Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Drawing of BVM and UFO

BVM Over City With UFO, oil pastel and pencil on paper, Regan Lee May 2020
Wow, almost one year since I've posted here on UFO-Mary. That's the problem with having so many (too many?) blogs.

I retired this year (though still working until my contract is up, and with schools closed working from home) and I've been painting and drawing a lot these days. Working on abstracts, mainly, but also a lot of UFO themed work. Including this drawing, which just came to me last night as an image.

It has a definite religious folk art feel to it, which I like.

Saturday, June 22, 2019

Mary as Trickster

I haven't blogged here at UFO Mary in a long time. But she's always on my mind.

I've mainly been blogging at my Orange Orb blog on WordPress, where I re-posted something I wrote about Mary as Trickster some years ago. Take a look over there; lots of newer posts on that blog on a variety of subjects from the weird realm.

Holy Chemtrails Batman!

Paul Seaburn at Mysterious Universe blogs about plans to exorcise demons from the air:  Holy Chemtrails! Exorcist Attempts to Purge City’s Demons From a Plane

Chemtrail: a visible trail left in the sky by an aircraft and believed by some to consist of chemical or biological agents released as part of a covert operation.
 
Holy chemtrail: a visible trail left in the sky by an aircraft and believed by some to consist of holy water released as part of an exorcism operation. [Seaburn, Mysterious Universe]

Seaburn has pithy things to say about this, and I agree.


Sunday, October 29, 2017

Satanic Temple calls out Texas school district’s policy of beating kids – DeadState

I bet all, if not the majority, of school board members and other educators who support corporeal punishment in schools are Christians.

Satanic Temple calls out Texas school district’s policy of beating kids – DeadState
…[Satanic] Temple spokesman Lucien Greaves says that school administrators who think hitting kids is okay need to be replaced, and that sentiment was reflected in a billboard put up by the Temple in Three Rivers.

The billboard reads: “Our Religion Doesn’t Believe in Hitting Children.” 
“Hopefully, our billboard will give pause to passersby who will be forced to confront the fact that the school district is being operated by depraved and ignorant sadists who have no business being in education,” Greaves said, according to Patheos. “The billboard should be a wakeup call that the school district trustees, who voted 6 – 0 for corporal punishment, need to be replaced by competent and humane members of the community who have children’s best interests at heart.”

Tuesday, October 3, 2017

Israeli Police Put Clowns on Notice | Coast to Coast AM

The Israelis aren't putting up with any damn clown nonsense:

Israeli Police Put Clowns on Notice | Coast to Coast AM: Following a series of creepy clown sightings in Israel, authorities there have issued a stern statement vowing to put a stop to any further funny business from the harlequins.

In an official release on their Facebook page, the Israeli police force put the Pennywise imposters on notice, promising that any creepy clowns caught menacing citizens would "encounter strict and uncompromising police enforcement."

According to the posting from police, cops throughout Israel have already taken numerous teens into custody after they were found dressing up as clowns and scaring unsuspecting individuals.

The message goes on to implore parents to keep a close eye on their children, lest they fall in with the wrong crowd and wind up also becoming a creepy clown.

Thursday, September 14, 2017

Hundreds Gather in Germany Hoping for a Marian Apparition | Coast to Coast AM

Hundreds Gather in Germany Hoping for a Marian Apparition | Coast to Coast AM: "They were drawn to the village after a man named Salvatore Caputa, who claims to have been in communication with the Virgin Mary for the last thirty years, promised that she would make an appearance there.

According to those in attendance, Caputa dropped to his knees at the prescribed time of 4:30 PM and the distinct aroma of roses could reportedly be smelt in the air by some witnesses."

Sunday, May 7, 2017

Folk Art: Joan of Angels

Great folk art here of angels from "Joan of Angels" -- Home * Joan of Angels.

She's the guest tonight on Coast to Coast. I don't know anything about her, but her work is obviously very personal and in the folk art genre.

Thursday, January 5, 2017

Elderly Catholic woman has mistakenly been praying every day to Elrond from ‘Lord of the Rings’ – DeadState

Elderly Catholic woman has mistakenly been praying every day to Elrond from ‘Lord of the Rings’ – DeadState.



A grandmother in Brazil has been praying to a statue of Elrond, the elf from Lord of the Rings, and not St. Anthony, as she had thought.


St. Anthony is the patron saint of lost items, among other things:

St. Anthony of Padua is one of the Catholic Church’s most popular saints. Saint Anthony of Padua, patron saint of lost and stolen articles, was a powerful Franciscan preacher and teacher. He’s typically portrayed holding the child Jesus—or a lily—or a book—or all three—in his arms.  Many people give alms to St. Anthony Bread in thanksgiving to God for blessings received through the prayers of St. Anthony. St. Anthony of Padua’s life is what every Christian’s life is meant to be; a steady courage to face the ups and downs of life, the call to love and forgive, to be concerned for the needs of others, to deal with crisis great and small, and to have our feet solidly on the ground of total trusting love and dependence on God. (Source: St. Anthony of Padua)

Thursday, July 21, 2016

Alien Mary

Another alien-as-BVM artwork, or, BVM-as-alien. Artist unknown, found on Facebook (Lesley Gunter, another Queen of the Fortean Blog-o-sphere.)  I would like to credit the source -- if anyone knows the artist I'd appreciate the info.



Source unknown -- please comment if you know artist




Saturday, May 28, 2016

Le Coeur et la Mer by Alley Valkryrie at The Wild Hunt

Beautiful and personal account of meeting "Sara-la-Kali" from Alley Valkryrie, a person I much admire for her openness and activism, as well as her writing. I don't really know Alley personally but we are Facebook "friends" and I met her briefly at the Holiday Market where she was selling her ceramics. (Very nice work too, I bought a cool little dish with a raven which I use on my altar.) (Did I mention she is also an artist?)

Column: Le Coeur et la Mer | The Wild Hunt: I’m being visited by someone, and I have no idea who she is. I have no idea what she wants. But she won’t leave me alone. It all seems very intrusive, frankly.”

“You don’t know who she is?”

“No, and I have no idea where to start.”

“Well, did you ask her who she is?”

No, actually, I hadn’t. Of course. How obvious. And so the next time I caught a glance of her, I demanded to know who she was and what she wanted. That night, she came to me in my dreams and provided plenty of answers. (Alley Valkryrie, The Wild Hunt)

Sunday, February 7, 2016

Medjugorje Discussed on Coast to Coast

Spiritual Healing/ Concepts of God - Shows - Coast to Coast AM: In the first half, George Noory welcomes author, consultant, and speaker, Dr. Rick Sheff, who'll discuss his 40-year pursuit of the truth about inexplicable spiritual phenomena and healing including John of God in Brazil and the Marian visions in Medjugorje… (Coast to Coast.com)

Medjugorje Discussed on Coast to Coast

Spiritual Healing/ Concepts of God - Shows - Coast to Coast AM: In the first half, George Noory welcomes author, consultant, and speaker, Dr. Rick Sheff, who'll discuss his 40-year pursuit of the truth about inexplicable spiritual phenomena and healing including John of God in Brazil and the Marian visions in Medjugorje… (Coast to Coast.com)

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

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"There is but one god and goddess, but many are their powers and names: Jupiter, Sol, Apollo, Moses, Christ, Luna, Ceres, Proserpinfa, Tellus, Mary. But have a care in speaking these things. They should be hidden in silence as are the Eleusinian mysteries; sacred things must needs be wrapped in fable and enigma."
Konrad Muth (1471-1526)

Professor Daniel Wojcik: Spirits, Apparitions, and Traditions of Supernatural Photography

This article was published online in September 2010. Written by Daniel Wojcik, folklore professor at the University of Oregon. Wojcik was one of my favorite professors at the U of O when I was studying folklore. In this article, he looks at the history of spirit photography, including the Bayside apparitions caught on camera. Link to pdf: Spirits, Apparitions, and Traditions of Supernatural Photography.

Greg Taylor: The Cult of Mary: How Supernatural Apparitions and Miracle Healings Led to Veneration of the Mother of Jesus | The Daily Grail







Nice review by Daily Grail's Greg Taylor on National Geographic's current piece on Marian apparitions. I haven't read the item yet, but looking forward to doing so. Naturally, I was curious if the article would address the Fortean aspect; Taylor says this about that:

The Cult of Mary: How Supernatural Apparitions and Miracle Healings Led to Veneration of the Mother of Jesus | The Daily Grail: One aspect unfortunately not covered in the story is the Fortean interpretation - are these apparitions actually Christian/Islamic, or are they something else, simply being interpreted through that lens? Jacques Vallee covered some of these thoughts in his book Passport to Magonia, in which he discusses VM apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico, and another at Knock in Ireland, and how some elements also match those found in sightings of other strange phenomena, such as UFOs and 'fairy folk', throughout history. (I also specifically covered the similarity in 'sounds' heard during these sightings in my article "Her Sweet Murmur: Exploring the aural phenomenology of border experiences".) From spinning disks to falls of 'angel hair', there are some distinctly strange aspects to a number of 'Virgin Mary' apparitions. (Greg Taylor, The Daily Grail)


Speaking of Taylor, if you haven't read his "Her Sweet Murmur: Exploring the aural phenomenology of border experiences"  you can find it here.