Recently I came across an interview with a scholar who was asked if the ancient Israelites believed in extraterrestrial life. He responded that there was virtually no reference to such in the Old Testament. My first reaction was, “What’s he talking about?” Granted, to put his answer in context, he was actually asked about a belief …
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With All My Heart
I have long followed the debate among cognitive scientists concerning how brain function is correlated to consciousness in general, and to personality in particular. In regards to the latter, the famous argument about nature versus nurture seems to have, for the moment, come to a compromise: Now, the prevalent theory is that both positions are …
I Once Outstared a Mime
He was performing on the street at the Wilhelmsplatz in Heidelberg, Germany, before a medium-sized crowd of maybe thirty or forty people. I’m not a fan of mimes; I don’t find them funny in the least. But I always stop to watch the various street artists. They make for a pleasant evening and are a …
“In short, the earth itself is God.”
This statement by John Keel, in his book The Eighth Tower, is really just a succinct summation of the beliefs of many so-called Pagan and New Age religions and philosophies. Earth and Nature worshipers have existed throughout human history (and, archeological evidence suggests, prehistory). According to their doctrines (or perhaps “teachings” is a better term, …
A Question About ETs
Ever since Erich von Däniken published Chariots of the Gods? in 1968, people have been in an uproar. The idea that extraterrestrials may have once visited Earth in the past is one that not many can accept. Most people flatly denounce it. And it seems to engender a lot of hot emotions on both sides …
Celtic Dawn
The terrain rolls gently among the apples, its sheath of long green grass still wet with the morning’s dew. You can feel it as you walk, the ebb and flow of gravity tugging at you as you alternately climb and descend, the gravel road slipping beneath your feet as it winds its way beneath the …
UFO Dream
On 04 July 2007, I had the first of what would become 15 nearly-consecutive dreams about UFOs. These dreams continued until January of the following year, sometimes two in a week. This first one occurred the night after I attended a MUFON meeting in Portland, Oregon, an event celebrating the 60th anniversary of the first flying saucer sighting over the …
Connections
Yesterday, a friend and I were discussing the Transpersonal Movement, sometimes known as Group Dynamics, a theory/practice that posits a psychic connection between human beings. Advocates of the idea–which include scientists and university professors–claim that the mind extends beyond any individual brain, and that it is therefore possible for people to share thoughts. The paranormal …
Celtic Squares
My first novel centered on a group of ancient structures in south-central Germany known as Viereckschanzen–what I refer to as “Celtic Squares.” The term translates, perhaps a bit unromantically, as “four-cornered trench.” These enigmatic earthen structures, tucked away in the woods throughout the high places of Baden-Württemberg, are silent but certain testimony to how little …
Who I Am
I am the author of the paranormal romance The Forgotten Disturbed. I have an intense interest in existence and the human condition. A born philosopher, I seek to understand what it’s all about. Themes of my writing include magic, the paranormal, consciousness and spiritual searching. I hope you’ll join me in my quest!
