"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, which 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 with. Jacques Vallée and Peter A. Sturrock are among the group of scientists. Both are taking part in the conversation 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 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 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.
At about 19:25, Dr Mack discusses the Ariel School incident from 1994 in Ruwa, Zimbabwe, which I consider the most important modern contact case. You can listen to one witness 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 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 sometimes 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 sometimes, heal from their extraordinary experiences.
The human side, the psychological effects of the abduction phenomenon, was always the primary concern for Dr Mack. It's crucial to always remember the people involved in these strange abduction experiences.
In the segment starting around 56 minutes into the video and ending at 57:10 minutes, Dr Mack talks about why he 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 sometimes 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 sometimes, heal from their extraordinary experiences.
The human side, the psychological effects of the abduction phenomenon, was always the primary concern for Dr Mack. It's crucial to always remember the people involved in these strange abduction experiences.
Take care!
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