The Curse of Black Hope

The Devil at the Crossroads

Did blues legend Robert Johnson really sell his soul to the Devil at a Mississippi crossroads? In this episode, we explore the life, music, and enduring mythology surrounding Robert Johnson, tracing the origins of the crossroads legend through Delta folklore, spiritual traditions, and the strange Saturnian history of the Devil's bargain itself. Robert Johnson recordings - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Johnson_recordings] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090888?ref_=ext_shr_lnk [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090888?ref_=ext_shr_lnk] https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0750913/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0750913/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk] CBC Media Centre - Bio - Rich Terfry [https://www.cbc.ca/mediacentre/rich-terfry.html] https://youtu.be/d_Ji5qf222E?si=x-jMTZVTliKbl50h [https://youtu.be/d_Ji5qf222E?si=x-jMTZVTliKbl50h] https://biologyinsights.com/can-frequencies-affect-the-human-body/ [https://biologyinsights.com/can-frequencies-affect-the-human-body/] Ike Zimmerman - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ike_Zimmerman] Hoodoo (spirituality) - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoodoo_(spirituality)] https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-common-anomaly-podcast/id1790015690?i=1000714953107 [https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-common-anomaly-podcast/id1790015690?i=1000714953107] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgMTWtQcdAA [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgMTWtQcdAA] https://youtu.be/HtWTJz59tzc?si=cxUqigvLKmnlheGe [https://youtu.be/HtWTJz59tzc?si=cxUqigvLKmnlheGe] https://buymeacoffee.com/thecommonanomalypodcast [https://buymeacoffee.com/thecommonanomalypodcast] 🛒 Old Glory - Iconic music and sports fan merch 💰 Get 15% OFF | Promo Code: ANOMALY3 https://promocode.to/old-glory/anomaly3-uyj [https://promocode.to/old-glory/anomaly3-uyj]

The Cult of the Spiral

Ancient cultures worshipped it. Nature repeats it. The universe is built on it. This week, we explore Spiralism, the mysterious symbolism and hidden meaning behind one of humanity’s oldest and most unsettling patterns: the spiral. From sacred geometry and cosmic design to artificial intelligence and the possibility of recursive consciousness, we follow the spiral deeper than ever before. Has AI Just Sparked a New Digital Cult? Inside the Rise of 'Spiralism' | IBTimes UK [https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/has-ai-just-sparked-new-digital-cult-inside-rise-spiralism-1755498] https://youtu.be/n8-wb0ellGk?si=R_R53tl1r3i_RdPH [https://youtu.be/n8-wb0ellGk?si=R_R53tl1r3i_RdPH] AI in the Courts: How Worried Should We Be? [https://judicature.duke.edu/articles/ai-in-the-courts-how-worried-should-we-be/] https://www.youtube.com/@jwhitecomedian [https://www.youtube.com/@jwhitecomedian] https://youtu.be/2ivmweJQaco?si=JKRms4aA6Meyh1jk [https://youtu.be/2ivmweJQaco?si=JKRms4aA6Meyh1jk] https://buymeacoffee.com/thecommonanomalypodcast [https://buymeacoffee.com/thecommonanomalypodcast]

The Last Wendigo Hunter

In the frozen north of Ontario, one man became legend. Jack Fiddler, a Ojibwa chief said to have killed more than a dozen wendigos to protect his people from an ancient evil. In this episode, we explore the true story behind the last known wendigo hunter: the fear, famine, colonial law, and Indigenous folklore that collided in one of Canada’s darkest and most mysterious historical cases. Was Jack Fiddler stopping monsters… or confronting something far more human? https://archive.org/details/killingshamen0000fidd/ [https://archive.org/details/killingshamen0000fidd/] Jack Fiddler - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Fiddler] Wendigo - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendigo] Simon Belmont | Castlevania Wiki | Fandom [https://castlevania.fandom.com/wiki/Simon_Belmont] https://youtu.be/oNstCF7DzS0?si=bhXBj02-53NVD1no [https://youtu.be/oNstCF7DzS0?si=bhXBj02-53NVD1no]

The Missing Equation

On this episode we investigate the strange circumstances surrounding recent deaths and disappearances of scientists and researchers connected to government programs, exotic technology, and the UFO disclosure movement. https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/world/mystery-of-the-12-missing-or-dead-scientists-as-investigation-launched/ar-AA21DwfS?ocid=socialshare [https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/world/mystery-of-the-12-missing-or-dead-scientists-as-investigation-launched/ar-AA21DwfS?ocid=socialshare] https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/paranormal-writer-david-wilcock-said-220734992.html [https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/paranormal-writer-david-wilcock-said-220734992.html] UFO Expert Nick Pope, Who Knew 'Secrets', Dies After Stage 4 Cancer Battle | IBTimes UK [https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/nick-pope-british-ufo-investigator-passes-away-1790450] Ancient Aliens - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Aliens] https://abcnews.com/US/retired-air-force-major-general-missing-weeks-mysterious/story?id=131126054 [https://abcnews.com/US/retired-air-force-major-general-missing-weeks-mysterious/story?id=131126054] To the Stars Academy of Arts & Science Acknowledges the Pentagon's Off [https://tothestars.media/en-ca/blogs/press-and-news/to-the-stars-academy-of-arts-science-acknowledges-the-pentagons-official-release-of-uap-video-footage] https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/chinese-military-scientists-dying-mysteriously-as-11-us-nuclear-and-space-experts-die-or-go-missing/ar-AA21CBqG?ocid=socialshare [https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/chinese-military-scientists-dying-mysteriously-as-11-us-nuclear-and-space-experts-die-or-go-missing/ar-AA21CBqG?ocid=socialshare] Is the Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS Alien Technology? [https://lweb.cfa.harvard.edu/~loeb/HCL25.pdf] Cobra Mist - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobra_Mist] Official Missing 411 Books, DVDs & Collectibles | David Paulides [https://missing411.com/] GEC-Marconi scientist deaths conspiracy theory - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GEC-Marconi_scientist_deaths_conspiracy_theory]

Red Death beneath the Gobi

Beneath the الرمال of the Gobi Desert, a creature is said to move unseen, striking without warning, killing instantly, and vanishing without a trace. The Mongolian Death Worm, or Allghoi Khorhoi, has been described for generations with chilling consistency, yet no proof has ever surfaced. In this episode, we explore the legend, the expeditions to find it, and the eerie eyewitness accounts that refuse to disappear. Is the Death Worm a lost species, a misidentified animal, or something far more unsettling lurking beneath the sand? From cryptozoology to folklore, this is one mystery that refuses to stay buried. Intro music by River man: https://youtu.be/o9YPptEPSS8?si=0Gy-fv8Yw7JGTHxq [https://youtu.be/o9YPptEPSS8?si=0Gy-fv8Yw7JGTHxq] Roy Chapman Andrews - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Chapman_Andrews] Is the Mongolian Death Worm Real? - Atlas Obscura [https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/mongolian-death-worm] MACKERLE – expedice – Záhady, kryptozoologie, dobrodružství [https://mackerle-expedice.cz/] Volkswagen Schwimmwagen - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Schwimmwagen] Frank Herbert | Dune Wiki | Fandom [https://dune.fandom.com/wiki/Frank_Herbert] Tremors (1990) - IMDb [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100814] Thresher Maw | Mass Effect Wiki | Fandom [https://masseffect.fandom.com/wiki/Thresher_Maw] https://youtube.com/@riverman-u2q?si=dgWleqF_HfR6Godb [https://youtube.com/@riverman-u2q?si=dgWleqF_HfR6Godb]