Review Of Literature
(Exam questions are not drawn from the Review Of Literature section)
The authors most referenced and drawn upon for the information in this course and their works are as follows:
A groundbreaking work in 1988, Timothy Good’s Above Top Secret, represented 20 years of research. In the author’s own words, “It proves beyond doubt that there has been a monumental cover-up of the UFO subject, and it includes a wealth of hitherto classified material which is published for the first time (e.g., documents from the CIA, FBI, Defense Intelligence Agency, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army Intelligence and Naval Intelligence.) Until Timothy Good filed suit under the Freedom of Information Act, most of the agencies named above had denied being involved in UFO research. But the documents quoted in Above Top Secret (1988) prove that these agencies were being economical with the truth in their denials. The book shows that tens of thousands of additional documents are still being withheld in the name of national security, at a classification level that is two steps higher than information about the hydrogen bomb. This book is for the rational skeptic, as it gives evidence that there is life on other planets and that ET aircraft has occupied the earth’s airspace for many, many years. Timothy Good is one of many examples of intelligent, passionate people who have dedicated their lives and risked their careers to bring us the truth.
As mentioned above, Col. Philip J. Corso (Ret.) rocked the cover up world with his book The Day After Roswell (1997). This book claims to end the decades old controversy surrounding the mysterious crash of an unidentified aircraft at Roswell, New Mexico, in 1947. Backed by documents declassified by the Freedom of Information Act, Col. Corso, a member of President Eisenhower’s National Security Council and former head of the Foreign Technology Desk at the U.S. Army’s Research and Development department, has come forward to reveal his personal stewardship of alien artifacts from the Roswell crash. He reveals how he spearheaded the Army’s reverse-engineering project that led to today’s: integrated circuit chips, fiber optics, lasers and super tenacity fibers.
In a taped interview I saw at a conference, Phillip Corso, Sr., explained that when his grandchildren asked him what he did in the military, he made the decision that they deserved to know the truth. What he also realized was that he had faith in this coming generation of bright and intelligent beings, that they would know what to do with the truth. I have found him to be a very credible source and his information to be compelling.
Dr. Michael E. Salla is a pioneer in the development of exopolitics, the scholarly study of the political implications of an extraterrestrial involvement with Earth that is not acknowledged to the general public, elected officials nor the mass media. His interest in exopolitics evolved out of his academic study of the sources of international conflict and its relationship with the undisclosed extraterrestrial presence. In his groundbreaking book Exopolitics: Political Implications Of The Extraterrestrial Presence (2004), he has presented the first scholarly framework for understanding the political implications of the extraterrestrial presence. I resonate with Dr. Salla as a person of the highest integrity. I am continually impressed with the depth and completeness of his research. His teaching career has been put in jeopardy because of his involvement in this topic, and yet he continues to push on. In this field of many conflicting opinions, beliefs and egos, I find Michael Salla to be an intelligent, open minded and generous researcher and reporter of the most recent, comprehensive evidence and information.
The courage of all these people to persist, in the face of threats and attempts to discredit, is inspiring to me. Dr. Steven Greer gave up a lucrative medical practice to pursue full disclosure of ET presence in the early 90’s. His book Disclosure (2001) presents volumes of evidence in the form of testimony and documents that prove the government’s involvement with ETI. In Extraterrestrial Contact: The Evidence And Implications (1999) he expands into the areas of researching close encounters of the fifth kind, conclusions from that research regarding why ETs are here, what the implications of disclosing this knowledge to the world might be and how the world will change once the truth is known. I have been personally trained by Dr. Greer in his CSETI (The Center for the Study of Extraterrestrial Intelligence) as an Ambassador to the Universe Program. The purpose of this program is to prepare humans for citizen diplomacy with ETI using an informed, organized and intentional approach. Dr. Greer has also briefed President Clinton’s first CIA Director, key members of Congress, UN leadership and very senior Pentagon officials at the highest level of the military, among others.
Another tireless researcher into the truth, David Icke has written many books describing what he has found in terms of secret government activities and agendas that include ETI. In his book I Am Me, I Am Free: The Robot’s Guide To Freedom (1996), he uses humor and insight to expose the mental and emotional prisons that billions of people build around themselves, prisons which allow a tiny few to control the direction of the world. I really appreciate David’s work, because his ultimate message is that when we, the people, are willing to see the truth of how we are manipulated through misinformation, then humanity as a species can be free. The only power any outside force can have over us is their ability to make us afraid, or to make us believe that we are powerless.
Similar in ways to Dr. Steven Greer, James Gilliland devotes his life to researching human initiated contact with ETI. After a near-death experience in 1979, he gave up his fast paced lifestyle to devote himself to understanding the spiritual and metaphysical. He currently lives on property in Washington State that he calls Sanctuary, and it is a hotbed of UFO activity. He invites many people from all walks of life to the Sanctuary to experience the feeling of love and awe that results from “contact.” His intention is that the Sanctuary be a conference center for the coming together of humanity and ETI. In his book Becoming Gods: Prophecies And Understandings Concerning The Past And Future Destiny Of Humanity And The Earth (1996), he shares information received from Higher Intelligence about the plight of humanity from the off-Earth perspective. I am always interested in James information, as I find him an intelligent and heart-centered human. I am proud to have him represent humanity in citizen diplomacy efforts.
Zecharia Sitchin is considered by many to be the foremost authority on the information gathered from the transcription of the Sumerian texts. This information challenges established notions of Earth and life on it, suggesting the existence of a superior race, the Anunnaki, who once inhabited our world. The 12th Planet (1976) is the product of thirty years of intensive research and is the first book in Zecharia Sitchin’s prophetic Earth Chronicles series. According to this work, travelers from the stars arrived eons ago and planted the genetic seed that would ultimately blossom into a remarkable species called Man.
In his book Communion (1987), Whitley Strieber gave voice to a phenomenon apparently experienced by many and spoken about by few. The whole issue of “abduction” continues to be widely debated. I appreciate Whitley’s work as he has, and continues, to take a researcher’s point of view. What is the purpose of people being taken onto ships? Is it truly against their will or is it by some form of agreement? Are the “abductors” without emotion because they are ill intended or because they are simply doing a job akin to a lab technician in a hospital? Why do those taken remember some and not all of what takes place? Why does the experience tend to run in families? His book describes his experience, along with those of his family, of events that began in 1985. He also describes hypnosis as a therapy helpful in retrieving memories and putting the experience into some kind of perspective so that people can move on in their lives.
Leah Haley is another one of many who have subsequently worked on understanding their experiences through writing and lecturing to the public. In her book Unlocking Alien Closets: Abductions, Mind Control And Spirituality (2003), she brings in the question of military simulated alien abduction experiences. As is true of most people reporting these types of experiences, Leah is an extremely credible witness. A CPA with two masters’ degrees, she has undergone extensive psychological testing to demonstrate that her memories are not coming from a psychotic state or a disturbed mind. The only diagnosis that has been given is Posttraumatic Stress Disorder resulting from the trauma of her experiences. It is so impressive to me, the kind of persistence these witnesses demonstrate in the face of a society, whose first assumption is always to accuse them of lying. It makes me wonder what is so compelling that people would face the type of ridicule and cruelty they face at the hands of their fellow humans in their attempts to help wake us up?
It is clear to me that in order to understand UFO/ETI phenomena we must be more able to understand the energetic make up of our world. Lynne McTaggart’s book The Field: The Quest For The Secret Force Of The Universe (2001) seeks to prove scientifically what ancient myth and religion have always espoused: there may be such a thing as a life force. In this book she reveals a radical new biological paradigm, that on our most fundamental level, the human mind and body are not distinct and separate from their environment but a packer of pulsating power constantly interacting the this vast energy sea. This picture of an interconnected Universe is very important and helpful in attempting to grasp our relationship with all life in every place.
Although this review could encompass a countless number of sources, I have chosen to include an author/ lecturer/ healer who has profoundly and personally affected my life. Dolores Cannon has written twelve books to date reporting on information she has received from subjects in the deepest state of hypnosis, the somnambulistic state. In this place, the conscious mind is totally out of the way and the Higher Conscious can respond and teach. Dolores specializes in past life regression and through her work she has accessed information from many sources including Nostradamus and ETI. In her book The Custodians: Beyond Abduction (1999), she uses twelve years of research to give information on the following: missing time, spacecraft from other dimensions and places of existence, condensed or distorted time, Alien and Government cooperation and bartering, purposes and locations of implants in the human body, screen memories, beings composed of pure energy who transform into various physical appearances, the differences and functions of various alien races, and reasons for abductions and various genetic projects. She believes that her passion for bringing information back to humanity stems from a past lifetime of her own in which she was one of the guardians of the information in the Library of Alexandria when it was destroyed. She is a 74-year old woman who lives in the Ozarks and she makes it very clear that she is not a psychic or a channeler. With her ever-expanding understanding of the metaphysical nature of the Universe she prefers to refer to herself as a time traveler. Dolores is adamant that UFO investigators will never truly understand the nature of ETI until these metaphysical truths are understood. Her simple, frank nature and passion for information have produced a profound body of work that is a tremendous service to the process of the awakening of humanity.
And for a beautiful odyssey into the wonder of the UFO phenomena I recommend Freddy Silva’s Secrets In The Fields: The Science And Mysticism Of Crop Circles (2002). This book uncovers the mechanism behind crop circles, who makes them, why they are here, and why they are debunked. It shows how crop circles are connected with subtle forces, electromagnetism, gravity and acoustics, and techniques our predecessors utilized in pyramids and Gothic cathedrals to create transcendental states and conditions for healing. It examines how they coincide with ancient predictions, from ancient Egyptian texts to the Book of Revelations. It explores how crop circles may be altering the very DNA of living organisms on Earth, how they are part of a cyclical exchange of energy and matter that underscores the rhythm of ecocycles, of evolution, perhaps the history of humanity itself. If you want to really treat yourself, take a break from study and just let the images flow over you. You will be giving yourself a gift.
“Not only is the Universe stranger than we suppose, but stranger than we CAN suppose.” —Dr. J.B.S. Haldane