Episode 5: Keys, Orbs, and Other Liminal Mysteries

About this episode

Lilly and Sasha explore the strange in-between feeling of the season through a collection of wild and meaningful stories.

As February comes to a close, Lilly and Sasha lean into the strange in-between feeling of the season. There’s something about this time of year — that liminal space where everything feels like it’s about to shift.In this episode, they share a glimpse into the grounded lives behind the microphones — the curiosity they were encouraged to explore, the balance between logic and wonder — before moving into a collection of wild and meaningful stories. A deeply transformative altered-state experience. A mysterious key that may have unlocked more than a door. An orb encounter that feels almost too intentional to ignore. The viral Lamp Story. And a 12th-century historical record that blurs the line between documented history and folklore.Layered, eerie, and quietly thought-provoking — this one lingers. References: Key, Alexander. The Forgotten Door. Westminster Press, 1965.r/Glitch_in_the_MatrixTriumphantGeorgeRepost: A Parallel Life / Awoken By A Lamp https://www.reddit.com/r/Glitch_in_the_Matrix/comments/30t9kd/repost_a_parallel_life_awoken_by_a_lamp/ William of Newburgh. Historia rerum Anglicarum (History of English Affairs), c. 1198. Ralph of Coggeshall. Chronicon Anglicanum…

People in this episode

Hosts: Lilly, Sasha

Topics covered

• liminal space
• altered-state experience
• folklore
• documented history
• mystery stories

Keywords

• keys
• orbs
• Lamp Story
• 12th-century history

Mentioned in this episode

Products: The Forgotten Door, Historia rerum Anglicarum, Chronicon Anglicanum

Books & works: Keys, Orbs, and Other Liminal Mysteries, The Forgotten Door, Chronicle of England, The Green Children of Woolpit, Woolpit – The Green Children Legend

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