02.03.20. UFOs, Dreams & the Modern Shamanic Experience

<p>This week on <em>The Micah Hanks Program</em>, we celebrate a belated Groundhog Day, and the peculiar annual tradition about an immortal groundhog who can predict the future, along with what scientists have revealed about a 3000-year-old mummy that has people talking (including the mummy). We then shift our attention over to the topic of magnetic pole reversals, and the "dark side" of Wikipedia, one of the most popular websites on the Internet. The site's editors have a bias... but what does that mean for the study of topics like UFOs? </p> <p>Then later in the program we are joined by Red Pill Junkie, a Mexico City-based blogger and commentator on topics like UFOs, as well as traditional indigenous spiritual practices. Few would consider (particularly in the Western world) that there might be some continuity between topics like UFOs and shamanism, but many scholars--psychologists in particular--that have studied both experiences have noted many remarkable parallels. We discuss this with Red Pill Junkie, along with his interactions with the director of the film <em>Witness of Another World</em>, which examines these in the context of one of Latin America's most controversial UFO cases. </p> <p><strong>Enjoy <em>The Micah Hanks Program</em>? <a href= "https://www.micahhanks.com/shows/">Check out Micah's other podcasts here</a>. </strong></p> <p>Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode:</p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.livescience.com/61621-punxsutawney-phil-shadow.html"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Punxsutawney Phil Says 'Early Spring.' Here's What Actual Weather Forecasters Say</span></a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/listen-recreated-voice-3000-year-old-egyptian-mummy-180974048/"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen to the Recreated Voice of a 3,000-Year-Old Egyptian Mummy</span></a></li> <li><a href= "http://fullmeasure.news/news/cover-story/the-dark-side-of-wikipedia"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">The Dark Side of Wikipedia</span></a></