If you are an avid follower of Ufology, it may be of interest to you to know, if you don't already, that many of your favorite researchers and investigators are high tailing it and getting the hell out of Dodge. Yup. They are leaving Ufology for seemingly saner and maybe even greener pastures. Why? Although the reasons may vary, it seems the most common answers are something akin to, "I can no longer handle being associated with the Fringe Element" or "There seem to be no 'Nuts and Bolts' craft so therefore this is looking more esoteric in nature" and "The field of Ufology has not yielded any new evidence or information since its inception" followed closely by "The Wackos are destroying the field just fine without my help, thanks."
Many renowned researchers in Ufology are falling or flying from the field but not necessarily to leave the realm of High Strangeness behind. Noted authors and researchers such as Jacques Vallee, possibly the father of fleeing the Ufological coop, have taken their notes, files and libraries only to look at things through a broader lens or a different angle as was evident in Mr. Vallee's book, Passport to Magonia wherein he not only looked at the UFO phenomenon in a daringly different manner but also introduced us to the periphery of it or possibly the greater understanding of it by showing us that UFO's are not necessarily the sole act of High Strangeness in any given UFO case. There is a veritable plethora of paranormal occurrences in many cases, such as astral phenomena, purported ghost visitations, disembodied voices as well as poltergeist-like activity and often occurring simultaneously or in tandem with the anomalous lights in the sky.
Other researchers that have since followed suit are Christopher O'Brien of the Mysterious Valley book series, Phillip J. Imbrogno, who as of today was a guest on the highly acclaimed podcast, Paratopia and has just announced a new book, Files From The Edge: A Paranormal Investigator's Explorations Into High Strangeness, that even the title suggests its not solely just about UFO's but the entire paranormal realm.
If one were to look at the implications of this mass Ufology exodus, a phenomenon of its own accord, one might begin to see that it's not necessarily that UFO's are any longer haute couture but instead perhaps a small part of a much larger and potentially more mysterious aspect of esoterica in so much as that a lot of the new findings in their research are giving a new face to esoterica as a whole. The most potentially disturbing implication and connective tie it seems in much of but not all of the paranormal phenomena is us. You read that right. More and more psychological and parapsychological evidence is pointing directly at the human psyche as a key and pivotal player in the currently still foggy but slowly progressing field of paranormal study.
In light of these new developments, one does not have to dig too deeply to understand why some of these mainstay and familiars faces of Ufology are beating hell to get off the decks of this sinking ship. There is new wave coming and the ones whom are paying attention apparently do not want to get swept overboard with the rest of the flotsam and jetsam.
There are a few Old School holdouts, however. Stanton Friedman, it seems, will be forever steadfast in his self made and hard fought niche in this uncertain field as well as his fellow Roswell Event counterpart Dennis Balthaser. But for those avidly watching and looking for new developments in the field and have as of late frustratingly found precious few, you may but turn your gaze a little to find a cornucopia of new reasoning and thinking invading the old standbys.
For the money, the researchers in the New Paradigm that, as if on cue by taking a gentle push from Vallee, are moving and shaking things up quite a bit. They are the likes of Greg Bishop, Nicolas Redfern, the late Mac Tonnies, the previously mentioned Christopher O'Brien, Jeffrey Ritzmann and Jeremy Vaeni of Paratopia fame, the once again renewed Phillip J. Imbrogno and the always reliable and fresh minded Colin Andrews.
That list of Paranormal Hotshots currently has produced enough relevant material collectively within the last three years to make anybody's head spin with their dizzying and well thought out projects. These are the critical thinkers using an open mind and intellectual creativity the likes of which cannot be boxed or contained in any traditional mode of understanding.
The nuts and bolts have defused into smoke and mirrors. The only thing left to contain the events and their inspired theories is perception. Perhaps someday, even that will be enough.
Cheers,
Erik
I am a product of my Desert Southwest up-bringing. By that I mean that I enjoy large, quiet spaces to reflect and observe. I am an Artist, Musician, Composer, Zen practitioner, Paranormal Researcher/Investigator, Philosopher and Reiki Master. I love to draw and paint, take long walks, meditate and eat cookies and read while taking long, hot soaks in the tub. I am also a happily married father of two teenaged girls and I have belonged to the most tolerant woman on the planet for nearly two decades and still going.
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