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Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World StarQuest Media
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Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious world is an exploration of the weird, the strange, the unusual, and the fascinating phenomena in the physical world around us—and beyond—from a Catholic perspective. Join Jimmy Akin and his co-host Domenico Bettinelli as they examine ancient mysteries, folk tales, urban legends, and miraculous stories with a methodical, logical, well-reasoned but not entirely skeptical eye.
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Joe Fisher’s Spirit Guides (Guides, Mediumship, Channeling, Siren Call of the Hungry Ghosts)
MYS310: Joe Fisher’s research into spirit guides led him to past life revelations and even a spirit romance. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss how Joe was encouraged to investigate these paranormal claims, the evidence he found, and what he eventually concluded.
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Links for this episode:
* Jimmy’s course Introduction to Parapsychology
* Joe Fisher’s book The Siren Call of Hungry Ghosts
* Asian Hungry Ghosts
* Please spread the word about the podcast. Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts!
* Purchase the books and other material from this and other episodes at the Mysterious World Bookstore.
* Join the conversation at the Starquest Facebook page and the Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World Facebook page.
* Be part of the StarQuest Discord community at SQPN.com/discord
* Send your feedback or comments to feedback@mysterious.fm or send a tweet to @mys_world
* You can also leave a voice message on the Mysterious Feedback Line at (619) 738-4515
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Adam, Eve, and Early Humans (& More Weird Questions)
MYS309: It’s the fifth episode of the month, so Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live is asking Jimmy Akin weird questions from listeners, about topics like how Adam and Eve relate to other early human ancestors; could dark matter and energy be angelic or demonic; can you pray for souls in hell; and more weird questions.
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Links for this episode:
* Jimmy’s course Introduction to Parapsychology
* Please spread the word about the podcast. Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts!
* Purchase the books and other material from this and other episodes at the Mysterious World Bookstore.
* Join the conversation at the Starquest Facebook page and the Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World Facebook page.
* Be part of the StarQuest Discord community at SQPN.com/discord
* Send your feedback or comments to feedback@mysterious.fm or send a tweet to @mys_world
* You can also leave a voice message on the Mysterious Feedback Line at (619) 738-4515
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Great Lakes Customs Law, helping importers and individuals with seizures, penalties, and compliance with U.S. Customs matters throughout the United States. Visit GreatLakesCustomsLaw.com
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The Baghdad Battery (Advanced Technology? Out of Place Artifact? OOPART?)
MYS308: Some are convinced that an ancient clay pot found in Iraq is an electric battery made 2,000 years ago. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine the claim and whether it might be advanced, ancient technology or even evidence of extraterrestrial contact.
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Links for this episode:
* Jimmy’s course Introduction to Parapsychology
* Brad Hafford’s Artifactually Speaking on the Baghdad Battery
* Chariots of the Gods (1970)
* Arthur C. Clarke’s Mysterious World (Episode 3, “Ancient Wisdom”)
* SciShow’s How to Make a Lemon Battery (video)
* BBC News on electroplating theory
* Curse Tablets
* Reactions video on Gravity Batteries
* Gravity Batteries
* Please spread the word about the podcast. Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts!
* Purchase the books and other material from this and other episodes at the Mysterious World Bookstore.
* Join the conversation at the Starquest Facebook page and the Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World Facebook page.
* Be part of the StarQuest Discord community at SQPN.com/discord
* Send your feedback or comments to feedback@mysterious.fm or send a tweet to @mys_world
* You can also leave a voice message on the Mysterious Feedback Line at (619) 738-4515
This Episode is Brought to You By:
Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World is brought to you in part through the generous support of Deliver Contacts, offering honest pricing and reliable service for all your contact lens needs. See the difference at delivercontacts.com.
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Analyzing After Death Communications
MYS307: After hearing many stories of people reporting After Death Communications from deceased loved ones, Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine the reports from the faith and reason perspectives. Are they just imagination? Is it the grief talking? Could it be demons?
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Links for this episode:
* Jimmy’s course Introduction to Parapsychology
* The Guggenheims’ book Hello From Heaven!
* Erlendur Haraldsson’s book The Departed Among the Living
* After-Death.com
* After Death Communication Research Foundation
* Jenny Streit-Horn’s dissertation A Systematic Review of Research on After-Death Communications
* Elsaesser et al.’s booklet on ADCs
* Elsaesser et al.’s 2021 paper The Phenomenology and Impact of Hallucinations Concerning the Deceased
* Supplemental Material
* Wollacott et al.’s 2022 paper Perceptual Phenomena Associated with Spontaneous Experiences of After-Death Communication (paywall)
* Richard Kelly’s paper Post-Mortem Contact by Fatal Injury Victims with Emergency Service Workers at the Scenes of Their Death
* Please spread the word about the podcast. Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts!
* Purchase the books and other material from this and other episodes at the Mysterious World Bookstore.
* Join the conversation at the Starquest Facebook page and the Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World Facebook page.
* Be part of the StarQuest Discord community at SQPN.com/discord
* Send your feedback or comments to feedback@mysterious.fm or send a tweet to @mys_world
* You can also leave a voice message on the Mysterious Feedback Line at (619) 738-4515
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After Death Communications (ADCs)
MYS306: Millions of people report spontaneous experiences of contact with departed loved ones, hearing their voices, seeing their faces again. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss what After Death Communications are, what they are like, and whether they really could be forms of contacted with our lost loved ones.
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Links for this episode:
* Jimmy’s course Introduction to Parapsychology
* The Guggenheims’ book Hello From Heaven!
* Erlendur Haraldsson’s book The Departed Among the Living
* The Guggenheims’ website After-Death.com
* After Death Communication Research Foundation
* Jenny Streit-Horn’s dissertation A Systematic Review of Research on After-Death Communications
* Elsaesser et al.’s booklet on ADCs
* Elsaesser et al.’s 2021 paper The Phenomenology and Impact of Hallucinations Concerning the Deceased
* Supplemental Material
* Wollacott et al.’s 2022 paper Perceptual Phenomena Associated with Spontaneous Experiences of After-Death Communication (paywall)
* Richard Kelly’s paper Post-Mortem Contact by Fatal Injury Victims with Emergency Service Workers at the Scenes of Their Death
* Please spread the word about the podcast. Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts!
* Purchase the books and other material from this and other episodes at the Mysterious World Bookstore.
* Join the conversation at the Starquest Facebook page and the Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World Facebook page.
* Be part of the StarQuest Discord community at SQPN.com/discord
* Send your feedback or comments to feedback@mysterious.fm or send a tweet to @mys_world
* You can also leave a voice message on the Mysterious Feedback Line at (619) 738-4515
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Kinkaid’s Cave (Egypt & the Grand Canyon)
MYS305: In 1909, G.E. Kinkaid found a cave in the Grand Canyon containing Egyptian and Asian artifacts. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the excavations that began at the time and then how the story vanished from the media. What is the truth of Kinkaid’s cave and what did it really contain?
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Links for this episode:
* Text of the 1909 Gazette Stories
* Childress’s article Archaeological Coverups?
* Smithsonian video of mythologically named Grand Canyon site
* Coconino Sun article “Looks Like a Mulhattan Story”
* Museum of Hoaxes on Joseph Mulhattan
* Don Largo piece for the Grand Canyon Historical Society
* Kook Science page on Joseph Mulhattan
* Why Files
* Astonishing Legends
* Grand Canyon Historical Society article
* Leak Project
* Leak Project on Google
* Please spread the word about the podcast. Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts!
* Purchase the books and other material from this and other episodes at the Mysterious World Bookstore.
* Join the conversation at the Starquest Facebook page and the Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World Facebook page.
* Be part of the StarQuest Discord community at SQPN.com/discord
* Send your feedback or comments to feedback@mysterious.fm or send a tweet to @mys_world
* You can also leave a voice message on the Mysterious Feedback Line at (619) 738-4515
This Episode is Brought to You By:
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