Bear Synchronicity

Had this dream of bears May 25th,as I posted the following morning here at the Orb.
Then saw the following item in our local paper of a woman hitting a bear crossing Lorane Highway: Collision kills bear, smashes car. Bear synchronicity, but not that unusual, since this is the time of year bears are about. What adds a bit of oddness to this is: I know the woman who hit the bear, and it happened on the same highway we saw our orange orb.

Bears, and no UFOs

Speaking of dreams (see post below) the night before last I had a dream about bears:

Jim and I are in our house on the coast,(we don't really have a house on the coast, however, I do wish!)  right on the sand, the ocean is only a few yards away. The entire front of the house in one window, a great view. It is early evening, Jim steps outside to look at sky. I'm watching him through the window. Next to Jim is a large wooden structure; a jumble of driftwood that, in some places, is about seven feet high. It's open and airy, like a little house almost. I see what I first think is a rowboat, turned upside down, but then realize it's a brown bear, hunched over. I become very nervous, not wanting Jim to get hurt. I don't know what to do. I see Jim walk over to the boardwalk, and the bear, and now a couple of others, come out and start to growl and snuffle at Jim, standing up on their back legs. But Jim just looks at them, a sort of "Really? You're going to try that?" and mocks them, rearing up on his feet and growling back at them, lunging at them. The bears turn and run away. 

The next morning, I saw this in our local paper: Bear Spotted in West Eugene.

Several people — including at least one Eugene police officer — reported seeing a black bear move through west Eugene early Friday morning, law enforcement officials said.

The first sighting was reported shortly before 2 a.m. outside Launa Holland’s home in the 700 block of North Bertelsen Road, off Royal Avenue.

“My mom got me out of bed and told me she’d heard something growling and snorting outside,” Holland said. “The next thing we knew, there were police all over the place. We went out, and (officers) told us they’d seen a bear. (Register Guard.)

Poor bear, really lost. The article goes on to say that the bear was later seen at the Northwest Expressway, which is even further down from the wooded areas. 

Dream: UFO on Truck, I'm a Boy

Image source: Public Domain.net

The general oddness of the subconscious mind. Here we go:

I'm eleven or twelve, and a boy. It's a different decade, maybe late nineteen fifties, early sixties. I ditch school because somehow, I know a huge truck carrying a retrieved flying saucer is going to be coming down the alley behind my house. I don't know how I know this. I just do. I also know no one else in town knows about this.

Hanging around the narrow alley, and finally, hear the rumble of the truck. This truck is very long, and everything, from cab to bed to the three flat, oval cylinders on the bed, are steel, or chrome colored. Sticking up from the middle oval is a huge round thing. Sort of like a Ferris wheel. This "wheel" is the flying saucer.

The truck is driving down the alley to avoid taking the streets where it might be seen. Yet, no effort is made to completely hide the UFO. In fact, it's a sort of "in your face" act -- any questions about this strange object, and we're told it is a Ferris wheel. Of course, it isn't, and most of us know that, including me. 

The truck barely fits into the alley. I have to flatten myself against the backs of houses and fences, and there's only about a foot between me and this fast moving truck. As it turns -- there's a curve towards the end of the alley -- the truck's back end, the third section, starts to swing out and almost crushes me. I don't care, I want to get as close as I can to this thing. I want to touch it. I figure if I have to, I can just dive down onto the ground and roll under the truck bed.

Afterwards, I get caught by the school, and the principal, a male, who is extremely authoritarian, is furious with me for skipping school. He tells me there's no point in my lying because he has me on camera, waiting and watching in the alley. Turns out this man has put up surveillance cameras all over the town and has been watching everyone for years.

As dreams do, there's more, but not sure if the rest is part of the above dream, or different dreams. Part of what came later had to do with school and a principal, but unrelated to UFOs. Interesting about the time period, and the gender change! The only thing I can relate this to is that I am  preparing a presentation to a class of sixth graders about folklore in the context of "unexplained" stories, including UFO tales, (Trent photos, McMinnville, etc.) as well as Bigfoot.

Evolution of an Abductee: Jim Sparks on C2C

Tonight, abductee Jim Sparks on Coast to Coast.Evolution of an Abductee, George Noory hosts.

Skinwalker Goes Missing

On UFO Mystic, my write-up on George Knapp at the McMinnville conference, who spoke about the Skinwalker ranch. UFOMystic  George Knapp at McMinnville UFO Conference

If you've read the book or are familiar with the story, you know that very strange things happened at that ranch. Very strange things have been happening in that area for hundreds of years, and they continue to the present. Among the dozens of mysterious and often downright spooky things that happen is the seemingly sentient behavior of some unseen energy, or entity, or... who knows what it is. Knapp referred to this "thing" acting upon your current thoughts or statements. You mention to someone you hope the bulls are okay, next thing you know, the bulls are locked in a shed. (I thought of crop circles when I heard this; remembering that in some cases, a crop circle would appear in the very spot people were discussing circles. Not only that, the symbols would mimic what was being talked about.) Knapp also said that for a short time, the "skinwalker" effect followed the family once they moved out from the ranch.

So, Jim tells me he wants to read The Hunt for the Skinwalker. We get back home, and I look for the book. We both look for the book, and it cannot be found. All my UFO, paranormal books are pretty much together. We have looked all through the house, and cannot find this book. Jim said "The skinwalker has gone walking -- off with our book." Seems so. He predicts it will turn up in some unexpected place when we least expect it. Wouldn't be surprised.

Total (Practically) Recall: Jim Sparks, Abductee

Jim Sparks, author of The Keepers, is an abductee. Sparks was one of the speakers at the UFO conference in McMinnville, Oregon, this weekend.  I was familiar with Sparks story, having seen a video shown at a local UFO group meeting, and I bought his book some time ago. But I always had "hmmm..." feeling about Sparks and his story. Other stories I believe: the Hills, Travis Walton, to name just two well known cases.

Better people than I have put their faith in Sparks; the forward to his book was written by John E. Mack, and the prologue, by Linda Moulton Howe. (also one of the speakers this weekend.) Donald Ware contributes his comments at the end of the book.  But I can't help but feel something is off here.

For one thing, Sparks big claim is that, unlike most, if not all, abductees, Sparks has almost total recall of his experiences. This sets him apart from others. My question is: how does he know? Seriously, how does he know he's recalled everything there is to recall, or just about, anyway? How does one know that what they remember is truly all of what happened?

He also isn't a particularly good speaker. It wasn't so much what he had to say, but the way he said it. That comes from experience and I don't know how good a job I would do, for example, but then again, if you're putting yourself out there on the circuit, it should be expected you are polished and together. One annoying thing: he kept walking away from the mike and podium out onto the stage. Not miked, it was hard to hear him. He said he needed the room because he was very expressive with his body language, but I found it unnecessary.

At the back of his book, Sparks offers consulting to those fellow abductees "...who lack of frame of reference in their life due to the bizarre nature of their experiences." (Sparks, The Keepers, second edition.) He charges $100.00 an hour for this service.

I'm not suggesting Sparks is a liar. In fact, I think he's had some experiences that were UFO related, and deeply affected him. There are some things Sparks says that are intriguing, for example, his description of "being pulled" by the aliens. I've had this happen myself so I find the connection interesting.

Then the familiar dream unrolled. Being pulled from the bed ...  (Sparks, p16)

How much of that story is true, no one except Sparks can say. Personally, I just don't buy into his story, or more accurately, into what he's done with it.

I told someone at the conference that I can't put my finger on it, other than to say it's my gut feeling. Something is off, and I've learned to listen to that voice. But I don't know what it is that makes me uneasy. So all I can say is, that is my take on Sparks.

Inside the Alien-Abduction Support-Group Annual Meeting in Newport, R.I. | Vanity Fair

Well this is interesting: Inside the Alien-Abduction Support-Group Annual Meeting in Newport, R.I. | Vanity Fair

Government Secrecy Industry C2C Topic w/host George Knapp

Tonight on Coast to Coast, guest DB Grady and Beirne Logan on the Government Secrecy Industry. George Knapp is the host, who is among the best and must be among the busiest, since he spoke here in Oregon at the McMinnville UFO conference yesterday!

Paul Schroeder: The Elephant In The Room: MIstreatment

On UFO Digest, Paul Schroeder writes about the very real and tragic situation concerning elephants and circuses. Nothing to do with UFOs, and that's perfectly okay. This is an important issue. Article is hard to read, as any article is dealign with animal cruelty, but it is important.The Elephant In The Room: MIstreatment

Nick Pope and T-shirts

Nick Pope was tonight's speaker. Very good! I realized halfway in he wasn't using any slides, film, etc. just him, talking. Pope is a funny and good speaker. I'll write more on what he had to say; right now I'm very tired. I did wait in line during the Q and A -- I was going to ask him what his thoughts were on Jim Penniston's (I believe it was Penniston) downloading of binary code. Very curious about that. But I could tell that there was at least a half hour wait before I'd get to ask my question, and we were both very tired and very very hungry. Blood sugar was dropping fast. I literally felt like I was going to faint. So left during the Q and A and grabbed fast food near the motel.

Yea! They do have woman style t-shirts! I bought myself one of course. Sad they didn't have the neat raspberry color t, but I like the one I got -- a smoky black kind of purple. Love their design this year.

McMinnville UFO Fest: Checked In

We're here, staying at the Motel 6. Heard mixed reviews about this place so was hesitant, but other places were booked, and there's also our budget to consider. But for the price it's okay. No breakfast or pool or in room coffee (though they say there's free coffee, where I don't know.) But the room is all right, good TV (ha, watching Ghost Adventures right now) comfy beds, microwave, fridge. Can't complain. Off to an early Chinese dinner then to hear Nick Pope, who opens the UFO Fest at 7:00 pm. Tomorrow's speakers: Linda Moultan Howe, George Knapp, Jim Sparks. Busy day!

I didn't like the way the UFO Fest changed their ticket process. Had to order them via phone then print them out. Feels kind of cheesy. I hope you can exchange the printouts for a pass thing at the door. UFO Fest also redesigned their website, not sure why, and please, UFO Fest people, offer a woman's style UFO t-shirt!


Visit the UFO Fest site for information on the McMinnville UFO Festival.

New Addition to McMinnville UFO Fest

This just in: Just Added to the 14^th Annual McMenamins UFO Festival:

Special Edition: A Forum on the Citizen Hearing on Disclosure

 

Saturday, May 18 * 12:30 p.m. * Free * All ages welcome

As part of McMenamins 14^th Annual UFO Festival (McMinnville, Ore.)

What:        
At the Citizen Hearing on Disclosure (April 29–May 3, 2013, Washington, D.C.), 40 members of the military and witnesses from the scientific and governmental communities from 10 nations gave testimony to five former members of the United States House of Representatives and one former member of the United States Senate to discuss evidence of a possible extraterrestrial presence engaging the human race.
     Three of those who testified are featured speakers at this weekend’s McMenamins 14^th Annual UFO Festival (Fri. and Sat., May 17 & 18). Linda Moulton Howe, Nick Pope and Peter Davenport were on site in our nation’s capital to contribute their expert testimonies to a bipartisan Citizen Hearing Committee membership that included former Senator Mike Gravel (D/Lib.-Ak.); former Congresswomen Lynn Woolsey (D-Ca.), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-Mich.) and Oregon’s own Darlene Hooley (D-Ore.) and former Congressmen Roscoe Bartlett (R-Md.) and Merrill Cook (R-Ut.). A fourth UFO Festival speaker, George Knapp, reported on the proceedings on behalf of news station KLAS-TV (Las Vegas, Nev).

    At this newly added UFO forum, hear their impressions, perspectives and opinions of the hearings and what it all may mean for government disclosure moving forward. The event is free and no ticket is necessary to attend. See ufofest.com for the 2013 schedule of events, speaker bios, ticketed programming, past speakers, photos, history and more.

When:
On Saturday, May 18, at 12:30 p.m., Moulton Howe, Pope, Knapp and Davenport will present to the UFO Fest audience their opinions and perspectives about the hearings:  new information disclosed and how the hearings may (or may not) shape future discussion on the existence of extraterrestrials. This is an exclusive opportunity to hear first-hand accounts about the proceedings and to ask the presenters your questions about the perceived outcomes, mass media’s nearly non-existent coverage of the proceedings and more.

Where:

The event will take place at McMinnville Community Center (600 NE Evans St., two blocks from McMenamins Hotel Oregon), following our 10 a.m. ticketed UFO Festival presentations by Jim Sparks and George Knapp. No additional ticket is necessary to attend this forum. Food and beverages will be available for purchase.

Why:
McMenamins Hotel Oregon is home to the quirky yet educational UFO Festival, now in its 14th year and the second-largest alien-related festival in the nation. The event began as a way to honor the 1950 Trent UFO sighting in which two local citizens witnessed and photographed an unknown craft hovering in the sky above, said to be some of the most credible images of UFOs to date. More than 5,000 visitors convened in downtown McMinnville for the 2012 festival and parade.

Contact:

Tim Hills, McMenamins Historian
(503) 223-0109 * timh@mcmenamins.com

Kerry Beeaker, McMenamins Assistant Historian
(503) 223-0109 * kerryb@mcmenamins.com

 

McMinnville, Oregon UFO Fest

Here it is, the official press release:

14th Annual UFO Festival Lands May 17-18 at McMenamins Hotel Oregon

 

A former administrator of the British Ministry of Defence’s UFO Project, an Area 51 researcher, a multiple-abductee experiencer and an X Files investigator will speak at the 2013 festival

 

McMINNVILLE, OR: Thursday, May 9, 2013 - McMenamins’ 14th Annual UFO Festival is Friday and Saturday, May 17 & 18, hosted by McMenamins Hotel Oregon (3130 NE Evans St., [503] 472-8427 or [888] 472-8427). Skeptics and believers alike are invited to events happening throughout the weekend – four expert speakers, an alien costume parade, an alien pet costume contest, live bands, a fun run, a specially brewed Alienator Ale and more. The event began as a way to commemorate the 1950 Trent UFO sighting in which two McMinnville citizens witnessed and photographed an unknown craft hovering in the sky, said to be some of the most credible images of UFOs to date. More than 5,000 visitors convened in downtown McMinnville for the 2012 festival and parade.

2013 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Most events are free and all ages are welcome.
Speaker events: $10 per person advance, $15 day of event, available online and at the door (2-day pass also available for $25 per person in advance or $35 day of event)
All events requiring tickets will be held at the McMinnville Community Center (600 NE Evans St.), two blocks from McMenamins Hotel Oregon. Tickets are available in advance at ufofest.com

 

*** WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2013 ***
Pre-Festival Special Event: UFO History Pub
How did the second-largest UFO festival in the United States start in McMinnville? To answer this question, we’ve just added a pre-festival talk by McMenamins Historian Tim Hills at Hotel Oregon at 7 p.m. This presentation will cover the famed story of the local Trent family UFO photos, taken nearby and sparking longtime worldwide interest in phenomena that occurred here.

*** FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2013 ***
McMinnville Downtown Association presents: "Landing Party"
• Vendor booths on Davis (3rd to 4th) and in the US Bank plaza, 3 -8 p.m.
• Alien drumming jam
• Stage and beer garden in the US Bank Plaza
• Dance and art demonstrations
• Jake Blair Band: 7 -9 p.m.

UFO Speaker: Nick Pope, former administrator/investigator of the British Ministry of Defense's UFO Project
Doors at 6 p.m.; event at 7 p.m. • McMinnville Community Center

Come and hear the secrets of the British Government's UFO project from the man who ran it. Dubbed "the real Fox Mulder" by media, Nick Pope will talk about the history of the UK Ministry of Defense's UFO research program, as well as discussing some of the most bizarre cases in the files, with his talk entitled, “The Real Live X-Files.” Pope will also talk about the ongoing program to declassify and release the entire archive of the UK's UFO files. Finally, he'll give an update on recent UFO stories, including the Citizen Hearing on Disclosure in Washington D.C., where he joined numerous other experts in testifying before a group of former congressional representatives.
Pope is a former employee of the UK Ministry of Defense, and had a 21-year government career. He’s now a journalist and broadcaster, recognized as a leading authority on topics such as space, fringe science, defense and intelligence.

McMinnville UFO Festival Video Contest
3 p.m. 'til 7 p.m. • 3rd St. Pizza Co./Moonlight Theater • Loop of all entries

Live music from Kirby Swatosh & The Moon Rocket Patrol • Spaced out rock
7 p.m. • Cellar Bar at Hotel Oregon • 21 & over

Live music from The Outer Space Heaters • Surf space rock
8 p.m. 'til 11 p.m. • Mattie's Room at Hotel Oregon

Movie in the Tent: Mystery Science Theater 3000
8 p.m. doors; 9 p.m. film• Tent on N.E. Evans St. at Hotel Oregon

“Ground Zero with Clyde Lewis” live radio broadcast
7 p.m. ’til 12 midnight • Paragon Room at Hotel Oregon

*** SATURDAY, MAY 18, 2013 ***
Vendor Booths
9 a.m. 'til 5 p.m. • Evans St.
10 a.m. 'til 8 p.m. • Davis St. and in the US Bank Plaza

UFO Speakers George Knapp & Jim Sparks
Doors at 9 a.m.; event at 10 a.m. • McMinnville Community Center
George Knapp, Area 51 researcher and Coast-to-Coast Radio guest host (first of two speakers)
Knapp is a two-time Peabody Award winner as well as a 19-time Emmy Award-winning journalist whose reporting on Nevada's infamous Area 51 military base was selected by UPI as Best Individual Achievement by a Reporter (1989).
Jim Sparks, "The Greys: Their Nature and Purpose" (second of two speakers)
Sparks is author of The Keepers, and a lecturer and expert in the abduction phenomena. His abductions began in 1988. Initially an unwilling abductee, his experiences transformed once he began to understand he was encountering intelligent advanced beings from other worlds.

McMinnville UFO Festival Video Contest
Noon • 3rd St. Pizza Co./Moonlight Theater • Single showing of all entries

New This Year: UFO Fun Run
1 p.m. • Meet at Third & Irvine at 12:30 p.m. to participate • Free; all ages welcome
Add athletic shoes to your alien costume this year, and join in this non-competitive UFO Fun Run, which is a .8-mile jaunt around the parade route.

UFO Costume Parade
2 p.m. • Third St.
The UFO Costume Parade is a dazzling highlight of the festival, with characters ranging from Darth Vader to acrobatic aliens marching through the McMinnville streets.  

 

Third Street Dance! Featuring Garcia Birthday Band
Immediately following the parade ’til 5 p.m. • Third St. at Hotel Oregon
After GBB's float wraps their parade appearance, come "dancin’ in the streets" as they park in front of Hotel Oregon for a few more hours of “Grateful jams”!

 

A performance by Willamette Radio Workshop
3 p.m. • Mattie's Room at Hotel Oregon

Performing "The Cave of Night" by James Gunn, "They're Made out of Meat" by Terry Bisson and "The Anachronic Man – The Original Dr. Who" by H.G. Wells

Alien Pet Costume Contest
4 p.m. at Buchanan-Cellers, 855 NE Fifth St.

Bring your pets, dressed in their alien best—and compete for prizes!

UFO Speaker Linda Moulton Howe
Doors at 4 p.m.; event at 5 p.m. • McMinnville Community Center
In 2009, Howe spoke at our festival to a near sold-out crowd, and we’re pleased to have her back again this year, with the talk, "Gobekli Tepe's 12,000-Year-Old Stone Circles Enigma – Terraformed by E.T.s?" which is based on her travels and investigations into an excavation in Turkey.
Howe is an award-winning documentary producer, writer and director, as well as a reporter and editor for Earthfiles.com. She is currently the X-Files investigative reporter for Premiere Radio Networks' Coast to Coast AM and Dreamland Online.

McMinnville UFO Festival Video Contest
3rd St. Pizza Co./Moonlight Theater
6 p.m.• Showing of all entries
7 p.m. • Awards Ceremony and screening for entrants and their families, with remaining tickets available to the public
Live music to follow the ceremony, admission is free, all ages, public welcome

 

Live music from Kirby Swatosh & The Moon Rocket Patrol • Spaced-out rock
7 p.m. • Cellar Bar at Hotel Oregon • 21 & over

 

Alien Costume Ball
Featuring live music from The Strange Tones • Out of this world R&B – Rockabilly
8 p.m. 'til 11 p.m. • Mattie's Room at Hotel Oregon
Dance and compete for prizes based on costumes; use of tin foil, antennae headgear and face paint is encouraged.

*****

ABOUT McMENAMINS HOTEL OREGON

Set in Oregon’s idyllic wine country 40 miles south of Portland, McMenamins’ historic 1905 hotel in McMinnville is the perfect place to uncork and unwind. Cozy guestrooms, a comfortable restaurant and pub, live music on weekends, the legendary Rooftop Bar and more offer visitors from far and wide reasons to relax.

 

ABOUT McMENAMINS HOTELS, PUBS & BREWERIES

The name “McMenamin” is well known throughout the Pacific Northwest, signifying a great place to enjoy handcrafted ales, wine, spirits and pub fare with family and friends. The dream began more than 20 years ago in the hearts of brothers Mike and Brian McMenamin and continues to spiral upward. With 57 properties (including Hotel Oregon) and counting, the siblings are considered to be pioneers of the Pacific Northwest microbrew, historic hotels and music venue industries. Go to mcmenamins.com for additional information, photos and more.                                                     

 

Fighting the Djinn

Now, I've been very interested in learning about the Djinn for some time. Particularly the relationship between some UFO/alien encounters and Djinn. One book high on my list is Rosemary Ellen Guiley's The Djinn Connection: The Hidden Links Between Djinn, Shadow People, ETs, Nephilim, Archons, Reptilians & Other Entities.
Guiley was on Coast to Coast last night, and as usual, I listened to some of the interview but had to go to sleep (damn it! I should probably sign up for the Coast to Coast insider) and I had a very disturbing dream. I really don't remember much in way of details -- my dreams are usually extremely detailed -- and it wasn't a pleasant dream. The emotion, the feeling, was so unpleasant; I'd call it a nightmare, and in many ways it was, but I was half-awake the whole time. All I remember is finding myself in some gray astral realm where the Djinn lived, and they were not pleasant beings at all. Very mean individuals. And I, I was doing whatever I could to get away. I couldn't get away physically -- it was like I was stuck in some sort of astral plane quicksand -- but with sheer force of emotion, intense anger (after all, they were pissing me off!) I called upon every positive thing, force, and being I could think of to help me get out of there. For awhile, every time I managed to get out of the strange gray "quicksand" I only became stuck all over again. Maybe less so each time, but not an easy thing to do, escape this realm. Finally, after exhausting myself with prayer, anger, force of will and just plain fighting them, I got away. The Djinn were both happy with my struggles -- a game to them -- as well as displeased I was thinking about them.

I read this on Guiley's site about the Djinn:

FAQS About the Djinn | Vengeful Djinn: Q: Can the Djinn cause nightmares?

A: Yes, like some other entities, they can cause unpleasant dreams, especially “dreams” that are real experiences in an alternate reality. When they wish to manipulate and control, they are capable of interfering in sleep.

There is also this, about getting rid of Djinn:

Q: Are there ways to minimize Djinn visitations?

A: Like dealing with all kind of entities, one must often experiment to find an effective solution, as results vary by individual. However, many people have found that leaving lights, radios and television sets on dampen down paranormal experiences in general. The fields of energy generated by these devices may interfere with the energy fields of the Djinn, as well as other kinds of entities. Some people also have success with prayer, invocations of angels, and with forcefully telling the intruders to leave.

From Thomas Sheridan Arts - Articles: Obsessive Debunking Disorder (ODD)?

You know I love this. Very good piece!

Thomas Sheridan Arts - Articles: Obsessive Debunking Disorder (ODD)?: We have all encountered them. The men and women of 'reason'. The self-appointed guardians and vanguards of materialist dogma along with their absolute faith and belief in official government and corporate press releases. The debunker, the hardcore skeptic—how they love to compulsively ridicule and mock all they deem 'pseudoscience' and 'conspiracy theory'—while also declaring anyone who thinks outside the box or questions the prevailing orthodoxy, a "moron" and a "tard". Matters not how solid the evidence you present them with is, nor how flimsy their own state-sanctioned 'hard science' which they smugly offer up as their rebuttal; they are driven by a messianic compulsion to root out unscientific 'idiots' with all the zeal and fanaticism similar to that of a Dominican or Jesuit charging through southern France in the twelfth century seeking out 'heretics' for the burning. Irony does not even come into their myopic worldview—unless of course a government, corporate or university press office states this. Then it becomes an undisputed fact. Thanks to the likes of Richard Dawkins and Christoper Hitchens, these Internet-bound warriors of rationality see 'Creationists' and 'hidden Christians' around every corner and seek to root them out and expose them as part and parcel of their own peculiar secular witch hunt mentality.