Red Pills of the Week — August 11th | Mysterious Universe

I love the concept of red pill junkie's Red Pills of the Week for Mysterious Universe. Here's the latest, discussing Mars and more:Red Pills of the Week — August 11th | Mysterious Universe

My Whitley Strieber Dream

No idea where this came from! And no idea if my working with my cards (Druid Animal oracle, Angel and Deviant Moon tarot)  before going to sleep had anything to do with the dream. Who knows.

I'm in a large school gym/auditorium. It's the 1980s. Whitley Strieber is practicing various tumbling exercises on large blue mats. Some of the mats have cracks or tears in them, and the stuffing is coming out. Sloppy repairs with duct tape have been attempted but the mats are still funky. There's a screen in front of the mats, where Strieber and some of us are watching him -- the screen is behind the scenes kind of thing. We're in rehearsals, waiting for the audience (maybe spectators is a better word since it's a gym) to arrive.

After Whitley does several exercises, which he is proud of --  if nothing else, at least for trying --  we're encouraged and do our own exercises. None of us know, really, how to do any of this, including Whitley Strieber, but we're all trying, and we all want to. We don't care what others think or how it looks. We're doing it, and that's what matters. And throughout all of this it is very clear that these tumbling exercises have everything (in some weird surrealistic dream logic) to do with aliens, UFOs, and especially, particularly, alien abductions.

At one point I say to Whiltey, and the others, after watching Strieber do some pretty difficult moves, "Oh my god, all that happened years before to me!" Meaning, yes, the exercises, but also, and more to the point, the connection between all of us here now (even though it's also 1980 something) and aliens.

Alfred Lehmberg at UFO Magazine: ...Immoderation...

Alfred's latest, and as usual, it's the greatest. UFO Magazine - UFO Magazine Blog - ...Immoderation...

It's interesting one Orrin Hatch (that Senator from Utah?) has a message of *concern* for Utah's parents. If their children want environments that are "clean" and "unpolluted"—"then their drug abuse affliction is apparent"! What says "stunned credulity" but this lack of any conscience. I think it must be obvious; he is, himself, unconscious!

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Yes! If kids are asking questions where the bigots fear to tread, then they're smoking marijuana—"popping pills," or so he said! I suspect if showing conscience is resultant from "as such," then plants like marijuana be encouraged with all trust!
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I bring this up to illustrate an ocean of dementia that's an obstacle to common sense, discouraged... in absentia! Like... Folks who won't see UFOs? I'd want them disabused; that notion's unintelligent, unbrave and mal-enthused. See? I understand the "problem set"! Its "questions" can get hard. Though, oblivious to evidence, ones head's impacted lard...

New links at Orange Orb Review

Lots of new links at my Orange Orb Review. New look as well but not sure I like it.Orange Orb Review

Kay's Blog, Alien Abduction Blog, BetweenTwoLiesBlog, It Doesn't Happen

From the Alien Abduction Blog: This is good. And no doubt some items that will be controversial for some of us, and some we'll disagree with. But it's worth reading and thinking about. Kay's Blog, Alien Abduction Blog, BetweenTwoLiesBlog, It Doesn't Happen

Bannings and Eradications

Was exploring the UFO Casebook site and wandered over to their forum page. Mildly curious if I had once joined in the past I clicked on the log-in link, using what I thought might have been my sign-in --if I had ever signed in. Then tried to click on the "register" -- and saw a message that said "Sorry, but you have been banned from this forum." Moi?

I sign-up for so many things then forget I've done so. There is so much out there; social media sites, forums, etc. So I don't know if it's a glitch on their site in general, and has nothing to do with me, or if, indeed, I have been banned. If the latter, absolutely no idea why.

Speaking of banishment, my new Trickster's Realm column is now at Tim Binnall's site. I discuss a comment; long, rambling and a woeful lack of punctuation, that promises I "will be eradicated." And with that, let's all have a nice day!

The UFO Proletariat: CSI Skeptic Robert Sheaffer Doubts the U.S. Government Uses the Media to Debunk UFOs

By way of UFO Chronicles and Robert Hastings:The UFO Proletariat: CSI Skeptic Robert Sheaffer Doubts the U.S. Government Uses the Media to Debunk UFOs

Reviews: Beckley, Chasing UFOs

I have two new reviews at Orange Orb Review.

Red Pill Junkie at Intrepid: Sex and UFOs

But really, so much more than that! Read more and follow link at Vintage U.F.O.

An Exercise From The UFO Trail: "Examining the Tainted Well of UFO Land"

Jack Brewer discusses witness reports, UFO researchers, the need for physical evidence, and one's own opinions on what it all means:The UFO Trail: Examining the Tainted Well of UFO Land

I suppose every now and then bloggers should offer a bit of clarification concerning their specific perspectives about ufology.

I've actually been thinking about this lately; where is my focus? (Do I, we, need a focus? What does that mean, really?)
I started off writing about UFOs and related topics for a few reasons. I love to write; I've always written. My interest is so intricately interwoven within itself I with personal experiences with UFOs and all the rest of paranormal/supernatural encounters begins, and the narratives of others.

In many ways my opinions on UFOs haven't changed, and yet, they have changed. One thing that has only become more firm as I explore the realm of UFOs is this: no one has the answers. No one. Not me, not you, no one. We only have more pieces, more clues, but we do not have the UUTOE -- Unified Ufo Theory of Everything.

I do know that skeptibunkies are morons and I owe them nothing; no explanations, apologies, my time, or anything else. I get to play with them on my terms if and when I want to because I am human which means, at times, I'm a petty and indulgent woman who likes to perversely tweak their snobby little noses.

Idea about what UFOs, aliens, and the whole complex ball of UFOania are just that: ideas, theories,opinions, speculations. Nothing wrong with any of those, at all. Nothing wrong with "just speculating" -- how else are we to get somewhere if we don't allow ourselves to play with possibilities?

I've changed my ideas through the years. I once thought the "ancient astronaut" theory was crazy nonsense. Now I think there is much to it -- much. I used to think the abduction phenomena was a fantasy of the mentally ill kind. Now I think no such thing. I don't think it's a literal event, but then again, I haven't experienced it so I wouldn't dare to tell others what they "really" experienced. I have no idea. But I do think there is something real there, and we need to listen to those who've had these kinds of encounters.

I once dismissed, with an arrogant impatience and religious prejudice, any ideas about what I'll loosely call "demons." But, as John Keel among others suggested, there are forces afoot. Cultures throughout time and land have various names for these. Djinn, demons, what have you. But I am now strongly aligned with that explanation for some of UFO events. I am also very careful to not put any religious interpretation on this. I am not a religious person, or a Christian, but I think this idea of "demons" is the last taboo for UFO researhcers. It's an either or situation right now: either you're a Christian fundie spouting end times dogma mixed in with aliens, or you're a "legitimate" UFO researcher who stays far away from such stuff.

One thing I'm pretty sure of (realizing I could be far off; only my opinion) and that is there are several explanations for what's going on. There are spooks, psy ops, shadow governments playing with our heads. There are actual, literal ETs. There are the gullible believers. There are the hoaxers. There are the demons and elemental and simply, a whole other realm right along side of us. They can see us more clearly and more often than most of us can see them. They, or "it" likes to play tricks on us. (Hence those conflicting stories from multiple witnesses.) It's some of those things at times, it's only one of those things at times.

Brewer wrote:

"... there are several reasons why the professional research community does not identify witness testimony as particularly relevant or of equal value to other forms of evidence. One of those reasons is as explained above: people conclusively misrepresent what took place a lot of the time. This happens as a result of any number of very common occurrences.

Another reason is because there is often conflicting testimony, and an objective researcher cannot selectively accept certain testimony while disregarding other testimony ('objective' being the key word!). More specifically, conflicting testimonies somewhat cancel out one another, kind of like offsetting penalties in a football game, which puts the researcher back to relying on that which can be independently verified.

Jack Brewer writes that he is "not willing to accept" without "conclusive evidence" and that witnesses often have conflicting reports of what happened. That, and witnesses will often unconsciously tell the investigator what they believe the UFO researcher wants to hear. These two facts are often used by not only some UFO investigators to dismiss accounts, but the expected debunkers as well.

Well, the fact that UFO reports (and I include aliens, entities, strange creatures and overall high strangeness within that term: "UFO reports") often do offer contradictory information is a gift, not a determent. Is there a "trickster" effect, as George Hansen, Vallee, Harppur and others have been suggesting for a long time?

My own experiences are an example of this. Both my husband and I have had shared UFO experiences. We also have, at times, conflicting memories of what happened. This fact does not negate the experience! What it does do is offer clues about, not the simplistic explanation that witnesses can't be trusted, but that there are layers to the experience that we need to get through. And most of us arent' getting through. Some of us won't even look, or acknowledge the presence.

As I commented on Brewer's blog, "we are here for the witness, the witness is not here for us." If we can't dig that a witness saw a glowing Bigfoot that abruptly dematerialized while standing next to a reptilian who just came up out of the ground and led the witness into a flying saucer, that's our problem. This does not mean we accept these narratives with a literal gulping belief. It seems many expect all this to be easy, to be simple. If only we had evidence, if only we had proof, if only we had physical things to hold up and show everyone, then it'd all be solved.

No it wouldn't. So, since it wouldn't, the question is, why continue? Maybe the journey is the real issue -- the quest is the point -- and not the blind chasing of illusive answers.

hidden experience: the evolutionary triad

Fantastic blog post from Mike Clelland at hidden experience. It's from December of 2011 but, if you haven't read it, do yourself a favor and do so:hidden experience: the evolutionary triad. The link came to me by way of another very excellent blog,Robbie Graham's Silver Screen Saucers. Which, again, if you're unfamiliar with the blog, please be sure you explore over there.

Silver Screen Saucers: Chase Brandon & Roswell: the story continues

Robbie Graham at the very excellent Silver Screen Saucers on Chase Brandon's story. Silver Screen Saucers: Chase Brandon & Roswell: the story continues

UFO Digest: Professional UFO hunters say they won't watch 'Chasing UFOs'

Professional UFO hunters say they won't watch 'Chasing UFOs' by Roger Marsh. From the article, the following quotes:

UFO-NUKES expert Robert Hastings compared National Geographic Network's new show, "Chasing UFOs", to "Blair Witch Project meets Inspector Clouseau" in a story released this week at the UFO Chronicles web site.

And this from James Fox, one of the three hosts/UFO chasers on the show:

“I know how disappointed all of you are. I am too. It’s not the show that was sold to both myself and scientist Ben…[It] does get a bit better further down the road but not a lot.” —James Fox

I've seen three or four episodes, and it seems Erin Ryder is the leader, which is surprising since James Fox is part of the team. If a leader needs to be, why isn't he in charge? Fox, after all, is the only one of the three with any UFO experience, having created two UFO documentries (I Know What I Saw, Out of the Blue.) He was also one of the first to document what was going on in the gulf during the BP oil spill.

The Debris Field: Guest Post, by Shepherd Johnson on Chase Brandon's Roswell Info

(dis info is more like it:) The Debris Field: Guest Post, by Shepherd Johnson

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I love this, funny:

I've read 'Cryptos Conundrum', it makes L. Ron Hubbard look like Hemingway, it really is that bad.

Haven't read the book and not sure I'll get around to it. But I have no doubt Johnson is correct. One point Johnson made is that this is the "first time the CIA has overtly expanded into using literature as a propaganda tool." He makes it clear that "overt" is the key word and acknowledges the CIA's history of working with movie studios, etc. to get their disinfo and misinformation out there.

National Geographic’s ‘Chasing UFOs’ Takes on Comic-Con - Ratings | TVbytheNumbers

Oy. I'm done. National Geographic’s ‘Chasing UFOs’ Takes on Comic-Con - Ratings | TVbytheNumbers

The Chasing UFOs investigators are sure to bump into a few like minds at Comic-Con, as a recently published extraterrestrial survey from NGC reported that more than 80 million Americans believe that aliens exist. The survey also found out which caped crusader Americans would call upon in the event of an alien attack. One in five Americans (21 percent) answered that they would most likely call on the Hulk to deal with the havoc. Far fewer, would most trust Batman (12 percent) or Spiderman (8 percent) to step in. Ryder offered her own take on the situation, saying, “If I needed some extra assistance in an alien attack, and I hope I never do, I would have to say that I’d be looking for some strong females to be by my side. Sorry ‘Avengers,’ but I’d take Wonder Woman, Buffy the Vampire Slayer or Lara Croft any day of the week.”