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Esoterica, Unusual & Supernatural Mysteries & Topics

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Web Resources Aliens & UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects)
Above Top Secret: Aliens/UFO Forum
Community of UFO researchers, conspiracy theorists, debunkers, and others exploring past and recent sightings, historic UFO cases, crop circles, and other unnatural phenomena and current events.
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO)
From the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD). "Our team of experts is leading the U.S. government's efforts to address Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) using a rigorous scientific framework and a data-driven approach. Since its establishment in July 2022, AARO has taken important steps to improve data collection, standardize reporting requirements, and mitigate the potential threats to safety and security posed by UAP."
Ancient Aliens
From the History Channel television series.
The Black Vault
Featuring FOIA government documents relating to UFO sightings and incidents.

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UFOs: The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Collection
CIA FOIA - UFOs
"This collection catalogues CIA information on this subject from the 1940s through the early 1990s. Most of the documents concern CIA cables reporting unsubstantiated UFO sightings in the foreign press and intra-Agency memos about how the Agency handled public inquiries about UFO sightings." From the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
Do Records Show Proof of UFOs?
From the National Archive News.
Hearing on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, July 26, 2023
C-SPAN coverage of U.S. Congressional hearing (House Oversight and Accountability subcommittee) on UAPs/UFOs. Video with text transcriptions.
From How Stuff Works
Aliens & UFOs
How UFOs Work
Overview of sightings, stories of alien encounters, and related topics. From How Stuff Works.
International UFO Museum and Research Center
Roswell, New Mexico
The J. Allen Hynek Center for UFO Studies
by one of the authors of Night Siege, UFOs in the Hudson Valley
MUFON
Mutual UFO Network.
NSA: Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) and Paranormal Events
"These historical documents are PDF images of formerly classified carbon paper and reports that have been declassified. Due to the age and poor quality of some of the PDF images, a screen reader may not be able to process the images into word documents" From the National Security Agency (NSA).
NASA: UAP Independent Study Report
Published Sept. 14, 2023. "NASA commissioned the independent study to better understand how the agency can contribute to ongoing government efforts to further the study observations of events in the sky that cannot be identified as balloons, aircraft, or as known natural phenomena from a scientific perspective."
National UFO Reporting Center
Reports and sightings. Also provides a form for the reporting of possible UFO activity.
Palmistry for All
Text of the book written by Cheiro in 1916. From Project Gutenberg.
Pine Bush UFO.com
Includes information on UFOs in the Pine Bush, NY area of the Hudson Valley
Preliminary Assessment: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena
UFO/UAP report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) - June 25, 2021. PDF document.
Project Blue Book Collection
"This site was created by The Black Vault to house 129,491 pages, comprising of more than 10,000 cases of the Project Blue Book, Project Sign and Project Grudge files declassifed. Project Blue Book (along with Sign and Grudge) was the name that was given to the official investigation by the United States military to determine what the Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) phenomena was. It lasted from 1947 - 1969."
SETI: The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
The SETI Institute scans the universe for signs of the possibility of intelligent life beyond planet Earth.
UFO Digest
News and sightings from around the world.
UFO Hunters
Show from the History Channel.


Astrology & Horoscopes
Astrology.com
From How Stuff Works:
Birthday Astrology
Horoscopes & Astrology Channel
What Is Astrology?
Astrology World
Articles by top astrologers, free resources, book reviews and more
Horoscope.com


Witches & Witchcraft
A Brief History of the Salem Witch Trials
From Smithsonian.
The Discoverie of Witchcraft (1886)
A free ebook from the Internet Archive.
How Witchcraft Works
From How Stuff Works
Project Gutenburg Witchcraft Bookshelf
Free ebooks on the history of witchcraft.
Witchcraft Collection
"Over 3,000 titles documenting the history of the Inquisition and the persecution of witchcraft, primarily in Europe." From Cornell University.
Salem Witch Museum
Frequently Asked Questions about the Salem Witch Trials.


Other Paranormal, Supernatural, & Unusual Topics
The Alchemy Website
Extensive website on all things alchemical. Includes over 300 alchemical texts along with images, emblems, symbols, and more. The author of the website is described as "a well-known authority on and enthusiast for alchemical texts and symbolism, the editor and publisher of over 40 books on alchemical and Hermetic ideas."
Atlantis: A Grain of Truth Behind the Fiction?"
An article written for the journal Heritage.
Common Superstitions
From the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry.
The Cryptid Zoo
Cryptozoology. Monsters, creatures, unusual animals.
EdgarCayce.org
Edgar Cayce's Association for Research and Enlightenment (A.R.E.). Topics include: spirituality, holistic health, intuition, dream interpretation, psychic development, reincarnation, and ancient mysteries.
Fate Magazine
"True reports of the strange and unknown."
Ghost Stories
"Retellings of ghost stories, spooky tales, hauntings, and supernatural events. Scary ghost stories come from all over America." From AmericanFolklore.net.
Historic Mysteries
"Here you will find articles ranging from the Ark of the Covenant to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart. Our effort is to document not only the most famous mystery cases, but also the most obscure."
From How Stuff Works:
Afterlife
Bigfoot / Sasquatch / Yeti / Abominable Snowman
Chupacabras
Crop Circles
Deja Vu
Dragons
Extrasensory Perceptions (ESP)
Ghosts
Ouija Boards
Near Death Experiences
Nostradamus
Numerology
Tarot Cards
Vampires
Werewolves
Zombies
How To Read Palms
From WikiHow.com.
I Ching (Yi Jing): The Book of Changes
Chinese text with English tranlations.
Kabbalah
From Wikipedia. As always, please read their disclaimers.
Lucid Dreaming
From the the Lucidity Institute.
Mysticism & Mystical Experiences
Encyclopedic article about the history and concepts of mystical thinkers. From the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
Occult Underground
Contains free eBooks on "occult, esoteric, magick, Kabbalah, paranormal, supernatural and witchcraft."
Occultopedia
An "index of the paranormal, occult and inexplicable" with full text articles.
Paranormal
"Some things just can't be explained, but that doesn't mean it isn't fun to try. Find articles on the most miraculous, anomalous, and enigmatic phenomena of our world and the next." Topics include Mysteries; Ghosts; and Haunted Places. From Liveaboutdotcom (formerly About.com).
Paranormal-Encyclopedia.com
"Paranormal-Encyclopedia.com is a free resource website that aims to provide reliable, objective information about paranormal activity and phenomena. The public is invited to participate and help build this resource. Submissions are sent to a reviewer before publication."
Paranormality
Dictionary. Described as "an A to Z of the unexplained, supernatural and paranormal."
Telepathy
Article from Wikipedia. As always, please note their disclaimers.
The Rune Site
Runic writings. Includes images of runes and a timeline.
Twilit Grotto: Archives of Western Esoterica
Esoterica archives with complete online texts.
Unexplained Mysteries
News and articles about mysterious phenomena.
Unusual News
Directory of multiple news sources covering strange phenomena.
Western Esoteric Tradition
Esoterica. Full text. From Sacred-texts.com.
What You Need to Know about Telekinesis
From About.com.



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