Indeed, it's been an interesting slo Sunday.
As is probably evident by some within the catacombs of the Vort
Collective, I have occasionally expressed a few opinions on this
so-called "abduction" matter. So, off the races I go once again in
the
hope that the following thought fodder might stimulate some to ponder
this mystery in a manner where no-one has gone before.
IMO, there isn't an educated person on this planet who doesn't
implicitly believe in the indisputable fact that UFOs exist. The real
question is: What *are* UFOs, and a smarmy subject that is, be it
"swamp gas", or encounters with nearby neighbors. Regarding the
abduction experience, sometimes referred to as the "experiencer"
phenomenon, I have begun to draw a few tentative conclusions over the
past couple of decades:
It is possible that a sub-category of "encounters" may very well turn
out to be classic abduction experiences, something akin to "catch and
release" programs that we ourselves perform as we study and gather
information on endangered life forms on our own planet.
However, at present I've come to the tentative suspicion that a
significant sampling, if not most of "abductions", are the result of
our species attempt to interface with something far more interesting
and profound than your typical run-of-the-mill "catch and release"
program.
Anyone who has studied the phenomenon quickly discovers the
interesting fact that the "abduction" experience tends to run in the
family. Abduction experiences are inter-generational - grandparents,
parents, children... A logical conclusion to draw from this
observation is the likelihood that there must exist a genetic
component, a predisposition to having the abduction experience. Just
how far back in the gene pool have these experiences been manifesting
their effects on our species? It seems logical for me to speculate:
Possibly since the inception of Homo Sapiens.
From what I can tell there doesn't seem to be anything special about
those who claim they are abductees/experiencers. The propensity to
experience the abduction scenario seems to be randomly disbursed
throughout the entire human population. The result of such randomness
would suggest that some experiencers will turn out to be naturally
smarter, better educated than others. One's cultural background will
definitely influence how one interprets it. Depending on how much
support an experiencer receives when they first begin the often
difficult and all-too-often psychologically harrowing journey of
consciously acknowledging their experiences, the better equipped they
are likely to be in handling and ultimately integrating it into the
intimate fabric of their lives.
Of course, everyone wants to know the $64,000 question: Is the
phenomenon really real? Are people *really*, physically being
abducted, or is it all just fantasy? All that most of us
non-abductees, us mundanes can conclude is the fact that it feels
real, terrifying real and acutely physical to those who experience
it.
I personally think far too much emphasis has been put on attempts to
either legitimize or debunk the experience. Just as debunkers attempt
to ridicule and marginalize the experience as nothing more than weird
clinically diagnosable psychological aberrations possibly pertaining
the brain chemistry (or perhaps the result of bad upbringing), some
experiencers try just as valiantly to prove with equal ferocity that
their experiences are physically happening. I've personally come to
the tentative conclusion that attempts to either prove or disprove
its
legitimacy will fail. The continuing struggle also distracts us from
the real work at hand. Continued confrontations, I fear, miss the
mark, and badly I might add.
All too often what is being overlooked is the fact that a certain
portion of our population continues to have the experience. I suspect
a portion of our population always has. There is every indication to
assume the likelihood that a distinct sampling of our population will
continue to encounter and manifest within themselves these
experiences. Therefore, attempts to dismiss the experiences as not
being "real" will, in the longer run, prove unproductive precisely
because the phenomenon will continue to persist no matter what the
current paradigms of science and psychology have to say on the
subject, ESPECIALLY if these learned institutions attempt to corral
it
into safe theoretical boundaries, possibly in attempts to marginalize
it.
I suspect such tactics will ultimately fail, not because the
experiencer phenomenon will continue to persist, but because it may
also an intimate vital part of what makes us Homo sapiens. From
what I
can tell there appears to be a super-intelligent component to the
phenomenon that I'm beginning to suspect we deeply need as a species
in order to both survive and evolve. It may be time that we begin to
consciously acknowledge the legitimacy of its presence, in the same
way that the experience has always been acknowledged unconsciously
such as within our psyches of abductees. Make no mistake about this:
Conscious or unconsciously acknowledged its effects are real either
way.
It quickly becomes apparent to many experiencers that, regardless of
whether they are "open" to the experience or not, they are
encountering something vastly intelligent and incomprehensible to
their own concept of a "self". By the very nature of the
incomprehensibility of the experience as they encounter it, it is
natural to interpret it as exceedingly threatening, particularly
within the framework of our current cultural/religious
interpretations
of a "self". In the presence of the abduction experience the sense of
"self" tends to feel both profoundly insignificant and vulnerable to
complete and utter annihilation, particularly if "contact" with the
experience is allowed to proceed.
It is conceivable to me that these experiences are linked to the more
primal portions of our unknown psyche, vast untapped "alienated"
portions of ourselves that are nevertheless attempting to establish
(reestablish?) communication with the more acceptable/prosaic
portions
of our psyches. It's equally possible that such encounters are
currently the only avenue available to us in terms of "communication"
with sentient intelligences, some possibly on the order of millions
of
years more advanced than our own tentative baby steps. Perhaps an
even
more interesting conclusion that might be drawn is the possibility
that we will ultimately discover that these seemingly divergent
conclusions are simply different aspects of the same thing,
particularly when we begin delving into the fundamental nature of
what
the "self" is comprised of.
A conclusion that some researchers are beginning to draw from their
research, a conclusion that I also find myself in sympathy with, is
the possibility that these experiences may turn out to be the driving
force behind our most powerful myths, folklore, and religions that
have manifested on our planet. Such a conclusion, if it turns out to
be accurate, (and I suspect it may very well be close to the mark)
should cause most who are educated to ponder the folly of all who
continue attempts to dismiss the phenomenon as nothing more than a
curious albeit fascinating "aberrations" of the human condition.
I'd like to end this essay on both a positive note and a negative
warning.
First the positive note: the abduction experience may turn out to be
an essential component of ourselves, an aspect of ourselves that I
hope humanity will eventually feel more comfortable simply accepting
as-is, without the need to prove or disprove it as either being
"real"
or "unreal". In the end the primal components that make up the
abduction experience, the abduction paradigm, may be no more or less
legitimate than the human condition we experience as art, dance,
music, literature, architecture, and other profound human
achievements. One thing I've noticed time and time again from many
experiencers I've had the privilege of conversing with, particularly
those who have been fortunate enough to have been able to surround
themselves with proper emotional support, is the fact that they tend
to come out at the other end transformed. Those who are better
educated and more emotionally adjusted, especially the lucky who
received emotional support, are often transformed into better human
beings. They become more aware and concerned about the well being of
humanity, the profound interconnectivity everyone shares with one
another, and of the health of the planet.
And now, the warning: If we continue to deny the simple legitimacy of
the experience, particularly in the manner that it is commonly
experienced; if we continue to view it with prejudice; if we continue
to dismiss it as inconsequential, or worse, as nothing more than an
annoying, medically treatable psychological aberration, we will only
succeed in driving the phenomenon underground within the collective
psyche of our species. This will subsequently result in a continued
upwelling of psychic insurgencies as the experience continues to
strafe the "better sensibilities" attributed to the current cultural
predilections of our society. As it is driven underground, the
phenomenon will simply continue to plot its own course in the
tireless, relentless manner that it has always done with
civilizations
past, patiently and methodically, until it manages to pull off its
own
"9/11". A possible consequence of such folly: A new religion.
Regards
Steven Vincent Johnson
www.OrionWorks.com
www.zazzle.com/orionworks
