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Mysterious Universe

28.06 - MU Podcast - The Elephant Cover-up

Mysterious Universe

8th Kind

Social Sciences, Religion & Spirituality, Science, Society & Culture, Philosophy, Spirituality

4.56.1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2022

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

Gareth Patterson spent almost two decades in South Africa in search of the secretive Knysna elephants; however he discovered something far more mysterious when he stumbled upon local tales of lost relic hominids. In a deep dive into the depths of fringe science, Gareth reveals his interactions with what the indigenous forest people know as the Otang. Then in our Plus+ extension we discuss the unusual concept of ecstatic trance postures. We consider the research of a Felicitas Goodman who discovered how unique postures when combined with trance mediations grant access to powerful experiences and extra-dimensional realms. Links Psychiatry and the Spirit World: True Stories on the Survival of Consciousness after Death Beyond the Secret Elephants: On mystery, elephants and discovery Knysna, Western Cape South Africa Plus+ Extension The extension of the show is EXCLUSIVE to Plus+ members. To join, click HERE. Where the Spirits Ride the Wind: Trance Journeys and Other Ecstatic Experiences Felicitas Goodman: Part 1: Ritual. Cuyamungue Institute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to Miss Kyrius Universe, Season 28, Episode 6.

0:24.8

Coming up on the show, we've got the posture key to other realities.

0:28.0

The secret elephants of nice-knop and when your dead grand par gets trapped in a box of

0:33.3

Japanese chocolates.

0:35.1

I'm Benjamin Grundy, joining in his arm right.

0:36.9

To be fair, it's bean confectionery, but still that is actually what happens.

0:40.4

This ball, I feel like it's trapped inside it.

0:42.6

Yes.

0:43.6

That stuff's gross.

0:44.6

You're not a fan?

0:45.6

No, I remember the first time I got offered one of those Japanese bean candies and I thought

0:48.4

all this looks like a nice chocolate and noose tree.

0:50.4

They look beautiful.

0:52.0

And they taste like cardboard.

0:54.0

Yeah.

0:55.0

Well not so much cardboard, but yes, they do have an unusual texture to them.

0:58.0

But no, I end up finding the story out of book called Where the Spirits Ride, the Wind,

1:02.7

Transjourneys and other Estatic Experiences.

1:05.5

And I was pleasantly surprised by this book.

1:08.1

This is just, it's funny, I was thinking about it today when we do research for the show.

1:12.4

And normally what I'm researching for a show, I'm like a semi-truck, like bashing through

1:16.8

a highway, I was going to slam through it, get what I can get, it's very jarring, it's

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