r/HighStrangeness

In this preprint, some scientists have put forward the idea that our perspective of reality is more of an interface, and what we consider to be reality is simply the experience of conscious agents (i.e. human individuals) interacting with one another. They propose that DMT entities are conscious agents that exist in a manner we can't typically perceive.

I've never done DMT, and have previously taken a more skeptical perspective on these entities, but I think the findings of this could be very interesting. Maybe psychedelics could enable us to perceive layers of reality we are typically blind to.

I find this an interesting story and really enjoyed watching this documentary where Darryl Anka shares his story of his connection with Bashar which he has been channeling since 1983 so almost 42/43 years now.

He talks about how he had two UFO encounters both with friends/witnesses. He talks about investigating what channeling is, not thinking he would become a channeler himself connecting to Bashar when he was there.

He, Darryl Anka, talks about having various dream encounters with Bashar in the Jeff Mara podcast.

And even now he is still going strong, doing lots of interview with all kinds of people. You can find many online if people are curious.

One of the most remarkable things is that he shares that 2026 is the year of disclosure and 2027 is the year of disclosure. If people are curious about this I can really recommend his podcast with Acid for Squares #10.

Darryl Anka is very clear over that he can't prove that Bashar is real. But that he keeps on channeling because he feels and sees that the information that is coming through is helping people.

A strange thing is though that Andrew Bayuk shortly channeled Elan from the same species as Bashar and the energy coming through there is strangely similar. There is a YouTube Channel called Elan interactions.

Personally I don't feel like I need to believe Darryl Anka, or that I need to believe Bashar. But I can simply listen to the information coming through, use my own critical thinking and my own discernment and just take the info as it is without necessarily reaching a conclusion about it.

I must admit I am pretty excited though for this prediction of 2027 as the year of contact.
But also there I am like okay, interesting we will see if something happens or if it doesn't.

I am curious to hear if there are other people that like to listen to Darryl Anka and Bashar.

What experiences have you had that have made you wonder about the paranormal existing? Doesn’t have to be spirits. It could anything considered out of the ordinary.

Thanks!

Enjoy. I dug deep in the archives to find this.

Summary / TLDR

• In July 1985, 23-year-old photographer Xavier C. went to Vallgorguina, Spain, and returned about 34 hours later believing only a few hours had passed.
• Both of his cameras contained photographs he didn’t remember taking.
• Under hypnosis, he described gray, wrinkled humanoids taking him to a cave, where they collected biological samples, and handled his cameras.
• He claimed they used his biological samples to create a duplicate of himself, which he later encountered in his car.
• Other people reportedly saw someone resembling Xavier while he was missing.
• His car returned with unexpected mileage, little fuel, mud, and a strange sticky substance.

I grew up reading a lot of ancient Indian stories like most Indians. I decided to compare them with other mythologies. The similarities are structural and surface level only. Details of the stories differ.

Some interesting coincidences occured while doing this. I can kind of visualize things. When I was thinking about Samudra Manthan, for some reason, I began to visualize gods and demons churning the ocean inside the Egyptian Pyramid. So, I began to search Egyptian mythology, and found out about Aqen as shown below.

I thought about Rama lifting the bow, and Arthur lifting the sword came to my mind.

I thought about Rahu and Ketu swallowing the Sun and the Moon. I searched for something similar and found out about Skoll and Hati. The picture below of Skoll and Hati is interesting because Rahu and Ketu are depicted as blue and brown in vedic astrology.

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“There once lived a matchless king of Asuras named Bali who reigned over Patala as an emperor over it. Having ascended the topmost story of his palace teeming with windows and bedecked with gems brought from the Mahameru heights surrounded by guards, alone he gave vent to the following series of reflections with a mind disgusted with material pleasures and contemplating upon Samsara (this mundane existence). When I thought about the story from Yoga Vasishta, I began to visualize the demon standing on top of his palace. Later I stumbled upon the image of demon Belial standing on top of his palace. Their names are similar.

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Atlantian-like race.

"Diti bore the glorious sons called the Daityas, my son. Long ago this treasure-laden Earth and all the seas and forests belonged to them." - sage Agastya to Shri Rama (Atlantean-like race). Bali was the Emperor of Earth. Bali established Siddhashram/Shambhala/Gyanganj. 

You can watch the video of Robert Svoboda on youtube about aliens. He tells most UFOs are from the Asuras (Bali and team). Bali is predicted to become the next king of the Universe during the Manavatar of Savarni Manu. He is one of the Chiranjivis or immortals.

Later, I came across articles titled, Atlantis: The Sons of the Law of One versus the Sons of Belial.

Artificial beings and Vimanas: Maya got into a four-wheeled chariot that was entirely made with gold, as broad as twelve hundred cubits that voyages through difficult routes in space, water, or earth, well-equipped with outrageous weaponry, that stood high among all the best chariots. The rider’s cabin merits comparison with a mountain, assorted with numerous artificial beings and stockpiles of many celestial missiles. ~ description of Mayasura's (chief architect of Bali and team) Vimana

Having said this, Somaprabha (Mayasura's daughter) opened the basket and showed to her some very interesting mechanical dolls constructed by her magic, made of wood. One of them, on a pin in it being touched, went through the air at her orders and fetched a garland of flowers and quickly returned. Another in the same way brought water at will; another danced, and another then conversed.

Somaprabha said, “King, these magical contrivances and machines were created by my father in ancient times through various ingenious methods. Just as this vast machine we call the world is composed of five elements, so too are these devices.

Gun-like or cannon-like weapons: Then the Asuras, Gandharvas, Yaksas, Raksasas and serpent‑folk roared together, their tumult like the thunder of storm‑clouds. Armed with engines and lightning‑fanged devices packed with iron shot, raining boulders, huge pikes and shataghni‑weapons from the sky, they descended in fury. The muzzles of those machines spewed iron balls, and great arrows flew; lances, banner‑poles, javelins and iron clubs whirled in every direction.

Crossroads and don't look back: I came across the story of Robert Johnson who had a deal with the devil at the crossroad. So I searched stories from ancient India to see if there is something similar to it. This is the story I found.

"A friend of mine, named Yajnadatta, was long very poor, but he gained the aid of a Pisacha by a charm, and so, having obtained wealth, lived in happiness. And he told me that charm; so do you gain, my friend, by means of it, the aid of a Pisacha ; he will heal your wound."

Having said this, he told him the form of words, and described to him the ceremony as follows: "Rise up in the last watch of the night, and with dishevelled hair and naked, and without rinsing your mouth, take two handfuls of rice as large as you can grasp with your two hands, and muttering the form of words go to a place where four roads meet, and there place the two handfuls of rice and return in silence without looking behind you. Do so always until that Pisacha appears." I found the don't look back theme occuring in other cultures too.

I came across a video of Miyamoto Musashi vs Katayama Yuuki. One of the youtubers commented, "After enduring an interminably long blistering stare contest with his opponent, our hero Musashi finally dropped the stick wielding hobo with a single strike, and thus reclaimed the title of the most unkempt ronin in Japan." In the video when Musashi asks who are you, Yuuki tells he is an Oni. Yuuki tells Musashi is also an Oni. Oni is a Rakshasa/Pisacha. The unkempt look is interesting as in the ritual above the person was asked to go to the crossroads very unkept and naked.

I came across an article on this site about Bahla: The Ancient Omani Oasis where locals still fear the Jinn (The "City of Magic" built overnight).

This brought to my mind, Dwarka, the city built in two days by Lord Vishwakarma (architect of the gods or Devas). There is also another such magical city, Indraprasta and the Maya Sabha, a magnificent, illusory palace of optical illusions, crystal floors, and hidden walls built by Mayasura (architect of the Asuras or Titans).

I came across a conspiracy theory about giants fossils and a book titled Petrified Giants And Titans Of Our World. Similar story mentioned in ancient text. "I remember to have seen this earth filled with the bones of dead Daityas (Titans/Giants) and other fossil remains, rising in heaps like mountains, and continuing in their dilapidated and crumbling state for myriads of years." ~ The immortal sage Bhusunda to sage Vasishta.

Guardians of directions, Dikpala, Bacab, Four Heavenly Kings, Four sons of Horus, Nordri, Sudri, Austri and Vestri.

Osiris is the god of underworld and death. He is the son of sun god Ra. He is the judge of the dead in afterlife. He is depicted as either green or black in complexion. His wife and sister Isis flooded the Nile river with her tears while mourning the death of Osiris. Yama is the god of underworld and death. He is the son of sun god Surya. He is the judge of the dead in afterlife. He is depicted as either green or black in complexion. River Yamuna was created from the tears of his wife and sister Yamuna or Yami when she mourned his death.

The pronunciation of god Ptah is similar to Pitah meaning father in Indian language. Ptah being an architect is similar to Vishwakarma. Brahma who was born from the lotus flower is similar to Nefertem who was born from the lotus.

“We do believe that there are two universes, a female one which is ours and a male one. The upward facing triangle represents the male universe and the downward facing triangle represents the female universe. It represents the union of the divine feminine and masculine.” - African Shaman Credo Mutwa on the hexagram on his “Necklace of Mysteries.” He said the "Necklace of Mysteries" represents the 14 worlds of our universe (like the 14 Lokas).

Shatkona is a symbol used in Hindu yantra; a "six-pointed star" is made from two interlocking triangles; the upper stands for Shiva, Purusha, the lower for Shakti, Prakriti. Their union gives birth to Kumara (Kartikeya), whose sacred number is six. The Shatkona represents both the male and female form, as a symbol of the divine union of masculine and feminine and as a source of all creation; more specifically it is supposed to represent Purusha (the supreme being), and Prakriti (mother nature, or causal matter). Often this is represented as Shiva/Shakti. It is often referenced that the Shatkona is the symbol of the Hindu deity known as Kumara (and by many other names).

The Shatkona is a hexagram and is associated with the son of Shiva and Shakti, Kartikeya. Kumara (youth/teenager) slayed the giant Tarakasura like David slayed the Goliath.

Iusaaset is described as the shadow/wife of Atum. Atum is the finisher of the world. Iusaaset is associated with tree of life. Atum is associated with snake, bull, lion. Parvati is the other half of Shiva in Ardhanarishvara form. Shiva is the destroyer of the world. Parvati is associated with Kalpavriksha, tree of life.

In the Lost Books of Merlyn: Druid Magic from the Age of Arthur there is a chapter known as Bindu suspension which is similar to Patanjali’s yoga process and meditation. In meditation, focusing on the bindu can help bring the mind into a state of stillness and concentration.

Rama, the ideal king. Rama lifts the bow which no one else can. Menaka seduces Vishwamitra, teacher of Rama. Shanta, estranged sister of Rama. Ravana abducts Sita. Lakshmana and Shatrughna, twin brothers of Rama. Lakshmana the loyal companion of Rama. When the people questioned Sita’s relationship with Ravana, instead of keeping her and doing what was best for the two of them Rama listened to his people. Sita had to enter the fire. Vishwamitra was originally a warrior who became a sage. A witch or Yakshini named Takata used to trouble Vishwamitra. Maricha transformed into a deer and imitated the sound of Sita.

Arthur the ideal king. Arthur lifts the lifts the sword which no one else can. Nimue seduces Merlin, teacher of Arthur. Morgause, estranged sister of Arthur. Meleagant abducts Guinevere. Lancelot and Mordred, twin brothers of Arthur. Lancelot the loyal companion of Arthur. When the whole city found out that Guinevere was cheating on Arthur with Lancelot. Instead of keeping her at the City and doing what was best for the two of them he listened to his towns people. They wanted Guinevere to face her acts of unfaithfulness and die in a fire. Merlin was originally a warrior who went crazy, wandered in forests and gradually became a wizard. A witch named Madam Mim used to trouble Merlin. Morgana used a powerful glamour enchantment to turn Guinevere into a deer.

Beli Mawr also called Beli, Belin, Belinos, Belinus, Bellinus, Belenos. Some say Balder of Aesir is also Beli Mawr. Lleu Llaw Gyffes who cannot be killed during the day or night, nor indoors or outdoors, neither riding nor walking, not clothed and not naked, nor by any weapon lawfully made is similar to Hiranyakashipu. Lleu Llaw Gyffes is the nephew of Beli Mawr (Beli the Great). Hiranyakashipu is the grandfather of Bali Maharaj (Bali the Great).

Shukra was the teacher of Asura. He had one eye. He was the son of Bhrigu and grandson of Brahma. Shukra is considered as a poet. Odin was the father of Aesir. He had one eye. He was the son of Burr and grandson of Buri. Odin is considered as a poet. Odin was swallowed by wolf Fenrir. Shukra was swallowed by Shiva. Sirius dog star is associated with Rudra. Tyr lost his hand to Fenrir. Savitr lost his hand to Shiva. Both Odin and Shukracharya hung upside down from a tree over a fire. Both had a head as an assistant, head of Rahu for Shukra and head of Mimir for Odin. Both Odin and Shukra could raise the dead.

In the Asura-Deva war (Asuras led by Shukra and Bali and Devas led by Brihaspati and Indra) at Ocean of Milk, Rahu tricked the Deva's and was about to drink Amrita, Elixir of immortality. Deva's spotted Rahu and cut off his head. His head became immortal and chief advisor of Asura's.

At the conclusion of the Aesir-Vanir War at Well of Magic, fearing trickery from the Aesir, the Vanir beheaded Mimir and returned his head to Asgard. Odin preserved the head of Mimir with magic so Mimir can be his advisor.

Goddess Deh₂nu, Danu, Don, Danava, Danaans, Dan, the Danes.

Culture	H₂nḗrtos	Deh₂nu-	Bel
India	nṛtamaIndra  , epithet of	DanuDana Dewi Danu  , va  (?)	Mahabali, Vali (?)
Iran	Narava	Danava	?????
Ossetia	Nart	Donbettyr	Bliago (?)
Armenia	ari Ara, epithet of Hayk,  the Handsome (?)	????	Bel, Barsamin
Greece	AndromedaAlexandros  ,	DanaDanaDanaeDana Poseidonos, ids, , ans,  (?)	Belos
Wales	????	Dôn	Beli
Ireland	????	Danu	Bile
Scandinavia and Iceland	Njǫrðr	DanDanes  , the	Beli

Goddess Athena is like goddess Saraswati. In Roman mythology, the Dragon constellation represents the dragon killed by the goddess Minerva (Athena) and was tossed into the sky. Goddess Saraswati killed or assisted Indra in killing the dragon Vritra.

Dagda's Cauldron and Akshayapatra never ran out of food, although Akshayapatra had a condition applied to it that it gave food for the day until Draupadi ate.

The thunderbird and horned serpent fight in Native American myths is similar to the Garuda Naga fight. The underwater horned serpent has a crystal located on its head. The hood of the Naga is decorated by a jewel, a source of light of which illuminates this realm. Vanaras, Howler monkey gods, the twin brothers Vali and Sugriva and Hun Batz and Hun Chowen. Nilesh Nilkanth Oak states on youtube that Viracocha is Vairocana (Bali), and Bali, Indonesia is named after Bali. There is a goddess Danu temple in Indonesia. You can see Bali, Danu and Danavas mentioned in the chart above.

Apep is embodiment of chaos. He is shown as a giant serpent. Apep was the greatest enemy of Ra. Apep tries to swallow the sun. Rahu is the embodiment of chaos. He is shown as a serpent. Rahu was the greatest enemy of Surya. Rahu tries to swallow the sun.

Dhanvantari was the physician of gods and god of Ayurveda. He emerged from the Ocean of Milk when the ocean was churned by a rod (Mount Mandara) entwined by a serpent (Vasuki). Asclepius was the god medicine. The rod of Asclepius, a snake-entwined staff is a symbol of medicine.

Manu is a title accorded to a progenitor of humanity after the great flood at the end of each Manavantara. The current Manu, Vaivasvata is similar to Noah. Swayambhu born with the body of his father Brahma like Adam was created in the image of god. Swayambhu and Shatarupa are the first humans like Adam and Eve.

Ahasuerus/Ashwathama, the cursed wandering immortal. Ashwathama is predicted to become one of the seven sages of next Manvantara when Bali will rule the universe.

Thor slayed the serpent Jormungand. Indra slayed the dragon Vritra. Indra did penance for the sin of slaying Vritra. Appolo slayed the serpent. Killing of serpent was considered a sin according to the laws of Mount Olympus and Appolo had to purify himself.

Heimdall was the son of 9 mothers. He was the watchman of gods. His statue is accompanied by a rooster. He is shown with a rainbow. Skanda/Kartikeya was the son of 6 mothers. He was the commander of gods. His flag is rooster symbol. He is shown with a peacock/rainbow. If we include Arundhati and Parvati too who were two other main ladies though not directly involved in the circumstances of the birth of Skanda, we get nine mothers. The child was born after Rudra entered Agni or Rudra possessed Agni, so he is considered the son of Rudra and Agni. Pleiades nakshatra is associated with Agni god of fire. Pleiades in Greek religion is associated with The Seven Star-nymph Sisters (like Svaha and the six ladies).

Gods and demons pulled the Rope of Time (Aqen) as outlined in the Egyptian tomb. Gods and demons pulled Vasuki, the serpent king as rope. Vasuki's elder brother Shesha is a symbol of time. When Sheshanaga uncoils, time moves forwards and when he coils, world ceases to exist.

Demeter is the goddess of harvest and grains. Known as Europa, one with broad eyes. Annapoorna is the goddess of food, grains and nourishment. Known as Visalakshi, one with large eyes.

Bellerophon rode Pegasus, the winged horse. Ballerophon lost the battle at Mount Olympus. Bali rode Uchchaihshravas the winged horse. Bali lost the battle at Mount Meru. Both Ballerophon's and Bali's downfall was caused by their hubris. Zues and his son Ares, god of war, fought for Hector against Achilles in battle for Helen. Bellerophon's grandsons fought the Trojan war. Achilles dies shot in the ankle at the end of the war. Helen means shining light. Shiva and his son Skanda, god of war, fought for Banasura against Krishna in battle for Usha. Bali's son Banasura fought in this war. Krishna dies shot in the ankle soon after this war. Usha in Sanskrit means dawn. Uttara ran away from the Kaurava army. Paris ran away from the Greek army. Achilles comes alone in his chariot to challenge Hector. Krishna comes alone in his chariot to challenge Kalayavana. Karna entered the battle on the 12th day and Achilles on the 11th day. Patroclus had to lead the army instead of Achilles. The death of Patroclus enraged Achilles. Abhimanyu had to lead the army instead of Arjuna. The death of Abhimanyu enraged Arjuna. Achilles dragged the body of Hector. Krishna dragged the body of Kansa around the arena and a narrow trench was made by the body ploughing the ground.

Goddess trinity. Athena is goddess of arts, crafts, wisdom. Athena is known for her calm temperament. Saraswati is goddess of knowledge, arts, wisdom. Saraswati is known as a gentle goddess. Aphrodite is goddess of love, beauty, pleasure. Associated with Venus. Lakshmi is goddess of wealth, beauty, fortune. Associated with Venus. Lakshmi and Aphrodite were born as adults and had no childhood. They rose from the ocean. Hera is goddess of women and marriage. Parvati is goddess of women, life, family.

Garuda is younger brother of Aruna. Garuda associated with Garuda Purana, book that deals with soul after death. Horus is associated with Egyptian book of the dead. Garuda often acts as a messenger between the gods and men and is called the ranger of the skies. Anzu steals the tablets of destiny. Anzu is the servant of chief sky god Enlil. Ninruta chases Anzu with his thunderbolts. Garuda steals the elixir of immortality. Garuda is the servant of chief god Vishnu. Indra chases Garuda with his thunderbolts. Both Anzu and Gardua are bird-like figures.

Apkallu, the seven wise men, and Enki; and Saptarishis, the seven sages and Shiva. Shiva’s wife is “daughter of the mountain” and Enki wife is “lady of the mountain.” Shiva’s daughter is Ashoka Sundari/Aranyani (goddess of forests). Enki’s daughter is lady greenery. 

Artemis is the goddess hunt, wild animals, wilderness, childbirth. Daughter of Zeus and Leto. Artemis is considered as a tree goddess. Aranyani is the goddess of forests and animals. Considered a symbol of fertility. Daughter of Shiva and Parvati. Aranyani was created from the divine tree called Kalpavriksha.

Eight-pointed star of Inanna and Lakshmi. Both are associated with the Owl.

How far can you go O king, asked the priest to Alexander the Great at Kurukshetra. How far can you go O king, asked the priest to Bali the Great at Kurukshetra. - from the book Murder of Alexander the Great: Book 1 - The Puranas.

The “Pillar of Fire” is described in the Holy Books of three major world religions, Buddhism in the Maha Ummaga Jataka as the “Aggi Khanda”, in Hinduism as the “Anala Stambha” in the Shiva Purana, and in the Torah (Exodus 13:21-22) of Judaism a The Lord is described as guiding the Israelites as a Pillar of fire at night.

Hermes is a messenger of god who can move freely between worlds. He is a trickster who outsmarts gods. God of music, poetry, roads, travellers, robbers etc. God of enticement. God of merchants, trade etc. Narada is a messenger who travels different Lokas at will. Narada is a trickster. He is regarded as foremost of singers. There are stories of Narada's encounters with robbers on the roads. Narada is a trikster. There are regulations of law, commerce, economics etc. attributed to Narada.

Atlas holds up the sky. Atlas tried to drive away Perseus who tried to steal golden apples from his orchard. Shesha holds up the universe. Balarama was an avatar of Shesha and he tried to chase Arjuna who abducted Subhadra from Dwaraka. Atlas was the strongest Titan. Balarama was the strongest human being.

Shani, the son of Surya, is considered lame and limps. His mother was the daughter of Vishwakarma (god of artisans). Haphaestus (god of artisans) is considered lame and limps.

Varuna abducted his niece Bhadra. Bhadra’s husband Utathya ordered the earth to become barren. Hades abducted his niece Persephone. Demeter forbids the earth to reproduce.

Skoll chases the Sun and Hati chases the Moon. Rahu swallows the Sun and Ketu swallows the Moon. 

Hello, and good evening folks (for it is the evening where I am writing this)!

I want to start this retelling of my experience off by stating that I am an indigenous woman and have always been a very spiritual person who believes in many things. There was also no alcohol, drugs, or any mind-altering substances present or used during this experience.

I have never retold this story online, but I want to tonight.

When I was about 14 years old (in 2014), I was staying the night with a couple of friends. If I recall correctly, this was on a Sunday and it was in the summer.

We lived in a populated city in NB, Canada, and the neighborhood we lived in was relatively quiet and "normal". There was not much woods around where this experience occurred, but there was a beach nearby and small wooded areas surrounding the beach.

Around 11 o'clock at night, one of my friends (female) and I decided that we wanted snacks and the two of us ventured out to the convenience store a couple blocks away (about a 5-7 minute walk) while the rest of our friends stayed home and waited for us to return.

My friend and I chit-chatted on our walk to the convenience store that we had visited many times before. When we arrived there, we went up the few steps and realized it was closed, so we stepped down and stood on the sidewalk for a second, trying to figure out where we could get our snacks from.

While we were standing there, an old, rickety car (maybe an old Toyota—I really don't know) with an odd-looking driver pulled onto the street in front of us. Come to think of it, I don't even know where this car came from. Maybe I just don't recall, or maybe this car and "man" came out of thin air.

The driver had his driver's window down and was alone in the vehicle. My friend and I stood there and looked at him for a moment as he drove by us slowly. He stared at us and we stared at him. He was a skinny, pale-faced "man" who looked like someone who was on drugs. I don't recall him having any hair, so he was bald.

Side-by-side, we watched his face as he continued to slowly drive his car further away from us, down the street. He didn't take his eyes off of us, and we didn't take ours off of him. Our conversation had halted as soon as this event started, and we just stood in silence, watching.

Even as he drove further away, he was still looking back at us—and he had a weird grin on his sunken face. The grin wasn't the horrifying part, though. The horrifying part was that his neck seemed to stretch out of the car window and wrap around to look behind him at us as he continued to drive off, slowly, while keeping his gaze fixated on us, as if we were prey.

At that moment, I didn't know what my friend was thinking, but something inside of me (or maybe outside of me) shoved me into the street and told me to RUN. I grabbed my friends arm and dragged her across the street with me as my gut filled with a horrific feeling and my adrenaline spiked. As soon as we booked it across the street, the driver halted his car to a stop, and screeched his tires as he quickly backed up to be in direct eyeline of our new position across the street. We were hiding in a bush, fumbling our cell phones, trying to dial 911. Something was not right and both of us were absolutely petrified.

The light on our phone screens was bright, and we heard the car door slam. He has gotten out of his car and was coming towards our position. We immediately darted from our "hiding" spot and ran as fast as we could through people's backyards. I lost one of my shoes during this sprint.

We banged on someone's door. An older lady answered and scolded us, shooing us away because of how late it was. She didn't seem to care that we were frantic and afraid and in danger—she was angry that she was disturbed. We weren't going to stand there on her steps and wait for this "man" to catch up to us, so I grabbed my friend and we booked it down the lady's steps and into another neighbor's yard, where their garage was open.

Inside the garage was a car. Don't ask me what that car looked like, because that was not what was on my mind.

My friend and I hid behind the car—between the car and the back of the garage—and we waited.

My friend was crying and whimpering and I covered her mouth and held her. I was petrified and shaking, but I was quiet because I knew I had to be, and I knew I had to make her be quiet. I had never had a feeling of being "prey" or being in the sights of being killed, but this was the one time in my life (and still is) that I had these feelings. I am grateful about how I reacted and how I was able to protect both myself, and my friend.

We stayed behind that car for a while. It felt like eternity. We didn't know when to leave. We crouched and stayed still and quiet. When time went by and we didn't hear anything, we dialled 911 and told them what happened.

When we got off the phone and thought the coast was clear, we snuck out of the garage, looked around to see if anyone or anything was near, and ran as fast as we could back to our friends house. We were winded when we arrived back and we were eager to get in. We banged on her door because she had locked it behind us and didn't think we would need an emergent entrance on our return.

The police searched the area and found nothing. They said they found no one that matched our description and no vehicles that matched our description, either.

The entire night, the two of us were shaken up.

We both cried hysterically when we were safe inside and able to decompress.

I couldn't sleep for weeks because I could not get that "man's" face out of my head.

Whenever I've told this story to someone, I get jittery and teary-eyed out of adrenaline and fear. It still haunts me to this day.

Years after that, in maybe 2021, or around that year, I dated a native man in my area and told him about the experience. He listened intently and when I finished, he coldly said to me, "You know what that was, right?". I told him, "No.".

He told me it was a skinwalker.

I had heard of the legends and the history of them, and I was baffled that the thought had never occurred to me. It *NEVER* occured to me.

When he told me that, I sank into my seat and felt shook in the knowing of what "that" was.

I am 26 now, and haven't had any experience like that since, nor have I seen anyone who resembles that "man". I also haven't spoken to the friend who was with me for years, but I do wonder if she still thinks about that night.

I feel lucky to have survived that and I truly believe that experience to have been my only "near-death experience".

There is a feeling you get when you know you're about to die or your life is being threatened, and that is what I felt that night.

I will most likely be cross-posting this.

Thank you for reading. I'd love to discuss this with some of you, and am open to answering any questions.

Yesterday I posted about a bizarre 1987 Argentina case: two tiny, red, giant-headed, apparently armless humanoid beings reportedly seen by a 12-year-old near Arroyo Prati, Viale, Entre Ríos.

13 years later, the witness was interviewed for a documentary about the UFO cases in this region. This is a surviving fragment of this lost 2000 documentary.

I’m currently collaborating with the guys behind Proyecto Viale Desconocido, an archive documenting unusual cases from this region, and we put together an article with the full account.

You can read the full report on this story here: https://proyectovialedesconocido.substack.com/p/seres-humanoides-arroyo-prati-viale-1987

Name: "Mystery Wire - George Knapp and Robert Bigelow
Date: January 27, 2021

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Name: Bigelow Podcast- Sit Down with George Knapp
Date: August 3, 2026

So Robert Bigelow’s ideas about UAPs as a spiritual phenomenon rather than a hardware of little green men issue is the ultimate tell that we are dealing with Extra-Celestial beings rather than Extra-Terrestrial. Does anyone else find it interesting that after selling the ranch, he founded the Bigelow Institute for Consciousness Studies (BICS), funding research into whether human consciousness survives bodily death. Robert explicitly tied these two idea together The Phenomenon and The Spiritual.

He noted that dark energy and dark matter are actually "supreme consciousness" and that "the human body is a container" for spirits.

By linking UAPs directly to the afterlife and disembodied spirits, Bigelow bridges the gap between UFOs and the occult. He views the entities at Skinwalker Ranch as manipulating human consciousness directly.

Bigelow and his research team (NIDS) documented events that defied biological physics, such as bulletproof humanoid wolves, invisible entities tearing cattle apart, bizarre dark ghostly apparitions, countless other paranormal activity. In one account Bigelow says a researcher's wife woke up to a human apparition materializing in their bedroom, with the mattress physically sinking under its weight.

Ultimately ones has to now slow down and pause before crying Religious Nutcases are taking over the topic but oddly enough some of these story seem to be classic markers of paranormal or demonic mimicry, entities changing shape to terrorize, mock, or manipulate human witnesses.

It seems this phenomenon is a far cry from just space travelers…

https://x.com/roddreher/status/2071067712269209841

Italy is a beautiful, ultra historic place! Many locations you can literally feel it’s history on its streets, in the air, the food! This particular day didn’t “change” my life but it definitely added something to it! I do not know what to call this event that happened to myself and this young lady. We have both tried to figure it out. In 7 days it’ll be 21 years! This young lady, I’ll call her Nia, was on her way to visit me. We had this agreement that when she got to certain toll booths she would send me a text msg! I was still at work in Aviano. This would build some CRAZY HOT TENSION bc we knew what was to come. Pun intended?!? By the time I got home she was already there, waiting and watching a “movie”. lol. I walk in passed the kitchen and see her in the family room and see she has cranked things up! Now, mind you this is in the afternoon. 4pm. Cars up and down the street. Mopeds. Soccer game going on at a nearby field. My shades were open. After exchanging some serious pleasantries things moved to my bedroom.

We got more comfortable and things took off from there but this is also where things shifted. I remember a lot of kissing and caressing. And then I woke up. Sweaty. A certain smell in the lingering heavy in the room. She was sweaty. We had just had sex but neither of us remember doing anything. The telling signs were all there but to this day and just about every year we try and remember. We talk about it. We cannot and have not since that day. Neither of us were drinking anything. No drugs. I’ve tried to use certain words in web searches to maybe find out what happened that day. I would not say we lost time as I did not check the time to see. I remember foreplay as it were and then me waking up to a sweaty, sexy smelling mess!
I cannot explain it any clearer than that as to what happened that day. Was the first and only time something like that has happened to me and Nia said as much for her.

What do you think happened??

What Will it take to Convince People that UFOs are Important? UFO historian Richard Dolan has described the initial reaction of many people to his passionate involvement with the subject. They express interest, might even describe something they saw on TV concerning the phenomenon, and then after a few minutes of his well-informed explanations, their eyes gloss over and they are clearly bored.

THE ROLE OF AUTHORITY FIGURES

Yes, it’s true; opinion polls indicate the public is interested in UFOs, now officially called UAP. Advertising executives have long known this, but the fascination is for most part quite superficial. Why is this? I suspect that it is because prior to the winter of 2017 most authority figures have essentially said that there’s nothing to it.

After all, the world is terribly complex. Thus, we rely on authorities to use vast amounts of data to make what we hope are reasonable decisions. Most people have little understanding of the technological “miracles” that science has achieved, but they are grateful and trust the devices, like planes, autos and computers to work reliably.

Needing to trust leaders, I suspect, might be built into our psychobiology. For a million years before civilization was established, hunter-gatherers worked in small groups to survive. Shamans that could use primitive psi abilities combined with careful observations of nature played important roles. Leadership was a question of life and death. Those clans that had the best leaders, the shamans that knew how to most best hunt animals, find healing herbs and deliver babies, played critical roles in survival. Thus, most of us have a strong tendency to “follow the leader” and when this becomes extreme, “We the People” run the risk of becoming, “We the sheeple.”

LINKING UFOs TO SOLUTIONS FOR MAJOR PROBLEMS

For the UFO question to have a truly major impact on the mass consciousness, this subject will need to be transformed from an entertaining diversion and become a way of addressing the seemingly insurmountable problems our planet is facing. This is already being attempted by those within the UFO community that discuss the possibility of downloading into our technological culture the secrets of the energy propulsion systems of flying saucers. So-called “free energy” in one fell swoop might eliminate poverty and pollution, possibly even reversing global warming and ending world hunger.

Of course, for the so-called ETs to give us such devices, they might understandably insist on a peaceful transformation of our planet to replace what Ufologist Stanton Friedman called our perpetual state of “tribal warfare.” In the past such a proposition was an impossibly “hard sell” because military and political leaders, the mass media and academia all in service to ruling elites repeatedly insisted, “There is nothing to it.”

HE WHO PAYS THE PIPER CALLS THE TUNE

Clandestine forces determined to keep a lid on the UFO issue have been called “the control groups.” In the past, they employed a strategy of recruiting authority figures to block any significant discussion of flying saucers. Opinion makers that stepped out of line found that their access to funding would be cut off. This was done behind the scenes and has been quite effective in my opinion.

In the USA, the National Academy of Sciences made it perfectly clear that UFO studies are not part of the “legitimate” agenda for professional science. Scientists that stepped out of line could find themselves unable to secure grants thus ending their careers. This has now changed somewhat with the Galileo Project headed by Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb. It should be mentioned, however, that Dr. Loeb’s UAP detection project is reportedly supported in such a way so as not to take money from traditional scientific financial backers. Heavens forbid a UAP investigation might divert funding for “real science.”

In broadcast journalism in the past, talk show hosts that might inform the public in a detailed way about flying saucers could find themselves without corporate sponsors. We should not forget that major newspapers are controlled through their editorial boards that in turn are dependent on commercial advertising to continue publishing.

This analysis of the social mechanisms of the “UFO Truth Embargo” is not a conspiracy theory. I merely describe the way power works. In the former Soviet Union, it was the political dictatorship of the Communist Party that attempted to regulate almost every aspect of people’s lives. That social experiment failed miserably. In the West, however, social control is far more sophisticated, decentralized and uses the knowledge of social psychology called “public relations” to effectively manipulate the masses.

RESISTANCE TO CHANGE ALSO COMES FROM WITHIN

On the individual level, our tendency to identify with our thoughts leads to profound attachments to old ideas. This resistance to changing one’s point of view flows from the ego itself. “Ego” in this context means identification with thought forms.  People strive to defend their religion, political ideology, or moral customs to the point where some would even kill to maintain them. Just look at the present situation in Middle East, or at the millions killed centuries ago during the Spanish Inquisition and the Protestant Reformation in Europe.

Something similar in my opinion applies to acknowledging that an “ET” and/or “interdimensional” explanation for the flying saucer phenomenon might be true. Such a realization threatens to radically change the conceptual paradigm of our entire civilization. Since humans so strongly identify with their present beliefs, it is understandable that many reject such a brave new worldview in which we might have to accept a potent non-human presence.

UFO INTELLIGENCE HAS A TIGER BY THE TAIL.

What about the intelligences responsible for flying saucers? Could “they” (whoever they ultimately turn out to be) simply fill the sky with structured craft? Or stage the proverbial “landing on the Whitehouse Lawn?” Such actions would certainly convince the masses that flying saucers are of the greatest importance. In my judgment, this scenario is the least likely to ever take place. Given the militaristic mindset of our civilization, a sudden realization of the reality of UFOs could be catastrophic. My guess is that careful gradual efforts to alert us of their importance is the game plan of both the intelligences responsible for the phenomenon and some elements of the establishment as well. I recommend Grant Cameron’s book “Managing Magic.” He shows how the US Executive Branch has pursued a gradual acclimatization project which runs in parallel to the coverup. 

So, what will it take to change mass public opinion on the flying saucer question? If the alleged “ETs” continue the present pattern of interactions, millions of individual sightings yearly interspersed with occasional massive waves, I imagine that there will be opportunities to slowly build public awareness by a responsible program of education.

RESPONSIBLE PROGRAM OF PUBLIC EDUCATION

This will require UFO enthusiasts to discipline the crazies in our midst, think creatively and most importantly of all build stable, well-financed organizations to carry out the educational campaign. All this will need to be done in opposition to the control groups that have great experience in manipulating public opinion and putting their spin on the limited disclosure efforts that has been going on.

“TURNING PAGES IN A PLAY BOOK”

Can we trust UFO intelligences to follow what we imagine is their existing “game plan” of gradually alerting humanity to their presence? I suppose not. UFO researcher Michael Lindemann once said that we should never assume that we can think like the so-called “aliens.” Nevertheless, the ever-changing pattern of interactions, as pointed out by UFO researcher Grant Cameron, appears to be as if the aliens have been turning the pages of a “play book.” This can be seen by the appearance of “Men in Black” in the 1950s, so called “alien abductions” starting in the 1960s and followed by crop circles reported in Southern England and then all over the world. While all this has been happening, tens of thousands of contact experiencers have described mental interactions with flying saucer intelligences. Many of these individuals are instilled with a sense of mission and are striving to convince their fellow “Earthlings” that we should look up and accept what our eyes are seeing.

In my judgment, UFO intelligences will continue to present us with new and creative ways of waking us up from our collective stupor concerning their “wonders in the sky.” I believe their presence is non-harmful and very likely beneficial for mankind. Bringing others to this hopeful perspective, I imagine, is a challenge that many contact and disclosure activists will continue to face for some time.

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What Will it take to Convince People that UFOs are Important?

UFO historian Richard Dolan has described the initial reaction of many people to his passionate involvement with the subject. They express interest, might even describe something they saw on TV concerning the phenomenon, and then after a few minutes of his well-informed explanations, their eyes gloss over and they are clearly bored.

THE ROLE OF AUTHORITY FIGURES

Yes, it’s true; opinion polls indicate the public is interested in UFOs, now officially called UAP. Advertising executives have long known this, but the fascination is for most part quite superficial. Why is this? I suspect that it is because prior to the winter of 2017 most authority figures have essentially said that there’s nothing to it.

After all, the world is terribly complex. Thus, we rely on authorities to use vast amounts of data to make what we hope are reasonable decisions. Most people have little understanding of the technological “miracles” that science has achieved, but they are grateful and trust the devices, like planes, autos and computers to work reliably.

Needing to trust leaders, I suspect, might be built into our psychobiology. For a million years before civilization was established, hunter-gatherers worked in small groups to survive. Shamans that could use primitive psi abilities combined with careful observations of nature played important roles. Leadership was a question of life and death. Those clans that had the best leaders, the shamans that knew how to most best hunt animals, find healing herbs and deliver babies, played critical roles in survival. Thus, most of us have a strong tendency to “follow the leader” and when this becomes extreme, “We the People” run the risk of becoming, “We the sheeple.”

LINKING UFOs TO SOLUTIONS FOR MAJOR PROBLEMS

For the UFO question to have a truly major impact on the mass consciousness, this subject will need to be transformed from an entertaining diversion and become a way of addressing the seemingly insurmountable problems our planet is facing. This is already being attempted by those within the UFO community that discuss the possibility of downloading into our technological culture the secrets of the energy propulsion systems of flying saucers. So-called “free energy” in one fell swoop might eliminate poverty and pollution, possibly even reversing global warming and ending world hunger.

Of course, for the so-called ETs to give us such devices, they might understandably insist on a peaceful transformation of our planet to replace what Ufologist Stanton Friedman called our perpetual state of “tribal warfare.” In the past such a proposition was an impossibly “hard sell” because military and political leaders, the mass media and academia all in service to ruling elites repeatedly insisted, “There is nothing to it.”

HE WHO PAYS THE PIPER CALLS THE TUNE

Clandestine forces determined to keep a lid on the UFO issue have been called “the control groups.” In the past, they employed a strategy of recruiting authority figures to block any significant discussion of flying saucers. Opinion makers that stepped out of line found that their access to funding would be cut off. This was done behind the scenes and has been quite effective in my opinion.

In the USA, the National Academy of Sciences made it perfectly clear that UFO studies are not part of the “legitimate” agenda for professional science. Scientists that stepped out of line could find themselves unable to secure grants thus ending their careers. This has now changed somewhat with the Galileo Project headed by Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb. It should be mentioned, however, that Dr. Loeb’s UAP detection project is reportedly supported in such a way so as not to take money from traditional scientific financial backers. Heavens forbid a UAP investigation might divert funding for “real science.”

In broadcast journalism in the past, talk show hosts that might inform the public in a detailed way about flying saucers could find themselves without corporate sponsors. We should not forget that major newspapers are controlled through their editorial boards that in turn are dependent on commercial advertising to continue publishing.

This analysis of the social mechanisms of the “UFO Truth Embargo” is not a conspiracy theory. I merely describe the way power works. In the former Soviet Union, it was the political dictatorship of the Communist Party that attempted to regulate almost every aspect of people’s lives. That social experiment failed miserably. In the West, however, social control is far more sophisticated, decentralized and uses the knowledge of social psychology called “public relations” to effectively manipulate the masses.

RESISTANCE TO CHANGE ALSO COMES FROM WITHIN

On the individual level, our tendency to identify with our thoughts leads to profound attachments to old ideas. This resistance to changing one’s point of view flows from the ego itself. “Ego” in this context means identification with thought forms.  People strive to defend their religion, political ideology, or moral customs to the point where some would even kill to maintain them. Just look at the present situation in Middle East, or at the millions killed centuries ago during the Spanish Inquisition and the Protestant Reformation in Europe.

Something similar in my opinion applies to acknowledging that an “ET” and/or “interdimensional” explanation for the flying saucer phenomenon might be true. Such a realization threatens to radically change the conceptual paradigm of our entire civilization. Since humans so strongly identify with their present beliefs, it is understandable that many reject such a brave new worldview in which we might have to accept a potent non-human presence.

UFO INTELLIGENCE HAS A TIGER BY THE TAIL.

What about the intelligences responsible for flying saucers? Could “they” (whoever they ultimately turn out to be) simply fill the sky with structured craft? Or stage the proverbial “landing on the Whitehouse Lawn?” Such actions would certainly convince the masses that flying saucers are of the greatest importance. In my judgment, this scenario is the least likely to ever take place. Given the militaristic mindset of our civilization, a sudden realization of the reality of UFOs could be catastrophic. My guess is that careful gradual efforts to alert us of their importance is the game plan of both the intelligences responsible for the phenomenon and some elements of the establishment as well. I recommend Grant Cameron’s book “Managing Magic.” He shows how the US Executive Branch has pursued a gradual acclimatization project which runs in parallel to the coverup. 

So, what will it take to change mass public opinion on the flying saucer question? If the alleged “ETs” continue the present pattern of interactions, millions of individual sightings yearly interspersed with occasional massive waves, I imagine that there will be opportunities to slowly build public awareness by a responsible program of education.

RESPONSIBLE PROGRAM OF PUBLIC EDUCATION

This will require UFO enthusiasts to discipline the crazies in our midst, think creatively and most importantly of all build stable, well-financed organizations to carry out the educational campaign. All this will need to be done in opposition to the control groups that have great experience in manipulating public opinion and putting their spin on the limited disclosure efforts that has been going on.

“TURNING PAGES IN A PLAY BOOK”

Can we trust UFO intelligences to follow what we imagine is their existing “game plan” of gradually alerting humanity to their presence? I suppose not. UFO researcher Michael Lindemann once said that we should never assume that we can think like the so-called “aliens.” Nevertheless, the ever-changing pattern of interactions, as pointed out by UFO researcher Grant Cameron, appears to be as if the aliens have been turning the pages of a “play book.” This can be seen by the appearance of “Men in Black” in the 1950s, so called “alien abductions” starting in the 1960s and followed by crop circles reported in Southern England and then all over the world. While all this has been happening, tens of thousands of contact experiencers have described mental interactions with flying saucer intelligences. Many of these individuals are instilled with a sense of mission and are striving to convince their fellow “Earthlings” that we should look up and accept what our eyes are seeing.

In my judgment, UFO intelligences will continue to present us with new and creative ways of waking us up from our collective stupor concerning their “wonders in the sky.” I believe their presence is non-harmful and very likely beneficial for mankind. Bringing others to this hopeful perspective, I imagine, is a challenge that many contact and disclosure activists will continue to face for some time.