Dewey Edition23
ReviewsEmploying academic scholarship, detailed documentation, human curiosity, and humane compassion, Thomas Streicher provides the results of his investigations of persons who describe their encounters with extraterrestrials and their experiences on other planetary civilizations., Through his thorough analysis of 'extra-planetary experiences,' Thomas Streicher successfully prepares the ground for deeper questioning: Are they merely significant as subjective experiences, or are they also objectively real? This book shows that we should not dismiss these experiential reports.
Dewey Decimal001.942
Table Of ContentForeword by Stanley Krippner, Ph.D. Acknowledgments Preface Introduction Part 1 Exploring the Context of Extra-Planetary Experiences 1 Ancient Traditions and Modern Science Accounts in Classic Texts Shamanism Indigenous Religions Panspermia Astrobiology 2 Alien Abduction Experiences What Are Alien Abduction Experiences? Alternative Explanations of AA Es 3 Other Reality-Expanding Experiences Near-Death Experiences Remote Viewing of Other Planets Exceptional Human Experiences Extraterrestrial Dreams 4 Historical Reports of Experiences on Other Planets Orfeo M. Angelucci (1912-1993) George Adamski (1891-1965) Elizabeth Klarer (1910-1994) Claude Vorilhon (1946- ) Woodrow Derenberger (1943- ) Michel Desmarquet (1931- ) T. Lobsang Rampa (1910-1981) Eduardo Albert "Billy" Meier (1937- ) Part 2 Interviews with Extra-Planetary Explorers 5 Lifting the Curtain General Design of the Study Study Limitations Future Research 6 An Apollo Samadhi: Edgar Mitchell, Ph.D. 7 My Journeys to Alpha Centauri: Norma Milanovich, Ph.D. 8 The Crystalline Towers: Marilynn Hughes 9 Domes of Mars' Arctic Circle: Gary Northcott 10 Another Time, Another Place: Alexandra Stark 11 A Stranger in a Strange Land (Exodus 2:22): Rev. Richard Kuykendall, D.Min. 12 Mission to Jupiter, April 27, 1973: Ingo Swann Part 3 Where the Evidence Leads Us 13 Findings: Signposts of Changing Consciousness Common Themes Less Common Themes Important Life Changes 14 Comparison with Alternative Explanations of Alien Experiences Conclusion Appendix A Participant Questionnaire Appendix B Synopsis of Psychopathology Test Results Glossary Notes Bibliography About the Author Index
SynopsisDeep insights into human consciousness revealed by accounts of travel to other planets, moons, and stars - Includes interviews with 7 people who have had extra-planetary experiences, including astronaut Edgar Mitchell, Norma Milanovich, and Ingo Swann - Reveals the positive effects of these events on the interviewees' lives, from cosmic consciousness and loss of fear of death to enhanced spiritual insights - Contextualizes these accounts with 19th- and 20th-century reports as well as alien-human encounters in ancient Sumerian, Vedic, Egyptian, Tibetan, and biblical records Since prehistoric times all cultures report encounters with strange beings and crafts from the sky as well as stories of extra-planetary experiences--that is, travel to other planets, moons, and stars. In the case of modern accounts, these benevolent alien-human interactions bear striking resemblance to one another, even among people with no knowledge of other alien-human claims. And all experiences marked a spiritual turning point in the person's life, providing a loss of the fear of death, enhanced spiritual insights, a connection to cosmic consciousness, or increased motivation to be of service to humanity. Exploring fresh dimensions of ET contact and extra-planetary experience (XPE) using Harvard professor and researcher John Mack's witnessing approach to paranormal incidents, Thomas Streicher interviews 7 renowned people who have experienced XPE--including astronaut Edgar Mitchell, Norma Milanovich, and Stanford-tested remote viewer Ingo Swann--and shares the positive spiritual effects of XPE on their lives. Placing their experiences in the context of historical accounts of alien-human encounters from ancient Sumerian, Vedic, Egyptian, Tibetan, Hopi, Dogon, and biblical records as well as 19th- and 20th-century testimonies from Orfeo Angelucci, Billy Meier, Elizabeth Klarer, and others, the author reveals the similarities of these experiences with those of his interviewees. Streicher shows these experiences are not contrived hallucinations but genuine transformative spiritual awakenings akin to near-death and out-of-body experiences., Deep insights into human consciousness revealed by accounts of travel to other planets, moons, and stars * Includes interviews with 7 people who have had extra-planetary experiences, including astronaut Edgar Mitchell, Norma Milanovich, and Ingo Swann * Reveals the positive effects of these events on the interviewees' lives, from cosmic consciousness and loss of fear of death to enhanced spiritual insights * Contextualizes these accounts with 19th- and 20th-century reports as well as alien-human encounters in ancient Sumerian, Vedic, Egyptian, Tibetan, and biblical records Since prehistoric times all cultures report encounters with strange beings and crafts from the sky as well as stories of extra-planetary experiences--that is, travel to other planets, moons, and stars. In the case of modern accounts, these benevolent alien-human interactions bear striking resemblance to one another, even among people with no knowledge of other alien-human claims. And all experiences marked a spiritual turning point in the person's life, providing a loss of the fear of death, enhanced spiritual insights, a connection to cosmic consciousness, or increased motivation to be of service to humanity. Exploring fresh dimensions of ET contact and extra-planetary experience (XPE) using Harvard professor and researcher John Mack's witnessing approach to paranormal incidents, Thomas Streicher interviews 7 renowned people who have experienced XPE--including astronaut Edgar Mitchell, Norma Milanovich, and Stanford-tested remote viewer Ingo Swann--and shares the positive spiritual effects of XPE on their lives. Placing their experiences in the context of historical accounts of alien-human encounters from ancient Sumerian, Vedic, Egyptian, Tibetan, Hopi, Dogon, and biblical records as well as 19th- and 20th-century testimonies from Orfeo Angelucci, Billy Meier, Elizabeth Klarer, and others, the author reveals the similarities of these experiences with those of his interviewees. Streicher shows these experiences are not contrived hallucinations but genuine transformative spiritual awakenings akin to near-death and out-of-body experiences.
LC Classification NumberBF2050.S756 2012