Check out Suzanne Toro's recent interview with Cliff High for some thought provoking speculations on sacred plants and crop circles.

Image credit goes to crop circle connector.com via the Half Past Human website.

I've been a subscriber to Whitley Strieber's Unknown Country for a couple of weeks now and have been very much enjoying his huge archive of excellent interviews.

The monthly fee is half of what most places are charging and you get what in my opinion is over twice the dedication and attention to detail. Mr Stieber not only reads the books of the people he interviews but he really seems to comprehend the big picture in a way that draws on decades of experience in uncovering the layers of deception that guard some of the more esoteric truths that his DreamLand show explores.

He also has a talent for having experts interviewing experts. The show with Peter Levenda interviewing Joseph P Farrell about Nazi time travel technology was worth the subscription price alone.

What do you get when you put the Prince of Slack, Dr Carolyn Dean, and a group consciousness from the Guf on James Martinez's radio show?

I'm not sure what to make of this weekly 3 hour long show, but it's made me laugh more than once and has a mood and frequency that is unlike anything else I've come across.

I've been enjoying my paid subscription to Mel Fabregas's Veritas show so much that I switched over to the recuring payment method to make sure I don't miss anything.


I'm really impressed with the direction he's taking the show and look forward to future interviews with researcher and author Graham Hancock and also Norman Bergrun, the guy behind the intriguing "Ring Makers of Saturn" book.


If that wasn't enough now there's a Veritas TV feature with over 30 exclusive videos he's made while attending various events in this field.



One of the videos is a full lecture by Dr. Claude Swanson on some fascinating science that has been done lately concerning the paranormal. I was especially excited to hear his take on a 10 year study done by the German government to determine if dowsing could be a viable way of finding water in Africa.

The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts has an outstanding collection of 10 minute talks that are merged with very clever animations to express some delicious information.

Dan Pink illustrates what he calls "The surprising truth about what motivates us" in a way that really helped me to more fully understand this vital concept.

One of the conclusions that surprised most scientists was that a higher cash reward did not equal higher performance, but had the opposite effect when it comes to complex jobs that require creative thinking and problem solving.


Dan Pink's argument in my opinion scientifically proves the exponentially higher value of being independent as opposed to working for someone else.

Freeman is one of the most fascinating characters I've had the pleasure of listening to lately in this far out field of so called alternative research.

He actually predicted something fishy was going to happen concerning the government on September 11th 2001 by extrapolating all his previous findings along with a refined sense of instinct.

Check out his new show on American Freedom Radio for in depth interviews that in my opinion take these subjects to some new heights with his impressive attention to detail. I especially liked his talk with Kerry Cassidy from Project Camelot where they talked about her recent trip to see the great pyramid and why Egyptian guards will not let you meditate at any of the sacred sites in that region.

Richard Grove is an expert salesman who decided to become a whistleblower concerning a backdoor in the software he was selling that is allowing big companies to hide fraudulent practices and still remain compliant with the new Sarbanes-Oxley act of 2002.

Mr Grove tells his story in a documentary titled 20/20 Hindsight: Censorship on the Frontline. What you learn is that current whistleblower protection is a mere illusion and people like Richard Grove ultimately get punished for having the courage to do the right thing. This case also points out how broken and powerless the major news reporting agencies are when it comes to shining a light on something that will not increase their bottom line.

What's most impressive is how Richard Grove has transformed this experience into something refreshing and full of life with his website Tragedy and Hope.com. His work with the Trivium and critical thinking is nothing less than incredible and will be getting more of my attention in the immediate future.

The Veritas show is making available its latest interview with Cliff High for free to non subscribers. This generous offer is only available for a few more days and I would call it Mr High's best interview so far.


Cliff stated that this could be his last interview. If the current predictions come true the American dollar will receive a large death blow within the next couple of weeks which will shake things up in the United States like nothing we've felt in the past.




One of the most fantastic predictions made was that as a result of this economic mess the Chinese will execute a westerner for being involved in some sort of derivative crime.

In my opinion Cliff High is very different from other people who make predictions of this type in that he has somehow managed to maintain some scientific discipline within such an esoteric field of study.

Image credit goes to Fantastic Fiction.co.uk and 2012theblog.com.

The concept of an "ego" has been something I've been trying to get my mind more fully around lately.

"Who Do You Think You Are?" is a new documentary that attempts to flesh out some of the finer points of this topic by using several well chosen clips from key Hollywood films to make a point that is worth checking out.

It seems from my perspective that the ego is responsible for creating a customized, artificial world designed to distract us from our purpose in life.

Image credit goes to Corey Sauer who can be found at Which Way Studios.com.

In my opinion the process of unplugging from the control system is a slow and gradual ordeal. Eventually you get to a point where you realize just how corrupt our current state of journalism and news reporting is and you just give up on it all together.

This has been a healthy move for me. I cut mainstream news and talk radio out of my media diet and slowly began to feel some of my creativity and critical thinking skills coming back to life.

These days I get informed of daily events from the wikipedia home page, and when I feel like expanding on that I seek out an independent, alternative source. My current favorite is The Corbett Report by James Corbett. He lives in Japan and does a great job at connecting dots and reading between the lines.

It feels like he's keeping up to date on what little bit of real information is leaking out so you don't have to.

Comic credit goes to notsylvia.wordpress.com for the cool Icelandic humor.

I'm often surprised at how spot on Mel Fabregas is with his guest selection and how the people he interviews that I've not heard of always seem to be of a frequency that resonates with my Cosmic Cookout direction.

The Veritas interview with Andrew Johnson was another great discusion that connected some interesting dots concerning anti-gravity technolgy and the events of September 11th 2001. Mr Johnson is one of the first investigators to seriously look at the evidence of Dr Judy Wood and her directed energy beam hypothesis, which to me shows his level of openness.

Registering on his site is free and worth it due to the additional audio archive you get access to. It's safe and spam free with hours of intriguing interviews that I've found enlightening and educational.

I recently treated myself to neil kramer's audio cleaver CD and have been enjoying every track.

It's like a map that can help you navigate ancient pathways of esoteric knowledge with an easy to understand modern context.

This is a great tool that can help you digest why it's so important to unplug from whatever control system you've chosen and embrace a reality where you take complete responsibility for the world you create.

You can go to Neil Kramer's blog and read all of these essays for free, but I recommend taking it to the next level with the audio cleaver, which gives you a sense of auditory empathy that in my opinion should not be underestimated.  It also gives you a warm fuzzy feeling inside knowing you've helped support his work, which will go towards future distilling of knowledge as he continues to surf the Eschaton.

Over one thousand people from 24 different countries came together in San Jose, California to participate in the Psychedelic Science in the 21st Century conference.

The video above is just under an hour of Dr Andrew Weil giving some very insightful observations on how rigid medical science has been in relation to looking at new areas of research.

It would seem the climate of fear around psychedelic research is starting to decrease.

Check out LivingDreamFilms.com for more videos of this amazing conference.

John Lamb Lash has a compelling answer to that question in a concept he describes as Genomic Inheritance.

He points out that only 5 percent of our DNA is used for chromosome activity and speculates that the other 95 percent can be tuned to some sort of universal field where ideas, information and talents can be accessed.

Mr Lash is a fascinating guy and my favorite kind of scholar...the non-academic, self taught variety. His perspective of ancient Gnostic teachings has really captured my attention lately and feels refreshingly authentic.


To learn more go to his clear and concise website known as MetaHistory.org.

FuturePrimitive.org is a sister site where you can find a very informative and intimate interview with John Lash on this subject of Genomic Inheritance conducted by his friend Joanna Harcourt-Smith.


Image credit goes to www.btm.gujarat.gov.in where you can find some in depth descriptions of the science behind structural and functional Genomics.

Ben Stewart has crafted a video titled Kymatica that has somehow transformed itself into a Movie...a film that has the power to open your eyes to why and how your every day thoughts and actions affect your consciousness, which in turn creates what we call reality.


I especially like Mr Stewart's choice in soundtrack, which he does himself with a talented musician named Dahli. Come to think of it buying one of his MP3's might be a good way of supporting this kind of original work.

It has often been said that alchemical secrets can be discovered within ancient drawings and paintings.

I feel like this ancient scroll drawing of Thai Hsuan Nu, a woman alchemist from China, holds a specific secret that might reveal itself if I study it long enough.

Miles, from the Holoplex blog and Infinity Hole podcast has just started a China adventure. You can read whatever he's able to sneak past the great firewall of China as it happens at his blog.


Image credit goes to Jeannie Radcliffe from her thought provoking article titled Chinese Alchemy and Art copyright 2001.

Chris Geo and Sheree from the Truth Frequency have done an excellent job interviewing one of my all time favorite researchers Jim Marrs.

This dynamic conversation is one of those gems worth listening to multiple times due to the complexity and level of detail they cover.

The first observation I had was when Jim Marrs was referring to the Old Testament story of Genesis and the apple from the tree of knowledge. I always thought this was the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, occasionally called the Tree of Conscience, which I translate as a particular stage of development where "Self Awareness" kicks in.

I think Mr Marrs is being too general when he speaks of this knowledge given to the Anunnaki hybrid clones. Maybe before this Self Awareness upgrade we were more manageable like a mule or horse? Maybe a group within the Anunnaki decided it was ethically wrong to treat hybrid clones of themselves with such low regard? and the solution to the problem was this "Good and Evil Knowledge" upgrade?

Image credit goes to Micah A Hanks from the Gralien Report blog for the excellent picture of Jim Marrs with him and friends sharing a beverage. I think I'd gladly pay a couple hundred bucks to hear what Jim Marrs has to say after a few beers and off the record.
 
Maybe Jim Marrs should start his own secret society of truth seekers who also enjoy a good brew? That's just what a Cosmic Cookout would entail if I knew enough people in my neighborhood with open minds and a thirst for beer and the truth.

I'm happy to report a fresh new podcast on the horizon that is shaping up to be something original and different.

Sam, Steve, and Miles make up the Infinity Hole podcast where they have already found a unique and balanced rhythm that is stimulating to follow.

Recent topics include some brief information on new digital drugs in the form of downloadable sound files, DMT and LSD experiences, and calling out dis-information agents like Andrew Basagio and Aaron McCollum.

I noticed in the 2nd hour of the Veritas interview with Richard Hoagland that he also expressed doubts to the validity of Mr Basagio's quantum claims, pointing out how Mr Basagio has been employed by some key government agencies that cause me to be skeptic.

Is it possible Andrew Basagio is being played by certain intelligence agencies to be such a fine story teller? He does seem very lucid and articulate, but claims of time traveling with his father when he was a boy are just too much for even me to swallow without more data. The fact that his website has been so minimal speaks volumes to me about his intention.

Neil Kramer wrote some insightful essays back in 2007 about how television targets women that's relevant for today and worth re-visiting.

He makes some astute observations that will make you stop and think.

I grew up watching television. My Dad likes to tell the story about when I was 6 months old....he got me out of the crib to watch Neil Armstrong walk on the moon. In retrospect that seems to be the only thing that was really worth watching when I think of the hundreds of hours I wasted over the years.

I knew for a long time it was bad for my brain, but I still went back for more, rationalizing how entertainment like the History channel or Discovery was somehow immune to the mind numbing effect of the more low brow stuff. It wasn't until I retreated back to the woods of rural Appalachia that I finally woke up and saw the ugly truth behind everything the television spews.

I still enjoy the occasional movie, but sadly most of what Hollywood chooses to create is unfit for my eyes and ears. This would be a good time to mention Steve Willner and his fascinating work with synchromysticism at his website Labyrinth of the Psychonaut. Mr Willner and his associates have created some compelling videos that carefully dissect some of the more sinister motives behind the imagery and symbolism that dominates both the big and little screen these days.

Jay Weidner said recently:"If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a symbol is worth a thousand pictures."

Image credit goes to trashyourtv.com for the picture of a smashed tv in the desert.

Jan Irvin at Gnostic Media has created another great show with his recent conversation/interview with psychedelic researcher and author Dr James Fadiman.

I was intrigued by Dr Fadiman's work with "enhanced problem solving" where he worked with industry scientists who had been trying to solve a problem for at least 3 months. He provided a safe space and a controlled dose of LSD and reports several positive situations where a viable solution was achieved.

John Kale at Cosmic Gnostic.com has a great interview with Red Ice Creations founder Henrik Palmgren.

Mr Kale has an impresive collection of podcast shows dating back to 2008.

It was really great hearing an interview where Henrik was answering questions instead of dishing them out. The two together make for a stimulating conversation that shines a little light on what drives Henrik Palmgren on his journey to uncover the protective layers which seem to be hiding what some would call the truth.

I stumbled upon Miles Hingston's blog while looking for more Jay Weidner material on Youtube today.

He seems to be on a similar frequency as the Cosmic Cookout.

What I like most about his Holoplex blog is the short videos he has uploaded on Youtube. He weaves these videos into the blog in a way that I'd like to see more often. Add to this a brand new podcast he started and you've got a website worth checking out.

The Rudolph Steiner Archive is a great resource where you can read nearly everything this guy put down on paper for free at their website.

His "Knowledge of Higher Worlds and its Attainment" is a clear breakdown of the stages of initiation and some of the more practical aspects of this journey.

The Rudolph Steiner Archive is one of those labor of love projects that could use a contribution if you end up reading much material there.

Jay Weidner is an author, film maker, hermetic scholar, and one of the most interesting guys I've heard lately on the subject of 2012, alchemy, and what's really going on with reality.

He's got an elegant big picture that has really caught my attention. I especially like his take on the UFO enigma where he concludes the origin of this technology comes from an advanced group of humans living under the earth who have incredible life spans and a strong desire to use large portions of the human race as a work force to provide them with whatever they need.

What really sold me on Jay's approach to understanding this puzzle was his take on un-initiated males and how we have a planet full of them acting out their fear of death in a wide variety of destruction and domination. According to him it's imposible to initiate yourself.

Kerry Cassidy has a great interview with Jay that I highly recommend. She manages to ask some very astute questions and leads Jay down some roads you won't find in any of the other many interviews he's done in the past few years.

It would seem that the puppet strings of our corporate controlled media are adding another weapon to a growing crowd of methods and technologies designed to instill fear in the masses by their very potential. The predator drone.

For years now we've seen an increase in reports of taser attacks from law enforcement authorities directed towards the common guy for what in some cases are small infractions.

The taser itself isn't the real danger here. It's the endless stream of mini-epidemics of fear it unleashes to a hungry public that seem to be addicted to such low level sorcery.

Now it seems these types of pseudo threats are being stepped up to a more lethal level by none other than Mr Nobel Peace Prize winning Barack Obama. Earlier this month the President spoke at the 2010 White House correspondents association dinner in Washington. He started out by saying his daughters were big fans of the tween pop singing duo known as the Jonas brothers who happened to be in attendance. That's when he shifted into overprotective dad mode and made the threat in no uncertain terms that if the Jonas brothers attempted a move towards one or both of his daughters he would deploy a lethal flying predator drone to take care of them.




Some people will say "Lighten up Cosmic Cookout....he's just making a joke....and a funny one at that...it would be hilarious if the Jonas brothers were taken out by a predator drone military aircraft."






To those people I say wake up and smell the stench of war coming from Afghanistan and Iraq. In 2009 the predator drone was deployed 44 times in our Crusade to spread democracy and fight the idea of terrorism, killing 708 people of which 90 percent are reported to be civilian.

The real joke is on the American people and what's left of our Republic. The message is being disguised with humor to soften the blow, but any child can read between the lines and see that any one of us could be at risk of predator attack in the not too distant future if the forces of fascism continue to grow at their current alarming rates.

I agree that this is an extreme possibility that will most likely not come to pass, but the fear this threat produces has a profound effect on the consciousness of each individual that agrees to take it in. This effect causes some to freeze up when you really need to be moving. Move away from dependence on a system that is crumbling before our very eyes. Move away from a flood of fear that calls itself entertainment and news.

Say no to the fear...even if it's dressed up in a nice suit with a distasteful joke.

Montalk.net is a good place for beginners to start digging into Cosmic Cookout material.

Tom is the guy behind this huge wealth of information, and he's kindly made his book "Fringe Knowledge for Beginners" available for free as a PDF download. He wrote the book to bring his younger brothers up to speed on the research he's been doing, which directly connects to the Cosmic Cookout mission of distilling down heavy topics within a brief post designed to invite the reader to dig deeper.

Montalk.net has long been a favorite stop for me when I find myself in the mood for deep essays on esoteric subjects.

Jeff Ritzmann and Jeremy Vaeni have a lively show called Paratopia that is just over 60 episodes old.

They both have a skeptical perspective that bounces off each other in a natural fashion.

Flying saucer image credit goes to U.F.O. painter James Nichols.

Truth Frequency Radio.com is hosted by a dynamic duo that bring a much needed balance of male and female energy to a table that in the past has too often been dominated by men.

Chris Geo and Sheree have an obvious chemistry that complements each other in just the right places for a tight and informative radio experience.

I especially enjoyed their recent in depth conversation with the legendary Jordan Maxwell.

What stands out most about these two is their level of passion and knowledge. They've done some serious research and it shows in the thoughtful and informative questions being presented to an impressive list of fascinating guests.

Truth Frequency Radio combines original music with fantastic ideas to form a special edge that can't be found anywhere else. I appreciate the chances they take and will be paying close attention to how this team progresses in the future.

I was browsing through the Albuquerque flea market one hot summer day and chanced upon a box of old 8mm films. There must have been over 20 cans, each with a neatly written label on the front. Most of the them had the usual stuff like family vacations, anniversary parties, and church picnics. You can imagine my surprise when I came across one labeled 1963-JFK assassination/funeral!

I calmly asked the guy how much he wanted for the whole box. After a bit of back and forth we settled on a fair price and I took my new found box of history directly home to set up my old projector and wait for the sun to set.

The film was in excellent shape and immediately started to show President John F. Kennedy with his wife Jackie in the presidential motorcade on that fateful day in Dallas Texas. My heart skipped several beats when I started to think this might somehow be a missing film of that event and how it could shine some light on what really happened and who was actually on the grassy knoll.

My excitement started to decrease when I noticed the image was film footage of a television broadcast of the day.

It was still an interesting glimpse into the past which is why I decided to capture the footage to share with the internet. The soundtrack I added is from Moby titled "One of these mornings" which seemed to fit the mood.

 

You can now watch Jose Escamilla's documentary "Moon Rising" for free at his Youtube channel which was my first exposure to his latest line of research.

It's a well done film that brings up several anomalies dealing with the moon and the official NASA story.

I'm not on board with his space elevator hypothesis, but sometimes to unravel a mystery it helps to throw several things against the wall to see if any of them stick.

Moon Rising is the most recent and well articulated statement on the mystery of what's really going on up there on the moon. Some of the photo analysis might seem to be reaching too far, but it feels like the film maker's motivation and intent are coming from a place of genuine investigation.

 

The Pyschedelic Salon podcast hosted by Lorenzo Hagerty is probably the best place to get straight information on the early history and modern happenings of consciousness exploration.

Lorenzo is providing a valuable service by sorting through old lecture tapes of pioneers like Terrence McKenna, Timothy Leary, and Robert Anton Wilson to name a few. He's built an awesome archive of over 200 episodes where he presents a chunk of information from the past and introduces it in a way that calms and excites at the same time.

The Salon is a great place to stay up to date on the latest developments in this community and hear from new voices and some of the places they've discovered.

Image credit goes to DJ Hitspinner for the incredible cyberdelic art.

 

Neil Kramer has once again produced another outstanding essay in his ongoing series dealing with the psychological and existential health benefits of breaking away from mainstream society.

It's titled the "Deep Joy of De-Normalizing" and Neil goes in to some serious depth on the subject while providing a convincing argument of why you should never watch television again.

Leave it to Neil to provide an interesting and original alternative with his SomaFM internet radio link on his sidebar. Music devoid of anything mainstream with the bonus of zero commercials. It's listener supported so if you find yourself liking it more than sliced bread don't be surprised if you feel an urge to donate a small chunk to this thriving community of musicians.

 

Douglas Lain is a fiction writer who has built an impressive collection of interviews at his Diet Soap podcast. I've watched the show grow from figuring out he needs a USB microphone back in episode number 6 to being what I consider a serious voice for the consciousness culture in just under a year's time.

I especially enjoyed his 3 part conversation with Neil Kramer where they brought up the concept of an artificial control network and freely came to the conclusion that they are both still plugged into this mysterious and ancient form of bondage.

In my opinion Douglas Lain is one of the more grounded personalities in this field and his curiosity and sense of humor makes the show a stimulating experience well worth downloading.

 

Jan Irvin and Andrew Rutajit have put together a fascinating and educational video on the Christian persecution of entheogenic plants and mushrooms.

The video can be viewed for free at Jan's website Gnostic Media.com and is meant to work as a companion piece to their book Astro-Theology and Shamanism. They skillfully use historical art to point out how some of these mushroom secrets seem to be hidden in plain view.

There are many insights that will make you stop and think. One that I'm still digesting is their hypothesis of the Holy Grail. When the Amanita muscaria reaches maturity, it begins to form a cup shape that resembles the Grail as depicted in several pieces of art. The cup will sometimes capture early morning dew, forming a red liquid that can be sipped to experience a mild mushroom experience. Irvin and Rutajit suggest how this might have been what was referred to in the Bible when Jesus instructs his disciples to drink of his blood and eat of his flesh. The blood being this mushroom drink and the flesh being the actual fruit of the Amanita muscaria.

The argument is well built and backed up with visual evidence from the destruction of the Eleusinian Mysteries at the end of the fourth century through the relentless persecution of "witches" and other shaman-like people in the Middle Ages. It's really not too far of a leap to see where todays "War on Drugs" is a continuation of these brutal policies.

 

I don't know much about Chris Helder yet, but his site Awaken to the Truth.com is worth checking out for its huge collection of videos delving into the Cosmic Cookout realm.

 

Martin Ball has proven how plant-based medicine can be used as a tool to help awaken a deeper connection with the non physical side of our personality. Yes...he uses the God word, but you'll never hear him pushing any kind of dogmatic belief. On the contrary, this guy uses Occam's razor to rip through any beliefs that get in his way in a lucid and composed manner.

The Entheogenic Evolution podcast is a place where Martin articulates his evolving view of consciousness and brings many esoteric concepts down to Earth without any extra mystery or fanfare. It's an impressive expression of Martin's genuine desire to distill down all the years he's spent researching and working on his Ph.D. in this fascinating field. I suggest you try at least one of his episodes and I'll bet you'll be hooked just as I was with his no nonsense approach and musical style.

 

Alex Tsakiris is a successful entrepreneur turned science philanthropist who hosts the Skeptiko podcast, which is a labor of love and an obvious passion. In 2007 Tsakiris founded OpenSourceScience.net, a non-profit project that helps to fund controversial science experiments.

I've only heard a few episodes of Skeptiko so far, but I really like where this guy is coming from. I think he did a great job at separating out some of the historical facts from fiction when he interviewed Jon Ronson, the author of "The men who stare at goats" and then followed it up by interviewing Paul Smith, the author of "Reading the Enemy's Mind". The comparison helps to show how one author was more concerned about weaving a funny Hollywood story for George Clooney and the other had a true desire to shed some light on a fascinating program that seems to have made some real breakthroughs in the field of remote viewing and psychic spying.

 

If you like research heavy with documentation and technical schematics then you will love Joseph P Farrell. He's fast becoming one of my favorite personalities in the alternative research community, mainly because he's so darn thorough, which is a trait I appreciate when dealing with such far out speculations like the Great Pyramid of Giza being originally designed as a huge weapon or how post war Nazi scientists have been operating a secret space program that makes NASA look like childs play.

A great way to get introduced to Dr Ferrell's train of thought would be some of the free interviews available out there. Erskine Overnight has a good collection of Ferrell conversations on his 2009 archive page where he has graciously edited out the advertisements. The next place I would suggest is the Byte show, which is run by GeorgeAnn Hughes. This collection is a bit more personal and provides a deeper look into the mind and ideas of Dr Ferrell thanks to the friendly back and forth style of GeorgeAnn and the obvious history the two share. Red Ice Creations has an excellent collection of Ferrell interviews with information I have not heard anywhere else, but you'll have to be a member to get access, which I can honestly say is well worth the small fee.

 

Neil Kramer is one of the first talents I discovered through the C-realm podcast, which has several episodes of KMO and Neil discussing such topics as crop circles, zombies, and the existential dangers of watching television.

Neil has been sharing the journey at his blog the Cleaver, which is a great place to start stretching your mind with new ways of looking at reality. I think Neil has an especially calm manner of presenting this type of information in a way that is non threatening and smooth. His Audio Cleaver would be a perfect start for someone who wants to learn more about these topics but is pressed for time. It's a 6 hour CD with large quantities of esoteric knowledge from his outstanding essays dating back to 2006.

The first ARC (Alternative Research Community) convention is being held February 20th, and 21st in Bath, UK, which would be the perfect place to hear Neil give his latest talk titled "Guerrilla Psychonautics" and mingle with other like minded Cosmic Cookout types.

Credit goes to Weewarrior for pointing me in the sky serpent direction for the above image.

The C-Realm podcast represents a water shed moment in my personal search for a better way to explain time and its relation to consciousness. It was my first real dose of true independent media in this field and was instrumental in pointing out a whole host of personalities that were also on a path towards the same frequency of truth. KMO helped me to realize that I wasn't alone in this quest and his creative style serves as one of the major inspirations behind the Cosmic Cookout website.

Jan Irvin of GnosticMedia.com is clearly one of the hardest working researchers in the expanding culture of consciousness. The Gnostic Media podcast brings together leading independent and academic scholars to focus in on subjects like shamanism, entheogens, religion, archaeoastronomy, fertility cults, and so much more.

I'm really excited about his most recent direction of focus towards the area of education. It's a complex subject, and he's taking the time to build a foundation of facts on how and why our current state of academic learning for the masses is in such poor condition.

A good place to begin unraveling the mess of modern education is the Gene Odening interview that delves into some of the meat behind concepts like critical thinking and logic. The number 2 installment of Peace Revolution which Jan is hosting at his site and participating in does a great job at setting the ground work for a hypothesis that suggests how critical thinking is being hijacked by a small group of elite families to further their own agenda. This is one of the most lucid and grounded arguments I've heard to date concerning what some call a "hidden" course of action to dumb down America.

 

Regina and Scott Meredith are the force behind the Concsious Media Network, a website that features four new interviews each month from some of the most interesting minds connected to the field of consciousness studies. Each interview is like a juicy sample snack of what new and/or old concept the author or film maker is exploring and is a great way to taste a book and its essence before dedicating your valuable time and resources to it.

The Jim Marrs and Bob Dean interviews are a great introduction to the fantastic insight each of these men brings to the table. Regina seems to ask just the right questions, which pays off with some real mouth-dropping revelations from both of these guys.

Credit goes to Lucy Pringle for the 2002 double spiral Crop Circle photo. Check out her website for an impressive amount of research and pictures of Crop Circles dating back to the early 1990s.

 

Project Camelot was a social science research project started by the United States Army in 1964 to assess the causes of violent social rebellion and to identify actions a government could take to prevent its own overthrow. The first test case for the project was to be in Chile. It stalled out before it could really get started thanks to a brave sociologist and whistle blower by the name of Johan Galtung, who worked hard to alert Chilean and U. S. social scientists to the projects true nature. Project Camelot got canceled the following year by the Department of Defense under increasing criticism for attempting to subvert social research.

Fast forward almost half a century and you'll find a new Project Camelot founded by Kerry Cassidy and Bill Ryan on the Utopian idea of the Round Table. This modern day Project Camelot is all about getting the truth out by providing a safe place for researchers and whistle blowers to tell their story in a format that is eye catching and entertaining in a non-trivial way.

I've only just discovered the work of Bill and Kerry this past year, but already owe them a debt of gratitude for bringing to light characters and stories I've never heard of. They form a powerful team which emits an even more powerful passion for finding the truth behind such esoteric subjects as extraterrestrial visitation, time travel, mind control, and classified advanced technologies. A great place to begin experiencing the Camelot Effect would be the Ralph Ring interview. Ralph is a brilliant innovative technician who worked closely with Otis T. Carr, who was himself a protege of the great inventor Nikola Tesla. This is a fascinating interview being given away for free by Kerry and Bill, which should provide an insight behind the motivations of Project Camelot. They fund the program out of their own pockets and donations, so if you'd like to see more high quality interviews like Ralph's then maybe you might consider donating to what I see as a worthy cause.

Red Ice Creations.com is the first alternative research website I'm reviewing here because they are in my opinion the best. I've been a subscriber for the past 5 months and can honestly say the monthly fee of about 7 bucks feels like one of the better education and entertainment values available in this field. It's really tough to sort through some of the piles of disinformation out there and when I first came upon Red Ice I was immediately skeptical when I saw the highly refined format the website is presented in. It seemed too good to be true and I wondered if some big corporation was behind all the style. They have the last year of first hour interviews available for free, and I started off by skimming through that section and listening to the interviews from researchers I was more familiar with. It hooked me right away.

Henrik Palmgren is the founder, editor, researcher, film maker, artist, musician, and voice behind the interviews and films available on the site. He's put together an impressive team that consists of his brother Fredrik, Lana Lokteff and Elizabeth Leafloor. What pushed me over the fence from being a casual free listener to a dues paying subscriber was the Rik Clay story. This was an energetic and enthusiastic young man Henrik had interviewed relating to some fascinating insight he had concerning the upcoming London Olympics and its strange logo. The story ends with the tragedy of Rik's suicide, which was followed by reports that the conditions around his death were suspicious. It's the kind of situation a big corporation would have exploited by implying all sorts of unsavory speculation with the motivation being to entice the listener to subscribe to hear the whole story. Red Ice did nothing of the kind. They made the subscriber portion of Rik Clay's interview available for free, which was a move that won me over and proved from where I'm standing that their intentions are pure and their honor is intact. Rest in peace, Rik.

I could go on about how Henrik takes such good care of his guests and always seems to ask just the right questions while at the same time knowing when to get out of the way and let the information flow, but what would be more productive is for me to suggest a beginning so you can start getting turned on to research you never knew existed. The November 2009 interview with Peter Levenda would be my first choice because Henrik and Peter somehow manage to present some very outlandish material in a grounded fashion that I found stimulating and tasteful. Go next to the recent John Lash interview, which opened my eyes to his MetaHistory.org website where John presents a lifetime worth of research that directly challenges the building blocks of fundamental Christianity in a calm and collected manner.