Loreland
By Hope Christofferson
LorelandJul 02, 2021
Episode 16: Mermaid Myths
Episode 6: The Alchemy of Mycology Part 1- Prima Materia
We delve into the mysterious process of alchemy and examine how Greek Gods and chemistry are possibly connected. Our guest is the Desert Alchemist, a mycologist gives us his account of the strange history of the French alchemist Nicolas Flamel and the images shown in his archaic book The Exposition of the Hieroglyphical Figures... Will we learn to turn mercury to silver? Lead to gold? Perhaps if we continue to dive into enigmatic stories from the past...
The following are links to the Desert Alchemist's website as well some of the sources mentioned in this episode:
The Desert Alchemist Website:
https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=the+desert+alchemist+tucson&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
PDF of the The Exposition of the Hieroglyphical Figures
https://archive.org/details/nicolas-flamel-exposition-of-the-hieroglyphical-figures-16421/page/n1/mode/2up
Episode 4: The Wonder of Psychotechnology
In special artist interview episode of Farbeyond we interview the mythological painter Christopher Remmers. We are introduced to the term psychotechnology which is how people manifest their destiny through thought. We discuss how stories have shaped the evolution of humanity. I've boiled down the essence of our conversation into a blog post with photos of the wonderful art we reference throughout the podcast, which is a space for readers and listeners to engage and ask questions about our conversation.
That blog is available here, as well as a link to Christopher's work.
Farbeyond Blog:
https://www.hopechristoffersonart.com/blog
Christopher's Website:
https://www.christopherremmers.com/viewcollection/126363
Music for this episode was provided by the amazing MoFly Band who's tunes can be found here:
https://withkoji.com/@Moflyband
Episode 3: The Cottingley Faeries
Once upon a time in the early 20th century, two girls in England photographed what respected members of society called "evidence of fairies". Was this so? Or simply an elaborate hoax designed to play into our desire to believe in the fantastical? On this special guest episode Hope and Isabel dive into this enigmatic mystery involving religious cults, camera tricks, and Sherlock Holmes. We would like to thank the author, poet, and illustrator Forrest Lybrand for taking us through this wonderful and startling tale of childhood curiosity and its power to change our adult preconceptions of the world.
More information can be found on Forrest's wonderful illustrations and writing via these links :
www.forrestlybrand.com
instagram: @forrestlybrand
Please email us farbeyondpod@gmail.com and follow our social media for photos surrounding this episode @farbeyondpod
Episode 2: The Curse of the Pharaoh
Have you ever wondered what would happen if you robbed an ancient grave filled with embalmed organs, gold, mold, and radioactive material? Well we have too! Come over to the hot sands of Egypt with us while we investigate one of the most powerful curses of Egyptian history. We'll also look Into the niche mourning practices of Victorian England. Settle back on your camel, watch out for scarabs, and enjoy this next enigmatic mummy-filled episode of Farbeyond.
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Episode 1: The Hope Diamond
Welcome to our first LOCATION SPECIAL episode of season 2! We are so excited to broadcast from the forest amongst the birds and fairies to bring you a tale of a cursed diamond from India. How are French Kings, the Titanic, and horse racing all connected? You'll have to tune in to see. We may even have a special guest star from the woods with exceptionally large feet, no promises, but maybe....
Enjoy and let us know your thoughts @farbeyondpod on instagram.
Episode 10: Mary Celeste
Ahoy! What does a haunted ghost ship, hungry sirens, water platforms, and insurance fraud all have in common? Come aboard the season one FINALE of Farbeyond to find out. Our episodes are always guaranteed to astound and entertain, and we thank all our listeners for staying strong through the three years it took to produce ten episodes of this enigmatic podcast.
Episode 9: Rapunzel
On this episode we delve into the history of the popular fairytale Rapunzel! On this journey we learn that lions are afraid of donkeys and parsley is the most delicious food since sliced bread. Jump into the bizarre backstory of Disney's Tangled with hosts Hope and Isabel for the semi-final episode of season one.
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Episode 8- Hansel and Gretel
Jump into candyland with us as we look into the real and terrifying stories that inspired one our favorite childhood fairytales. Hansel and Gretel has been linked to devastating plagues, forced cannibalism, and conniving step-mothers just as evil as the Grimm's recorded. As always, we get a bit dark as the history of this bedtime tale holds secrets that are even scarier than a hungry witch in a house of gingerbread.
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Episode 7- The Voynich Manuscript
We look into the leading theories behind the Voynich manuscript and propose a carefully curated few of our own in this latest episode of Farbeyond.
The music referenced in this episode can be found via this link:
newhavensymphony.org/watch-listen/past-projects/lashvoynich-project/
NOTE: the 4th movement of the symphony is not available online at this time and we were unable to include it in this episode.
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Episode 6- Sleepy Hollow
Weird happenings have been occurring in a small village in Kazakhstan- everyone is falling asleep for days on end. Cats, dogs, children, even plants. But why? We delve into a few theories surrounding this real-world sleepy hollow and the strange dreams reported by the inhabitants of the town. Grab some Sleepytime tea and snuggle up as we investigate this next mystery from Farbeyond!
Music for this episode is The Sleeping Beauty, op. 66a suite by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Episode 5- Snow White
Episode 4- The Lady and the Unicorn
All of the romantic antics behind the 15th century making of the mysterious Lady & the Unicorn Tapestries!
Music: Symphony in B Minor (arr. T. Finno for orchestra): III. Primo tempo by Debussy.
Episode 3- Dancing Plagues
Episode 2- Croatoan!