I'm back with another theory on the origin and species of cryptids, and as I mentioned last week, I believe this is most likely the answer for many of the cryptids we see. And it is...
That's right, manifestations of our imaginations. Or, to put it another way, psychokinetic (PK) manifestations. But that begs the necessary question: what is a PK manifestation? Well, have you ever heard of the Law of Attraction? The idea that you attract into your life whatever you focus most on? It's sort of like that. A PK manifestation is where your thoughts and feelings coalesce either into an entity or activity surrounding you. Generally, this is what most poltergeist activity is, but PK manifestations can become spirit-like, and in some rare reports, they can actually be 100% physical.
Going back to Three Men Seeking Monsters (seriously, buy this book), in chapter 9, when Redfern, Downes, and Freeman meet Mother Sarah Graymalkin, the old witch who told them about the Cormons (if you need a refresher, read my first post here), she explains that the reason why cryptids exist is because of our belief.
"They coexist with us because we want them to exist with us and for no other reason."
The witch then goes on to explain Tulpas which are entities that attain "a form of reality after being created solely in the imagination." According to Graymalkin, it takes an incredible amount of skill to bring these things into reality, but the real problem is when a Tulpa succeeds in crossing into reality of it's own volition and works against its creator's will. As proof, Graymalkin sites the works of spiritualist Alexandra David-Neel who created a Buddhist monk that went rogue and Polish medium Franek Kluski who had spectral animals of all sorts appear during his séances.
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| One such animal was a large cat. |
It is at this point that Graymalkin goes into Cormons, but later she adds how they feed off emotion, especially the emotion of those who believe in them.
"You don't realize that while you are looking for these things, believing in them and telling others about them who also become emotionally charged believers, they are manipulating you and your followers as their food source. That is all you are: a source of emotional food for the beasts."
Graymalkin goes into even greater detail, but I don't want to ruin it for you. But basically what she's on about is that cryptids exist because we want them to exist and we put forth the emotional effort and energy into believing in them. An idea I can't help but link to the Native American belief of how talking about shapeshifters can actually "bring them on" as mentioned by Potawatomi member John Warren in the MonsterQuest episode "America's Wolfman."
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| The Native American Skinwalker or Shapeshifter |
So, basically, my theory is that the Dogman and a number of other cryptids including the Lizardman, Jersey Devil, and lake monsters are actually created through fictional stories. And, as time has passed, the stories have gone on. As a result, they've made to the modern day where we have books, movies, and podcasts that help spread belief in strange creatures. So, cryptids are being seen more and more because belief, time, emotion, and energy are being put into them, meaning we are actually the reason for their existence. Sort of makes you wonder why there's a part of the human psyche that wants to believe in monsters. But, it's a good thing no one puts serious belief into dragons. Home owner's insurance would be astronomical.
Anyway, next week I'll be looking into another theory for the existence to cryptids. This time, I'm going to muse on the possibility that cryptids are real flesh and blood creatures. If you want to make sure you don't miss it, consider subscribing to my cryptid and paranormal mailing list here. I'd really appreciate it.
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