Mysterious Universe

Mysterious Universe

Always interesting and often hilarious, join hosts Aaron Wright and Benjamin Grundy as they investigate the latest in futurology, weird science, consciousness research, alternative history, cryptozoology, UFOs, and new-age absurdity.

Episodes

June 6, 2025 81 mins
While public interest in the unexplained continues to grow and topics like cryptozoology and UFOs become more mainstream, some phenomena still remain too unsettling to discuss openly. Among these are the chilling encounters with cloaked or invisible entities, shadowy beings whose presence is felt more often than openly reported. Countless eyewitnesses have described terrifying experiences of unseen figures seemingly watching, stalk...
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Few psychiatrists have ventured beyond the confines of Western clinical thinking. Dr. Ralph Allison was one of the rare exceptions. While treating patients diagnosed with multiple personality disorder, he began to encounter alters that were far more than psychological fragments. These were fully formed, autonomous entities with their own histories, intentions, and, in some cases, violent desires. Some existed to protect. Others sou...
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The idea that invisible entities share our world is unsettling enough, but what if some of them dwell in ancient trees, ready to unleash devastating consequences on those who violate their sacred domain? Around the world, countless cultures don’t just believe this, they act on it. In this episode, we uncover eerie tales of tree spirits and vengeful fae, revealing that belief might not even matter. Disrespect their woodland homes, a...
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We begin with Ben’s first-ever lucid dream, set in a glowing, otherworldly version of Tokyo. The moment he becomes aware inside the dream, a grey-suited figure appears and violently tackles him mid-flight. Known only as “The Agent,” this strange man triggers a wave of recognition and fear. Was he a projection of Ben’s subconscious, or something far more real patrolling the boundaries of the dream world? The experience sparks a dis...
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Can unseen forces truly take hold of a human life? In this episode, we explore disturbing phenomenon of spirit possession — not just as religious dogma or psychiatric diagnosis, but as a real-world enigma that challenges both science and faith. While some cases can be dismissed, others present undeniable signs: levitation, supernatural strength, bizarre skin markings, and personalities that emerge with impossible knowledge. We exa...
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When is a dream just a dream? Could recurring visions of a futuristic Tokyo—one with neon-lit skyways, android garrisons, and flooded shopping malls—be something more? This week, we look at the extraordinary story of a woman who’s been visiting the same future city since early childhood. Through years of out-of-body experiences and strange astral journeys, her vision of this place became increasingly vivid, consistent, and shocking...
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Throughout history, rare individuals have surfaced with uncanny mental abilities—figures who briefly captured the spotlight, altered events in extraordinary ways, and then faded into mystery. But what truly empowers them? Are they awakening a lost human skill, channeling spirits, or manipulated by darker, hidden forces? In this episode, we revisit the life of Ted Owens, the “PK Man,” who claimed his psychic abilities—from weather c...
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April 18, 2025 90 mins
After a string of terrifying sleep paralysis encounters and bizarre lucid dreams, Tyler found himself thrust into a reality-bending journey that defies all logic. In this episode, we dive into his shocking claims from the book 'Bleed Through: Tales from Another Timeline', where he’s recruited by a covert black ops team to fight a levitating alien spider entity inside a classified containment chamber. As his dream-world experiences ...
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April 11, 2025 73 mins
The mystery of cattle mutilations continues to baffle even the most seasoned researchers, with no clear answers despite decades of investigation. While some high-profile cases grab the headlines, it’s often the lesser-known incidents that reveal the strangest and most telling patterns. In this episode, we head to a remote farm in North Dakota to examine a chilling series of events that may be one of the most compelling links betwee...
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The theory of ultraterrestrials—non-human intelligences that reside in hidden subterranean realms and subtly influence human affairs—has long been overshadowed by the more popular extraterrestrial hypothesis. But what if the so-called space visitors contactees described in the 1950s and beyond were actually ancient breakaway civilizations from Earth itself? We dive into the rich history of crypto-terrestrial lore, from secret under...
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March 28, 2025 75 mins
This week, we uncover a series of chilling encounters that blur the boundaries between alien abduction and ghostly haunting. From the UK’s strangest archives, reports emerge of shadowy beings invading bedrooms, missing time linked to fog-shrouded roads, and apparitions mingling with classic extraterrestrial phenomena. Are these entities disguising their true nature? Or are hauntings and abductions just different masks of the same f...
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A wave of viral speculation has swept across social media following claims by an Italian research team that new satellite-based radar technology has revealed vast hidden structures beneath Egypt’s Giza Plateau. Enormous underground cylinders, spiral shafts, and five mysterious chambers allegedly lie beneath the Pyramid of Khafre—some even linking them to the legendary Emerald Tablets of Thoth the Atlantean. But does the data hold u...
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March 14, 2025 71 mins
Is Earth truly the product of random cosmic events, or could it have been deliberately designed by a superintelligence? Authors Christopher Knight and Alan Butler argue that our planet, the Moon, and even the asteroid Ceres form a mathematically precise structure—one that suggests an intelligent force engineered our world as a living incubator. But why? Their latest book, They Built the Earth, expands on their previous work, reveal...
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If you study unexplained phenomena long enough, patterns start to emerge—bizarre connections between alien abductions, psychic encounters, and otherworldly influences. In this episode, we examine a chilling case of a woman abducted by hooded beings, subjected to strange rituals, and left with physical scars and fragmented memories. Were these visitors extraterrestrial, interdimensional, or something else entirely? We explore the ee...
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February 21, 2025 83 mins
American culture is everywhere, shaping everything from entertainment to fast food—but could its most profound influence be something far more unsettling? Across the globe, from Hong Kong to Japan, Western mental health concepts are spreading, often replacing traditional ways of understanding distress. Depression, PTSD, and eating disorders are appearing in regions where they were once rare, raising the question: is this organic, o...
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February 14, 2025 79 mins
Recent tragic events have sparked renewed interest in anomalous zones around the world—enigmatic places where electromagnetic anomalies appear to intensify supernatural phenomena and coincide with unexplained disappearances that defy explanation. In this episode, we discuss reports from these mysterious locations, sharing accounts of strange vanishings, encounters with bizarre creatures, and experiences of journeys into alternate r...
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February 7, 2025 81 mins
A young man’s vivid dreams of fire, hidden chambers, and ancient initiations were just the beginning. When he stumbled upon centuries-old alchemical texts describing exactly what he had been experiencing, his world turned upside down. Was he unlocking a lost spiritual science—or being pulled into something far stranger? Then, in our Plus+ extension, we push deeper into the unseen world, exploring astral doorways, past-life mysterie...
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January 31, 2025 78 mins
Could hidden and misunderstood energies meandering through the landscape be responsible for not only a plethora of paranormal phenomena but also our health and spiritual well-being? We explore some of the most unusual reports of encounters with ley lines and other energy currents that throw people into other realities, move them through time, or even cause hazards in our homes. Then, for our Plus+ members, we discuss the extraordin...
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January 24, 2025 77 mins
Suppressed by the CIA, the notable works of Chan Thomas are often dismissed as "conspiracy theories" and "pseudoscience," but they are finally starting to gain the attention of modern researchers. Could the Earth have some kind of reset cycle that, through planetary forces, regularly creates cataclysms that keep humanity in check? Could this reset cycle be occurring now, and are elite groups trying to keep this knowledge secret? Al...
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January 17, 2025 73 mins
Purchasing a new home is supposed to be one of the best investments you can make, and moving in should bring joy and excitement. That is, of course, unless the house is haunted—not just mildly haunted, but a gateway to all kinds of supernatural phenomena. In this episode, we cover the extraordinary experiences of William, who, once a skeptic of the supernatural, began experiencing eerie events in his home after moving in two decade...
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