Garden of Thought

Stephen Hawley Martin is the author of over 30 books. His publishing company has published dozens more. We discuss his recent book which is about almost everything the human mind and the hive mind that we actually share via some type of cloud. Some call this the Akashic Field. Others simply call it the Universe. The scientific field studying it is called Noeticism.Martin was also an Adept in the Rosicrucian Order. We discuss the myths and truths of this secret society. We also discuss the tenets and other aspects. From Pharonic Egypt through the Enlightenment to the present.

She's been a guest on The Book of Black. She's a former WCW Nitro girl and professional wrestler. She's been a playboy model and pin up model. She's played football with Carmen Elecktra, An avowed conspiracy theoriist, health and fitness authority, and a content creator. She's April Hunter.And she's also a deep thinker and ongoing student. Her A Show and other ventures explore topics not unlike this show.I was thrilled when I saw her post on the number 13 and it's many associations. Especially, the unfair modern constructs making it somehow incomplete or negative. We discuss the banished zodiac sign of Ophiuchus, different views from different cultures, and how so much about 13, you'll never think about the number the same way again.

in 1968, Erich Von Daniken exploded into the mainstream with his bestseller "Chariots of the Gods?". It became a movie 2 years later and Von Daniken wrote over 30 more books. More importantly, he brought to the fore the ancient alien theory that all the Gods, angels and demons, and architecture, glyphs and other wonders were all aliens, or alien inspired.But he didn't come out of no where. We explore his influences in fiction as well as his affiliations with the Nazis. Who's we besides me? Well, my old pal from school - and GoT fan favorite - Joey Restivo, and Professor John Hoopes of the University of Kansas )alum of Yale and Harvard too). Lovecraft - checkArthur C. Clarke - checkFermi's Paradox - checkL. Ron Hubbard - checkKubrick - checkSitchin - checkHancock - checkPlenty of fun and far ranging geek talk - checkWe explore the cultural fingerprint left by the Chariots of this enigmatic man,

The darkness lasts longer and the days are short. A gray mist hangs about the horizon. Fairy Tales aren't for the feint of heart. Returning guest, Jennifer Sutherland, goes into the scarier true versions and visions of Fairy Tales. Our award winning Poet and author helps us to revisit some of the well known properties and themes, that lurk just below your subconscious.

We are joined by Ishan Asand of Immigrant's First, PLLC, a law firm prophetically named in 2007. We discuss some of the developments in immigration and the novels issues before the system. We discuss the $100,000 H1B Visas and how they are different from other work Visas. We also discuss his firm's near total success in Habeus Corpus suits against the government and some of the distinctions between Immigration Judges and Federal District Court Judges.We discuss policies and politics and I probably ramble too much. But his firm will come on again and we'll strive to let them make the speeches. Probably.

“The Simpkinson NASA UFO: The NASA Photography That Rewrites the Story — A Special Episode of Garden of Thought”Host Jeff Lippman welcomes author Ed Wilson and technical director Seth Lamancusa for a deep and informed conversation about NASA mission photography, the preserved lithograph from a NASA founding engineer, cloud-pattern alignment, and scientific confirmations across multiple NASA camera systems. This episode offers a rare, evidence-based discussion of a topic often clouded by speculation.NASA’s Gemini XI mission photography captured a lenticular craft in 1966. A missing NASA photograph survived because NACA’s original Space Task Group Chief Engineer and one of NASA’s founding engineers preserved it as a lithograph only re-discovered in March 2023. Cloud-pattern alignment and scientific confirmation across multiple NASA camera systems verify its authenticity.This episode explores:authentic NASA mission photographythe preserved lithographic platecloud-pattern alignmentscientific confirmation across multiple camerasmission-film timing irregularitiesintelligence-photo printing procedureshow evidence remained hidden “under our nose”the scientific, historical, and cultural implicationsYou'll finish this show wondering about:Why some NASA imagery vanished from the public archiveHow the Simpkinson lithograph survivedWhat cloud-pattern alignment scientifically provesThe power of multi-camera confirmationHow CIA/NPIC procedures explain the artifactWhy this discovery changes the UFO/UAP conversation

Steven Kubacki vanished without a trace in 1978, only to walk out of a field 15 months later, claiming no recollection of anything that happened to him. In the decades since, millions of people have speculated about what happened, but Kubacki has never spoken about that “lost” time… until now. The Disappearance is the dramatic and never-before-revealed true account of how an idealistic college student went out onto the ice of Lake Michigan, and never really came back.Steven R Kubacki, PhD, is a believer in praxis, the old Greek word that denotes the making real of ideas and imagination through some form of action. He is not merely interested in the frontiers of knowledge but engages in activities and adventures—both physical and cerebral—to expand the boundaries of the possible. In his life’s work, he views himself as an applied philosopher or “Nexalist,” that is, a person who integrates knowledge and know-how across diverse domains in the sciences and humanities, so constructive ideas and theories to affect individual change and systemic transformation can be developed. These domains include psychology, economics, governance, sociology, anthropology, spirituality, literature, history, general philosophy, philosophy of science, and modern critical theory.

By way of Lithuania to Australia to the Garden, comes Kristina Dryza. She's a master of archetypes and mythology with a new age flair. Of course, new age is really just ancient age. Dryza helps us with our goddesses. Especially, those of Greece and Egypt. We discuss Hera and Athena. A bit about Demeter and Aphrodite. A touch of Artemis. Toss in a little Romanization too.We go across that pond and visit Hathor and Isis. Then we make stops at Inanna and some others.But we really explore archetypal themes rather than textbook definitions and descriptions. It's another far ranging and fun conversation with a new friend.

Thomas is on assignment. Which typically means travelling and galavanting. So, we call in the lucha hunter, Ikuro Kwon, to meet Isaiah Broner. Topics discussed:$100 haircutsSneakersKwon's babyThomas' whacky plans of keeping his numerous girlfriends closeBroner's wrestling journey and plansBroner explains to me why my Ravens are so frustratingFootball philosophies are exploredA little bit of Derryoh yeah. John Cena's retirementp.s. How I finally accepted that the Nexus would not be involved and why is SE Asia involved?

We welcome Nick Patch of Strange Pages. He's creating a 64 issue comic book series featuring Roy Beckwith, an adveture through the cursed continent.And you can be in on the action through the Kickstarter (kickstarter.com/projects/demon). While we discuss that project, our agenda was to discuss J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle Earth epics. Especially, Lord of the Rings. So of course we start with Game of Thrones. After covering plenty of Westeros fun, we turn to Endor and Andor and Middle Earth. Is it Biblical? Is it the first modern fictional epic? Where did Tolkien draw his inspiration? Was this a story about good v evil, or about industrialization and WW1? Maybe some of all. We'll talk about Frodo, Gandolf and the gang. I'll nitpick but rationalize away my nitpicks. Only to nitpick again. So, come into the world of numbers and magic and rings.

Daniele Irandoost is the author of four books and may have guested on this show as many times. One of his books was vetted and can be found in the CIA's libraries. He's a citizen of the UK, recently relocated from Britain to Scotland, and an outspoken critic of the surveillance State. His heritage is half Iranian, half Romanian and he's earned several degrees.We discuss diplomacy in it's current state and embark on an in depth, and hopefully, interesting discussion on whether diplomacy needs to follow the old rules or whether blunt force diplomacy is the rule of the day. Listen in if you want to hear an expert humor me. You know, like most episodes.

Faye Jackson finally makes her Gospel of Thomas debut! I was hoping for funny Thomas stories and a mini roast. Did that happen? You have to listen.We talk their history together and the odd conspiracy board that leads to Stokely Hathaway. We talk the world wide phenomenon that Bomaye Fight Club shall become. We went 90 minutes and Thomas never told me to wrap it up! Not once! Thomas on travel.We talk Thanksgiving traditions and dishes we can live without. We get a little into Christmas etiquette etc as well. I go into painful details about my cartoon brain. It gets emotional. Or something.Is Willow really a sweatheart? We have answers.So much more on this far ranging conversation with just 3 pals hanging out.

I know him as Jay. Jay of the UFL America Facebook group. Then he was Jay who collaborated on UFL podcasts. Then Jay started listenting to the Garden shows and it turned out, he enjoyed the strange and voluminous landscapes of the Garden. He never mentioned he was a musician. Well, Jay is also known as Equinox and he's been part of the Philadelphia music scene for some time. He's now a signed artist in the rap and hip hop genre. This is his story.We also chat about football and the aspects of the Garden that he enjoys. We talk aliens, ancient technology, Tesla, myths, etc.

He was a quiet guy. Then some confused podcasters encouraged him and he hasn't stopped since. I was one of those podcasters.He started with hot sauces. Then moved on to other foods. He's not from the Bayou, but he's a Bayou Geek. Somehow, he's cohosting with Hey Now Rich Dow. He's a Baltimore guy and we've never met. But he's here now. He's Chris Matthews. And this is a Baltimore Joint, but we talk about most everything except Baltimore. Note: since we recorded, the Bayou Geeks ended as a show. Members of that show started a new show called The Minorities Report.

A few months sgo Mogg Morgan booked himself for this episode. We're delving into Egupt once again. We'll visit some friends but we focus on the "time of the nameless gods" and the "old ones". There were variations on the Watchers tales in Egyptian mythology. There were demigods and Nephilim. And Mogg & I had a lot of fun discussing and debating this. Including the definition of a demigod. A little teaser for some new interests I hope to explore. We talk a little Kush and even Punt. IYKYK

Bjorn Leesson has always been fascinated with many topics to includehistory, the supernatural, and writing. These interests combined led to theOutside the Thalsparr series, with the first book in the series, "Runes of theDokkrsdottir." Bjorn was not formally trained as a writer and has worked inthe industrial manufacturing field his entire life. Writing his stories and hopingothers enjoy them is a passion and not a career.He's written an entire series and we discuss the first several and more. OUTSIDETHETHALSPARRThe Dokkrisdottir is not your ordinary Norsewoman of the Viking age. One of the greatwarriors of her time, she soon learns that thehardest battles are not always those fought witha sword and shield. Through countless trialsand tests, she is led by visions and omens onnumerous adventures with the help of steadfastfriends and family to discover her mysterioussupernatural destiny, one more extraordinarythan anyone could everhave imagined.Every road to an ultimate good is paved with monstrousdeed...by a monster. Sometimes the monsters are all thatstands between the living world and annihilation. In thestruggle to survive her own life ,Josephine Peele becomesthe monster in service of the Light, but it takes all hertorments to ready her for her own purpose that only she canaccomplish.https://app.bitly.com/Bm88iNTeWFL/links/bit.ly/4fcsm5vruneofspirits/bit.ly/4fcsm5vruneofspirits://bit.ly/4fcsm5vruneofspirits

I've been pretty proud about the journey we've taken together learning about the Indo-Europeans. The linguistics versus the cultures versus the religions. We've done a lot of comparing and contrasting, and a lot of deep dive exploration. But we've spent a lot more time on the European side of the term. Today we put the focus on the Indo aspects.To do so in an academic manner, we welcome back Professor Michael York. From the heart of the Steppes, we go in many directioms, but mostly stick to the East. From modern day Iran to Western China, and the vast lands between, we touch on the Eastern aspects.Sure, we stray periodically back to Greece or Egypt or Thrace, we force outselves back to India and the Central Asian "Stans". We visit the ancient pantheons, Zoro Astur, Mithras, and into the Dharmic religions. As always when a professor is tolerating a semi edicated monkey (me), we get sublime and ridiculous. But the Garden does not disappoint.

We welcome in author Ryan Melsom for a wide ranging discussion centered on his newest techno thriller in the cyberpunk tradition.Set in the near future after the world we know collapsed andwas rebuilt through new AI-powered technology, Gods of aNew World is a a mind-bending cyberpunk thriller of rebellionand redemption."I think we’re all wondering what the explosion of artificialintelligence means for the future of humanity, and that’sexactly what Gods of a New World explores,” says Melsom.“I’ve long been fascinated by the intersections amongtechnology, society, and spirituality, so I feel like my interestswere made for this moment.”“Gods of a New World is a fascinating exploration of an all-too-plausible future, and also a fast-paced adventure with an intriguing dose of metaphysicalspeculation,.The trillionaires were powerful enough to reshape the world, but it wasn’t enough. Now theywant more . . .In a world where trillionaires assisted by powerful AIs call themselves gods, a world wheremiracles are engineered and secret technology is wired into the very air, James Kessler andMaree Shell stumble upon a conspiracy that defies possibility: the new gods’ plan to encodetheir consciousness into the world and seize control of reality itself, to literally become the godsthey have so far only pretended to be.From the world’s gleaming new AI-crafted cities to the crumbling ruins of the old ones, the twounlikely allies, one a childhood survivor of the Bad Times and the other a privileged daughter of2wealth, must run a gauntlet of hostile AIs, vengeful modern-day gods, and mysterious ancientdeities, desperately trying to disrupt the plans of the most powerful people who have everlived. Nothing less than the fate of free will itself hangs in the balance.More about the authorRyan Melsom has never stopped dreaming about new ways he could get ideas out of his headand into the world. He holds a PhD in literature from Queen’s University and has long beenfascinated with the interplay among culture, technology, spirituality, spaces, and humannature. Through the years he has explored these topics through numerous creative media,including two previous works of fiction, academic writing, experimental web spaces, musicprojects, and a black belt in karate. He grew up in Kamloops, British Columbia, and now lives inOttawa with his wife and two boys

The Cleric of Chaos rejoins the Garden to discuss and educate on the more modern aspects of the Left Hand side. Including a working origin of that descriptor.We start with the no very ancient symbol known as Baphomet. It's likely origins and it's misuse over the last few centuries. We also address the Chruch of Satan, Luciferians, the Satanic Panic - then and now, and some prominent names.Perfect for year round, but especially during spooky season.

Bernie Taylor's back and he's bringing the knowledge. He doesn't just have the writings, he actually has the cave paintings. Thousands of years old. In the mysterious Basque territories. For those who don't know, the Basques are a people who live along the borders of Spain and France. They have wanted an independent state for a long time.But it's just that, their language is not related to any neighboring or nearby languages. A quasi-isolate. They also have a different general appearance than many Iberians and Franks. Bernie gives us a tour of the geography and their mythology. We start with the Queen of the Gods. Yes. Queen. And we explore from there. We find some similarities to old friends and some aspects relatively unique to most European religions for the past four or five millennia. Not all caves to the underworld are bad. Or, are they?