Psychic Holly Burns Shares Telepathic Sasquatch Encounter in Minnesota

A fascinating conversation recently surfaced on the Cryptid Wilderness Research YouTube channel, where hosts Daniel Becker (reporting from Anchorage, Alaska) and Matt Slater (joining from Quincy, Washington) sat down with Minnesota-based psychic Holly Burns for a deep dive into her experiences communicating telepathically with Sasquatch. Burns, who has been featured in Edge magazine and contributed to the books "Clear Vessels" and "Sasquatch America," shared the story of her very first encounter, which took place on May 30, 2016. At the time, she was staying at a friend's farm in Minnesota, helping get the property ready for horses. Alone most weekdays, she spent her time working on the pastures and exploring the wooded areas of the land. It was around quarter to nine in the evening, with daylight fading fast, when Burns decided to scout a path through the woods to connect two pastures. She had her phone flashlight on to navigate the dimming forest when she jumped over a large log and caught what she initially thought was a piece of garbage reflecting her light back at her. Then she noticed there were two reflectors, and they were level with each other. One of them blinked. Her first thought was owl. But as she got even with whatever it was, about 70 feet away, she was hit with what she describes as a blast of telepathic energy, like standing in a tractor beam. The message came in blocks of thought rather than words, and the gist of it translated roughly to: "Hello, we've been watching you since you got here. You're so oblivious. I guess we're just gonna have to tell you we're here." Burns was stunned. She immediately sensed she was in the presence of a family group, something she didn't even know was possible since, as she points out, Finding Bigfoot rarely dives into the deeper behavioral aspects of Sasquatch. Her mind raced between the surreal reality of the moment and the skeptical investigator's instinct to look for branches, markers, anything she could use to debunk it the next day. But by then, it was fully dark in the woods, and all she could see were the glowing eyes. In a moment of pure shock, she never thought to pull out her phone and record. Burns mentions this is a common pattern in her encounters, noting that something about the experience tends to block that impulse, though she's since trained herself to keep recording devices handy. What makes this account particularly compelling is Burns' description of the consciousness she encountered. She describes the Sasquatch as sentient, smarter than her, and operating at a higher level of awareness. Her immediate reaction was one of deep reverence. She said hello out loud, told him it was nice to meet him, and kept walking her path, not letting the encounter stop her from what she was doing. For those unfamiliar with the telepathic communication angle in Sasquatch research, it's a thread that runs through many witness accounts, particularly from those who report close, calm encounters. Researchers and enthusiasts have long debated whether these experiences represent a genuine form of interspecies communication or something more psychological in nature. Burns falls firmly into the camp that believes these are real, conscious exchanges, and her story adds another detailed firsthand account to that growing body of literature. The full conversation goes much deeper into her journey, her development as a psychic, and additional encounters. Definitely worth checking out the video over on the Cryptid Wilderness Research channel for anyone interested in the telepathic side of Sasquatch research.