Bigfoot, or perhaps the aquatic creature that we know as the Loch Ness Monster. From dinosaurs to frighteningly large snakes, reports of such creatures abound.
There are reports and, indeed, legends of the presence of creatures that seem strange or unusual throughout history. Talk to the indigenous peoples around the world, and you’ll hear loads of stories that are carried through the ages by oral and written traditions. It’s easy to dismiss such reports as just fairy tales, but the reports continue to this present day.
Despite the wealth of anecdotal information, getting hard evidence has proven to be difficult. We do not, for example, have definable DNA evidence to indicate that Bigfoot exists and is some sort of new species. Supposed footprints appear to be subject to dispute, and photographs, where they seem to be genuine, often display distant shapes that just can’t be properly identified.
Notice that I haven’t considered the possibility of hoaxes. But that just muddies the waters.
Now it has long been suggested in the paranormal field that such elusive creatures as Bigfoot really aren’t from here. They live in a parallel universe, perhaps, and they accidentally stray into our plane of existence through a sort of dimensional portal. This brings to mind the UK sci-fi TV show, “Primeval,” where the British countryside suddenly becomes littered with these doorways, known as “anomalies.” It’s a fun-filled adventure, mostly focusing on the “monster on the loose” concept, along with a few conspiracy theories to keep the interest high.
The real question, though, is whether there’s any truth to such parallel universe theories, or whether they are just convenient excuses to explain the lack of real evidence. After all, if these strange creatures can just wink out of our existence when we get too close, we will never, ever be able to find them. They will just return home and leave us mystified. But that also implies a deliberate act, that such creatures are intelligent enough to know when to leave, or how to do it.
At the same time, people involved in the study of cryptozoology, defined as the search for animals whose existence has not been proven, will often state that such creatures are real, they are physical, and they come from here. It’s just that we need to continue the search in order to confirm their existence. It doesn’t require a paranormal explanation, and there may be no connection whatever to UFOs and other strange apparitions. Or maybe ET is actually a group of alien zoologists who are here to catalogue terrestrial species.
Convincing scientists to accept the possibility that such things exist, however, remains difficult. It’s very hard to convince people who regard such reports as fanciful, or cases of mistaken identity, to actually do the hard research to get the necessary evidence.
But it’s also true that we are discovering new species on our planet all the time. It is a monumental exercise in foolishness to believe that we know everything about our own planet, let alone the mysteries that lurk throughout the universe.
Of course, none of this means there are no paranormal creatures somehow connected with UFO cases, or who, perhaps, originate from another plane of existence. That, however, requires a further stretch of logic or reason, and the bar of evidence must be raised.
At the same time, so long as reports of unknown creatures persist, the mysteries remain. They are not readily dismissed. But it seems that, as soon as one solution is found, there will be even more mysteries to confront.
The Paracast Copyright 1999-2011 Making The Impossible, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Privacy Policy: Your personal information is safe with us. We will positively never give out your name and/or e-mail address to anybody else, and that's a promise!