Entity or Embryo?: Alvin Lawson: The Birth Trauma Hypothesis
Entity or Embryo?: Alvin Lawson: The Birth Trauma Hypothesis
Entity or Embryo?: Alvin Lawson: The Birth Trauma Hypothesis
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lVIAGONIA
NUMBER 10 ( Inc orporating MUFOB 59)
THE ABDUCTION EXPERIENCE
Struck by beam AVB, Contactees, I-" . • • an incredible amount of light and energy
The se psyc h ol ogical phe n ome na are relate d Ill Synergism with Propulsion through of light Garden Grove, was enveloping me and streaming in subtle
not to bir t h or to UF O s bu t to the ce n tral the mother the birth canal Hopkins' Ss, vibrations through my whole being". ill
ner v ou s sy stem . Bu t it d oe s n ' t ma tter tha t Imaginary Ss,
IV Separation from Termination of the
B T se s si on s are not e ntirely factual s o l ong Larson, Silviera
the mother
a s there are dem on stra ble BT/CE-III image symbiotic union and
Levitated by tube Many cases IV-"We were rising towards light, higher and
parallel s i n the c om plex of psyc h ol ogical formation of a new
of light higher, through majestic white marble pillars...
proce s se s whic h emerge during re vi vi fica- relationship we rose into whiteness . . • " ill
- ti on se s si on s . Tube or tunnel Many cases II-visions of 'cosmic engulfment' or a gigantic
I belie ve tha t the ma ny parallel s Since BT narra tive s from eac h s tage c on whirlpool "sucking the subject and his world
betwee n a b duc tee s ' narra ti ve s a n d the a bo ve tain ma ny a b duc ti on parallel s , they meri t relentlessly to its centre." 1212
a nd other p syc h ol ogical proce s se s argue t ha t exte n de d di scu s si on a n d a naly si s . !·letallic sounrls Many cases IV-Hum of machinery, sounds of surgical instrulft
a b duc ti on s al so are me n tal ra t her t ha n phy s Some o f the ma ny soli d a b duc ti on/ menta, etc., as if from hospital room.�
ical ex perience s . Since a bduc ti on re por t s bir t h trauma parallel s are li ste d in the Sise change :Jontactees, IV - ''We all became very small-as small as a cell,
s how feature s of seque nce a nd s truc ture foll owi ng c om parative table of image s a n d Higdon, Hopkins, as small as an atom." 148
which seem c o n si s te n t wi t h maj or peri natal e ve n t s selec te d from CE-III re por t s a nd Imaginary, Spaur,
e ve n t s , they t herefore su ppor t the view subjec t s ' narra tive de scri pti o n s of Gr of ' s Walton
tha t a b duc tee s u nc o n sci ou sly u se c om pone nt s four perina tal stage s . Note tha t the c hr o n Big room Andreasson, IV-Separation from mother coincides with feelings
ologie s of B T s a nd a bduc ti on s sel dom observe Garden Grove, of decompression and spatial expansion; also visions
of the bir t h proce s s a s a ma trix for a
the same se que nce . Ra t her , B T su bjec t s jum p Hopkins, Walton of gigantic halls, open spaces, etc. �
fa nta size d a b duc ti on ex perience . While there
bac k a nd for th from a ny of the four s tage s Starry skies Contactees, I- Visions of 'cosmic vistas', galaxies. solar
i s a c on temp orary te nde ncy to thi nk of the Higdon, Hopkins, systems, star-filled skies, etc. ill
whole UF O p he nome non i n term s of the extra at will , ju s t a s a bductee s s ome time s re por t
Garden Grove,
terre s trial or other ( i ncrea si ngly bizarre ) ex perie nci ng their a b duc ti on s i n u ni que
Imaginary
hypothe se s , the smaller a bduc tion c om pone nt se que nce s . So while the c hr onology of e ve nt s
Fntities All cases I-f-1any visions of fetuses and of embryonal eper
o f tha t p he nome non seem s t � me � o b� a i n a bducti ons/BT s i s n o t alway s c o n si ste n t
iences • .!Q:lff.l I-" ...
_ archetypal demons • creattt
p syc h ol ogical proce s s . I t 1 s t h1 s v1ew of wi t h t ha t foll owe d bel ow , t h e similarity of • •
the same." 114 No genitalia evident in most case. Genitalia ambiguous or underdeveloped
until twefth week.
I n addi tio n to the above patte rns, ga rg oy le downspou t s i n the e a ve s a ni No fingernails or toenails. Nails undeveloped until twelfth week.
Grof ' s subje cts common ly rep ort vi si ons of mals, pe rsons, animal- human combi na Arms longer than legs. Arms longer than legs until fourth month.
dei tie s and othe r creature s which can be ti ons, de vils, spi ri t s - a ll the fig Clumsy movements and walk. Perceptible movements in fifth month.
c l a s si fie d i n the same six di stinct type s u re s that one observe s i n the p ai nt Skin colour pallid (grey or white) Pallid skin until sixth month.
whi c h are obse rve d i n UF O e ntity rep ort s. i ng s of Hie ronymou s Bosch - came down Skin colour reddish. Skin colour reddish from seventh month.
In one BT fantasy, i n fact, a subje ct de s from the ca t he d ral s i nto the squ are and Skin wrinkled. Skin wrinkled in seventh month.
cribed being confronte d by no fewe r than moved i n on me. Hairless bodies, no eyebrows. No hair until eighth month, eyebrows
fi ve type s of cre a tu re s (7): Five of the �ix UF O enti ty cl a s se s are de s only evident by then.
ne s s ( 1 1 ). Grof says tha t i t i s ' common ly to one or more of severa l p o s si b le tube / 3) CESAREAN ('m) "'!hey transplrted me•• .; _."I was put back down."
rep orte d ' by su c h subje c t s tha t they e ve n tu nne l a rche type s i n the bi rth p roce s s. I n materializing in aoother area."
i de ntify wi th the sperm a nd ovum a t the time a dditi on t o the neura l tube, othe r pu ta t 4) CESARFAN (RG) "JUst �ed on board••• "I was placed there. "
of conception ( 1 2 ), and some time s de scri be i ve a rche type s i nc lu de the u mbi li ca l tube materialized••• "
a n a c ce le ra te d p roce s s of embryogene si s a nd p la ce nta comp lex a n d the ' birth ca na l' 5) CESARFAN (CJ) "A rope, like a snake, came out••• '!hey thr&� me out."
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foeta l deve l opme nt ( 1 3 ). Whi le Grof conce de s (i.e., cervica l ope ni ng, vagi na, a nd grabbed me•••pulled me up••• "
tha t the authenticity of su ch na rrati ve s i s surrou nding ti s sue s ) experie nced duri ng 6) CESAREi\N (I<K) "I t:b::mght trrtself aboard•••" "Got off the sane way."
a n ope n que sti on, he state s tha t he wa s norma l bi rth.
a b le to ge t severa l i n depe nde n t veri fica t The p la ce n ta i s a ci rcu la r, i nve rted "I just myscl.f "I was zapped out•••"
7) CESARFAN (l-D) founi inside•••"
i ons of supp ose d embryona l and foe ta l bow l - shaped orga n whi c h is conne cted to the
expe rie nce s (1 4 ) . foe tu s by the u mbi li ca l cord, a tube con a spiral
8) :.:ESAREJ\N (DG) "I transporte:i reyself•••" "Cl..ilrbe:1 down
One ce l lu la r comp one nt, not me ntioned tai ni ng othe r tube s ( vei ns a nd a r te rie s )
stail:way•"
in Grof ' s data, seems p ote ntia l l y stu n ni ng atta ched a t the foe tu s ' s nave l. Severa l
9) CESARFAN (RB) "Stairs unfolded fran the bottx:m '!hey put me there••
abdu ctee s (e. g., Hi l l a nd Andrea sson ) have
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the p la ce nta l ' sau cer', doe s have a f la t e nd ne sse s si mi la r l y. Fu rthe r, foe tu se s have
fou nd an a na l ogy betwee n the shape s of A l l these u nu sua l doorway pa s sa ge s can
at the sepa ra tion p oi nt, a nd i s a p o s si b le bee n observed fi rm ly gra spi ng the umbi lica l
' f lying sau ce r s ' a nd ' manda la s', which he be i n te rp re te d as sugge s ting a nothe r bi rth
a rche type for the mysteri ou s but oft cord, a nd a l so tou c hi ng thei r body a nd e ve ry
de fi ned a s a rche typa l symbo l s of u ni ty, trauma e ve nt - the ope ni ng of the cervix.
rep orted re tra cti ng beam. thing e l se in the c l ose confi ne s of the
wholene s s a nd i ndi vi dua ti on ( 1 5 ). I f Grof' s Asi de from the extended time i nvo l ved,
u te ru s. A l l norma l foe tu ses, the n, may have
ge ne ti c memory data a re va li d, they cou l d be cervica l di la ta ti on wou l d be consi s te nt
An experime nt i n whi c h ima gi na ry ab a se n se of body i ma ge a n d of vari ou s ti s sue s
i n te rp re te d a s p rovi di ng a p hysi o l ogica l wi th u northodox mode s of ope ni ng a nd c l osing
du ctions we re gi ve n u nde r hyp nosi s to pe rsons which p roba b l y deve l op s from the embryonic
ba si s for Ju ng' s theories on a rc he typa l doors. Supp orti ng thi s i dea i s the fa c t tha t
born by Cae sarea n se cti on* p r ovide s sta ti s sta ge onward. Thu s thi s a spe ct of the BT
ima ge ry a nd hi s re la ted specu la ti on s on the one o f our ' contr o l' subje c t s, a norma l
tica l e vi de n ce tha t tu be / tu n ne l i ma ge ry hyp othe si s may have va lidi ty.
co l lec ti ve u nconsci ou s. bi rth, responde d to a sugge ste d situa tion
re late s to the norma l bi rth p roce s s. Of of cervica l di la ta tion wi th the comment,
At a ny rate i t i s somew hat sta rt ling to ei ght Cae sa rea n su bje cts, se ve n u se d no The place nta may eme r ge i n CE -III
' I t ' s like a door ope ning ' . Sure ly the bi rth
rea li ze tha t e ve ry huma n bei ng who e ve r li ve d tube/tu nne l ima ge ry in de scri bi n g how they na rra ti ve s a s a UF O shape a nd a l so a s a ba ck
p roce s s is a more like ly exp la na tion of the
wa s - f o r a few hou r s a t lea st - li te ra l ly boarded or le ft the UF O a n d t he re were few pa ck a l le ge d ly worn by e nti tie s. The
ma ny doors a nd tube s/tu nne l s i n na rra ti ve s
shaped like a UF O. Wi th tha t i n mi nd one can tube ima ge s throu g h ou t thei r narra ti ve s. The umbi lica l cord sugge sts the tube lea di ng from
such a s Betty Andrea sson' s ( see be l ow ) tha n
specu late : pe rhap s the embryonic di sc doe s ex cep ti on, subje ct (10 ) , i s i n te re s ti ng the ba ck -pack, a nd it may a l so take the form
a ny p lau si b le a lie n craft' s i nterior a rch
ma ni fe s t i t se l f a s a Jungia n ma nda la or because she wa s at fi rst treated a s a of the re tra cti ng li ght beam. The amniotic
itecture.
sau cer a rche type in e ve ryone' s se n si bi li ty norma l p remature bi rth u nti l he r mother sac may ha ve an obvi ou s a na l ogue in the
duri ng the embryonic sta ge ; la te r it c ou l d suffere d a haemorrha ge a nd a Caesarean wa s The i dea tha t p la ce nta l, um bi li ca l, vari ou s bu bb le d ome hea dgea r on rep orte d
eme rge a s pa rt of a percipie nt' s UF O-re lated nece s sa ry - bu t the subje c t had expe rie nced amniotic, a n d othe r a rche typa l forms appea r enti tie s, a nd a l so i n the ma ny see - throu gh or
image ry. Thu s UF O wi tne s se s mi ght have bee n an hour or so of Sta ge II trauma in the i n rep orte d UF Os, e nti tie s a nd re la te� wi ndowe d UF Os de scri be d by wi tne s se s. I n
p redi sp osed to pe rcei ve sau ce r- shaped bi rth ca na l, pe rhap s suffi cie nt time for e ve nts ske tche d or descr�bed by wi t ne s se s thi s conne c ti on, whi le scepti c s have a s sumed
' some thi ngs ' in the p rese nce of whatever the deve l op me nt of tube / tu nne l imagery. Note i s a dmi t te d l y that e nti ty ba ck -pa cks derive from a s tronau t ' s
p sycho-p hysica l stimu lu s consti tu te s the UF O a l so othe r p o s si b le exceptions : subje ct ( 5 )
p henome non - thoug h what wi t ne s se s pe rceive boarded wi th the ai d o f a snake - like rope,
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s i m i l ar ly b u l ky space- su i t s , the fact that �------
NASA has no see- through space veh i c l e s argues
that i mages of back - packs a s we l l a s trans
l ucent UFOs are s t i mu l a ted by psy cho l og i c a l
proce s ses rather than by space techno l ogy .
T he m o s t l i k e ly psy cho l og i c a l source wou l d
b e B T i magery a n d events ( cf . F i gs 6 - A t o
6-F) .
The p l acenta as a ' craft ' i mage can be
seen i n Chr i st i an and Buddh i st art ( cf . F i gs
6 - G and 6 - H ) . In H i l degarde of B i ngen ' s
12 th- cent ury dep i c t i on , the human sou l i s
de l i vered to the foetus by an object from
a nother rea l m ; the objec t and i t s ' de l i very
tube ' attached to a materna l nave l i s a n
obv i ous p l acenta l / umb i l i ca l arch ety pe . I n an
I nd i an r e l i ef , a ' l i ly ' grow i ng on a sta l k
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from the g o d V i s hnu ' s nave l b e a r s the i nfant
Buddh a . In both trad i t i ons one sees a )
p l acenta l ' craft ' w i th a tube descend i ng
from i t , show i ng that d i verse cu l tures use . Fig. 1-A. Travis Walton's Fig. 1-B. Hman fetus in its 1 Fig. 1-c. Amreasson fetal
BT /UFO i magery i n s i mi l ar way s . fetal h\lllaD:)i.d. 3rd DDnth. N:>te un:levelopei lu.Jmami.d with huqe Eiyes but
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T here are ma ny poss i b l e umb i l i c a l facial features, head shape.. 'other features un:levelopei.
archety pes i n trad i t i ona l be l i ef , p sy ch o l
ogy , a n d even f i ct i on ( cf . F i g s 11 - A t o
11 -G) . I n Ch r i st i an my tho l ogy , God i mpreg
nates the V i rg i n Mary w i th a beam from
Heaven . However, t he beam is actua l ly a
ho l l ow t ube through wh i c h the H o ly Sp i r i t ,
( u sua l ly rendered i n the form o f a dove)
descend s . Another type of d i v i ne sky - beam
can be seen in pa i nt i ng s of a beam of
breath from God to Adam. The ' th i rd ey e ' of
the Buddha is often portrayed as a beam,
i nd i cat i ng aga i n that beams from the sky
are found wor l d-w i de . An i nterest i ng var i
at i on i s descr i bed by one o f Jung ' s sch izo Figs. 1-D/E/F. Fetallnmlm� are 9 12 16 38
phren i c pat i ents - a s un w i t h a ' pen i s ' the mat OCil'IIX)n entity type. E-Ven
t ube hang i ng from i t , wh i c h the pat i ent a s s :imaginary CEl- IIIs repn-t then
Fig. 1-G. Ccmparative body proportJ.Ons
oc i ated w i th t h e w i nd ( i . e . , breath ) . J u n g (1-F) 'lhere are fSII nore cbvious
of fetuses at 9, 12, 16, ani 38 weeks.
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wh i ch whooshes Dorothy off in the The -
W i zard of Oz .
-- Onefas c i nat i ng i mp l i cat i on of the
p l acent a l archety pe re l ates to the w i nged
Notches Webbe:i Separate
ent i t i e s wh i ch are occa s i ona l ly reported . between
I t may be that the w i ng s of fa i r i e s and fingers fingers
finger, & toes toes
ange l s , l i ke the ent i t i e s ' back - pac k s , foot rays
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re l a te to B T sources ( c f . F i g s 1 4 - A to 1 4- H ) .
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Further pos s i b l e p l acenta l archety pes are
suggested by the common pattern of ' boxes '
and ' t ubes ' wh i ch are so con s i stent ly des
c r i bed by w i tnesses dur i ng reca l l of a l l eged
phy s i c a l exami nat i ons . Both ' rea l ' and i mag
i nary subject s descr i be such i mp l ements , Fig 1-I. Fetal devel.opnent of webbEd
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a lt hough seven ot her members of the fami ly, head hurt .
w h o a l l eged ly w ere put i nt o ' s uspended a ni T he scene i s a n obvious ret urn to t h e
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mati on ' , were not a b l e to veri fy Betty ' s w omb : the Cy li ndri ca l Room it se l f i s on ly
st ory ( 17 ) . one of severa l w omb echoes i n Betty ' s na rr
Betty say s her a bducti on bega n with a ati ve ; the t ra n s pa rent chair suggest s t h e
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bri ght light w hi c h f la shed out side her hou se, amniotic sa c i n w hich Betty f l oated i n a
s hort ly a fter w hi c h a group of 4 - foot-ta l l foeta l positi on ; the grey f l ui d i s the
amniotic medi um ; t he breat hi ng a nd feed
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i ma ges a nd event s w hich support a non- p hy s varied i n l engt h but ty pi ca l ly ended with
7 i ca l or p sy c h o l ogica l i nt erpretati on of doorway s i nt o bri g ht ly lit, dome- sha ped
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t hi s ca se a nd of t he UFO a bduction my stery rooms w here she wa s undre s s ed, exami ned,
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genera l ly . ' c l ea n sed ' ,· or w hatever . T he d oorways, like
T h e Andrea s son ca se present s severa l t hose i n ma ny CE- I I I s, suggest the cervi ca l
A. c l ea r birth t ra uma i ma ge pa ra l l e l s . F or ex opening : u s ua l ly a ba re wa l l seems t o sep
amp l e, Betty ' s huma noi d entiti e s w ere a b out a rate with a soft ' w hoosh ' on a pproa c h a nd
4 feet ta l l, had greyi sh skin, oversi zed unite s a gai n a ft erwa r d s, l ea vi ng no t ra c e ; a
hea d s, huge ey es, a nd underdeve l oped noses, ci rcu la r membra ne a n d some mi rror- li ke doors
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ea rs a nd mout s . T hey w ere typi ca l ly foeta l w hi c h Betty cra shed t hrough harm l es s ly re
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6A Lawson Tuchmann-Duplessis; 6B Lawson / humanoi d s i n a ppea ra nce, t hough t h ey be ca l l simi la r ' ex p l odi ng ' door s i n t he ·
Moore ( ibid) ; 6C Cufos; 6D Lawson Blech / ha ved li k e a ppa riti ons i n pa s si ng t h rough Ga rden Grove ca se . T here a re more t ha n a
schmidt; 6E FSR; 6F FSR,26,J; 6G 12th c. s o li d doors a nd mat eria li zi ng at wi l l . T h e dozen doors a nd t unne l - li k e pa s sa geway s i n
painting by Hildegard of Bingen; 6H Relief l ea der seemed to c ha nge hi s facia l feat ures t he w h o l e o f Betty ' s a dvent ure, a number
Vijaynagar, India; ?A FSR,24,4; ?B-E Lawso � s o t hat he became more foet u s - li ke in hi s s ufficient ly hi gh in it se l f to suggest a
from descriptions by Andre son in Fowler. ia fi na l meeti ng wit h Betty . psy ch o l ogica l ex p la nation of her narrati v e .
T h e ri chest event in t erms of peri nata l Duri ng Betty ' s exa mi nati on, w hi c h s h e
i ma gery occurred i n w hat Betty descri bed a s sai d occu rred i n a bright ' bi g room ' , t he
a liens i n sert ed need l e-ti pped t ubes i nt o
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her n a sa l cav i t i e s and ( a s w i t h Betty H i l l ) thought was that of God say i n g , ' I have
i n to her nave l . Betty had been to l d that the chosen you to show the wor l d ' , apparen t l y 15
nave l probe was a test for ' procreat i o n ' because o f h e r s i ncere fa i th . Though i nter stand the phe nomenon . The substa nt i a l agree m i dab l e myster i e s . Yet A l l a n Hendry ' s d i s
( i n t h e H i l l c a se i t w a s for pregnancy ) , pretat i ons of the event a s fantasy or s pon ment of i magery and event s among the 200 or c u s s i on of i dent i f i ed f ly i ng ob jects report
b�t afterwards the a l i ens sa i d that there taneous h a l l uc i nat i on seem equa l l y probab l e , so abduct i on s and the i r para l l e l s w i th BT ed a s UFOs w i th great a s s urance by mu l t i p l e
were ' some parts m i s s i ng ' . Betty had had a Grof says that t h e p hoen i x i mage i s i mp l i c i t
i magery prov i de object i v e ev i dence that w i tnesses ( 27 ) dramat i z es some of the l i m i t
hysterectomy, and the fact that she i nteg i n many Stage I l l narra t i ve s descr i b i ng a abductees genera l ly speak tru l y , a l though at i ons o f human j udgement . W e shou l d be
rated th i s persona l memory i nto the event pur i f icat i on by f i re ( 2 3 l :
actua l events are somet h i ng e l se aga i n . caut i ous about even the best c a se s .
can be seen a s a re l i v i ng of her own med i I n Betty ' s c a se , the abduct i on wa s ' rea l ' i n If mu l t i p l e w i tness CE - I l l s ex i s t , they
c a l ' h i story - a common pattern i n abduc t i on One i mportant expe r i ence . . . i s the that i t had psych o l og i c a l va l i d i ty for her . may be exp l a i ned by mu l t i p l e ha l l uc i nat i on s
narrat i ve s . The hysterectomy i s a l so one of encounter w i th consum i ng f i re , wh i c h
That fact g i ves i nvest i gators someth i ng ( s uch a s fo l i e a deu x , i mag i nary compan i o n s ,
severa l e l ements i n Betty ' s exam i nat i on i s perce i ved a s hav i ng a pur i fy i ng
qu i te rea l to go on . a n d ma s s ha l l uc i nat i ons ( 28 ) ), w h i c h are
man i fest i ng the bod i ly d i smemberment mot i f , qua l i ty . . . The f i re appear s to de st�oy
rea l if rare phenomena ; and i t is pos s i b l e
wh i c h i s occa s i ona l l y found i n CE- I I I s and everyth i ng that i s rotten and corrupt
------- r r r ------- t o see mu l t i p l e w i tness CE - I I I s such a s the
wh i c h is descri bed exp l i c i t l y in Stage I l l in the i nd i v i dua l and prepares h i m
Andreasson c a se a s ha l l uc i nat ory in nat ure .
BT narra t i ves ( 20 ) . f Body d i smemberment i s for t h e renew i ng a n d rejuvenat i ng
It i s beyond quest i on that there are We shou l d remember that mu l t i p l e w i tne s s
a l so a maj or segment of the s h amans ' trance expe r i ence of reb i rth . . . A very app
exten s i ve s i m i l ar i t i e s between per i nata l te s t i mony does not guarantee t h e phys i c a l
exper i ences ; see Append i x I I I - I I . ) The rop r i ate symbo l a s soc i ated w i t h the
i magery and UFO abduct i on narra t i ve s , as the rea l i ty o f a n event but mere ly i t s sub
need l e- t i pped tubes c a u sed Betty a good dea l i dea of the pur i fy i ng f i re seems to be
pre sentat i on of para l l e l s from both area s j ec t i ve psycho l og i ca l v a l i d i ty for the
of pa i n and d i scomfort , but Grof ' s desc r i p that of the phoen i x , the l egendary b i rd
and an ana lys i s of a prom i nent abduc t i on have w i tnesses . F.ven though we do not yet
t i on of umb i l i c a l pa i n i n a per i nata l Stage who sets h i s nest on f i re and f i nd s h i s
shown . It may be thought that there are under stand everyth i ng about mu l t i p l e
IV narrat i ve a nt i c i pates th i s part of the death i n the f l ame s ; the heat o f the
rea sons for these s i m i l ar i t i e s wh i c h cou l d ha l l uc i n at i on s , the probab i l i ty that th i s
Andreas son abduct i on ( 2 1 ) : f i re fac i l i tates the hatc h i ng of a new
st i l l a l l ow for a tenab l e phys i ca l hypo obscure process p l ays a part i n some CE - I I l s
phoen i x from a n egg in the burn i ng
thes i s about UFO abduct i on s , but one mu st seems more l i k e ly than the a l ternat i ve
. . . a spec i f i c comp l ex of unp l easant nes t .
then exp l a i n the s i m i l ar para l l e l s among the specu l a t i on s often repeated by credu l ou s
symptoms . . . p i erc i ng and penetrat i ng other abduct i on ana l ogue s . f See Append i x I l l
I n Betty ' s v i s i on , a fami l i ar v a r i ant o n the ufo l og i st s - t h a t t h e s i m i l ar i t i e s i n
pa i n s i n the umb i l i c a l area , wh i c h for v i s ua l i magery from some ana l ogues . )
ta l e , a ' worm ' ( i . e . , the f i re- i mperv i ou s i magery among abduct i on ana l ogues stem
usua l l y rad i ate a n d a r e projected to the
s a l ama nder of myth ) emerged from t h e ashe s . �hether or not per i nata l events a re the e i ther from mere chance or from the smart
ur i nary b l adder . . . or the uterus . T hey
A t t h e same t i me two th i ng s seemed t o be fundamenta l matr i x for a l l the other ass a l i ens bent on confu s i ng us !
are accompan i � by • . . fee l i ng s of agony
ha ppen i ng to her , both of wh i ch are we l l ana l ogue s , it is c l ear that C E - 111 reports Anot her trad i t i on a l puzz l e centres on
and emergency � sensat i on s of dramat i c
estab l i shed per i nata l events : ( l l she fe l t emp l oy per i nata l i mages and i nc i dents and phys i c a l effects CE - I I I s . The prob l em here
s h i fts w i t h i rl t h e body . . •
a n i ntense s h i ver i ng ch i l l come over her , that abduct i ons - whatever e l se they may is not the absence of a l l eged phys i c a l
whereas a moment before she had comp l a i ned be - are one of many po s s i b l e expre s s i ons ev i dence b u t i t s i nterpretat i on , for
Th i s s i t uat i on i s repeated w i t h surpr i s i ng
of equa l ly i ntense heat ( a l ternat i ng ch i l l s of rev i v i f i ed per i n a t a l i magery and so have phys i c a l ev i dence is notor i ou s ly amb i guous -
con s i stency i n Betty ' s narrat i ve ( 22 ) :
and hot f l u shes are common i n Stage I I to do w i th i nner rather than outer space . as anyone can apprec i ate who has fo l l owed
narrat i ve s ) ( 24 ) ; and ( 2 ) Betty descr i bed There rema i n some a pparent puzz l e s . the T ur i n Sh roud controver sy, or for that
I can fee l them mov i ng that th i ng . . . he ' s
' the wor st th i ng I ' ve ever exper i enced . . . Mu l t i p l e w i tness abduct i ons , for i n stance , matter the century- l ong w i ndmi l l - t i l t i ng
go i ng to put that i n my nave l ! Oh - h - h- h .
whatever that was that was go i n g through my have a lways seemed d i ff i c u l t to exp l a i n . over Darw i n ' s theory of evo l ut i on . The i n
I don ' t l i ke th i s . . . I can fee l them
body - i t fe l t l i k e someth i ng p i erc i ng every Yet a c arefu l read i ng o f hypnot i c . tran s escapab l e fact i s that no abduc t i on case h a s
mov i ng that th i ng around i n my stomach
ce l l i n my body ' . ( 25 ) Grof reports that cr i pts i n d i cates t h a t most o f t h e dua l a n d thus f a r pre sented unamb i guous phys i ca l o r
or my body . . . Oh ! H e ' s push i ng that
aga i n . . . around , fee l i ng th i ng s . . . Stage I l l subjects descr i be s i m i l ar agony mu l t i p l e w i tness abduc t i ons i n t h e l i ter phys i o l og i c a l ev i dence wh i c h compe l s u s t o
Fee l s l i k e he ' s go i ng r i g ht around my ( 26 ) : ature are e i ther i ncomp l ete l y i nvest i gated conc l ude that a U F O l a nded i n that spot , or
stuff i n s i de - fee l i ng i t , or some or l ack i ng in i ndependent corroborat i on . l eft that mark on the a bductee'SS k i n , or
th i ng w i th that need l e . The i nten s i ty of p a i nfu l ten s i on These cases i nc l ude Betty H i l l , Betty abducted that fam i ly . I am s peak i ng not of
reaches a degree that appear s to be Andrea s son , H i ck son and Park e r , Sa ndy probab i l i t i e s or poss i b i l i t i e s but of cert
The a l i en s to l d Betty that they were L arson , Pat Roach , J udy Kenda l l , and the a i nt i es - such a s the notor i ous ' crashed
far beyond what any huma n can bear . . .
' awaken i ng ' someth i ng w i th the i r prob i ng , Garden Grove case ( the l a st two I have saucer s ' and L i tt l e Green Men wou l d prov i de
fee l i ng s of powerfu l currents of
wh i ch i s symbo l i c a l l y con s i stent w i t h the researched persona l l y . ! i f on ly they cou l d be coaxed out of Hangar
energy stream i ng through h i s who l e
d i smemberment myth - in shaman s ' l ore, ego bod.v . T h e 1976 L i berty, Kentucky abduct i on 18, or maybe C l oud l a nd ) . One mi ght object
death f d i smemberment ) precedes the reb i rth i s i n struct i ve , for it i s one of the very that unrea l i s t i c certa i nt i e s are not nec
of a new , reawak ened se l f and sens i b i l i ty . few in wh i c h a l l the w i tnesses were exten essary for theor i z i ng about UFOs . But a s a
However , th i s death/ reb i rth exper i ence was T h e e v i dence suggests that Betty ' s phoe n i x s i ve l y i nterv i ewed and hypnot i ca l ly re s c i ent i st/med i a - ce l ebr i ty ( and somet i me UFO
art i c u l ated more fu l l y i n Betty ' s case by owes more to B T i magery and t h e fact that gressed . The transcr i pt s of the three women debunke r ) recent ly ob served , extraord i n ary
the phoen i x . she had read about the myth , than to a i nv � l ve � revea l that each had a separate , c l a i ms dema nd extraor d i nary proof s ; and he ' s
Some o f the Andrea s son case i nvest CE -111. The i nves t i gators were w i se to be subJect 1 ve adventure rather than a cons i s t . r i gh t .
i gators were apparent ly troub l ed by scept i ca l . St i l l , though her i nterpretat i on ent l y shared abduct i on exper i ence . Thus W e c a nnot yet exp l a i n what st i mu l ates
Betty ' s phoen i x v i s i o n , perh aps embarra s sed of the event wa s dub i ou s , Betty ' s descr i p the i r fasc i na t i ng stor i es do not corrob the s equence of v i s u a l i magery and events
by i t s re l i g i ous/myth i c a l connotat i on s , or t i ons here as throughout her exper i ence orate c l a i ms of abduct i on , a l though the wh i c h mak e s up an abduct i o n . That is the
afra i d that th i s and other parts of her seem truthfu l . probab i l i ty of a shared ha l l uc i natory c l ose most provocat i ve mystery about CE - I I I s . Our
narra t i ve may be thought mere h a l l uc i n The fact i s that abductees tend to encounter of the f i r s t k i nd seems fa i r ly i nab i l i ty to exp l a i n the ent i re UFO abduct i on '
at i on or fantasy . Yet to Betty , the te l l the truth as they have exper i enced i t , high. en i gma , however , does not ob s c ure the c l ear
phoen i x segment was a s rea l a s any other and though th i s p o i nt i s l o s t o n profess i ona l A number o f mu l t i p l e w i tness c l ose and reasonab l e i nference that abduc t i on s are
in some ways more s i g n i f i cant s i n ce she UFO debunkers who seem obses sed by a need to encounters seem impre s s i ve . Cases such as pr i ma r i l y a psycho l og i c a l phenomenon .
i nterpreted it a s an authent i c re l i g i ou s r i d i c u l e the ETH and any UFO w i tnesses , but the Ke l ly-Hopk i n sv i l l e and Reverend G i l l There are new my ster i e s : we do not k n ow
exper i ence . S h e heard a v o i ce wh i c h she who show no c apac i ty for he l p i nq u s to under- c l ose encounter s , and the f i r st part of the how per i nata l i mages form i n the foetu s , nor
Trav i s Wa l ton c a se (a CE - l l s i ght i ng of a how BT i magery is rev i v i f i ed w i t h even
b r i l l i a nt l i g h t ) typ i fy ufo l ogy ' s mo st for- part i a l accuracy dur i ng drug therapy , hypno-
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s i s , or i n spontaneou s wak i ng sess i ons ( a s per i nata l exper 1 ences may i nc l ude random data 17
the few non- hypnot i zed abductees seem to from ha l l uc i natory , remembere d , and fanta s back ' 30 ', s uggest i ng a forcep s - a i ded 2. GROF , pp . 1 97- 1 98
have done ) . However , the read i ne s s of hypno i zed i magery as we l l , i t i s c l ear t h a t r e s de l i ve ry . 3. I was given th i s i n formation by a profess
t i zed subjects to b u i l d an abduct i on fantasy earchers shou l d use hypnot i ca l ly der i v ed ional c l i n i c i an w i th extens i ve exper
on a b a se of per i nata l exper i ences prov i de s data w i th caut i on . 3 . Other BT/ C E - I I I para l l e l s may be u n i ence i n experi mental and medical drug
st i l l a nother cau t i onary note about the u s e There rema i n many unanswered quest i ons c o v e r e d t h r o u g h hypnot i c rev i v i f i ca t i on therapy programmes
of hypnos i s i n U F O abduct i ons . Th i s caut i on about abduct i on report s , but ufo l og i ca l of w i t n e s se s ' per i nata l h i s tor i e s . I f 4. SCHWARZ , Berthol d E . , ' UFOs : Delus i on or
wou l d seem part i c u l ar l y nece s sary i n i nvest research i nto B T rev i v i f i ca t i ons a s we l l a s performed profes s i ona l ly and i n terpret D i l emma ' , Medical T i mes ( New J ersey )
i gat i ons such a s Betty Andreas son ' s and the mu l t i p l e ha l l uc i na t i on s , fugues and s i m i l ar ed c a u t i o u s l y , hypno s i s c a n prov i de a 96 : 1 0 ( 1 96�6- 7--
Garden Grove case ( of wh i ch I have per sona l psycho l og i c a l phenomena i s l i k e l y to prov i de u sefu l i nv e s t i ga t i ve too l for abduc 5. LAWSON , A l v i n H . , ' hypno s i s of I maginary
k now l edge ) , where a w i tness was hypnot i zed an swer s . t i on research e r s . UFO abductees ' , in Proceedings of the F i r s t
repeated ly over severa l week s by a group of Th ree po i nts are empha s i zed i n th i s Interna t i onal U F O Congress ( New York
i nvest i gators who were ( however competent paper : F i r st , b i rth trauma i magery or i g i n T h e b i rth t r a uma hypothe s i s of t h e 1 980 ) , pp . 1 95-238
and earnest ) perhaps too credu l ou s . Repeat ates i n w i tnesses ' per i nata l h i story and o r i g i n of f a l l ac i ou s U F O abduct i on reports 6. GROF , pp . 104- 1 38
ed hypnos i s ses s i on s are suspect in that a s s o c i ated psycho l og i c a l exper i ences rather is one of the very few ' fa l s i f i ab l e ' hypo 7. GROF , p . 1 46
they i nv i te e l aborat i on and fabr i c at i on than in abduc t i ons , and so the presence of t heses wh i c h h a v e ever been proposed about 8. GROF , p . 1 09
wh i ch can be encouraged by feedback que s �T i mages i nva l i dates a ny CE - I I I narra t i ve t h i s most sensat i ona l segme n t of the UFO 9. GROF , p . 98
t i ons from i nves t i gator s , p a s t a n d current in part or who l e . Second , BT i magery t h u s p henomenon . If u f o l ogy is ever t o become a 10. Information for th i s s e c t i on was supp l i e d
read i ng by the w i t ne s s , and the ego-ma s s age prov i des a cr i ter i on w i th wh i c h i nvest i by t h e fo l lowing : B l echschm i dt , Eric ,
t r u l y sc i ent i f i c d i sc i p l i ne , v i ab l e hypo
s i t uat i on posed by a profes s i ona l i nvest gators can separate hoaxe s , subjec t i ve fan Begi nnings o f L i fe ( New York 1 977 ) ;
t h e s e s w i l l have to be offered - a nd a l so
i ga t i ve group and a l one abdu ctee w i th a t a s i e s , and other earthbound data from any Dav i e s , Jack , Human Devel opmental Anatomy
tes ted . I n t h i s i n s t a nce , s e r i ou s a n d ob
w i l d ta l e to te l l to eager ears . putat i ve l y rea l abdu ct i on by a l i en creatur� s .
j ec t i ve i nvest i gators shou l d i nform th em ( New York 1 963 ) ; Moore , Ke i th L . , �
( Hencefort h , to be cred i b l e , abduct i on
s e l ve s about per i na t a l events or e l se u s e Dev e l op i ng Human ( Ph i l ade lphia 1 977)i
-- I V - SUMMARY AND CONCLUS I ON S --- accounts may have to avo i d obv i ou s BT i mag
hypnoth er a p i st s or others exper i ence i n Tuchmann-Depless i s , H . , et al . , I l l us t
ery such a s b r i ght l i ghts , tunne l s , b i g
b i rth trauma reca l l . A l though ver i fy i ng rated Human Embryology, Vol�I ( New York
Th i s pa per has attempted to show that rooms , foeta l humano i d s , phys i c a l exam
i nat i on s , retract i n g beams , etc . However , abductee s ' med i c a l and b i rt h h i stor i e s 1 97 2 )
UFO ' abductee s ' unconsc i ous ly use major
few i f any non-BT abduc t i on narrat i ves s hou l d be r e l at i ve l y easy, other BT data may 1 1 . GROF , pp . 1 58-1 6 1 and 1 9 1 - 1 93
component s of the b i rth process a s a matr i x
present ly ex i st , and I su s pect I k now why . • . ) be mor e d i f f i c u l t to f i nd or prove ; h owever , 1 2 . GROF , pp . 191 f f .
for a fanta s i zed abduct i on exper i ence . Many
The fi na l po i n t i s equa l l y s i gn i f i cant : the attempt s h ou l d be made . Researchers who 1 3 . GROF , pp . 1 9 2- 1 9 3
abd u c t i on/BT para l l e l s are obv i ou s : the
the b i rth trauma hypothe s i s i s testab l e . w i s h to test the ST hypot h e s i s are urged to 14. GROF , p. 1 59
foetu s , taken from warmth and comfort and
subj ected to pro l onged d i stress in the The presence o r absence o f BT/ C E - I I I data i nform me of the i r resu l t s . One po s s i b l e 1 5 . J UNG , C . G . , F l y ing Saucers : � Modern Myth
b i rth ' tunne l ' , emerges i nto a strange para l l e l s , and therefore the va l i d i ty of a dd i t i on a l v a l ue o f s u c h d a t a i s that a of Things Seen i n the Sk i es ( New York
wor l d w i t h b r i g ht l i g h t s , unconfi ned space s , the BT thes i s , can be determ i ned in a c a u s a l re l a t i on s h i p cou l d t h u s be deter 1959 ) , pp . 30 ff .
' ent i t i e s ' , a n ' exam i nat i on ' , a n d var i ous v a r i ety of ways : m i ned between d i s t i nc t events of the b i rt h 1 6 . FOWLER , Raymond E . , The Andreasson
sensory st i mu l i . S i m i l a r l y , ' abductee s ' are proce s s and spec i f i c rev i v i f i ca t i on i ma gery , Affa i r ( New J ersey 1 979 ) , p. 59 ; and
l ev i t ated th rough a t unne l of l i ght i n to a 1 . Abductee s ' b i rth and med i c a l h i stor i e s someth i ng wh i c h Grof ' s expe r i ment s were u n FULLE R , J ohn , The Interrupted Journey
UFO ' s vast , bri l l i a nt i n ter i or where a l i en c a n be exp l ored through i nterv i ews w i t h a b l e t o prov i de . ( New York 1 966� pp . 1 95- 1 96 ---
creatures exam i ne and probe the i r bod i e s , w i tnesses and the i r fami l i e s . If a ny T h e subject o f UFO abd uct i on s i s i nt 1 7 . FOWLER , pp . 1 26- 1 28 and p . 1 82
often pa i nfu l ly . Add i t i ona l para l l e l s i n abductees who report Stage I I I - I V data r i gu i ng t o t h e p ub l i c f o r t h e s ame rea s on 1 8 . GROF , p . 105
c l ude such stap l e s of CE - I I I reports as a such a s d i smemberment , head pres sure , that a l most a ny s c i en t i f i c body ( no doubt 19. FOWLER , p. 1 80 ; the Garden Grove case i s
l os s of t i me , absurd event s , womb l i ke rooms , or re l i ef were Caesareans ( and thus t h i nk i ng ' fu nd i ng ' ) i s apathet i c : both comp l e x a n d extens iv e , but t w o refer
umb i l i c a l pa i n , sexua l seduc t i on , and a un l i k e l y to have expe r i enced l ater per i g roup s , in d i fferent w ay s , l i nk abd uct i on ences shoul d suffice : my ' Hypnot i c
sense of i neffab i l i ty about the exper i ence . nata l phenomen a ) , doubt wou l d b e c a s t stor i es w i t h the i de a of L i t t l e Green Me n . Regress i ons of A l l eged CE- I I I Encoun
There are ma ny, many others . Aga i n , the on t h e BT theory . I f � o such abductees But these group s ' att i tudes m i g h t reverse i f ters ' , in Proceedings of the 1 976 CUFOS
dom i nant ent i ty type descri bed in both were found to be Caesarean s , the BT abduct i on s were i de n t i f i ed i n stead o n l y w i th Conference ( Ch i cago 1 977 ) , pp . 1 41 - 1 51 ;
CE - I I I and BT narrat i ve s is humano i d , and theory wou l d be strengthened . Further , i nteres t i ng f and perhaps fundab l e ) c l i n i c a l and DE HERRERA , John , The Etherean
c l ose l y resemb l e s a foet us or embryo . The med i ca l h i stor i e s , espec i a l ly hosp i t p sych o l og i c a l prob l ems s u c h a s mu l t i p l e Invas i on ( Los A l ami tos�al i f . , 1 978 )
b i rth process is so i d i osyncrat i c and a l i z at i ons , can be scrut i n i zed for h a l l uc i na t i o n s , fugue s , o r other a l tered 20. GROF , p . 1 4 2
var i ou s that no two CE- I I I narrat i ves are poss � b l e data para l l e l s w i t h i mages 2 1 . GROF , p . 1 4 1
states of c o n sc i o u s n e s s . Whatever the
ever exact l y a l i k e - th ough a l l are very and events des c r i bed dur i ng a l l eged 2 2 . FOWLE R , p . 60
n a t ure of d ay l i gh t d i sc s , n i g h t - l i g h t s a n d
s i m i l ar . T h u s th i s re search succes sfu l l y exam i na t i ons and re l ated treatment by 23 . GROF , p . 1 3 1
other c l ose- encounter a s pect s of t h e UFO
exp l a i n s how two d i fferent abduct i on supposed a l i ens . 24 . GROF , p . 1 2 1
phenomenon , abduct i on s seem t o y i e l d t o a
' v i ct i ms ' can somet i me s reca l l v i rtua l l y 2 . Abductee ' s narrat i ve reports can be p sych o l og i c a l research approach . I t seems t o 2 5 . FOWLER , p . 202
i dent i ca l exper i ence s , and a l so accounts searched word- by-word for 8T i magery and 26. GROF , p . 1 24
m e t h a t , u nt i l t h e abduc t i on w i t ne s s ' s p sy
for m i nor i ncon s i stenc i e s among such events ( a s was done w i th the Andreas son 27 . HENDRY , A . , UFO Handbook ( New York
c h o l ogy i s made the ma i n foc u s of i nv e s t i g -
narrat i ves . case above l . N arrat i ve deta i l s may be 1 979 ) , pp . 1gr f f .
a t i on i n C E - 1 1 1 c a s e s , and t h e ET and other
I t i s i mportant to rea l i ze that anyone come re l evant on ly after a BT ana lys i s : 2 8 . S e e S I E GE L , R . K . , ' Ha l l uc i na t i ons ' ,
fanta s t i c hypoth e s e s are a l l owed t o awa i t
can rev i v i fy h i s own BT event s i n the pre one abductee sa i f she had t o ' t urn Sc ienti f i c Ame r i can ( Oc t . 1 977 ) , pp . 1 32-
whatever extraord i na ry proofs m i gh t b e t h e i r
sence of a n appropr i ate s t i mu l u s ( i . e . , s i deways ' in order to wedge her shou l d
dest i ny , abduc t i on researchers won ' t attract 1 40 ; S I E GE L , R . K . , ' Normal Hal l uc i nat
hyp nos i s , drug s , or a pparent ly even the UFO ers through her UFO ' s doorway ( 29 ), a
- nor w i l l t hey deserve - ser i ou s a n d w i de i ons of Imaginary Companions ' , Mac l e an
phenomenon l , w i th the re v ; v i f i cat i on tak i ng pos s i b l e echo of foeta l rota t i on dur i ng
s pread s c i ent i f i c atten t i on . Hosp i tal J ournal ( I I , 2 , 1 9 77 ) , -pp:---
the form of a ha l l uc i n at i on , a re l i g i ous b i rth ; another w i tness reported be i ng 66-80 ; and S I E GE L , R . K . and WEST , L . J . ,
exper i ence , a UFO abduct ion , or any other h e l d fast by a j o i nted meta l l i c ' c l amp ' eds . , Hal l uc inati ons ; B ehav i our , Exper
abduct i on ana l oQue . I na smuch a s a subject ' s w� i c h then tw i s terl h i m , hurt i ng � i s \! OT F: S peri ence and Theory ( New York 1 97_ 5_
) ___
1. GROF , Stan i s l av , r� . D . , R ealms of the ?.9 . DRUFFEL , �and ROGO , S . , Tuj.unga Canyon
Human Unconsc i ous ( New York 1 975 ) �p . 96-98 Contacts ( New J e rsey 1980 ) , pp . 47-48
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HILARY EVAN8 continues h i s review of French to us . As such , his book is a valuable
Andreasson - FOWLER , R . , The Andreasson
UFO l i terature w i th two important books st imulus as well as reverence . The ded icat
which have not yet appeared in Engl ish . ed research wh ich this book represents
Affa i r ( New J ersey 1 979 )
A . V . B�EIGHTON , G . , in BOWEN , C . , ed . , shows up the shallowness and sloppiness of
BASTIDE , Jean . La Memoire des OVNI . so much UFO l i terature . Far-fetched his
The Humanoi ds ( Chi cago 1 969 ) ---
Seminar -
on :
Mercure de hance , 1978. -- material may be, but he d eserves our
Contac tees - A comprehensive study of
contactee cases by G. Me l t on i s i n
BOEDEC Jean-Franc ois . Fantastigu es � respect for fetching it to us . � �
THE UFO I NVEST I GATOR AND THE WITNESS
press
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c ntres au Bout du Mond e . Le Signor, des Ovni deserves a place on every serious
Garden Grove - LAWSON , A . , ' Hypno t i c Re At : UNI VERSITY OF �ANCHESTER I NSTITUTE OF
� - - - -- ufologist ' s shelf .
gre s s i ons o f A l leged CE- I I I Encounters ' SCI ENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ( UM IST ) Some of us hunt the elusive UFO by
in Proceedings of the 1 976 CUFOS Con standing on windy W i ltshire hillsides Jean-Francois Bo�ec ' s newest book
ference ( Chi cago 1977 ) ; also , DE Saturday 9 October 1982 1 . 00 pm scanning the skies w i th starry eyes ; others takes us to the end of the w orld . W e l l ,
HERRERA , J . , The Etherean Invas i on to 5 . 00 pm set traps for them w i th electronic sort of . Fin is terre is the most wes terly
( Los A l am i tos�al i f . , 1 9 7 8 ) * * * * * * * d e tectors set to buzz the instant their corner of Franc e , jutting out into the
Hi gdon - SPRI NKLE , L . , i n LORENZEN , C . i onic impulsors come w i thin earth-range . Atlantic , looking away from c iv i lisation
The seminar is organ i zed by the Manchester And there are yet others who seek them towards the w i ld seas and · the w i ld uncouth
Abducted ! ( New York 1977 )
UFO Research Assoc i a t i on ( MUFORA ) on beha l f through antique chronicles and old w ives ' is landers of Brita in , who though dressed
H i l l - FULLE R , J . , The I nterrupted J ourney
-- of BUFORA and w i l l i nvolve short papers , tales . This is something the French are these days in something more sophisticated
( New York 1 966 )
vi sual presentati on and prac t i c a l exerc i ses . rather good at . Vallee ' s Passport to Magonia than woad , still live in a ufological
Hopk ins - c f . HOPK I NS , B . , M i s s i ng T ime
The format w i l l be fr i endly and informal but is one of the few undoubted c lassics in stone age .
( New York 1981 )
instruc t i v e . It shou l d be of i n terest to any ufology , and more recently , Olivyer and ' Nous avons chang� tout cela ' is a
Imaginary - c f . LAWSON , A . , ' Hypno s i s o f
Imaginary U F O Abduc tees ' , in Proc
investigator of UFOs , or i ndeed of any Boedec ' s� §1!!!.2!1 �
de has an w ell•known French catch-phrase , for the
anomaly . It w i l l i n c l ude top i c s such as per alysed for us ' the UFO wave of 1500-1600 ' . French are given to ' changing all that ' .
eedings o f the F i rs t Internat�l
ception , i nvestigati on techn i que and the But perhaps none has delved more deeply , Boedec is no exception . In the two page
UFO Congres s ( New York 1980 ) , pp . 195-
need for and use of the newly designed code wandered more w idely , than Jean MBastide . chapter which is the heart of the book , he
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of pract i c e . Too d eeply? Too w idely? Some have asks ' Has the time come to re-think what
Kendal l - SLATE , B. : The Kendal l Abdu c t i on ' , * * * * * * *
thought so , includ ing even the author him we mean by " observation" ? ' ; and of c ourse
UFO Report ( Dec . 1 979 )
s e lf who , a month after his book was re the book would have no point if his answer
Kurz =-The Shane Kurz case is described by The cost ( to defray room charges ) is £ 2
viewed in LUMIERES DANS LA NUIT, wrote in , was anything but ' Yes ' .
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HOLZER , H. in The Ufonauts , ( Fawcett ( £ 1 . 50 to BUFORA or ASSAP members ) .
w i thdraw ing , as ' twere , one of his cand idates Quite simply , what he wants us to do
1 976 ) Advance bookings are encouraged . ( Cheques
from the conte st . But if Bastide shows him i s to recogn ise the fact that a great many
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self too w il l ing to spot UFOs lurking UFO s ightings have their c ommencement long
Abduct i ons ( New York 1 980 ) Pl ease contac t : PETER WARRI NGTON , 5 North
between the lines of every old legend , this before the j o l ly old al ien spacecfaft heaves
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d oes not make him gullible : his book should into sight . Days before , even weeks . The
Abducted ! ( New York 1 977 ) , pp . 1 14- 1 3 1
be seen as a catalogue of potential UFO w i tness s tarts acting funny . Or has premon
Reverend Gi l l - F lying Saucer Rev i ew , Spec
NIDI/ LIBRARY FORMED references only , implying no commitment to itions . Or things fall of the mantlepiece .
i al I ssue No . 4 ( August 1971 )
any w ild thes is . For some reason , the day of the sighting ,
S i gi smonde - ( Inve s t i gator ' s name ) in I nt
ernat i onal UFO Reporter ( Oc t . 1 97 � The Association for the Scientific This has to be the most erudite of UFO he takes a d ifferent route home ; or goes
Study of Anomalous Phenomena ( ASSAP) has books . His bibli ography ranges from Homer out for an unaccostomed walk ; or feels an
pp . 4-7
taken the f irst steps towards the formation to Louisa Lane Clarke ' s Guide to Guernsey ; impulse to gaze oit of the w indow , or s i t
S i lv i era - FSR , Vol . 1 7 , No . 6 ( 1 97 2 ) pp . 27-
of a publicly accesible national library from the tales of Grimm to a thesis on i n the garden . . .
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of l iterature in the field s of the para runology . He carries us w i th him on a grand Assuming this is a genuine phenomenon
South A fr i c a - FA I L L , B . in ROGO , S . , e d . ,
normal , Forteana , ufology , and so forth. tour of the mythology of the Basque s , the there are two ways to look at i t . A boring
UFO Abduct ions
The Association has reached agreement Mexicans , the Japanese , the Norwegians , the old sceptic like me would say , the w i tness
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Spaur-:-BLUM , R . , Beyond Earth ( New York
w i th the London Borough of Croydon to house redskins , the ancient Egyptians and was having some kind of mental/psychological/
1 97 4 )
the library in free storage space at the Babylonians , and various brands of Poly spiri tual cris is , which eventually erupted
- Wal ton - WALTON , T . , The Wal ton Experience
Borough ' s Purley Branch Library . For its nes ians . Well , actually , he d oesn ' t nec in the form of an hallucinated UFO confor- -
f New York 1 978 )
part ASSAP has agreed to allow its material essarily carry us w i th him . The book is ming to his personal or cultural make-up
to be used by the library service inter tough going , and tougher s ti l l for the or hang-up. W hereas a bolder , more free
Appended to Dr La.wson ' s paper is an
lending scheme , subj ect to certain safe English reade r . There ' s a temptation to rang ingmind w ould spec�late that the prepar
extensive c ollection of visual comparisons
guards for more valuable material . dip and skip ; a pity , of course , but given atory phrase was in fa� t induced by the
between abduction and analogous experiences .
Final d e tails are being w orked out the d iversity of the material , not fatal ' aliens ' as a prelude lo the e ighting
Some have been included in this issue , to the author ' s purpose . W hen he l ists the
between ASSAP and Council officers , but i tself , ge tt ing the w i tness into the appro
others w ill appear in the next number. For instances where the gods of Olympus
ASSAP has already begun assembling material priate d i spos i t i on of mind .
this reason the numbering of illus trations descend/ascend in a golden c loud , his
( books , period icals , reports , e tc . ) to form W hich of · us , if e i the r , is right , is
does not following consecutively , but all parallel w i th UFO cases is evident and sig
the basis of the c ollection . something w e can argue about later. I ' m the
correspond to text references .
Any MAGONIA readers w i th UFO material nifican t : but when he quotes Alcinus in the first to recognise that my scenario dousn ' t
tpey w ould like to donate , please send Odyssey , whose ships ' know by instinct meet all the cases . Wh&t is import&nt is
® ALVIN H. LAW SON , 1982 . details to AS3AP , or via this magazine . what there crews are thinking and propose that we should henceforth take into account
to d o ' i t is easier to see it as poetic what Bo�ec terms the phase d ' appro che
l icence , rather than a description of an (which I would suggest we translate as
ET spacecraft on automatic pilot . ' the build-up phase ' unless anyone has a