Best paranormal books according to redditors

We found 767 Reddit comments discussing the best paranormal books. We ranked the 336 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.

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Top Reddit comments about Occult & Paranormal:

u/chucktinglethanks · 151 pointsr/books

well i have three guides so far to help out buckaroos who are still learning THE WAY OF THE BUCK

GUIDE TO ROMANCE https://www.amazon.com/Chuck-Tingles-Complete-Guide-Romance/dp/1514740737/

GUIDE TO SPORT https://www.amazon.com/Chuck-Tingles-Complete-Guide-Sport/dp/1536916447/

GUIDE TO THE VOID https://www.amazon.com/dp/1544123817/

this is a good place to start and will teach you the ways of traditional horseplay with a bud or multiple buds.

really main way to be a buckaroo though is to PROVE LOVE IS REAL every day. this means when you wake up you think 'how can i prove that love is real in my own way?' sometimes that means telling someone that they did a good job and sometimes it means letting someone go ahead of you in line. but when you live this lifestyle it all starts to add up and then the others around you will think 'hey i would like to prove love too!'

so that is mostly the buckaroo lifestyle, just trot proudly and you are off to a good start

u/Argy · 34 pointsr/UFOs

You should check out the book UFOs: Generals, Pilots, and Government Officials go on the Record. The author, Lesie Kean, is a skilled and objective investigative journalist who is adamant about not making assumptions about UFOs. But the evidence she presents in that book will leave you convinced that something is going on.

u/crystalisedorgasm · 32 pointsr/ireland

There have been thousands of reports from reliable and reputable people within the military, NASA, astronomers, scientists, pilots and lay people from around the world over the past few decades that have no reason to lie (in most cases they report the incidents despite ridicule and potentially damaging their careers), backed up by evidence

NY Times reporter Leslie Kean, who broke the most read story on NY times last year about the 2004 incident that the pentagon were looking in to, has written an incredibly well-researched book about the phenomenon with exhaustive details featuring first person reports from across the globe. It is worth reading before you make up your mind about the occurance
https://www.amazon.co.uk/UFOs-Generals-Pilots-Government-Officials/dp/0307717089

True the field attracts cracked types and more often than not videos that we see on youtube are hoaxes and poor ones at that, but look beyond the bullshit and read actual articles from the French and Chilean government who research such incidents and it will astound you.

The Americans shape the global attitude to the phenomenon - possibly because it shows their incapacity to handle and understand at - and that attitude is one of dismissiveness and ridicule. Fair enough too, if you are the global superpower with complete autonomy over the skies, you don't want to admit you've got a situation you cannot explain. Better to investigate it privately and publicly ridicule it

Ultimately we have no idea what it is, could they be a modern myth as CJ Jung hypothesised in his book "Flying Saucers: A Modern Myth of Things Seen in the Skies", similar to religious visitations through the years but seen through the prism of our scientific world view, or could they be interdimensional beings as French computer scientist Jacques Valle posits.

fuck knows, but it is interesting just a pity you can't talk about it without being seen as a lunatic.

u/TecumsehKing · 17 pointsr/AlternativeHistory

The book "Forbidden Archeology" is incredibly insightful and full of actual, documented examples of items dug up that don't fit with the current narrative. It's a slog to get through because it is mostly academic but, unlike possibly fake lawsuits, it contains hard evidence about this topic. Check it out, I really enjoyed it.

u/yfnj · 12 pointsr/TrueAtheism

>I firmly believe miracles happen all around us every day. Most of us, religious or not, may not even recognize it much of the time, instead we chalk them up to simple good fortune or a stroke of luck.

Could be fraud too, such as wafers becoming in essence the body of Christ. If miracles are so common, why don't they do better ones in church?

>Other miracles from the Catholic perspective (HERE) include incorruptible bodies of saints, ...

It's not surprising that that source doesn't allow comments. I suspect that the author of that article knew it couldn't stand up to that sort of attention.

In Flim Flam, James Randi did some experiments that concluded it was possible for chunks of raw chicken to dry out before they rot, so I'm not at all sure that incorruptible bodies of saints are miracles.

If you didn't already know about the experiment with the drying raw chicken, your belief in miracles hasn't been sufficiently examined. If you are going to base your religious belief on this sort of thing, it is the most important thing, so you should take the trouble to become incredibly well informed about it.

>... stigmata, and one of my favorites -- The Miracle of the Sun at Fatima.

Sorry, only one miracle per customer. Otherwise I would be on the losing side of a Gish Gallop.

u/Avo69 · 11 pointsr/conspiracy

You've got my upvote. For those interested in understanding this topic but wanting to start with more basic ideas, I suggest "The Holographic Universe" by Michael Talbot. It does an excellent job of introducing this theory to beginners. https://www.amazon.com/Holographic-Universe-Revolutionary-Theory-Reality/dp/0062014102

u/3spoop56 · 11 pointsr/UFOs

The one that got me into UFOs was the Chicago airport incident: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_O%27Hare_International_Airport_UFO_sighting Sadly there are no photos, but this is striking to me because the skeptical explanation really does not hold water IMO - nobody is going to mistake a cloud for a solid metal object.

In terms of sheer documentation and lack of alternate explanation though I think the Tehran incident is best. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_Tehran_UFO_incident The best debunking I could find of it is here, but I don't find it very compelling: https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4315

For more along the same lines, Leslie Kean's book has a lot. (I've heard, I haven't read it myself.) https://www.amazon.com/UFOs-Generals-Pilots-Government-Officials/dp/0307717089

u/KillACopToday · 10 pointsr/TheBluePill

He's got a couple of educational books out now if that's what's scaring you.

Also: he's a goddamn national treasure

u/NolanVoid · 9 pointsr/LeftHandPath

My suggestion is to take LaVeyan Satanism(and the Satanic Bible) with a grain of salt, at least when you are starting out. I'm not saying there isn't something deeper to any of it, but a surface reading is going to get you mired in what is largely a satire on Christianity aimed at duping the credulous into giving the Church of Satan money.

As you read any subject you should not be doing so with the express purpose of looking for something to believe in. Discover what you believe in as you go based on your experiences and through finding out what will produce results, because ultimately if it doesn't change your life and help you manifest your will/desire, then it's not worth anything more than make believe.

Develop critical thinking skills

I normally recommend these works for beginners:

The Disinformation Guide to Magick and the Occult

Liber Null

Condensed Chaos

u/GreenGlowingMonkey · 9 pointsr/politics

It's taken me the last three years or so to get this, but it's saved me from pounding my head against a wall several times:

Do not look for consistency in any Republican statement or action. They do not have a single core belief except the opposite of whatever Democrats want to do or say.

None, whatsoever.

They do not believe in anything except trying to create outrage and keep their power by doing so.

I know it doesn't make sense to a logical brain; we want to see a pattern and when it isn't there it feels wrong.

But, just remember thst GOP rhetoric and actions are there to stir up outrage and maintain their power base. They don't believe in anything. Not in a nihilist way, but in a chaos magic sort of way; all their beliefs that they espouse are true in the moment and are gone in the next moment when they say something directly contradictory that is--in their minds-equally true in that moment.

And trying for a "gotcha" on hypocrisy doesn't work, because that tactic only works on people with shame. The people who have sold our country up the river and damaged America to the point we're at now don't have any shame or decency in them.

Outrage, and the power derived therefrom. That is all there is.

u/tenent808 · 8 pointsr/NetflixBestOf

Based on an even more awesome book by the same title by Wade Davis, if anyone is interested.

u/legalize-drugs · 8 pointsr/Drugs

I haven't read it yet, but an entire book on synchronicities came out a few years ago. I listened to an interview with the author, and he sounded completely sane and very bright. There must be some explanation; we live in a very complex world; its really not boring.

This book:
https://www.amazon.com/Messengers-Owls-Synchronicity-UFO-Abductee/dp/0967799570

u/wordtempletarot · 8 pointsr/thelema

Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.

> "…Chesed as raw everything…"

A typo? I'll bet you meant Kether.

You've probably noticed your peripheral vision grants you more functional eyesight in the dark, right? Understanding the Supernal Triad is a lot like that. You can't really approach it with the same tools you'd use to understand, say Hod or Netzach. It's pretty clear from your post that you understand this already! Realistically, everybody struggles with the Supernal Triad. Human beings aren't really equipped to deal with abstracts beyond the linguistic tricks we've developed. The other ready option is ascent into the numinous experience (dreams, ecstasis, divination, exhaustion, meditation, psychedelics, etc.) and the realm of the archetype.

It's useful to keep in mind that there are four Qabalistic worlds (Assiah, Yetzirah, Briah, and Atziluth) and four parts of the Soul (Nephesh, Ruach, Neshamah, and Chia) that correspond to the four letters of the Tetragrammaton (Yod, Heh, Vau, and Heh). My suggestion is that, if you're having trouble with conceptions that are increasingly higher up the tree, take some time to work up the paths.

A time-tested method in this regard is using Tarot to start our meditation upon Malkuth in Assiah (Ten of Disks) and the Princess of Disks. From there, we work our way up gradually. Robert Wang's Qabalistic Tarot is a great resource on path working.

Ultimately, everybody's tree is different in accordance with our Will and our experiences of the paths and the Sephirot will vary accordingly. So appeal to your higher self, study your correspondences, work diligently, record your experiences, and you will find what you're seeking.

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u/25schmeckels · 8 pointsr/occult

Isn't it interesting that one of the most wealthy and influential corporations in the world has made their own personal brand centered around "magic"? Between their fairy-tale animations, theme parks, and now purchasing Marvel and Star Wars, they have made their fortune by creating a monopoly on storytelling, imagination, and our modern mythologies. I find Walt himself to be a particularly fascinating character. The synthesis of raw willpower and raw imagination in that man is nothing short of alchemical, if you ask me. I think there's a lot of parallels between Walt's lifepath and the story of Gepetto in Pinocchio - which is of course based on a book that is a spiritual allegory written by an Italian Freemason. Much like Gepetto wanting his wooden puppet to be a real boy, Walt spent his whole life creating life, vitality and emotion from inanimate materials, whether it be his animations or his audio-animatronics. To me Disneyland is an incredible example of pure Will in the Occult sense, and such a shining beacon of the breathing of spirit into matter - how can you get more Occult and alchemical than that?

Here's a handful of resources in case you wanted to dive deeper, mainly to steer you in an intelligent direction because most of the material you'll find online is either hopelessly silly or batshit conspiracy theorizing. (Not that I'm against conspiracy theory, it can be great fun, but I'd prefer that the person theorizing have more knowledge of the Occult than "OMG the devil" which seems to be as deep as most of them go.)

https://hiddenmickeyesoterica.wordpress.com/2019/01/21/my-disney-world-occult-experience/ - My own blog post detailing a strange experience I had at Disney World which started me down the path of drawing these connections.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv4gWPurN9k - "Donald in MathMagic Land", Walt-era cartoon where Donald Duck explores Pythagoreanism, pentagrams, and sacred geometry.

https://terrifictop10.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/disney-666.jpg?w=620&h=357 - So here's a fun one. Conspiracy theorists have had a field day with this one, however I haven't seen any of them unpack what its true significance is (in my opinion). Notice how, in addition to the three highlighted 6's, there is also a cross directly in the center of the logo? So it is rumored that Walt was a high-degree Freemason, and the primary mythology of the Freemasons is centered around King Solomon and his Temple, a symbol for the manifestation of the spiritual into the material. From what I understand, the whole Freemason philosophy is about harnessing spiritual power and using it to manifest something intensely powerful within the material world, just like King Solomon and his temple. So, for example, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin (all Freemasons) worked to manifest a brand new nation founded on transcendent spiritual ideals, which in only a couple of centuries has become the wealthiest and most culturally influential nation on earth. And Walt manifested fantastical moving images and an entire Disneyland. According to Jewish and Masonic legend, King Solomon was aided in building the temple by two magical rings, one which summoned angels, the other which controlled demons - this is a symbol of the uniting of the higher and lower energies in a harmonized synthesis. With that context, the hidden 666 and hidden cross become a little more interesting, eh? Could Disneyland have been Walt's own personal Temple of Solomon?

https://www.amazon.com/Latitude-33-Kingdom-Walter-Bosley-ebook/dp/B00STAMFG0 - A super-cheap ebook called "Latitude 33", which is about "the arcane science and Hermetic engineering of the Happiest Place on Earth", some more fascinating background on the esoteric roots of the original Disney theme park.

https://runesoup.com/2016/10/black-pearl-of-great-price-the-magical-significance-of-captain-jack-sparrow/ - Exploring the magickal significance of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, great read. (NOTE: This article only touches on the first four films, I'd recommend watching all 4 but skipping the fifth, it was made by entirely different writers than the first four and it definitely shows)

https://vigilantcitizen.com/moviesandtv/the-esoteric-interpretation-of-pinocchio/ - A pretty good analysis of spiritual symbolism in Pinocchio.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDVeAj6qgGw - Here's a fun one from a Disney Channel show, Gravity Falls. The primary villain is Bill Cipher, a chaotic-evil demon summoned to invade minds and wreak havoc. His design is a tongue-in-cheek reference to the Eye of Horus, and his name is a reference to the Eye of Horus seal on the back of the $1 bill. (WARNING: The last 45 seconds contains major spoilers for the finale, if you'd ever like to enjoy the show for yourself).

https://vimeo.com/7878564 - Mickey's famous "Sorcerer's Apprentice", basically a PSA on the abuse of tulpas and servitors.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EN2lyN7rM4E - Controversial Jungian professor Jordan Peterson exploring psychological and spiritual meanings in Pinocchio. (Part 1 of 3)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iLiKMUiyTI - Controversial Jungian professor Jordan Peterson exploring psychological and spiritual meanings in The Lion King. (Part 1 of 2)

https://samkriss.com/2012/08/22/the-conspiracy-theory-of-disneyland/ - Here's a pretty wild one if you're intrigued by the "conspiracy" side of things. I honestly have no idea if this article was written as a joke or not - on the bottom of the post it is tagged as a "vague attempt at satire" - but it's a great read either way, and I wouldn't be surprised if some fragments of truth were included purposefully or intuited unconsciously nonetheless. I can find no trace anywhere online of the ancient Egyptian "mouse cult of Penhew-Nekhet" mentioned here - though of course, if the world's elites were still performing the practices of some ancient dark cult, they wouldn't exactly want a ton of information out about it, would they? ;)

u/RajBandar · 7 pointsr/horror

Have you seen 'Serpent & the Rainbow' ? Not the worlds greatest horror but definitely watchable. The protagonist is a real-life anthropologist and his book of the same name (that was 'Hollywood-ised ') is a fantastic & fascinating read. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0684839296/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_z73OCbYC9C1NS

He's also written (amongst many books) one called 'The Ethnobiology of the Haitan Zombie'. If anyone's interested in anthropology, folk magick &/or the origins of one of our favourite movie monsters his works are really good stuff, despite certain criticisms of his publications by others in the field.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wade_Davis_(anthropologist)

u/Captain_Crustacean · 7 pointsr/Cryptozoology

I genuinely enjoyed Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science by Jeff Meldrum. He takes a fairly unbiased look at some of the most convincing sasquatch evidence, and comes up with a conclusion on whether or not the creature exists. I'm normally not that interested in the Bigfoot phenomenon, but this book had me hooked all the way through.

u/97Occult_Stances · 7 pointsr/Metal

Lifting

Maxed out on dl and squats this week. Pulled 500 x 1 on deadlift. Finished up the week yesterday so next week is a deload which doesnt feel 100% necessary, which is really good for me.

Books

Has anyone read any books on the satanic panic? I was specifically looking at This one and This one . From what ive read the latter is more academic, but both seem pretty entertaining. Not quite sure which one I wanna go with.

u/dark_frog · 7 pointsr/UnresolvedMysteries

I mean, personally I think the supposed phenomena of memory screening is BS, but alien experiencers have this covered: https://www.amazon.com/Messengers-Owls-Synchronicity-UFO-Abductee/dp/0967799570

u/eternityisreal · 6 pointsr/UFOs

Please don't judge by this sub, it does no justice to the genuine mass of sightings and phenomenon that has occurred all over the world for all of recorded human history. Check out Leslie Kean and her work, she does a great job gathering some of the credible more credible testimonies all together and presenting them.
http://www.amazon.com/UFOs-Generals-Pilots-Government-Officials/dp/0307717089/ref=la_B003JZDXFM_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1418341517&sr=1-1

Also check out the disclosure project conference:
U.F.O DISCLOSURE PROJECT -FULL VERSION: http://youtu.be/7vyVe-6YdUk

And Fingerprint of the Gods by Graham Hancock, available in full for free here: http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/egipto/fingerprintgods/fingerprintgods.htm

Despite its sensationalist name it's actually quite factually based and makes no bold claims but rather only shows the reader where traditional historical accounts do not match with historical evidence and record.

Another great one by Hancock sort of but not entirely related to this sub is "Supernatural" which you can also easily find in full for free online. Again, stupid title but amazing book on the history of human beings use of psychedelics, the potential existence of other dimensions, and exploring how it relates to folklore spanning human history including modern ufos and abductions. It retains a fairly academic tone throughout which I appreciate. It never makes any assertions but rather presents the reader with the strange evidence to draw ones own conclusions. Granted the "evidence" is often circumstantial, hearsay, or anecdotal but it's still compelling.

One of my favorite chapters was his analysis of DNA, his problems with the current explanation of its evolution, and Walter Cricks psychoactive drug experience to discover it. I've never read a 400+ page book so fast in my life! (except for Harry potter)

I have my own theories and believe it to be a spiritual/trans dimensional as well as physical phenomenon and that the true identity of these beings can be found in the book of Genesis of the Bible/ Torah. No I'm not one of those crazy religious nuts I'm normal I promise! If you're ever interested in more on that aspect of it I've got lots of resources and references.

But yah, I agree this sub isn't strong in presenting the compelling evidence. But that can change! Everyone who complains about it sucking let's all just start posting all our favorite, quality stuff ;)

u/LeftHandPuppet · 6 pointsr/satanism

Nice! I just did a review of three introductory books:

CHAOS MAGIC: Condensed Chaos by Phil Hine

LUCIFERIANISM: Begining Luceferian Magic by Michael Ford

SETIAN/TYPHONIAN: The Seven Faces of Darkness by Don Webb

Also /u/three_scarabs has a really good list of basic lhp books that they share around here...

u/Kingofqueenanne · 6 pointsr/conspiracy

> And he seen a glimpse of light slowly grow into Disneyland which he said at first made him really feel like he was at the “happiest place on earth”. Then, he seen all the fear ppl had while going on the roller coasters, how drained everyone was from waiting in line, and all that energy was filling up millions of scream canisters.

Well holy fuckballs those two sentences alone sent chills up and down my spine. If your friend’s perception of Disneyland holds true, then my sisters and I are probably responsible for filling many hundreds of scream canisters just by ourselves. I’m sure we unwittingly made for some particularly flavorful vintages of “scream bottles” for sure. My siblings and I each held annual passes to this theme park as SoCal residents. On a bored summer afternoon, we three would hop into a car and trudge out to the park to go on a couple of rides. Omg I have been through many nooks and crannies in that park. Disneyland is part of my family lore. Its been in our backyard since our Edward Scissorhands-style neighborhood grew out of an orange grove in Anaheim in 1959. So three things:

Check out this book that I am reading right now, it is called Latitude 33: Keys to the Kingdom. Amazon link. The gist is that Disneyland’s genesis, its exact placement, location, and stuff inside is not an accident at all. Its all apparently very purposeful and very esoteric. Definitely a fascinating read.

Check out this wild blog and podcast that describes esoteric phenomenon at Disneyworld properties, its called epcult.com. Posts on this site read like a nosleep multipart story series. Is this stuff they describe on this site true? Or is it lavish fiction? I don’t know but wow I couldn’t put it down. I read all the posts but haven’t listened to the podcast yet. So many rabbit holes, so little time!

Let’s close with this poem written bymurdered model and actress Dorothy Stratten in 1979:

> It's here, everything -

> Everything anyone ever

> Dreamed of, and more.

> But love is lost:

> The only sacrifice

> To live in this heaven,

> This Disneyland

> Where people are the games.

u/obiwanjacobi · 5 pointsr/conspiracy

It depends on what you're interested in really. You can get the general explanation of Federal Reserve, Illuminati, 9/11, CIA, NSA, etc from just about any YouTube video. Some books that have recently opened my mind to other topics, however include:

The Source Field Investigations by David Wilcock - The best written and most well-sourced book I've read concerning alternative history, conspiracy theories, suppressed science, and a host of other topics. Main thesis being that consciousness is a nonlocal field.

Fingerprints of the Gods by Graham Hancock - Some of the best evidence out there for a lost civilization which fell out of power and memory sometime around the end of the ice age. A bit outdated, but a sequel is due this year.

Genesis Revisted by Zecharia Sitchin - Read this if you want to understand why some people think the Annunaki are a thing. Some interesting info, but I don't really buy into it that much.

Dark Mission by Richard Hoagland - Occult history of NASA, coverups of what was found on the Moon, Mars, and some suppressed science.

The Holographic Universe by Michael Talbot - Exactly what it sounds like

Rather than reading about the same theories in different words over and over, these books gave me perspective on possible reasons why TPTB do what they do. And an idea on what some deeper purpose for their intensive consumerism propaganda might be for, other than profit. Additionaly they exposed me to new/old ideas on what the universe fundamentally is and how it works, with some good science to back it up. Highly recommend all of these books.

u/ConfessionBeer_ · 5 pointsr/aliens

Dude what is wrong with this person do they not know how to hold a camera? The thing wasn't moving erratically at all but it was like he was filing from a boat in rough seas. Super frustrating.

Despite the terrible camera work, super interesting. I am reading this book by Leslie Kean on UFOs. She interviews generals and air force pilots, police and other military personal who gives descriptions of UFOs they have no rational way of explaining. These people drew pictures of what they saw and a lot of those pictures kinda resemble whatever this was towards the end when it was multiple lights. I highly suggest everyone read her book. Here is link.

https://www.amazon.com/UFOs-Generals-Pilots-Government-Officials/dp/0307717089

u/paulobecker · 5 pointsr/UFOs

The best thing in order not to doubt your "beliefs" is not to have any. Doubt is good, it makes you question things and become uncomfortable and do more research. Personally I don't "believe" in UFOs, but I don't disbelieve them either. I'm just always looking for good evidence.

If your parents are journalists, ask them about Leslie Kean. She's a journalist that once was very skeptical about UFOs, but as she got to researching and talking to people who had first hand experiences she started to think maybe there's something about it. I definitely recommend her book.

u/The_Woodsman_TP · 5 pointsr/aliens

I'd recommend this UFOs: Generals, Pilots, and Government Officials Go on the Record https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0307717089/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_iyW6AbSH9QJG6

u/clemaneuverers · 5 pointsr/conspiracy

Is this the book?

If so, looks good, thanks for posting about it!

u/fuufnfr · 5 pointsr/UFOs
u/WilsonKeel · 5 pointsr/twinpeaks

For years (since before Twin Peaks), people have reported conspicuous and unusual owl encounters/sightings in association with seeing/encountering UFOs and/or "aliens." The theory is that the "aliens" may somehow "mask" their activities in the minds of people who see them, leaving the witnesses with a strange "owl" memory instead of clearly remembering the "alien's" appearance.

Given Maj. Briggs's connection to Project Blue Book, and given the other UFOesque bits of the Twin Peaks mythology, I've assumed that "the owls are not what they seem" was inspired by association. For example: https://www.amazon.com/Messengers-Owls-Synchronicity-UFO-Abductee/dp/0967799570/

u/JavaMoose · 4 pointsr/videos
u/boogieshorts · 4 pointsr/Futurology

"The Holographic Universe" book blew my mind. Great read. Explains this all in depth then goes into how this model can explain things we previously viewed as impossible/paranormal/miracles.

Made me conclude 10 years ago that Jesus was just a dude who knew how to work the hologram.

u/d8_thc · 4 pointsr/holofractal

If you're looking for mainstream understandings of holofractal, checkout David Bohm's implicate/explicate order, and deBrogile-Bohm / Pilot Wave theory.

These are mainstream interpretations of quantum theory that intrinsically require the cosmos to be correlated non-locally, across time and space.

This is the tl;dr of it - all points in space and time are connected (entangled).

There's a great book called The Holographic Universe, which while not being largely based on physics, is a great philosophical understanding.

u/Taste_the__Rainbow · 4 pointsr/ufo

What do you mean by “the current situation”?

If you just mean modern ufology then this book is a decent intro.
https://www.amazon.com/UFOs-Generals-Pilots-Government-Officials/dp/0307717089

If you want a summary of the recently disclosed pentagon ufo program then this is hands-down your best time investment.
http://alejandrotrojas.com/2019/04/14/from-aawsap-to-aatip/

u/fremenist · 4 pointsr/Blink182

It might not be about hiding confirmed alien life. I was very skeptical of UFO theorists and stuff for a long time. Then I read this book and it really opened my eyes. It's very rational and very evidence based. No outlandish claims are made and the first person accounts come from reliable (Air Force, high ranking government, police, commercial pilots) witnesses. I would hope whatever he's working on is a rational, evidence based account of all that we know about UFOs (which objectively exist). Basically at this point if you do the research you can't deny UFOs exist and the extraterrestrial hypothesis, while unlikely, can not be ruled out yet.

u/Upgrayeddz · 4 pointsr/UFOs
u/Gidial · 4 pointsr/UFOs

This book might interest you -- The Messengers: Owls, Synchronicity and the UFO Abductee, by Mike Clelland

Edit: I'd actually be happy just to mail you my copy of the book, just need an address

u/Hermetic_Qabalist · 4 pointsr/occult

This is fantastic! The simple animations (especially if they are are not arbitrarily chosen but true to the original meaning, based on thorough examination of the cards) could be a genuinely important addition to the understanding of the tarot. The extra dimension that comes forth by combining traditional imagery with new technology, could have deep impact on the understanding/studying of the cards. The whole deck done this way, would in my opinion be a new milestone in the development of the living tradition of Qabalah and Tarot. I challenge you to get all cards done, however long it takes, either by yourself or by making this into a joint project and recruiting others. I would like to recommend the following book as your primary source of information: https://www.amazon.com/Qabalistic-Tarot-Textbook-Mystical-Philosophy/dp/0971559139 it's the only work i know of, that deals with the card symbolism and their occult connotations, that is of academic quality. I believe you can find a PDF of it online

u/BrahbertFrost · 4 pointsr/nba

Also I've been reading this book on alien abductions and that shit is fucking craaaaazy. I personally believe it, but not like in a "this is a hard fact" way. But I believe these people are relaying their experiences and not making shit up. These guys... they are not our friends. Not at all.

OTOH LeBron really could be part alien, so idk

u/Zeromone · 4 pointsr/LucidDreaming

To everyone who's experienced this or curious about it in any way, I'd thoroughly recconmend J.W. Dunn's book An Experiment With Time. He experienced dream-precognition to a great degree and developed highly intriguing scientific theories on the basis of his experiences.

u/elizadys · 3 pointsr/Indiemakeupandmore

I just recently began reading The Secret Life of Plants and it's pretty awesome. A bit woowoo (if that's your thing) but also a lot of science exploring the nature of living things that we often very much take for granted and make some pretty big assumptions about.

u/jeexbit · 3 pointsr/Psychonaut

have you read this?

u/Jparsner · 3 pointsr/Glitch_in_the_Matrix

What 'Amaelyn' said, "...as we are powerful manifesters" rings very true for me.

I think that amidst all the chaos going on in the world, the Earth itself as a collective form of consciousness is about to hit a major fork in the road.

Here are some good excerpts from The Holographic Universe that I think are rather good.

> "There are nineteen documented cases of people who had precognitive glimpses of the sinking of the Titanic -- some were experienced by passengers who paid attention to their premonitions and survived, some were experienced by passengers who ignored their forebodings and drowned, and some were experienced by individuals who were not in either of these two categories. Such incidents strongly suggest that the future is not set, but is plastic and can be changed.... this view brings with it a problem. If the future is still in a state of flux... how can the future both exist and not exist?....

>...[Loye] believes that reality is a giant hologram, and in it the past, present, and future are indeed fixed, at least up to a point. The rub is that it is not the only hologram. There are many such holographic entities floating in the timeless and spaceless waters of the implicate, jostling and swimming around one another like so many amoebas. Such holographic entities could also be visualized as parallel worlds, parallel universes.

>Thus, the future of any given holographic universe is predetermined, and when a person has a precognitive glimpse of the future, they are tuning into the future of that particular hologram only.... and when we act upon a premonition and appear to alter the future, what we are really doing is leaping from one hologram to another."

What I feel they're saying is that while one might be believing disaster is going to occur in the near future... it doesn't mean disaster for all. And by manifesting, believing in an apocalyptic future, one might literally be making the conscious choice to leap to that hologram while your friend might choose to leap to a different hologram.

It's not that these two individuals find themselves separated then... for just as the universe would be multi-dimensional, with many holograms of choosing, so would the individual... if you choose to go the path of the apocalyptic future, you will then experience the version of your friends/family that have also made that leap to that hologram.

u/drain88 · 3 pointsr/UnresolvedMysteries

I don't know. Maybe a shitty Reader's Digest book talking about all kinds of unexplained phenomena... (edit: this book https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mysteries-Unexplained-Readers-Digest/dp/0276380037 rolls eyes) However not crime.

I think one case here in The Netherlands caught my attention. A murder of a child that happened back in 2000 for which the wrong guy was convicted. You can read about it here if you are interested http://www.expatica.com/nl/news/Everything-went-wrong-in-Nienkes-case_132339.html

u/Gleanings · 3 pointsr/Lodge49

Lodge 49 S01E07 The Solemn Duty of the Squire

The Alchemical Magnum Opus says it has seven phases …but then says Fermentation has two sub phases, which sounds like it ups it to eight to me.

This is the Putrefaction sub phase of Fermentation, where impurities are shed by vermin and rot feeding on them, like how the grape rots in the vat. This rot looks bad and smell awful as the impurities are expelled, but will eventually leave behind purified clear wine, which will then be Fermentation’s Spiritization (as in wine spirits) phase. And for personal development, the rot will first consume our bad habits and limitations as we shed them, making way for new inspiration in a man from higher spheres. Except who is that man? Avery the Alchemist, or Jocelyn the Emissary and bookkeeper? Jocelyn’s French origin name means “of the Goth tribe”, the guys who sacked Rome, so Jocelyn is not here to build things (nor does he think much of the lodge building after sleeping in a dirty post-lube sex bed surrounded by mice, cockroaches, and old Reader’s Digest books). This Fermentation phase where rot is a necessary part of personal transformation is also known as the “Dark night of the soul”.

Alchemists believe fermentation is improved by adding the Sun and the Moon. Is Blaise the Sun and Avery the Moon, their lying together increasing the putrefaction? (and calling out all sorts of vermin?)

Spagyric is just another word for "alchemical", and the herb Dud drinks dissolved in water isn't written on the outside envelope; it's just an infinity sign, a triangle, Solomon's seal, and a fourth symbol. Decknamen means "code name". To keep their ciphers from being easily broken, alchemists would use lists of 24 possible names each for iron, copper, tin, lead, mercury, and sal-ammoniac, rotating between the words.

Bunco Night happens on the third Friday of each month, making Jocelyn's day going through lodge records Friday July 18, 2003. Dud gets kicked out of Ernie's place Saturday, the same day Liz has a dinner date. Ernie and Dud are reunited, and Ernie finds Gary, most likely on Monday July 21st 2003, exactly one month after Dud's awkward speech when he first entered the lodge.

Now we know why Liz thought Dud’s restraining order was “the best kind”. It’s purged from his record after three years. Her high school prank was a felony, which stays on her record for life if she was 18 or older when it happened. However there are legal ways to clear a criminal record, and with good behavior it would be easy to expunge her record several years after the fact. CA has also passed the Fair Chance Act restricting employers from using criminal background checks …in 2017, making it a bit late for 2003 era Liz.

Liz has yet to remove the broken mirror or throw out the skeleton of her coffee table. Most people would have dumped them and replaced them with something from Ikea already.

"Me? Yes, YOU!" by Janet Price (complete with obligatory Steve Jobs black turtleneck) has some interesting subtitles: "Eclipse the Darkness, Live Your Paradox" and "Chthonic Strategies for Abolishing Failure and Establishing Dominance". The promoters have now added the cover to Twitter. that adds "CEO of Omni Capital Partners|Food Service West, recruiter, and motivator."

The Lynx play drunken (fermenting?) softball with the Signal Hill Mud Men. Signal Hill is an odd city that is entirely surrounded by Long Beach, but was incorporated by the residents to avoid Long Beach oil taxes, which was important since Signal Hill Petroleum is still producing over a million gallons of oil annually. That's a lot of pump dragons! Unfortunately the cost per barrel in 2003 has dipped.

Overly competitive Scott slides into home to steal a run ...while the catcher ignores the ball and steals himself another beer from the Lynx keg. They're on the same field, playing two different games.

Grand Lodges most definitely do not own and can not sell the buildings of their member lodges out from under their members. Ownership brings too much liability in being sued any time anyone in the world slips of a sidewalk at a member lodge. Instead lodge buildings are owned by the local fraternal Hall Association, and Grand Lodges grant charters to their member lodges, generally for a $200 or so initial fee to start, after which the chartered lodge pays an annual per capita (or “per head”) fee to the Grand Lodge for every member. For 2013, the Elks “per cap” fee was $16 per member , so with slightly under a million members their Grand Lodge annual budget is slightly under $16 million per year. Most of the fraternities have annual “per caps” of $35 or less per member to their Grand Lodge. There is a whole annual battle between every Grand Lodge and its member lodges about paying the per capita fee, mostly from members being tardy in paying their lodge dues but Grand Lodge wanting to be paid at the beginning of the new fiscal year.

A Grand Lodge can choose to suspend the charter of a lodge, but that doesn’t sell the building, it just means the lodge can’t be opened to members of the fraternity. This loss of income to the lodge Tavern and lost rental fees is generally enough to get the local lodge officers to fix the problem.

Why is having a $300,000 mortgage a big deal? All they need to do is refinance the loan. Problem solved. Banks practically leap at you to get you to refinance with them.

Dud could have started paying off his car loan with his $450. Instead he redeems Ernie's flat screen TV trying to do his friend a favor. Some people feel that Dud could have bought Ernie a new flat screen for less than the $900 Burt charged him, but in 2003 the new flat screen technology was all priced above $2000.

Could Larry have mortgaged the lodge on his own? Real lodges have all sorts of legal protections and procedural checks and balances precisely against this kind of thing happening, but the largest one is a motion would need to be made and approved at the monthly business meeting and recorded by the Secretary (or "Scribe" for the Lynx, which is Connie) for it to be a legal motion. Since it wasn’t, the Chinese Banks can only sue Larry’s estate for the money based on his forgery –which doesn’t have much left.

To make sure the quorum requirement is met, most lodges bribe their members with a meal before the business meeting. An ideal business meeting is short, and consists of presenting and reviewing the bills against the lodge and quickly voting to pay the bills without controversy. The real risk to lodges is embezzling by the employees and the Treasurer, but that isn’t interesting, it’s just a sad story told many times over.

Eugine Mar/Corporate’s reading stack is: Das Kapital, a book similar to Connie’s proposed story series on unemployment written in the 1930s called The Road to Wigan Pier, and a book about Harwood Fitz Merrill written by “George Howland” that probably comes close to The Afghan Diaries of Captain George Felix Howland. But given their position on his desk to impress visitors, it is unlikely that Eugine has even cracked the cover of his copy of Das Kapital, otherwise he know this particular edition, while it has a pretty cover, is entirely written in German.

The equations on the white board are basic physics projectile equations related to the trebuchets (not catapults) they are building. Since they're using them indoors, the trebuchet's projectile parabola path's apogee has to stay below the ceiling height if they want maximum horizontal distance.

Building trebuchets is fun. Building them big became a trend after Survival Research Lab’s 1989 performance piece Illusions of Shameless Abundance had one large enough to hurl a burning piano, and the really big ones continue to pop up at Burning Man from year to year. Here former Orbis staff are going all Makers Faire to hurl obsolete PC towers for their game Death From Above. Given they’re drinking Blind Fox beer, their aim is probably not very good. If it were the current year, they'd instead be networking the scrap PCs into a server farm to mine for the cryptocurrency that Blase won't accept.

u/RDS · 3 pointsr/conspiracy

Ishmael (and the rest of the series) by Daniel Quinn opened my eyes in my senior year of high school.

It's about a Gorilla, who has lived beside man for a number of decades and teaches a pupil through stories and analogies about how we are already at the cusp of civilization collapse. It's about a lot more than just that, namely the relationship of humans, animals, the planet, and how humans have a unique, egotistical view of themselves where we deemed ourselves rulers of the planet.

Confessions of an Economic Hitman by John Perkins is an eye opener as well.

Other great reads:

Magicians of the Gods by Graham Hancock.

Necronomicon

UFO's by Leslie Keen

Siddhartha - Herman Hesse

I also really enjoyed the Myst series by Rand & Robin Miller (the books the game is based on). It's about worlds within worlds and an ancient race of authors creating worlds through magical ink and books (sci-fi/fantasy).

u/LevantineJR · 3 pointsr/slatestarcodex

You said you "don’t believe in [reincarnation or] paranormal forces." ... Every time you do a links post, "I am very careful to double- and triple- check everything, and to only link to trustworthy sources in the mainstream media, a couple of my links end up being wrong."

You also [said](
https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/11/07/concept-shaped-holes-can-be-impossible-to-notice/), "there are concept-shaped holes you don’t notice that you have."

There are mainstream sources that suggest you have a paranormal-concept-shaped hole. I'll list some of them. To make it clear at once: the words "must-read" or must-watch" make me feel like fainting. I don't believe in such "must"-s. In addition, I myself have not read the books I'll list. I'll point them because whenever I choose to avoid looking in a certain direction, I wish for a dry account of what's there, and here I want to give you what I wish for myself.

  1. “First UFO related book I've ever heard of that isn't batshit and actually puts an emphasis on the historical significance of the subject rather than lending credibility to insane theories that have no grounds in the real world. An objective look at objectively documented and cataloged phenomena and how the government(s) responded.” “a calm, rational, sober, scholarly approach to analyzing some of the best government reports on record” – say the reviewers of this book: link
    The author is a retired professor in natural sciences explicit that his studies have made him believe in the paranormal: his blog.

  2. A mainstream journalist has collected testimonies about UFO encounters from generals, pilots and government officials from several countries: link

  3. A former policeman collects mainstream media reports of cases of people's disappearances that are intractable and challenging to the basic modern notions of how the world works: [link]
    (https://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&field-keywords=david%20paulides%20411). Whenever an author who is grossly wrong becomes popular, there appear people who explain why he is wrong. This author has risen to popularity almost a decade ago and I'm yet to see any substantial attempt to debunk him.

  4. [EDIT: added to end on a lighter note:] When Whales and Humans Talk

    Well, that's enough, for what it's worth.

    Can you say in a few words what makes you disbelieve in the paranormal?
u/Ancapitu · 3 pointsr/brasilivre

Sim, eu também acho bem mais provável serem sondas.

> Sem contar que NENHUMA tentativa de perseguir um dos OVNIS até hoje resultou em combate, manobra evasiva, fuga ou qualquer coisa que seja condizente com um ser vivo pilotando as aeronaves.

Não exatamente. Tem um caso de 1976 no Irã em que um objeto fugiu de um F4 da Força Aérea Iraniana quando ele tentou se aproximar.

Na "Noite Oficial dos OVNIs", ocorrido aqui no Brasil nos anos 1980, os caças que foram acionados tentaram fazer trava de radar nos objetos, mas estes realizam manobras evasivas impedindo o disparo.

Existem mais casos de objetos não identificados reagindo aos movimentos de aeronaves terrestres. Alguns muito bons estão documentados no livro UFOs: Generals, Pilots, and Government Officials Go on the Record (o único que li sobre o assunto, e me surpreendeu pela qualidade).

Mas mesmo que eles reajam às ações dos pilotos, não necessariamente significa que sejam tripulados.

u/Singular_Thought · 3 pointsr/exjw

Here is an excellent book on the subject. It is written in a manner that avoids all of the conspiracy BS and sticks to the facts. It offers evidence such as radar tracks and former military people who witnessed events.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0307717089/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1372424934&sr=8-1&pi=SL75

u/Surferforlife · 3 pointsr/booksuggestions

I wouldn't call it comprehensive, but it does have a good bit of detail. The book is called The Serpent and the Rainbow

u/they_are_out_there · 3 pointsr/bigfoot

Get this book. It’s the best scientifically based book on the subject, written by Dr. Jeff Meldrum, a Professor of Anatomy and Anthropology at Idaho State. He’s a super knowledgeable guy and it’s an awesome academically based study of the subject.

https://www.amazon.com/Sasquatch-Legend-Science-Jeff-Meldrum/dp/0765312174

u/doctorphyco · 3 pointsr/Cryptozoology

This book about Sasquatch has been highly recommended, but I haven't read it yet. http://www.amazon.com/Sasquatch-Legend-Science-Jeff-Meldrum/dp/0765312174

u/WaltMink · 3 pointsr/AskReddit

The best advice I can think of which might actually accomplish something positive is to steer him to fringe science from reputable scientists. At least this way he's getting his weird-stuff fix from someone with mainstream credentials without feeling like you're condescending to him and squashing his interests.

For example, Peter Sturrock is a prominent astrophysicist who's also written some interesting, level-headed stuff on UFOs: http://www.amazon.com/The-UFO-Enigma-Physical-Evidence/dp/0446677094

and Jeff Meldrum is an anthropologist who's written about Bigfoot/Sasquatch: http://www.amazon.com/Sasquatch-Legend-Science-Jeff-Meldrum/dp/0765312174/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1343525191&sr=1-1&keywords=jeff+meldrum

and Richard Wiseman, a psychologist, has noted that some ghost/haunting encounters might be explained by ultra-low frequencies that we don't hear but feel, and which give us a very eerie sensation: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3077192/

u/DeepHistory · 3 pointsr/conspiracy

See this list of False Memory Syndrome Foundation members. As just one example, consider Jeffrey Victor, who wrote Satanic Panic: The Creation of a Contemporary Legend, one of the top books that comes up on Amazon on the subject.

u/Necronomiconomics · 3 pointsr/conspiracy

you won't find a better book than this one on this topic:

http://www.amazon.com/Forbidden-Archeology-Hidden-History-Human/dp/0892132949/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323101831&sr=8-1

It's as thick as an old telephone book, with a couple of chapters on out-of-place artifacts, with detailed cross-references & footnotes.

u/pandaperogies · 3 pointsr/Qult_Headquarters

Poor boomer. The Owl dude already has cornered the market on this!

u/no_more_drug_war · 3 pointsr/Psychonaut

It seems to be real, but I'm at a loss regarding mechanism. This book covers the subject: https://www.amazon.com/Messengers-Owls-Synchronicity-UFO-Abductee/dp/0967799570

u/jsudekum · 3 pointsr/tarot

Well, to that end, I highly recommend The Qabalistic Tarot by Robert Wang. It's dense and rigorous, but not at the expense of subtle insight. The author successfully cuts through New Age mumbo-jumbo and gets to the heart of what tarot is about.

The Hermetic Tarot deck appeals to me most. It's nearly overloaded with imagery, which allows me to get completely lost in the experience of a card. The ultimate goal is establishing unconscious intuition, of course, but a strong intellectual base can only help.

As for this comment:

>Unfortunately, I have yet to consciously connect to my higher self.

I think the whole concept of a "higher self" is a bit of a misnomer and potentially dangerous. The term keeps people searching for some threshold moment, a cut and dry experience of Enlightenment. Anyone who claims to have attained this state permanently is lying and probably selling you something. The truth is that you ARE your higher self just as you are.

I finished Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion by Sam Harris a few weeks ago and I highly recommend it. If you're not familiar, he's a vocal member of the "New Atheist" community and is extremely critical of religion/mysticism. But despite this, he has profound insight into the nature of consciousness and how mindfulness practice changes the mind. And of course, what is tarot if not a form of mindfulness meditation?

If that seems a little too atheistic for your taste, Thou Art That by Joseph Campbell is a fantastic introduction to mythological thinking, which is crucial to understanding tarot.

All and all, every aspect of your spiritual and intellectual life will enrich your experience of tarot, so explore liberally!

u/sunkindonut149 · 3 pointsr/occult

Marcelo Motta - Commentary on the Book of the Law

Robert Wang - Qabalistic Tarot

Soror Nema - Maat Magick

Pascal Beverly Randolph - Seership: The Magic Mirror

Samael Aun Weor - Introduction to Gnosis

u/amoris313 · 3 pointsr/tarot

I've been studying Tarot and western mysticism for over 2 decades. My recommendation is that you ignore all the fancy decks out there and pick up some version of the Rider-Waite. It isn't the prettiest, but it's the one that almost EVERY deck for the past 100 years has been based on. If you can read a Rider-Waite, then you can read anything. Someone suggested the Marseille deck (of which there were a few from the 18th c. onwards), but I wouldn't recommend starting out with an older style deck like that. Older decks (Marseille, JJ Swiss, Visconti-Sforza etc.) were designed for Game Play - NOT divination. They don't have handy titles or pictures on the minor arcana (number/suit/pip cards).

Some decks you might consider:

Standard Rider-Waite. Can't get any easier than this.

Quick and Easy Tarot. This one has the meanings printed right on the cards! Easy to learn from, and based on Rider-Waite.

Golden Dawn tarot. This one was my favorite for a while. The colors are nicer than Rider-Waite, but it's still a traditional deck, and all the cards have titles and additional symbolism (Astrological/Qabalistic) so they're easier to read and remember.

B.O.T.A. deck. This one comes in black-and-white. You're supposed to color your own cards! I've used the link that includes the book with coloring instructions/descriptions. You can buy the cards by themselves here. Following the traditional (Qabalistic) color scheme and coloring your own (with markers, colored pencils, or maybe watercolors) will help you learn and remember them better.

Regarding the influence of Qabalah on modern decks, it's VERY hard to find a modern deck without it. A.E. Waite was a member of the Golden Dawn (19th c. Hermetic order), and they're largely responsible for the popular appeal of modern Qabalah-influenced decks. They drew on several 18th-19th c. sources (Levi, Etteilla, Court de Gebelin etc.) and put it all together into the tarot we know and use today.

Some books that may be helpful:

Mystical Origins of the Tarot. This is a very good book that talks about the history of the cards, all the way back to the 14th c. Extremely insightful. You can read this on Scribd, btw.

Qabalistic Tarot. The best book on how modern tarot fits onto the Tree of Life, and how the symbolism describes states of consciousness and aspects of Qabalah. When you're ready to scratch below the surface and use your cards for meditation, this book will help you.

This may be a good book to help you get started. I haven't read it, but it gets good reviews.

Related-topic: if you enjoy playing cards, I highly recommend trying out the traditional Tarot games that make use of either modern French or German style decks (which look like modified normal playing cards with extra cards) or older decks such as the JJ Swiss, Marseille, or even Lo Scarabeo's Ancient Italian Deck. Tarot games are quite fun! You can't use a divination deck for them, though. European or Italian folk games such as Scopa and Briscola are also quite fun, and they make use of decks that are distant cousins to Tarot. This link will explain other tarot type games if you're interested.

Anyway, I hope that helps you make sense of the Tarot. Go with Rider-Waite to start, and take your time. There's a lot to learn!

u/Troll_ey · 3 pointsr/UFOs

Was it as bad as it sounds? Have you ever read the book by Harvard psychiatrist Dr. John Mack? (http://www.amazon.com/Abduction-Encounters-John-E-Mack/dp/1416575804)

u/ImpiousXIII · 3 pointsr/LeftHandPath

I second the recommendation for Phil Hine's Condensed Chaos: An Introduction to Chaos Magic

u/TitanInTraining · 3 pointsr/chaosmagick

There is much to know; too much for me to type accurately at this moment. Phil Hine is by far your best resource. Here are a few links to get you started...

http://www.amazon.com/Condensed-Chaos-An-Introduction-Magic/dp/1935150669

http://www.chaosmatrix.org/library/whatischaos.php

u/HollyLongstockings · 3 pointsr/magick

You're better off asking for personal power rather than protection. Instead of asking something external to take care of your problems, find a way to do it for yourself directly.

Meditation can clear your mind and minimize the feelings of helplessness. Also get plenty of sleep to keep your mind sharp in this situation.

The idea of angels or protecting spirits creates enablement and increases your identity of victimhood. You might find more empowerment in chaos magick, as it puts the abilities directly into your own hands. Bring your own strength to the surface and radiate an energy that this guy won't feel like messing with.

Focus on the strength of your ego, your place in the universe and your identity, but without getting sucked into it. There's power in that control. When you walk on solid ground, you will be able to approach this situation with confidence and power.

I recommend reading Phil Hine, as he's written a lot about projecting confidence in social groups using chaos magick techniques.

https://www.amazon.com/Condensed-Chaos-Introduction-Magic/dp/1935150669

u/Chadwich · 3 pointsr/occult

I recently fell into the Occult world as well. A was given a deck of tarot cards. It was the Rider-Waite deck. I started reading about it and a spark lit. Now I am consuming everything I can get my hands on.

I like MindandMagick as well. Also, I found this video on the Hermetic Principles very helpful and well explained.

As for reading, I have started reading the Liber Null by Peter Carroll and Condensed Chaos by Phil Hine. Recommend both if you're interested in Chaos Magick.

Some of the seminal works on Wicca are Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner. by Scott Cunningham and Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft by Raymond Buckland.

Good luck on your journey. Personally, I am starting small by working on my meditation, mindfulness and single-pointed thought. Also, studying the tarot a few cards at a time.

u/atreyuno · 2 pointsr/awakened

Thank you. I'll check that video out now.

It could be that the pain isn't from the thought but from the egoic response to the thought. It's unlikely the experiment my colleagues teacher had accounted for this. If that could be shown it would affirm that egoic response is the creation of suffering even on the smallest scale of a single unobserved thought. :)

I haven't heard of Gary Weber. Will look him up as well. Thank you.

Have you looked at the book The Holographic Universe? It meshes well with Alan Watts and Eckhart Tolle and is the crux of my education of the scientific basis for non duality.

u/ActiveTreeBrownie · 2 pointsr/Psychonaut

Too everyone that feel a connection to everything around you, I would highly recommend reading this book! (Or I actually think everyone should read it)
http://www.amazon.com/The-Holographic-Universe-Revolutionary-Reality/dp/0062014102/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1372199027&sr=8-1&keywords=the+holographic+universe

u/cannuckgamer · 2 pointsr/EBEs

Thanks for mentioning "holograms". If you ever get the chance, read The Holographic Universe by Michael Talbot.

u/inspectorendoffilm · 2 pointsr/INTP
u/Zero-Anxiety · 2 pointsr/MorbidReality

Best place to start for overview of skeptical philosophy from ancient through modern times: http://www.amazon.com/Skepticism-Anthology-Richard-H-Popkin/dp/1591024749.

Afterwards, select the most intriguing philosophers and read them in more detail.

Also, read anything about quantum theory and modern cosmology.

This is a great starting point that will,also amaze you:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Holographic-Universe-Revolutionary-Reality/dp/0062014102

u/RoganReview · 2 pointsr/JoeRogan

I just recently picked a book back up called The Holographic Reality by Michael Talbot - pretty amazing stuff
Im am no so convinced this is all there is to see.
https://www.amazon.ca/Holographic-Universe-Revolutionary-Theory-Reality/dp/0062014102

u/robert_steele · 2 pointsr/IAmA

I have not. Both look spectacular but I have no money or time. For the beneift of all (I am huge on embedded links, wish I could do that here:

The Source Field Investigations

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0452297974/ossnet-20

Holographic Universe

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0062014102/ossnet-20

u/Chitwad · 2 pointsr/IAmA

Had the same question. Found them, I think. Wanted to pass it on to you:

u/Riggenorbut · 2 pointsr/UnresolvedMysteries

I'm really late to the thread, but was it this book:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mysteries-Unexplained-Readers-Digest/dp/0276380037 ?

The part about human combustion caught my eye, since that was one of the parts I remembered, there was also stuff like a stolen wrecking ball and some guy who was murdered in a locked room

u/rooowdy · 2 pointsr/schizophrenia

There have been dozens and dozens of really profound sightings of UFOs throughout history by some really credible people.

I have not personally seen a UFO myself but the evidence is there. A great book I can recommend is https://www.amazon.com/UFOs-Generals-Pilots-Government-Officials/dp/0307717089 this one.

It covers all the big sightings that everybody interested in the field should be familiar with. Betty and Hill abduction, the disappearance of Frederick Valentich off the coast of Australia and many many more are covered in detail. That's just to name two I know off the top of my head are covered in said book.

I've been interested in the phenomenon since I was a kid, so it probably has nothing to do with my schizophrenia. It's just a thing I have always believed in.

A great channel on Youtube is secureteam10. They regularly post sightings sent in by people from all over the world. I'd encourage you to disregard the stuff about how the moon is hollow and what not, though.

u/silentmonkeys · 2 pointsr/UFOs

Leslie Kean published an excellent book called UFOs: Generals, Pilots, and Government Officials Go on the Record and she and James Fox have an updated documentary based on this book called UFOs on the Record.

A lot of people disparage the alien encounter phenomenon but the late Dr. Mack's books on the subject are excellent, most recent: Passport to the Cosmos - it includes Dr. Mack's interviews with the students at Ariel school who had a mass encounter.

Hunt for the Skinwalker by Colm Kelleher and George Knapp is one of the most fascinating books - and definitely the freakiest - that I've ever read. It takes a clinical and journalistic approach to a completely bizarre collection of phenomena centered on the Skinwalker Ranch in Utah.

In the quote section, don't forget the astronaut from Apollo 17 who told Houston there was definitely something out there.

My advice on the website as a whole is to separate substantiated stories from unsubstantiated (like the Eisenhower meetings) - that's not a comment on whether or not these stories are legit, but I think it's more helpful for people unfamiliar with the phenomenon to have a resource of airtight reportage to look at.

Good site though - good luck!

u/sniggity · 2 pointsr/UFOs

Come on now, there have been thousands of people, highly credible people that have witnessed these ships. Reports DON'T mean nothing, they are a very important part of documentation. For instance, the Japanese pilot and his crew back in 1988 (I think the year is right) that saw these two huge ships following him? The guy risked his whole career to report this incident. There have been presidents, pilots, astronaughts hell, there was a case back in the 90s where five police from neighboring counties saw the same ship one night, one even got pictures of it.

I will recommend a book, please read it. It's called "UFOs; Generals, Pilots and Government Officials go on record". Please read it, educate yourself, open your mind. Not all these people are lying or making it up, there are just too many accounts for these UFOs not to be coming here

Here is the book

u/LuciusMichael · 2 pointsr/UFOs

> Leslie Kean. Reporter who did a terrific job in this book....http://www.amazon.com/UFOs-Generals-Pilots-Government-Officials/dp/0307717089

u/macmac360 · 2 pointsr/conspiracy

this book is excellent: https://www.amazon.com/UFOs-Generals-Pilots-Government-Officials/dp/0307717089

some others are "Day After Roswell", "Alien Agenda", "The Halt Perspective", and "Leap of Faith" by Astronaut Gordon Cooper.

Gordon Cooper's book isn't entirely about aliens/UFOs but there are several chapters which he explicitly says in no uncertain terms on numerous occasions he has seen UFO's, both in outer space and here on Earth. There is also a chapter in which he describes a close encounter one of his friends had with extraterrestrials.

The book "Disclosure" by Steven Greer was absolutely amazing, because it is filled with testimony from military, police, pilots, and air traffic control people. I would stay away from any of his other work though, most serious UFO researchers consider him a charlatan. He seems to crank out books to make money, and a lot of his research seems to be a little hard to swallow.

EDIT: something you can read right away is the French COMETA report. It was created by former military and government scientists in France. Its one of the most important documents in UFO history in my opinion:

http://www.disclosureproject.org/docs/pdf/COMETA_part1.pdf

http://www.disclosureproject.org/docs/pdf/COMETA_part2.pdf

u/bassrhythm · 2 pointsr/AskReddit

That many of the world's governments are aware of encounters by their country's military and civilian pilots with aircraft that defies the laws of physics as we know them. The book UFOs: Generals, Pilots, and Government Officials Go on the Record describes many of these cases in detail and in a non-sensationalistic manner - very interesting and highly recommended. See also the COMETA report by the French government in the 1990s.

u/eaturbrainz · 2 pointsr/funny

>The anger that I feel for its fans is the anger that comes from the idealist in me, the reader in me, the romantic in me. It's the part that thinks nobody could ever love something that awfully-done, or love the idea of Edward Cullen. And this festers even more because I was in high school as these books came out. I saw people that I didn't like but at least respected telling me these books were brilliant, these books were great literature. They never offered defenses of the series (which matters a lot: I'm a Harry Potter fan and I wrote a term paper on Rowling's style; Twilight fans couldn't do that because there's literally nothing to like), which made things worse. Instead, they'd get self-righteous about their liking it. I got called an elitist and a dick for saying I thought they were bad books. I'd be in a group of friends and all the girls would band together and walk out, muttering how they wished I was less like myself and more like Edward. I hooked up with a Twilight reader, because I was stupid and hadn't read the books by then. She wanted the same thing out of a boyfriend that Bella gets out of Edward. It was frightening. People should not act like that.

The girl you hooked up with wanted you to turn her into an undead abomination?

http://www.amazon.com/Serpent-Rainbow-Scientists-Astonishing-Societies/dp/0684839296

Try making her into a zombie! OK, I'm biased.

But yeah, these books seem to be the Sarah Palin of literature: something that wins great acclaim which itself indicates the culture's slide into idiocracy.

u/MadmanPoet · 2 pointsr/Paranormal

Plausible and documented. Look up the work of Dr. Wade Davis. In his book "The Serpent and the Rainbow" (not to be confused with the film of the same name) he discusses the use of pufferfish and toad toxins by Bokor (Voudin witch-doctors) to create a death-like coma.

The victim is then buried, the Bokor (or more accurately their apprentice) would dig the body up later that evening, and the Bokor awakens the "corpse" and administers a heavy dose of a Jimson weed paste which creates a very compliant and suggestible state in the victim. They are told that they are dead and that the Bokor has their soul. Then they are set to work, usually by the cover of night, in the Bokor's fields.

There is the case of Clairvius Narcisse who had been taken by a Bokor to a sugar plantaion. The Bokor died, thus ending the regular dosing of Jimson weed, and eventually the effects wore off. Clairvius simply remembered who he was and went home.

u/Mughi · 2 pointsr/booksuggestions

Satanic Panic by Jeffrey S. Victor. Kind of old now (1993) but still informative.

u/lalijosh · 2 pointsr/badhistory

Forbidden Archaeology

> Over the centuries, researchers have found bones and artifacts proving that humans like us have existed for millions of years. Mainstream science, however, has supppressed these facts. Prejudices based on current scientific theory act as a "knowledge filter," giving us a picture of prehistory that is largely incorrect.

u/singularity_pet · 2 pointsr/DimensionalJumping
u/dopp3lganger · 2 pointsr/AskReddit

John E. Mack, an American psychiatrist, writer, and professor at Harvard Medical School, studied the abduction phenomenon and wrote a few books on the subject. I read one not too long ago and the experiences in that book are nearly identical to what your co-worker allegedly went through, especially the description of the room and entities in the room.

Here's a video of him working with 62 school children who all saw a UFO land in Rwanda in 1994.

If you or anyone else is interested, this is the book by Mack that I read.

u/AnomalousVisions · 2 pointsr/philosophy

I second the recommendations for meditation and cognitive behavioral therapy. For a good how-to book on meditation I highly recommend this book by Eric Harrison. Martin Seligman's Learned Optimism will teach you how to perform cognitive behavioral therapy on yourself without having to pay a therapist $200 an hour.

Also, don't underestimate the value of ritual. In my (admittedly controversial) view, much of the occult/mystical/hermitical/magical wisdom out there ultimately boils down to a collection of rituals and techniques to focus your mind and continually re-orient yourself toward what actually matters to you. Typically they involve intricate ways of rebooting the nervous system so that the practitioner returns to ordinary life refocused on their "true will" and free from some of the inertia we all gather during the strains and distractions of daily life. Phil Hine's Condensed Chaos makes a fascinating philosophical and practical introduction to this approach.

u/Erasmus11 · 2 pointsr/occult

Magickal Protection by Damon Brand includes a ritual literally called "Protect Your Possessions from Thieves".

What is the situation in which you are repeatedly being stolen from?

u/medhnoith_bodhwaru · 2 pointsr/magick

Here's a pretty decent beginner book I found on constructing your own servitors and putting them to use

Magickal Servitors: Create Your Own Spirits to Attract Pleasure, Power and Prosperity https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01AL6B06K/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_FH5jDbWR9TWZT

It's a fairly short book but is pretty straight to the point on creating and working with servitors.

As far as anything specifically relating to egregores or God-forms, I personally do not know of any books that cover that.

u/necrobane84 · 2 pointsr/occult

Here's some links to books I found to be helpful:

Link 1

Link 2

Link 3

Enjoy.

u/winsplit · 1 pointr/books

Loads of them actually. One of them being - The Secret Life Of Plants by Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird

u/hotakyuu · 1 pointr/science

If this interests you, check out the Book [The Secret Life of Plants] (http://www.amazon.com/Secret-Life-Plants-Peter-Tompkins/dp/0060915870)

u/kennerly · 1 pointr/atheism

Obviously you have never seen the plethora of crap science books people put out. The Secret Lives of Plants The Atlantis Enigma I mean the list goes on and on. Let's just agree that both sections can be equally horrible.

u/Valmar33 · 1 pointr/Ayahuasca

> Sure, but animals have a consciousness that enables them to suffer. Plants, by and large, have evolved to spread their seeds by being eaten, and as far as we are aware do not suffer at all.

Plants suffer, and feel pain. They're also sentient. Mentally, they're not so far away from animals, it seems, as they recognize kin, make friends, can sense when they're in danger, etc. Physically, their body language is a real mystery for us.

http://forums.ayahuasca.com/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=13575

https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Life-Plants-Fascinating-Emotional/dp/0060915870

https://www.amazon.com/Primary-Perception-Biocommunication-Plants-Living/dp/0966435435

> Unfortunately your gratitude means nothing to the animals who die for you.

Which is why tribal cultures honour the souls of the animals who die for them, so that the tribe may survive. Tribes can't be choosy with their food. Westerners can. But that doesn't mean a plant-only diet is healthy.

> The good news is that you can be grateful without causing suffering by avoiding eating animals.

Now you just sound like a brigading Vegan. Seen a few too many of you around Reddit. "The good news" ~ just like a religious person telling someone they've sinned, and can absolve their sins by doing a bunch of bullshit.

> While this may be true while they are alive, we know it is no longer true when they are being slaughtered. An apple, on the other hand, for all we know may rejoice when it has been eaten and had its seeds replanted.

This logic makes no sense. A dead animal is an animal that no longer feels pain, as their soul is at peace and is thus happy. Whether they died painlessly by a humane farmer wishing them no suffering, or died at the claws of predators looking for a meal, caring not about their well-being.

u/Bitinvestor · 1 pointr/vegan

Dogs have emotions?! I don't think that's news for most dog owners. What surprises me is that some people need a MRI scanner in order to believe it. By the way, plants have emotions too, according to this book:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Secret-Life-Plants-Fascinating/dp/0060915870/ref=sr_sp-atf_title_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1381075460&sr=8-1&keywords=The+secret+life+of+plants

u/thesayshuh · 1 pointr/science

Somehow equip us all with these and we can experience something new and profound...possibly. Reminds me of the 'mind reading' aspects described in The Secret Life of Plants.

u/Sherlockian_Holmes · 1 pointr/Psychonaut

If you're really serious about this, then I urge you to read the following book http://www.amazon.com/Irreducible-Mind-Toward-Psychology-Century/dp/1442202068 & http://www.amazon.com/Holographic-Universe-Revolutionary-Theory-Reality/dp/0062014102

That will give you a better idea how weak the foundation for the hypothesis of materialism is.

u/RadOwl · 1 pointr/Dreams

It sounds like you're dreaming about the Holographic Universe. Under this theory, the universe is a hologram based on a 2-D model somewhere outside of 3-D space.

u/CorporalOtter · 1 pointr/explainlikeimfive

You might look into the thoughts of the famous quantum physicist, David Bohm. Bohm's theory is that the universe is holographic, that nothing is separate and that everything is in everything. Sound a bit mystical? Well, it seems the worlds of quantum physics and the ancient Taoist masters have no problem shaking hands. You might enjoy "The Holographic Universe" by Michael Talbot, which discusses Bohm, and which also addresses the brain, consciousness and the mind. Talbot was gifted at taking deeply complex subjects and conveying them simply. BOOK

u/TheBuddha777 · 1 pointr/INTP

Well the most likely way the planets could affect anything, would be in the different gravitational configurations they form as they move. Somehow that creates a kind of consciousness-affecting "weather pattern" on earth, where certain emotions/personality traits are emphasized and certain types of events are more likely than others. What's the mechanism? Well if you believe that galaxies or the Universe could have their own form of consciousness (I've lost you here, haven't I) and we exist in some kind of "field" of consciousness (as every native/shamanic culture believed) then the gravitational fields could have a lens-effect, acting as a prism, either filtering out or strengthening certain "wavelengths" of the overall Consciousness field here on earth.


I could go on in this vein, but I'll just say that I believe we live in both a Holographic Universe and an associative Universe, and possibly even a quantum computer or any number of things we can't even imagine.


At one point I thought maybe the gravitational fields might influence personality by affecting Meiosis, but that wouldn't explain how they also affect world events at any given time (and that's what Astrology has mostly been used for throughout history, determining the best time to do something, like start a war).

u/jetmark · 1 pointr/thatHappened

Sounds like some of the stories from The Holographic Universe

u/spectregris · 1 pointr/occult

I would suggest a book called The Holographic Universe by Michael Talbot, it was a huge help to me a few years back on the science and spirit reconciliation. If it works for you I don't see any problem with cutting out the spiritual (woo-woo not necessarily development of spiritiual self) stuff, as schools such as Chaos magick tend to do the same with good results.

u/BinLeenk · 1 pointr/Health

Read these books: The Field, The Holographic Universe and Hands of Light.

As for you, please provide citation for your side of things.

u/glorydays73 · 1 pointr/PsychedelicReligion

Fine article on a fascinating subject. I reckon you are familiar with Talbot's book (http://www.amazon.com/The-Holographic-Universe-Revolutionary-Reality/dp/0062014102) and Copenhaguen interpretation of quantum physics & Bell's theorem. After years of reading, I see now hua yen visionary ontology as the only system that can fully integrate all this. Tu-Shun treactise on the Darmadhattu, or Fa-Tsang's "Golden lion" are beautiful mixing of contemplative mystics and analytical approach. Go for that, you won't be disappointed.

u/CrazyInAnInsaneWorld · 1 pointr/creepy

Got a book to recommend. Michael Talbot's The Holographic Universe Dr. Talbot bases his theory on the structure of the universe on the Holographic principle and brings up many ways he hypothesizes that NDE's/OBE's, as well as "Past Life Memories" are not necessarily our experiences, but are still materially a part of us. It puts an entirely new perspective on Lawrence Krauss' "We are stardust..." quote.

It should give you an interesting shift in perspective to the event listed here.

u/opajax · 1 pointr/JoeRogan

Thats what I used to think as well. Just bunch of pseudo science religious words put together. However, the more I go around the sun, and the more deeper I go down the rabbit hole, the more and more that very FIRST album makes more sense. Sure, some may be considered pseudo science to some, but they are definitely not just put together willy nilly.

Have you read the earth chronicles, or The Holographic Universe ? Or listened to some Jordan Maxwell? Maybe some Michael Tsarion?

u/Solvoid · 1 pointr/AskReddit

Drive yourself sane

Godel, Escher, Bach

Geometry of meaning

Hypnotic Writing

Holographic Universe

Let me know if any of these sound interesting to you and I can refer you to more similar ones. These books have changed my life and helped me learn a lot, they are some of the best books I have ever read.

u/Brandon01524 · 1 pointr/science
u/montmorency_ · 1 pointr/tipofmytongue

Does this ring a bell? You can also look through this search and see if any of these covers seem familiar. The book you linked to is definitely not the book you're looking for. In the info section for this book, you can see that the publisher is "CreateSpace" which is means it's a self-published book, and one put together very recently - definitely wouldn't be at the library in the 90s. Always be wary of "CreateSpace" books because they vary dramatically in quality.

u/mikedante2011 · 1 pointr/UFOs

I don't know what to believe in sometimes, I just bought Leslie Keans book "UFOs: Generals, Pilots, and Government Officials Go on the Record" just to see if they really have anything that cuts through the bullshit, and basically gives me a background to say okay, UFO's exist. Step 1 done. Step 2, what are they? Hopefully i can find out. Once i get done with the book i'm gonna try to start a discussion on r/UFOs subreddit.

u/batd00d · 1 pointr/Blink182

DeLongest one 😂...

But honestly if you're looking for UFO information I wouldn't trust him he's a disinformation agent. Go look in the doctors Steven Greer and check out his new documentary coming out this week. Greer actually called out Tom Delong in an interview a few days ago saying is it agent of disinformation. He thinks he knows what he's talking about but he's in with the wrong people. This is that interview

If you want to real book on UFOs check this one out

u/187ninjuh · 1 pointr/UFOs

There's a section in Leslie Keans UFOs on the Hudson Valley sightings.

Funnily enough I had just finished hearing a friend of a friend tell me about the time he saw a neighbourhood sized boomerang shaped craft over Queens, NY, when after the call I turned to the next page of the book and the Hudson Valley sightings were discussed. I promptly snapped a pic of the witness drawings of the craft that are included, and sent it over... the reply was "That's what he saw!"

Coincidence? Perhaps...

u/vidrageon · 1 pointr/conspiracy

I suggest you read Leslie Kean's book and/or watch this documentary. It probably won't change your mind but there are a lot of credible witnesses and credible evidence for the existence of UFOs. If they're extra terrestrial is a whole nother conversation though.

u/Chackjicker · 1 pointr/news

Really? This book is the best I've come across on the subject. None other are worth reading, that I know of. Give it a try. Even if the whole thing is lies, it's a damned good piece of fiction.

u/luckyme888 · 1 pointr/JoeRogan

If you want to know about similar events read (at some point the entire air force top at several South American countries were pretty convinced we were being visited):

https://www.amazon.com/UFOs-Generals-Pilots-Government-Officials/dp/0307717089/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=generals+and+record+ufo&qid=1570400436&sr=8-1

And look into Tehran 1976 event
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELGZVOmhxZQ

http://crackpotpodcast.libsyn.com/the-tehran-ufo-incident-0

u/thepastIdwell · 1 pointr/askscience

>but we just can't see or hear them yet?

Yeah, although, maybe we can.

I'm not claiming that it's a fact, only that it's a feasible possibility given the evidence.

u/theewiper · 1 pointr/UFOs

Start with Vallee, Jacobs, Hynek, Hopkins (for abductions) and the Bowen books are good if you can find them. Keel's books because they are just a lot of fun to read. For something general and recent, Kean's book is a good starting point: http://www.amazon.com/UFOs-Generals-Pilots-Government-Officials/dp/0307717089/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1335559396&sr=8-1

u/Scramblade · 1 pointr/drunkenpeasants

Probably not. He did after all write the foreword to a UFO book

https://www.amazon.com/UFOs-Generals-Pilots-Government-Officials/dp/0307717089

As an aside: Check her last name. Coincidence? I think not!

u/LBillings · 1 pointr/IAmA

Ugh, I just typed out a very long, nuanced reply that somehow got erased when I accidentally swiped the wrong way and navigated back a page. I'm not going to type it all out again right now. What you will see is the condensed and simplified version, which is inferior and incomplete but still should communicate my key points. Just keep that in mind as you read.

Suffice to say I agree with much of what you say, I do not discount the possibility of ETIs visiting the solar system, and I'm a big fan of Leslie Kean's book exploring some of these ideas.

Due to a combination of most observers generally being unreliable and a history of disinformation by various intelligence agencies (for whom UFO reports can be very useful for entirely mundane and earthbound reasons) most reports are simply not credible, and thus they are not subjected to rigorous followup investigation. Further, suitable research infrastructures do not presently exist within civilian/academic institutions to perform these investigations; there is very little impetus for established, well-regarded scientists (or those hoping to achieve that status someday) to devote any time at all to UFO investigations when there are so many other lines of inquiry that are so much more personally and professionally rewarding.

I do think, though, that most true believers in UFOs would do well to study up on and truly appreciate just how much energy appears to be required to send anything substantial traveling with any haste between the stars. There are, of course, various potential ways to get around that problem, and of course perhaps our conception of the physical limitations and underpinnings of our universe are so crude that we cannot presently see the full spectrum of possibilities for cosmic travel. But, assuming that our grasp of how the universe works is actually pretty good, if interstellar travel was as easy and common as many UFOs-as-ETIs folks suggest it is, then I think our night sky would look less like a dead and barren place and more like an industrial park. I think if interstellar travel were really that easy, and if other cosmic civilizations could so routinely marshal and control such large amounts of energy, we'd see much more abundant, clear, and irrefutable evidence of their activity than we presently do.

Anyway, I do want to believe. And as I said, I don't discount the possibility of ETIs in the solar system. It's something that is worth serious consideration -- the difficulty is in finding a good, robust way to meaningfully investigate it.

I talked a good bit about this on a recent edition of Coast to Coast AM. Maybe give that a listen just so I can save myself some typing! Very good question, thanks. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDU211kMEPU

u/BillionsMcMillions · 1 pointr/AskReddit
u/dominicaldaze · 1 pointr/AskReddit

Anyone interested in something more in depth than the podcast (I'm a subscriber and it is informative) should read this book. Fucking amazing story and made me a believer.

u/Integrs · 1 pointr/booksuggestions

This is by far the best biological account on toxicology I've ever read: http://www.amazon.com/The-Serpent-Rainbow-Scientists-Astonishing/dp/0684839296

It's not about poisonous plants per se, but it's written by an ethnobotanist and much of it is devoted to natural toxicology. Moreover, it's guaranteed to get you to think more holistically about the topic and to help you along in your research.

u/josechung · 1 pointr/IWantToLearn

A good start might be The Serpent and the Rainbow. Also, be sure to realize that Hoodoo and Voodoo are actually very separate entities.

u/pricygoldnikes · 1 pointr/exmormon

Please read the hell out of this: http://www.amazon.com/Sasquatch-Legend-Science-Jeff-Meldrum/dp/0765312174. Dude knows his shit

u/Squatch_maester · 1 pointr/books

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0765312174/ref=mp_s_a_1_7?qid=1376876797&sr=8-7&pi=AC_SX110_SY190

This book helped me through those tough times without having to deal with the baby-mamas or their satans spawn or my cube. Now I'm living my life doing what I love for those I love.

u/Dick_Deadeye · 1 pointr/news

Glad somebody said it. This has been one of the most enduring of Urban Legends and has been pretty much 100% horse-shit from day one. If you haven't already, check out this great reference on the subject. Well researched and very thorough.

u/scandigrace · 1 pointr/tipofmytongue

If it was a non-fiction book, then it could have been Satanic Panic: The Creation of a Contemporary Legend by Jeffrey S. Victor but it sounds a bit deep for a children's library.

u/agnt007 · 1 pointr/IAmA

I wasn't really pointing out the alien aspect, but simply the fact that we have ignored ALOT of evidence which goes against the current historical timeline. The video was really just a quick way to guage your answer, but i was really hoping to hear if you had heard of

http://www.amazon.com/Forbidden-Archeology-Hidden-History-Human/dp/0892132949

this book & what you thought about it?

u/dccable · 1 pointr/conspiracy

Well...maybe...but there is significant evidence of human beings, or other sentient species we dont know about (i suppose), existing 50 million - 300 million years ago. Forbidden Archaeology by Michael Cremo is a thorough look at the actual evidence of how far back the human race goes.

u/missingpiece · 1 pointr/AskReddit

There have been several archaeological discoveries that were dated to several millions of years ago, highlighted in the book Forbidden Archaeology for what it's worth.

u/Cucked_Liberal · 1 pointr/DebateEvolution

>This is not evidence.

It sure is evidence. Historical accounts of creation and human activity in the ancient past is recorded and documented by ancient cultures all around the world, are handed down over generations through reliable historians, through a reliable means of knowledge, have no signs of interpolation, and give knowledge of the real world.




>Citation needed.

Here



> There is no way of knowing this


Well, we know from historical accounts that all human cultures have always either buried or cremated their dead. Cremation removes any chance of fossilization, and burial in a certain way does.

And we also know humans have always been burying or cremating by proof of induction, unlike animals.



>How?


In logic, it's called "proof of non-existence by non-perception."

For example, fire always creates smoke, and whenever we see fire we see smoke. Whenever fire is not there we don't see smoke. So if we dont see smoke in the vicinity, we can infer there is no large fire nearby.

So, if species X lives, and always creates fossils when it dies, 100% guaranteed, then when we see no fossils, we can conclude species X didnt exist.

But it is not the case that species will always fossilize, because fossilization is rare. So you cant make that inference.

u/BaconChapstick · 1 pointr/Psychonaut

https://www.amazon.com/Messengers-Owls-Synchronicity-UFO-Abductee/dp/0967799570

That person left a 0 left off of the end of the link, this one should work.

u/RedWildPony · 1 pointr/TheBlacklistForum

„I am now at the point where I feel that something far more bizarre and fare more complex is going on than simply metal spaceships filled with scientists. This is an assumption, and I am convinced it is far too simplistic”.

- Mike Clelland

https://www.amazon.com/Messengers-Owls-Synchronicity-UFO-Abductee/dp/0967799570/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

An Essential Contribution to Both UFO Literature and Most Importantly ... to UFO Research

Researcher, Mike Clelland has not only raised the bar for UFO research, but he has raised the stakes as well. While many are bogged down by endless reports of lights in the sky or flying saucers on the ground, the author adds an entirely new aspect to the phenomenon that not many have ever even considered. The Owl. This mystical creature on its own is enigmatic enough, but Clelland has compiled a healthy amount of witness testimony in which he is able to connect the presence of an owl with that of a UFO experience.

The book is extremely detailed, very well written, and at times both terrifying and beautiful. Mike has truly tapped into a new corner of this mysterious box, and opening it up will inevitably bring about more questions than we can imagine. But it is a journey both the author and the reader can take together, knowing that somewhere deep within ourselves, within these extraordinary creatures, and whatever may lay beyond the stars are all connected in one way or another.

I simply can't wait to see what Mike comes up with next, and what part of the message he may uncover as we move forward in both the world of UFOlogy, and humankind as well.

u/occludist · 1 pointr/tarot
u/Concise_AMA_Bot · 1 pointr/ConciseIAmA

+chucktinglethanks:

i think very good starting point would be to listen to the dang podcast actually because then you have tinglers getting read to you and that seems easy as cake! so i would say look up POUNDED IN THE BUTT BY MY OWN PODCAST and subscribe to this way and then it will be easy to understand. but also if you would like to learn about the tingleverse all GUIDES are a good place to start maybe Guide To The Void or Guide To Romance

u/typhoid · 1 pointr/AskReddit

An old colleague and good friend of mine has worked for many years in human sleep research. At his request I have spent a good amount of time validating methodologies and statistical soundness of various studies he has unearthed.

If you are interested in learning more about current and past research, here are some reasonable starting points.


Susumu Tonegawa, a neuroscientist at PILM, led an experiment that claims to have isolated a genetic characteristic involved in situational pattern-matching and memory:
News article

A recently published book by Richard Wiseman, a reputable psychologist and skeptic of precognition:
Amazon reviews

A recent publication on precognition by Daryl Bem, a researcher and psychologist at Cornell University:
Paper

Richard's review of Daryl's procedures, including an experimental design concern with rebuttal from Daryl:
Review

J. W. Dunne's historical case study research on precognition in dreams:
Amazon review

Long-term research at Princeton University led by Robert Jahn regarding a purported human affect on randomization experiments:
Main site

As with all disruptive research, my experience is that this is a field in which deep emotions from both "sides" interfere with effective discourse. Remarks such as the non sequitur "you must be religious" made by Rooster_Illusion are typical: many persons inappropriately ostracize those who hold an agnostic, skeptical, and scientific stance. My main interest in this thread was to give my experience in logical and reasoned discourse to Rooster_Illusion, which Rooster_Illusion seems to have mistaken for me believing coercion and psychological manipulation are positive actions.

u/Im_just_saying · 1 pointr/Christianity

No but J.W. Dunne does, and this little book influenced C.S. Lewis quite a bit.

u/Iwant2HIREyou · 1 pointr/todayilearned

lol - yeah I am sure you went through all the videos and articles in that google search in the past hour. I'll save you time - if your truly skeptical - you would read this book

You might also look into Rupert Sheldrake and his experiences with Randi. Sheldrake, on a public stage, calls James Randi flat out a 'liar' - and he does without fear of legal recourse - because Randi has been caught actually lying about data.

I dont have the time, or the need, to deconstruct Randi's methodologies here, mainly because Sheldrake and McLuan already have done that.

Randi is not taken seriously as a scientist, his test is not scientific as he likes to present it. The test is designed for failure. I know many scientists (sheldrake being one of them) personally, and none of them take Randi seriously when it comes to DATA. Randi's test is designed to produce evidence of Randi's POV, and nothing more.

EDIT: I also dont want to paint the wrong picture - although Randi's approach has little value scientifically - I LOVE that he goes after true FRAUD, such as Sarah Brown and people like that. I think it's great he exploits the frauds, he just has nothing interesting to add regarding the actual phenomenon itself

u/segovius · 1 pointr/serialpodcast

Sure. He's obviously a fraud. Many psychics are. Everyone knows that.

I'm more concerned about what everyone DOESN'T know which is the degree to which Randi himself is duplicitous and why his 'prize' is a bogus heap of steaming bullcrap.

There's a few great books on it and how and why Randi's stacked the deck. This is a good one:

http://www.amazon.com/Randis-Prize-Sceptics-Paranormal-Matters/dp/1848764944

And on Randi himself and his depredations everyone should read this recent Daily Telegraph article:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/11270453/James-Randi-debunking-the-king-of-the-debunkers.html

u/drubard · 1 pointr/occult

The other respondents have been rightfully quite careful and thoughtful in answering your questions. However, if you want to take risks with your mental and spiritual health and have more fun at the same time (sorry I don't know how to format the link):

http://www.amazon.com/Condensed-Chaos-Introduction-Magic/dp/1935150669/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1421161777&sr=8-1&keywords=Phil+Hines

u/lotictrance · 1 pointr/WTF

It's been a while, but there are some good ones.

Condensed Chaos by Phil Hine is largely considered to be the definitive starting text for Chaotes. He was a huge pioneer in that school and that book pretty much gets you going. God I wish I still had my copy... don't even know where it went...

Chaosmatrix was a site I leaned heavily on for a while. There's a wealth of information there on a lot of different subjects, and worth browsing if you're curious.

The Sacredtexts page for Chaos magick would also be a helpful starter.

u/bobleplask · 1 pointr/Drugs

I know you did not say it. It was the link you posted that said it.

What you did say was that if you did not have someone singing then were simply doing it wrong. Which sounds very much like a fact, but is in fact a statement which is very objective. But you forgot to mention that it was your personal opinion.

But I am certain a lot of people has had a very profound and pleasant experience drinking ayahuasca without any shaman songs or songs of any kind around.

What triggers me is this elitist bullshit "well you know.. that's not how the shamans do it..."

The proper way of doing it? What does that even mean? Proper according to who? If someone did it first, then they have the copyright on how do ingest something? That's a great way to never find a better way of doing something.

And they know exactly what they are doing? So in their mind all they do is set the mood with some songs? They don't call out the good spirits and keep the bad ones at bay? In my mind there might be some contradictions going on there, but what do I know? I am uneducated on the subject.

While we are on the topic of books, here are some great ones.

u/ryanmercer · 1 pointr/MysteriousUniverse

Thought of another one today, it's a fairly quick (and cheap) and interesting read. https://www.amazon.com/Latitude-33-Kingdom-Walter-Bosley-ebook/dp/B00STAMFG0 they talked about it sometime last year.

u/tillisandra · 1 pointr/Psychic

Hi Mamasita,

I love your name :) It sounds like you really need some serious assistance.

From a practical perspective, I agree that you need to make it very visibly obvious that the home is now in possession of different people. Would it be possible for the landlord to put in motion sensor lighting? Even fake cameras in highly visible locations could help.

To assist with the home energetics, I have a few ideas.

Someone suggested a book to me when I needed protection, and it really helped me, so I want to pass on the favor. It's a book by the Gallery of Magick called Magickal Protection. I know this may seem totally wild, but what finally sold me on trying it was all the amazing reviews on Amazon. There are rituals in there for all sorts of issues from rude neighbors through discarnate beings. It worked for me. https://www.amazon.com/Magickal-Protection-Against-Bullies-Violence-ebook/dp/B00UL9VFUO.

If you feel that the vibration in the house is low, which may very well be the case if no one has done any purification in the home, then others have suggested some great ideas. In addition to sage, plain salt is cheap and effective. You can place it in the corners of each room, the exterior corners of the property and the house itself. You can put salt water in bowls in each room and even under the bed (make sure to use disposable containers). And you can also use it as an all over body scrub. I keep some in a mason jar in the shower and use it a few times a week, with the intention of clearing anything that is not mine, and anything that is mine that is not serving me. You are an energetic being and if the home has issues and you sleep there, it's easy to be affected to it's important to clear yourself regularly as well.

Inside, a few easy-care plants help lighten the vibe of a home as well.

For serious energetic issues, there's a very effective incense available at Lucky Mojo called Tibetan Ghost Purging Incense. It's like sage x 100. Unfortunately their delivery seems to take a long time so be aware of that. http://www.luckymojo.com/tibetanghostpurgingincense.html

Ringing a bell loudly throughout the home is a really fast was to shift the energy. To keep it clear, you can find crystal or Tibetan singing bowl music, something that you like on Youtube or Spotify and play it as background music, even when you are gone if you can.

I am not sure of your spiritual beliefs, but if you are comfortable with it, calling on Archangel Michael is extremely effective when in need of immediate assistance.

Finally, my most important bit of advice is to try not to feel fear, which can be very difficult in tough situations. Try instead to shift yourself from fear to love and power - your own feelings of love, strength, and confidence that you will overcome this are the most important thing you can do. You are an incredibly powerful creator in your own right. You can do this!

Good luck and much love!

u/TheFuckShittery · 1 pointr/threekings

It's actually an excellent book. Rituals do not require exotic materials or even drawing shit on the floor (at least the ones I've read so far). They also do not require you to be an asshole to the entities you summon (like some old grimoires). Basically, you first call upon four agels to make sure you don't get yourself into trouble, then you call on the demon you wish to communicate with or do stuff for you. The book is available in printed and ebook form. I have the ebook

https://www.amazon.com/Demons-Magick-Practical-Rituals-Working-ebook/dp/B07122HYS3

u/Astoria_Emerald · 1 pointr/occult

"Demons of Magick" by Gordon Winterfield. He is a member of the Gallery of Magick. They have published quite a few really good books on working with magick.
https://www.amazon.com/Demons-Magick-Practical-Rituals-Working-ebook/dp/B07122HYS3/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

u/GuitarGreg · 0 pointsr/Psychonaut

I've had good luck with Alan Watts (yeah, cliché I know, but he is good fun to read), Michael Talbot's The Holographic Universe, and Stanislov Grof's LSD: Doorway to the Numinous.

EDIT: Talbot refers to David Bohm quite a bit. Never checked him out but I think he has some rather interesting ideas about the nature of reality, from a quantum mechanical perspective. Still have to look into this.

u/_wokeAF · 0 pointsr/spirituality

Categorizing this book as spiritual is subjective, but I recommend it to anyone questioning their reality.

u/OWNNWONOW · 0 pointsr/conspiracy

> telling people that it should be believed

You're projecting.



Communicating telepathically isn't magic. What you believe to be magic is actually just science that you cannot grasp.


That doesn't mean that others can't though.


Read Moar

u/BazookaTony · 0 pointsr/Futurology

It's actually a hologram.

u/Koonthebarbarian · 0 pointsr/JoeRogan

No evidence if you don't look for it. Maybe google phoenix lights or do some reading?

u/aheadyriser · 0 pointsr/TopMindsOfReddit

That's a real shame then. It's too bad that the term "conspiracy theorist" covers someone who is spreading facts. As I stated above, Phillip Corso's book is excellent (because of his credentials) but another good book is https://www.amazon.com/UFOs-Generals-Pilots-Government-Officials/dp/0307717089. This book was written by one of the people involved with breaking the NYT story. Unacknowledged on Netflix is a great introductory resource too.

If you aren't aware of any of this information then you will become a victim of the MSM narrative without being aware of all the facts.

u/thedeadlyrhythm · 0 pointsr/TechNewsToday

the government has tracked these for nearly a century and know they're under intelligent control. they have been tracked at nuclear sites, missile launches, bases, by pilots, all by credible military personnel, by astronauts, and for that entire time the government has treated the subject like a joke and acted like it's all fake and are only currently beginning to phase out that denial. this book is a good record of some of that:

https://www.amazon.com/UFOs-Generals-Pilots-Government-Officials/dp/0307717089/ref=sr_1_1?crid=TX7DJS240JDI&keywords=ufos+leslie+kean&qid=1572016040&sprefix=ufos+lesli%2Caps%2C125&sr=8-1

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i can tell you one thing, whatever this is is absolutely not any of the things you listed. i get it, you're conditioned to believe this is a big joke, but no one could look at the available evidence and come to that conclusion.

u/vikingv · 0 pointsr/UFOs

The best evidence is obviously seeing one yourself, up close, so get off your ass, go outside and start looking, preferably in the UFO hotspots around the country like the Hudson Valley area.

The best documented evidence is presented in a recent book. There will be no doubt in your mind after reading this book: UFOs Generals Pilots and Government Officials.

http://www.amazon.com/UFOs-Generals-Pilots-Government-Officials/dp/0307717089/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1367705597&sr=8-1&keywords=ufos+generals+pilots

u/kristalshyt · 0 pointsr/todayilearned

> children were killed as part of a satanic ritual

>[this quote is from the wikipedia article]

Yeah, that's not a real thing. I'd say they're innocent just based on that accusation alone. Read Satanic Panic: The Creation of a Contemporary Legend by Jeffrey S. Victor. The author shows how the widespread panic about "satanic cults" in the 80s & 90s was a phenomenon most refer to as "mass hysteria" based on what basically amounts to urban legends.

Edit: I left out a few words.

u/x1xHangmanx1x · 0 pointsr/askscience

http://www.amazon.com/Forbidden-Archeology-Unabridged-Michael-Cremo/dp/0892132949/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-1633621-5756409?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1181717324&sr=8-1[/url]

an interesting book about finding obviously new things in obviously old dirt. Like a galvanized steel nail in a lump of coal. Or a modern wedding ring found deep within the bedrock.

u/Vrilmachine · -2 pointsr/nottheonion

if you Have not read http://www.amazon.com/The-Holographic-Universe-Revolutionary-Reality/dp/0062014102

The holographic universe by micheal talbot you should soon!

Incredibly well layed out in this book. Whats fascinating is how this is really an extention of the Golden Mean movement which science is slowly catching up to.

u/plasmate777 · -2 pointsr/Tulpas

Both you and your tulpas can use your innate metaphysical abilities to synchronistically influence components of your reality to keep your life from being unnecessarily difficult.

Because mind affects matter at the quantum level, an inner consciousness shift will create an outer physical shift. In other words, the inner and outer worlds are loosely coupled. The probability of personal life events changes in response to deep changes in your mental and emotional landscape. Consciousness affects reality in a synchronistic way, thereby bypassing the deterministic laws of science. Life literally turns around and begins pointing in a new direction, and miracles become the norm. You just have to decide to let this be possible for you and it will be, in the same way that you must decide to let tulpas be real for you in order to experience them. It's not always easy to change your views about what is possible, but your tulpas can help if you ask them to.

I know that sounds pretty far out but there is some hard science behind it, and it just works. Here is one place where you can go to get an understanding of the physics behind how this works: http://www.amazon.com/The-Holographic-Universe-Revolutionary-Reality/dp/0062014102

u/throwaway0735 · -4 pointsr/history

I wonder if this is what it's like to tell people that the Earth is round and that we orbit the Sun several hundred years ago. You have people who are infinitely more educated and accomplished than yourself and I, who are responsible for our safety and welfare and in the highest levels of advanced fields telling us something that is still considered as a career ending taboo, and you dismiss them and anyone who dares bring them to your attention as trailer trash?

Do you honestly believe that all of these people who are now finally disclosing these statements are doing it for the fun of it? Don't you think they realize the risk this will be to their legacies? And don't you think they already know by seeing the reactions of their peers who have come forward how an ignorant mass will treat their admissions? If you possess even the minutest ability for critical thinking, your curiosity would at least be piqued by the fact that all these incredible figures are telling the same unpopular story at great detriment to themselves. And they are doing this not out of any legal obligations but by their personal sense of responsibility.

I can understand the ignorance of those who ridicule this subject without any serious thought, I was completely in the same vein. Civilization started around the world a few thousand years before the common era. Religious people are ignorant, their God(s) are fictitious conceptions of primitive societies. And it is more than a little suspicious that UFO sightings suddenly started occurring after the invention of airplanes and other man made airborne vehicles that can be mistaken for UFOs. As modern science dispel the myth of various superstitious boogeymen in cultures around the world, UFOs and aliens just replaced them. It's very suspicious that all the UFO videos are of poor quality. And why are all those UFO sightings always so sketchy? They are always at night and people only talk about seeing lights in the sky. History channel started sucking because they started showing creepy alien shows. Etc, etc. Do these things sound familiar? This was EXACTLY how I used to feel. I don't remember the exact moment things changed and I NEVER wanted them to change. To actually know that UFOs are real and the whole alien thing, it's just WTF. And I have to be grouped with all the hippie looking conspiracy theorists. Look, I get it, I get all of it. But these videos I've linked are the tip of a huge iceberg. I am only using them to try to at least open you to the possibility that the same thing you and I were taught are bullshit. That we can confront our ignorance.

We like to criticize Christians here, that they refuse to think critically, that they just want to believe in Jesus as their lord and savior, that they just want to believe there's heaven and hell after death, etc. We can do the same, just refuse to think critically and keep believing in what we want to believe. But like I said, if you have an ounce of critical thinking in you, you'd be wondering why all these people are coming forward. There's many many more people than the ones I've listed, if you want more historically significant astronaut, there's more, if you want more government leaders, there's more. If you do any digging at all, you'll learn that most UFO are stars, planes, natural phenomenon etc. But there's a small percent of documented ones that sound like things out of a Men in Black movie. Cases like giant sky blocking crafts just hovering over Phoenix, or fighter pilots dog fighting and actually shooting UFOs right above an airbase while everyone watched on the ground, or a nuclear armed airbase in the UK actually having an UFO land on the base and being surrounded by the base commanders and staff. As more and more of these people retire, and get older, they care less and less about being ridiculed or ruining their livelihood. That's why we are finally seeing all these prominent people come forward and that's one of the big reasons why I switched my views on something I thought was just crackpot bs.

When Edgar Mitchell dies, you will see the exact same posts here on Reddit as you are seeing for Niel Armstrong. You'll hear all about how accomplished he is etc. What is going to be interesting to witness here will be the dichotomy of those who post these things and those who downvote anyone who would call him a trailer trash tin foil hat conspiracy crank in any other context.

Anyways, I mostly won't have changed your mind to explore this because I doubt anyone could have changed my mind about this subject even two years ago. But you are going to keep being exposed to more and more of this as people keep coming forward. Buzz Aldrin is still on the fence about this, he's willing to talk about the UFO he saw with Niel Armstrong in their mission to the moon but he's not going past that (just look up Buzz Aldrin UFO on youtube). These people coming forward are not meant to convince you by their statements alone, they are meant to spur further research and to be used in conjunction to form the most logical conclusion you can. On your way, you'll keep seeing hoaxes and nonsense, but you'll also see stuff that actually make sense. If you want to skip the BS, I can give you some materials, the one book I recommend is the New York times bestseller by Leslie Kean: http://www.amazon.com/UFOs-Generals-Pilots-Government-Officials/dp/0307717089/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345951370&sr=8-1&keywords=leslie+kean

u/Fadedcamo · -7 pointsr/FargoTV

Hate to derail the topic, but UFO sightings largely get a bad rap in the US for its stigma. This can be attributed to a very conscious effort by the US government over the last 60 years to discredit and dismiss any actual credible sighting stories. There is a LOT of BS out there regarding UFOs, but if you sift through the noise there are quite a few stories by multiple credible witnesses (police, military personnel, pilots) and sometimes even backed up by other evidence (radar, ground radiation readings). Also, if you go outside the USA, there are MANY countries' governments who have disclosed files on all sorts of official encounters with these UFOs (France, Norway, Brazil, UK, Russia, Spain), so the UFO phenomenon truly has a large amount of scientific data to back it up and I don't think its entirely "out of this world" to put it in the show, especially during that time period in the mid-west.

If you want more information regarding some CREDIBLE stories of UFO encounters over the past 60 years or so, I highly recommend reading this book. Testimony from many of those credible witnesses, including a major general of Belgium during the UFO wave of the 80's there, and Nick Pope (was in charge of the Ministry of Defense's UFO investigations)