{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a4662283dd2dcc100f1e021/6aa9014a79ba7f1eccae82cb?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Are Dragons Real? Richard Freeman on Modern Sightings | S6E11","description":"<p>Are dragons real? Cryptozoologist Richard Freeman joins Strange &amp; Mysterious World to explore modern dragon sightings, ancient dragon mythology and what witnesses say they encountered.</p><p><br></p><p>Richard recounts a reported encounter at Waverley Abbey in Surrey and discusses his interviews with five witnesses. From African flying serpents to Asian water dragons, we explore why dragon stories appear across cultures—and whether familiar animals, folklore or something stranger could explain them.</p><p><br></p><p>The conversation ventures into Richard’s “Global Monster Template” theory, consciousness, tulpas and thought forms, his account of a fairy encounter on Dartmoor, parallels with UFO experiences, and the mysteries surrounding Loch Ness.</p><p><br></p><p>These are reported experiences, folklore and speculative interpretations, explored through an open-minded conversation.</p><p><br></p><p>Strange &amp; Mysterious World | Season 6, Episode 11</p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe for more conversations about paranormal experiences, consciousness, ancient mysteries and the unexplained. What do you think lies behind dragon sightings? Share your thoughts in the comments.</p><p><br></p><p>FIND RICHARD FREEMAN</p><p><br></p><p>Centre for Fortean Zoology:</p><p><a href=\"https://cfz.org.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://cfz.org.uk/</a></p><p><br></p><p>The Highest Strangeness — official book information:</p><p><a href=\"https://cfz.org.uk/2024/08/new-book-available-now-the-highest-strangeness-by-richard-freeman/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://cfz.org.uk/2024/08/new-book-available-now-the-highest-strangeness-by-richard-freeman/</a></p><p><br></p><p>EXPLORE ELEUSIS TV</p><p>Go deeper with Eleusis TV—documentaries exploring spiritual growth, well-being, esoteric knowledge and philosophy:</p><p><a href=\"https://eleusistv.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://eleusistv.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>CHAPTERS</p><p>00:00 A reported dragon with a ten-metre wingspan</p><p>00:22 Discover Eleusis TV</p><p>00:48 Introducing Richard Freeman</p><p>01:44 The dragon skull, cryptids and water serpents</p><p>06:20 St George, dragons and wyverns</p><p>09:57 The Waverley Abbey dragon reports</p><p>13:06 Strange lights and further dragon accounts</p><p>18:41 Other dimensions, jinn and disappearing creatures</p><p>20:54 The Global Monster Template</p><p>27:01 Tulpas and Richard’s thought-form experiment</p><p>31:02 A fairy encounter on Dartmoor</p><p>36:32 Fairy folklore and UFO abductions</p><p>41:27 Chinese dragons, fossils and real animals</p><p>47:02 Nick Redfern and stories of ritual magic</p><p>50:45 The alleged dragon cult of Marsden Bay</p><p>54:46 Loch Ness, Crowley and paranormal theories</p><p>1:02:36 The spider experiment: the full story</p><p>1:11:52 Final thoughts</p><p><br></p><p>#Dragons #Cryptozoology #RichardFreeman #Paranormal #StrangeAndMysteriousWorld</p>","author_name":"William Collinson & Lee Strydom"}