{"id":6341,"date":"2016-06-01T06:02:36","date_gmt":"2016-06-01T12:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=6341"},"modified":"2017-05-14T15:16:42","modified_gmt":"2017-05-14T21:16:42","slug":"more-conformation-about-bigfoot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=6341","title":{"rendered":"More Confirmation about Bigfoot"},"content":{"rendered":"

I read this article in the Colorado Springs Independent <\/em><\/a>and a paragraph jumped out at me:<\/p>\n

She learned about her [Nepalese] people\u2019s animistic prayer traditions, and had shamans explain to her that yeti aren\u2019t the silly abominable snowmen of cartoon legend, but actually shape-shifters and guardians of the mountains. At their urging, Lepcha now carries ginger in her pocket while traveling, so the yeti won\u2019t disturb her.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Shape-shifters. Part of the faery folk, and not necessarily our friends, as I have suggested before<\/a> \u2014 also here<\/a>). That is why I think that people who go out in the woods and look for “tree structures<\/a>” are doing it wrong, although I am sure they have a great time.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, although “ghost” is an odd choice of words, these people might be on to something <\/a>(link to YouTube video).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I read this article in the Colorado Springs Independent and a paragraph jumped out at me: She learned about her [Nepalese] people\u2019s animistic prayer traditions, and had shamans explain to her that yeti aren\u2019t the silly abominable snowmen of cartoon legend, but actually shape-shifters and guardians of the mountains. 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