Views from Underground

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By: Michael Gallagher

This channel is a research project, exploring spirituality, philosophy, and individuality. My preconceived ideas change from time to time. I like hearing people’s stories though, especially if they've got a transformative air about them. The stories I focus on here are usually of a philosophical or spiritual nature.Check out Mick’s newsletter on Substack (More about the interviews, articles, & insights): https://viewsfromunderground.substack.com/Check out Mick's YouTube Channel here:https://www.youtube.com/@themickgallagherBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/views-from-underground--6201898/support.

Dr. Robert King (Psychology behind mass shooters)
08/12/2025

Dr. Robert King is a researcher in the School of Applied Psychology, University College Cork. He has a keen interest in various fields, including biological psychology, behavioural ecology, philosophy of mind, and research methods. He has a robust publication and consulting record, particularly in the realm of human sexual behavior, and serves as a regular reviewer for prestigious journals such as the Journal of Sexual Medicine, Archives of Sexual Behavior, Evolutionary Behavioural Science, and Journal of Evolutionary Psychology.

He completed his PhD under the guidance of Jay Belsky, with a focus on fertility-related aspects of female sexual response...


Mark Windows (Perspectives)
08/11/2025

Mark Windows is a fiim maker, broadcaster and host of the weekly radio show Windows on the World which previews every Sunday at 9pm GMT at windowsontheworld. He's also an actor whose films include 24 Hour Party People, Every Picture Tells a Story, Warrior Sisters, and Dummy, as well as making "The Heretics of London", a feature length documentary. The film features heretics who were burnt at the stake in the London suburb of Smithfield during the 1500's. The area then known as Smoothfield has a long and fascinating history. From the foundation of St Bartholomew's Church and hospital for the...


William Ramsey (The Conquest of New Spain by Bernal Díaz)
08/08/2025

William Ramsey (The Conquest of New Spain by Bernal Díaz)

Where to find William Ramsey:
https://podcasts.apple.com/es/podcast/william-ramsey-investigates/id1388815042 https://www.instagram.com/williamramseyinvestigates/?hl=en

Watch the full interview here: https://open.substack.com/pub/viewsfromunderground/p/the-conquest-of-new-spain-by-bernal?r=1u04t8&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

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Nathaniel Gillis (Dark City)
08/07/2025

Nathaniel Gillis is a demonologist, author and lecturer. After living in a haunted house, Nathaniel spent 20 years researching what it was he encountered. Nathaniel has sought to redefine the nature of haunting phenomena, ghosts and high strangeness. As one of the thought leaders in his field, Nathaniel's hypothesis is not that aliens are demons but that a singular intelligence has worn both as masks in which to hide. In fact, he is often quoted for his concept of the phenomenon...."The reason they are playing by different rules is because they are playing a different game."

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Barry Fitzgerald (Iron, the Celts, and UFOs)
08/06/2025

Barry Fitzgerald is an Irish author and paranormal investigator, and was the lead investigator on the SyFy paranormal investigative cable TV show, Ghost Hunters International.

Fitzgerald was born in the city of Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. He has had over three decades of experience as an investigator of the supernatural.

It was written that Fitzgerald mysteriously vanished in 2016 during a covert expedition within the Iron Mountains in Ireland, searching for a Neolithic doorway to an other-world written about in an 8th-century manuscript uncovered in Trinity College, Dublin. Fitzgerald himself debunked this claim on the podcast...


Nathaniel Gillis (Parasitic Entities)
08/05/2025

Nathaniel Gillis (Parasitic Entities)

Where to find Nathaniel Gillis: https://www.instagram.com/thenathaniej.gillis/?hl=en

Watch the full interview here: https://open.substack.com/pub/viewsfromunderground/p/parasitic-entities-nathaniel-gillis?r=1u04t8&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

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Dr. Andrew Silverman (Consciousness, NDE's, Turin Shroud)
08/04/2025

Dr. Andrew Silverman has been conducting research on the ‘mind-matter continuum’ and near death experiences for over thirty years. He is a medical doctor and author of A Burst of Conscious Light.

His findings have been presented in peer-reviewed scientific papers and at international scientific conferences. He has presented papers to the Scientific and Medical Network and the Society for Scientific Exploration. At an annual SSE conference in San Francisco he was introduced as a pioneer among a new generation of scientists who see that evidence from many disparate fields of enquiry all points to a conclusion that cons...


Dr. Rick Spence (Aleister Crowley)
08/03/2025

Richard Spence's book "Secret Agent 666: Aleister Crowley, British Intelligence and the Occult" explores the controversial life of Aleister Crowley, a renowned occultist and writer, and his involvement with British intelligence during World War I.

The book examines Crowley's connections to various intelligence agencies, including the British Secret Service, and the extent of his involvement in covert operations during the war. It also sheds light on Crowley's influence on other notable figures of the time, including Winston Churchill and Ian Fleming, the author of the James Bond series. It's a fascinating exploration of the intersection between the world of...


Charles Upton (Alien Disclosure Deception)
08/02/2025

Charles Upton is a poet, author, and activist who has published numerous books on Sufism, Metaphysics, and other topics. He was born December 13, 1948 in San Francisco. After graduating from a Catholic High School, Upton involved himself in a number of antiwar demonstrations, and became acquainted with many influential figures of the Beat Generation, including Gary Snyder and Allen Ginsberg. He published his first two volumes of poetry at age 19.

Throughout the early 80’s, Upton became involved in the New Age movement for several years before being introduced to the study of traditional metaphysics. His increasing interest in traditional st...


Steve Mera (The Source)
08/01/2025

Steve Mera is an investigative researcher that has been involved in the subject of the paranormal and ufology for over 40 years and is one of the principle investigators of Project Doorway, an advanced study of UAP along with his colleague Barry Fitzgerald. Together they have both conducted experimental research internationally and have provided startling evidence behind the capabilities of the UFO/Paranormal subject. Their research is being recognised as a pinnacle benchmark in advanced scientific study of some of the most profound phenomena ever documented.

Steve is the CEO of the Awakening Expo, Europe's largest subject related convention...


John Avery (Mace Energy Method)
07/31/2025

John’s journey in this field began in 1963. He had a fairly successful business but he seemed limited—he could not progress past a certain point. Working hard was no problem as it was enjoyable. He was vaguely aware he was holding himself back somehow but he had no idea how. He commenced searching for the answers as to why some people could set goals and then achieve them with consummate ease, while others, not lacking in effort, could not do so.

This search took him to his first counselling sessions, which certainly made him feel better—a lot of...


James Tunney (The Governance of Spiritual Intelligence)
07/30/2025

James Tunney left a successful academic career in law to focus on spiritual and artistic development. He has published numerous academic articles and reports, consulted internationally, and presented talks on various aspects of globalisation in many countries around the world. Nowadays, however, he writes about Mysticism and Scientism. He has also been painting from his studio in Sweden and exhibited in several countries for over a decade.

Check out James Tunney here:

https://www.jamestunney.com/ https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B07SMVWXS9?ingress=0&visitId=a506e2ba-1c64-4e53-8901-3f09ec285...


Ron Morehead (The Sierra Sounds)
07/29/2025

Ron Morehead has been known for decades for his world-wide research into the Bigfoot/Sasquatch phenomenon. He is an author, researcher, lecturer, experiencer, and producer of the Sierra Sounds.

To date, he comes closer than any other researcher to having a complete body of evidence.

The Sierra Sounds are the only Bigfoot recordings that have been scientifically studied, time-tested, and accredited as genuine. Ron has documented his personal interactions with these giant beings and produced his story on a CD and also in a book, "Voices in the Wilderness."

In order to try and...


Lynn Monet (Omnipresent)
07/28/2025

Lynn Monet is a paranormal consultant and lecturer specializing in hauntings, dying, death and afterlife. She is an empath with the ability to see frequencies inter-dimensionally that most cannot. She has been a nurse for over twenty years, most of which has been in end-of-life care, management and geriatrics. She also has a degree in biological science. Lynn has been a guest on many radio shows.
 
In Omnipresent (What Happened Next?), Lynn opens where she left off with Omnipresent and the occurrences after the sale of her haunted house. She relates an eye-opening account of where darkness lurks, a...


Brian King-Sharp (Backwoods Stories)
07/12/2025

Brian, a native of Northwestern Georgia, has been captivated by the mysteries beyond our understanding since childhood. Enthralled by tales of hairy creatures in the mountains near his home, a personal encounter as a child ignited his deep fascination with Sasquatch, propelling him into a world of endless exploration.

After a sixteen-year career in law enforcement, Brian turned his passion into a hobby by starting a podcast. Unexpectedly, this hobby evolved into something much greater. By 2022, his "Sasquatch Odyssey" podcast had become one of the most popular shows in the realm of Sasquatch encounters, captivating a diverse audience...


James Tunney (Golgotha: Sign of the Skull)
07/10/2025

James Tunney (Golgotha: Sign of the Skull)

James Tunney left a successful academic career in law to focus on spiritual and artistic development. He has published numerous academic articles and reports, consulted internationally, and presented talks on various aspects of globalisation in many countries around the world. Nowadays, however, he writes about Mysticism and Scientism. He has also been painting from his studio in Sweden and exhibited in several countries for over a decade.

Check out James Tunney here:

https://www.jamestunney.com/
https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/...

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Alan Pearce (Coma Stories)
02/14/2025

Alan Pearce (Coma Stories)

Alan Pearce is a journalist, broadcaster, former BBC correspondent, and author of several books. He has contributed to numerous publications, from Time Magazine to The Sunday Times of London.

His wife Beverley, who cowrote the book with him, is a former private investigator who now works as an aromatherapist and a practitioner in yoga-based bodywork. Both Alan and Beverley live in Nouvelle Aquitaine, France.

Their book 'Coma and Near-Death Experience (The Beautiful, Disturbing, and Dangerous World of the Unconscious)' explores the extraordinary states of expanded consciousness that arise during...


Dr. Robert King (Psychology behind mass shooters)
02/11/2025

Dr. Robert King (Psychology behind mass shooters)

Dr. Robert King is a researcher in the School of Applied Psychology, University College Cork. He has a keen interest in various fields, including biological psychology, behavioural ecology, philosophy of mind, and research methods. He has a robust publication and consulting record, particularly in the realm of human sexual behavior, and serves as a regular reviewer for prestigious journals such as the Journal of Sexual Medicine, Archives of Sexual Behavior, Evolutionary Behavioural Science, and Journal of Evolutionary Psychology.

He completed his PhD under the guidance of Jay Belsky, with...


Steve Mera (The Source)
01/28/2025


Steve Mera (The Source) Steve Mera is an investigative researcher that has been involved in the subject of the paranormal and ufology for over 40 years and is one of the principle investigators of Project Doorway, an advanced study of UAP along with his colleague Barry Fitzgerald. Together they have both conducted experimental research internationally and have provided startling evidence behind the capabilities of the UFO/Paranormal subject. Their research is being recognised as a pinnacle benchmark in advanced scientific study of some of the most profound phenomena ever documented. Steve is the CEO of the Awakening Expo, Europe's largest...


Dr. Stafford Betty (Afterlife Researcher)
01/27/2025

Stafford Betty is an afterlife researcher, novelist, and emeritus university professor of religious studies.

His major nonfiction books include The Afterlife Unveiled (2011), Heaven and Hell Unveiled (2014), and When Did You Ever Become Less by Dying? Afterlife: The Evidence (2016). His novels The Imprisoned Splendor (2011) and The Afterlife Therapist (2020) bring to life his research. His latest novel, Guardians of the Afterworld, published earlier this year, suggests how our world and the one we enter at death can influence each other. His novel Ghost Boy (2018) was written with young adults in mind. [Earlier in his career he published a Sanskrit translation...


Abe Sias (Positive Spiritualist)
01/26/2025

Abe Sias (Positive Spiritualist)

https://youtu.be/LubHW8NyRmg?si=c_ZmneBupY6dNuCd

Abe Sias is an ex-military man living in Texas. Here he describes some of his experiences and views. You can check his channel out here:    / @spiritualandcryptidencount3643  


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Ron Morehead (The Sierra Sounds)
01/17/2025



Ron Morehead (The Sierra Sounds) 

Ron Morehead has been known for decades for his world-wide research into the Bigfoot/Sasquatch phenomenon. He is an author, researcher, lecturer, experiencer, and producer of the Sierra Sounds.
To date, he comes closer than any other researcher to having a complete body of evidence.
 
The Sierra Sounds are the only Bigfoot recordings that have been scientifically studied, time-tested, and accredited as genuine. Ron has documented his personal interactions with these giant beings and produced his story on a CD and also in a book, "Voices in the Wi...


John Avery (Mace Energy Method)
01/16/2025

John Avery (Mace Energy Method)
 
John’s journey in this field began in 1963. He had a fairly successful business but he seemed limited—he could not progress past a certain point. Working hard was no problem as it was enjoyable. He was vaguely aware he was holding himself back somehow but he had no idea how. He commenced searching for the answers as to why some people could set goals and then achieve them with consummate ease, while others, not lacking in effort, could not do so.
 
This search took him to his first counselling sessions, which...


James Joyce “Ireland, Island of Saints and Sages”
01/16/2025




James Joyce's essay "Ireland, Island of Saints and Sages" (1907) is a reflective and critical exploration of Ireland's cultural, religious, and intellectual history.

Delivered as a lecture in Trieste, the essay examines Ireland's ancient achievements, particularly in education, spirituality, and literature, juxtaposing them with the contemporary state of Irish society, which Joyce viewed as mired in stagnation and parochialism.

He critiques the romanticized notions of Irish nationalism and questions the oppressive influence of both British colonial rule and the Catholic Church on Ireland's cultural identity. Joyce's nuanced perspective captures his complex relationship with his...


Mysteries by Knut Hamsun (review, or kind of)
01/16/2025

Mysteries by Knut Hamsun. Still a novel that plays in my head. Read it. You won't be sorry.


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William Ramsey (The Conquest of New Spain by Bernal Díaz)
01/15/2025

William Ramsey (The Conquest of New Spain by Bernal Díaz)
 
Where to find William Ramsey:
 
https://podcasts.apple.com/es/podcast/william-ramsey-investigates/id1388815042
https://www.instagram.com/williamramseyinvestigates/?hl=en


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A Molecular Biologist on Exo-Biospheric Organisms (EBO)
01/15/2025

Taken from Reddit:
 
https://www.reddit.com/r/aliens/comments/14rp7w9/from_the_late_2000s_to_the_mid2010s_i_worked_as_a/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&utm_content=1&utm_term=22


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Ron Felber (The Unwelcomed)
01/14/2025


Ron Felber (The Unwelcomed)
 
Ron Felber is a graduate of Georgetown University, Loyola University, and Drew University where he earned his Doctorate. He began his career writing stories for True Detective magazine and the iconic “Nick Carter” series while working as a deputy sheriff transporting federal prisoners. “The Runaway” earned Ron the United Press International Award for fiction. He was the recipient of the Albright Award for his non-fiction bestseller Mojave Incident. Some of his books have made their way to film and television including The Mojave Incident; Il Dottore, The Double Life of a Mafia Doctor; and The H...


Mark Windows (Perspectives)
01/14/2025

Mark Windows (Perspectives)
 
Mark Windows is a fiim maker, broadcaster and host of the weekly radio show Windows on the World which previews every Sunday at 9pm GMT at windowsontheworld. He's also an actor whose films include 24 Hour Party People, Every Picture Tells a Story, Warrior Sisters, and Dummy, as well as making "The Heretics of London", a feature length documentary. The film features heretics who were burnt at the stake in the London suburb of Smithfield during the 1500's. The area then known as Smoothfield has a long and fascinating history. From the foundation of St Bartholomew's C...


On the Uses and Disadvantages of History for Life by Friedrich Nietzsche
01/12/2025

I read this book many years ago in a small rented room in Dublin. It talks about how history can help us live better but also how it can hurt us if we use it the wrong way. Nietzsche says there are three main ways to look at history:
Monumental History: This is about learning from great people and big achievements of the past to inspire us to do great things.Antiquarian History: This is about loving and protecting traditions and our roots, which helps us feel connected to our past.Critical History: This is about judging the past...


Anon Omous & Jerry Marzinsky (Anon's Story)
01/11/2025


Anon Omous & Jerry Marzinsky (Anon's Story)
 
Trained as a mechanical tektōn by profession, Anon chose to self-educate on the various metaphysical paths and religious tools for relating to the cosmos.  He constantly seeks spiritual knowledge as a means for combining the poles of logic and emotion while being immersed in the daily routine of life.  Relying on an inner intuition and unique sensitivity, he constantly attracts information on how to form a better perspective on what defines reality.  In a quest to find God, the roadmap is both a journey inward as well as an expression outwa...


Tom Matte (Upsight Vision)
01/11/2025


Tom Matte (Upsight Vision)
 
Since 2012, Tom has been on a mission to better understand Upsight Vision. After 10 years of constant rejection, he finally connected with Dean Radin and the scientists at IONS to begin testing the “Upsight Vision” phenomenon. The results of which are this first peer reviewed paper. But this is only the beginning. More testing needs to be done to truly discover the limits of this phenomenon. And importantly, there are others with this ability, they just might not know it yet.  

https://www.consultingproductions.com/UpsightVisionTomMatte  
IONS blog: https://noetic.org/blog/ups...


Jasun Horsley (Cognitive Dissident)
01/11/2025

Jasun Horsley is a British author and cultural critic known for his work on topics such as psychology, spirituality, and the occult. He explores themes related to personal transformation, the nature of reality, and the intersections between psychology and spirituality. Jasun has also appeared on numerous podcasts and written several books, delving into human experience and consciousness. If you want to find out more about Jasun's work, click on the links below.
 
https://childrenofjob.substack.com/
https://linktr.ee/jasunhorsley

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Ben Settle (Zombie Cop)
01/10/2025

Ben Settle publishes ridiculously high-priced books & newsletters about marketing, writes twisted horror novels & screenplays, and invests in software & media companies he thinks are cool.
 
To learn more about his fiction, get fiction writing tips, and delve into the business-side of writing download the free Enoch Wars app at:
 
www.EnochWars.com www.enochwars.com


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Larry E. Arnold (Stories of SHC)
01/10/2025

About Larry E Arnold, director of PSI: ParaScience International.
 
After leaving Lafayette College and a brief career in electrical engineering, Larry founded ParaScience International in 1976 to pursue the exploration of fortean anomalies and consciousness. His controversial article published in August, 1978, titled “Meltdown…at TMI-2” would 8 months later be termed “uncannily accurate” by The Philadelphia Inquirer in presaging the future of that nuclear power plant's ‘impossible’ Class IX meltdown near his home.
 
An author of four pioneering books – The Parapsychological Impact of the Accident at Three Mile Island (1980), The Reiki Handbook (1982), and ABLAZE! The Mysterious Fires of Spontaneous Human...


Brian King-Sharp (Backwoods Stories)
01/10/2025

Brian King-Sharp (Backwoods Stories)
 
Brian, a native of Northwestern Georgia, has been captivated by the mysteries beyond our understanding since childhood. Enthralled by tales of hairy creatures in the mountains near his home, a personal encounter as a child ignited his deep fascination with Sasquatch, propelling him into a world of endless exploration.
 
After a sixteen-year career in law enforcement, Brian turned his passion into a hobby by starting a podcast. Unexpectedly, this hobby evolved into something much greater. By 2022, his "Sasquatch Odyssey" podcast had become one of the most popular shows in the realm of Sa...


Barrie Schwortz (The Shroud of Turin) - Part 2
01/09/2025

Barrie Schwortz was the Official Documenting Photographer for the Shroud of Turin Research Project (STURP), the team that conducted the first in-depth scientific examination of the Shroud in 1978. 

Today, he plays an influential role in Shroud research and education as the editor and founder of the internationally recognized Shroud of Turin Website (www.shroud.com), the oldest, largest and most extensive Shroud resource on the Internet, with more than fifteen million visitors from over 160 countries. In 2009 he founded the Shroud of Turin Education and Research Association, Inc. (STERA, Inc.), a non-profit 501(C)(3) corporation, to which he donated the w...


Barrie Schwortz (The Shroud of Turin) - Part 1
01/09/2025

Barrie Schwortz was the Official Documenting Photographer for the Shroud of Turin Research Project (STURP), the team that conducted the first in-depth scientific examination of the Shroud in 1978.

Today, he plays an influential role in Shroud research and education as the editor and founder of the internationally recognized Shroud of Turin Website (www.shroud.com), the oldest, largest and most extensive Shroud resource on the Internet, with more than fifteen million visitors from over 160 countries. In 2009 he founded the Shroud of Turin Education and Research Association, Inc. (STERA, Inc.), a non-profit 501(C)(3) corporation, to which he donated the...