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Friday, July 11, 2025
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Coming Up For This Month’s Anomaly-Academy Patron Presentation…
Adam Gorightly Presents…
“The Bob Beck Collection: Space Age Photos From The Past!”
Sunday, May 25th, 2025 at 5pm Central / 3pm Pacific
“What initially inspired myself and collaborator Greg Bishop to co-author A is for Adamski: The Golden Age of the UFO Contactees was the discovery of The Beck Collection, a series of photos taken by a fellow (you guessed it) named Bob Beck.
In 1948, Robert “Bob” Beck (1925-2002), started a photographic-audiovisual firm, Color Control Color Laboratories Company, that designed special lighting techniques for a number of MGM productions like An American in Paris and Show Boat. In the 1960s, Beck was responsible for the groundbreaking special effects featured in Roger Corman’s psychedelic epic The Trip.
Somewhere along the way, Beck befriended George Van Tassel, attending several Giant Rock Interplanetary Spacecraft Conventions where he photographed the UFO contactees in attendance, many of these photos which appear exclusively in A is for Adamski. Van Tassel’s work in “cellular rejuvenation” dovetailed with similar interests shared by Beck related to alternative health cures produced by electromagnetism. To this end, Beck was involved—at least in an advisory capacity—with the construction of Van Tassel’s Integratron.”
MEANWHILE … So much has been going on in the weird wild world of UFOlogy / UAPology it can be hard to track it all. Check out founder SMiles Lewis’ recent coverage of all things anomalous in the two most recent episodes of Anomaly-NOW!
Michael will delve deep into the dark myths and surprising realities of witchcraft, from legends of the ancient era to today’s world of Instagram and TikTok witches.
The talk will cover:
Where did witchcraft originate?
Who were the people tortured, hanged, and burned at the stake as witches, and what did they actually believe?
Is witchcraft demonic?
Is witchcraft the remnant of an ancient goddess cult?
When did “modern” witchcraft originate, and how did it spread?
What do today’s witches believe, what exactly do they do, and why has witchcraft exploded in popularity in recent years?
Why do witches believe in magic, and do you have to be a witch to do magic?
This fun, fact-based and wide-ranging talk will challenge what you think you know about the endlessly fascinating subject of witches and their craft.
Michael M. Hughes is an author, speaker, and magical thinker. He speaks on politics, magic, pop culture, psychedelics, the paranormal, tarot, and other strange and esoteric subjects.
His most recent book, Magic for the Resistance: Rituals and Spells for Change, is published by Llewellyn Worldwide and is available via Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Llewellyn, and at your favorite local bookstore.
His acclaimed supernatural thriller series, the Blackwater Lights trilogy, is available from Penguin Random House.
When he’s not writing, Hughes speaks on Fortean, paranormal, and other topics.
“Micah Hanks is a writer, podcaster, researcher and speaker whose interests cover a variety of subjects, including history, archaeology, science, and the future of humankind.
A longtime researcher and proponent of the scientific study of unidentified aerial phenomena, or UFOs, Micah has authored a number of books and has contributed many essays, articles and blogs to various publications. Along with his podcasts, he has also worked as a narrator, lending his voice to several audiobooks, radio programs, and other recorded projects over the years.”
“Stop by, grab a beer (or coffee) and talk about non-human intelligence, psionics and whatever you like. It’s always fun to meet other like-minded people. We aim to have positive, productive conversations.”
Big UFO / UAP related events are happening today, Saturday, January 18th, 2025. From livestreamed AMA’s (Ask Me Anything) with prominent UFOlks to the premiering of alleged new UFO crash retrieval witness whistleblowers. All during a time window with one of UFOlogy’s most controversial figures has been beating the Disclosure Drumbeat harder and louder than ever, saying something BIG is about to happen before the inauguration of the one of the most controversial President’s in United States history. All on the heels of one of the biggest American UFO panics in modern times: the mystery New Jersey drone flap, the repeated and widespread incursions of military bases, airports and sensitive infrastructure areas by unidentified objects. All of this compounded by the suicide of Master Sgt. Matthew Livelsberger, a U.S. Army Green Beret, who left behind a wild manifesto and emails alleging tales such as an imminent threat of secret antigravity drone warfare in our skies as well as having witnessed American military war crimes involving “airstrikes in Nimruz Province Afghanistan in 2019.” He also “had some experience with drones after he accepted a role as a remote and autonomous systems manager while stationed at Camp Panzer Kaserne just southwest of Stuttgart, Germany, in November 2024.” And there are still other strange tales looming in the background (such as the alleged James Webb Mystery Object with an Estimated Time of Arrival of 2027-2034).
Besides all of the above there were also the recent back to back Congressional Hearings on UFOs within a week of each other in 2024 (GOP Oversight hearing and then the AARO hearing) and the 2023 hearing featuring David Grusch. I don’t think I’ve ever seen this much multi-vector coalescence of supposed “Disclosure” in my lifetime. I wouldn’t advise anyone to take drastic action, nor would I make any sort of prophetic prediction but I must say – given the current political climate in America, let alone the often apocalyptic tone of current geopolitics – I can’t help but feel like some sort of “big show” is about to drop…
Just consider these many strange-attractor data points:
“…multi-subreddit collaboration on UAP! It is highly unusual to have these four people together in one forum answering your questions and we hope you will take advantage of the opportunity to join the conversation. Hosted by Kelly Chase from @TheUFORabbitHolePodcast.
Following on the heels of our first groundbreaking AMA, multiple moderators from r/aliens, r/Experiencers, r/HighStrangeness, r/UFOB and r/UFOs are coming together to host a second AMA event exploring cutting edge aspects of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP). This AMA celebrates the release on Jan. 9 of Leslie’s second season of the documentary series UFOs: Investigating the Unknown, made by Break Thru Films for National Geographic, now streaming on Hulu and Disney+ (Hint: you can sign up for a free Hulu trial account if you don’t have access) and also airing on NatGeo (check your local listings or the NatGeo site for details).”
Recent groundbreaking Ecosystemic Futures Podcast episodes – National Science Foundation and NASA Convergent Aeronautics Solutions Project collaborating with Shoshin Works featuring Hal Puthoff, Lue Elizondo, Leslie Kean, Ryan Graves and more!
Christopher Sharp (video) on X: “This is my current assessment: something may occur that is earthshattering. That may scare a few people. The unknown can be scary. But someone gave me good advice: this is just the status quo, its just been hidden, its always been like this. Its just nature. You cant hide nature, this is the way of the world.”
Elizondo (timestamp 1:12:47): “I can just tell you that it’s going to be white hot and it’s going to be all over the media. Hw people are going to take it, that’s out of my wheelhouse. I think Diana would be far better qualified to answer that question, because I wouldn’t even know… I know it’s coming and I know that people are gonna find out. They’re going to know about it, because it’s going to be very very public”Caroline Garcia: “Is it that big? Is it gonna be like a like…”Elizondo: “Well I don’t want to cause anxiety, I mean theres not going to be a run on Wall Street or anything. Look it’s major, yeah it’s going to be you know… for the uninitiated it’s going to be a holy cow moment. For those who have been in this topic for a while, it’s going to be fascinating and interesting, but they’re probably not going to be surprised. But you know the other 99.9% of the population that’s a different story.”
Matt Gaetz: “i have met with people in the military who believe there are hybrid breeding programs” – Reddit
See this video on X. Did he meet them in a bar? Or did he meet them as part of him looking into the subject, being briefed about some of the more sensitive issues?”
UFO Revolution: S2E3 –2027 and the Approaching Craft. Is it a Lie?“You’re gonna be told that there is a craft on its way to Earth. That 100 f**king percent is the lie you are going to be told.” ~Corbell (Well, I was not expecting this. And right now, I don’t know what to think. But we all know it’s been hinted at by various folks, including @LueElizondo. So what’s going on?)”
Join us as we celebrate 364 UnHalloweens with the first ever October 32nd event, hosted by Saul Ravencraft and friends. It’s a day-long celebration of the strange, odd, and unusual with a dose of spookiosity. Dress in costume and enjoy performances, vendors, exhibits, and fascinating discussions with local talents.
Performances and panel discussions led by Saul Ravencraft
Dance by The Seductive Bats
Discussion with Horror Film Composer, Mark Wilson
Photo opportunities with the Austin Avengers
Discussion with paranormal archivists, Anomaly Archives
Vendors
Costume Contest
Saul Ravencraft will demonstrate a Victorian Spirit Session at the end of the day
Join us Saturday, July 13th at 3pm CST for the second lecture in our new Anomaly Academy Monthly Lecture Series. Each month we’re hosting an informative presentation from fellow Fortean, Anomalists, Paranormal Seekers. Each month’s presentation is added to our growing back-catalog of content available to our community of Patreon members.
Patreon members at the Anomaly Academy Cadet monthly supporter level or higher get access to each month’s new live online lecture presentation and to the archive of past presentations that this monthly schedule will generate over time. For $10 a month you get a new lecture presentation each month and access to the back-catalog of previous presentations.
Join us this Saturday, June 29th at 7pm CST for the inaugural lecture in our new Anomaly Academy Monthly Lecture Series. Each month we’re hosting a fascinating presentation from fellow Anomalists and Fortean Seekers. Each month’s presentation becomes part of a growing back-catalog of content available to our community of Patreon members.
Patreon members at the Anomaly Academy Cadet monthly supporter level or higher get access to each month’s new live online lecture presentation and to the archive of past presentations that this monthly schedule will generate over time. For $10 a month you get a new lecture presentation each month and access to the back-catalog of previous presentations.
The first annual Texas UFO Conference / Convention was held the weekend before Thanksgiving on the heels of its organizer’s long-running Texas Bigfoot Conference. Craig Woolheater launched this inaugural event featuring speakers such as Nick Redfern, Daniel Alan Jones (who also MCd the event), local writers / researchers Mitchel Whitington, George Jones and Rita Louise, myself (SMiles Lewis) and others. The event was sponsored and its audio/video produced by Christopher Jordan of Curious Realm and HC Universal Network. Check out Christopher’s interviews with participants in our Video-Of-The-Week section below.
Christopher Jordan of Curious Realm and
Tx-UFO-Con Master of Ceremonies Daniel Alan Jones
Nick Redfern is a notable author, researcher and journalist – whose research and writing on cryptids and UFOs has garnered him appearances on the history channel, BBC, Travel Channel and many others – On Saturday he was the key note speaker at the first Texas UFO convention in Jefferson Texas – Sabrina McCormick Reports (November 23, 2022).
Sabrina McCormick caught up with speakers from the first Texas UFO Convention in Jefferson Texas recently. The conference was held this past Saturday there, and featured researchers and authors focusing on UFO encounters in the Lone Star State. In this instalment, she talks with an archivist out of Austin, Texas who is trying to make information sharing about these encounters and other such anomalies easier to access. (November 22, 2022).
The city of Jefferson held its first annual UFO convention over the weekend – Sabrina McCormick covered the event, which featured a panel of experts that spoke about unexplained encounters in Texas (November 21, 2022).
If you’re looking for an out of this world experience, Jefferson, Texas may have the solution you seek. The city will host its first annual UFO convention this Saturday. It will feature a cross section of Texas UFO enthusiasts and experts says event organizer, Craig Woolheater. Sabrina McCormick reports (November 16, 2022).
Tx Bigfoot Conf Coverage
Jefferson Texas has become known as the Bigfoot Capital of Texas, there is even a statue of the famed cryptid prominently placed in the city. For the last several years, the city has hosted the Texas Bigfoot Convention. The three-day event serves as a place where enthusiasts, cryptozoologists and people who have had unusual and unexplained experiences can come to swap stories and learn more about the creature (and a host of other such cryptids). Sabrina McCormick spoke with several of the event’s speakers, this interview features world explorer Adam Davies. (October 28, 2022).
Native Texan, Lyle Blackburn may wear only one hat (that is the signature black, wide brimmed cowboy hat he is often seen in) but he has many roles including author, actor, musician, and cryptozoological researcher. As a child Blackburn became fascinated with the Boggy Creek monster after watching the film. Today, he has become a notable expert on the beast and other such cryptids. Sabrina McCormick spoke with Blackburn at the Texas Big Foot Conference held in Jefferson, Texas this October. (October 28, 2022).
From the wilds of Texas’ back country to the streets of the Dallas Metroplex, paranormal phenomena and strange creatures abound in Jason McLean’s book Metroplex Monsters. Sabrina McCormick spoke with McLean recently at the Texas Bigfoot Conference in Jefferson. (October 28, 2022).
According to the Bigfoot Research Organization, or BFRO, regional sightings of the cryptid in the state of Oklahoma are most prevalent in LeFlore County, close to the Arkansas Border. The second most common area for sightings is nearby McCurtain County. The mountains stretch through both counties. At a recent Bigfoot Conference in Jefferson Texas, Sabrina McCormick spoke with one researcher who has been studying and documenting sightings in the Kiamichi area for more than twenty years. Today she files the last in a series of interviews from that conference. (October 28, 2022).
“Eyewitnesses, investigators, and cryptozoologists worldwide contend ample evidence exists supporting the survival of large, hairy, apelike creatures alongside mankind today, lurking in the wilderness. By all appearances, these beings appear wholly natural, interacting with their surroundings and leaving behind hair, blood, droppings, and, of course, footprints.
Yet despite their apparently physical nature, bigfoot and its hairy hominid kin consistently appear mired in High Strangeness—the peculiar, ineffable, and nonsensical absurdities so often encountered in paranormal phenomena.
Some sightings seem more consistent with mythology than biology. Bigfoot often present supernatual attributes, like luminescent eyes or the ability to pass, ghostlike, through structures. Anomalous lights are regulalry seen in areas of frequent sasquatch activity. Footprints persistently, if rarely, display odd numbered toes, and—most bafflingly—bigfoot trackways suddenly terminate in the middle of open, untouched terrain.
In Volume 1 of Where the Footprints End: High Strangeness and the Bigfoot Phenomenon, authors Joshua Cutchin and Timothy Renner carefully examine not only the intersection of hairy apemen with global folklore—of poltergeists, faeries, extraterrestrials, magic, witches, ghosts, and archetypal women-in-white—but also question the fundamental assumptions underlying contemporary cryptozoological beliefs surrounding bigfoot.”
“Micah Hanks is a writer, podcaster, researcher and speaker whose interests cover a variety of subjects, including history, archaeology, science, and the future of humankind.
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