By Tim Binnall
Spontaneous human combustion, curious magnetic properties found in the Arizona town of Sedona, and a financial forecast by way of astrology were among the fascinating topics explored this past week on Coast to Coast AM. And, here at the C2C website, we told you about an out-of-place coatimundi roaming around Oklahoma, a possible ghost horse filmed in Colombia, and a remarkable picture of what may be an elusive British big cat. Check out our round-up of highlights from the past week ... In Coast You Missed It.
Could there be some kind of magnetic energy vortex in the town of Sedona, Arizona? This tantalizing theory was put forward by researcher Ben Lonetree on Sunday night's program as he discussed his research into the community which has become something of a New Age oasis. He explained that an on-site investigation using sophisticated equipment indicated that magnetic energy inexplicably emanated from the ground in a peculiar spinning fashion which he likened to a tornado. Lonetree posited that this mysterious phenomenon has a profound effect on one's brain activity and is why the town has attracted so many individuals seeking enlightenment or spiritual growth.
Two separate cryptids of the UK found their way into the headlines this past week, beginning with a story out of Scotland, where a paranormal researcher issued an eerie warning about a massive forthcoming search for the Loch Ness Monster. Arguing that the site is actually home to some kind of spiritual force rather than a living creature, Ron Halliday cautioned that assembling the masses around the loch could inadvertently unleash a "whirlpool of evil." Later in the week, the discovery of a previously unseen photograph of a sizeable feline in a field was hailed by British big cat researchers as quite possibly the best picture ever captured of the elusive animals that many believe to be roaming the English countryside.
Spontaneous human combustion (SHC) took center stage on Monday night's program as Larry E. Arnold detailed his extensive research into the classic paranormal phenomenon wherein an unfortunate individual's body starts to smoke, blister or burn without any discernible cause. While skeptics often contend that these cases are simply the result of a person's clothing catching on fire and then their body fat igniting, he argued that the source of the puzzling fires seemingly originates within an individual rather than by way of some external source. During his appearance, Arnold recounted several iconic SHC incidents which put the phenomenon on the proverbial paranormal map and left investigators baffled.
One of the weirder possible ghost videos that we've seen in a while popped up on our radar this past week by way of Colombia, where a bewildered witness filmed what they asserted was the spirit of a horse strolling down the street of a city in the dead of night. Accompanying the footage was the claim that repeated sightings of the alleged apparition had caused something of a panic in the community where the strange scene was filmed. After being posted on social media, the video went viral in Colombia with some viewers marveling at what they believe to be a ghost, while skeptical observers posited that the 'phantom' was merely a normal horse exploring the city when it would not encounter people or cars.
As the latter half of the year begins to unwind, Coast listeners got a possible glimpse of what's to come for the rest of 2023 and beyond on Wednesday night's program as astrologer William Stickevers shared his forecast for the worlds of finance and geopolitics. He predicted that the BRIC countries of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa will join together to create their own gold-backed currency and he forecast a future wherein twenty other nations will join this endeavor that would greatly disrupt the US reserve. Stickevers also warned of a "major credit event" this coming October around the time of solar eclipse and suggested that both gold as well as Bitcoin will increase in value.
A pair of peculiar stories centered around 'mystery creatures' made headlines this past week, beginning with a weird case in Oklahoma wherein multiple residents of a city reported seeing a strange animal that one witness likened to a raccoon with the head of a possum. By virtue of that description of the critter, wildlife officials determined that there was likely an out-of-place coatimundi, which is native to Mexico as well as Central and South America, inexplicably roaming around the community. An even more perplexing four-legged creature was photographed by a homeowner in Texas later in the week. This particular animal bore some resemblance to a dog or coyote, but in a testament to its enigmatic nature, some argued that it may have been a mountain lion.
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