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panlives Inner circle 2087 Posts |
Hi All,
I think we may be missing an opportunity to read and study some of the seminal researchers in these areas and draw some magical inspiration from the Fortean genre. The “patron saint” of all things unusual is a man by the name of Charles Fort, whose newest biography was recently penned by none other than Jim Steinmeyer. The excellent British magazine is named eponymously after Fort’s surname: The Fortean Times (www.forteantimes.com) and maintains an admirably non-credulous stance on most things paranormal. The Cryptids discussed on this post are, by definition, "Fortean" phenomena. Charles Fort can easily be a patron saint of the magical arts – his books are filled with musings that speak to the strangeness of the Universe we inhabit and he constantly exhorted mainstream thinkers to break out of their confined mental matrixes. Many of his philosophical musings are decidedly magical in tone. Colin Wilson wrote that running through Fort's work is ‘the feeling that no matter how honest scientists think they are, they are still influenced by various unconscious assumptions that prevent them from attaining true objectivity. Expressed in a sentence, Fort's principle goes something like this: People with a psychological need to believe in marvels are no more prejudiced and gullible than people with a psychological need not to believe in marvels.’ Fort often noted that the boundaries between science and pseudoscience are fuzzy; the boundary lines are not very well defined, and they might change over time. He also pointed out that whereas facts are objective, how facts are interpreted depends on who is doing the interpreting and in what context – sound familiar, magicians? For practitioners of natural magic, how about this quote: "If any spiritualistic medium can do stunts, there is no more need for special conditions than there is for a chemist to turn down lights, start operations with a hymn, and ask whether there's any chemical present that has affinity with something named Hydrogen." Finally, Fort’s most fiendishly subtle and brilliant quote - for me, the masthead of an entire book on the topic of magical theory - "I cannot say that truth is stranger than fiction, because I have never had acquaintance with either."
"Is there any point to which you would wish to draw my attention?"
"To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time." "The dog did nothing in the night-time." "That was the curious incident," remarked Sherlock Holmes. |
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MrHoudini666 New user 66 Posts |
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RPAYNE40S New user 44 Posts |
Any body ever heard of the Belt road booger. Sometimes called the Belk road Booger. Seen in a small town in Newnna Georgia.
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Pakar Ilusi Inner circle 5777 Posts |
Does anyone think the recent rash of 'found' mythological critters is real?
It comes in the form of a rash? Is it itchy?
"Dreams aren't a matter of Chance but a matter of Choice." -DC-
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Someclownoffthestreet New user 12 Posts |
I think they are 100% real. Seems to me the reality of..oh say Bigfoot for example is something everyone needs to decide for themselves. Which is Why I only charge $1.00 to step inside the tent and see the Jawbone, pictures, footprints, and other items found by Bigfoot hunters worldwide. Its a public service.
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Art Vanderlay Special user All I Read Was Corinda And Now I Have 642 Posts |
http://www.cfz.org.uk/ I am a member of said organisation and very much believe in fantastical creatures.
I myself have seen lake monsters, wild men, Old Shuck & countless oher little oddities. I recently went to Yorkshire for some Troll hunting but they did not want to come out that day I would love some more monster hunters to join me if anyone is interested! Cheers, Art.
THE MAN WHO CONTROLS THE ELEMENTS!
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Trois Special user Myrtle Beach 594 Posts |
Phillip Morris
Not clever enough to come up with something orginal, or did I.
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ablanathanalba Loyal user Can't really boast with only 288 Posts |
The Erickson Project announced this week that they now have "evidence" of Bigfoot and may confirm with DNA. Can't wait to see how that pans out. I generally don't believe in such things, but I also allow for the idea that we haven't found everything there is to find on this big blue ball we call home.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/natio......2921673/ |
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scottyocean Regular user 110 Posts |
The Biggest Revelation in FINDING BIGFOOT series is that they never find bigfoot.
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jugglestruck Inner circle Wales 1038 Posts |
Quote:
On 2013-11-09 15:33, scottyocean wrote: And I would imagine they never will..... |
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MRSharpe Special user Never a dull moment with 940 Posts |
Oh yeah, they're all real. Real TV shows capitalizing on superstitions.
Custom Props Designer and Fabricator as well as Performer from Indiana, USA
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