[narrator]
that talismans can become energized
through spoken words or sacred sounds.
Throughout all sorts of cultures,
ancient African cultures,
South American, Suma,
Ancient Egypt, you name it,
the power of the word
was quite something.
Egyptians used magical words over all the talismans.
Talismans that they carried,
talismans that they buried the dead with.
All of these items
would have magical words spoken over them,
chanted over them.
[mysterious music plays]
In South Asian traditions, um,
Tantric Buddhism, for example,
or Hinduism,
um, and even Jainism...
the power of the spoken word
is paramount.
The words unlock
divine potential
in the talismans.
[narrator]
also play a critical role
in Native American rituals.
Especially in connection
to certain places or objects.
[man]
you see that repeating certain phrases
are essential to the ritual.
The words are the conveyer.
The word is the portal to the sacred dimension.
[narrator]
can imbue objects with talismanic power,
perhaps unlocking gateways
to other dimensions,
and even otherworldly beings?
Ancient astronaut theorists say yes,
and point to recent experiments
conducted at one of the most mysterious sites
in the world...
Skinwalker Ranch.
Located in northern Utah,
this 512-acre property
has been a hotbed of UFO sightings
and other mysterious phenomena
for more than a century.
Today, a team of researchers
which includes astrophysicist Dr. Travis Taylor
is conducting scientific experiments
across the property
and has documented numerous startling anomalies,
including a number of unidentified aerial phenomena.
Hey, look! UAP right there!
-I see it.
have vanished into thin air.
[man] It's gone.
[narrator]
of the indigenous Navajo people
in the Uinta Basin,
the phenomena that occurs on Skinwalker Ranch
is actually related
to interdimensional portals.
And they believe that by utilizing certain words
and sound frequencies,
particularly in conjunction
with talismanic objects,
these portals can be opened.
Within Native American culture,
there are music,
there's chants,
there's things that are done at a certain frequency.
And we believe that it's very possible
that different frequencies
can open portals
to other places.
[eerie music playing]
[narrator]
an organization of indigenous tribal members
known as Blazing Bear
were invited to Skinwalker Ranch
in order to perform an ancient song ritual
near a megalithic spiral of boulders.
A formation that was created
centuries ago
and is believed to hold talismanic power.
[Dover]
that were purposely set up in a circle
could be a portal area.
Maybe with all our scientific instruments,
we can nail it down a little better.
-[steady thumping] -[ululating singing]
[narrator]
the Blazing Bear drummers
continue their song ritual
near the spiral of boulders.
The investigative team
filmed the event using a thermal camera.
And almost immediately,
they spotted an anomaly.
[Taylor]
the temperature literally changed.
Look at the top of the mesa!
Erik, the stone circle
is where it's heating up on top of the mesa.
Are you kidding me?
You should see this. This is fascinating.
Right there, that's where the stone circle is.
And it's heating up. Look how hot it's getting.
-[singing continues] -[suspenseful musical overlay]
[mysterious music plays]
[narrator]
was imbued with talismanic powers
by the words and sounds
of an ancient, sacred ritual?
[chanting song]