Phantoms and Monsters

Waiting For Disclosure? Relax....Sit Back and Watch a Movie
Astrobiologist Claims Life on Earth Seeded by Comets
Haitian Homeless Haunted at Night by Evil Spirits, Loups-Garoux
Survey: Most Students Convinced They Have An Extraterrestrial Teacher

Waiting For Disclosure? Relax....Sit Back and Watch a Movie

Posted: 01 Feb 2010 04:46 PM PST

I will preface my comments by first stating that I truly believe that it is rational to assume that extraterrestrial beings exist and that these beings, in some capacity, may currently inhabit this planet. There has been speculation that our species is a hybrid of human and alien DNA. This may very well be true but it has yet to be to be confirmed scientifically. Then again, our DNA strain may be so ancient that distinct human and alien genes may be impossible to isolate. Nevertheless, this is not what I want to write about, at least not at this time.

Since the 1970's, I have had a keen interest in UFOs and life beyond our planet. I suppose I can blame Erich Von Daniken, the late Dr. Carl Sagan and Mr. Robinson, a British born and quite eccentric high school space science teacher who allowed me use the school planetarium after classes. For many years, I poured over every book that dealt in these subjects. Sooner or later, like most people, responsibilities tend to give you less time to enjoy the pleasures of life. I continued my involvement in more terrestrial paranormal subjects but occasionally I would come across UFO and/or alien tinged incidents.

Since the 1950's, Hollywood has been producing movies that deal with UFOs and alien beings. Most of the early films were full of hokey costumed creatures, tinfoil covered spacecraft and ridiculous story lines. On the other hand, we were given the impression that these aliens were either malevolent or were here to make sure the human species did not destroy itself.

Eventually, these B-movies science fiction thrillers evolved into high priced, computer enhanced mega productions that garnered millions of fans (ex. the 'Star Wars' trilogy, 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind", etc.). Technology provided instant gratification with the ability for anyone to pop a tape, then later a DVD, into the player whenever convenient 24/7. We just sit back, relax and watch in high definition (and sometimes in 3D) wondrous interstellar craft and amazing alien beings interact with our species, either in the present time or long into the future. The plots and stories are a multiplicity of good vs. evil and everything in between.

Yes, I fell into the same trap. My interest in the UFO and extraterrestrial phenomenon was exacerbated by Hollywood's magic and the ability to make me wonder if what they portrayed may actually be close to the truth. Whether we are just being entertained or witnessing a primer for what we can expect is the real question. In other words, are we being conditioned ...programmed, brainwashed ...however you want to phrase it ...made ready for the inevitable? Oh, hell...we all love a conspiracy theory!

In the summer of 1996, Twentieth Century Fox released the film 'Independence Day'. It projected the tale of an alien mothership with a mass one-fourth of that of the Moon that entered Earth's orbit and deploys several dozen saucer-shaped destroyer spacecraft, each 15 miles in width, which are positioned over some of Earth's major cities. These destroyer craft coordinate and eventually deploy a WMD capable of leveling large cities as well as dispatching the inhabitants. The U.S. President and most of his Cabinet reach safety at Area 51 where they discover that the aliens had visited Earth previously. Three dead aliens, as well as a complete attack craft, had been recovered and were stored underground. At the end of the day, which happened to be July 4th, humanity figures out how to destroy the aliens worldwide and ultimately become independent again.

'Independence Day' was written/directed by Ronald Emmerich and written/produced Don Devlin, the same pair who had previously created the film 'Stargate'. Not only did 'Independence Day' rejuvenate the science fiction genre in films but visually introduced us to alien forces plotting a strategic and tangible invasion against earth.

In today's ufology, it's my opinion that a majority of witness comments and theories, certainly the most well-known accounts, are usually based on film narratives produced in the 90's and beyond. There are popular notions that predate this period, namely famous UFO crashes and retrievals, but after some analysis it seems the bulk of the modern UFO lore can be traced to the last two decades, as well as to a handful of individuals.

I'm not implying that the UFO and extraterrestrial phenomenon is somehow a myth. As I stated earlier, I believe there are beings of equal or higher intelligence that not only travel to this planet or dimension but may inhabit it as well. On the other hand, these beings and their appearance, mannerisms and mode of transportation are most likely not the same as our popular culture describes them. I'll admit that I am as guilty as others in using some of these popular descriptions when I post on my blog, though I try to avoid it as much as possible.

We can debate the arguments for disclosure and if the world is ready for that reality, but at the end of the day, those arguments are still based on assumptions that still lack credible evidence. Even if there was some evidence that supported the theories that the government had intimate knowledge of alien beings, disclosing the existence or visitation to our planet of non-human entities would certainly qualify as a 'world after' event (ex. 'world after 9/11'). I think the government knows more about UFOs and alien beings than it publicly acknowledges, but that doesn't necessarily mean they are covering up secret agreements, underground bases, genetic hybridization or any knowledge of where extraterrestrials come from.

Those people who are interested and involved in the study of UFOs and extraterrestrials need to look at the logical evidence that is provided and not compare it to the computer generated flash and stories used for entertainment. As well, an absolute need for disclosure serves only as security for our conscience. Real disclosure will not be on human terms. Disclosure will be on their terms, the extraterrestrials, whether we can accept that or not...Lon

Astrobiologist Claims Life on Earth Seeded by Comets

Posted: 01 Feb 2010 10:35 AM PST

bbc - New evidence from astrobiology "overwhelmingly" supports the view that life was seeded from outside Earth, a scientist has claimed.

Prof Chandra Wickramasinghe of Cardiff University says the first microbes were deposited on Earth 3,800m years ago.

The astrobiologist has helped developed the panspermia theory which suggests an extra-terrestrial origin for life.

He argues for a cycle of life as microbes find their way into comets and "multiply and seed other planets".

In the article, published in the International Journal of Astrobiology, Monday, he argues humans and indeed all life on Earth is of alien origin, brought onto the planet by comets hitting the planet.

Prof Wickramasinghe, of Cardiff University's centre for astrobiology, says there is a cyclical transfer process of life from planet to planet.

He believes comets hit planets and push living organic matter out into space, some of which survives and in turn gets transferred to developing planetary systems over a timescale of millions and millions of years, seeding life on the newly formed planets.

He accepts this model still does not explain how life actually began in the first place, but says there is no hard evidence to support the theory that life only began in a "primordial soup" on Earth, or other places.

Over the past three decades research has shown that large swathes of the Milky Way are strewn with gigantic dust clouds full of organic molecules, which some people have argued shows life emerging independently from new in these clouds.

In his paper, he says recent interpretation of spectra readings from the organic molecules found in interstellar clouds has indicated that they are in fact the remains of bacteria which has been broken down, rather than being built up.

"Interstellar clouds appear to be the graveyard of life not its cradle," he said.

"Each time a new planetary system forms a few surviving microbes find their way into comets. These then multiply and seed other planets," he said.

He adds: "We are thus part of a connected chain of being that extends over a large volume of the cosmos. Evidence is pointing inexorably in this direction."

The professor and his late colleague Sir Fred Hoyle championed the panspermia theory from the 1960s.

Haitian Homeless Haunted at Night by Evil Spirits, Loups-Garoux

Posted: 01 Feb 2010 10:04 AM PST

FT - The corpse of a young man, bloodied by bullet wounds, lay on Boulevard Truman in the center of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital, a few hundred yards from a rag-tag camp for the homeless.

Why this man was killed is unknown, but a deeply ingrained belief in the occult can explain some of the sporadic outbreaks of violence among the 690,000 people left on the streets by the earthquake of January 12.

By night, mythical creatures are said to prowl the camps, snatching and murdering children. Many Haitians are convinced that people possessed by evil spirits turn into wolves after dark, a version of the werewolf legend. These loups-garoux, or wolf-men, are thought to be preying on defenseless people sleeping in the open.

"Almost all Haitian families are afraid of this," said Vladimir Cadet, 29, who is among the homeless. "While they are sleeping in the street, they are living with this reality. There was a woman whose two children were taken by a werewolf. This kind of thing is spreading like wildfire."

Mr Cadet, an English-speaking university graduate, is convinced of the existence of werewolves. "I have never seen one but I've been told by my mother that they exist. When I was a little boy, I was nearly taken."

This widespread belief in the occult has worsened the ordeal of the homeless. As well as facing the daily burden of finding food and water, many also live with the fear that creatures of the night will abduct their children.

Where Mr Cadet sleeps, people have formed brigades of watchmen who guard against the twin dangers of thieves and werewolves. Anyone suspected of falling into either category is liable to be killed.

About half of Haiti's 9 million people are thought actively to practice voodoo. Many more share some of these beliefs.

This has had one positive effect in the earthquake's aftermath. Voodoo holds that human beings never truly die – instead their spirits simply migrate to another dimension of existence.

Consequently, the 150,000 people who were claimed by the natural disaster are thought to live on in a parallel universe, from where they might occasionally contact their relatives in this world.

In a country bereft of comfort, this belief is a rare source of peace for the survivors of its tragedy.

Survey: Most Students Convinced They Have An Extraterrestrial Teacher

Posted: 01 Feb 2010 09:23 AM PST

yahoo - Three quarters of children believe in alien life and a third are convinced one of their teachers is an extra-terrestrial, according to a survey.

More than nine out of 10 16-year-olds could not name all eight planets in the solar system, according to the survey of what youngsters know about space that has just been released.

The poll of 1,000 five-to-16-year-olds also found little difference between the planetary knowledge of teenagers and younger children with 95% of five-year-olds failing to name them all compared with 94% of 16-year-olds.

Other findings showed 72% believed aliens would be peaceful beings, 21% of 16-year-olds believed in aliens, compared with 7% who believed in Santa and a quarter said they were eager to visit other planets.

Child psychologist and TV presenter Laverne Antrobus said: "Children have many fantasies and love to escape into a world of make-believe that they can imagine for themselves. This survey reveals that believing in aliens is far more exciting than actually thinking about where they may come from."

The survey was commissioned by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment to coincide with the release of the film Aliens in the Attic on DVD.

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