1983: THE HOLLOW EARTH: A MADDENING THEORY THAT CAN’T BE DISPROVED

From OMNI Magazine (October 1983) If there were a hall of fame for pseudo-scientists, surely Cyrus Teed would deserve a place of honor. It was shortly after the Civil War that Teed had his vision: The earth is a hollow sphere, and WE LIVE INSIDE IT. Everything else in the universe is in here with us — planets, comets, stars — everything. What’s outside the sphere? Nothing. Teed’s cosmology had a particular appeal to religious fundamentalists. It made the […] Read More

Ancient and Hollow Astronauts

The world has always had its secret places. As mankind spread out from its ancient home on the plains of Africa, there was always something wonderful — or fearful — over the next hill, the next mountain, or across the sea. By the nineteenth century, the outlines of all the continents were known, and the interiors were steadily being explored. But as the Earth became more and more known, the desire for secret places did not lessen. Speculations about […] Read More