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Forteantimes.Com the WORLD of STRANGE PHENOMENA FORTEAN Times 324 RENDLESHAM: tHE MoviE Bringing Britain's Roswell to the the WorlD’s WeirDest neWs stories cinema screen muslims discovered america • changeling children • monster moustache THE WORLD OF STRANGE PHENOMENA WWW.FORTEANTiMES.cOM THE WORLD OF STRANGE PHENOMENA WWW.FORTEANTiMES.cOM FORTEAN TiMES 324 FT324 February 2015 £4.25 seeing fairies NicHOLA S ROERicH OCCULT AND THE SEARcH theAGlost ENThistory of FOR fis SHAMBHALA OF THE • RENDLESHAM: THE EAST MO ViE • Nicholas RoERich GHOST aNd thE sEaRch foR iN THE thE hiddEN kiNgdom MiLKiNG of shambhala MAcHiNE • MUSLiMS "i'm not a conspiracy DiScO theorist, but..." VERED why are we still so AMERicA sceptical about conspiracies? ghost in the (milking) machine a poltergeist outbreak on an FEBRUAR australian farm Y 2015 Fortean Times 324 strange days Another combusting Indian baby, return of Planet X, djinn on the increase, Muslims discovered America, changeling children, Turin Shroud update, Katie Melua’s spider inside her and other unwanted guests – plus much more. CONTENTS 05 THE CONSPIRASPHERE 16 GHOSTWATCH 12 SCIENCE 21 ALIEN ZOO the world of strange phenomena 14 ARCHAEOLOGY 23 MYTHCONCEPTIONS 15 CLASSICAL CORNER 26 THE UFO FILES features COVER STORY 28 NICHOLAS ROERICH: SEEKER OF SHAMBHALA GARY LACHMAN delves into the many lives of Nicholas Roerich – artist, explorer, archæologist and guru – and his extraordinary campaign to start a political and spiritual MUSEUM revolution based on the ancient myths of a mysterious hidden kingdom in northern Asia ROERICH S 36 I’M NOT A CONPSIRACY THEORIST, BUT... NICHOLA 28 SEEKER OF SHAMBHALA Why do mainstream media and academic research The many lives of Nicholas Roerich continue to promote scepticism about conspiracy theories in a world where we know that conspiracies take place on a regular basis? MATTHEW DENTITH argues that we are all conspiracy theorists now – whether we like it or not. 40 GHOST IN THE (MILKING) MACHINE There were odd goings-on down on Wilkinson’s farm in Tarcutta, New South Wales, back in 1949. PAUL CROPPER and TONY HEALY investigate the strange case of the haunted cowshed… one that baffled agricultural experts, scientists, magicians and the Australian Prime Minister. reports 46 NEIL JORDAN: SEARCHING IN DREAMS An interview with the director 48 DICTIONARY OF THE DAMNED No 59. Refl ections on forteanism GES 66 IF YOU GO DOWN TO THE WOODS TODAY... STEVENS IMA Bringing the Rendlesham Forest Incident to the screen TY GETTY MAR 76 STORIES FROM THE ILLUSTRATED POLICE NEWS 36 I’M NOT A CONSPIRACY THEORIST, BUT... 21 FAREWELL, FRANK AND LOUIE No 37. The murder of a fortune-teller? Why are we sceptical about conspiracies? 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