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  “I am not crazy; my reality is just different from yours.” –   Cheshire Cat , Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland  Public Domain:  Sir John Tenniel's hand-coloured proof of Cheshire Cat in the Tree Above Alice for The Nursery "Alice" Science and other notes Humanity May Achieve the  Singularity Within the Next 12 Months , Scientists Suggest.  Source The US Department of Defense has confirmed that it is taking seriously the claims of former US Air Force pilot  Jacob Barber , who alleges that he recovered alien technology while working for a secret  government UFO retrieva l program.  Source “That famous ‘revival of religion,’ …” he wrote.  “It will come about as the result of biochemical discoveries that will make it possible for large numbers of men and women to achieve a radical self-transcendence. ” –  Aldous Huxley - Is God a Mushroom? New research into the role of psychedelics upends our understanding of spiri...

"Every exit is an entry somewhere else." - Tom Stoppard Ties into my recent dream. I entered an empty room on my way to find a dressing room. It was completely white - walls were illuminated - soft white glow, but there were no light fixtures, furniture or visible man made construction. It looked like the inside of a marshmallow. I went into another room identical to the first and then another and I wondered how many of those rooms I would have to go through to get to the dressing room. And then I found the hallway. Apparently, I still have room to add more creations ... OddsnEnds -  Ghosts and Demons. 45 percent of Americans believe. According to  YouGov  poll. Something is hanging out of the window. Ghost? Source . Legally haunted. For Sale: 1.9 M. Could be yours.  Source . Good Luck! Sentient lab grown brains? Ethics are now in question. The Guardian . See through glass - is actually metal . Daily Mail . Living in a Haunted house isn't for e...

"You could start at a path leading nowhere more fantastic than from your own front steps to the sidewalk, and from there you could go, well... anywhere at all." - Stephen King And so it is. One of the most memorable days for me was the time we stepped out and everything had shifted. I was given a telepathic prompt that this would be the case and not to telegraph that our experience was unusual. It was during that time I saw people with horns and tails. I later discovered and interviewed another person who experienced something similar: Jonas Elrod. HuffPo From that time forward, I opted to steer clear of those people. It isn't a thing one can easily forget. - The explanation given was they were focused on material things and that colored their view and influenced their appearance on the spirit plane. It was highly disconcerting. OddnEnds - Ethics and AI , it's time. Still in the works, a definition of ethics for AI. Technology Review A Drug to reverse memor...

"I'm writing a book. I've got the page numbers done." - Steven Wright Wendy's Coffeehouse Podcast 4/16/17 Nick Redfern - 365 Days of UFOs Nick explores all things Fortean. His books have numbers and pages . Smile. Books by Nick Redfern/Amazon OddsnEnds - True meaning of Star Wars according to George Lucas - to be 12-years-old once again: HuffPost   Truman's secret crash site debrief? Another Roswell reveal?: Express ( Nick's next book revisits the Roswell case .) Missing student Bruno Borges . Continues to confound. Time Travel? Alien Abduction? Updates on the case post here: Reddit thread   Woman and her Therapy Dog attend a Furry Convention and we all get educated. (Might be just me.) Turns out they are people (mostly guys) who enjoy going to a costume event dressed up as animals. Link the dog now has a new scrap book of memorable photos and a bunch of new furry friends: HuffPost   And there's this guy. Jiji is 94 and didn't ...

"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known." - *attributed to Carl Sagan Years ago, I interviewed Carl Sagan about his book Pale Blue Dot . That interview, as it turns out, was shortly before he died. I was nervous about my ability to effectively present the subject matter and intimidated because of my enormous respect for the guest. He was gracious and articulate. I have no idea what I asked but I remember I was very curious to know his thoughts on his book: Contact Another quote from Sagan, one that inspires continued exploration of space wonders beyond knowing and (for me) the extraordinary PSI stuff begging further investigation:  "At the heart of science is an essential balance between two seemingly contradictory attitudes—an openness to new ideas, no matter how bizarre or counterintuitive they may be, and the most ruthless skeptical scrutiny of all ideas, old and new. This is how deep truths are winnowed from deep nonsense." - The Demon...

"Well, insignificant little Moi might observe that the world turns more on belief than knowledge." - Ingo Swann Random Links: Odds, ends and otherwise - Planet Earth II making reality look even better. Luscious! Behind the scenes. VoxYouTube   Cat Reality TV stream - Meet the Kattarshians Zapped! Battery power boosted learning. Does it work? Short term maybe. Long term? There's the rub. NPR   Additional info re: Hacking your Brain TEDTalks Confidence boost? Is there a brain hack for that too? Somewhat. Live Science  Water, It's a Mystery. Aetherforce My upcoming interview about Third Eye Spies is slated for Conscious Living 3/1 and will be followed by an interview on KCMO when a date can be announced for release of the film. There are several links I can provide prior to that, for background on Ingo Swann and his incredible insight into RV and PSI. He viewed Humans as so much more than a bag of bones. Given I have met a few people who are also ...