In this special extended episode, Dr. Fi unravels one of Britain’s most haunting unsolved

mysteries. In 1943, the skeletal remains of a woman were found hidden inside a hollow

wych elm in Hagley Wood.

No one knew who she was.

No one came forward.

Months later, graffiti began to appear: “Who put Bella in the Witch Elm?”

Was she a witch?

A spy?

A wartime scapegoat?

Or the victim of an ancient ritual?

We explore the facts, theories, and metaphysical whispers that surround the case — from

occult symbolism to Nazi espionage, psychic imprints, and the strange persistence of her

name in public memory.

References & Further Reading:

•Byford-Jones, W. – Murder at Hagley Wood

•Hutton, R. – The Triumph of the Moon

•Bella in the Wych Elm: A Witchcraft Murder Mystery – West Midlands Police files

•Uncanny – BBC Sounds (Bella referenced in multiple episodes)

•MI5 Files – National Archives (Clara Bauerle, Josef Jakobs)

•Margaret Murray – The Witch-Cult in Western Europe

Special thanks to our reporter Jenn Bayliff who researched and collected most of the evidence and source material used in this episode.

In Part 2 of this two-part special, Dr. Fi concludes the chilling story of Borley Rectory —

England’s most infamous haunted house.

This episode covers:

• Harry Price’s year-long paranormal investigation

• Séance sessions and the spirit “Marie Lairre”

• The mysterious 1939 fire

• Skeptical rebuttals from the SPR

• Metaphysical theories about haunted spaces and human consciousness

Whether real or constructed, Borley continues to fascinate, disturb, and whisper across

time.

References & Suggested Reading

• Price, H. – The Most Haunted House in England & The End of Borley Rectory

• Dingwall, Hall & Goldney – The Haunting of Borley Rectory (SPR)

• Underwood, P. – Haunted Borley

• Wilson, C. – Poltergeist!

• Paranormal History UK

• BBC Archives – Harry Price and the Borley Controversy

• Ghost Club Reports

We’re truly grateful for the amazing response to Part 1 of our deep dive into Borley Rectory – often called the most haunted house in England. Your listens, messages, and shares mean the world to us. Thank you for supporting The Whispering Podcast and for journeying with us into the strange and unexplained.

Stay tuned for Part 2, where we’ll continue to explore the mysteries surrounding this iconic paranormal location.

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In this special two-part series, Dr. Fi investigates the chilling legend of Borley Rectory —

once called the most haunted house in England.

In Part 1, we will cover:

•The ghost stories surrounding the Bull family

•The phantom nun of the Nun’s Walk

•The bizarre discoveries of the Smiths

•The explosive arrival of Harry Price

•The intense and frightening years with Marianne and Lionel Foyster

With testimony from clergy, reporters, and psychical researchers, the Borley story walks

the line between history and hysteria… truth and legend

References & Further Reading

•Price, H. – The Most Haunted House in England

•Crighton, R. – Borley Rectory Companion

•SPR Archives – Journal of the Society for Psychical Research

•Underwood, P. – Haunted Borley

•Ghost Club Archives

•Paranormal History UK – Borley Field Reports

•The Guardian – “Haunted or Hoax? Revisiting Borley Rectory” (2020)

Ancient Mysteries: Lost Civilisations Before the Ice

In this episode of The Whispering Podcast, Dr. Fi guides us into the deep and foggy past — far beyond the accepted timelines of recorded history — to explore the mystery of megalithic structures that may predate the last Ice Age.

From the cosmic scars of the Younger Dryas to the precise cuts of ancient stone blocks, could it be that human civilisation stretches back tens of thousands of years further than we've been taught?

We explore:

• Ancient sites like Göbekli Tepe, Gunung Padang, and Ba’albek
• The Younger Dryas impact theory and its links to global catastrophe myths
• Metaphysical theories around ley lines and energetic architecture
• The idea that ancient civilisations may have been spiritually and technologically advanced in ways we no longer understand

Are we uncovering lost cities — or remembering truths our ancestors never forgot?

References:

• Graham Hancock – Magicians of the Gods
• Randall Carlson – Cosmic Patterns and Catastrophes
• Robert Schoch – Forgotten Civilization
• Andrew Collins – Göbekli Tepe: Genesis of the Gods
• NASA Earth Sciences Division
• Journal of Archaeological Science – Carbon Dating Reports
• Spirit & Destiny – “Earth Energy & Ancient Knowledge”

In this episode of The Whispering Podcast, Dr. Fi explores the fascinating and eerie phenomenon of pareidolia — our brain’s tendency to see familiar shapes, especially faces, in random patterns.

From Jesus on toast to ghostly figures in smoke, pareidolia raises a powerful question: Are we just seeing patterns… or are we being shown something?

We explore:

• The neuroscience behind pareidolia
• Famous and strange examples across cultures
• Religious, paranormal, and metaphysical interpretations
• Why faces — and especially eyes — trigger such emotional responses
• Whether pareidolia is a survival mechanism… or something more mystical

References:

• Liu et al. (2014), Seeing Jesus in Toast: Neural and Behavioral Correlates of Face Pareidolia, Cortex Journal
• NASA Viking Orbiter (1976), “Face on Mars” image
• Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World
• Ramachandran & Blakeslee – Phantoms in the Brain
• Krippner, S. – Spirituality and the Paranormal: Exploring the Human Psyche

Do hidden creatures roam the earth, just out of reach of our cameras and comprehension?

In this episode of The Whispering Podcast, Dr. Fi steps into the shadowy world of cryptozoology — the study of mysterious animals whose existence hasn’t been scientifically proven... yet. From the Loch Ness Monster to Bigfoot, Mokele-Mbembe to the Chupacabra, folklore, sightings, and whispers persist across cultures and centuries.

We’ll explore:

🔹 What is cryptozoology — and is it science or pseudoscience?

🔹 Legendary creatures from around the world

🔹 Real animals once considered myth (hello, okapi)

🔹 The psychological and metaphysical reasons we seek monsters

🔹 Could these beings exist in another dimension — just brushing up against our own?

Whether cryptids are evolutionary anomalies, inter-dimensional travellers, or echoes of an ancient world… they invite us to wonder: What else is out there?

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👇 Have you ever seen something… unexplainable? Let us know in the comments.

​📚 REFERENCES & SOURCES:

• Coleman, Loren. Cryptozoology A to Z (1999)
• Clark, Jerome. Unexplained!: Strange Sightings, Incredible Occurrences & Puzzling Physical Phenomena (1993)
• Hancock, Graham. America Before (2019)
• Heuvelmans, Bernard. On the Track of Unknown Animals (1958)
• Reddit: r/Cryptozoology and r/HighStrangeness
• Loch Ness Centre & Exhibition Archives
• Meldrum, Jeff. Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science (2006)

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In this episode of The Whispering Podcast, Dr. Fi, PhD, explores the eerie world of

“glitches in the matrix” — those strange, reality-bending moments when the universe

doesn’t seem to behave as it should.

From vanishing objects and repeated events to déjà vu and duplicate people, could these experiences be signs that we’re living in a simulation?

We dive into:

•First-hand glitch stories that defy logic

•The foundations of simulation theory (Bostrom, Musk, quantum physicists)

•Scientific and psychological explanations (memory errors, déjà vu, brain lag)

•Metaphysical interpretations: higher consciousness, pattern breaks, and

awakening

Whether these are coincidences, brain tricks, or actual cracks in the fabric of our reality —

one thing’s for sure: reality might not be as real as we think.

SHOW NOTES / REFERENCES:

•Bostrom, Nick. Are You Living in a Computer Simulation? Philosophical Quarterly

(2003)

•Beane, S., Davoudi, Z., & Savage, M. (2012). Constraints on the Universe as a

Numerical Simulation

•Reddit: r/Glitch_in_the_Matrix

•Chalmers, David. Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy (2022)

•Musk, Elon. Recode Conference Interview (2016)

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In this episode of The Whispering Podcast - we explore the mysterious Stone Tape Theory — the idea that buildings and natural materials like stone and brick can "record" emotional energy from traumatic events and play it back as ghostly phenomena. Could hauntings be nothing more than environmental memory loops?

We’ll cover:

• What the Stone Tape Theory is and where it originated
• The influence of the 1972 BBC play The Stone Tape
• Historical roots going back to Charles Babbage and early psychometry
• Examples of residual hauntings explained by this theory
• What science and skeptics have to say
• Why the theory still resonates with people today

This episode breaks down a spooky concept in clear, thoughtful language — perfect for believers, skeptics, and the paranormally curious.

References:

• Kneale, N. (1972). The Stone Tape [BBC TV Play]
• Babbage, C. (1838). The Ninth Bridgewater Treatise
• Buchanan, J. R. (1842). Manual of Psychometry
• Wiseman, R. (2011). Paranormality: Why We See What Isn’t There
• Hill, S. (2012). “Scientific Thinking in Paranormal Investigation”
• Society for Psychical Research — www.spr.ac.uk