The Mask of Reality: A Guidepost for Chaotic Times

 
“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 retrieval 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 spirituality — and with it, our vision of the cosmos. Source

  • So few people understood how serious this was that it was, and that it was going to be, that it’s not just that this was so dangerous, but that there was very few people who were in a position to really say anything about this.” – Nathan Tankus Interview Source
  • Lance Mungia talks with Jeffrey Mishlove about his upcoming documentary, The PK Man, explores the life of Ted Owens. Ted said he could control weather, influence events, and summon UFOs through psychokinesis. Source
  • Mars once had an ocean and sandy beaches. Researchers say the results from the northern lowlands of Mars are similar to those obtained at shorelines on Earth using ground-penetrating radar: both indicate features in the subsurface material that are tilted – and with a similar angle – towards the lowland, or ocean, direction. Source
  • “The Voice told me that they were here to change humankind and the way they did it was to enlist help from people like me.” – John Foster
  • The Kalanoro is a creature of the forest. It is never seen, but everyone talks about it.” Source


  • Chögyam Trungpa describes “crazy wisdom” as an innocent state of mind that has the quality of early morning—fresh, sparkling, and completely awake. – My interview with Jason Brett Serle

Up to speed – recap

In a previous post, I mentioned that some of my early instructions included studying philosophers whose views on reality resonated with an eventual, real-time experience. I was being guided and coached to maintain awareness and overcome fear, even when immersed in an alternate timeline. These thinkers challenge our conventional perceptions of the world, consciousness, and existence. They reject a static, deterministic view in favor of a dynamic process: Hegel’s dialectical development, Sartre’s emphasis on subjective freedom, and Camus’ recognition of existential absurdity.

My guides seem to be pushing me toward this same reality-expanding perspective—one that embraces fluidity and understands time and existence as far more dynamic than we’ve been conditioned to believe. Their lessons encourage us to view reality as an evolving tapestry, where the boundaries of time and self are permeable, inviting continual growth and transformation.

I want to make this perfectly clear: No matter how much they pushed, guided, or hinted, I could never have imagined the full scope of the real-time experiences that ultimately unfolded.

...Continued on my other blog. Original source.

Sci-Fi, Afterlife, UFO, Reincarnation

 


"If you ask a question strongly enough, the universe cooperates and gives you information relevant to the question." - John E. Mack


OddsnEnds - 

- Traces of psychedelics make you feel good, but so does placebo. Results of ‘self-blinding’ study. ScienceMag.

- Mobile brain wave reader can detect the emotions of a Horse. Science.

- "Can we ask people questions that they could actually hear in their dreams that we could kind of have a more meaningful conversation?" NPR.

- Using a Dyson Sphere to bring the dead back to life. 
"Humans can’t build a Dyson Sphere - yet - but the researchers say nanorobots could one day do the job." (On the other hand, a body isn't required for immortality.) PopMech

- Study: Social media users behave a lot like animals searching for food. UPI

- New Theory about the 2020 Monoliths: We're the Aliens. NYTimes.

- 'Third quarter phenomenon' - First named in 1991 by researchers studying people living in cold regions, the phenomenon (still theoretical) is characterized by mood shifts among people nearly finished with a long period of isolation. Those affected often feel anxious, withdrawn, and increasingly vulnerable. Time

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Breadcrumbs - Afterlife Books and blogs 

After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal about Life and Beyond” (St. Martin’s Essentials), Amazon, March 2, Dr. Bruce Greyson

"5% have had a near death experience and they say it made life worth living." - NYPost

Reviews: "Bridges the gap between science and spirituality with elegance." - Anita Moorjani, bestselling author of Dying to Be Me "

"This book will change the consciousness of many readers in a very positive way." - Pim van Lommel, M.D., author of Consciousness Beyond Life

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Checking in with Near Death researchers Ring and Moody -

Waiting to Die is now a book. Amazon.

- Dr. Kenneth Ring’s 'theory is that both near death experiencers and UFO experiencers are able to enter an altered state of consciousness through dissociation. This enables them to enter an objectively real “imaginal realm” or alternate reality in which their unusual experiences take place.' - Blog.

In 1968, Dr. Raymond Moody says he was a sceptic and an atheist. He now considers himself as neither. Why? He says 'after 50 years of investigating near death experiences and hearing from thousands of doctors and patients, he could no longer deny the survival of consciousness.'
 Website and Blog.

A short excerpt from the documentary, 'Hidden Beyond the Veil'. Regarding the life review: YouTube. It isn't about judgement. Rather, the focus is, how have you learned to love? More videos from the documentary. Youtube.  

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Proof of Reincarnation. Interview with Stephane Allix available now in the podcast library. Wendy's Coffeehouse Link.

When I was Someone Else: The Incredible True Story of Past Life Connection, 2021, Amazon.
Stephane is a former war reporter and documentary director, founding member and President of the French Institute of Research on Extraordinary Experiences (INREES)

We talk about his past life journey but I was also curious about his connection to John Mack after I saw the Experiencers documentary [by Stephane Allix] about Alien Abductions listed among the titles posted on the John E Mack Institute site.

What happened to Stephane in the Amazon was definitely a jump start from spirit. Not one to trust his own inner guidance, the entire journey was an exercise in developing trust and discernment.

For substantiating evidence, the book includes photos, maps and historical documents. Details are cross referenced for dates and locations to track the movements of the soldiers and locate the finale resting place.

If the photo resemblance is remarkable and the documentation irrefutable, being accepted by the relatives was the deciding factor. He passed that test.

There are multiple synchronicities in connecting the dots to unfold the timeline suggesting assistance from an unseen source. When the pastlife aspect of the soul found an outlet to address a deep seeded wound, healing resulted on both timelines, allowing the aspect of soul that is the present incarnation to progress without further impediment.

Stephane is continuing to explore the topic of consciousness and extraordinary knowing. No doubt, more will be revealed.

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"If you're really a mean person you're going to come back as a fly and eat poop." - Kurt Cobain
"Monk" Magazine, October 1992. 

More quotes from KurtSource.

Best of: "You do learn things and one of them is that happiness has nothing to do with validation from other people, the important thing is being happy with yourself ... finding something that is important to you and sticking with it no matter what anyone says. The truth is you've got to really be tough because there are all kinds of forces that are always trying to get you to do things their way ... trying to tell you that you are throwing your life away if you don't follow their advice."  

Cheers!

Humility is key in awakening to higher dimensions - and PKD


“Philip K. Dick was more than a visionary: he’s the man who remembered the future.”  James Rogers

One who aspires to greater awareness learns to respect the unknown to gain access to levels previously hidden from view – that revelation calls reality into question.

Moon shot

There we were – managing to locate the comet framed by twin stars, high in the west sky. (Andy could actually see it – the only person who could.) However, neither Andy’s camera nor my phone camera could sight the darn thing.

We lucked out. The guy who showed up next to us got some great shots with his comet tracker app and his 500 zoom lens (with the same camera Andy has: 350 Zoom lens. Bummer). Bonus: The guy told us about the ghost at the place he works.

We turned to leave and saw the moon rising in the east. I got that instead.



Expanding the comfort zone – Introductions to others among us

“If there are other worlds parallel to ours, are all the doors closed? Or does one, here or there, stand ajar?” – Louis L’Amour, The Haunted Mesa.

Bradshaw Ranch in Sedona, Arizona is like Skinwalker Ranch in Utah – a very active site with multiple accounts of high strangeness events. The documentary I’ve linked includes testimony from paranormal researcher Tom Dongo (I’ve interviewed Tom. Link).

This isn’t a rehashing of previous History Channel presentations. Footage includes a trek to view sasquatch footprints, interactive orbs, portals, and tech that reveals the image of an [invisible to human eyesight] entity that can appear to have a form similar to humans. Link.

Which reality to choose?

I am following Nick Cook’s progress on his new book, now on Chapter 16. Subscribers [paid] get access to full chapters, commentary, and the occasional group zoom meeting with the author.

He regained my full attention with his post on VALIS, a reference to Philip K. Dick. Naturally, that required a tangential deep dive into current youtube offerings. Happily, I’ve discovered several more interviews and bios have been added since my last foray.

Examples:
Number onePhilip K. Dick: Philosophical Pulp Poet – “a writer who rode the Multiverse and saw different realties—and sometimes lived them.”

Number twoThe 9 prophetic visions of Philip K. Dick – “a visionary prophet for the age we’re all now living in.”

Number three: If You Find This World Bad, You Should See Some of the Others (The “Metz Speech”). [In his description, I see parallels with Plato’s Cave.]

Number four: Jeffrey Mishlove and James Tunney. [Includes reference to Plato’s Cave]: Philip K. Dick, Aliens, and the Afterlife, PKD “developed a friendship with the late Bishop James Pike, who wrote extensively about mediumistic communications with his deceased son.” After the death of Bishop Pike, PKD thought he was communicating with him.

In September 1967, Pike participated in a televised séance with his dead son through the medium Arthur Ford, who served at the time as a Disciples of Christ minister. Pike described these experiences in detail in the book.

Number five: The Penultimate Truth About Philip K. Dick

  • Related info: Mystic Evelyn UnderhillLink. Animism. Link.

  • The Final interview. “Editor’s note: When John Boonstra conducted the following interview with Philip K. Dick, he never thought that it might be Dick’s last.” Link.

  • “In November of 1982, six months before the author’s death, journalist Gwen Lee recorded the first of several in-depth discussions with Philip K. Dick that continued over the course over the next three months.” – What If Our World Is Their Heaven? The Final Conversations of Philip K. DickGwen LeeAmazon affiliate link.

  • Philip K. Dick Loses Touch With Reality, by Philip K. Dick, Slate Link.

  • Philip K Dick: the writer who witnessed the future –“This is 2022. And 2022 is a Philip K Dick novel.” – BBC Link.


  • There is so much more to the PKD story – than any one source can provide. P.K. Dick. Pure ConsciousnessLink. – Life-saving insight provided by VALIS.

  • Wiki: The Other Side, written by Bishop James Pike with Diane Kennedy is about his experiences of paranormal phenomena following his son’s suicide by gunshot in New York City in 1966.

    OddsnEnds

  • Art and Commentary – The Kansas Folk Art rabble rouser who [intended or not] gave a small town a star on the art map. Political Art of M.T. LiggettRoadside America. Documentary. Link. 
  • “Unfortunately, my awful childhood is fairly relevant to understanding the extremist network that participated in the first attack on the US capitol since the War of 1812. I am doing all I can to give an inside view of what it feels like to be survivalist youth militia, and maybe reach a few people like me who are ready to start thinking like a real dissident.” – Dakota V. Adams, Deprogram. Substack. 

  • For Sale: House most haunted – “mansion where ‘ghost walks the garden at night'” Link.

  • Portrait by humanoid robot to sell at auction. = “The artwork’s “muted tones and broken facial planes” seemingly suggested “the struggles Turing warned we will face when it comes to managing AI”, said the gallery owner.” Robot artist is Ai-DaLink.

  • “In The Singularity is NearerRay Kurzweil not only reaffirms his prediction but also expands on it. He believes that by 2045, humans will be able to increase their intelligence a millionfold through advanced brain interfaces.” Link.

  • Pat Noone is a farmer in County Galway, Ireland. His farm has been in his family since the 1700s, and since the 1700s they’ve shared the land with fairies🧚‍♂️ Link.
-- Re-blogged from Wendy's blog on wordpress: Link.