By Tim Binnall
Angels and demons, high strangeness in the Pacific Northwest, and forbidden archaeology were among the fascinating topics discussed this past week on Coast to Coast AM. And, here at the C2C website, we told you about weird Ouija Board 'bans,' an enlightening Russian survey about aliens, and a Bolivian woman who believes her late father became a goblin. Check out our round-up of highlights from the past week ... In Coast You Missed It.
Pacific Northwest weirdness took center stage on Sunday night's program as filmmaker Vince Ynzunza discussed how the region is even stranger than just being 'Bigfoot country.' To that end, he pointed to the famed McMinnville UFO case, which has spawned a popular annual festival that captures the area's appreciation for the unusual. One odd tale recounted by Ynzunza was that of a mysterious jelly that rained down upon an Oregon community, sickening several people and sparking theories that the substance was some kind of bioweapon. He also recalled reports of a peculiar winged creature, dubbed Batquatch, that sported the face of a wolf and blue fur.
While there have been countless surveys conducted over the years concerning American opinions on aliens, this past week featured a rare instance wherein a similar poll was conducted in Russia. The insightful study talked to a staggering 116,000 people in the country to get their take on extraterrestrial life and found that a rather sizeable 79% of the respondents believe that such off-world intelligence exists. Interestingly, only ten percent of the participants said that they think the Russian government is keeping the reality of ET a secret, which is a stark contrast with opinions in America, where such a conspiracy theory is a far more widely held belief.
Heavenly beings were a hot topic of conversation this past week on Coast to Coast AM with programs featuring conversations about angels as well as demons. First, on Wednesday night's program, June Lundgren detailed her experiences with such transcendent entities, specifically those of the sinister variety. Demons, she said, are negative beings that cannot take on a physical form and are locked in battle with the forces of God. On Thursday night's program, Joan of Angels shared insights on their counterpart, heavenly messengers, who are tasked with watching over humans as part of a soul contract that endures over several lifetimes.
In what may wind up becoming a trend similar to the monolith craze from a few years ago, this past week saw strange signs 'banning Ouija Boards' pop up in Canada and then Oregon. The peculiar 'prohibition' began at the Toronto coffee shop Milky’s Coffee, which posted a mysterious notice indicating that the infamous spirit communication devices were no longer allowed on their patio "due to recent events." Although they later explained that the sign was simply a joke among staff, the message captured the imagination of social media and, as so often happens with things that go viral, inspired a copycat in Oregon to post a nearly identical notice around a park.
A favorite topic on Coast to Coast AM, forbidden archaeology, was explored again on Monday evening as Michael Cremo returned to the program with an update on his research into puzzling artifacts and discoveries that seemingly defy conventional scientific and academic thinking. Particularly intriguing, he said, is an ancient civilization that lived in well-designed cities situated in northwestern India around 5,500 years ago and used a language that experts still cannot decipher. Cremo also reflected on Sanskrit accounts of flying craft that resemble modern UFOs and the possibility that a race of giants once inhabited the planet.
By far the most bizarre story of the week came by way of Bolivia, where a woman believes that her late father transformed into a goblin upon his passing. Nursing student Valeria told a TV station that she came to this fantastic conclusion after her dad visited her in a dream with a rather strange request. His spirit, she said, asked her to create a goblin doll in his likeness. After she dutifully complied, Valeria was stunned when the figurine seemingly became inhabited by her father's proverbial essence. Since that time, weird paranormal activity has occurred in her home, leading to an array of visitors flocking to the 'house of the goblin' to witness the weirdness.
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