Federation of Magic Pop UFOS

B efore Discordianism took shape during a series of bowling alley conversations between Kerry Thornley and Greg Hill, before Principia Discordia became one of the strangest underground books ever written, and long before internet culture embraced irony, chaos, and reality-bending narratives, there was Kerry Thornley himself. In this engaging interview, writer and historian Adam Gorightly examines the extraordinary life of the man known by many names—Kerry Thornley, Lord Omar, Omar Khayyam Ravenhurst, Jesse Sump, Ho Chi Zen, and others. From his role in founding Discordianism to his writings on Zenarchy, philosophy, pranks, and the cultural aftershocks of the Kennedy assassination, Thornley's story continues to challenge conventional ideas about belief, identity, and the nature of reality. Gorightly has spent decades exploring the outer edges of American counterculture, making him an ideal guide through Thornley's complex legacy. Whether you're discovering Discordianism fo...

The Little Moon We Forgot... and the Ancient Name We Never Did Every so often, a space mission delivers an image that makes even lifelong astronomy enthusiasts stop scrolling. One of those moments arrived during the final chapter of NASA's Cassini mission. In 2017, the spacecraft returned breathtaking close-up photographs of Pan , one of Saturn's smallest moons. Barely 17 miles (28 km) across, it looked less like a moon than a flying saucer, a giant ravioli, or something dreamed up by a surrealist artist. The images spread across the internet almost overnight. Then, like so many remarkable discoveries, they quietly slipped from public memory. Perhaps that's why Pan is worth remembering.   The epistemological journey of Pan may be more fascinating than its orbital one. Before Pan became a moon orbiting Saturn, it was already an idea. Every generation inherited the name differently: first as a god, later through Peter Pan , and today as one of the Solar System's mo...

A long time ago, back when I decided that I'd become a blogger... The time came when it was just simpler to put down a pad and pen and build an online home or two (or 50) where all the topics I am most interested in can be discussed and pondered.  Some could remain in confidence, others could reach out to those who like similar topics.  So one day I thought of Property Of Mars where I could talk about stories that are in most cases unexplained, or weird, or appealing to my senses. I hope everything posted here is just the warmup - it seems like I have more in the tank and I want to sell t-shirts.  And since blogging is said to be dead, I cannot help but want to share the way lots of my current writer-heroes continue on with it...  How to present is a continuing difficulty - and twitter complicates matters... Here's the difficulty  - I don't want to submit stories you can read on 50 other bigger sites.  I want to bring up tidbits you may not discuss...

Hey it's 2014 right around the corner, are we supposed to know more than we are ready for?  Oh internet, what have you done?!  Not a night of pure peace of mind since the mid to late 90's when I discovered you and now I'm being told there's reptilians running this shit?  Good grief this never seems to let up.  "Why are these stories of interest to people?" is an interesting question to ask. I suppose it's because there are clips like this to watch, and if the evidence supports a fantastic claim why should I listen to people hammered to either side of the fence of belief, whether in complete doubt or support? "They Live" was a fantastic movie, but have I ever really given credence to the theories about the existence of shape shifters or reptilians? I'm not going to answer that question. I want you to decide for yourself after you reason it all out using the most logical, factually true argument you can compose.