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October 5, 2014
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UFOs From Antiquity to Modern Times Explored on The Paracast
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. It’s easy to send a donation. We have a Donate link on our home page, below the logo and audio player. Or use the Donate link on our forums, at the bottom of the sidebar on the right. You can also send your PayPal donation direct to sales (at) theparacast (dot) com.
Attention U.S. Listeners: Help Us Bring The Paracast to Your City! In the summer of 2010, 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!
Please Visit Our Online Store: You asked, and we answered. We are now taking orders for The Official Paracast T-Shirt and an expanded 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 The Official Paracast Store to select your size and place your order. We also offer a complete lineup of other premium merchandise for your family, your friends and your business contacts.
About The Paracast: 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 and acclaimed field investigator 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 present Chris Aubeck, best known as the co-author (with Jacques Vallee) of the excellent book "Wonders in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects from Antiquity to Modern Times" that "examines more than 500 selected reports of sightings from biblical-age antiquity through the year 1879-the point at which the Industrial Revolution deeply changed the nature of human society, and the skies began to open to airplanes, dirigibles, rockets, and other opportunities for misinterpretation represented by military prototypes, they reveal that unidentified flying objects have had a major impact not only on popular culture but on our history, on our religion, and on the models of the world humanity has formed from deepest antiquity." Aubeck was born in London. His interest in the historical and sociological aspects of unexplained aerial phenomena began at an early age.
Chris O’Brien’s Site: Our Strange Planet
Reminder: Please don't forget to visit our famous Paracast Community Forums for the latest news/views/debates on all things paranormal: The Paracast Community Forums. We recently completed a major update that makes our community easier to navigate, and social network friendly.
Segregating UFO Research
By Gene Steinberg
It’s very common for physicians, to specialize. So you may go to your family doctor — if you can even find one nowadays — to treat your digestive problem. In turn, the doctor may send you off to a specialist for special tests. Depending on the nature of your condition, you may find yourself in the hands of doctors representing several specialities.
This narrow focus might provide the special care you need, at the expense of understanding the state of your health as a totality. Indeed, some people bypass the general practice physician altogether, and go right to the specialist, assuming your insurance plan — if you have health insurance — will cover such visits without a referral.
Indeed, putting it all together and getting a total picture of your condition may be difficult. If you have several unrelated illnesses, wouldn’t you want a holistic approach to be assured you’re needs are being addressed?
In the scientific world, there are loads of specialists who cover various disciplines, related or not. But you expect intercommunication when specialties might overlap or combine to create a better picture of our world, and our universe.
Taking this concept to UFOs, some investigators might concentrate on abductions, others on radar/visual sightings, while still others will deal with possible trace evidence, or whether measurable patterns appear in the presence of strange objects in the sky. Feel free to subdivide the field in any way you want.
But what about other weird things that might occur in the same place as UFOs, such as strange creatures, or apparitions (ghosts) and possible cattle mutilations? In the normal course of events, all of these events may be treated as separate occurrences. The colocation of several classes of unusual phenomena might not be considered because so few are looking at the whole picture.
You end up with disparate pictures of paranormal events. UFOs may be visitors from other worlds. Bigfoot might represent some sort of missing link or just another previously uncategorized species that manages to keep its existence a secret to scientists. Strange apparitions? Why spirits of the dead of course.
So there you go. Different phenomena, different causes, maybe not even worth a mention in the same paragraph. Those who believe in any of these occurrences may not believe in the others. UFO researchers, for example, might never give a passing glance to a tale about a haunted house, and the reverse is no doubt true.
But what about the tunnel vision problem? Does the focus on one scientific discipline, or one type of paranormal, event keep you from understanding the entire picture? Is subdividing different phenomena into separate events, with separate causes, somehow hurting the process of knowing what’s actually going on?
The problem is, of course, that we don’t really know if multiple strange events in a given locality should be considered together. While specialization may be good in evaluating data initially, and separating the cases that seem to pass muster, how do you understand what that data means if you aren’t considering a whole range of possibilities?
As I said, we don’t know whether these events are separate or related. But trying to make them fit your preconceptions doesn’t really advance the study. Taking a restricted view of the situation may keep you from getting the whole picture. At the end of the day, maybe we ought to seek out a paranormal generalist to examine the case histories that survive the smell test and still remain unanswered.
In the contentious UFO field, however, you often run into turf wars. Some investigators are involved in abductions, others actual sightings of apparently physical objects without evidence of any sort of human interaction. But what about the connection of abductions to folklore? Are meetings with “others” common among all societies, only manifesting themselves in different ways depending on the cultural memes of the day?
Why do UFOs seem to have different configurations depending on where you see them and when? Is it just that many races of extraterrestrials are present, or perhaps they use different model spacecraft? Why do some people report gray-type aliens, tiny humanoids with huge heads and bulging eyes, while others report meeting up with creatures that would easily pass for human?
So are we dealing with multiple species of ET, or are we interpreting what we see in accordance with our experience and expectations? Are ghosts truly spirits of the dead, or are we actually observing events in a parallel world that we see because of a warp or tear in space that opens up a dimensional portal? Consider the possibilities.
What about UFOs and strange creatures? Do either or both represent physical events in our own reality, are we seeing a spillover from some other place, or perhaps they are holograms created for our benefit? Maybe we are deliberately being misdirected by some sophisticated sleight of hand to see what someone or something wants us to see, while the real event is happening elsewhere?
Is what we see even the real event, or just something that contacts us via our unconscious and is interpreted in ways we understand? As society changes, our understanding changes as well.
But if everyone is focused on a limited range of experiences, how can you correlate the data? Do we even know what data to correlate, and what to consider as totally separate events?
Despite the fact that UFOs have been here for decades or centuries, it may just be a little early in the game to make assumptions.
But finding the truth behind all these weird events may not be so simple. Even if you choose a narrow focus, it may be a good idea to become acquainted with a wide range of paranormal encounters, the expansive history of so-called Fortean events. That would, I hope, help you know what categories to consider and what to set aside.
Even then, the decisions are arbitrary. We don’t even have the full definition of what constitutes a UFO or UFO-related event, except for the basics. Of course, if UFO researchers would stop the turf wars and the silly, irrelevant personal attacks against people they don’t like, maybe we’d stand a better chance of figuring out what’s really going on.
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October 5, 2014
www.theparacast.com
UFOs From Antiquity to Modern Times Explored on The Paracast
The Paracast is heard Sundays from 3:00 AM until 6:00 AM Central Time on the GCN Radio Network and affiliates around the USA, the Boost Radio Network, the IRN Internet Radio Network, and online across the globe via download and on-demand streaming.
Why You Should Donate to The Paracast: Although ads help cover a small part of our expenses, the income they produce is never enough to pay your humble hosts decent wages. 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 and utility bills. No contribution is too small (or too large
. It’s easy to send a donation. We have a Donate link on our home page, below the logo and audio player. Or use the Donate link on our forums, at the bottom of the sidebar on the right. You can also send your PayPal donation direct to sales (at) theparacast (dot) com.Attention U.S. Listeners: Help Us Bring The Paracast to Your City! In the summer of 2010, 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!
Please Visit Our Online Store: You asked, and we answered. We are now taking orders for The Official Paracast T-Shirt and an expanded 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 The Official Paracast Store to select your size and place your order. We also offer a complete lineup of other premium merchandise for your family, your friends and your business contacts.
About The Paracast: 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 and acclaimed field investigator 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 present Chris Aubeck, best known as the co-author (with Jacques Vallee) of the excellent book "Wonders in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects from Antiquity to Modern Times" that "examines more than 500 selected reports of sightings from biblical-age antiquity through the year 1879-the point at which the Industrial Revolution deeply changed the nature of human society, and the skies began to open to airplanes, dirigibles, rockets, and other opportunities for misinterpretation represented by military prototypes, they reveal that unidentified flying objects have had a major impact not only on popular culture but on our history, on our religion, and on the models of the world humanity has formed from deepest antiquity." Aubeck was born in London. His interest in the historical and sociological aspects of unexplained aerial phenomena began at an early age.
Chris O’Brien’s Site: Our Strange Planet
Reminder: Please don't forget to visit our famous Paracast Community Forums for the latest news/views/debates on all things paranormal: The Paracast Community Forums. We recently completed a major update that makes our community easier to navigate, and social network friendly.
Segregating UFO Research
By Gene Steinberg
It’s very common for physicians, to specialize. So you may go to your family doctor — if you can even find one nowadays — to treat your digestive problem. In turn, the doctor may send you off to a specialist for special tests. Depending on the nature of your condition, you may find yourself in the hands of doctors representing several specialities.
This narrow focus might provide the special care you need, at the expense of understanding the state of your health as a totality. Indeed, some people bypass the general practice physician altogether, and go right to the specialist, assuming your insurance plan — if you have health insurance — will cover such visits without a referral.
Indeed, putting it all together and getting a total picture of your condition may be difficult. If you have several unrelated illnesses, wouldn’t you want a holistic approach to be assured you’re needs are being addressed?
In the scientific world, there are loads of specialists who cover various disciplines, related or not. But you expect intercommunication when specialties might overlap or combine to create a better picture of our world, and our universe.
Taking this concept to UFOs, some investigators might concentrate on abductions, others on radar/visual sightings, while still others will deal with possible trace evidence, or whether measurable patterns appear in the presence of strange objects in the sky. Feel free to subdivide the field in any way you want.
But what about other weird things that might occur in the same place as UFOs, such as strange creatures, or apparitions (ghosts) and possible cattle mutilations? In the normal course of events, all of these events may be treated as separate occurrences. The colocation of several classes of unusual phenomena might not be considered because so few are looking at the whole picture.
You end up with disparate pictures of paranormal events. UFOs may be visitors from other worlds. Bigfoot might represent some sort of missing link or just another previously uncategorized species that manages to keep its existence a secret to scientists. Strange apparitions? Why spirits of the dead of course.
So there you go. Different phenomena, different causes, maybe not even worth a mention in the same paragraph. Those who believe in any of these occurrences may not believe in the others. UFO researchers, for example, might never give a passing glance to a tale about a haunted house, and the reverse is no doubt true.
But what about the tunnel vision problem? Does the focus on one scientific discipline, or one type of paranormal, event keep you from understanding the entire picture? Is subdividing different phenomena into separate events, with separate causes, somehow hurting the process of knowing what’s actually going on?
The problem is, of course, that we don’t really know if multiple strange events in a given locality should be considered together. While specialization may be good in evaluating data initially, and separating the cases that seem to pass muster, how do you understand what that data means if you aren’t considering a whole range of possibilities?
As I said, we don’t know whether these events are separate or related. But trying to make them fit your preconceptions doesn’t really advance the study. Taking a restricted view of the situation may keep you from getting the whole picture. At the end of the day, maybe we ought to seek out a paranormal generalist to examine the case histories that survive the smell test and still remain unanswered.
In the contentious UFO field, however, you often run into turf wars. Some investigators are involved in abductions, others actual sightings of apparently physical objects without evidence of any sort of human interaction. But what about the connection of abductions to folklore? Are meetings with “others” common among all societies, only manifesting themselves in different ways depending on the cultural memes of the day?
Why do UFOs seem to have different configurations depending on where you see them and when? Is it just that many races of extraterrestrials are present, or perhaps they use different model spacecraft? Why do some people report gray-type aliens, tiny humanoids with huge heads and bulging eyes, while others report meeting up with creatures that would easily pass for human?
So are we dealing with multiple species of ET, or are we interpreting what we see in accordance with our experience and expectations? Are ghosts truly spirits of the dead, or are we actually observing events in a parallel world that we see because of a warp or tear in space that opens up a dimensional portal? Consider the possibilities.
What about UFOs and strange creatures? Do either or both represent physical events in our own reality, are we seeing a spillover from some other place, or perhaps they are holograms created for our benefit? Maybe we are deliberately being misdirected by some sophisticated sleight of hand to see what someone or something wants us to see, while the real event is happening elsewhere?
Is what we see even the real event, or just something that contacts us via our unconscious and is interpreted in ways we understand? As society changes, our understanding changes as well.
But if everyone is focused on a limited range of experiences, how can you correlate the data? Do we even know what data to correlate, and what to consider as totally separate events?
Despite the fact that UFOs have been here for decades or centuries, it may just be a little early in the game to make assumptions.
But finding the truth behind all these weird events may not be so simple. Even if you choose a narrow focus, it may be a good idea to become acquainted with a wide range of paranormal encounters, the expansive history of so-called Fortean events. That would, I hope, help you know what categories to consider and what to set aside.
Even then, the decisions are arbitrary. We don’t even have the full definition of what constitutes a UFO or UFO-related event, except for the basics. Of course, if UFO researchers would stop the turf wars and the silly, irrelevant personal attacks against people they don’t like, maybe we’d stand a better chance of figuring out what’s really going on.
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