The strange and mysterious world Podcast

What if chocolate was never meant to be candy… but a sacred medicine? In this deeply grounding and eye-opening conversation, we sit down with South African medicine woman Lauren Amy Hofmeyr (Medicine Muse) to explore the ancient, spiritual, and ancestral intelligence of ceremonial cacao. Lauren shares her extraordinary journey with cacao, from spontaneous prayers and songs arising while stirring chocolate in her kitchen, to receivi...

What if almost every famous prophecy completely failed… and no one talks about it? In this explosive first episode of Strange and Mysterious World – Season 5, we go back and fact check the biggest prophecies of 2025, from Nostradamus and Baba Vanga, to The Simpsons and the modern “living prophet.” Floods that never came.Wars that never ended. Economic collapses that never happened. And yet… one prediction actually hit. We break dow...

What happens when you sit in total silence for 10 days, meditate for 10 hours a day, give up your phone, your voice, and every distractionand finally stop chasing enlightenment? In this deeply raw and unfiltered episode of Strange and Mysterious World, William shares his second Vipassana meditation retreat experience, and why it completely reframed his entire spiritual journey.This wasn’t about visions, kundalini fireworks, aliens,...

Are we living in a Matrix designed to keep us asleep? In this episode, William & Lee sit down with Kevin Turner, shamanic practitioner, Kriya yogi and author of Sky Shamans of Mongolia to uncover the hidden spiritual mechanics behind awakening, reincarnation, and the secret alchemy happening inside the human body. Kevin reveals: ✨ The “Secret Fire” of Kundalini ✨ Why most people fail their initiations and why that’s part of the...

Are benevolent “angels,” guides, and ascended masters actually imposters? In this shocking and deeply revealing episode of Strange & Mysterious World, Lee speaks with spiritual warrior Maya Zahira, who spent 10 years battling false light entities, jinn, demonic shapeshifters, and spiritual imposters hiding inside the New Age movement, religious spaces, and psychic communities. What follows is one of the most intense interviews ...

In this explosive conversation, Father Damon Urbani returns to Strange & Mysterious World to reveal the hidden story behind the Elohim, mistranslations inside the Hebrew texts, the shocking truth behind “God Almighty,” the Watchers of Enoch, and whether humanity is trapped in a spiritual reincarnation matrix. We dive into: • Why Elohim is plural and why that changes everything • Mauro Biglino’s Vatican translations that got him...

Prepare yourself,  this is one of the deepest, most mind-expanding episodes we’ve ever recorded. Today on Strange and Mysterious World, we sit down with internationally acclaimed scholar and author Rabbi Simon Jacobson, who tears open the veil between the visible and the invisible, the physical and the Spiritual, the ordinary and the extraordinary. In this episode dive into: ✨ What Kabbalah really is (beyond the New Age fluff) ✨ Ho...

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What happens when modern medicine fails and the only thing that might save you is a leech? In today’s wildest episode yet, Lee And William interview the leech Doctor. William is on a boat in Gordon’s Bay and lets a leech bite him on his neck to treat his tinnitus and psoriasis…Meanwhile, the Leech Doctor reveals the shocking story of how leeches literally saved his legs fro...

In this chilling and mind-expanding Halloween special of Strange and Mysterious World, Lee Strydom, filmmaker William Collinson and Father Damon Urbani, a liberal Catholic priest and Gnostic scholar, dive deep into one of humanity’s darkest archetypes, the vampire. Where does the myth come from? Could “the undead” be real, astral projections of souls trapped between life and death? And what do these ancient legends reveal about the...

Are UFOs the modern myth of our time, or the edge of a new discovery? In this thought-provoking episode, Becky Ferreira, acclaimed science journalist and author of First Contact: The Story of Our Obsession with Aliens, joins William Collinson and Lee Strydom to explore how the human imagination, science, and UFO culture collide. Becky, a contributor to The New York Times, VICE, and 404 Media, shares why our collective fascination w...

 ✨In this jaw-dropping episode of Strange & Mysterious World, Will and Lee sit down with Olivia Graves,The Witch of Wonderlust a traveling witch, death worker, and teacher who blends folk magic, animism, and raw human experience into a breathtaking spiritual practice. From encounters with spirits, psychic attacks, and hauntings in Colorado, to her philosophy on death as transformation and how intention shapes reality, Olivia sh...

What if your dog, cat  or even a goldfish  could actually speak back to you?

In this mind-bending episode of Strange & Mysterious World, hosts William Collinson and Lee

Strydom sit down with South African animal communicator Kate Muller, a Trust Technique

practitioner who teaches humans how to connect with animals telepathically heart to heart and

soul to sou...

Step into the shadows of history with this electrifying episode of Strange and Mysterious World. William Collinson and Lee Strydom welcome Hamilton White, the legendary relic hunter often called a modern-day Indiana Jones — to uncover the secrets of the Knights Templar’s lost treasures. From sacred chalices that radiate strange energy, to stones carved with mushrooms hinting at psychedelic initiation rituals, Hamilton reveals aston...

What if a prophet could see the future of our world—wars, cosmic events, and even alien encounters? In this explosive episode of Strange and Mysterious World, William Collinson and co-host Lee Strydom sit down with Dr. Belinda Silbert — South Africa’s first female ordained rabbi, an advanced board-certified chaplain, mystic, healer, and prophet. Dr. Silbert shares breathtaking insights: ✨ Her journey to becoming a mystical rabbi de...

Step into the Strange & Mysterious World as William Collinson and Lee Strydom sit down with Iraj Abedian, a scholar and follower of the Baha’i faith. This profound conversation takes us from the revolutionary teachings of the Bab in 1844 to the vision of Baha’u’llah, and how these revelations connect to ancient cycles of time, the Kali Yuga, and humanity’s spiritual evolution. 🔥 Discover why the Baha’i faith is now the second ...

What happens when tragedy cracks your world open and forces you onto a spiritual path? In this electrifying episode of Strange and Mysterious World, we sit down with Cindy Holmes, entrepreneur, healer, and founder of the International School of Intuition and Healing. From the devastating loss of a friend and a night in jail, to out-of-body experiences, angelic encounters, and building a worldwide healing community, Cindy’s story is...

What if the food on your plate was silently shaping your health, your spirit, and even the fate of our planet? In this episode of Strange and Mysterious World, playwright, author, and plant-based advocate Glenn Merzer(co-author of Mad Cowboy and Food Is Climate) pulls back the curtain on the hidden costs of meat. From the shocking realities of industrial farming and mad cow disease to the mysterious spiritual effects of diet, Glenn...

Step into the mystical realm of tarot, magic, and hidden wisdom with Joe Monteleone, the founder of the Tarot Mysticism Academy and one of today’s most dynamic voices in esotericism. In this episode of Strange and Mysterious World (Season 4, Episode 8), William Collinson and Lee Strydom explore Joe’s extraordinary journey through Tarot, Kabbalah, Wicca, Golden Dawn traditions, Thelma, OTO, Zen, Advaita Vedanta, and beyond. From chi...