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. May 5

    Case File #007: The Power of Accusation

    Case File #007 Classification: Historical / Psychological Phenomenon Subject: Witchcraft Accusations REFERENCES: Malleus Maleficarum Kramer, H., & Sprenger, J. (2009). Malleus maleficarum (C. S. Mackay, Trans.). Cambridge University Press. (Original work published 1487) Europe's Inner Demons Cohn, N. (2000). Europe’s inner demons: The demonization of Christians in medieval Christendom. University of Chicago Press. Thinking with Demons Clark, S. (1999). Thinking with demons: The idea of witchcraft in early modern Europe. Oxford University Press. Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe Barry, J., Hester, M., & Roberts, G. (Eds.). (1996). Witchcraft in early modern Europe: Studies in culture and belief. Cambridge University Press. Trier witch trials Midelfort, H. C. E. (1972). Witch hunting in southwestern Germany, 1562–1684: The social and intellectual foundations. Stanford University Press. North Berwick witch trials Levack, B. P. (2016). The witch-hunt in early modern Europe (4th ed.). Routledge. Pendle witch trials Poole, R. (2002). The Lancashire witches: Histories and stories. Manchester University Press. Würzburg witch trials Behringer, W. (2004). Witches and witch-hunts: A global history. Polity Press. Bamberg witch trials Midelfort, H. C. E. (1999). Witch hunting in southwestern Germany. Stanford University Press. Great Scottish witch hunt Goodare, J. (2002). The Scottish witch-hunt in context. Manchester University Press. Salem witch trials Boyer, P., & Nissenbaum, S. (1974). Salem possessed: The social origins of witchcraft. Harvard University Press. Friedrich Spee Spee, F. (2003). Cautio criminalis, or a book on witch trials (M. Hellyer, Trans.). University of Virginia Press. (Original work published 1631) Black Death Benedictow, O. J. (2004). The Black Death 1346–1353: The complete history. Boydell Press. Petar Blagojević Arnold Paole Visum et Repertum Barber, P. (1988). Vampires, burial, and death: Folklore and reality. Yale University Press. Calmet, A. (2015). Treatise on the apparitions of spirits and on vampires (H. Christmas & J. Collier, Trans.). Cambridge University Press. (Original work published 1746) Medveđa Kiselova Wilson, K. M. (2015). The history of vampirism in Eastern Europe. Journal of Folklore Research, 52(2), 123–145. Mercy Brown Bell, M. (2001). Food for the dead: On the trail of New England’s vampires. Carroll & Graf Publishers. Sharpe, J. A. (2001). Instruments of darkness: Witchcraft in early modern England. University of Pennsylvania Press. Gaskill, M. (2010). Witchcraft: A very short introduction. 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

    Case File #007: The Power of Accusation
  2. 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

    Case File #004: The Gods of Power
  3. 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

    Case File #003: The Things That Walk Beside Us

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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.