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Our Numinous Nature

Philippe Willis

Our Numinous Nature is a traveling podcast in search of profound stories focused on regional flora & fauna, folklore & history with a penchant for the mysterious. We’ll be hearing from folks with a deep connection to the land, from herbalists to hunters, folk artists, paranormal investigators, & living historians. The hope is to reach the soul of these people & places through tales of profundity & awe. Find a comfy log and join us at the sonic campfire.

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110:24

FERAL PEOPLE OF APPALACHIA + BLACK MOUNTAIN HAUNTINGS...

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2024/09/11

Brian Jeffrey is a paranormal investigator in Farragut, Tennessee, who's served in the US Army and as a former Park Ranger. After historical readings about wild men & feral children, we open on Knoxville's urban sprawl. From there we get to the topic at hand, feral people of Appalachia, more specifically, within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park: from Brian's adventures searching them out & finding tracks; to rumors of cannibalism; strange tunnels; accounts from an attacked gins...

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124:18

THE BELL WITCH OF TENNESSEE, BLACK DOGS & SPIRITUAL...

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2024/08/27

Tyler Estep is a local historian, former tobacco farmer & Baptist pastor at the oldest church west of Appalachia, in Adams, Tennessee; home of the infamous Bell Witch! After a reading from a 1904 newspaper that summarizes the Bell Witch mystery, we open on the region's tobacco farming culture. Then we turn to the topic at hand, the Bell Witch. We explore various explanations for the 19th-century hauntings: John Bell & an eccentric neighbor, Kate Batts; The Great Awakening & the de...

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137:38

CORMAC MCCARTHY'S KNOXVILLE & THE SOUTHERN GOTHIC |...

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2024/08/12

Bill Hardwig is a Cormacian scholar & associate professor of English at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee. This episode is devoted to the early Appalachian Tennessee novels of the late, great, literary master, Cormac McCarthy [best known for No Country for Old Men, All The Pretty Horses, & The Road]. We begin by defining and discussing the literary genre: the southern gothic. From there we lay out the synopsis & inspiration behind three of Cormac's outstanding so...

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98:42

GROUNDHOG-OLOGY, 'POSSUM BREEDERS & FOLKWAYS |...

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2024/07/30

Doug Elliott is a naturalist, herbalist, storyteller, musician, author, illustrator and something of a living legend in Rutherford County in Western North Carolina. After a story about deciphering the secret language of trout, we open on Doug's early career as a 1970's traveling forager. Now, no Doug Elliott conversation would be right without a 101 on groundhog-ology ranging from how to make groundhog shoelaces to understanding the medicinal properties of groundhog grease. The natural next s...

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110:42

GINSENG DIGGERS: A HISTORY OF ROOT GATHERING IN...

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2024/07/16

Luke Manget is an author, historian, and assistant professor of history at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina. After a reading from an 1870’s newspaper about a strange race of beings known as “saugers,” we dive straight into the significance of ginseng on the American frontier [1780’s], specifically in southern Appalachia: Va, WV, NC. We get into such topics as: the commons vs private property; old world mandrake folklore; & deterring poachers with traps. Luke then d...

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148:04

TIMELINE JOURNEYING: PAST & FUTURE LIVES, DREAMS &...

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2024/07/02

Bobby Baranowski is a past life practitioner, author & former professional musician residing in Asheville, North Carolina. We begin this metaphysical trek in the mountains of "Sedona East" with its many vortexes; then dive headlong into Bobby's Asheville Past Lives Project in which he practices a non-hypnotic past life regression method called The Awareness Techniques. He walks us through the steps and speaks to one's emotional responses as the key to validate the imagery. Bobby shares hi...

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117:38

ANCESTOR'S CALL & THE SLAVE NARRATIVE OF MOSES GRANDY...

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2024/06/06

Eric "Mubita" Sheppard is a U.S. Air Force veteran, family historian, and the visionary founder of Mubita LLC in Williamsburg, Virginia. We open on Eric's early life in Baltimore and the events that led up to his spiritual genealogy quest, one in which he was guided to the slave narrative of an ancestor unbeknownst to him, Moses Grandy. Born into slavery in North Carolina, we hear of Moses' life [1786-1843]: working the canals in The Great Dismal Swamp; the nightmarish death of his brother; c...

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103:02

CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH & THE JAMESTOWN EXPEDITION |...

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2024/05/09

William Balderson is the Director of Living History & Historic Trades at Jamestown Rediscovery [Historic Jamestowne] in Virginia. After readings from John Smith's accounts about Pocahontas, the local fauna & corn planting, our guest describes his singular life path as a career living historian. From there Willie illustrates the events leading up to the Jamestown expedition including the infamous Roanoke Lost Colony. On this deep dive, we learn of John Smith's life as a mercenary &...

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130:14

DIGGING UP JAMESTOWN; FROM REDISCOVERY TO THE...

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2024/04/25

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98:28

MUSIC OF THE SUMMER MOUNTAIN FARM: BUKKEHORNS,...

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2024/03/21

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135:36

DROOP MOUNTAIN ARTIFACTS, GHOSTS & FOSSILS + A TURTLE...

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2024/03/07

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116:12

OLD TIME BEE HUNTERS, COON HUNTERS & A WORK HEARSE |...

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2024/02/19

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100:48

POE PART II: THE BLACK CAT & OTHER TALES OF MYSTERY &...

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2024/02/01

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POE PART I: VIRGINIA'S RAGGED MOUNTAINS & EDGAR...

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2024/01/18

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56:01

AN ENGLISH CHRISTMAS FEAST: PLUM PUDDING, HOLLY & THE...

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2023/12/22

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107:36

BJÖRNJÄGARE; A SWEDISH BEAR HUNTER | Professional...

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2023/12/08

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89:06

VIKING METALWORK: DWARVES, BOG IRON & THOR'S HAMMER |...

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2023/11/27

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105:12

ICELANDIC FOLKLORE, SORCERERS & A SACRIFICIAL STONE |...

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2023/11/09

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118:32

THE VEILED MIRROR: VICTORIAN MOURNING, SECRET...

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2023/08/31

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104:24

THE BESTIARY: A MEDIEVAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ANIMALS REAL...

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2023/08/17

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