Based on more than two decades of systematic research and cross-cultural comparison by comparative mythologist David Talbott reconstructs a cosmic drama when planets hung in the sky close to the earth--an epoch of celestial wonder giving rise to time-honored symbols. Symbols of an Alien Sky will introduce you to celestial spectacles and earth-shaking events once remembered around the world. Archaic symbols of these events still surround us, some as icons of the world’s great religions, though the origins of the symbols appear to be lost in obscurity.

5000 years ago the ancient Elamites established a glorious civilization that lasted about three mill...

Debunking the mythology surrounding the 16th century French prophet, Nostradamus.

Here, where even monsters are political, the topography has its own memory. It has the mythological ...

George Lucas discusses how Joseph Campbell and his concept of the Monomyth (aka the Hero's Journey) ...

In this second episode of Symbols of an Alien Sky, David Talbott takes the viewer on an odyssey acro...

"The Last Dragon" is a nature mockumentary about a British scientific team that attempts to understa...

The great myths of mankind have captivated us for thousands of years. Inexplicable phenomena, places...

What would happen if a country of 97 million people were taught at a young age that the boogie man w...
This compelling film represents a rare record of an original genius. In Jung on Film, the pioneering...

An experimental look at the origin of the death myth of the Chinookan people in the Pacific Northwes...

Why are there so many ghosts on the island of Jamaica? Why is the island so notoriously haunted by t...

Monsters have always been part of our nightmares and fairy tales. But where do they actually come fr...
Terence McKenna gives us a detailed description of his TimeWave concept and a demonstration of the s...
"The theme of the film HIDDEN CITIES is personal urban perceptions, which we call 'the city'. The ci...

In the frigid waters off of Russia’s Bering Strait, Inuit and Chukchi hunters today still seek out t...

A documentary exploring the existence of the legendary "Nessie," an aquatic dinosaur that is suppose...

Finding Joe is an exploration of the studies of mythologist Joseph Campbell, and of their continuing...

Eami means ‘forest’ in Ayoreo. It also means ‘world’. The story happens in the Paraguayan Chaco, th...

Penthesilea, the first of six films made by Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen, traverses thousands of ye...

Fascinating new translations and fresh research are transforming the myth of Atlantis from the realm...