When John Murray Spear, a man of extreme faith, began receiving messages in 1853 from the spirits of some of the greatest minds of all time, he believed himself to be chosen as the father of these geniuses' greatest invention: THE NEW MOTIVE POWER. A machine of perpetual motion that would not only supply energy to the world, but free people of the shackles that came with work. It was to be the new messiah. John Benedict Buesher, Doctor of Religious Studies and author of The Remarkable Life of John Murray Spear: Agitator for the Spirit Land, joins us to discuss Spear’s truly bizarre life, beliefs, and inventions.  Hosted by Ray Tarara Written & Produced by R.J. Blake and Ray Tarara Theme music by Terra Monk Website: www.strange-phenomenon.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/strangephenomenon/ (https://www.facebook.com/strangephenomenon/) Twitter: @Strange-Phenom Instagram: @Strange-Phenom Thanks to Graham Plowman for allowing us to use his music for this episode, you can listen to more of his music at www.grahamplowman.com (http://www.grahamplowman.com).   Sound effects provided by vedas, bwav, fillmat, and cms4f from Freesound.org (https://freesound.org/) Special Guest: John Benedict Buescher - https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/938658.John_Benedict_Buescher (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/938658.John_Benedict_Buescher)