Crossroads of The Veil

Exploring a wide spectrum of topics often relegated to the fringes of mainstream discourse: paranormal events, supernatural claims, the enduring mystery of UFOs/UAPs and the potential existence of NHI, alongside the profound inquiries of spirituality, religion, philosophy, and theology. Crucially, we intend to investigate the potential connections and intersections between these diverse fields. Encompassing a complex and often ambiguous set of concepts, ranging from scientifically investigated phenomena (like UAPs) to deeply personal spiritual experiences and challenging philosophical inquiries. Traveling down the rich intersections of the crossroads that exist between these domains—where psychology meets philosophy in explaining belief, where UAP reports intersect with spiritual interpretations of NHI, and where ancient mysteries resonate with modern existential questions. These are my personal research findings, detailing phenomena that I have encountered, and those which have captivated my intellectual, and spiritual curiosity. They will serve as a type of journal for a spiritual journey, chronicling my evolving understanding, and perspectives. By sharing these, I hope they are able to offer some insight into your own personal journey, growth, and spiritual curiosity.

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Wednesday Jan 07, 2026

Crossroads of The Veil: S2 E1 - Major Donald E. Keyhoe (1897-1988): The Origins of the UFO Cover-Up
What if a single telegram changed history forever?
It’s 1949. The world is rebuilding after the war, but a new kind of fear is growing. In a smoky office, Major Donald Keyhoe receives a message that pulls him into the biggest mystery of all time. He thinks "flying saucers" are a joke. But what he finds isn't funny, it’s terrifying.
We go back to where the cover-up began. We follow Keyhoe, a tough Marine and writer, as he uncovers a trail of secrets. You will hear the true story of Captain Mantell, the pilot who died chasing a "metallic monster" in the sky. We take you inside the panic of 1952, when UFOs swarmed over the White House and the Air Force didn't know what to do.
This isn't just a history lesson. It’s a thriller. We reveal the "Silence Group", the men in the shadows who decided you weren't allowed to know the truth. We show how they silenced pilots, hid evidence, and even cut Keyhoe’s microphone on live TV.
Keyhoe fought back. He built an army of spies and generals to demand answers. He didn't win every battle, but he started a war over the truth that is still happening today. From the secrets of the 1950s to the Pentagon videos of today, this is the story of the man who taught us to look at the sky and ask: "What are they hiding?"
Join us for a journey into the dark corners of the government's biggest secret.
The truth is out there, and hopefully I have brought a piece of it to you.
The Flying Saucers are Real by Donald E. Keyhoehttps://a.co/d/0mvLUBb
Flying with Lindbergh by Donald E. Keyhoehttps://a.co/d/0jdAYud
The Collected Issues of the UFO Investigator (1957-1963) by Donald E. Keyhoehttps://a.co/d/e6Em5j4
Aliens From Space by Donald E. Keyhoehttps://a.co/d/ijwQyWP
Flying Saucers: Top Secret by Donald E. Keyhoehttps://a.co/d/d18XaQ2
The Flying Saucer Conspiracy by Donald E. Keyhoehttps://a.co/d/da9LZzJ
Air Force Regulation 200-2https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP81R00560R000100040072-9.pdf
Joint Army Navy Air Force Publication (JANAP) 146https://www.nsa.gov/portals/75/documents/news-features/declassified-documents/ufo/janap_146.pdf
National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena (NICAP)https://www.nicap.org/

Tuesday Dec 30, 2025

Crossroads of The Veil: S1 E37 - The Fluoride Deception: Atomic Secrets & The Seat of The Soul
You probably tasted it this morning. It’s sitting in your bathroom cabinet right now, promising a bright, white smile. But what if the story of fluoride isn't about saving teeth, but saving the atomic bomb?
We are peeling back a mask that has been in place for eighty years. The truth takes us back to the dark corridors of 1943 and the Manhattan Project. The government needed massive amounts of fluoride to enrich uranium for the weapon that would end the war. But the chemical was a monster. It was escaping the factories, poisoning workers, and threatening a legal catastrophe that could have halted the entire nuclear program.
Enter Dr. Harold Hodge, the man hired to manage the liability. We reveal the secret 1944 memo where Hodge admitted fluoride caused "Mental Confusion" and "Drowsiness", and “Chronic Fatigue” in workers. But instead of warning the public, they decided to change the perception of the poison. They turned industrial waste into a "Miracle" to protect the government and corporations from billions in lawsuits.
But the deception goes deeper than money. This chemical accumulates in the Pineal Gland, the "Third Eye" or “The Seat of the Soul”  in the center of your brain. Is this calcifying your spiritual connection? Did the architects of the Cold War find a way to not just build a bomb, but pacify the population? It’s time to wake up and see what’s really in the water.
 
The Fluoride Deception by Christopher Brysonhttps://a.co/d/bOTV0di
The Case Against Fluoride by Paul Connett, James Beck, and H.S. Micklemhttps://a.co/d/eFHI6kZ
Fluorine Intoxication: A Clinical-Hygienic Study by Kaj Eli Roholmhttps://fluoridealert.org/wp-content/uploads/Roholm-19371.pdf
Fluoride and the Oral Environment (Monographs in Oral Science, Vol. 22)
https://a.co/d/7vZRyOJ
The Deepwater Documents: Lawsuit Against the US Bomb Program Over Fluoride Poisoninghttps://fluoridealert.org/content/deepwater/
The Deadly Donora Smog of 1948: A Secret History of America's Worst Air Pollution Disasterhttps://actionpa.org/fluoride/donora-fog/
https://explorepahistory.com/hmarker.php%3FmarkerId=1-A-14D.html
https://pa.childrenshealthdefense.org/news/health/the-donora-75th-anniversary-tue-oct-31-pa-captial/
The International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology: Fluoride Toxicityhttps://files.iaomt.org/wp-content/uploads/IAOMT-Fluoride-Toxicity-Overview.pdf
Court Ruling: Fluoride Levels Pose Risk to Children’s IQhttps://iaomt.org/court-ruling-confirms-epas-fluoride-levels-pose-risk-to-childrens-iq/

Sunday Dec 21, 2025

Crossroads of The Veil: S1 E36 Legends of the Nahanni: The Valley of the Headless Men
Have you ever heard of a place that literally takes your head? Deep in the wild North of Canada, there is a spot called the Valley of the Headless Men. It is beautiful, with waterfalls twice as high as Niagara, but it hides a dark history.
Since 1908, explorers have been found there with their heads missing. It started with the McLeod brothers, who found gold but paid with their lives. Then came Martin Jorgenson, whose cabin was burned to the ground before he was found headless too.
Who, or What, is Killing People?
We look at the suspects that haunt the woods:
The Nakani: A wild "Bushman" that wears clothes and carries stone clubs.
The Waheela: A giant white wolf with a head like a bear that can snap bone in one bite.
The Fear Frequency: A wind you cannot hear but that makes your brain panic.
The Star People: Huge spaceships the size of football fields seen over the mountains.
Is this valley a natural trap or an alien base? Join us as we look at police reports and old legends to find out why this place is still taking lives today. It is a mystery where the pieces form a picture of absolute dread.
Deadmen Valleyhttps://maps.app.goo.gl/dHSFc68Hwu66FcqL9
Legends of the Nahanni Valley by Hammerson Petershttps://a.co/d/36nH3xh
 
 

Wednesday Dec 03, 2025

Crossroads of The Veil: S1 E35 - Dr. James T. Lacatski: Architect of Disclosure & The Pentagon’s Secret UFO War
Imagine a serious rocket scientist—a guy whose day job is calculating missile paths for the Defense Intelligence Agency—suddenly hunting werewolves and invisible machines in Utah. That isn’t a movie script. It’s the real story of Dr. James Lacatski.
In this episode, we are walking into the most guarded room in Washington to uncover the story of The Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program (AAWSAP). This wasn't just a study on blurry lights; it was a 22 million secret program funded by the U.S. Senate to figure out if UFOs are a threat to national security.
What they found should keep you up at night.
We’re diving into the Hitchhiker Effect—the terrifying discovery that the phenomenon is like a virus that follows intelligence officers home to haunt their families. We’ll talk about Skinwalker Ranch, where physics seems to break down, and the Tic Tac objects that move faster than anything humans can build.
But the biggest bombshell? Lacatski dropped a line in a government-approved book that changes history: The U.S. has a Craft of Unknown Origin, and We Have Been Inside It.
So, where is it? We explain the Shell Game—how the government hides these alien secrets in private corporations to keep them away from the President and Congress.
Forget what you think you know about The Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP). This is the real story of the men who tried to reverse-engineer the gods, the biological cost of the truth, and the undeniable proof that we are not alone.
Source Material
Skinwalkers at the Pentagon: An Insider's Account of the Secret Government UFO Program by James T. Lacatski, Colm A. Kelleher PhD, George Knapphttps://a.co/d/eJaPPNk
Inside the US Government Covert UFO Program: Initial Revelations by James T. Lacatskihttps://a.co/d/4MXLgoL
Inside the U.S. Government Covert UFO Program: New Insights by James T. Lacatskihttps://a.co/d/ivg7iZa
Kona Blue – Department of Homeland Security Prospective Special Access Programhttps://content.newparadigminstitute.org/uploads/2024/04/AARO_DHS_Kona_Blue.pdf
Weaponized Podcast - He Ran The Pentagon’s Secret UFO Program - And Says We’ve Been Played : Dr. James Lacatski (PART 1)https://youtu.be/Qu8pudJk_-A
Weaponized Podcast - The Government UFO Boss - Monsters, Men in Black & UFO Crashes : Dr. James Lacatski (PART 2)https://youtu.be/cggMuAjFJcI
 

Wednesday Nov 19, 2025

Crossroads of The Veil: S1 E34 - Trauma & Ontological Shock: The Path of The Forced Awakening
Have you ever had a moment where your entire life just… broke? Maybe it was a car crash, a sudden loss, or something so strange and unexplainable that you couldn't even tell anyone about it.
In this episode, we are diving deep into the idea that your world falling apart might actually be the start of something new. We’re looking at two very different kinds of events that do the exact same thing to your brain: severe trauma and encounters with the unexplainable—like UFOs.
It sounds crazy, right? But stick with us. We explore how these shattering moments break the map of reality we all carry around in our heads. When that map breaks, you might feel lost, scared, or like you're losing your mind. Psychologists call this a Spiritual Emergency.
But here is the secret: You aren't broken. You are just under construction. We’ll talk about how to survive the Dark Night of the Soul and move toward the ultimate goal: Post-Traumatic Growth. It’s about rising from the ashes like a Phoenix, stronger and wiser than before.
If you’ve ever felt alone in the dark, hopefully this episode can act as a flashlight. We’re exploring how to take the worst things that happen to us and turn them into a new, powerful way of seeing the world. Join us as we walk the path from being shattered to being truly awake.
 
Source Materials - Available At Your Favorite Bookstores Amazon (linked below), Barnes & Nobles, Half-Price Books, or Your Favorite Local Bookstore.
Passport to the Cosmos: Human Transformation and Alien Encounters by John E. Mack | (https://a.co/d/0l5KQFP)
Passport to Magonia: from Folklore to Flying Saucers by Jacques Vallée | (https://a.co/d/3ePXUPH)
Dimensions: A Casebook of Alien Contact by Jacques Vallée | (https://a.co/d/4xQGyoG)
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk | (https://a.co/d/b4mWacY)
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn | (https://a.co/d/evKT579)
Waking from Sleep: Why Awakening Experiences Occur and How to Make Them Permanent by Steve Taylor | (https://a.co/d/97vDKpL)
Fire in the Soul: A New Psychology of Spiritual Optimism by Joan Borysenko | (https://a.co/d/ifs96B4)
The Spiritual Emergency: When Personal Transformation Becomes a Crisis by Stanislav Grof & Christina Grof | (https://a.co/d/hpvqqnN)
UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-Up, 1941-1973 by Richard M. Dolan | (https://a.co/d/9RUhbCE)
 

Thursday Nov 06, 2025

Crossroads of The Veil: S1 E33 - Spiritual Alchemy, & The Ancient Maps for Spiritual Awakening and Enlightenment
Have you ever felt like you’re on a journey to find your real self? 
A journey that sometimes feels like a total breakdown, like a Dark Night of the Soul?
What if that painful breakdown isn't an accident? 
What if it’s the first step in a secret, ancient process for total transformation?
Tonight, we’re opening the vault. We're looking at the Great Work of the ancient alchemists, a hidden map they claimed could turn a person from their ordinary, chaotic self into a perfected, enlightened being.
But here’s the discovery, when we lay that secret map on the table, we find it’s the exact same map used by almost every other spiritual path in history.
We're tracing the stunning parallels between the alchemist's journey and the path of the Christian mystic, the celestial ladder of the Gnostics and Kabbalists, the annihilation of the Sufi lover, and even the no-self goal of the Buddhist. 
They all follow the same pattern: a terrifying blackening and breakdown, followed by a purification, and a final, golden rebirth.
It seems all these maps chart the same mountain. But they leave us with two profound, unanswered questions.
Is this journey an act of supreme will, or an act of total surrender? 
And when you reach the top, do you become a perfect, god-like Self, or do you realize there was never a you to begin with?
 
Series: Exploring Consciousness, Spiritual Awakening, and Enlightenment.

Thursday Nov 06, 2025

Crossroads of The Veil: S1 E 32 - The Dark Night of The Soul: St. John of the Cross
What if your darkest, most painful spiritual crisis isn't a sign you've failed?
What if that feeling of total emptiness, where prayer feels useless and God seems a million miles away, is actually a necessary part of the plan?
This week, we’re traveling to the landscape of the human soul. Our destination is The Dark Night of the Soul.
This isn't just a poetic name for depression. It's a map. It’s a dangerous journey of transformation, first mapped out by a 16th century mystic named St. John of the Cross . He wrote his guide while being starved and tortured for nine months. He didn't just think about the dark night; he lived it.
His map shows that the spiritual path doesn't always go up. It starts where you feel amazing and connected. But that's just the beginning. To go deeper, you must explore the great darkness.
St. John’s message is that this isn't a punishment. It's a powerful, purifying fire. It’s a process designed to burn away the old self to make room for something new.
This is the ultimate paradox of spiritual life: the path to the brightest light isn't by running from the dark, but by having the courage to walk straight into it.
 
Dark Night of the Soul: A Modern Translation (The most readable version)
https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Night-Soul-Translation-Christian/dp/B0D2KDV5Q8
 
Series: Exploring Consciousness, Spiritual Awakening, and Enlightenment.

Saturday Nov 01, 2025

Crossroads of The Veil: S1 E31 - Kelly-Hopkinsville Encounter: The Sutton Family Farm (1955 Kelly, Kentucky)
It sounds like something from a nightmare, but for one family in 1955, it was terrifyingly real.
Imagine being trapped in your small farmhouse, surrounded by strange, goblin-like creatures. They’re small, with huge glowing eyes, long arms, and claws. You shoot at them, but the bullets don't work. Instead of a normal sound, you just hear a loud, metallic CLANG, like you're shooting a metal bucket.
This is the true story of the Sutton family in Kelly, Kentucky. For four agonizing hours, they were in a running gunfight with creatures that could float, climb on their roof, and seem to defy gravity. When they finally escaped to the police, the investigation only deepened the mystery.
This single, terrifying night is the real event that accidentally gave the world the phrase "little green men"—but the family's true story is far stranger, scarier, and more human than the legend it created.
Kelly-Hopkinsville 1955 Original Newspaper Article
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Thursday Oct 23, 2025

Crossroads of The Veil: S1 E30 - The White Lady: Archaeology of A Global Ghost
You know her, don't you? The woman in the white dress, her face a mask of endless sorrow, her voice a chilling wail on the wind. She's the ghost story whispered in the dark, an image burned into our nightmares. She is the White Lady.
But what if her story is bigger than one haunted castle or a single forgotten road? What if she's an echo, a tragic pattern that repeats across centuries and all over the world?
Join us as we follow the trail of this restless spirit, from the aristocratic ghosts of German palaces and the terrifying cry of the Irish Banshee to the weeping La Llorona of Mexico and the lonely Bridges of America. We're digging past the ghost story to uncover a tale of heartbreak, injustice, and rage that refuses to stay buried. This is a journey into the deep fears and awful truths that gave her a voice—and made her eternal.

Friday Oct 17, 2025

In the spring of 1977, the quiet, idyllic town of Dover, Massachusetts, was pierced by a 26-hour nightmare. Over three separate encounters, four teenagers witnessed an impossible creature with a large, melon-shaped head, glowing orange eyes, and a spindly body. With no history before that weekend and no credible sightings since, the "Dover Demon" became a perfect, terrifying enigma. We reconstruct the timeline of the bizarre events, examines the credible witnesses, and explores the competing theories—from a teenage prank to an encounter with an ancient, otherworldly being—leaving you to question the fragile boundary of our reality.

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