I never met the late Stanton Friedman. Nor did we exchange correspondence, nor did I ever hear him speak. To the memory of this man, I have no personal contribution to make. I can only repeat the obvious: that with his passing on May 13, UFOlogy lost a major figure. I'm moved to write … [Read more...]
The ‘X’ Zone Radio Show – XZRS: David Halperin – Journal of a UFO Investigator: A Novel
It was the oddest experience I've ever had doing a radio interview. Or possibly the most remarkable. I'm still not sure to what extent Rob McConnell and I managed to communicate when he interviewed me for his "X" Zone Radio Show about my 2011 novel Journal of a UFO Investigator. I seem not to … [Read more...]
Immanuel Velikovsky – “Worlds in Collision,” 68 Years Later
An ancient visit by an alien star, runs the headline in the Health & Science section of The Week magazine (April 13, 2018); and the story begins: "A wandering binary star sideswiped the solar system some 70,000 years ago, knocking dozens of far-flung comets and asteroids into unusual orbits. … [Read more...]
The “Book of the Dead” in Spring Hope – Catherine Woodard’s “Opening the Mouth of the Dead”
"This fall, in third grade, We live in Ancient Egypt Not North Carolina, says Mrs. Long, just back From the 1964 World's Fair in New York City. She saw a little gold coffin for a king called Tut." --Catherine Woodard, Opening the Mouth of the Dead Mrs. Long is one of the world's great … [Read more...]
“Mystery of the Great Dragon” – Zohar, Kabbalah, and Evil
"Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers ..." --Ezekiel 29:3 Ezekiel's Hebrew word for "dragon" is tannim. It's the same word that, in its more common spelling tannin, is used in Genesis 1:21, "And God created great whales." … [Read more...]
