| If you are an avid follower of Ufology, it may be of | | | | perhaps a small part of a much larger and potentially |
| interest to you to know, if you don't already, that many | | | | more mysterious aspect of esoterica in so much as |
| of your favorite researchers and investigators are high | | | | that a lot of the new findings in their research are |
| tailing it and getting the hell out of Dodge. Yup. They | | | | giving a new face to esoterica as a whole. The most |
| are leaving Ufology for seemingly saner and maybe | | | | potentially disturbing implication and connective tie it |
| even greener pastures. Why? Although the reasons | | | | seems in much of but not all of the paranormal |
| may vary, it seems the most common answers are | | | | phenomena is us. You read that right. More and more |
| something akin to, "I can no longer handle being | | | | psychological and parapsychological evidence is |
| associated with the Fringe Element" or "There seem | | | | pointing directly at the human psyche as a key and |
| to be no 'Nuts and Bolts' craft so therefore this is | | | | pivotal player in the currently still foggy but slowly |
| looking more esoteric in nature" and "The field of | | | | progressing field of paranormal study. |
| Ufology has not yielded any new evidence or | | | | In light of these new developments, one does not have |
| information since its inception" followed closely by "The | | | | to dig too deeply to understand why some of these |
| Wackos are destroying the field just fine without my | | | | mainstay and familiars faces of Ufology are beating |
| help, thanks." | | | | hell to get off the decks of this sinking ship. There is |
| Many renowned researchers in Ufology are falling or | | | | new wave coming and the ones whom are paying |
| flying from the field but not necessarily to leave the | | | | attention apparently do not want to get swept |
| realm of High Strangeness behind. Noted authors and | | | | overboard with the rest of the flotsam and jetsam. |
| researchers such as Jacques Vallee, possibly the | | | | There are a few Old School holdouts, however. |
| father of fleeing the Ufological coop, have taken their | | | | Stanton Friedman, it seems, will be forever steadfast in |
| notes, files and libraries only to look at things through a | | | | his self made and hard fought niche in this uncertain |
| broader lens or a different angle as was evident in Mr. | | | | field as well as his fellow Roswell Event counterpart |
| Vallee's book, Passport to Magonia wherein he not | | | | Dennis Balthaser. But for those avidly watching and |
| only looked at the UFO phenomenon in a daringly | | | | looking for new developments in the field and have as |
| different manner but also introduced us to the | | | | of late frustratingly found precious few, you may but |
| periphery of it or possibly the greater understanding of | | | | turn your gaze a little to find a cornucopia of new |
| it by showing us that UFO's are not necessarily the | | | | reasoning and thinking invading the old standbys. |
| sole act of High Strangeness in any given UFO case. | | | | For the money, the researchers in the New Paradigm |
| There is a veritable plethora of paranormal | | | | that, as if on cue by taking a gentle push from Vallee, |
| occurrences in many cases, such as astral | | | | are moving and shaking things up quite a bit. They are |
| phenomena, purported ghost visitations, disembodied | | | | the likes of Greg Bishop, Nicolas Redfern, the late Mac |
| voices as well as poltergeist-like activity and often | | | | Tonnies, the previously mentioned Christopher O'Brien, |
| occurring simultaneously or in tandem with the | | | | Jeffrey Ritzmann and Jeremy Vaeni of Paratopia |
| anomalous lights in the sky. | | | | fame, the once again renewed Phillip J. Imbrogno and |
| Other researchers that have since followed suit are | | | | the always reliable and fresh minded Colin Andrews. |
| Christopher O'Brien of the Mysterious Valley book | | | | That list of Paranormal Hotshots currently has |
| series, Phillip J. Imbrogno, who as of today was a guest | | | | produced enough relevant material collectively within |
| on the highly acclaimed podcast, Paratopia and has | | | | the last three years to make anybody's head spin with |
| just announced a new book, Files From The Edge: A | | | | their dizzying and well thought out projects. These are |
| Paranormal Investigator's Explorations Into High | | | | the critical thinkers using an open mind and intellectual |
| Strangeness, that even the title suggests its not solely | | | | creativity the likes of which cannot be boxed or |
| just about UFO's but the entire paranormal realm. | | | | contained in any traditional mode of understanding. |
| If one were to look at the implications of this mass | | | | The nuts and bolts have defused into smoke and |
| Ufology exodus, a phenomenon of its own accord, | | | | mirrors. The only thing left to contain the events and |
| one might begin to see that it's not necessarily that | | | | their inspired theories is perception. Perhaps someday, |
| UFO's are any longer haute couture but instead | | | | even that will be enough. |