Codega's Codex of Curiosities

What happens to someone after they see something they can't explain, and no one believes them? Tonight's guest spends his days helping people work through trauma, and he's starting to notice that paranormal experiences leave marks that look a lot like the ones he treats in his office every day.
Lalo is a therapist, podcast host, and founder of Realms Commune, a platform built on the idea that unexplained experiences deserve the same dignity as any other human story. Raised between two countries and two cultures, he brings a cross-cultural lens to questions that mainstream mental health tends to avoid entirely.

Topics Discussed:

Why paranormal experiences are a taboo subject inside the mental health profession
The parallel between PTSD symptoms and the aftermath of a paranormal encounter
How cultural background shapes whether an experience is honored or dismissed
The overlap between symptoms of depression, demonic oppression, and parasitic illness
A psychiatrist who consulted for the Vatican and the 2% of cases he couldn't explain away
Why demons in possession lore consistently target people with unresolved trauma
Why haunted dolls are the most commonly reported possessed object across unconnected cultures
A client whose years-long sense of a presence resolved after one visit to a church
The question of how much of reality our human senses are actually built to perceive
The case for rebuilding the relationship between science and spirituality

Stories Discussed:

Lalo recounts using a spirit box at a Virginia plantation tied to Haitian history and hearing responses in French, confirmed by six other people in the room, on a device with no accessible French-language radio signals nearby.
He describes a client who had carried the sense of a presence for years; after Lalo suggested reconnecting with their church, they returned two weeks later saying a small boy had stayed behind there.
He shares a family story about a skeptic who agreed to an egg cleansing as a joke and reported feeling a genuine internal shift over the following month, still unable to explain it.
He and Rye discuss the octopus as a case study in abilities we never expected to find in nature, and what that implies about what might exist unseen in forests and wilderness.
He reflects on watching space documentaries and realizing that most of the universe is only visible through infrared and X-ray imaging and asking himself how much he is missing in the room he is sitting in right now.

Memorable Quote: "How much am I missing that's just outside of my actual peripheral, my ability as a human to sense it?"

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A skeptic walked into a haunted infirmary determined to debunk every sound. By the end of the night, he wasn't so sure anymore — and that was only the beginning of his story.
Our guest, John Fike (also known as John "Methencamp"), hosts Myths, Monsters, and Mullets, covering paranormal encounters, cryptids, and UFOs, often alongside guests from the indie horror film world.

Guest Spotlight: John Fike

How a fake mullet and a factory joke turned into a podcast persona
A paranormal investigation at the Randolph County Infirmary that turned a skeptic into a believer
An EVP session that left a grown man sobbing and convinced he'd left his body
A wall of putrid smell on a horse trail that spooked two seasoned trail horses
A nighttime encounter with something bipedal crashing through the woods
The "Ohio Howl" he heard as a child, years before learning others reported the same sound
A roadside encounter on a dark Indiana highway with something he still can't explain
Comparing notes with other researchers on "pale crawlers," "rakes," and similar folklore
A cross-cultural parallel between Blackfoot and Filipino folklore creatures
Why he believes every personal encounter deserves to be taken at face value

Stories Discussed:

John recounts an Estes Method session at the Randolph County Infirmary where a fellow investigator broke down, convinced he'd had an out-of-body experience.
He describes a knocking sound that answered his own knock in an empty kitchen, with no metal object nearby that could explain it.
He recalls a wall of overpowering odor on a familiar horse trail that caused two calm trail horses to bolt without warning.
He shares a childhood memory of a long, rising howl at 2 a.m. that he later recognized from other researchers' accounts of an unusual cryptid call.
He details a roadside sighting of a pale, faceless humanoid figure on a dark Indiana highway, and the marks later found on his vehicle's door.

Memorable Quote: "If that exists, Bigfoot has to exist, because what I saw shouldn't."

John can be found:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UC6mpwTMQO1LZMBjr5DYBQqw
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6WGc484vtE9yL47hq55MQo?si=PklP6LhdTGqbdgYMkjE-gA&nd=1&dlsi=cfcd39be96264bb0
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/john.fike

Nevermore Hollows:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ ⁨@nevermorehollows⁩ 

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A near-death experience took one guest somewhere he never expected — and changed the course of his life completely. Our guest, Steve Kang, was raised in a Buddhist family and trained as a monk before a life-threatening crisis led to a profound spiritual experience. He's now a pastor with Revive the Nations, was featured in the Angel Studios documentary "After Death," and is the author of "Eight Hours in Hell." Top Takeaways:
Growing up in a Buddhist family and training to become a monk
The financial collapse that reshaped his family's life
A ten-day period without sleep and its effect on his mental state
A near-death experience and what he describes encountering on the other side
How his mother's network of prayer responded during the crisis
The months of recovery and a return to old habits afterward
A vivid dream involving end-times imagery and an overwhelming encounter
His path to becoming a missionary and later a pastor
How his story has been received by others with similar experiences
His perspective on spiritual influence and free will
Stories Discussed:
Steve describes the days leading up to his crisis, including a visitation he believed at the time came from a different source than it actually did.
He recounts the experience itself in vivid detail — including what he says he saw, felt, and understood during it.
He shares how his mother reached out to a Christian friend, and the group of people who gathered to pray during his hospital stay.
He describes a vivid dream several months later involving global upheaval and an encounter with an overwhelming, radiant presence.
He talks about returning to his old life shortly after his recovery — and what eventually led him to fully commit to a new path.
Memorable Quote: "One minute I was on Earth, and the next minute I was in eternity."

Steve's book, 8 Hours in Hell, documents this experience and his theological reflections in full.
https://www.amazon.com/Hours-Hell-Firsthand-Experience-Afterlife/dp/B0DVVSFX61/ref= 

Revive The Nations website link: https://allnationsjc.org/schedule - 
IG: stevekang97
Youtube: @SteveKang9879

After almost losing his life in an overdose of drugs when 19 years old, the Lord Jesus Christ showed him heaven and hell and he became a born-again Christian and has been serving the Lord through the up and down, and the thick and thin of ministry and life. He graduated from UCI with a BS in Economics and MDiv from Talbot School of Theology in La Mirada, CA. He currently resides in Orange County, CA. He is the founder of Revive The Nations, a church planting and radical evangelism movement in these last days, and also preaches and serves as an revivalist preacher, and Church Planter in the Body of Christ thru the SBC Send Network. Steve Kang also served out on the mission field in China, and served as a Chaplain 1st Lieutenant in the US Army. He is married to Goeun Kim, a loving wife and professional pianist for Church worship! He works as a consultant to Kingdom business owners. He is also an associate pastor at Irvine Onnuri Church, in Irvine, CA.

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What if the words you say every day were never really yours to begin with — and using them might be opening doors you didn't know were there? Our guest, Brad Lail, hosts the Awakened Podcast, where he researches language, symbolism, and what he calls "word magic" — how sound, repetition, and meaning may shape the world around us. What You'll Learn:
The theory of "word magic" and how repetition and sound may shape reality
How hypnosis and persuasion techniques work by bypassing conscious consent
The toroid (donut-shaped) pattern and its role in sound, energy, and portals
A list of common English words whose meanings have flipped over centuries
The etymology of "church," "circus," and their shared root in ancient words for "circle"
Why repetition shows up across music, chants, prayers, and sporting events
A theory connecting UFOs, Bigfoot, and other phenomena through plasma and portals
The Tower of Babel and the idea of a "deceptive" language
Free will, consent, and the folklore idea that entities can't enter uninvited
The 33rd parallel, ley lines, and symbolism tied to Bethlehem
Stories Discussed:
Brad recalls working alongside a sports-team hypnotherapist early in his career and what that taught him about consent and suggestibility.
He walks through a segment from a paranormal TV show where Native American drumming appeared to trigger a thermal-camera anomaly across an entire property.
He breaks down a series of English words — including "terrific," "awful," "nice," and "broadcast" — whose meanings have reversed from their original definitions.
He shares how a strange comment from a viewer about the spelling of "twelfth" led him down a rabbit hole connecting numerology, language, and symbolism.
Both hosts discuss their experiences with reduced reach on their shows and how they've adapted to keep producing content.
Memorable Quote: "Where intention goes, energy flows."

Brad Lail, Host of The Awakened Podcast
🎧 Explore more of Brad’s work: www.theawakenedpodcast.com

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Thirty years after her sister witnessed a strange figure near a Minnesota lake, Eve's teenage daughter drew an identical picture of the same being — unprompted, from a different encounter, in a different state. Eve Howard is a lifelong experiencer, shamanic practitioner, and founder of Thunder Rock Lodge, a wellness and spiritual healing service based in West Fargo, North Dakota. She hosts the podcast Prime Declassified on Rumble and teaches lucid dreaming as part of her practice. Case Study: A Lifetime of High Strangeness
A childhood encounter near a Minnesota lake where a tall, gray figure spoke telepathically to her sister but was invisible to Eve
Night terrors beginning in first grade — always the same man in the closet — and why she still can't sleep with the closet door open
A midnight roadside sighting of a female entity with razor-sharp teeth, seen simultaneously by two other people in the car
An 18-year-old mother trapped in her basement by an invisible force, calling her sister to pray it away
A being in her astral that smelled of sulfur and old sweat — and the Lord's Prayer that lifted it off her chest
A Furby-troll hybrid entity she tried to bite during sleep paralysis — and how losing her fear of it sent it away permanently
Unusual marks on her arm she refused to call scratches — documented by her chiropractor as something closer to a contusion
A joint abduction experience where she grabbed her partner and they both woke up in an unfamiliar house inside what she believes was a deliberate simulation
Mapping out Mall World across multiple visits — the schools, the beach, the sister city, the logging camp, and the reservation
A ceremony at the base of the Luciferian Observatory in Safford, Arizona, during which both she and a Navajo medicine man watched the sky fill with lights
Stories Discussed:
Eve describes the 30-year gap between her sister's drawing and her own daughter's drawing of the same being — a tall gray with long arms, no nose, and a thin mouth — and how her mother kept both pictures in a book that disappeared after she passed.
She recounts being trapped in her basement as a young mother, sensing a presence outside trying to get in, and calling her sister in a panic to pray over the phone until the atmosphere cleared.
She walks through a simulation dream in which she grabbed her sleeping partner, they both ended up in an unknown house, she sent him back, and then her deceased mother appeared and tested her repeatedly.
She details months of nighttime visitors — a black mist, then a troll-like creature on her chest — and how choosing not to fear either of them caused both to stop returning.
She and Rye compare notes on being stuck in a room or basement by invisible forces at similar ages, and discuss a pattern she's been tracking of young people between 17 and 19 being targeted when childhood protection fades.
Memorable Quote: "You're a lighthouse — not only for people that are lost, but also for things that people can't normally see."

Eve can be found:
WEBSITE: https://thunderrocklodge.com
Facebook: Eve Thunder Howard
Instagram: Evieschmivie
TikTok: @EveThunderHoward
Podcast: Prime Declassified Podcast

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