The Book of the Damned

In which observations are gathered of unusual substances falling from the sky—sulphur, sandstone, salt, cinders, coal, and even what might be fossils—challenging rigid orthodoxies that exclude such data on account of their preposterousness or incompatibility with established classifications. The relentless interplay of acceptance and denial reveals a cosmos not bound by conventional categories, wh...

In which the peculiar phenomena of extraordinary and inexplicable material falls from the sky—ranging from fibrous “marsh paper” to oily and vegetable substances—are surveyed with a sceptical eye towards scientific dogma and its penchant for convenient assimilation. It is suggested that these elusive occurrences, defying strict earthly explanation and conventional periodicity, tempt us to broaden...

In which a curious catalogue of gelatinous, flesh-like, and other inexplicably falling substances is presented with meticulous care, revealing the persistent human impulse to explain such phenomena within the confines of familiar earthly origins despite their strange and often contradictory nature. These accounts, gathered from diverse times and places, softly challenge the rigidity of scientific...

In which the author observes the persistent strivings of science toward an elusive realness, while uncovering countless instances of coloured rains—yellow, black, and red—that defy comforting terrestrial explanations and hint at something far stranger beyond accepted knowledge. Through a curious compendium of reports and chemical analyses, he reveals the uneasy merging of phenomena and the tantali...

In which the autumn of 1883, graced with unparalleled sunsets and blue moons, invites a curious scrutiny of scientific explanations pinned to the Krakatoa eruption, challenging the firmaments of accepted knowledge and atmospheric phenomena. We observe an unfolding resistance to conventional exclusion, embracing instead the peculiarities of hailstones, coloured rains, and falling stones, revealing...

In which an array of excluded and anomalous data—termed "the damned"—is assembled to illustrate the flawed and arbitrary processes by which Science, striving for order and definiteness, excludes that which resists clear categorisation. It is proposed that all phenomena are continuous and interrelated, rendering final proofs and rigid definitions impossible, while existence itself is portrayed as a...