Theos-Talk Archives (November 1998 Message tl00109)

In a message dated 11/10/98 11:38:13 PM Eastern Standard Time,
Cybercmh@aol.com writes:

<< Curious - what does the Fortean Society do/believe in? >>

Dear Christine,

Charles Fort was an original American eccentric who
spent most of his inherited money investigating anomalous
happenings, like strange rains which would deposit
small frogs and fish on dry land, the sightings of sea
monsters, bigfoot, unexplained objects in the sky, instances
of spontaneous combustion, lost continents, etc., etc.  He 
was, in a sense, the 19th century precursor of FOX TV's 
program "Sightings."

The website for the International Fortean Organization is
http://www.research.umbc.edu/~frizzell/info.

There are dozens of Fortean Societies around the world.

We had a great bunch of speakers this time at the FortFest:  
John Michell, a Cambridge graduate, the author of THE VIEW 
OVER ATLANTIS, ECCENTRIC LIVES AND PECULIAR 
NOTIONS, etc., Colin Wilson, the author of over 100 books, 
but better known for THE OCCULT,   FROM ATLANTIS TO THE 
SPHINX,  and THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE.  Joscelyn Godwin, 
a professor at Colgate College, the author of THE THEOSOPHICAL
ENLIGHTENMENT (an excellent history!), MYSTERY RELIGIONS 
IN THE ANCIENT WORLD,   and ARKTOS, THE POLAR MYTH 
IN SCIENCE, SYMBOLISM AND NAZI REVIVAL, Ivor Zapp, a 
professor at the University of Columbia and author of ATLANTIS 
IN AMERICA. There were many other interesting speakers as well, 
including Tom Valone, the film director of FREE ENERGY: THE 
RACE TO POINT ZERO. Needless to say, I got many autographed 
books and met a bunch of fascinating people, as I usually do
when I attend their meetings.

Try to get on their mailing list. 
Best Wishes,
Augoeides