“You either try to force it in to the worldview…or you stop, and say the world may be a different place than the one I thought it was or the one I was brought up to think it was. There may be intelligences out there…” — Dr. John E. Mack, American psychiatrist and researcher on the alien abduction phenomena, October 16, 1999
What does it take for the “impossible” to grab the attention of the mainstream? To pierce the veil of “socially acceptable”? To entertain non-believers in such a way they willingly engage in the conversation?
Have we finally reached the Tipping Point at which those of us who have been previously derided or ridiculed for taking seriously psi phenomena will now be accepted, acceptable, or even …applauded?
In just the last few months there have been signs that we are reaching such a juncture.
I am hopefully optimistic.
For myself, yes, and for other independent researchers like me.
For the scientists who have courageously researched and written about these topics while employed by less-than-supportive academic institutions.
But mostly, I hope so for the sake of the experiencers: for all the individuals who have experienced psychic phenomena at one point in their lives, or have been present for other reality-shifting events, such as UAP sightings, near-death experiences, or reports from family members of past life memories.
I hope we are finally entering an age in which experiencers are listened to with at least an open mind, and better yet, an open, compassionate heart.
Here are a few things I am listening to, reading, or paying close attention to lately that prompt my optimism.
- The Telepathy Tapes
- “Do You Believe in Life After Death? These Scientists Study It.” (In New York Times Magazine)
- Cosmosis: UFOs and a New Reality (on AppleTV)
- The efforts of the New Paradigm Institute
- The efforts of The Sol Foundation (and I listened to this thoughtful presentation recently)
- Congressional hearings on UAPs
- Archives of the Impossible at Rice University
Legacy media has already been reporting for the last year on the “mainstreaming” of the UAP phenomena; even moreso since the NJ drones phenomenon.
Based on all the emails and texts I have received from nonindustry friends urging me to listen to The Telepathy Tapes, not to mention the fact that the podcast apparently kicked Joe Rogan out of the number one spot on Apple and Spotify both, I believe “telepathy” may be next.
I was also excited to see this week The New York Times feature the decades-long research on reincarnation and past lives conducted by the Division of Perceptual Studies at the University of Virginia.
Perhaps by next holiday season, we will be talking about precognitive dreaming and future memory around the holiday dinner table. What do you think?
