Mothman Flutterings

Russian Mothman

I remember reading in an issue of FATE magazine many years ago something about a Russian Mothman. Andrew Colvin and other Mothman researchers have commented that Mothman has been seen in other countries. And, Mothman encounters have been reported in other places in the U.S. other than Point Pleasant, West Virginia.

If the above is true — that Mothman is global and not restricted to a specific region, like West Virginia — then the theory that Mothman is a government psy ops creation doesn’t hold up. It’s possible the government, in a dark rogue shadow mind control kind of way, has something to do with it; but responsible for Mothman? Probably not likely.

I came across this article on Pravda about Russian groups who study Mothman: Mothman phenomenon: I want to believe

Yes, it was on Pravda, so keep that in mind!

In John A. Keel’s Mothman Prophecies, he writes about a Russian encounter in 1908. (The year of the Tunguska event.) Writer V.K. Arsenyev found a man’s footprint while hiking. He had his dog, Alpha, with him, when he encountered an “unknown animal.”

I head the beating of wings. Something large and dark emerged from the fog and flew over the river. A moment later it disappeared into the dense mist. My dog, badly frightened, pressed itself to my feet.”

Arsenyev told his story to the people in the area, who:

“broke into a vividd story about a man who could fly in the air. Hunters often saw his tracks, tracks that appeared suddenly and vanished suddenly, in such a way that they could only be possible if the “man” alighted on the ground, then took off again into the air. (The Mothman Prophecies, John A. Keel, p28)

There are many more stories of winged human like beings from all over the world. Maybe it’s a mistake to think of Mothman as just a singular entity that is personnel to West Virginia.

Birdmen

Cryptomundo has some items on Birdmen lore and stories.

Can Mothman be a “birdman?” He/it is humanoid, with wings.

Mothman isn’t the only one of its kind; birdmen, or winged figures, have been around for centuries. As Andrew Colvin discusses quite a bit in his books on Mothman; the Garuda, for example. Neither has Mothman been reserved just for West Virginia; winged humanoids have been seen in Washington state, across the country, all over.

Bubbles and Moths

I like this image; just as an image, but also for its connection to Mothman. Of course, Mothman has nothing to do with moths; the name Mothman was given to the entity by a reporter, so the story goes. A winged being; “moth.” The term was applied in a cavielier manner, inspired (supposedly) by pop culture.

Yet there are some similarites between Mothman and moths. Creatures of the night, coming forward to the light, misunderstood. The death’s head hawk moth is an omen of death, illness and wars in folklore. Spanish folklore says that black moths are signs of bad news, even death. A Wikipedia entry tells us that:

The species names atropos, styx and lachesis are all death-related. The first refers to the member of the Moirae who cuts the threads of life of all beings in Greek mythology; the second to the river of the dead, also in Greek mythology; and the last refers to the Moira who allots the correct amount of life to a being. In addition the genus name Acherontia is derived from Acheron, a river in Greece that was believed in Greek Mythology to be a branch of the river Styx.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death’s-head_Hawkmoth

All this sounds gloomy, if we look at the picture. I didn’t mean to go there or to imply that the children in the picture are being led to something sinister by moths. I just liked the image, and the fact there’s a bubble as well. But Mothman is misunderstood at times, as something evil. As the cause of bad things, rather than something that warns, possibly protects, even, in its warnings.
UFOs, orbs, ectoplasam, all have been seen in Mothman terrority, as well as csynchronicities. The bubble has been a symbol of spirits, positive energy, visitors from the other world. Moth like themselves in a way, or at least bug like, flitting about. Orbs are often seen around Bigfoot and other entities, as well as by themselves. Remember the Good Witch from Wizard of Oz? She appeared in a bubble that came floating down from above. Or beyond.

The children on the bubble in the image aren’t human children, they’re fairy children, being led (helped?) by the moths or butterflies.