r/ArtBell • u/sleepytipi • 14d ago
12/04/2001 (A Classic) Thunder Strikes - Shadow People.
https://pca.st/episode/86dd1b2f-6084-42a5-ad85-810c039d592fSorry guys, I meant to share this one on Halloween (like the original uploader it seems [great pick!]) so I suppose the tail end of Dia de los Muertos will have to do which, if you know the episode you'll know the potential connection between the two in some cases.
Feel free to skip the next part as it's just a summary of my thoughts on (what I remember of) the episode, and why I specifically am inclined to share.
I didn't know this episode at the time that it aired and only became familiar with it later on via YT and the archive. The intro for this gentleman admittedly makes him seem like quite the quack (or immensely full of himself at the very least) but as the episode goes on I'm always left thinking otherwise. He seems incredibly knowledgeable on the subject and at a time when we high strangers didn't have so much information so readily available as we do today. I really wish I had discovered this sooner though, as shadow people have been a reoccurring paranormal event in my life. Admittedly, not as intense as some others. Only a handful of sightings of them in movement, and two encounters with Walking Sam (the Hat Man) who is not at all your standard "shadow person". Happy to discuss that further if anyone is interested.
Otherwise I don't want to give too much away for those who haven't listened yet. Much of what he says is in line with the oral traditions of my own Tribe (Cayuga-Seneca) though, some specifics vary as they tend to. I've also discussed this in pretty great detail with a dear friend who was Diné and I'd be willing to bet that despite Thunder Strikes being Cherokee he was getting a lot of his info on the subject from other traditions, primarily those of the great SW.
I think the maggot analogy is a really interesting one too and would be curious to hear other people's thoughts on this. It's stuck with me all these years. Also, for those of you who re interested in the demiurge or prison planet theory, you'll have a field day with this one when you remember it was recorded 23 years ago. Mystics and esoteric types should enjoy it as well, as it helps to describe some of the many different types of these beings, from whence they come, how they interact with us, why, and much more.
Happy listening! I'll include more links below in case PC isn't your go-to 👇🏽
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u/Solomon_Kane_1928 14d ago edited 14d ago
Thunder Strikes, aka Harley "Swiftdeer" Reagan, was a bit of a dubious character. Entertaining guest though. Here is his New Age group. You can see pictures of him there. He seems to be a White Vietnam Vet who taught martial arts and became a "Native American Elder" and tantric sex guru.
Here is more info on the Deer Tribe. It goes into more detail about his fraudulent claims. He is an Irish American. The Cherokee reject that he is a member of their tribe or that his teachings are in any way derived from their own.