"1995.04.28 John E. Mack, M.D. presentation at IONS on alien encounters." Duration; 1:10:23.
A presentation by Dr. John Mack on the subject of alien encounters, held at the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) in Sausalito CA, April 28, 1995. Includes discussion of the Ariel School sighting (though the clips of the student interviews have been omitted at the request of Dr. Mack). He also briefly discusses a private group meeting with the Dalai Lama that occurred in 1992.
John E. Mack, M.D. (1929-2004) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.
This video is no longer for sale at store.noetic.org and appears by kind permission of IONS. Edited by Adrian Amsems, IONS. Transferred from VHS by Maria Talcott.This post is a continuation of the exploration of, what I call, the contact aspect of the UFO phenomena. We have left the physical aspect - or the nuts n`bolts - of the UFO phenomena, that has been the theme since the start of this blog and that ended with this first post on the contact aspect.
The video above shows more of a conversation than a presentation between Dr. John E. Mack and the group of scientists and laypeople he is talking to and with. Among the group of scientists are Jacques Vallée and Peter A. Sturrock. Both are participating in the conversation and discussion about the contact/abduction phenomenon that starts around 25 minutes into the video.
The conversation was held at the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) in California, 1995. IONS was co-founded in 1973 by Apollo 14 astronaut and sixth man to walk on the moon, Edgar Mitchell. "Noetic" comes from the Greek word "noetikos", meaning "direct knowing", "inner wisdom" or "subjective understanding."
In short, the conversation between Dr. Mack and his audience is of an ontological and epistemological character. Dr. Mack has written down five questions and he goes through them beginning at the 4:40 minutes mark. Those questions then serve as a platform for the conversation about the nature of the contact/abduction phenomenon, its meaning, effects, and so on.
The conversation was held at the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) in California, 1995. IONS was co-founded in 1973 by Apollo 14 astronaut and sixth man to walk on the moon, Edgar Mitchell. "Noetic" comes from the Greek word "noetikos", meaning "direct knowing", "inner wisdom" or "subjective understanding."
In short, the conversation between Dr. Mack and his audience is of an ontological and epistemological character. Dr. Mack has written down five questions and he goes through them beginning at the 4:40 minutes mark. Those questions then serve as a platform for the conversation about the nature of the contact/abduction phenomenon, its meaning, effects, and so on.
Around the 19:25 minutes mark, Dr. Mack talks about the Ariel School contact case, which happened in Ruwa, Zimbabwe in 1994, and which I hold as the most significant contact case in modern history. You can listen to one of the witnesses from the Ariel School contact case in my directly previous post to this one.
In the segment starting around 56 minutes into the video and ending at 57:10 minutes, Dr. Mack talks about why he personally finds the contact/abduction phenomenon so fascinating and important.
Finally, let us always remember that behind all the fascination for the contact/abduction phenomenon and all the interesting intellectual, abstract discussions, there are human beings who in some cases have experienced something very disturbing and traumatic.
That is why it is crucial to have people like Dr. John E. Mack getting involved with doing research on the phenomena itself, but more importantly to help people to deal with, understand, and in some cases, heal from their extraordinary experiences.
The human side, the psychological and emotional effects of the abduction phenomenon, were always the primary concern for Dr. Mack. Let us try to always keep in mind what is the most important thing with this strange, bizarre, fascinating and sometimes utterly disturbing abduction phenomenon: The human beings who are having these extraordinary experiences.
In the segment starting around 56 minutes into the video and ending at 57:10 minutes, Dr. Mack talks about why he personally finds the contact/abduction phenomenon so fascinating and important.
Finally, let us always remember that behind all the fascination for the contact/abduction phenomenon and all the interesting intellectual, abstract discussions, there are human beings who in some cases have experienced something very disturbing and traumatic.
That is why it is crucial to have people like Dr. John E. Mack getting involved with doing research on the phenomena itself, but more importantly to help people to deal with, understand, and in some cases, heal from their extraordinary experiences.
The human side, the psychological and emotional effects of the abduction phenomenon, were always the primary concern for Dr. Mack. Let us try to always keep in mind what is the most important thing with this strange, bizarre, fascinating and sometimes utterly disturbing abduction phenomenon: The human beings who are having these extraordinary experiences.
Enjoy the interesting conversation and take care!
Janne
Janne
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