As the nights draw long, the leaves flicker red and brown and carpet the land, and the great hearth fire is stoked. In from the dark come all manner of creatures, the lost souls of the underworld, seeking shelter from the encroaching frosts. It is around that fire that we gather tonight for stories of the darkness, tales from the crypt, legends of the beyond. We are honoured to welcome to the fray; - Forrest Burgess, the magnificent host of the Astonishing Legends - https://www.astonishinglegends.com - James Shakeshaft, my fellow countryman from Loremen - http://www.loremenpodcast.com/ - Joshua Cutchin, fantastic author and previous guest on the show - https://www.joshuacutchin.com/ - Anna Timperley and Lindsey Behee from Ghost In The Attic, Bodies In The Basement - https://www.facebook.com/GABBPodcast - 'Toledo' Joe Shortridge, one of the co-hosts of the awesome  222 Paranormal - https://www.facebook.com/222paranormal and special guest; - Allen Greenfield, the incredible mind and author behind many books on the subject of the paranormal and the recent Hellier documentary So join us for a one-night only special ad-free event, the 2021 Peer Beyond The Veil MONSTERS BALL! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/peerbeyondtheveil/support

Since the beginning of modern science, going back hundreds of years, the answer to one question has remained elusive. However far our studies of neurology go, however closely we map the human brain, or any animal brain for that matter, it appears that there are parts of our being that are yet hidden. The approach and theory that everything that is, exists in a physical form in some way, is being increasingly challenged. That which we know as our consciousness is posing a problem to those trying to find it in a physical sense. Phenomena such as the near-death experience, the out-of-body experience, dreamwalking, remote viewing, psychic mediumship and reincarnation all go against what we know and can study. And whilst some may not believe in any of the above being ‘real’ in the sense we know them, there is a mountain of evidence to the contrary. Thus, if we are to believe that even a mere 1% of the evidence of these things is true, then there must exist a form of being which is outside the physical body. As German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer said, “all truth passes through three stages; first it is ridiculed; secondly it is violently opposed; then thirdly it can be widely-accepted” Where you, personally, are on that scale will differ of course. But if we are to get to the grand truths of these strange things, we must be willing to take the risks, suffer the ridicule, stand up to the opposition, and stay together. My guest tonight is spearheading the research and reporting of such things, and his wide collection of excellent books cover many aspects of the human consciousness. It is a joy to welcome the great Stephen Hawley Martin to the show to talk through his work and his books, and to explain how if we want to understand what we truly are at the base level, we should all try without pause, to Peer Beyond The Veil.v --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/peerbeyondtheveil/support

Last year, in the previous season of the show, we spoke at length to former Lawyer, Assistant Attorney General and Air Force EMT, Mr Terry Lovelace. The story of his encounter at Devil’s Den State Park, in Washington County, Arkansas, is one of the most thrilling, terrifying, saddening and entirely convincing tales in the annals of extra-terrestrial encounters. The tale of a young Mr Lovelace and his friend Toby, begins rather innocuously with a camping trip, but ends with two lives completely ruined and more anecdotal evidence of a governmental cover-up than you are ever likely to hear in one place. Both men are split up from each other, sent their different ways, and would never talk again. But the story does not end there. And nor indeed, does it start there either. After publishing a contact email address in the back of Incident at Devil’s Den, and asking those with similar stories to contact him, Terry was inundated with incredible tales from hundreds and hundreds of others who have had encounters with beings and entities of other worlds. And so, after compiling them together, he put pen to paper once more. He fleshed-out the original tale, reaching back into his own past to piece together some of the building blocks which prefaced his encounter at Devil’s Den, and shared some of the most incredible tales which had been shared with him. It is a great pleasure to welcome the fantastic Terry Lovelace back to the show again tonight to talk about the second book, The Reckoning, and to expand a little on just how many of you out there have stared at the stars in wonderment and terror, knowing that it is with some ease that we Peer Beyond The Veil. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/peerbeyondtheveil/support

Since the Bronze Age, cultures around the globe have developed belief systems based on mythology, on anthropomorphic gods who walk between the physical realm and the beyond. They have created complex systems of religion which draw on astrology, astronomy and cosmology, even when studies of such things were in their infancy. Some of the most ancient philosophical concepts in Chinese culture deal with the yin and yang, of a state of being beyond the natural body. Studies of our very existence are seemingly as old as man, the very first records of our species showing hints that we have always questioned our place. And so they go on, discussing the nature of our being, of the contrast between what is actual and what is potential. The concept of mind vs matter. These philosophical questions, which we term metaphysics, have broadened to the furthest reaches of our imagination. We question every thing that there is to be questioned. What is our mind? What is consciousness? What part do we play in our own existence, and what part does existence play in us? We bring in the quantum concepts of study, of physics and of all the sciences, to help advance our knowledge to a place where we can better understand this meaning of life. In the theoretical quantum field theory, the known concepts of space and time are questioned themselves, as we push into areas of study not always widely accepted. But despite it all, despite what modern scientific study can do, we need to only look back to the beginnings to see that the power of the mind lies in the mind. No part of the human brain, mapped in its entirety, controls the human consciousness. Yet it is there. And so perhaps we are looking in the wrong places. Perhaps we just need more time. My guest tonight is constantly questioning the world around her, and the world within herself, and indeed the relationship between the two. Her works on various fields of metaphysics and studies of consciousness are go-to documents for those who endeavour to learn more about the realms of the mind. An acclaimed writer of numerous works, a fabulously-gifted psychic medium who has appeared on numerous tv shows, and a font of vast knowledge on all manner of strange and wonderful topics, it is an honour to welcome the beautifully-talented Michelle Belanger to the show tonight to talk about her life and her work, and how she carries the light with her whenever she is drawn to Peer Beyond The Veil. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/peerbeyondtheveil/support

There are hundreds and thousands of cases of hauntings and ghost activity, spread across the world, and across time. We hear the tales of the things which go bump in the night, the whispers of the shadows who duck from sight just as our eyes catch them in the doorways and corners. We see the grainy photos, the questionable orbs, the video footage of the door creaking open by itself. Some of it is remarkable, some of it could surely be proof of something. Though much of it can also be explained away, debunked, at the very least doubted. But occasionally, there is a case which cannot be disputed. A situation, of a haunting by ghosts or spirits, the dead, the passed-on, or by what we know as a poltergeist. Many would posit that such things are not indeed spirits of the once-living, but separate entities entirely. When the great, landmark cases come along, they are documented and studied and remembered throughout time, and the evidence and the happenings which took place during it become the next clues towards what exactly is going on. We have the case surrounding Borley Rectory or Thornton Heath, the events surrounding the legends of the Bell Witch or the Black Monk of Pontefract, and the infamous Enfield poltergeist. With a level of intrigue, seeming confidence in itself, and an unparalleled level of violence and intensity, none are more worthy of note than the case of the South Shields poltergeist. My guest tonight was a writer and researcher of all things paranormal with numerous publications to his name, when he was contacted to help with the case. What ensued over the months which followed present a terrifying and inarguable case of torment and horror. It is with great pleasure that we welcome Darren W Ritson to the show to talk about his work and the case and to tell us how he was thrown into the middle of a whirlwind which left him no choice but to Peer Beyond The Veil. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/peerbeyondtheveil/support

Since the times before Buddhism spread across the tribes of the east, it’s influences climbing the highest peaks of the Himalayas, reaching those shamanic mountain peoples who occupied the remotest of villages, the legend of the meh-teh, or the yeti, has existed. Known to the people there as the mi rgod, the wild man, he was no folktale. In the 1820s he came to the attention of British explorers and mountaineers, his footprints found on the highest slopes of Everest, inexplicably large, in a place where no other man or beast could roam. Wild man myths and legends exist across cultures, the orang pendek hides in the forests of Indonesia, the almasty his cousin in Mongolia. In Slavic folklore there are tales of the leshy, the shepherds of northern Pakistan tell of the barmanou and the greyman haunts the highest peaks of the Scottish Cairngorms. But as yet, no man has stepped forward with irrefutable proof of the existence of any of them. We have no body, no hair, no teeth, no scat, no photograph which is deemed inarguable. So could they possibly exist on this tiny rock of ours with us and entirely evade any capture of cataloguing? Perhaps, such a thing is not entirely impossible.  But perhaps there is another explanation. Perhaps they exist here with us, but in a way which differs from ours. Should they be able to come and go from our reality, show themselves whenever they choose, however they choose, then perhaps they are here all of the time, and what we catch is the merest glimpse behind the curtain. Such theories are wild and varied. They are spirits, they are extra-terrestrials, they’re ultra-terrestrials, we of course have no real way to know. Yet. The evidence for all of the above is present, but we are yet to gather enough evidence of any of them for us to all land in the same place on such things. My guest tonight is rapidly changing that. A researcher and author on various aspects of the paranormal spectrum, he has penned two of the finest and most well-researched compendiums of knowledge on the bigfoot phenomenon. Meticulous in detail and with the great ability to unearth and analyse the variety of theories which abound, it is with great pleasure that we welcome the fantastic Joshua Cutchin to the show tonight to share some of his work, and to explain how, if we’re going to get to the bottom of bigfoot, then we all need to Peer Beyond The Veil. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/peerbeyondtheveil/support

Since the beginning of time, man has used substances to alter his mind. Tobacco has been smoked since around 5000BC, its origins in Mesoamerica. Alcohol has been drunk since a similar period in time, its first evidence traced to ancient Persia in modern-day Iran. But to truly open the mind, man needed to involve hallucinogens. The Mayans drank Spanish Ash mixed with honey which was known as Balché, imbibed in group rituals to achieve a trance-state. The Olmec, Zapotec and the Aztecs took naturally-found substances such as mescaline from the peyote cactus, psilocybin from mushrooms and lysergic acid from ololiuqui seeds. Indeed there is evidence that taking peyote dates back to around 5000BC too, and mushrooms to 3000BC. So the notion of using external influences to change the impulse within the mind are older than most of what we know in our world. It predates most of the lasting evidence we still have from those times, the cloths and pottery and artwork, the buildings and the tombs and the writings. It predates the pyramids by nearly 2000 years. It could be said, therefore, that our modern mind and 21st century brain has evolved into one which is perfectly tuned to connect with such things, and that whatever realms such hallucinogens open up within us, or around us, are as much a part of us as any other external factor. We each have cell membrane receptors in our brains to regulate and accept cannabinoids, the compounds found exclusively in the cannabis plant and its derivatives. It’s in our genetic make-up. One such substance which has been used in shamanic practices in central and south America since the pre-Colombian period of Mesoamerica is Dimethyltryptamine, known more commonly as DMT. Naturally occurring in many plants and animals, it is known for its quick onset and big-hitting power whilst maintaining quite a short ‘trip’. It can last fifteen minutes if smoked, or up to a few hours if eaten with another substance, and is making what can only be described as a ‘come-back’ in recent years, giving psychonauts the next level of progress to other states of consciousness. Known colloquially as the ‘spirit molecule’, DMT can take its user on a wild trip to alternate realities, providing glimpses and full encounters with extraterrestrial existences, meetings with other-worldly beings or entities, and the ability to see things that are more real than reality itself. It provides the power to look at oneself internally, to analyse the way you are and the things you do in ways you have never done before, offer life transforming decision-making and reckoning. Alternatively, it can strip away what curtain we seemingly have drawn around our own abilities to see the world through truly open eyes, showing that there are entities here beyond description, moving around our world and interacting with us every day, just beyond our understanding or recognition. At the front of the pack in the field of DMT research is Dick Khan. A writer and frequent psychonaut with such things, he has began to dig into the other planes of consciousness which seemingly open up when DMT is taken. Dick joins us tonight for a frank and honest take on the experience, and about how it is one of history’s oldest methods to Peer Beyond The Veil. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/peerbeyondtheveil/support

This world that we all obsess over, this world of paranormal and spiritual and extra-terrestrial research is filled with stories and anecdotes that either verify or nullify our beliefs. Many are hearsay, tales that are passed on from sources unknown, the details around them fluttering and changing like the winds. It is often hard to distinguish what is real and what is merely folklore. Then occasionally a story comes along that is different. A story that smacks you between the eyes, makes you question everything. It validates things you perhaps suspected may be true, but adds more questions to the ever-growing list. My guest tonight brings us his story and it is all of that. A story that begins, as most do, with an innocent event, an unremarkable day, an unsuspecting participant. But one that ends with the world on its head and lives changed irreparably. In an extended Halloween special, we change the format of the show slightly to welcome former Assistant Attorney General Terry Lovelace to the show to tell us the incredibly disturbing tale of what happens when you have no choice but to Peer Beyond The Veil. The full account is available in Terry's book here:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Terry-Lovelace-Esq/e/B07BDMYSHJ/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_ebooks_1 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/peerbeyondtheveil/support

Across history, the boundaries of knowledge have been pushed and expanded by the tireless explorers and adventurers who walked before us. They climbed into ships and boats, onto horses or camels or elephants, and they set off on foot with compass and knife in hand, away into the fog of uncertainty. They pushed through jungle and discovered new beasts and insects and plants, they crossed oceans in vessels unsuitable for great voyage, never sure of their return. They discovered ancient civilisations, pieced together parts of mysteries which tested our greatest minds, and time and again advanced everything we thought we knew. But as we move forward into modern times, more and more of our planet has been trekked, mapped and charted. Much of the old school adventuring is done, though there are still many exceptions. And so, today’s adventurer takes a different path. Still venturing into darkened jungle, ancient ruins and underground caverns, they search for that which is still very much undiscovered; the truths about our place in the universe and in our reality. We have no proof that there is life after death, no proof that we aren’t alone in the universe, no proof that there are creatures in the woods who we know from folktales. But we search, as we must, until the end. Our guest tonight is an intrepid paranormal adventurer and investigator, who has documented his journey from darkened cemetery to treacherous mountain-top in search of the truth about the unknown and to solve the most intriguing of paranormal enigmas. A film-maker, actor and musician, as well as an author of the occult and a practicing tarot master, it is our pleasure to welcome Travis McHenry to the show to talk with us tonight, as he takes a quick dive into some of the things that repeatedly draw him back to Peer Beyond The Veil. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/peerbeyondtheveil/support

Whilst often shied away from, shunned, or even mocked, a belief in the existence of another realm of consciousness is significantly more widespread than we often acknowledge. Many are followers of a religion, who believe that there is a omni-present god or an afterlife associated with that, who say prayer at altars to beings unseen. Others are of a spiritual nature, in tune with natural order. Along the line there are those who believe in things such as fate and destiny, that the universe plays some, quiet, backseat part in your life and your place here. Some believe clearly in life after death, in ghosts, in all manner of spectral entities, and then of course in extra-terrestrial life, ultra-terrestrial existences and the power of the mind over matter. It is thought that around 84% of the world’s population classify themselves as being religious or followers of a religion. Of the remaining 16% or so, it is safe to say that many would fall into the other categories I describe. What you are left with, is a picture of a global population whose belief system is structured around the notion that we are not alone. Whilst many would not regard it as important, It is for others still somewhat needed to try to verify a little of this with science, itself an ever-changing thing. Studies and findings replace those which came before them, beliefs change and adapt to changing circumstances, and we slowly move our knowledge base onwards and upwards. The issue of course is that things like expanded consciousness, religious existence, and life after death, are largely unable to be proved one way or the other by current scientific methods. Indeed the very concept of these things may only exist within the conscious itself. But we’ll get there. And we’ll get there because of the work done by the pioneers of study. Each takes a subject, or indeed many, and climb onto the shoulders of the giants who walked before them, slowly reaching closer to the light. Described by New York Times bestselling author Jim Marrs for her work on Quantum Physics and New Science, as having ‘joined the list of forward-thinking individuals who are taking us to the next level in both science and our understanding of the universe and our place in it’, it is with great pleasure that we welcome the fantastic Marie D Jones to the show tonight. Marie’s work in bridging science and the paranormal has earned her widespread acclaim across the communities of both, and she has a huge list of incredibly researched books and papers on topics of consciousness and the mind, conspiracy, propaganda and mind control, mysteries of the human mind such as deja vu and synchronicity, and a range of other metaphysical studies. Marie joins us to talk through her work and to share a little about how each of us, when we really think about it, will quite often Peer Beyond The Veil. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/peerbeyondtheveil/support