Metaphysical

The Olmec culture’s art has caused a lot of problems for archaeologists. That’s because the styles of the Olmec Colossal Heads, their enormous altars, and their jade masks seem to have extremely significant differences that may reveal a deeper history than anyone ever knew. Events across thousands of years, cultures around the world, strange werejaguar cryptids, and sculptures more realistic than...

Remote viewing data says there were ancient civilizations on Mars. Amazingly, that would corroborate extremely old art and underground civilizations found right here on Earth. How have cyclical events throughout the solar system’s history affected the rise and fall of cultures? Was interplanetary travel once common? In this episode, John and Rob talk about the H blocks at Pumapunku, Cydonia on Mar...

Did otherworldly beings seed ancient civilizations? The strange anomalies of Maya history and other Mesoamerican cultures seem to indicate that. Who are the “creator beings” carrying seed bags that have been carved all around the world? Did they literally seed different civilizations throughout human history? Why did the Maya file their teeth down into points, flatten their heads, and have other b...

The hardest things to remote view are events that change the future and ones that intrude on karmic ties.   Did you know that the act of looking at an event, or even a particle, can actually change its nature? In the last episode of Metaphysical, Rob and John talked about the observer effect. They got into the double slit experiment, remote viewing, and the nature of the quantum universe. But they...

Have you ever heard of the observer effect? Basically, the act of just looking at an event—or even a particle—can actually change its nature. But how does this work? In this episode of Metaphysical, Rob and John talk about the double slit experiment, quantum physics, remote viewing, and so much more. When the nature of the universe starts coming into question, clearly, it shows us there’s a lot mo...

Underground pyramids, tunnels, and caverns were discovered beneath a wine cellar in Italy. Enormous stone boxes were found in the Serapeum of Saqqara—and nobody knows how they got there. A mysterious monument at Gobekli Tepe shows evidence of a cataclysm that devastated humanity. Tunnels in Turkey show remains of an ancient, buried past. What can we learn about sites of ancient cataclysms, undergr...

Is there a real “Chamber of Secrets”? What lies inside the hidden vaults of the ancient Padmanabhaswamy Temple in India? Its mysterious door is protected by two massive, painted cobras. It has no bolts, latches, or other visible means of entry. It’s also believed that the door was sealed shut by sound waves from a secret chant lost in time. Hindu priests say that at present, there is no human capa...

Encounters with Naga serpent deities stretch back throughout recorded history. The question is, did they mix with humans, as some accounts say? As humans, we have a burning need to know certain truths: How did we get to where we are today with our technology? Were there beings in ancient history who helped humans civilize themselves? Were accounts of enlightened visitors actually extraterrestrials...

Never whistle in the woods. Forests like those in the Nahanni Valley contain secrets, like strange creatures, that are attracted by the sound. And that’s not the only mystery. An entire native tribe disappeared into thin air, the fires still burning in their teepees. Giant, dark creatures from the woods terrified villagers—and even made them go mad. Cannibalistic mountain people were spotted, look...

Who hunted them? A mysterious “Valley of Headless Men” serial killer in the Nahanni National Park area caused such intense fear during the first half of the 1900s that stories flew. Some whispered of fearsome creatures, mysterious fogs, and cannibalistic tribes. Others claimed “gold fever” after numerous bodies were found decapitated with unexplainable circumstances around their deaths. It’s clear...

Strange and paranormal phenomena have been spotted around storms, but tornadoes seem to have the most bizarre activity. UFOs, Twister-like vortexes, and intense energy are consistently reported, as well as sightings of real beings moving inside the tornadoes themselves. The original 1996 Twister movie showed the power of storms and made viewers fascinated by storm chasing, but in real life, their...

Mysterious “butterfly people” were seen by the residents of Joplin, Missouri during the 2011 F5 tornado that devastated the midwest. Curiously, these beings appeared at the perfect moment that some residents were sheltered from danger and miraculously survived. In this episode, Rob and John attempt to answer the questions: What happened in Joplin? Are the butterfly people real? What are the butter...

In the abandoned town of Portlock, Alaska, something terrifying lurks: the Nantinaq, Alaska’s giant Bigfoot. In this Metaphysical episode, Rob and John investigate sightings of the strange “hairy man of Alaska,” discussing whether these claims are real, false, or if perhaps the answer lies somewhere in the middle. They also look into a place dubbed “Bigfoot Island,” and some extremely bizarre occu...

Terrifying and bizarre cryptids live in Alaska, proving Inuit paranormal legends are real. That’s what remote viewing data and investigative research have found about the history of Alaska, which nobody seems willing to admit. Alaska’s paranormal activity ranges from sightings in the sky to the strangest creatures known, passed down verbally over generations in the Inuit culture. The sightings and...

Something lurks beneath the surface of central Alaska. Up on land, reports of heightened electromagnetic activity and odd-acting animals are the norm, but is it because something deeply strange is causing these disturbances?   In this episode, hear discussions on the mystery of the Alaskan Dark Pyramid, nuclear weaponry, an account from a United States Army counterintelligence officer, remote view...

What made the mysterious project leader “Axel Rod” suddenly pull a remote viewer out of his session, then take him hiking through the wilderness to an undisclosed location where they had to remain silent? Hear the impossible-sounding details of governmental remote viewing projects in which figures like Ingo Swann and Pat Price were tasked with looking at otherworldly events. Is alien activity the...

After countless shows on ancient civilizations, strange places, creature encounters, remote viewing, and otherworldly phenomena, Rob and John got a lot of fan questions. Now, they bring you another Metaphysical Q&A where they answer your questions directly from comments left on previous episodes. Want to hear what they have to say? Join Metaphysical for a show that’s out of this world. Rob and...

After countless shows on ancient civilizations, strange places, creature encounters, remote viewing, and otherworldly phenomena, Rob and John got a lot of fan questions. Now, they bring you the first ever Metaphysical Q&A where they answer your questions directly from comments left on previous episodes. Want to hear what they have to say? Join Metaphysical for a show that’s out of this world. ...

[Part 6] Do dolphins have greater interdimensional knowledge of the universe—and do they want to share it with humanity? Do orcas and cetaceans have a greater level of self awareness and even compassion than we previously knew? Remote viewing data, telepathy research, and sonic experiments turn up surprising results about animal consciousness. Find out where dolphins are really from, why they’re e...

[Part 5] The CIA trained dolphins to be spies in multiple secret projects throughout the 1960s. Were real dolphin encounters the inspiration behind mainstream television shows like Flipper? Between private CIA documents and surfaced evidence of covert missions, there’s a lot to unpack about dolphin consciousness. Hear John Vivanco’s remote viewing data on dolphins’ and whales’ minds, Rob Counts’ i...

Get Rise. TV for 25% off and watch New Episodes a week early! [Part 4] Animal behavior just got a whole lot stranger. Pistol shrimp have supersonic weapons hotter than the sun—and they are deadlier than you think. The Greenland shark may be a supernatural cryptid if it can live for hundreds of years: Are there deeper truths beyond the Inuit legends and stories of this slow-moving scavenger? Some c...

Get Rise. TV for 25% off and watch New Episodes a week early! [Part 3] A creature with the body of an otter, the bill and feet of a duck, and the tail of a beaver sounds like a mythical creature or chimera. That’s what people once thought the platypus was, and boy is it a weird one. And it’s not the only animal with weird characteristics. Why are the capuchin monkeys of Costa Rica enthralling scie...

Get Rise. TV for 25% off and watch New Episodes a week early!   [Part 2] Why were government, scientific, and national defense organizations interested in James “McCannibal” McConnell’s work in the ‘50s, ‘60s, and beyond? Bizarre worm experiments prove cells carry memory. Are porcupines secret doctors, and what rare properties do porcupines possess? How about aliens, the Annunaki, and offworld cre...

Get Rise. TV for 25% off and watch New Episodes a week early!   [Part 1] Remote viewer John Vivanco looked at the praying mantis, and MAN was the data weird. How has martial arts been influenced by the bug? And that’s not the only animal with an interesting and metaphysical consciousness: Crows are unusually smart. What do they remember that you wouldn’t expect them to? The Eurasian wryneck might...

Get Rise. TV for 25% off and watch New Episodes a week early! Perhaps the most well-recorded cryptid ever is Bigfoot’s cousin, the yeti. So the Metaphysical Podcast had to dive into the history you never knew was real! What are the different classifications of yetis? What did American explorers find when they went looking for it in the ‘50s? Are all the yeti relics that exist today just debunked h...