By Tim Binnall
Past lives on alien worlds, lucid dreaming, and the power of the brain were among the fascinating topics explored on Coast to Coast AM this past week. Meanwhile, at the C2C website, we told you about a possible Bigfoot sighting in Arizona, a creepy teddy bear that shut down a California gas station, and a bizarre 'yeti blood oath' ritual that caused controversy at a Colorado seminary. Check out our round-up of highlights from the past week ... In Coast You Missed It.
Lucid dreaming took center stage on Tuesday night's program as author Von Braschler discussed ways one can benefit from the odd phenomenon. These moments, wherein one realizes they are having a dream, can allow an individual to gain insights for overcoming challenges in their life. Offering assurance that the phenomenon is safe if practiced with the right intentions, Braschler indicated that people can train themselves to have lucid dreams using a process that he likened to yoga practices. During his appearance, Braschler also discussed shared dreams in which two or more people experience the same scenario and can later confirm that they were occupying the same place in the proverbial dreamscape.
A pair of bizarre crimes found their way into the headlines this past week, beginning with a weird case in California where what was believed to have been a teddy bear wrapped in human skin was found sitting outside a gas station. As one might imagine, the macabre discovery prompted a sizeable response from police and emergency personnel. Fortunately, it was later determined that the toy was created by an artist who sold the piece to a person who was later arrested for causing the commotion. Later in the week, a Florida woman was hit with multiple charges after she allegedly attacked another motorist with bear mace after they ran over a chicken that was trying to cross the road in front of them.
Could a person's past life have unfolded on another planet? This compelling question was explored on Sunday night's program by hypnotherapist Regan Forston, who detailed instances wherein his regression clients reported remembering a time when they existed on worlds that were not ours. One particular individual, he revealed, recalled a past life in which he was a Grey alien in an extraterrestrial environment. Other clients, Forston marveled, recounted watching humans from aboard a craft and living in a utopian underwater community. Beyond the mind-bending experience of discovering a past alien life, he asserted that there are also significant healing aspects to regression therapy that allow people to overcome a myriad of challenges and issues.
This past week featured news of a rather remarkable Bigfoot sighting reported by a trio of people searching for a camper who had gotten lost in the Arizona wilderness. While looking for the woman at night, the group of volunteers cast a massive flashlight on some brush and spotted what one witness described as a seven-foot-tall bipedal creature covered in brown and white hair. Approximately 200 feet away from the mysterious figure, they observed that it sported a flat, leathery face devoid of fur. Eerily, when the camper was found the following day, she indicated that she had run into the woods after being chased by glowing lights.
The brain was a hot topic of conversation this past week on Coast to Coast AM with a pair of programs exploring different aspects of the mysterious and complex organ. First, on Monday night's show, author Neil Slade talked about his extensive research into the brain, including myths surrounding it, how it processes information, and how damage to the organ could inhibit empathy, which some researchers believe may be responsible for serial killers. Then, on Wednesday night's program, researcher Sir Charles Shults III discussed the emerging world of neural technology, like Elon Musk's Neuralink. These advancements, he mused, could have a transformative effect on our species by enhancing the brain beyond its current capabilities.
By far the weirdest story of the week came by way of Colorado, where a priest came under fire for orchestrating a fake blood oath ritual involving a man in a Yeti costume. The bizarre 'ceremony' occurred during a ski trip organized by a Denver seminary. Hoping to create a bonding moment for the men on the trip, Fr. John Nepil staged an elaborate scene in which each student was taken to a room where they were greeted by the faux Yeti and told that they had to take a sacred blood oath to be a part of the Church. The rite of passage was, of course, an elaborate prank by Nepil that ultimately led to an investigation by the Archdiocese of Denver after word of the weird ski trip 'ceremony' spread beyond the bounds of the seminary.
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