Into the Mystic is a documentary featuring people who have experienced a world beyond our own and who know that it is closer than we think.
Irish society has become more secularised with many people turning away from mainstream religion. Some of those people have found alternative spiritual paths. Paths that help make sense of their place in a troubled world. We meet six people who have had spiritual experiences that are odds with the presumed knowledge of secular society and indeed mainstream religion.
Jeremy Massey comes from a family of undertakers and spent years working in the business. He has experienced some strange and profound things when grief has reduced people to their most raw state. We meet him as he journeys home and hear how his experiences have shaped his views on life and death.
Peter Tadd has immersed himself in Eastern philosophies for over 40 years. Peter knows he has been reincarnated and remembers his past lives, including being murdered in a Nazi concentration camp. Peter tells us his story and he explains how being open about reincarnation in Western society usually garners ridicule.
From a young age Kate Kelly knew there was a world beyond the material world we see in front of us. Having psychic abilities has been tough to navigate but with the help of her supportive mother, Kate has found a circle of friends where she can explore the spiritual side of her life without fear of rejection.
Pat Noone is a farmer in rural Galway. Fairies have been on Pat’s land for thousands of years and Pat has learned that they are a force to respect and not to be messed with. Pat shares what he knows about the fairies and what they want for the world around us.
Fodhla Coogan goes on a spiritual journey as she re-visits Liam Jordan’s cottage on Lough Corrib, where she spent cherished childhood summers with her mother and Liam. She explains how there are places where the veil is thin between this world and the next and how Celtic mythology isn’t just full of fantastical stories but fables which inform and explain our national psyche.
Robin Wells remembers taking possession of his human body on a beach aged just three years old. His soul came from somewhere else in the universe and he has spent his life trying to figure out why he is here.
Into The Mystic – TX Thursday 31st October at 10.15 PM