| There is a certain sense of stability in the physical | | | | readers, only a few appear to support these |
| world that most of us take for granted. However, | | | | present theories of abduction. The vast majority |
| in the current realm of UFO abduction literature, | | | | instead describe perceptions and experiences far |
| the term 'physical world' may need some | | | | stranger than any reported by mainstream |
| redefinition. UFO abductees have found their world | | | | abduction researchers.' Another UFO researcher, |
| stretched and distorted in a way that defies | | | | Richard Grossinger, writes of the inability of |
| modern science. Testimony from abductees now | | | | contactees to distinguish between the concrete or |
| includes levitation, paralysis, telepathy, and startling | | | | real and the psychic or hallucinatory. He suggests |
| visions. To ignore these reports is to ignore the | | | | that we may be dealing with both levels of reality |
| vast amount of evidence that seems to be | | | | thereby creating the current paradox of |
| mounting from many personal accounts. To | | | | conflicting abduction testimonies. |
| accept these reports blindly, however, is to | | | | Before the 'Communion' and 'Intruders' |
| accept data whose source is testimony from | | | | phenomenon, astrophysicist and UFO researcher |
| hypnosis, vague memories, and spontaneous recall. | | | | Jacques Vallee cautioned the conception of UFO's |
| Are abductees really levitating out of their beds at | | | | as being something truly physical. Vallee's position |
| night, floating up to a hovering UFO, and being | | | | is that individual and social psychological |
| subjected to physical examinations? Perhaps this | | | | manipulation of UFO contactees may not be |
| question can be answered by looking closer at | | | | extraterrestrial at all but encounters with another |
| abductee's testimony. | | | | reality. He suggests that the intelligence |
| In the last decade, UFO abduction researchers | | | | community worldwide is probably 'in the dark' |
| Budd Hopkins and Whitley Strieber have strongly | | | | about most aspects of the UFO phenomena. On |
| promoted the notion of physical abductions as a | | | | the MJ-12 document he writes, 'Given the names |
| norm for UFO contact with humans. However, | | | | on the list of MJ-12 scientists, however, it seems |
| from a published article in UFO Magazine (Vol. 4, | | | | to me their work could have had an entirely |
| Num. 4), researcher Ann Druffel offered a new | | | | different orientation, having to do with |
| perspective on the abduction phenomena. This | | | | psychological warfare. I scratched the surface of |
| perspective altered the focus of an abduction | | | | that issue in 'Messengers of Deception', and I got |
| from something physical to something within the | | | | burned because the UFO research community |
| mind. Ann Druffel, in her book 'The Tujunga | | | | was not ready to even consider that side of the |
| Canyon Contacts', tells of hypnotic regression of a | | | | problem'. Now that the verdict is out on the MJ-12 |
| particular abductee named Emily who 'learned that | | | | documents with Bill Moore's revelation of planted |
| if she could manage to move even one toe or | | | | information, Dr. Vallee's comments seem much |
| finger, the paralysis broke and the creatures | | | | more potent. |
| vanished.' The article goes on to report that Emily | | | | In his book 'Dimensions', Dr. Vallee strongly |
| could use mental effort to wake her roommate | | | | emphasizes the psychological nature of UFO |
| and also break the abduction paralysis. In another | | | | encounters. His research has shown that |
| case Ms. Druffel notes that the abductee was | | | | historically, UFO encounters have been perceived |
| able to break out of the 'contact' by making a | | | | to be the common myths of the time period |
| sound or mantra within herself. | | | | such as the miracle at Fatima, Portugal in 1917. |
| Breaking out of the alleged abduction by shear | | | | 'The events at Fatima involve luminous spheres, |
| force of will is just one clue of its non physical | | | | lights with strange colors, a feeling of 'heat |
| nature. Are there others? Looking at the varied | | | | waves'-all physical characteristics commonly |
| testimony of abductees, one gets the sense of | | | | associated with UFOs. They also encompass |
| the lack of coincidence from report to report. | | | | prophecy and a loss of ordinary consciousness on |
| One person stated that she was transported | | | | the part of witnesses - what we have called the |
| through her apartment wall. While others feel the | | | | psychic component of UFO sightings' (p 174). Dr. |
| abductors take them 'by hand' into waiting UFO's. | | | | Vallee even implies that much of human history |
| Whitley Strieber, in his book 'Transformation', | | | | may have been shaped by the psychological |
| writes about his attempts at astral travel and the | | | | effects of UFO encounters and that the shape |
| similarity of that experience to his abductions. He | | | | may have a purpose. |
| also notes the strangeness factor of abduction | | | | Extraterrestrial or not, it seems that abductions |
| reports from his article in UFO Magazine (Vol 4, | | | | by UFOs are much more psychological in nature |
| Num 2). Strieber writes, 'Of the 690 narratives | | | | than physical. Yet the common belief is in physical |
| sent to me by Communion and Transformation | | | | contact! Is this what we are meant to believe? |