Are Dragons Real? Richard Freeman on Modern Sightings | S6E11

Are dragons real? Cryptozoologist Richard Freeman joins Strange & Mysterious World to explore modern dragon sightings, ancient dragon mythology and what witnesses say they encountered.Richard recounts a reported encounter at Waverley Abbey in Surrey and discusses his interviews with five witnesses. From African flying serpents to Asian water dragons, we explore why dragon stories appear across cultures—and whether familiar animals, folklore or something stranger could explain them.The conversation ventures into Richard’s “Global Monster Template” theory, consciousness, tulpas and thought forms, his account of a fairy encounter on Dartmoor, parallels with UFO experiences, and the mysteries surrounding Loch Ness.These are reported experiences, folklore and speculative interpretations, explored through an open-minded conversation.Strange & Mysterious World | Season 6, Episode 11Subscribe for more conversations about paranormal experiences, consciousness, ancient mysteries and the unexplained. What do you think lies behind dragon sightings? Share your thoughts in the comments.FIND RICHARD FREEMANCentre for Fortean Zoology:https://cfz.org.uk/The Highest Strangeness — official book information:https://cfz.org.uk/2024/08/new-book-available-now-the-highest-strangeness-by-richard-freeman/EXPLORE ELEUSIS TVGo deeper with Eleusis TV—documentaries exploring spiritual growth, well-being, esoteric knowledge and philosophy:https://eleusistv.com/CHAPTERS00:00 A reported dragon with a ten-metre wingspan00:22 Discover Eleusis TV00:48 Introducing Richard Freeman01:44 The dragon skull, cryptids and water serpents06:20 St George, dragons and wyverns09:57 The Waverley Abbey dragon reports13:06 Strange lights and further dragon accounts18:41 Other dimensions, jinn and disappearing creatures20:54 The Global Monster Template27:01 Tulpas and Richard’s thought-form experiment31:02 A fairy encounter on Dartmoor36:32 Fairy folklore and UFO abductions41:27 Chinese dragons, fossils and real animals47:02 Nick Redfern and stories of ritual magic50:45 The alleged dragon cult of Marsden Bay54:46 Loch Ness, Crowley and paranormal theories1:02:36 The spider experiment: the full story1:11:52 Final thoughts#Dragons #Cryptozoology #RichardFreeman #Paranormal #StrangeAndMysteriousWorld Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.