Researcher Michael Cremo explores forbidden archaeology and human origins, including artifacts that don't fit into conventional timelines and theories of the academic and scientific communities. In the first half, he discussed discoveries that challenge established narratives, as well as his research into ancient Sanskrit writings of India. He reacted to a recent report that archaeologists found wood structures from before Homo sapiens were said to exist in Zambia, Africa, from around 476,000 years ago. The discovery included two large, long timber logs joined together by a carefully crafted interlocking notch. Mainstream scientists had previously estimated that humans like us first appeared 300,000 years ago, though Cremo believes they existed much further back in time. The archaeologist at the Zambia site attributed the find to an ancestor of the modern human species.
Some scientists are starting to consider the possibility that humankind dates back far, far earlier. For instance, the Silurian Hypothesis proposes that intelligent life might have existed on Earth more than 400 million years ago. Regarding the Sanskrit texts, which were composed thousands of years ago, they refer to things like UFOs that people see in the skies today. They called them vimanas, and they were said to have very unusual capabilities, such as appearing in several places at once in order to confuse people who were trying to shoot them down. These craft reportedly could project holographic images of individuals that were fully convincing, not unlike some of the modern technology coming into use now, he marveled. Cremo was recently the keynote speaker at a conference in Zurich on science, spirituality, and world peace. He'll next be speaking at the Stairway to the Stars conference in Las Vegas in November.
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As the official Mind Reader at the luxurious Maxwell Mansion in Lake Geneva, WI, Joe Diamond may look normal, but he has turned his fascination for the strange and mysterious into a full-time career. In the latter half, he spoke about haunted locations, séances, ghosts, and how he developed his abilities in mentalism and mind reading. He'll be performing at the haunted Woodstock Opera House on Halloween night, and one of the ghosts said to haunt the theater is an actress named Elvira, who committed suicide; another was someone who died in a fire in the building. A female (thought to be Elvira) has been sighted walking up or down a series of steps at the theater, and then when someone checks, no one is there. Additionally, rehearsing performers sometimes hear applause coming from the balcony, though the area is empty.
As to why certain locations are haunted, he suggested that the human need for storytelling, particularly about our fears, may play into the phenomenon. He also talked about the lore of the Midwest and how a lot of paranormal activity has been reported there, along with cryptids like the Beast of Bray Road. He has been intriguied by the history of seances, and how, in the Victorian era, they gave voices for the unheard, whether it was the dead or the female mediums who rarely had the chance to make a name for themselves in that era. In response to a caller's question about a lost object, Diamond suggested the use of a pendulum, which offers a direct line to your unconscious mind (he offers a demonstration of how to use this psychic tool on his YouTube channel).
News segment guests: Lauren Weinstein, Steve Kates