The Confessionals

RELOADED | 202: Skinwalker Ranch

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Sep 1, 2025
Ryan Burns, an author and researcher, shares his incredible journey of living next to Skinwalker Ranch after a life-changing encounter with a Skinwalker. He discusses his decision to create a safe haven for mysterious entities by hiring a caretaker with strict instructions. The conversation dives into unsettling local folklore and personal narratives, revealing eerie experiences and the emotional impact of these encounters. They explore the complexities of property rights on tribal land and raise profound questions about the nature of reality and paranormal phenomena.
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Hitchhiker Triggered Missing Time

  • Ryan picked up an elderly-looking Native American hitchhiker who entered his truck and immediately triggered intense emotional reactions.
  • He experienced tears, memory distortion, and about three hours of missing time before authorities found him catatonic.
INSIGHT

Precognitive Shapeshifter Concept

  • Ryan frames skinwalkers as precognitive, shapeshifting intelligences that trick and mimic humans.
  • He cites Colonel John Alexander's label: a "precognitive sentient intelligence."
ANECDOTE

Canine Materializing From Black Mist

  • Ryan and a fellow researcher watched a black nebulous mass coalesce into a giant canine under moonlight and then deconstruct.
  • The creature shrank into a porcupine-like form before disappearing, leaving the witnesses stunned.
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