The Cryptic Mind with Madeline Monroe

Madeline Monroe

a collection of classified stories- paranormal encounters, ancient legends, and unexplained events- examined not just for what they are... but for what they do to our mind. once you enter the cryptic mind... some thoughts don't leave.

Episodes

  1. Case File #004: The Gods of Power

    MAR 24

    Case File #004: The Gods of Power

    Case File: 004 Classification: Mythological / Psychological Phenomenon Subject: The Origin of Gods in Early Human Civilization References: Jacobsen, T. (1976). The treasures of darkness: A history of Mesopotamian religion. Yale University Press. Black, J., & Green, A. (1992). Gods, demons and symbols of ancient Mesopotamia: An illustrated dictionary. University of Texas Press. Bottéro, J. (2001). Religion in ancient Mesopotamia. University of Chicago Press. Wilkinson, R. H. (2003). The complete gods and goddesses of ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson. Burkert, W. (1985). Greek religion. Harvard University Press. Hesiod. (2008). Theogony (M. L. West, Trans.). Oxford University Press. (Original work c. 700 BCE) Campbell, J. (2008). The hero with a thousand faces (3rd ed.). New World Library. Eliade, M. (1957). The sacred and the profane: The nature of religion. Harcourt. LeDoux, J. (1996). The emotional brain: The mysterious underpinnings of emotional life. Simon & Schuster. Barrett, L. F. (2017). How emotions are made: The secret life of the brain. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Sapolsky, R. M. (2004). Why zebras don’t get ulcers (3rd ed.). Holt Paperbacks. Boyer, P. (2001). Religion explained: The evolutionary origins of religious thought. Basic Books. Atran, S. (2002). In gods we trust: The evolutionary landscape of religion. Oxford University Press. Social Media: Twitter/X: @crypticmindpod Instagram: @thecrypticmindpod Facebook: The Cryptic Mind Podcast Personal Social Media: Twitter/X: @MadelineeMonroe Instagram: @MadelineeMonroe #podcast #spooky #horror

    32 min
  2. Case File #003: The Things That Walk Beside Us

    MAR 17

    Case File #003: The Things That Walk Beside Us

    Case File: 003 Classification: Historical / Psychological Phenomenon Subject: Human-Like Entities in Global Mythology >References Ancient Mesopotamia / Enkidu / Gilgamesh Dalley, S. (2000). Myths from Mesopotamia: Creation, the flood, Gilgamesh, and others (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. George, A. (2003). The Babylonian Gilgamesh epic: Introduction, critical edition and cuneiform texts (Vols. 1–2). Oxford University Press. Greek & Roman Mythology (Satyrs, Fauns) Ogden, D. (2013). Drakōn: Dragon myth and serpent cult in the Greek and Roman worlds. Oxford University Press. Woodard, R. D. (2007). The Cambridge companion to Greek mythology. Cambridge University Press. Medieval Wild Men (Woodwose) Bernheimer, R. (1952). Wild men in the Middle Ages: A study in art, sentiment, and demonology. Harvard University Press. Husband, T. B. (1980). The wild man: Medieval myth and symbolism. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Cross-Cultural Myth & Folklore Dundes, A. (Ed.). (1984). Sacred narrative: Readings in the theory of myth. University of California Press. Eliade, M. (1963). Myth and reality. Harper & Row. Psychology (Fear, Presence, Pareidolia) Blanke, O., & Arzy, S. (2005). The out-of-body experience: Disturbed self-processing at the temporo-parietal junction. The Neuroscientist, 11(1), 16–24. Carbon, C. C. (2014). Understanding human perception by human-made illusions. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 8, 566. Clark, A. (2013). Whatever next? Predictive brains, situated agents, and the future of cognitive science. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 36(3), 181–204. Additional Supporting Source (Human Fear / Evolution) LeDoux, J. (2012). Rethinking the emotional brain. Neuron, 73(4), 653–676 Social Media: Twitter/X: @crypticmindpod Instagram: @thecrypticmindpod Facebook: The Cryptic Mind Podcast Personal Social Media: Twitter/X: @MadelineeMonroe Instagram: @MadelineeMonroe

    1h 4m

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a collection of classified stories- paranormal encounters, ancient legends, and unexplained events- examined not just for what they are... but for what they do to our mind. once you enter the cryptic mind... some thoughts don't leave.