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Post by auntym on Jun 2, 2012 15:33:28 GMT -6
www.ufodigest.com/article/new-book-claims-alien-contact-expanded-human-consciousness New Book Claims Alien Contact Expanded Human Consciousness[/color] Submitted by Dirk Vander Ploeg on Sat, 06/02/2012 From Manzanita Carpenter Inner Traditions * Bear & Company Extra-Planetary Experiences
Streicher’s new book shows how alien contact has expanded human consciousness[/color] Since prehistoric times all cultures report encounters with strange beings and crafts from the sky as well as stories of extra-planetary experiences — that is, travel to other planets, moons, and stars. In the case of modern accounts, these benevolent alien-human interactions bear striking resemblance to one another, even among people with no knowledge of other alien-human claims. And all experiences marked a spiritual turning point in the person’s life, providing a loss of the fear of death, enhanced spiritual insights, a connection to cosmic consciousness, or increased motivation to be of service to humanity. CONTINUE READING: www.ufodigest.com/article/new-book-claims-alien-contact-expanded-human-consciousness
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Post by skywalker on Jun 3, 2012 10:11:46 GMT -6
Not only did it expand human consciousness but it also expanded human technological achievement and it may have been the basis for many of the world's religions. That would be kind of ironic since technological achievement has led to more destruction of the environment and organized religion has lead to a lot of wars and violence...all things which the aliens are reportedly trying to put a stop to. So they come down here and cause us to cause problems...and then they try to stop us from causing the problems that they caused us to cause. Perhaps this is why they no longer openly make contact with the general public. They did that before and it screwed everything up so now they are trying to clean up the mess that they created.
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Post by lois on Jun 3, 2012 15:38:12 GMT -6
I think it would be a book worth reading. I like to see what every other mind thinks about ufos and Aliens. Sometimes I get surprised and Amazed at what I read on this subject.. Even information, that has already crossed my mind many times. No one knows for sure how they have intervened with us. I think we have made our own destinations sky.
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Post by skywalker on Jun 3, 2012 15:46:42 GMT -6
Probably so. People are fully capable of screwing things up without any help from aliens. Luckily not all people are that bad. As long as there are still a few good ones left the world has hope.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2012 10:07:48 GMT -6
I don't fear death..especially since the nde episode and it's hard for me to understand (as a for instance) my next door neighbor is in her 80's and Catholic and has more fear of death in her than some 20 year old's I know. It's doubly hard for me to understand that fear in the so-called devout. Aliens? Spiritual beings? Something seems to spark the awareness in some people but not others. So I have to figure..it has to do with those people who want to know..to see more. My neighbor is comfortable in her vacuum..go shopping..return half of it..fix the same meals over and over..listen to the news and understand maybe a quarter of it..(just enough for panic awareness) and be afraid..be very afraid of change. She doesn't want to expand..and she won't. Those of us here..we're seekers..we want...we NEED to know ( I know that because we're here) so...we open a door that once opened can't be closed...how do you stuff a big fat genie back into the bottle who doesn't want to be there ? Can't..must go forward with it.. I get frustrated when the pace is so slow..the knowledge so limited but when I examine me..I know I can't toss it all away and go back to being the me of igannance...I'd sooner not be here at all.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2012 21:31:57 GMT -6
It's doubly hard for me to understand that fear in the so-called devout. Read more: theedgeofreality.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=spirituality&thread=2424&page=1#30091#ixzz1ylvGpnvJ____________________________________________________ Me too. Either they don't read their bible for themselves, they don't actively listen to their priest, or their priest is capitalizing on their fear (sometimes unknowingly ). You said it perfectly. This lady is "stuck" because of her fear. I can't see that being a level of contentment though unless she is becoming senile or has good meds. . I wonder what goes through her mind when she is alone at night? I'm sad for her.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2012 9:49:35 GMT -6
I know a lot of people like her. My grandmother was one. They are only interested in the world around them as it pertains to their lives. There isn't an expansion of knowledge or spirituality no concern for anyone outside of their immediate sphere. They're not really that unusual. As like tends to be attracted to like..you probably have raised your family to be as open as you are and as needy for knowledge..for a lot of us here it's what drives us. Varying degrees of religion or spirituality but a need to unravel the mysteries we KNOW are there. These people aren't like that. For them the contentment is in chatting on the phone with similar friends..fixing the meals..ironing (of course)..and shopping. They don't want anything to shake that up. The sad part isn't for her (believe it or not) but she had a son and daughter. The son had minor OCD but she used that to hang onto him. It's like he went to school one day and she packed his lunch ..and two months ago at age 53..he was going to work and she packed his lunch..nothing had changed. He had no life..no date..nothing aside from that bubble of life she arranged. She didn't know she did it..but it's like she absorbed the small flicker of individuality that was him..sucked him in like a human black hole. The daughter was smart..she ran like a rat (my neighbor and friend). He is about to escape though..he has stage 4 kidney cancer that has metastasized in his brain and lung. I've never seen a flicker of fear on his face..just acceptance. Stepford people Actually JC...if you begin to look around..you'll find you are the minority and 'they' outnumber the ones who want to understand it all. It IS sad
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2012 9:25:29 GMT -6
I know a lot of people like her. My grandmother was one. They are only interested in the world around them as it pertains to their lives. There isn't an expansion of knowledge or spirituality no concern for anyone outside of their immediate sphere. They're not really that unusual. As like tends to be attracted to like..you probably have raised your family to be as open as you are and as needy for knowledge..for a lot of us here it's what drives us. Varying degrees of religion or spirituality but a need to unravel the mysteries we KNOW are there. These people aren't like that. For them the contentment is in chatting on the phone with similar friends..fixing the meals..ironing (of course)..and shopping. They don't want anything to shake that up. The sad part isn't for her (believe it or not) but she had a son and daughter. The son had minor OCD but she used that to hang onto him. It's like he went to school one day and she packed his lunch ..and two months ago at age 53..he was going to work and she packed his lunch..nothing had changed. He had no life..no date..nothing aside from that bubble of life she arranged. She didn't know she did it..but it's like she absorbed the small flicker of individuality that was him..sucked him in like a human black hole. The daughter was smart..she ran like a rat (my neighbor and friend). He is about to escape though..he has stage 4 kidney cancer that has metastasized in his brain and lung. I've never seen a flicker of fear on his face..just acceptance. Stepford people It IS sad
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2012 9:35:21 GMT -6
Did alien contact expand human consciousness? I go with that guy that Paulette likes . Hmmmmm. What was his name? The guy that liked to trip a lot? Really, his name has left my mind, and just a couple of weeks ago I found him fascinating! And then depressing! . . . . He died young of a brain tumor. He even tried to associate the tumor with his "habits", but alas, the scientific community said "no". Anyway, I go with his theory of how someone "outside of us" instills a mechanism for change. (Some people might consider what he says about Jesus Christ as blasphemy, but if you look at it, all things considered, this guys opinion of Jesus as the changing force of that time, fits perfectly. ;D) (edit: the guy was Terence Mckenna
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2012 9:54:15 GMT -6
Jokelly, back to your post. ;D I know people like that too. I referred to them in my personal thread as the Stepford Family . Yesterday my girls and I were watching "cowboys and aliens" on the big screen, and my mom wanted to watch "the wheel" on her TV. She sat down, watched for 2 seconds, and then said loudly "Why do you guys like to watch this stuff?" Without even pausing, one of my daughters said "Grandma! So we know what to do when we're invaded by aliens!" Then my 2 daughters and I burst out laughing ;D . Shortly after my mom got a phone call and left the room. Whew! We finished our movie with time to spare for "the wheel" . And did you guys know that Family Feud is on 4 x daily? Maybe this lady's son thinks he is being "hoannable". It sounds like you know she (the lady) is possibly controlling, because the daughter "escapes". I moved out when I was a senior in high school and worked 2 jobs and then 3. I thought I was "fearless". When it was actually "fear" that was driving me. . .took me a long time to acknowledge that . So, I'm wondering, after you said more, why do you think this lady next door has fears? I don't want to say that her possible controlling is part of that, because we know some people control out of GREED. Even if its just in their little corner. I'm also supposing that said greed is for pleasure, or amusement; not some fear-based greed . Thanks
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2012 0:53:51 GMT -6
Well..for a lot of people, fear of being alone is a huge motivator. I'm very comfortable inside my own head..I can be that way quietly for hours on end..happily without tv or stereo or human but I think that had a lot to do with my solitary childhood..I know a few others like that who find the noise of people an invasion often. The woman who hijacked her son's life is pretty simple to 'read'..not a lot going on mentally. Her last marriage was to an abusive alcoholic who dominated her life, many years ago. When he died..she needed a way to survive but didn't want a man controlling her so...she manipulated a 'deal' with her son..you pay rent and other bills I'll buy groceries...TEMPORARILY...until something else comes along for you. Naturally something else never did. But that too takes a special kind of personality. I just saw him a couple of hours ago and he's been told his brain is bleeding again..hospice has been called in..and I've never seen him turn a hair of sadness or fear or anger or any emotion. I can make him laugh by teasing him but as for his own condition..nothing...zip..zilch. Her Alzheimers is now on a fast track because the routine she had carefully chiseled out for years is shattered and any dementia patient relies on that familiarity. I'm willing to bet that he'll precede her by less than a year..she won't be able to deal after all this time. All I can see is two sadly wasted lives and a big don't let this happen to you sign.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2012 1:04:04 GMT -6
My ex fiance was like that Jo... 25 years old and his mommy did everything for him... and he expected me to do the same... Amazons are not domestic servants... Amazons help the needy and defend the defenseless... but they are not domestic servants to sissy boys who have been spoiled all their lives... ~puts hands on hips~
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2012 1:06:15 GMT -6
Ooo... speaking of not being a domestic servant I have to put on a load of laundry... ~smirk~
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2012 10:21:54 GMT -6
Snorts...
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2012 0:58:40 GMT -6
oh yeah. the "alone" thing.
Not just the "alone in the bathtub or bed" type.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2012 1:04:30 GMT -6
I like alone..for some..it's the most terrifying thing there is..I can feel it coming off of them in waves sometimes...that fear. It's nasty and crippling and it makes people do some really inhuman things. I don't like it..I can't fix it..it's like taking a walk through an animal shelter and looking into all of those eyes...the sad alone eyes. I think when we stop feeling that compassion for others..we may as well just toss in the towel
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2012 7:05:18 GMT -6
I like being alone too Jo... I just don't like to be alone at night... cuz that's when the skinny little gray lorelei-nappers come around... But- I also crave interactions with others- physical touch in particular. I'm not really sure why- my sister and I were actually discussing this on the phone earlier this evening... er... I mean last evening cuz it's now 5 am and I haven't been to sleep yet, nor will I sleep until this evening... (turns out she doesn't hate me after all... she wasn't talking to me because SHE thought I was mad at her and I thought SHE was mad at me so... I know I was mad at her about something but I forgot what it was so... I guess it's OK... ;D ) Anyhoo... My sister was telling me that her husband is a lot like me... he likes to be touched and cuddled and stuff like that... and she's just not that type of person- she's kinda like you Jo. I laughed and told my sister, "Yea... I learned pretty early not to hug you cuz I'd get a punch in the face..." My sister laughed and said, "Well... I don't do that anymore... but... sometimes I feel like it..." I just need to be touched. I have no idea why... but I'm not gonna touch my sister's husband... cuz he's gross... lol... and he has cooties... and... stuff...
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2012 9:23:07 GMT -6
We all need a hug now and then...me too. Because I had kids to raise alone..I HAD to be strong..tough. No man to cuddle or reassure me that things would be ok..just a lot of worry and work for a lot of years. It shapes you a bit differently because you feel like you can't afford to show a weakness or you'll fall entirely apart. I always wanted that nurturing..loving and hugging but it just wasn't my thing to have this time around. I still like and need a hug now and then and lucky for me..every so often my sons (big hulking guys) come over to pick something up and I get that bone crunching hug from the oldest and a soft sweet one from his brother. Life is what you read into it sometimes. I made some tactical mistakes when it came to my own relationships...doesn't make a lot of sense to complain about it now LOL. Don't settle for less than you need...period!
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Post by auntym on Jul 5, 2012 14:23:45 GMT -6
I like alone..for some..it's the most terrifying thing there is..I can feel it coming off of them in waves sometimes...that fear. It's nasty and crippling and it makes people do some really inhuman things. I don't like it..I can't fix it..it's like taking a walk through an animal shelter and looking into all of those eyes...the sad alone eyes. I think when we stop feeling that compassion for others..we may as well just toss in the towel i like alone too... this is the first time i've ever been alone in my entire life... and i have to say ... its nice...
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2012 16:51:58 GMT -6
Yep..no adjusting for someone else's feelings..fix what you want for dinner..noise or not as you choose..you get the remote LOL...and for me..quiet time.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2012 12:12:56 GMT -6
i like alone too... this is the first time i've ever been alone in my entire life... and i have to say ... its nice... I'm happy for You! And I bet your "space" is much bigger than my bedroom! ;D
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