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This will be the first in a multimedia series we are creating that will give you a peek into some of our more interesting gatherings, events, and friends! Think of this as a diary or journal that we look forward to sharing with you to encourage more community-building (with appropriate discernment) in these spaces, and to show the public how it's possible to engage in and pursue meaningful dialogue outside of your phones or computers screens.

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On Saturday, September 27, 2025, friends of ours in the ufology/Disclosure community gathered at the home of Dr. Brannon Wheeler and his warm-hearted wife and fellow professor, Deb. Brannon is a member of the Visible College, and a professor at the US Naval Academy who teaches history of religion, and more recently, a few UFO courses! He is a highly intelligent polyglot whose primary focus has been on the Middle East, authoring 11 books so far, and whose language skills extend to some of the world’s most ancient. Anthony was introduced to Brannon by Juan Feria and “Steve,” who were featured in Part 1 of our “Old Gods” panel discussion, last year because of his interest in NHI contact experiences and how those relate to historical instances of “contact” across many of the world’s religious traditions. In fact, he sat down with Anthony for an in-depth discussion over Zoom eagerly listening to his first major experience on his contact protocol, proving his sincere passion for the topic, and quickly easing any apprehension Anthony had over meeting someone from the Naval Academy speaking to experiencers.

Brannon presented a plenary talk at Stuart Hameroff’s renowned The Science of Consciousness (TSC) conference in Barcelona this past July 2025 alongside Ross Coulthart – the first time a talk about UAP was presented in the conference’s 34-year history – where Sinéad had the pleasure of also meeting Brannon & Deb!

Although Sinéad could not attend the Sept. 27 gathering, Anthony and several friends were able to attend, including experiencers, scientists, and scholars – even a few friends who were in the US Space Economy Inter-Agency Working Group launched by Dr. Anna Brady-Estevez, formerly of the National Science Foundation!

Anthony sat down for one-on-one informal chats with a few attendees about their personal and professional thoughts and perspectives on current pressing topics in the UAP community. The identities of the members of the former Working Group have been kept hidden, and their voices masked,

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Guest

Joshua Cutchin

A full-time author and musician, Joshua has appeared on 100s of paranormal programs such as Coast to Coast AM and is regularly invited to speak at paranormal conferences about his work. He is the author of 9 books, including 2022's critically-acclaimed two-part series Ecology of Souls: A New Mythology of Death & the Paranormal. His latest book, Fourth Wall Phantoms: Reflections on the Paranormal, Narrative, and Fictions Becoming Fact, was released in April 2025.

In addition to his own books, Joshua also regularly contributes to essay collections, most recently Dr. Jack Hunter’s Deep Weird (2023) and Dr. Simon Young’s The Cottingley Fairies (2024). He has appeared on the hit History Channel television series Ancient Aliens and was featured in 2024’s breakout UFO documentary, Cosmosis. He is a regular guest on the Where Did the Road Go? podcast and can be found at JoshuaCutchin.com.

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Episode Summary

In this thought-provoking episode of Fire in the Cosmos, we delve into the intersection of fiction, myth, and legend with the paranormal, the supernatural, and the mystical! Josh takes us on a meandering ontological journey into the ecology of the anomalous, hierarchical realities, and co-created experience as we examine what the wider body of data on the extraordinary — unshackled from a reductionist, materialist paradigm — could suggest about our relationship with the world(s) around us! Get ready for a steady dose of fairies, Bigfoot, death, deities, aliens, and UFOs; and this time around, add in a dash of consciousness!

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References

• ⁠Josh’s website⁠ -- (Books, events, info)
• “⁠The Soul is a UFO⁠: Understanding and Embracing Transcendence” @ Esalen

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Josh’s Work

07:59 The Influence of Movies and Monsters

10:58 Childhood Experiences and Early Interests

16:01 Evolution of Thought on Paranormal Phenomena

21:49 The Role of Fear and Transformation

24:43 Understanding Anomalous Ecology

35:01 Exploring Fourth Wall Phantoms and Mythology

40:54 The Misunderstanding of Myths and Fairy Tales

42:37 The Intersection of AI and UFO Phenomena

45:40 Authority Structures and Reality Manipulation

49:47 The Nature of Phenomena and Collective Consciousness

51:18 Human Evolution and Expanded Consciousness

54:38 Art, Transformation, and the Human Experience

01:02:04 Theatricality of Reality and the Role of the Audience

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Guest
Anthony Miller

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Episode Summary

In this special solo episode, Anthony shares the full details of his first anomalous experience after a contact protocol he felt called to create in 2023. In the induced encounter, he met a council or hive mind of non-human intelligences, calling themselves "the old gods," with one visually resembling the Ancient Egyptian deity Ra. However, they told him that humanity had gotten them (and reality) wrong, and they were not actually gods. The message went on and was truly wondrous and awe-inspiring.

This recording comprises three voice memos Anthony had recorded for private use over a span of one year--between 2023-2024--discussing his background, journey, and experience. He had shared bits and pieces of this in Ep. 1 of the podcast when it was called Obliterate The Construct. However, Sinéad’s predecessor on the show asked that we remove that episode for her own privacy when she moved on to other ventures and fields.

Anthony is still not sure what to make of this experience, how it blended subjectivity and objectivity, and what it potentially says about some of these "others" in relation to us, but it serves as a huge data point for him, and it set him down the path that has led him to eventually starting this podcast! It also grounded the influences of syncretism, meditative techniques like the Monroe Institute’s Gateway Process, binaural frequencies, and various cultural and folkloric modalities!

We hope this can be helpful to others out there who have experienced similar things, and we hope it can provide some hope at a time when dark, apocalyptic, fear-based narratives appear to be trending. We believe we have allies out there (and in here), and some of those allies may be more connected to us than we know!

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction
02:58 Background and Context
06:09 Exploring the UFO Phenomenon
08:55 Diving Into Consciousness & Plant Medicine
12:02 The Gateway Process & Contact Modalities
21:11 Meeting “The Old Gods”
31:00 Ancient Egyptian, Norse, Celtic & Indigenous Connections
34:06 The Transmissions: A New Era & Human Awareness
37:10 Connecting With Consciousness & Meditation
43:22 Exploring Past Lives & Emotional Revelations
49:09 The Nature of Reality & the Beings' Intentions
59:50 The Muses: Preparing Humanity Through Film & Culture
01:06:51 Sharing the Experience & Family Reactions
01:13:40 Continued Exploration and Future Pathways


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