Are Dragons Real? Richard Freeman on Modern Sightings | S6E11

Are dragons real? Cryptozoologist Richard Freeman joins Strange & Mysterious World to explore modern dragon sightings, ancient dragon mythology and what witnesses say they encountered. Richard recounts a reported encounter at Waverley Abbey in Surrey and discusses his interviews with five witnesses. From African flying serpents to Asian water dragons, we explore why dragon stories appear across cultures—and whether familiar animals, folklore or something stranger could explain them. The conversation ventures into Richard’s “Global Monster Template” theory, consciousness, tulpas and thought forms, his account of a fairy encounter on Dartmoor, parallels with UFO experiences, and the mysteries surrounding Loch Ness. These are reported experiences, folklore and speculative interpretations, explored through an open-minded conversation. Strange & Mysterious World | Season 6, Episode 11 Subscribe for more conversations about paranormal experiences, consciousness, ancient mysteries and the unexplained. What do you think lies behind dragon sightings? Share your thoughts in the comments. FIND RICHARD FREEMAN Centre for Fortean Zoology: https://cfz.org.uk/ The Highest Strangeness — official book information: https://cfz.org.uk/2024/08/new-book-available-now-the-highest-strangeness-by-richard-freeman/ EXPLORE ELEUSIS TV Go deeper with Eleusis TV—documentaries exploring spiritual growth, well-being, esoteric knowledge and philosophy: https://eleusistv.com/ CHAPTERS 00:00 A reported dragon with a ten-metre wingspan 00:22 Discover Eleusis TV 00:48 Introducing Richard Freeman 01:44 The dragon skull, cryptids and water serpents 06:20 St George, dragons and wyverns 09:57 The Waverley Abbey dragon reports 13:06 Strange lights and further dragon accounts 18:41 Other dimensions, jinn and disappearing creatures 20:54 The Global Monster Template 27:01 Tulpas and Richard’s thought-form experiment 31:02 A fairy encounter on Dartmoor 36:32 Fairy folklore and UFO abductions 41:27 Chinese dragons, fossils and real animals 47:02 Nick Redfern and stories of ritual magic 50:45 The alleged dragon cult of Marsden Bay 54:46 Loch Ness, Crowley and paranormal theories 1:02:36 The spider experiment: the full story 1:11:52 Final thoughts #Dragons #Cryptozoology #RichardFreeman #Paranormal #StrangeAndMysteriousWorld Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.