Thanks. :) I am a folklorist and love exploring the stories of other cultures. I remember somewhere seeing the God Indra lying on his back in a pool with a lotus growing out of his belly button. And inside that lotus was a pool with a smaller likeness of Indra laying on his back, etc. ad infinitum. It reminded me of concepts of fractal symmetry generated with fractal mathematics. A truly profound image of the God. I also collect "Will-o'-the-wisp" legends and was interested to see if you know of any similar legends like the Bengali "Aleya" -marsh lights?
Thanks for sharing such a fascinating thought! The image of Indra with the lotus is so profound-it does feel like a cosmic fractal, endlessly layered. On the ‘Aleya’ lights, they’re so captivating! Similar legends like Japan’s ‘Hitodama’ show how these mysteries connect across cultures. Would love to hear more about your collection!
@@curiouspri My collection consists of recorded narratives from groups of airmen whom had either sighted anomalous 'balls of light' or were key functionaries within the intelligence architecture of the US Army Air Forces during the Second World War. These 'balls of light' sighted by Allied airmen share many similarities with the earlier types of 'Will-o'-the-wisp' legends. In fact, many airmen made direct comparisons with the 'Will-o'-the-wisp.' Hence, these sightings of 'Foo Fighters' during WW2 represent a re-emergence of the legend type, although interpreted through the lens of a highly technological group, the Night Fighters. Throughout history, interpretations of the above experiences, almost always borrows interpretations from what a culture believes is the highest, most modern form of knowledge. This is exactly what happened with the Foo Fighters and then later with UFOs. During WW2, these airmen overwhelmingly believed that these 'balls of light' were real, historical German and Japanese weapons. As is the case today, we know from historical research I provided on these events, that these things were not German or Japanese weapons. These types of stories about 'Historical weapons' are indeed variants of the Will-o'-the-wisp legend, purporting a 'natural' origin which is never fully demonstrated. These types of stories form the corpus of 'skeptical belief-legends' about the Will-o'-the-wisp lights. So I had to understand how it is that these experiences unfold. This lead me down the path of visual experience as it transitions into 'night vision.' I found a mass of research which demonstrates that these types of visual experiences at night are very common. What is uncommon is that cultural context is not divorced from these experiences and generally overpowers the post-experience interpretation. Thus, an individual who experiences such an inexplicable event will be more likely to borrow comparisons and concepts from a popular source of lore. These are 'attempted rationalizations' of these events, a quite natural process. I have published an article on the Foo Fighters and feel that it is quite important when examining experience based legendry, such as the Memorate. I e-mailed you a copy at this site's address. Hope you enjoy. :)
Love this channel. Great work. Could you do an episode on the God Indra?
Glad you liked it! Yes absolutely will do one soon :)
Thanks. :) I am a folklorist and love exploring the stories of other cultures. I remember somewhere seeing the God Indra lying on his back in a pool with a lotus growing out of his belly button. And inside that lotus was a pool with a smaller likeness of Indra laying on his back, etc. ad infinitum. It reminded me of concepts of fractal symmetry generated with fractal mathematics. A truly profound image of the God. I also collect "Will-o'-the-wisp" legends and was interested to see if you know of any similar legends like the Bengali "Aleya" -marsh lights?
Thanks for sharing such a fascinating thought! The image of Indra with the lotus is so profound-it does feel like a cosmic fractal, endlessly layered. On the ‘Aleya’ lights, they’re so captivating! Similar legends like Japan’s ‘Hitodama’ show how these mysteries connect across cultures. Would love to hear more about your collection!
@@curiouspri My collection consists of recorded narratives from groups of airmen whom had either sighted anomalous 'balls of light' or were key functionaries within the intelligence architecture of the US Army Air Forces during the Second World War. These 'balls of light' sighted by Allied airmen share many similarities with the earlier types of 'Will-o'-the-wisp' legends. In fact, many airmen made direct comparisons with the 'Will-o'-the-wisp.' Hence, these sightings of 'Foo Fighters' during WW2 represent a re-emergence of the legend type, although interpreted through the lens of a highly technological group, the Night Fighters. Throughout history, interpretations of the above experiences, almost always borrows interpretations from what a culture believes is the highest, most modern form of knowledge. This is exactly what happened with the Foo Fighters and then later with UFOs. During WW2, these airmen overwhelmingly believed that these 'balls of light' were real, historical German and Japanese weapons. As is the case today, we know from historical research I provided on these events, that these things were not German or Japanese weapons. These types of stories about 'Historical weapons' are indeed variants of the Will-o'-the-wisp legend, purporting a 'natural' origin which is never fully demonstrated. These types of stories form the corpus of 'skeptical belief-legends' about the Will-o'-the-wisp lights. So I had to understand how it is that these experiences unfold. This lead me down the path of visual experience as it transitions into 'night vision.' I found a mass of research which demonstrates that these types of visual experiences at night are very common. What is uncommon is that cultural context is not divorced from these experiences and generally overpowers the post-experience interpretation. Thus, an individual who experiences such an inexplicable event will be more likely to borrow comparisons and concepts from a popular source of lore. These are 'attempted rationalizations' of these events, a quite natural process.
I have published an article on the Foo Fighters and feel that it is quite important when examining experience based legendry, such as the Memorate. I e-mailed you a copy at this site's address. Hope you enjoy. :)