ParaTruth Reborn

Could Bigfoot really be hiding in the forests of North America?

In this episode of ParaTruth: Reborn, Justin and Erik welcome researcher and filmmaker Michael Familant, creator of In the Shadow of Big Red Eye, for a fascinating discussion about Sasquatch sightings, field investigations, and the evidence researchers are searching for.
Mike shares his experiences exploring possible Bigfoot habitats, evaluating eyewitness accounts, documenting unusual findings, and bringing audiences into the unpredictable world of cryptid research.

Are these encounters evidence of an undiscovered creature, or are there other explanations?
Join the discussion and decide for yourself.

👣 IN THIS EPISODE

• The story behind Big Red Eye
• Inside a real Bigfoot expedition
• Unforgettable encounters
• Footprint and audio evidence
• Science, skepticism, and cryptid research
• Why the mystery continues

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Guest Bio: Mike Familant, 37 from Northwestern New Jersey, is a full‑time Bigfoot researcher, presenter, and producer of the long‑running series In the Shadow of Big Red Eye. For more than a decade, he’s traveled across the country investigating eyewitness reports, collecting field evidence, and sharing the stories behind America’s most enduring cryptid.

Known for his boots‑on‑the‑ground approach, Mike blends real‑world fieldwork with engaging storytelling, humor, and a deep respect for the people who share their encounters. From remote forests to packed conference halls, he brings audiences into the heart of the search — the adrenaline, the science, the mystery, and the community that forms around it.

When he’s not in the woods, Mike hosts library talks, festivals, and events nationwide, where he breaks down Bigfoot research in a way that’s accessible, entertaining, and rooted in firsthand experience. His work has helped build one of the most active and welcoming Bigfoot communities in the country.

Erik turns the questions over to Justin as they dive into the strange, dark, and fascinating folklore of Norwich, England.

From the legendary Snap Dragon and the terrifying Black Shuck to haunted streets, secret tunnels, ghostly apparitions, and the story of a sleeping king beneath the city, Norwich is packed with centuries of mystery.

But where does history end and folklore begin?

In this episode, Justin and Erik explore the stories that have survived for generations, look at the possible origins behind them, and ask whether some legends may have started with experiences people simply couldn't explain.

👻 In this episode:
• The dragon traditions of Norwich  
• The legend of Black Shuck  
• Haunted locations and ghost stories  
• Secret tunnels beneath the city  
• The sleeping king legend  
• Witchcraft, superstition, and the Devil in Norfolk folklore  
• How myths evolve over time  
• Whether folklore can influence paranormal experiences  

What do you think? Are these stories simply legends passed down through generations, or could some of them be rooted in something real?

Let us know in the comments.

🎙️ ParaTruth: Reborn explores the paranormal, supernatural, folklore, spirituality, and the unexplained with curiosity, skepticism, and an open mind.

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Are the Gods Listening? Exploring Devotional Witchcraft w/Kenneth Freeman II
What happens when witchcraft stops being primarily about spells and becomes a relationship with the Divine?

Dr. Kenneth “KC” Freeman II joins Justin and Erik on ParaTruth: Reborn to discuss his book, Devotional Witchcraft: Honoring the Gods with Magic and Ritual.

KC is a licensed clinical social worker, educator, author, spiritual leader, co-host of the Roots & Realms Podcast, initiated Minoan Brotherhood priest, and longtime devotee of the Gods.

In this conversation, we explore:
• What devotional witchcraft actually means
• Hard polytheism and gods with agency
• KC's journey from Baptist Christianity into Pagan practice
• Personal gnosis vs. historical tradition
• Cultural grounding and spiritual responsibility
• Modern spiritual syncretism
• Building a daily devotional practice
• Discernment and spiritual experiences
• Personal sovereignty and devotion
• What happens when the gods tell you “no”

Devotional Witchcraft challenges practitioners to slow down, examine where their traditions come from, and approach spiritual relationships with curiosity, responsibility, and humility.

Guest Bio: Dr. Kenneth "KC" Freeman II is a licensed clinical social worker, educator, author, and spiritual leader whose work bridges mental health, spirituality, culture, and community. He serves as an adjunct professor of social work at North Carolina Central University, where he teaches courses on diversity, research, and social work practice, while also leading community mental health services as a Clinical Team Lead.

KC is also one of the co-host of the Roots & Realms Podcast, where he explores modern Paganism, devotional practice, occult traditions, and the lived experiences of BIPOC practitioners.

As an initiated Minoan Brotherhood priest and lifelong devotee of the Gods, KC's spiritual path emphasizes devotional witchcraft, personal sovereignty, and building meaningful relationships with the divine. His forthcoming book, Devotional Witchcraft, explores magic as a sacred practice rooted in devotion, transformation, and authentic spiritual connection.
Whether in the classroom, the therapy room, or sacred space, KC is passionate about helping people reclaim their power, deepen their understanding of themselves, and create lives grounded in purpose, healing, and spiritual authenticity.

What if everything you thought you knew about vampires was wrong?

Author, occult teacher, psychic, ritual specialist and Kheprian elder Sean Wilde joins ParaTruth: Reborn to explore the world of modern vampire spirituality and his book Living Vampires: Modern Tradition, Magic & Practice.

Forget coffins, capes, wooden stakes and creatures hiding from sunlight.
Sean introduces us to a living spiritual tradition involving consciousness, psychic development, energy work, ritual, protection, magic and personal transformation.

In this conversation, we explore:
- What a "living vampire" actually is
- The Kheprian Order and modern vampire community
- Ethical feeding
- Different forms of vampirism
- Psychic and energetic awareness
- Energy siphoning and protection
- Psychic surgery
- Witchcraft and vampire spirituality
- Spiritual immortality
- Spirit work
- Sin-eating
- Ethics and discernment
- Whether someone can become a vampire

Whether you're deeply involved in occult practice or convinced vampires belong entirely in fiction, this episode takes the conversation somewhere most vampire stories never go.
Question everything. Decide for yourself.

Guest Bio: Sean Wilde is an author, occult teacher, psychic, ritual specialist and internationally recognized elder in modern vampire spirituality. He is the author of Living Vampires: Modern Tradition, Magic & Practice and Magic Without Tools, and has spent more than 25 years teaching magic, energy work, spiritual development and practical occultism. As a long-standing initiate and leader in the Kheprian tradition, Sean works at the crossroads of vampirism, witchcraft, spirit work, healing, protection and personal transformation.
Sean is a senior figure in the Kheprian Order and founder of the New Orleans Temple. He has helped establish temples, guide initiates, train practitioners and preserve living vampire tradition for a new generation. He is also known publicly for his work as a traditional sin-eater, offering spiritual cleansing, guidance, readings and ritual work for people, homes and communities.

Modern life can leave us disconnected—from our intuition, our ancestors, our communities, and even ourselves.

But for generations, Mexican brujas and curanderas have preserved traditions built around healing, spiritual resilience, the wisdom of the land, and relationships with those who came before us.
On this episode of ParaTruth: Reborn, Justin and Erik welcome Wendy Mata, founder of Bruja Power Botanica and author of Bruja Curandera.

Raised within a family tradition of brujería and curanderismo, Wendy shares how these practices shaped her understanding of magic, healing, ancestry, and personal power.

We’ll explore what it truly means to be a Bruja Curandera, the relationship between magic and healing, how ancestral practices survive across generations, the importance of respecting the cultures these traditions come from, and how Wendy believes people can reconnect with their own spiritual power.

If you’ve ever felt disconnected from your roots—or wondered whether the wisdom of our ancestors still has something to teach us—this conversation may give you a completely different way of looking at magic.

Guest Bio: Wendy Mata is the founder of Bruja Power Botanica and a Bruja Curandera by lineage.
She’s on a mission to help witches, healers, and magic-curious souls reclaim their power and live with purpose, magic, and abundance.

Initiated in Shamanism in Yucatán, trained in Curanderismo and Brujería through her family line, and certified as a Reiki Master and Advanced Pranic Healer, Wendy blends ancestral wisdom with global experience.

She’s a Feng Shui Master (Malaysia), a certified leadership coach (Canada), and a lifelong student of energy, consciousness, and co-creation.
Before fully stepping into her spiritual path, Wendy led global product launches in cybersecurity and digital forensics.

Now, she helps others weave systems, soul, and strategy to build powerful lives and businesses on their own terms.

Her work has guided tens of thousands back to their power, and she believes the collective shift begins when each of us remembers who we really are.

Your tattoos may carry more power than you realize.

Whether your ink represents someone you love, an important moment in your life, a spiritual symbol, or simply something that spoke to you, every tattoo contains a story. But what if that story could become part of your magickal practice?

On this episode of ParaTruth: Reborn, Justin and Erik welcome Witch, High Priest, educator, and author Jake Morningstar to explore his book Tattoo Magick: Drawing on New and Old Ink for Spells and Spiritual Connections.

Jake reveals how tattoos can become conduits for intention, spellwork, ancestor connections, devotional practices, protection, manifestation, and personal transformation. We’ll explore whether pain itself can carry spiritual power, how existing tattoos can be awakened for magickal work, what happens when the artist doesn’t share your spiritual beliefs, and whether the act of tattooing can become a ritual in its own right.

Your body may already be telling your story.

The question is: what happens when you intentionally give that story power?

Guest Bio: Jake Morningstar is the High Priest of Diamond Eye coven and a Witch of almost 25 years. A lifelong lover of learning (11 years post high school!) Jake has a BS in Neuroscience and a PhD in Marketing. He has taught hundreds in the mundane and magickal arts. Visit him on Instagram at @that_morningstar_witch

Does consciousness survive death?

Darnella Ford, award-winning author, speaker, and consciousness explorer, joins Justin and Erik on ParaTruth: Reborn to explore one of humanity's greatest mysteries: what happens after we die?

For more than two decades, Darnella has consciously explored out-of-body experiences (OBEs). Following the traumatic loss of a close friend in 2021, those experiences took on an even deeper meaning and eventually inspired her bestselling book, The Next Breath: Life After Loss and Journeys into the Hereafter.

In this conversation, we explore:
• What an out-of-body experience actually feels like
• OBEs versus lucid dreams and near-death experiences
• Whether consciousness can exist independently from the brain
• Encounters beyond the physical body
• Skepticism and spiritual discernment
• Grief after devastating loss
• What may happen immediately after death
• Life reviews, reincarnation and soul evolution
• Quantum Theory and consciousness
• Whether our loved ones truly remain with us
• How contemplating death can change the way we live

Darnella doesn't ask listeners to simply accept her conclusions. Instead, she encourages curiosity, discernment, and contemplation as we explore questions that may not have easy answers.

Join Justin and Erik as belief meets evidence, and we search for the truth beyond human understanding.

Some truths are hidden in the dark. We're here to bring them to light.

Guest Bio: 
Darnella Ford is an award-winning author, speaker, and consciousness explorer who has spent more than two decades consciously traveling beyond the body through out-of-body experiences (OBEs). Drawing from these profound experiences, she explores life after death, the nature of consciousness, soul evolution, and the deeper purpose of our human journey. Through her bestselling book, "The Next Breath: Life After Loss and Journeys into the Hereafter," podcast interviews, retreats, and private sessions, Darnella invites others to approach life's greatest mysteries with curiosity, discernment, and hope—offering not beliefs to adopt, but insights for reflection and contemplation. You can contact Darnella directly through her website at www.journeytoworthy.org

Are ghosts really the spirits of the dead—or could something far stranger explain centuries of paranormal encounters?

On this episode of ParaTruth: Reborn, Justin and Erik welcome author J. Allan Danelek to discuss his book Ghosts Explained and explore the mysterious territory between absolute belief and cynical skepticism.

Across cultures and throughout history, people have reported apparitions, strange voices, unexplained footsteps, intelligent interactions, and locations seemingly haunted by past events. But calling something a “ghost” doesn’t necessarily explain what happened.

We explore:
• What consciousness might tell us about survival after death
• Interactive vs. non-interactive hauntings
• Residual hauntings and whether events can somehow leave an imprint
• The psychology surrounding paranormal experiences
• How a haunting might actually work
• Ghost hunting equipment and what it really measures
• Spirit communication and its limitations
• Whether some alleged ghosts could have completely different explanations
• Dangerous or negative entities
• The evidence that keeps Danelek from both blind belief and complete skepticism

J. Allan Danelek has written numerous books on paranormal, spiritual, historical, and Fortean subjects and has appeared on programs including Coast to Coast AM. His work encourages readers to investigate extraordinary claims while remaining open to possibilities we may not yet fully understand.

👻 What do YOU think a ghost actually is?

What does it really mean to create your own Pagan spiritual path?

Debra DeAngelo, author of Pagan Curiouser: A Joyful Path of Nature, Magic & Spirituality, joins ParaTruth: Reborn LIVE to explore Paganism beyond the stereotypes.

We dive into nature-centered spirituality, magic, ritual, altars, deities, tarot, magical tools, plant and animal allies, synchronicity, intuition, and what it means to develop a spiritual practice that genuinely belongs to you.

Debra is a Pagan author, eclectic solitary dirt witch, tarot reader, former Paganism instructor and longtime magical practitioner. Her work encourages those who are Pagan-curious to move beyond collecting individual practices and begin discovering what they're truly seeking from spirituality.

But we're also asking the questions ParaTruthers want answered:

• Is magic real?
• Can deities actually communicate with us?
• What separates synchronicity from coincidence?
• Can tarot reveal information beyond ordinary perception?
• And how can someone tell the difference between intuition and imagination?

Join Justin & Erik as belief meets evidence and curiosity takes us a little further down the Pagan path.

Guest Bio: Debra DeAngelo is a garden variety Pagan and eclectic solitary dirt witch, with diverse spiritual interests and magical pursuits. She lives a Goddess/Nature-centric life in northern California with her husband, Joe, and their fatt catt Maxx.

She has written three books for Llewellyn Worldwide, as well as feature stories and opinion pieces for Witches & Pagans and SageWoman magazines, and has self-published two anthologies. She taught beginning Paganism classes for University Magickus (an online paranormal/magical school) for more than two years. She continues to lead a monthly tarot study group, now in its tenth year, and reads tarot privately and at public events.

Following a long career in print journalism as a managing editor and award-winning, syndicated opinion columnist, she now focuses on her massage practice, magical exploration, writing, and riding. A lifelong Horsey Girl, the heart of every day belongs to her four-legged bestie, Tino. She has two grown and deeply loved children, who continue to school her on parenting.
She holds a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of California at Davis, and is a graduate of Massage Therapy Institute in Davis, CA.

For more information or to get in touch, visit her website debradeangelo.com, or find her on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Threads, and BlueSky.

What are the planets saying to each other in your birth chart?

Professional astrologer and educator Dr. Stormie Grace joins ParaTruth: Reborn to discuss her book, The Big Book of Planetary Aspects: A Comprehensive Guide to Natal and Transit Astrology.

We explore the meaning behind conjunctions, squares, trines, oppositions, sextiles, and quincunxes—and how these relationships can influence the way astrologers interpret personality, relationships, challenges, opportunities, and major periods of our lives.

We also dive into:
• Natal charts vs. planetary transits
• Challenging vs. harmonious aspects
• The lunar nodes and angles
• Fate vs. free will
• Astrology as a tool for personal growth
• Skepticism surrounding astrology
• Whether planetary movements influence us or reflect something deeper
• The mysterious relationship between consciousness and the cosmos

Can astrology actually tell us who we are—or are we simply finding patterns among the stars?

Join Justin and Erik as belief meets evidence on ParaTruth: Reborn.

Guest Bio: Stormie Grace, DM, is a professional astrologer, educator, seasoned international speaker, and founder of the Grace Astrological Fluency Academy (GAFA). Through her signature AstroFluency™ framework, Stormie blends evolutionary and humanistic astrology to help students learn how to read, write, and speak the language of astrology with confidence, clarity, and practical application.

She is the author of the upcoming Llewellyn release, The Big Book of Planetary Aspects, and the creator of the Venus Reset program, a transformational experience designed to help women reconnect with their self-worth, feminine wisdom, and personal power.

For over a decade, Stormie has shared her work through conferences, workshops, online education, and media platforms around the world. A longtime contributor to Astrology Hub and other leading astrology organizations, she is passionate about making astrology accessible, empowering, and useful in everyday life. Through her teaching, writing, and speaking, Stormie helps students and clients move from confusion to confidence while deepening their understanding of themselves, their relationships, and their life's purpose through astrology.