J-M's History Corner

[Sorry for the length.] Cannock Chase is an area in central England teeming with paranormal activity - including UFOs, black-eyed children, hell hounds, werewolves, etc. I first heard about it in this article, although it doesn't go into as much detail as I'd like, so for the sake of brevity I'll just give its link: https://www.ranker.com/list/cannock-chase-werewolf-sightings/hugh-landman?utm_source=sendgrid_newsletter&utm_medium=graveyardshift&utm_campaign=active Specific details about some of the sightings: Cannock Chase is a large densely woodland area which has become known as one the UK's most active paranormal hotspots. In recent times there has been reports of werewolves, UFO's and ghosts by the local residents. On April 26, 2007, the local Stafford Post newspaper ran the following story: "A rash of sightings of a 'werewolf' type creature prowling around the outskirts of Stafford, have prompted a respected Midlands paranormal group...

You might remember my post The Werewolves of Ireland , in which I discussed the Emerald Isle’s history of lycanthropy (werewolves), which was particularly disturbing as they were my direct ancestors. Well, here’s another mediaeval werewolf tale – this one of the warrior Sigmund and his son Sinfjötli , who dabbled in something they shouldn’t, becoming wolves for a short period of time.  This is actually a fairly common occurrence in werewolf folklore and old eyewitness accounts – that a magic (i.e. demonic) pelt/belt could transform someone into a beast simply by being worn. This tale tells of two men, Sigmund and Sinfjotli. One day these two are wandering through a great wood when they come upon a house. Inside they find two sleeping men who are under a spell – for nine days they are wolves , and on the tenth day they can take off the enchanted wolf skins and live as men again. The mischievous Sigmund and Sinfjotli, eager for a good adventure, steal the wolf-skin...

If you're a superhero fan (like myself), you've undoubtedly heard of the multiverse . It's basically the belief that there are multiple parallel universes that may or may not be like our own, and is regularly employed in comic books (especially superhero ones - such as Marvel and DC). But could it be real? A popular opinion spread by physicists in recent years has been that it is real.  That ours is just one of potentially innumerable realities. However, they have yet to prove it.  The most they can offer is circumstantial evidence that just doesn't sell it for me - usually based on the assumption that the Big Bang is true (it's not), or evidence that the universe is larger than we've observed (what's new?); some even try to use it as a cop-out to get rid of God.  Yes, that's right: they think that if there are multiple parallel realities of differing planes of existence, effectively separated by a spiritual barrier, it will prove there is no God/we ...