Tuesday, December 13, 2011

WE MADE IT THROUGH ANOTHER YEAR!!



Can you believe it?  Another year is gone and a new one will soon begin.  And a big one it will be.  Or at least it's supposed to be.  Depending upon who you talk to, or read, or listen to on the radio, or follow on any of the multitude of social media sites, 2012 could herald the end of life on Earth as know it - which might not necessarily be a bad thing - or it could surprise everyone by just turning out to be another year on this beautiful blue globe splinning through the universe filled with happiness and sadness, good fortune and bad, peace and war - you know, the litany of human existence.  Actually, this is the option I've got my money on.  But just in case I'm wrong and the apocolypse does come next year, I've stashed a six-month supply of cat food and toilet paper in location known only to me.  Many people are expecting some kind of spiritual enlightenment and some people just hope that they've bought enough beef jerky and water purification tablets to hold out until the provisional government is in place.  Whichever camp you've pitched your tent in, I just wanted to share with you some of my favorite images from throughout the year - holiday and otherwise - and say Happy Holidays!



Okay, Officer, I admit that I had one-too-many eggnogs before leaving the North Pole. 
But he's not really there, is he?



Know what I'm talkin' about? (You know who you are.)




 
The artist called this painting "The Baptism of Christ."  Personally,
I'd call it the best sky-watch ever!









Through the eyes of innocents.








See, you're not alone.





Who says ETs and humans have nothing in common?




Peace on Earth - Goodwill to Everyone!!



Tuesday, July 5, 2011

ET Lover??

         
Since starting this blog, I have been called many things, some unmentionable in mixed company, but most harmless sticks-and-stones kinda stuff.  This isn’t surprising.  Everyone knows that the blogosphere is populated by wackos with an axe to grind and nonsense to rant about, including, in some cases, this blogger.  But the most interesting moniker I've acquired in the past few months, by way of some of my less appreciative and closed-minded readers, is “ET Lover” (also stupid, deluded, possessed, damned, etc.).  What does surprise me is that those folks read my blog at all.  You’d think the title alone would be enough to send them running for the holy water.  But obviously not.  Maybe they’re just taking a stroll on what they think is the dark side.

To be fair, some of my accusers have kindly offered to pray for me and even offered me a ticket for a free month of deprogramming.  To them I say thanks and I appreciate your concern for my soul.  I really do.  I appreciate your prayers and I’ll definitely keep your offer in mind if I decide to have my mind turned inside-out.

           As an Experiencer therapist, I’m well aware that many humans don’t love ETs.  These are often the individuals who end up in my office seeking answers to some very big questions.  Their experiences are valid, and their fear and loathing of ETs is understandable.  But with help, many of them learn to let go of their fear and hatred and find peace of mind and happiness.  Not for the sake of the ETs, but for themselves.
          So, am I an ET lover?  Not exactly love, but respect.  I seek to understand ETs for the benefit of my clients and my world, but I’m not naïve enough to trust them all without proof of their trustworthiness.  I’m not naïve enough to trust all humans either.  I don’t think it’s wise to throw open our doors – and minds – to every Tom, Dick and EBE who comes along in a flashy flying saucer or in a flashy YouTube video and invite them in for beer and skittles.  Like humans, ETs have motives for their actions.  Some honorable, some not.  It's my belief that they're pretty much like us.

         So, if one day ETs actually land in my back yard, they’ll have to prove themselves and their motives to me before I invite them in for a cold one.  And if they don’t eatn my trust, they won’t get an invitation.  Those who do will be welcome at my kitchen table.  


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Friday, June 24, 2011

HAPPY UFO DAY!!!



June 24 - the first "Flying Saucer"


On June 24, 1947, pilot Kenneth Arnold sighted a series of unidentified flying objects near Washington's Mt. Rainier.  It was the first widely reported UFO sighting in the United States, and, Arnold's description of what he saw led the press to coin the term flying saucer.

Arnold was an experienced pilot, with more than 9,000 hours of flying time. He had diverted from his flight plan -- Chehalis to Yakima, Washington -- to search for a Marine Corps C-46 transport plane reported down in the Cascades near the southwest slope of Mt. Rainier.  The afternoon was crystal clear and he was cruising at an altitude of 9,200 feet.  A minute or two after noting a DC-4 about 15 miles behind and to the left of him, he was startled by something bright reflecting off his plane.  At first he thought he had nearly hit another aircraft but as he looked off in the direction the light had come from, he saw nine "peculiar-looking" aircraft flying rapidly in formation toward Mt. Rainier.

As the strange, tailless craft flew between his plane and Mt. Rainier and then off toward distant Mt. Adams, Arnold noted their remarkable speed -- he later calculated that they were moving at around 1,700 mph -- and said he got a pretty good look at their black silhouettes outlined against Rainier's snowy peak.  He later described them as saucer-like disks.  At the time, he assumed they were some kind of experimental military aircraft. If they were, nobody in the War Department (soon to be merged into the Department of Defense) was saying.  In fact, the official Army Air Corps position was that Arnold had either seen a mirage or was hallucinating.  He insisted he was perfectly alert and lucid, and he invited both the Army and the FBI to investigate. The Army sent a couple of officers out to talk with Arnold.  Even though they concluded that "a man of [his] character and apparent integrity" almost certainly saw what he claimed to have seen, the Army's initial verdict remained, and still remains unchanged. 

And the rest is history.







July 2, 1947 - Roswell, N.M.

During the first week of July 1947, rancher William "Mack" Brazel discovered a large amount of unusual debris scattered widely over his ranch about 75 miles northwest of Roswell.  Neighbors told him he should go to Roswell to report his find.  Brazel informed the local sheriff in Roswell, George M. Wilcox, that he may have found a "flying disk" and Wilcox then contacted the local USAAF airbase in Roswell.  The base commander, Colonel William Blanchard, sent his head Intelligence Officer, Major Jesse Marcel, with the head of the Roswell Army Counterintelligence Corps, Sheridan Cavitt, to investigate. Marcel and Cavitt went with Brazel to his ranch, retrieved some of the debris and returned with it to the Roswell base on the evening of July 7.  Some debris was later flown to Wright Field in Dayton, Ohio, home of the USAF's aeronautical research labs.

The next afternoon, July 8, Col. Blanchard issued an official USAAF press release from Roswell reporting that a "flying disk" had been found "sometime last week" by a local rancher and that it had been recovered by the Intelligence Office at the base for transfer to "higher headquarters". United Press also reported that residents near the ranch saw "a strange blue light several days ago about 3 a.m."  The intelligence office of the 509th Bombardment group at Roswell Army Air Field announced that the Field had come into possession of a flying saucer.

However, on July 9, the army changed it's story and stated that the disk was really a harmless high-altitude weather balloon.   Bodies which were found at the crash site were claimed to be experimental dummies or hallucinations brought on by stress, despite the fact that the RAAF had contacted a local mortician and asked him to provide them with several child-sized coffins for remains of bodies.  Since then, the official Air Force story remains unchanged. 

And the rest is history.


Fast Forward to UFO Day 2015

Sightings, crashes, recovered bodies, testimony, over and over and over.  After all the testimony and evidence, the official government explanation of UFOs remains the same -  balloons, swamp gas, weather phenomena, hallucinations, hoaxes and downright lies.  One day, the truth will come out.  Some of us will still be around to see it, and those of us who aren't, already know the truth.  So . . . . . . .


HAPPY UFO Day !!!!


Gwen Farrell, CHt, RT is an experiencer therapist, UFO investigator and CE5 researcher in Phoenix, Arizona.  www.etcontact-healing.blogspot.com

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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

EXPERIENCER THERAPY / PAST LIFE REGRESSION (or Here We Go Again!)





             The human mind is one of the most amazingly complex, convoluted things in the universe.  If you don’t believe that, just try to explain some of the dreams you have had, your teenage daughter's addiction to social media, or your inexplicable fear of toast.  If that doesn’t prove it, nothing will.  Those of us who navigate the labyrinth of the human mind in an attempt to bring some order to the chaos know there’s nothing simple when it comes to the human psyche or its expression in behavior.  Past Life Regression (PLR) is one way to explore the labyrinth.   Many experiencers ask me about the safety and efficacy of PLR to explore or piece together memories of ET contact/abduction events, so here are some FAQs that might be helpful. 
  
Q:    What is Past Life Regression?
A:    PLR involves standard hypnosis techniques and guided imagery.  It is safe and most people find it very interesting.  PLR is a useful therapeutic tool for helping people break habits, overcome fears and phobias, change negative mental programming, and recover memories.  PLR is also a popular tool for self-exploration and spiritual development - even if you find out that you really weren’t Cleopatra or Jesus Christ in a past life.


Q:    I know I have had ET contact, should I get PLR to remember?
A:    PLR is only one of the therapies used to recover and integrate ET contact memories; an experienced skilled therapist will help you decide what is best for you.       

Q:    Do you really go back in time?
A:    No.  It may seem like it, but PLR is not time travel.  Which is good, because you might not be able to out run that dinosaur this time.  In PLR, you remain firmly rooted in the present, while recalling your lives in the past.  PLR therapy requires that you accept – or at least be open-minded to - the possibility that you have lived lives before this.  If you believe that the here-and-now is all there is, you probably won’t be successful with PLR.


Q:    Is it possible to see future lives?
A:    Yes.  You may see lives that haven't happened yet.  No one knows how that's possible, but it does sometimes happen.



Q:    Will PLR work for me?
A:    Yes, if you want it to and are open to the process.  PLR isn't something that a hypnotherapist makes you do.  It is an exploration that you do with the guidance and help of a hypnotherapist.  PLR is more challenging than standard hypnosis because it’s necessary to achieve a trance state deeper than in standard hypnosis.  It may take a little work, but most people are successful.  And the good news is that hypnosis is a skill that can be developed, so the more you do it, the easier it will be.  Be patient and non-judgmental  and you will succeed.


Q:    Can I be hypnotized?
A:    About 25% of the general population are very easily hypnotized. The remaining 75% - the majority of the population – may have a little difficulty, but are hypnotizable.  Individuals who suffer from certain mental, psychological or developmental illnesses, attention deficit disorders or heavy drug or alcohol use, may not be hypnotizable.  Otherwise, everyone who wants to be hypnotized can be.  Remember that you can never be hypnotized if you don't want to be - and you can never be hypnotized into doing anything you don’t want to do.  You’re always in control.



Q:    How do I know if what I’m seeing and experiencing in hypnosis is real or if I’m just making it up?
A:    This is probably the most common question I get.  My answer is always the same – if you are making it up, you will know you are.  If you have a doubt, then your experience is probably real.  Doubt is normal.  It’s simply your logical, conscious mind doing its job.  Your therapist can explain how your mind works and what to expect.



Q:    What if I don’t like the lifetime I see?
A:    You can choose to be completely immersed in a life you are viewing or to remain detached.  Your therapist will help you deal with anything that may be uncomfortable for you.  And you are always in charge and can move on to another life or end the session anytime you want.  Keep in mind that even though you are the same person you were three lifetimes ago, the circumstances then were different from today.  You may see yourself doing things or even being a certain type of person you would never do or be now.  But don’t judge yourself because of who you were.  Whoever you were was a human being worthy of respect with something to teach you today.


Q:    Will my session be recorded?
A:    That’s up to you and your therapist.  But most people do record their sessions in order to fully remember what they experienced.  Also, in the days, weeks and months after your PLR session, memories may continue to come back to you in pieces, and listening to the recording can be helpful in putting those memories into context.  Some therpists may allow videotaping of sessions.


Q:    Should I go to a hypnotist who is specially trained in PLR?
A:    Again, that’s up to you.  PLR is safe, but it’s more complicated than other types of therapy, so it’s better to seek out a therapist who has specialized training in it.  A Certified Hypnotherapist is your best bet.  You’ll have a better experience and get more for your money.  PLR downloads and CDs are a waste of time and money for most people.


Q:    What results can I expect?
A:    You can expect an interesting and maybe even life-changing experience.  But keep in mind that any hypnotist or therapist who says he or she can guarantee 100% success with 100% of the people, 100% of the time, is either delusional or just interested in separating you from your hard-earned cash.  There are some very skilled hypnotists, but the success of any type of hypnotherapy session – and especially PLR - is based not only on the skill of the therapist, but also on the client, and is affected by many things.





Comments from a few of my PLR clients:

“It was an amazing experience.  I don’t know what to think.  I was more relaxed than I’ve been in a long time.  It’s like I’ve just been watching a movie.  I was just there and it was happening.  Wow.”  C.J.

“It was like you said – things were kinda foggy right after the session.  But a few days later, I started remembering things from early in my childhood, and I could see how they came from the past life I saw.  I’ve always known there were special connections with me and my father and now I know why.”  R.P.

“Wow.  It wasn’t like I thought it would be at all.  At first I couldn't see anything, but then it just came together.  I never thought I would be able to do something like this.  Thanks for your patience and help.”  A.L.

“I listened to the recording of my session last night.  I’m stunned.  Even though I was a woman in my past life, I know it was me.  This answers a lot of questions and opens up others.”  R.M.

“When can I do it again?”  T.D.





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Thursday, May 19, 2011

Myths About ETs


          Before I begin, I need to issue a caveat.  Since no one on Earth at this time knows the whole truth about ETs (including this blogger), what you are about to read may not be completely accurate.  However, to the best of my knowledge and experience (and the knowledge and experience of others who I trust), it's pretty close to the target.  As always, use your judgment and agree or not.  It's up to you.  So, in the words of the immortal Jackie Gleason - AWAAAAAY WE GO! 


Myths About ETs

Myth #1 All aliens are bad.

Myth #2  All aliens are good.

Myth #3  All grays, reptilians and insectoids are bad.

Myth #4  - All grays, reptilians and insectoids are good.

Myth #5 - All Pleiadians, Nordics, Lyrans,  ______________ (fill in the blank with any tall, white-skinned, blue-eyed, beautiful beings) are good.  How could anyone that beautiful be bad?   Of course, that's a myth.  And if you are seriously asking that question, I have some ocean front property on Mars I'd love to sell you.

Myth #6 All ET abductions/contact experiences are really lucid dreams, sleep paralysis, fantasies or psychotic episodes.  Yes, some abduction/contact experiences are those things.  Likewise, some lucid dreams, sleep paralysis, fantasies and psychotic episodes are really ET abductions.  Go figure.

Myth #7 - Humans were created by ETs to be a slave species.  I know I'm gonna ruffle some very well-known celebrity feathers when I say this (if said celebrities ever bother to read this, which I doubt they will), but to my knowledge, this is a sensationalist myth or incorrect interpretation of ancient material.  Are we ET research subjects?  Yes.  Descendants of aliens?  Maybe.  Slaves?  No.

Myth #8 -
                                                                      
You're kidding, right?  Hillary? Noooooooooooooooooooo!


Myth #9Jesus was an ET.  This one could be true. 





Myth #10 - ETs hang out with evil people.  Which means that ETs are evil. 




Down through history, ETs have partied with just about everyone.  After all - when in Rome . . .  But in all known Earth history ETs have never demonstrated the cruelty to humans that other humans have - as exemplified by the mustacheoed psychopath in this photo.  If the ETs had been on his side, we'd all be eating wiener schnitzel three times a day - or be dead.


Myth #11 - ETs will rob and shoot you. 


LOL!!! OMG!!! Too funny!  Stop me from laughing before milk starts shooting out of my nose!!!!    

The Truth -  The more time I spend in the UFO community, as an investigator, researcher, and therapist, the more open-minded I become.  I like to think that's because I'm such a wise, spiritually advanced person.  (Not.)  But I suspect it's simply due to the many years I've spent as a human being on Earth during this challenging period in history.  One thing I've learned is that hate and fear are commodities we have too much of.  We'll all be much better off if we stop being afraid of each other and the other members of God's creation.



My Advice  - Keep an open mind.  Don't believe every word you read.  Don't follow any teacher or philosophy whose mantra doesn't ring true to you.  Be cautious when opening up your door - or your mind - to anyone you don't know - human or ET.  And keep smiling.  It may not make things better, but people will wonder what you've been up to.


Peace.



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Thursday, March 24, 2011

You are getting sleepy . . . sleepy . . .

[The deep, dark truth about Hypnotherapy]

            As a hypnotherapist, my main tool for helping people deal with problems and bring about change in their lives is hypnosis.   A natural state of mind which recruits a person's subconscious mind in rewriting their mental and behavioral programming.  It's safe, easy and enjoyable.  I also use other tools, but it’s hypnosis that most people seem to be most interested in.  And are most confused and misinformed about.  So, I thought I’d write a short post about what hypnotherapy is and isn’t.


Hypnotherapy isn’t -

                   

           


Hypnotherapy is -


           

Don't worry -

             The "Id Monster"** is fiction.  There's no such thing.  Monsters aren't gonna jump out of your subconscious mind and eat you or your therapist.  And if one does try it, don't worry - your therapist has seen worse - she can take care of both of you.  Nothing's gonna come forth that you aren't capable, with help, of dealing with.


**"Forbidden Planet," MGM, 1956.

 
The final truth - 

           Hypnotherapy isn't magic, even though it may seem like it.  But it can be a very useful tool.  In the long run, it's still your life, and you are the one who has to do the work. 

Good Luck


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Monday, March 21, 2011

What do you mean, you can’t wait for the ETs to take you again? Are you nuts?!

           One of the most puzzling aspects of the ET Experiencer phenomenon is the apparent contradiction between individual ET experiences.  Some abductees enjoy the event while others hate every single second.   We human beings are as different from one another, in some respects, as if we actually came from different planets.  Based on that, it really isn't surprising that our ET experiences, like nearly every other experience in our lives, can be so different.

          Anyway, based on my own experiences with ETs, those that my clients have shared with me, and theories propounded by other therapists and researchers,  I decided to take a flying leap at a plausible explanation to this conundrum.  Please be advised that I'm not the first person to come up with similar ideas, so if it's just too ridiculous for you to accept, don't blame it solely on me.  While there are many different types of ET experiences, for the purposes of this article, I’m gonna divide the typical types of experiences into two kinds – the ride you can’t wait to get back on, and the one that made you so sick you’ll never be able to look a corn dog in the face again.


           Yay!!!!!  Individuals in the first group tend to use effusive phrases like “I never felt so much pure love in my life!”  “When they touched my mind I felt all the wisdom of the universe.”  “It was the best sex I’ve ever had!” etc., when describing their ET experiences.  They also speak of being singled out, blessed, taught, guided, gifted, etc.  I suspect that if most of these individuals had their choice, the next time they went out for an ET happy hour, they wouldn’t come back.  And while I think luck has very little to do with it, for purposes of our present discussion, I will refer to them as the Lucky Ones.



           The other camp sees things a bit differently.  Words like rape, torture, abduction, forced against my will, terrified and helpless, tend to pepper the play-by-play description of their ET visits.  Some of these people believe that ETs are demons intent on, at the very least, sucking out their brains, and at the worst, sucking out their souls.  They are the victims.  These are the people who usually end up in my office, looking for a means to deal with what has been done to them, or a way to forget it.  (If I sold mental blocks, I'd be rich.)  I call these people the Unlucky Ones.  Even though, again, I don’t think luck has anything to do with it.

           As a therapist, I’ve spent a lot of time wondering how some Experiencers seem to get rainbows and cotton candy, while others get broken glass and the fuzzy end of the lollipop.  I wish I had a solid answer to give them when they ask.  Since ETs are not known for sharing information, the only place I can look for an answer is the human side of the equation.  As a student of the mind, I tend to go to the subconscious for the explanation of all human behavior.  It is in that vast mental storehouse where the answer is frequently found.  So whether you are a Lucky One or an Unlucky One, you are a human, with a subconscious mind, and that’s where we’re gonna start.

"Two monks were arguing about the temple flag waving in the wind.
One said, "The flag moves."  The other said, "The wind moves."  They
argued back and forth but could not agree.  The Sixth Ancestor said,
"Gentlemen!  It is not the wind that moves; it is not the flag that moves;
it is your mind that moves."  The two monks were struck with awe."
                                                                 
          Psychologists (and Buddhist monks) tell us that our perceptions of the world are colored by the things we learned during our lifetimes - in our mother’s arms, at church, in school, in the back rows of movie theatres, at work, etc.  These everyday events are the things that shape our basic world view.  And this world view is the lens through which we see reality.  It must ever be so and can never be otherwise.  It's the only show in town.  In other words, what you see on the street is colored, shaped and conditioned by the lens (beliefs) that you view it through.  Rose-colored glasses do, indeed, create a rose-colored world.  So, what if that applies to ET experiences as well?  What if the positiveness or negativeness of an ET experience is  determined not by the actions of the ETs, but by the perception of the Experiencer?


If a tree falls in the forest and there’s no one there to hear it, will it make a sound? 

          This old riddle has been revived by the new scientific religion of our time - quantum physics.  The question it poses is a head-scratcher for even some of our biggest brains.  It asks - can something exist without someone there to perceive it?  And it expresses a dichotomy between perceived existence and intrensic existence.  It implies that reality is colored, if not wholly created, by human perception.  What it boils down to is this - if my basic belief system supports positive experiences, my ET visits will be positive.  If my belief system supports negative experiences, I'll get the fuzzy end of the ET lollipop every time.

            I like this theory for a couple of reasons.  It provides a perfect rationalization when I'm tempted to go off my diet.  According to this idea, if I perceive the chocolate bar as Melba Toast, then it really is Melba Toast, and I can gobble it up without guilt.  Easy.  But I also like the theory because it is empowering.  It means that I'm responsible for the consequences of eating the chocolate bar.  I'm not a victim of the chocolate bar, but of my own faulty belief that I can eat it without consequences.  Presto-chango, victimhood is no more!  Free at last, free at last!  Thank God almighty, I'm free at last!  Ergo, whether I turn out to be a Lucky One or Unlucky One is determined by the contents of my own mind.  If I am a victim, it's my own doing. 

            Like attracts like in the realm of the mind.  This is the basis for the law of attraction.  According to that law, we draw to us things that are in line with our own beliefs and thinking.  Positive draws positive - negative draws negative.  This seems to apply in the realm of ET-human contact as well.  Positive beliefs attract positive ETs, and we perceive whatever they do to us as positive.  Likewise, negative or fear-based belief systems, attract negative ETs – or ETs with negative motives – and we perceive our experiences with them as negative.  Too simple, you say?  Not really.  Despite our natural human tendency to obfuscate, the truth is usually pretty simple.

           Unfortunately, belief systems that have developed throughout a lifetime are not easily changed.  If you are drawing negative ET experiences to you, and aren't able to change your beliefs about them, you may not be able to easily transform the fuzzy end of the lollipop into cotton candy.  But the good news is that by simply understanding the situation and recognizing your beliefs and their control over you, you can begin to empower yourself and thereby begin to change your perception - and thus, your reality.

           This theory also clears up another common question.  You know the one - are ETs good or bad?  I've seen otherwise rational people nearly come to blows over this question.  But the truth is that ETs are neither good nor bad.  Look at it this way, I like mustard on my hamburger - you may like mayo on yours.  There's no right or wrong, good or bad - just human perception.  I know this idea may not be easy to accept if you are one of the Unlucky Ones.  But the truth is the only individual in the universe who can turn you into a victim is you.  ETs possess technology that enables them to pretty much do with us what they will.  The only aspect of the experience we have much control over is our attitude.  It's just like everything else in life.  Good things happen and bad things happen, and the only difference is how we accept them and live with them.  So, at the risk of trotting out another old bromide - when life gives you lemons, try making lemonade.

            Give it a try.  Beginning to look at your ET visits in a different light, from a different point of view, can make a huge difference.  I know it's not easy to let go of the fear and anger, and change beliefs that have accumulated through an entire lifetime, but, trust me, you do have the power.  This is the basis for overcoming all the fears in your life.  This is what all psychologists and therapists understand.  The human mind - and yes, that includes yours - is the most powerful entity in the universe.  Why else do you think the ETs are here probing it?  Changing your mind can change the way you feel about your ET experiences and your life.  Not easy, but well worth working on.  Talk to a friend.  Talk to a therapist.  Meditate.  Realize that whether you are a victim or not is up to you.  You don't have to agree with what the ETs may be doing to you, but as long as you take your power, you can learn not to be afraid.  And you can stand up to them.  They might actually leave you alone.  It has happened.


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Monday, March 14, 2011

Many Hats

Dennis Rano is a very talented and perceptive artist who does caricatures of UFOlogists.   I am honored to be one of his list of renderings.  I wear many hats in the UFO field - experiencer, therapist, writer, investigator - which he has portrayed in his own inimitable way.  Check out his other work at http://www.theufologists.com/ .


MANY HATS

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Thursday, March 3, 2011

Why Don't I Remember My ET Visits?


            Some Experiencers (ET abductees, contactees) have conscious recall of their ET experiences, some have partial conscious recall and many have no conscious recall at all.  Conscious recall of an ET event doesn't affect the credence or validity of the event.  In other words, just because an individual consciously remembers their ET interactions, that doesn't mean the experiences are more real or more valid than someone who doesn't.  Nor does it make it any easier to live with.  On the face of it, it might seem advantageous to have conscious recall of your ET visits, but some Experiencers would give anything not to remember.  In the case of traumatic experiences, it's often a blessing.  Some Experiencers want to remember, others want to forget.  There's no right or wrong. 

             But back to why you don't remember.   Psychologists spend an inordinate amount of time and energy arguing among themselves about why humans remember and why they don't, but probably most would agree that there are some basic reasons why you may not remember your late night ET rendezvous.   (I will cover the physiological causes for not remembering in another post - if I can remember what they are.)



Repressed memory?

          Repressed memory is a concept used to describe a significant memory, usually traumatic, that you can't recall.  It's there; you just can't remember it.  This is also known as motivated forgetting - you purposefully don't remember something because it's too painful to deal with consciously.  The protective powers of the human mind are amazing.  Basically, you can forget anything that you don't want to deal with.  Any parent can attest to the ability of their teenage offspring to do that.  Repressed memories may be recoverable, if you want to recover them.  But it's a good idea to trust your mind and not go digging around for repressed information unless you really need to for your health and sanity.  Just be aware that's one can of worms that may be better left unopened.



Memory block?

        While a repressed memory is a function of your own protective mind, a memory block or mental block may be placed there by or under the influence of someone or something else.  Again, the memory may still be in your subconscious, but you can't recall it because you aren't meant to.  We know that ETs possess technology far in advance of our own, and apparently are able to manipulate us mentally.  (The technical term is f_____g with your mind.)  Many Experiencers comment that during the event a machine was placed on their head or some type of tool was touched to their heads, causing them to forget.  Did they really forget?  Or was the memory merely blocked?   If you forgot, then the memory is gone and unrecoverable.  If it was blocked, you may be able to remove the block and retrieve the memory.

         The next question, then, is why would ETs block our memories?  To protect themselves?  You're kidding, right?  From whom?  Let's face it, probably no one is gonna believe the rantings of our twisted minds.  And the human powers that might be strong enough to stand up to the ETs aren't gonna admit that they even know about them.  Believe me, we are not a threat to the ETs.    Do they block our memories because they are nice guys and they don't want us to suffer traumatic memories?  Or because they are bad guys who don't want us to struggle the next time they come for you?  Maybe.





Did you make an agreement?

          Take a deep breath and let it out slowly.  That's right.  This may be really hard for you to accept, but many Experiencers believe that at some point in time - either before or during this life - they made an agreement or contract with certain ETs to participate in their experiments, studies and activities.  And knowing that some of those might be unpleasant, they agreed to have their memories repressed or erased.  I call this "The Ignorance Is Bliss Contract."   I'm very familiar with it, because it's the one I made.  You may be in on the same type of deal.  It might be difficult to accept, but it's a lot more empowering than thinking you're a helpless victim.



Amnesia?

            Despite all the dramatic movies and stories about it, amnesia is really just a natural function of the human mind that we all experience every day.  It can also be caused by trauma.  Basically, amnesia is when memories are either not stored in the first place, when short term memory is not moved into long term storage or when an event is immediately forgotten because it's not important enough to remember or our minds can't relate to it - what psychologists call dissociation.  Every day our minds are flooded with sensory input from the environment - most of which isn't necessary to remember.  Believe it nor not, your mind may have determined that your ET experience wasn't something you would need or want to recall later, so a memory simply wasn't made.  And, obviously, if it's not there, you won't be able to retrieve it.




The mind flush?

            Not everyone agrees about the purpose of dreaming, but one explanation is that dreaming is our mind's natural way of flushing out unneeded information from our subconscious mind.  Because dreams happen when we are unconscious (asleep), we can feel all the emotions and activity of the real experience while we are at rest.  We can feel the exhilaration of flying without actually jumping off the roof, fight off vampires with a Twizzler or have a variety of sexual escapades with people we'd never even speak to in real life.  Dreaming is a lot safer than actually doing.  And much less embarrassing.  The human subconscious mind is a huge storehouse of information, but it doesn't have room for every single sensory input it has received since you were conceived.  That's a lot of stuff - most of it worthless.   So dreaming gets rid of it for us.  If a memory was flushed out in a dream, it's gone and unrecoverable.




Reliability?

            At this point, I would be remiss if I didn't say something about the reliability of human memory.  It's pretty much squat.  Human memories are notoriously unreliable.  They are very easily influenced by whatever we have taken into our mind since the event, and whatever happens to be on our mind at the time we are trying to remember.  That's one reason it's a good idea to elicit the help of a counsellor or therapist trained in the function of the human mind and the nuts and bolts of the UFO/ET abduction phenomenon to accompany you on your journey into the Twilight Zone.  You want someone who won't think you've gone completely off your nut and prescribe shock treatments and who can help you keep it real - at least as real as possible, considering what you're dealing with.



            

So what should I do?

           Experiencer Therapy is much more than simply the recovery of memories.  That's just the beginning.  The hard work comes in successfully integrating the experience into your daily life.  Whether you like it or not, if you've been taken, abducted or visited by ETs, it is a fact of your life.  The traces (memories) of the event may have been stored in your subconscious mind, and if they are causing problems, you need to find some way to get past the trauma, fear, confusion, etc.  So whether you have full recall of the experience or not, if it's problematic, looking into it would prove helpful.  There are a lot of options for trying to deal with your experiences - alcoholism, drug, sex or food addictions, joining a convent, etc. - some healthier than others.  And it is true that sometimes memories come back on their own over time, and when they do, you may be just fine.  But if you need help, get some.   And know that all your fellow Experiencers wish you well!



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