#762 - David Mathisen and Brandon Powell | Summer Solstice at Serpent Mound

The Grimerica Show dives into the mysteries of Serpent Mound, a 1,000-year-old effigy mound in Ohio believed by some to align with the solstice and ancient constellations like Draco and Hydra. Host Darren Grimes and guests David Mathisen and Brandon Powell explore the controversial theory that the mound may be far older than conventional academia claims—possibly dating back 10,800 years, when the sun would have perfectly aligned with its serpent’s mouth. Mathisen, who presented at the 2017 solstice event alongside Graham Hancock, reveals that Hancock was reportedly banned from the site, sparking a broader debate about who gets to interpret ancient sites and why alternative narratives are dismissed as 'new age' or racist. The episode unpacks the idea that myths across cultures—from Greece to the Americas—share celestial patterns suggesting a lost global knowledge system. The hosts also discuss the mound’s location on a geological fault line and crater rim, linking it to sacred sites like Delphi, and speculate on the possibility of ancient geoglyphs being visible only via LIDAR. With a mix of astronomy, myth, and metaphysical inquiry, the conversation challenges the modern scientific consensus and argues that ancient civilizations may have possessed advanced cosmological understanding—and that the real mystery isn’t just the mound, but why we’ve been taught to ignore it.