MYSTICAL: The Comte de Saint Germain

Perched on a cold, windswept island in the middle of San Francisco Bay, Alcatraz was designed to be inescapable. And for most of its prisoners, it was. But even after the federal penitentiary closed in 1963, something appears to have stayed behind. Guards, tourists, and park rang ...  Show more

In the spring of 1977, schoolchildren in the small Welsh village of Broad Haven saw a silver, cigar-shaped craft land just beyond their school fence. When their headmaster separated each child and asked them to draw what they’d seen, each depiction was nearly identical. What foll ...  Show more

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Who was the Count of Saint Germain? A charismatic and enigmatic figure who appeared in European courts during the 18th century, he claimed to be an immortal alche ...

The Count of Saint Germain has been called a prophet, a sorcerer, and an immortal.He's been spotted all over the world for a thousand years. And every time he's seen, he looks exactly the same age.The Count of Saint Germain advised Kings, Queens and Emperors. He was present at ev ...  Show more

We're revisiting a classic episode, all about the Count of Saint Germain. His story features teleportation, alchemy and even rumors of immortality. Was he a spy? A concealed royal? A skilled con man? Or just a compulsive liar?

Between 1610 and 1614, a series of anonymous letters claimed to reveal hidden knowledge about a mystical secret society. Were the missives divine revelations—or hoaxes? And did a fourteenth-century Christian monk unlock the key to immortality? Learn more about your ad choices. Vi ...  Show more