THE PARACAST NEWSLETTER
November 26, 2011
Incredible UFO Sightings in Wartime Explored on The Paracast
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. We have a Donate link on our home page, below the logo and audio player. There's also a Donate link on our forums, right below our logo. Or just send your PayPal donation direct to sales (at) theparacast (dot) com.
Attention U.S. Listeners: Help Us Bring The Paracast to Your City! Last summer, The Paracast joined the GCN radio network. This represented a huge step in bringing our show to a larger, mainstream audience. But we need your help to add additional affiliates to our growing network. Please ask one of your local talk stations if they are interested in carrying The Paracast. Feel free to contact us directly with the names of programming people we might be able to contact on your behalf. We can't do this alone, and if you succeed in convincing your local station to carry the show, we'll reward you with one of our special T-shirts, and other goodies. With your help, The Paracast can grow into one of the most popular paranormal shows on the planet!
You Can Now Order The Official Paracast T-Shirt: You asked, and we answered. We are now taking orders for The Official Paracast T-Shirt and a collection of other specially customized merchandise. To get your T-Shirt now featuring our brand new logo, just pay a visit to our online store at http://store.theparacast.com/ to select your size and place your order. We now also offer a lineup of other premium merchandise featuring The Paracast logo.
Sunday, November 27, 2011: The Paracast covers a world beyond science, where UFOs, poltergeists and strange phenomena of all kinds have been reported by millions across the planet.
Set Up: The Paracast is a paranormal radio show that takes you on a journey to a world beyond science, where UFOs, poltergeists and strange phenomena of all kinds have been reported by millions. The Paracast seeks to shed light on the mysteries and complexities of our Universe and the secrets that surround us in our everyday lives.
Join long-time paranormal researcher Gene Steinberg, co-host Christopher O'Brien, and a panel of special guest experts and experiencers, as they explore the realms of the known and unknown. Listen each week to the great stories of the history of the paranormal field in the 20th and 21st centuries.
This Week's Episode: Gene and Chris explore UFO sightings through the ages during wartime with Mack Maloney, author of "UFOs in Wartime: What They Didn't Want You To Know," which covers a number of compelling and not always well-known cases from our early history until modern times.
Christopher O'Brien's Site: http://www.ourstrangeplanet.com/
Mac Maloney's Site: http://mackmaloney.com/
Reminder: Reminder: Don't forget to visit our famous Paracast Community Forums for the latest news/views/debates on all things paranormal: https://www.theparacast.com/forum/. And stay tuned for a major, social network friendly, forum update, coming real soon now.
One Step Ahead -- or Beyond
By Gene Steinberg
Although amazing aerial apparitions have been observed throughout recorded history, these apparent UFOs have also presented themselves in a curious fashion, particularly in modern times.
Take the 1897 airship mystery, where there were loads of reports of flying ships around the world. Where details of these aircraft could be discerned, they would often resemble a dirigible. In some cases, members of the crew of these unusual craft would interact with the local populace and claim to be inventors who weren’t ready to reveal their findings to the public, although those findings never saw the light of day after the airships departed. It has also been suggested that many of these reports were hoaxes created by individuals and perhaps local newspapers looking to gain attention.
Now it’s well known that humans were busy working on their own airships in those days, although these particular craft didn’t seem to be based on such real-world concepts. More to the point, in the years after this outbreak of sightings passed off the map, there do not appear to be any reports about uncovering diaries, blueprints, or any other evidence that any of these airships represented a genuine attempt to develop a new flying machine. You don’t, for example, hear about people who speak of family members who may have been responsible for such inventions.
More to the point, it seemed here that these UFOs, or whatever they might have been, were by and large just a step or two ahead of our own technology of that era.
This "step ahead" phenomenon has played out in the UFO field time and time again. Strange aircraft are seen, evincing evidence of superior maneuverability and speed, but it’s not as if they seem to be that more advanced than we are at any given stage in our technological advancement. Yes, they can elude our fastest aircraft, but they also show a way to the future.
I suppose you could suggest that UFOs, if they are truly visitors from another planet, simply represent craft that demonstrate ongoing advances in alien technology. As they develop superior spaceships, it only stands to reason that they will fly their latest and greatest craft to our planet for their regular visits.
On the other hand, if those same UFOs, meaning their origin is the same, have been visiting us since Biblical times, they long ago mastered the ability to travel across the stars, assuming they’re extraterrestrial. That being the case, it would seem curious that they would evince technology in recent times that is only sufficiently ahead of us to intrigue us.
Now I’ve been accused of saying this far too often, although I don’t think it’s being said often enough. Consider that oft-quoted statement from Ray Palmer, known to various people as an editor of "Amazing Stories," a famous sci-fi magazine, co-founder of "Fate" magazine and, later, as editor of "Flying Saucers," "Search" and other publications. He said: "Flying saucers are here to make us think."
The obvious question is, of course, think about what?
Are they here to show us the future in advanced technology, to demonstrate that if we strive just a little harder, we’ll build more capable aircraft and, some day, travel to other planets and to the stars? Are the reported interactions between humans and alleged alien visitors where ET warns us of the consequences of war and/or causing more damage to our environment meant mostly as a wake up call?
Some suggest that these contact experiences do not involve aliens at all, but the efforts of "Mother Earth" or "Gaia" to employ a form of mind control to admonish us to take better care of this planet. Of course that creates greater opportunities for speculation, and suggests that that maybe these supposed aliens are nothing more than hallucinations generated by planetary forces we do not understand. They deliver their messages of peace and brotherhood in a way that we can best accept those messages. So if, in times past, the apparitions were gods or angels, so be it. Whatever is necessary to exhort us to stop behaving badly.
Regardless of the reason why UFOs often seem just a step or two ahead, it also causes you to wonder how much of these experiences are colored by our own subconscious beliefs and expectations.
All in all, it appears to me that the UFO mystery is far more complicated than we expect or believe. It may not be a matter of whether they are real or fake, because encompass a host of gray areas that we do not yet understand.
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November 26, 2011
Incredible UFO Sightings in Wartime Explored on The Paracast
Special Announcement: The Paracast is heard Sundays from 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM (Central Time) on the GCN radio network.
Please Consider a Holiday Donation to The Paracast: Although ads help cover a small part of our expenses, the income they produce is never enough. Also, we do not receive any revenue from the ads placed on the show by our network or local stations. So we hope you're able to help fill the gap if you can to help us cover increasing server costs and other expenses -- or perhaps provide a little extra cash for lunch. No contribution is too small (or too large
. We have a Donate link on our home page, below the logo and audio player. There's also a Donate link on our forums, right below our logo. Or just send your PayPal donation direct to sales (at) theparacast (dot) com.Attention U.S. Listeners: Help Us Bring The Paracast to Your City! Last summer, The Paracast joined the GCN radio network. This represented a huge step in bringing our show to a larger, mainstream audience. But we need your help to add additional affiliates to our growing network. Please ask one of your local talk stations if they are interested in carrying The Paracast. Feel free to contact us directly with the names of programming people we might be able to contact on your behalf. We can't do this alone, and if you succeed in convincing your local station to carry the show, we'll reward you with one of our special T-shirts, and other goodies. With your help, The Paracast can grow into one of the most popular paranormal shows on the planet!
You Can Now Order The Official Paracast T-Shirt: You asked, and we answered. We are now taking orders for The Official Paracast T-Shirt and a collection of other specially customized merchandise. To get your T-Shirt now featuring our brand new logo, just pay a visit to our online store at http://store.theparacast.com/ to select your size and place your order. We now also offer a lineup of other premium merchandise featuring The Paracast logo.
Sunday, November 27, 2011: The Paracast covers a world beyond science, where UFOs, poltergeists and strange phenomena of all kinds have been reported by millions across the planet.
Set Up: The Paracast is a paranormal radio show that takes you on a journey to a world beyond science, where UFOs, poltergeists and strange phenomena of all kinds have been reported by millions. The Paracast seeks to shed light on the mysteries and complexities of our Universe and the secrets that surround us in our everyday lives.
Join long-time paranormal researcher Gene Steinberg, co-host Christopher O'Brien, and a panel of special guest experts and experiencers, as they explore the realms of the known and unknown. Listen each week to the great stories of the history of the paranormal field in the 20th and 21st centuries.
This Week's Episode: Gene and Chris explore UFO sightings through the ages during wartime with Mack Maloney, author of "UFOs in Wartime: What They Didn't Want You To Know," which covers a number of compelling and not always well-known cases from our early history until modern times.
Christopher O'Brien's Site: http://www.ourstrangeplanet.com/
Mac Maloney's Site: http://mackmaloney.com/
Reminder: Reminder: Don't forget to visit our famous Paracast Community Forums for the latest news/views/debates on all things paranormal: https://www.theparacast.com/forum/. And stay tuned for a major, social network friendly, forum update, coming real soon now.
One Step Ahead -- or Beyond
By Gene Steinberg
Although amazing aerial apparitions have been observed throughout recorded history, these apparent UFOs have also presented themselves in a curious fashion, particularly in modern times.
Take the 1897 airship mystery, where there were loads of reports of flying ships around the world. Where details of these aircraft could be discerned, they would often resemble a dirigible. In some cases, members of the crew of these unusual craft would interact with the local populace and claim to be inventors who weren’t ready to reveal their findings to the public, although those findings never saw the light of day after the airships departed. It has also been suggested that many of these reports were hoaxes created by individuals and perhaps local newspapers looking to gain attention.
Now it’s well known that humans were busy working on their own airships in those days, although these particular craft didn’t seem to be based on such real-world concepts. More to the point, in the years after this outbreak of sightings passed off the map, there do not appear to be any reports about uncovering diaries, blueprints, or any other evidence that any of these airships represented a genuine attempt to develop a new flying machine. You don’t, for example, hear about people who speak of family members who may have been responsible for such inventions.
More to the point, it seemed here that these UFOs, or whatever they might have been, were by and large just a step or two ahead of our own technology of that era.
This "step ahead" phenomenon has played out in the UFO field time and time again. Strange aircraft are seen, evincing evidence of superior maneuverability and speed, but it’s not as if they seem to be that more advanced than we are at any given stage in our technological advancement. Yes, they can elude our fastest aircraft, but they also show a way to the future.
I suppose you could suggest that UFOs, if they are truly visitors from another planet, simply represent craft that demonstrate ongoing advances in alien technology. As they develop superior spaceships, it only stands to reason that they will fly their latest and greatest craft to our planet for their regular visits.
On the other hand, if those same UFOs, meaning their origin is the same, have been visiting us since Biblical times, they long ago mastered the ability to travel across the stars, assuming they’re extraterrestrial. That being the case, it would seem curious that they would evince technology in recent times that is only sufficiently ahead of us to intrigue us.
Now I’ve been accused of saying this far too often, although I don’t think it’s being said often enough. Consider that oft-quoted statement from Ray Palmer, known to various people as an editor of "Amazing Stories," a famous sci-fi magazine, co-founder of "Fate" magazine and, later, as editor of "Flying Saucers," "Search" and other publications. He said: "Flying saucers are here to make us think."
The obvious question is, of course, think about what?
Are they here to show us the future in advanced technology, to demonstrate that if we strive just a little harder, we’ll build more capable aircraft and, some day, travel to other planets and to the stars? Are the reported interactions between humans and alleged alien visitors where ET warns us of the consequences of war and/or causing more damage to our environment meant mostly as a wake up call?
Some suggest that these contact experiences do not involve aliens at all, but the efforts of "Mother Earth" or "Gaia" to employ a form of mind control to admonish us to take better care of this planet. Of course that creates greater opportunities for speculation, and suggests that that maybe these supposed aliens are nothing more than hallucinations generated by planetary forces we do not understand. They deliver their messages of peace and brotherhood in a way that we can best accept those messages. So if, in times past, the apparitions were gods or angels, so be it. Whatever is necessary to exhort us to stop behaving badly.
Regardless of the reason why UFOs often seem just a step or two ahead, it also causes you to wonder how much of these experiences are colored by our own subconscious beliefs and expectations.
All in all, it appears to me that the UFO mystery is far more complicated than we expect or believe. It may not be a matter of whether they are real or fake, because encompass a host of gray areas that we do not yet understand.
The Paracast Copyright 1999-2011 Making The Impossible, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Privacy Policy: Your personal information is safe with us. We will positively never give out your name and/or e-mail address to anybody else, and that's a promise!