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In an effort to debunk UFO abduction/contact events, skeptics often claim that what experiencers interpret as memories of ET abduction/contact are actually the result of natural brain functions referred to as false memories. 

Generally defined as "memories of events that didn’t really happen," false memories result from natural functions of the human mind in all areas of life (not just in ET encounters), and can be created in various ways:

  • purposely as a fabrication or fantasy, or unintentionally as the result of mental disturbance or disease;
  • when an individual intends to do something, and doesn’t follow through, but thinks they did;
  • by an event that is too traumatic for the individual to face;
  • by seeing or hearing something about the subject; or
  • by a suggestion introduced in a highly suggestible state of mind, such as deep meditation or hypnotic trance. 

 

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Contact experiences are not false memories

There is no doubt that false memories exist and that everyone with a human mind experiences them.  As such, it is possible, and even likely, that some ET abduction/contact experiences can be attributed to or may be a blend of valid genuine events and false memories.  However, this is not proof that all reported contact experiences are such.  Debunkers exhibit their misunderstanding of the functions of the human mind when they contend that if there is no incontrovertible proof that an ET abduction/contact event happened, it necessarily was a false memory. 

False memories happen, and probably the greatest difficulty an experiencer will encounter in trying to come to terms with an ET abduction/contact event is figuring out what really happened and what may in fact be false memories.  Talking about the event in a support group or with a therapist or counselor can make it easier to figure out.

Gwen Farrell, Cht, RT

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Paola Harris published the presentation Ricardo Gonzalez gave at the 2016 Starworks USA Conference in Lauglin.

The presentation was done in Spanish, with an interpreter on stage, translating everything into English.

 

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Category: From the Editors

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Category: Encounters

A Look at Ourselves from an Extraterrestrial's  Perspective
By Barbara Lamb. M.S., MFCC

When embarking on a process of psychotherapy with a client who suspected she might have had lifelong disturbing experiences with extraterrestrials, I never guessed that the ensuing year of weekly sessions would bring forth material which expanded and turned my perceptions of our human race and reality upside down. In addition to hypnotic regressions to relive and release the trauma from my client's abductions, we discovered that on separate occasions she was channelling information from an alleged extraterrestrial male being from the Antares star system. This being suggests we call him Ohana, which (coincidently?) is the Hawaiian word for 'extended family', and is currently used frequently on the island of Maui as the name of a chain of banks and other facilities. He says he does not really have a name, in keeping with the ways of his planet, but he is conforming to our human need to identify all people and things by name.

We 'followed our noses' from session to session, asked questions of interest to us. and received from Ohana a substantial outpouring of material from this extraterrestrial's perspective, much of which reflects on us as human beings. Enough information has come forth to fill a book. This book may eventually be written by me, by my client, by her close friend who is keenly interested in this channelled material, and by Ohana himself … a four-authored book written with the mutually cooperative spirit and respect which Ohana continually encourages between all races in the cosmos. The following material is a compilation of thoughts about how he and his extraterrestrial friends see us humans, extracted from the larger body of channelled material. Reading this may help us reappraise who we are and what is our place in the cosmos. The sessions are continuing and more material will be coming forth: an 'intergalactic work-in-progress'. It is up to each of us readers to have our own reactions and draw our own conclusions. No official pronouncements are being made here about reality; simply the passing along of perceptions from a faraway source, an unusual (for us) point of view.

Read more: A look at ourselves from an ET perspective

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Category: Interviews

ET Contacts in Southern Peru:
Contactee Roberto Vargas de la Gala and the DNA Connection

(Part 2)

By Giorgio Piacenza

 

Editor’s note: this is part 2 of our interview with Roberto Vargas de la Gala. The first part can be found here: Giorgio Piacenza interviews Roberto Vargas de la Gala, Part 1. The interview was originally conducted in Spanish.

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Roberto Vargas De La Gala and his wife Kandy Segovia
Roberto Vargas De La Gala and his wife Kandy Segovia

GP: And do they conform with a simple contact with so few people? Why don’t they talk openly to humanity about these things?

RVG: Well, they are also already among us. Living among us. We are physically similar to them and don’t notice it. They are assisting humanity in some ways; not just recently but from thousands of years ago. It happens that we have not decided to observe them in earnest nor connected through that “real feeling” to be able to find them although they have been assisting us by connecting with different ancient cultures as those found here (in Perú) and in other parts of the planet.

But there’s something very important. When you are before them, you feel the energy and, if we really listened to that real feeling then we would be able to detect them, in the streets, in school, in business places, we would be able to.

GP: Does this mean that they are visibly among us?

RVG: Yes, visibly but we don’t make an effort to try to detect them.

GP: But, even so, why they don’t come out in the open in a way which everyone can recognize?

Read more: Giorgio Piacenza interviews Roberto Vargas de la Gala, Part 2

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In an effort to debunk UFO abduction/contact events, skeptics often claim that what experiencers interpret as abductions by ETs are actually fabrications by the individual or conditions created by natural brain functions.  One of the most commonly blamed is false memories.

Generally defined as memories of events that didn’t really happen, false memories are a common function of the human mind that can be created in various ways - purposely as a fabrication or fantasy, when an individual intends to do something and doesn’t follow through but thinks they did, or as a result of reading a book or article, or seeing a TV show or movie about the subject.  It’s also possible for a false memory to be created as a suggestion introduced to an individual while they are in a highly suggestible state of mind, such as deep meditation or hypnotic trance.  There is no doubt that false memories exist and everyone with a normal mind experiences them.  As such, it is possible, and even likely, that some ET abduction/contact experiences can be attributed to false memories.  However, this is not proof that all reported experiences are actually false memories.  Debunkers exhibit their shortsightedness and misunderstanding of the functions of the human mind when they contend that if there is no incontrovertible proof that an ET abduction/contact event happened, then the event necessarily was a false memory fabricated by an individual with a desire to add some spice to his life or inserted into an individual’s mind by an incompetent or unethical therapist.  While false memories may be recalled as part of an ET contact/abduction experience, their presence is not proof that the entire experience was false.

 

Gwen Farrell, CHt, RT is an Experiencer Therapist, MUFON member, author and CE5 researcher in Phoenix, Arizona.

 

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Recently, I was approached by an individual who told me he needed help with some problems resulting from childhood ET abduction/contact experiences, but he didn’t want to see a therapist because he was afraid of hypnosis. I reassured him that (1) hypnosis is not dangerous, and (2) even though hypnosis is sometimes used by Experiencer therapists, it isn’t the only tool therapists have to help him. Even when hypnosis is used, it is nearly always supplemented with other things.

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Read more: Experiencer Therapy is More Than Hypnosis

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Category: Ask the panel

Editor’s note: One of the more controversial topics in the field of ufology and exopolitics is the one of extraterrestrials living among us. We recently published an article from Karel Rasin highlighting two such cases in the Czech Republic, which generated a lot of interest, and some discussions on Facebook. So we thought it would be a good idea to ask the members of our panel what their thoughts and experiences on the subject were. Virtually all of them, however, politely declined to submit a contribution, this time. Not that the topic is taboo. But the replies were all the same: most did not feel comfortable writing about a topic that they did not have any first- or even second-hand experience with. They all were familiar with the stories, but nobody thought the available evidence was very persuasive. Only Gerard Aartsen sent in the following piece.

Gerard Aartsen: Aliens living among us

According to the latest astrobiological insights, “once life originates, the evolution of organisms functionally similar to plants or animals on Earth will naturally follow given enough time and a suitable environment.” A very similar notion was expressed at the opposite side of the spectrum that ranges from scientific reasoning to religious faith, by Pope John XXIII who said, after an encounter with a being from a space ship in 1961: “The sons of God are everywhere. Sometimes we have difficulties in recognizing our own brothers.”

Read more: Aliens living among us

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