I’m excited to officially announce that I’ll be speaking at SideQuest for Ancients in Austin, Texas, on Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 11:30 AM.

This is a major milestone for me and for the research I’ve been working on for years.

I’ll be taking the stage to present my research into geographical Mandela Effects, reality residue, hidden worlds, and what these phenomena may tell us about ancient civilizations and the history of our world.

The event brings together researchers, authors, explorers, and speakers who are asking questions about humanity’s forgotten and unexplained past.

Visit the official Quest for Ancient Civilizations website

From the Lost Island of Gibraltar to Ancient Civilizations

Many of you who have followed my work know that much of my research began with the Gibraltar geographical Mandela Effect.

For years, I have been investigating the memories people have of Gibraltar existing as an island rather than a peninsula attached to Spain.

That investigation eventually took me beyond the internet and onto the ground in Gibraltar itself in 2022.

Since then, I’ve collected what I believe is an extensive body of reality residue—books, newspapers, songs, photographs, historical references, eyewitness accounts, and other pieces of information that appear to describe Gibraltar differently from how it exists today.

I’ll be bringing this research to Austin.

But Gibraltar is only the beginning.

What Is Reality Residue?

One of the most important concepts I want to introduce during my presentation is reality residue.

I use this term to describe pieces of information that appear to preserve traces of a version of reality that some people remember differently.

Throughout my research, I’ve found references to Gibraltar as an island appearing in places where the current geography doesn’t seem to make sense—including historical publications, books, newspapers, and other sources.

The question I want to explore is:

What if these aren’t simply mistakes?

What if some of these inconsistencies are clues?

My theory is that geographical Mandela Effects may provide us with a way of identifying fragments of other versions of geography—or what I describe as hidden worlds existing beyond our normal perception.

I’ll be explaining how I arrived at this idea and why I believe reality residue deserves much more serious investigation.

Decoding Hidden Worlds

I believe geographical Mandela Effects may provide a framework for looking at the world differently.

If people can independently remember geographical locations existing differently—and if fragments of those memories appear to remain in books, maps, photographs, historical documents and other forms of information—then perhaps we’re looking at something much larger than isolated anomalies.

My research has led me to ask whether different versions of geography could exist simultaneously, with pieces of information from those versions occasionally becoming visible in our own.

I’ve described this concept before as being somewhat like tuning a radio to a different frequency.

The information may exist, but we aren’t necessarily tuned into the version of reality where that information is fully visible.

What Does This Have to Do With Ancient Civilizations?

This is where my research takes an even bigger turn.

I’ve become fascinated by the way ancient sites, civilizations, and geographical anomalies appear scattered across the world.

Why do certain locations have unique properties, species, structures, or historical anomalies?

And what if some of the things we call “ancient” aren’t necessarily as straightforward as we’ve been taught?

At Quest, I’ll be connecting what I’ve learned from researching geographical Mandela Effects and reality residue with my broader investigation into ancient civilizations and the possibility that some of these sites may not belong to the timeline we currently assign to them.

This doesn’t mean I have all the answers.

I’m presenting a theory based on the patterns I’ve encountered throughout years of research.

My goal is to encourage people to look at these anomalies from a different perspective and ask whether the pieces might fit together in ways we haven’t considered.

An Incredible Lineup

I’m honored to be sharing the stage with researchers, authors, explorers, and entertainers whose work has influenced the ancient-civilization and alternative-history community for years.

The SideQuest lineup includes:

• Billy Carson
• Adam Shield of Feather
• Tyler Engle
• Dan Richards
• David Hatcher Childress
• Hugh Newman
• James Vieira
• Drew Brophy
• and more speakers to be announced.

Thank You, Robert Dakota

I want to give a special thank you to Robert Dakota of World ViewZ Media for giving me the opportunity to speak at this event.

World ViewZ Media has been producing seminars, retreats, journeys and events focused on ancient cultures, exploration, lost knowledge and humanity’s forgotten origins for years.

Robert, thank you for giving me the opportunity to present it on this stage.

Learn more about World ViewZ Media

October 17, 2026 — Austin, Texas

This will be a very special moment for me.

I’ve spent years researching geographical Mandela Effects, documenting reality residue, traveling to Gibraltar, interviewing people, collecting evidence, building Lost Geographic, and trying to understand what these anomalies might mean.

Now I get the opportunity to bring that research to a live audience.

I’ll be asking some big questions:

What if geographical Mandela Effects are more than memories?

What if reality residue is evidence of something we haven’t yet learned how to recognize?

Could hidden versions of geography help explain some of the mysteries surrounding ancient civilizations?

And perhaps most importantly:

What if we’ve only begun scratching the surface?

I can’t wait to share what I’ve discovered.

I’ll see you in Austin on October 17.

The future is ancient.