For a period of around 13 months, a mysterious winged-humanoid being was seen around Point Pleasant, West Virginia.  Significantly, the Mothman was one of only three strange phenomena to occur at that time -- with UAP and Men in Black also having a focus upon Point Pleasant.

Join Ansir & Sophia as they look at the events of 1966-67 and beyond as they ask -- what is the Mothman?

Do we live on a globe or a flat plane?  What of the possibility that the Earth is hollow and that hominids could live inside?

Join Ansir & Sophia as they look at the flat Earth vs. globe argument that has exploded over the last few years and find themselves questioning aspects of what they have been led to believe was true.  

Note: neither Ansir nor Sophia ascribe to either argument wholly, but rather they praise those who question the nature of our reality and seek to find the answers themselves rather than merely believe what they are told.

The Bermuda triangle is a section of sea linking the Atlantic coast of Florida, Bermuda, and the Greater Antiles (although there is no exactly defined region).  Although the mystery entered into the popular psyche with the work of Charles Berlitz in 1974, the majority of significant and mysterious phenomena predate that work.

What happens in the region known as the 'triangle'?  Are weather phenomena to blame or is there an undersea causative agent of an unknown nature?  Could something even stranger be at work?  

Join Ansir & Sophia as they review the history of the Bermuda Triangle and debate the hypothetical explanations for the many unexplained disappearances in the region.

In a break from the usual format, Ansir & Sophia briefly discuss a number of topics in quick-fire style as chosen randomly from the excellent textual reference of Breverton's Phantasmagoria.  

As Sophia flicks randomly through the compendium, the topics that emerge for discussion in this smorgasbord-esque podcast include: sasquatch, the terracotta army, Atlantis, the Book of Enoch, giant bats, and buried treasure.

What is demonic possession?  Is it real or is it merely a religious superstition?  These are the questions that Sophia asks and Ansir offers answers to.

Ansir Levi offers even more depth of insight into demonic possession in his book, 'Towards a Conquest of the Paranormal' out now!

Regardless of theistic position, even if such is atheistic materialism, man has a fascination with the end of times.  At core, the apocalypse is an ending of the status quo and the commencement of a new paradigm.  There are however, some scenarios in which the end brings more than an alchemical process and results in an end to the existence of the Earth itself.

Join Ansir & Sophia in the new format of 'Inquirers into the Strange' and commence your own apocalypse.

The pending apocalypse (fear not!) will see the Dark Fragment podcast and blog undergo a remanifestation and become... Inquirers into the Strange.

Look out for the changes to the blog, the Twitter feed, and the podcast.  Your subscriptions should automatically switch, but if not -- search for 'Inquirers into the Strange' and join us (Ansir & Sophia) for an entertaining and educational inquiry into the strange, the paranormal, and the occult!

The Loch Ness Monster, 'Nessie' has  a long and storied history.  Join Ansir & Sophia as they discuss that history, the transition in form of the infamous cryptid, and the possible explanations as to what is at cause for the sightings and why that also explains the elusive nature of the cryptid.

With the greetings of the season, join Ansir & Sophia as they discuss the festive season, including the religious and commercial aspects.  Your hosts also look at the timing of festivals, the symbolism of Yule trees and gift giving, the concept of Santa, and the notion that Christianity adopted timings simply to aid in the conversion of peoples from other faiths.

Born on 13th July 1527 to Roland and Jane Dee, John Dee became an immensely influential figure within the Elizabethan world.  If Dee had lived at a time other than the turbulent period that spanned the Tudor and Stuart monarchies in England, then it is very likely that we would now acknowledge him as one the greatest minds England ever produced.  

Dee’s peers acknowledged his skills as a philosopher, astronomer, scientist, cartographer, and mathematician and - further observed that he was as skilled in medicine as any other of the period.  Dee’s pursuit of knowledge, in all forms and from all sources, was true to the great philosophical enquiries of antiquity, yet it went beyond the limits which others deemed appropriate in an age of superstition, during the prime period of the witch-hunts in continental Europe – with England on the cusp of its own pandemic of such witch-hunts.  

That Dee openly embraced the occult arts of Hermetic philosophy, Qabalah, alchemy, and angelic dialogue have been used to discredit his genius and legacy by both his peers and those that succeeded him. His work within the field of occult philosophy reveals however that that Dee was the prominent exponent of Hermeticism in England and it is to Dee that we can trace the origins of the Victorian revival of Hermetic magic in for of The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, Aleister Crowley and the later work of Israel Regardie.  Dee was also the major influence for the development of the Rosicrucian movement that in turn influenced early speculative Freemasonry and the founding of the United States of America.

Join Ansir & Sophia as they discuss, as briefly as is possible for such an immense life and body of work, the genius of the man -- John Dee.