There has been a fair amount of crossover between paranormal events and Unidentified Flying Objects. Both are sometimes seen as dubious fields of study by mainstream science, and generally, have seen little support. Anomalous phenomena are phenomena which are observed and for which there are no suitable explanations in the context of a specific body of scientific knowledge, e. ... UFO redirects here. ...

Mystics, Extraterrestrials and Contactees

n his 1758 book Earths in the Solar World, Emanuel Swedenborg reported a number of visions where he was escorted around various planets. He regarded these visions as genuine. (Of course, UFO's may not emanate from other planets.) 1758 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Emanuel Swedenborg, 75, holding the manuscript of Apocalypsis Revelata (1766). ...

Among Madame Blavatsky’s writings were her descriptions of “The Lords of the Flame”, who resided on Venus. Guy Ballard - one of Blavatsky's disciples - popularised her teachings in the United States. He founded an offshoot, “The Great I AM”, which made contact with extraterrestrials a vital part of its teachings. Helena Blavatsky Helena Petrovna Hahn (also Hélène) (July 31, 1831 (O.S.) (August 12, 1831 (N.S.)) - May 8, 1891 London, England), better known as Helena Blavatsky or Madame Blavatsky was the founder of Theosophy. ... (*min temperature refers to cloud tops only) Atmospheric characteristics Atmospheric pressure 9. ... Godfre Ray King or Guy W. Ballard was a government person who visited Mt. ...

Though early contactees spoke of extraterrestrial contact, but the general tone and the sort of messgaes imparted by extraterrestrials seemed almost interchangeable, in many accounts, as those offered by mediums and mystics. As early as the 17th century, the polymath John Dee and his assistant Edward Kelley, working together, communed with superior and unearthly beings (which he called angels) who imparted to them a strange language, Enochian, and imparting to them wisdom and knowledge. Contactees are persons who claim to be in regular contact with extraterrestrials. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... Leonardo da Vinci A polymath (also known as a polyhistor) is a person who excels in multiple fields, particularly in both arts and sciences. ... A sixteenth century portrait of John Dee, artist unknown. ... Edward Kelley, nineteenth-century portrait Edward Kelley or Kelly, also known as Edward Talbot (August 1, 1555 - 1597) was a spirit medium who worked with John Dee in his magical investigations. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Enochian is an occult language popularised by John Dee and Edward Kelley in the 16th Century. ...

Heavily inspired by the writings of H.P. Lovecraft, the Left Hand Path occultists Kenneth Grant and Michael Bertiaux have formed magical orders devoted to using tantric and ceremonial magic as a means to contact extraterrestrial (and extradimensional) entities. Howard Phillips Lovecraft (August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American author of fantasy, horror and science fiction, noted for combining these three genres within single narratives. ... The Baphomet, symbol of some Left-Hand Path religions. ... For other uses of this term, see occult (disambiguation). ... Kenneth Grant is a British occultist and head of the Typhonian Ordo Templi Orientis. ... Tantra (Sanskrit: loom), tantric yoga or tantrism is any of several esoteric traditions rooted in the religions of India. ... Ceremonial magic is a branch of magick. ...

Theorists and Popularizers

Carl Jung, the famous psychologist, also theorized that UFOs might have a primarily spiritual and psychological basis. In his 1959 book "Flying Sauers: A Modern Myth of Things Seen In The Sky", he pointed out that the round shape of most saucers corresponds to a mandala, a type of archetypal shape seen in religious images. Thus the saucers might reflect a projection of the internal desires of viewers to see them. However, he did not out rightly label them a delusion or hallucination; it was more in the nature of a shared spiritual experience. Carl Gustav Jung (July 26, 1875 – June 6, 1961) (IPA:) was a Swiss psychiatrist and founder of Analytical Psychology. ... Mandala (Sanskrit circle) is of Hindu origin, but is also used in Buddhist context, to refer to various tangible objects. ... A hallucination is a sensory perception experienced in the absence of an external stimulus, as distinct from an illusion, which is a misperception of an external stimulus. ...

However, Jung seemed conflicted as to possible origins. At other times he asserted that he wasn't concerned with possible psychological origins and at least some UFOs were physically real, based primarily on indirect physical evidence such as photographs and radar contact in addition to visual sightings. He also considered the extraterrestrial hypothesis to be viable. One such quote from Jung in 1958 from Associated Press had him stating, "A purely psychological explanation is ruled out... If the extraterrestrial origin of these phenomena should be confirmed, this would prove the existence of an intelligent interplanetary relationship... That the construction of these machines proves a scientific technique immensely superior to ours cannot be disputed." [1][2] The Extraterrestrial hypothesis (sometimes shortened to ETH) is the hypothesis that UFO reports are best explained as creatures from other planets, occupying physical extraterrestrial spacecraft visiting Earth. ... Associated Press logo This article concerns the news service. ...

John Keel and Brad Steiger promulgated various paranormal/UFO theories in a series of modestly successful paperback books in the 1960s. Keel in particular, speculated that UFO's might have their origins not in space and time as we know it, but outside of it. He advocated that we may not do well to trust superior beings but to regard them as quite often deceptive or manipulative if not parasitic. Dr. Jacques Vallee followed on with more serious studies taking a similar tack. John A. Keel. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... Dr. Allen Hynek (back), and Dr. Jacques Vallee (far right, front) at U.N. General Assembly, 1978. ...

Vallee, a French UFO researcher, has noted an almost exact parallel between UFO and "Alien" visitations and stories from folklore of Fairies and similar creatures. This was documented in his 1969 book "Passport to Magonia" and explored further in his later works. The significance of these parallels is disputed between mainstream scientists, who contend that they show both to be fanciful, and between Vallee and others who feel that some underlying, poorly understood, phenomenon is actually interacting with humans to cause both kinds of sightings. Incidentally, Vallee was the inspiration for the French scientist depicted by Steven Spielberg in his film Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Folklore is the body of verbal expressive culture, including tales, legends, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs current among a particular population, comprising the oral tradition of that culture, subculture, or group. ... by Sophie Anderson A fairy, or faery, is a creature from stories and mythology, often portrayed in art and literature as a minuscule humanoid with wings. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... Steven Spielberg Steven Allan Spielberg, KBE (born December 18, 1946) is a four time Academy Award winning American film director (three OSCARS and 1 Lifetime Achievement Award), and among the most successful filmmakers in history. ... This article is about the film; for the classification, see Close encounter. ...

The 1970s popular writer Erich von Däniken goes the other way round and states that UFOs influenced certain ancient religions. He claims to have found evidence in old Aztec, Inca and ancient Egypt temples that phenomena identified as signs of Gods were the same as actual unidentified flying objects. In his book Were The Gods Astronauts, von Däniken goes farther and states that those objects were in fact alien visitors who landed on Earth a thousand years ago and influenced deeply the birth of civilizations. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... Erich von Däniken (born April 14, 1935 in Zofingen, Switzerland) is a controversial Swiss author who is best known for authoring works about extraterrestrial influence on human culture since prehistoric times. ... The Aztecs were a Mesoamerican people of central Mexico in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. ... For other meanings of Inca, see Inca (disambiguation). ... Map of Ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt was a civilization along the Lower Nile, reaching from the Nile Delta in the north as far south Jebel Barkal at the time of its greatest extension (15th century BC). ...

Terence McKenna, in contrast, believed that UFOs are manifestations of the human soul, or collective spirit. He thought they appeared to individuals and groups in order to exert psychological influence over the course of history and might preside, in the year 2012, over history's end. Terence Kemp McKenna (November 16, 1946 – April 3, 2000) was a writer and philosopher. ... 2012 (MMXII) will be a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In the 1980s, this point of view had formalized into a paradigm in and of itself. Researcher Hilary Evans published two well-researched studies, Gods, Spirits, Cosmic Guardians: Encounters with Non-Human Beings and Visions, Apparitions, Alien Visitors: A Complete Study of the Entity Enigma trying to examine phenomena ranging from "ghosts" to "aliens" using similar principles, seeming to conclude that entities may have originated in the minds of the experiencers, with, paranormal components. Since that time, discussion has stalled, with no one as of this writing having much of substance to offer and writing tends to consist of repetitions of old theories. The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... A ghost is an alleged non-corporeal manifestation of a dead person (or, rarely, an animal). ...

The U.S. Government Printing Office issued a publication compiled by the Library of Congress for the Air Force Office of Scientific Research: UFOs and Related Subjects: An Annotated Bibliography. In preparing this work, the senior bibliographer, Lynn E. Catoe, read thousands of UFO articles and books. In her preface to this 400-page book she states:

"A large part of the available UFO literature is closely linked with mysticism and the metaphysical. It deals with subjects like mental telepathy, automatic writing and invisible entities as well as phenomena like poltergeist [ghost] manifestations and possession. Many of the UFO reports now being published in the popular press

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Religions and UFOs

Much mysticism has arisen around UFOs. Several religions have UFOs as a component of their mythology:

• Unarius Academy of Science: Founded in 1954 by Ernest Norman and Ruth Marian.
• Aetherians: A group founded by a British mystic who claimed to communicate with the Cosmic Master Aetherius
• Order of the Solar Temple: In order to move to somewhere near the star Sirius many believers committed suicide in Europe and Canada in the 90's
• Heaven's Gate: Believers committed suicide in California in 1997, believing they would be carried off in Comet Hale-Bopp.
• Raelians, who claimed that life on Earth was created by extra-terrestrials known as "Elohim" in the Hebrew Bible.
• Scientology: The higher-level beliefs of Scientology include the story of Xenu, a galactic ruler, who brought billions of people to Earth and killed them. A 1952 Scientology tape claims that a steady flow of flying saucers is still dropping off more entheta (malevolent) beings. See Space opera in Scientology doctrine.

Unarians believe that through the use of fourth dimensional physics theyre able to communicate with advanced intelligent beings that exist on higher frequency planes. ... The Aetherius Society is an organization founded by Dr. George King (1919-1997) in 1955. ... The Order of the Solar Temple also known as Ordre du Temple Solaire (OTS) in French, and the International Chivalric Organization of the Solar Tradition or simply as The Solar Temple was a secret society based upon the new age myth of the continuing existence of the Knights Templar (see... Heavens Gate was the name of a cult co-led by Marshall Applewhite and Bonnie Nettles until Nettles death. ... Raels first published book, the basis of the Raelian movement Raëlism is the belief system promoted by the Raëlian Movement, a religious organization which believes that scientifically advanced extraterrestrials known as the Elohim (derived from a Hebrew word appearing in the Torah) created life on Earth through genetic engineering... Scientology is a word popularized in 1952 by author L. Ron Hubbard. ... In Scientology doctrine, Xenu (also Xemu) is a galactic ruler (of the Galactic Confederacy) who, 75 million years ago, brought billions of people to Earth, stacked them around volcanoes and blew them up with hydrogen bombs. ... In Scientology doctrine, space opera was the term used by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard to describe extraterrestrial civilizations and alien interventions. ...

Belief system crossovers

Some have noted common beliefs shared by UFO and Christian believers:

• Heaven: Lights that come from the sky.
• Faith: you have no evidence what UFOs are. You can only see by yourself or believe others.
• Saviour: Superior beings coming out of those lights.
• Apocalypse and redemption: Superior beings coming from the heavens to at the same time destroy civilization as we know and save those few who accept them by carrying those believers in their spacecraft.
• Voices: Many claim to hear voices that might be from spirits, angels or aliens from a distant galaxy. Critics see those as classical cases of schizophrenic hallucinations.

An example of this overlap is the miracle at Fatima which occurred in Portugal in 1917. This involved over 70,000 witnesses observing strange aerial phenomena, which might well be considered as UFOs today. Schizophrenia is a psychiatric diagnosis denoting a persistent, often chronic, mental illness variously affecting behavior, thinking, and emotion. ... A hallucination is a false sensory perception in the absence of an external stimulus, as distinct from an illusion, which is a misperception of an external stimulus. ... Fātima was originally an Arabic name, meaning She who weans, being the name of the only proved surviving daughter of Prophet Muhammad; after the advent of Islam it became a common Muslim name for women. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ...

A few Protestant fundamentalists regard UFO's as inherently demonic and part of a Satanic plan to undermine Christianity while literalist Islam may identify UFO's with jinns. Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... This article concerns the self-labelled Fundamentalist Movement in Protestant Christianity. ... The demon Satan In folklore, mythology, and religion, a demon is a supernatural being that is generally described as an evil spirit, but is also depicted to be good in some instances. ... Gustave Dores depiction of Satan from John Miltons Paradise Lost Satan (שָׂטָן Standard Hebrew Satan, Greek and Latin Sátanas (Σατανάς), Tiberian Hebrew Śāṭān; Aramaic שִׂטְנָא Śaṭanâ; Arabic شيطان Shaitan: both words mean Adversary; accuser; derived from the Semitic root šṭn, which carries the semantics of opposing, obstructing, and of being... A Muslim is a believer in or follower of Islam. ... Genie is the anglicized word for the Arabic jinni. In Semitic mythology and Islamic religion, a jinni (also djinni or djini) is a member of the jinn (or djinn), a race of spirits. ...

External links

• Rael.org - Site where you can download the message dictated to Rael in 1973 by an ET.

• UFOs & the Cult of ET: The Phantasmagorical Manipulation