Metaphysical

Get Rise. TV for 25% off and watch New Episodes a week early! One of the most famous ancient relics in the world is the Shroud of Turin, which shows the imprint of Jesus’s face on a burial cloth. Whereas basically every other significant relic is contested or debunked, this one has never been able to REMAIN debunked. That’s because of some amazing science, some corroboration between Jesus’ transfo...

Get Rise. TV for 25% off and watch New Episodes a week early! Three children in Fatima, Portugal made a prophecy that Mother Mary would perform miracles on October 13, 1917. Amazingly, thousands of witnesses indeed saw a “miracle of the sun” that day. What did they all see in the sky? Is this proof that miracles can happen? What lesser known visions did the children also have that ultimately uncov...

Get Rise. TV for 25% off and watch New Episodes a week early! [Part 2] Historical information shows a deliberate attempt to change the face of Christianity. Could spiritual faith have been hijacked, and even certain dates been changed? How about yule logs, wreaths, Babylonian symbolism, and other ancient symbols being incorporated into Christmas celebrations over time? Hear the shocking battle bet...

Get Rise. TV for 25% off and watch New Episodes a week early! [Part 1] Emperor Constantine was said to have had a vision of something in the sky, which convinced him to convert to Christianity. But was this the whole story? After the Battle of the Milvian Bridge between Constantine and Maxentius, the Arch of Constantine was erected to celebrate his victory. Why were pagan scenes depicted in the ar...

During the Cold War, countries of the world competed to see who could dig the deepest hole. Russia’s Kola Superdeep Borehole may have even picked up the sounds of hell itself. Portals to hell have been discovered all around the world—and capitalized on by occultists. Why were top Nazi officials interested in Houska Castle? Discover stories of local lore, strange history, and more from Rob Counts....

[Part 6] Have you ever heard of the curse of the hypogeum? Malta’s mysterious tunnels hide ancient history, but also extensive sightings of strange beings throughout the ages. Why did National Geographic report in 1940 about the tragedy of the missing school children if it were all a hoax? What did C. Lois Jessop really see in the mid-’30s that lined up with Nat Geo’s account just 5 to 10 years la...

[Part 5] Cover-ups. Lies and corruption. Elongated skulls and giants. What really happened in Malta’s Hal Saflieni Hypogeum during ages long past? The head of the Prehistoric Society of Malta, Anton Mifsud, wrote a dossier in 2016 debunking naysayers and exposing lies he implied were deliberately inserted into mainstream archaeology. Hear Rob Counts’ investigative research into the elongated skull...

[Part 4] Why did folklorist and archaeologist Father Magri disappear after excavating Malta’s Hal Saflieni Hypogeum? What did he really find in the tunnels’ acoustic “oracle room”? Why is it that over time, the number of bones that were once reported to have been found there suddenly decreased by tens of thousands in number? In this Metaphysical episode, Rob Counts and John Vivanco discuss vibrati...

[Part 3] What ancient secrets are hidden in Malta’s underground tunnels? Why did artifacts and statues in Malta’s infamous Hal Saflieni Hypogeum depict such large people? From temples and megaliths to star forts and tunnels that connect right to people’s homes, there are a lot of stories to uncover. Hear John Vivanco’s remote viewing data on the Fresno nightcrawlers and Rob Counts’ investigative r...

[Part 2] Why was Malta once the most-bombed place in the world? Ancient stones and international mysteries reveal that Malta is a lot more interesting than much of the world gives it credit for. Why have so many governmental peacekeeping meetings happened on the tiny island? Why were the Malta Conference and Malta Summit so pivotal in history? Why did it take a single Buzzfeed article to bring the...

[Part 1] Control Malta, control the world? Why did Hitler and conquerors in history desperately want the tiny island? Ancestral history from the time of Odysseus may go back even farther. Hear John Vivanco’s remote viewing data on the massive civilization of Atlantis. Learn Rob Counts’ investigative research on the Ottoman Empire’s history, the tradition of the Maltese falcon, the Knights of Malta...

[Part 7] Journeys across vast lands and times may be written off as mere myths, like the Odyssey or Chinese folktales. However, some histories have been handed down through the dynasties from which we can extract hidden truths. What did Genghis Khan learn about “cave people”? What happened when a man in the Liu Song Dynasty stumbled across another time-space in which Taoists lived to be much older...

[Part 6] A man dug a well during the Tang Dynasty in China—but the digging never ended. For two years, he dug down more than 1000 feet before he came upon something startling: another civilization. Was Heimdall from Thor just one of many protectors or guardians of realms unknown to surface men? Can humans visit heavenly kingdoms with the right circumstances? Stories of time mysteries, time slips,...

[Part 5] Interactions with “inner Earth beings” and strange cave creatures have been documented for centuries—but so have interactions with people who are said to secretly live underground even today. What did Genghis Khan’s Tartarian soldiers find when they encountered “underground people”? To where did missing miner Wang Hu disappear in 2003 after a rock collapse? Are his bizarre medical miracle...

[Part 4] Goblins, ghouls, and tricksters were SUPPOSED to be things of legend, not creatures physically encountered by multiple unsuspecting people. But when flying saucers, abandoned mines, and pointy-eared beings all start showing up in the small towns of Kentucky, it’s a smoking gun that something metaphysical is going on. Were the Hopkinsville goblins that were seen in 1955 part of a pattern o...

[Part 3] Ancient mysteries lie in caves: 155 lifelike, human figures were etched on the floor of a French cave—and they’re at least 15,000 years old. Are they proof that the commonly accepted timeline of humanity needs to be adjusted? Why was the Pyramid of the Magician in Mexico also called the “House of the Dwarf,” and is it a clue about its real history? Little beings with supernatural powers w...

[Part 2] Monstrous entities were unleashed near deep oil drilling sites, according to episodes of South Park. But what if this were more of a prediction than fiction? Want to see the elusive, alien-like squid caught on a Shell camera? Why did a sample from a “creature of unknown origin or type” suddenly disappear after it was found in a manufacturing plant’s toxic sludge pits? Up on land, cave cre...

[Part 1] Cave creatures and “inner Earth beings” are said to inhabit the mines, tunnels, and crevices that lie beneath the earth. Ever heard of the tommyknocker, the trickster who warns of impending cave-ins? How about the “bluecap,” a spirit in the form of a blue flame known for assisting miners via miraculous powers? What’s really going on in places like Cripple Creek in Colorado, or the Board C...

[Part 3] Watch Parts 1 and 2 exclusively on Rise. TV ! From the Pine Barrens sightings of the Jersey Devil to a mysterious staircase in Omaha, from ghosts and cryptids to places haunted by the devil, there’s a lot to cover when it comes to haunted forests and strange places all over the United States. Hear John’s personal stories of the Elfin Forest in California, and his experience with a “tricks...

Ever heard the stories of UFOs seen around nuclear plants? How about unbelievable sightings of Mothman? Are you interested in unbelievable history? Of course you are if you’ve been following Metaphysical, or if you’ve been following recent whistleblowers like David Grusch, or even if you went to see Oppenheimer.   But in this episode, John and Rob go so much deeper into stories of a being that act...

Have you ever heard of the mysterious black bird of Chernobyl spotted lurking around before the fateful nuclear accident? Have you heard of animals with bizarre characteristics found at nuclear power plants, or strange creatures appearing at bomb sites in the years that followed explosions? Is there shocking proof that The Abyss and Godzilla are more documentary than fiction?   Hold onto your hats...

[Part 7] Whistleblowers are increasingly having a stronger and stronger voice in the public now that UFOs and advanced technology are becoming more accepted. And with all this firsthand testimony and whistleblower accounts, there’s a lot to unpack! Last time, the Metaphysical podcast started talking about Eric Hecker, who worked on a base in Antarctica, and they talked about the IceCube South Pole...

[Part 6] Welcome back to the Metaphysical podcast for another episode in this marathon of a deep dive into the secrets of Antarctica. From Atlantis and Ark of Gabriel rumors to UFOs, secret military operations, and Nazis, John and Rob have covered a lot so far. But today, they’re going to get into some of the claims made by whistleblowers like Eric Hecker, who worked at an Antarctic base and later...

[Part 5] Welcome back to the Metaphysical podcast for the next episode in this marathon of a deep dive into the secrets of Antarctica. John and Rob have covered ancient civilizations, Admiral Byrd, military operations from both the United States and Nazi Germany, and nuclear testing. But if you thought that was the end, they’re really just getting started.   You KNOW you want to hear the truth abo...

[Part 4] Metaphysical has been doing a marathon of episodes diving deep into the secrets of Antarctica. After the last episodes looking at the clandestine military operations under Admiral Byrd, talking about evidence of ancient civilizations on Antarctica, and discussing mysterious Nazi history on the continent, John and Rob wanted to look into the unusual events that have happened there. Have yo...