Daniel Maria Klimek, Medjugorje and the Supernatural: Science, Mysticism, and Extraordinary Religious Experience. New York: Oxford University Press, 2018. OK, here’s the problem: On June 24, 1981—the anniversary of the 1947 sighting by Kenneth Arnold that kicked off the modern UFO era, if … [Read more...]
Jerome Clark’s “UFO Encyclopedia” – Thomas Bullard’s “Abduction Phenomenon”
Where have all the abductees gone? Back in the 90s, which feels in retrospect like UFOlogy's golden decade, they seemed to be everywhere. Comic strips spoofed them, a sure sign of their high visibility--readers could be counted on to get the joke. With the new century, perhaps helped along by … [Read more...]
“12 Rules for Life” – Thoughts on Jordan Peterson
Jordan Peterson. 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos. Random House, 2018. Ever since reading Jordan Peterson's 12 Rules for Life a few months ago, I've considered writing a post on it. I've held back. What do you say about a book so rich, so packed with ideas--not necessarily good … [Read more...]
My Friend Jerry – Jerome Clark – and “The UFO Encyclopedia”
Jerome Clark, The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd edition. Detroit: Omnigraphics, 2018. I've never met Jerry Clark, the editor and for the most part the author of the monumental UFO Encyclopedia that's about to come out in its third, updated edition. Yet he's one of my oldest friends and, for a few … [Read more...]
“Lucrecia the Dreamer” and the Spanish Inquisition – Kelly Bulkeley’s New Book on Dreams (Part 3)
Kelly Bulkeley. Lucrecia the Dreamer: Prophecy, Cognitive Science, and the Spanish Inquisition. Stanford University Press, 2018. (For the first two installments of this post, click here and here.) Does it make sense to compare three dreams coming from three different worlds, separated from … [Read more...]
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