Richard Dolan

[SlipNet]

I just found this follow up interview that Dolan conducted with the gnomic "Mr X" from the previous deep dive interview. I haven't heard this one, but will give it a listen in my usual insomniac late night style. I can't vouch for the content, but the 5 hr one was excellent, and it was interesting to note that neither Mr X nor Dolan think that these SAP's alien recovery projects are necessarily "slow and ponderous" affairs. Both of them agree that this was a bone tossed out to Admiral Wilson to stymie his enquiries. It's impossible as an outside observer to know for sure, but knowing what classic liars are like, it is a plausible take. This one is only a 2 hr interview, so enjoy if your interest has been piqued by the 2 I've posted above.

 

[Alejo]

I am almost done getting through his book, UFO for the 21st Century Mind, the expanded version.

I started not enjoying the book that much, for one it reminded me of UFO and the National Security State a bit much, kind of a series of events chronologically arranged without much input form the author. But then, past the half of the book, he begins to speculate on disclosure and provides his own analysis, which is appreciated, even if a bit optimistic in my opinion, a bit naive at times.

The book itself is a decent compendium of cases, currents of thought the UFO community, some drama from several organizations, downfalls, and because of how precise he likes to be in some of his descriptions, he provides a lot of very punctual details and dates, organizations involved and things as such.

I'd say it's a great entry point for anyone interested in the subject, who has close to zero idea on the topic, if you're decently well versed on it, you might find it a bit repetitive at times, and since his goal is to try to cover as much ground as possible, he tends to remain at a rather superficial level in most events and concepts he covers.

 

[Jefferson]

I am almost done getting through his book, UFO for the 21st Century Mind, the expanded version.

I started not enjoying the book that much, for one it reminded me of UFO and the National Security State a bit much, kind of a series of events chronologically arranged without much input form the author. But then, past the half of the book, he begins to speculate on disclosure and provides his own analysis, which is appreciated, even if a bit optimistic in my opinion, a bit naive at times.

The book itself is a decent compendium of cases, currents of thought the UFO community, some drama from several organizations, downfalls, and because of how precise he likes to be in some of his descriptions, he provides a lot of very punctual details and dates, organizations involved and things as such.

I'd say it's a great entry point for anyone interested in the subject, who has close to zero idea on the topic, if you're decently well versed on it, you might find it a bit repetitive at times, and since his goal is to try to cover as much ground as possible, he tends to remain at a rather superficial level in most events and concepts he covers.

Thanks for the synopsis. For those who make the assertion that UAPs/UFOs / high strangeness is nothing but government-run psyops (Ehret) or 'demons' for that matter, it's good to know this would be an entry level book for those at least somewhat interested in the subject before making their assertions. So maybe this book, some of Keele's books and Missing 411 might be the basics for anyone who is hand-waving the topic away but still open for learning more. After these would it be Laura's High strangest next? I'm just thinking that there are more people going to be wondering about these phenomena and what would be the basic entry level books into this topic?

 

[Alejo]

I'm just thinking that there are more people going to be wondering about these phenomena and what would be the basic entry level books into this topic?

Hmmm good questions, I believe it may depend on what peaks the interest of people. Perhaps Missing 411 would be a great follow up, but then Keel so good at explaining the phenomena and such a classic.

 

[nicklebleu]

I think Jacques Vallee’s book Passport To Magonia is also a good entry-level book - by a scientist looking at the data with an scientific and open mind.

 

[loreta]

Thanks for the synopsis. For those who make the assertion that UAPs/UFOs / high strangeness is nothing but government-run psyops (Ehret) or 'demons' for that matter, it's good to know this would be an entry level book for those at least somewhat interested in the subject before making their assertions. So maybe this book, some of Keele's books and Missing 411 might be the basics for anyone who is hand-waving the topic away but still open for learning more. After these would it be Laura's High strangest next? I'm just thinking that there are more people going to be wondering about these phenomena and what would be the basic entry level books into this topic?

There are also many articles about this phenomenon by John Keel at Sott.net and this can be a good start.

The invisible hand of the Cosmic Trickster: High strangeness and the paranormal nature of the UFO phenomenon

We seem to be surrounded by an almost invisible world that can manipulate us in any way. ~ John Keel On Sunday, October 30th, 1938, millions of radio listeners in the USA were shocked to the core by a radio announcement about a Martian attack on...

www.sott.net

 

[Voyageur]

So maybe this book, some of Keele's books and Missing 411 might be the basics for anyone who is hand-waving the topic away but still open for learning more. After these would it be Laura's High strangest next? I'm just thinking that there are more people going to be wondering about these phenomena and what would be the basic entry level books into this topic?

Perhaps Missing 411 would be a great follow up, but then Keel so good at explaining the phenomena and such a classic.

Yes to both, and it is Laura's work through the C's that provides/develops a glimpse (a hard one at that for the brain) of 4d hyper-dimensional space/travel/interaction, which is what so many never factor.

So, for peeps just catching their breath on the subjects, it is a good idea to keep 4d HD space in mind. Of course, there were/are other writers and researchers who explore it, such as Keel/Paulides (the later does not or at first did not say it), and Skin Walker Ranch et cetera, i.e., over a vast body of phenomena. In one way, if seen like this, it all seems rather inseparable.

 

[Alejo]

Yes to both, and it is Laura's work through the C's that provides/develops a glimpse (a hard one at that for the brain) of 4d hyper-dimensional space/travel/interaction, which is what so many never factor.

That's probably one of the most valuable aspects of Laura's work, that perhaps a lot of researchers miss or can't jump into. it's one of Dolan's work's characteristics I found, when he speculates, he tends to remain on the purely technological aspect.

Another thing I find invaluable of Laura's work, is that it parts from an entirely different premise than everyone else. Everyone else tries to explain the phenomena from the narrative of "Alien's stumbled upon earthlings already evolved/evolving and developing civilization" most of them, will go as far as saying "and they helped us out, keep tabs on us, and are afraid of our rapid development". None of them ever wonder if an incredibly advanced civilization capable of space traveling would be inclined to seed a world, which would explain everything else that is so elusive about the topic, specially the eternal question of "if they're so powerful, why won't they reveal themselves?"

 

[SlipNet]

Dolan is very 3d STS centric without really realising it. And he's got no excuse. He's met Laura, and I think it was said by Laura that Dolan couldn't handle the worldview that she was laying down for him. He wrote the foreword to my 2nd edition copy of High Strangeness fer chrissakes! He MUST know more than he is willing to reveal or even admit. He waits until he's got solid evidence in order to make any substantial claims. I still love him, his first 2 books on UFOs and the National Security State are classics of the genre. But sometimes I just think he won't really go into the whole 4d hyperdimensional element which is kinda crucial to the real understanding of the phenomenon.

We're talking about a race of beings, who can wait until we're sound asleep, then float our souls out of our bodies, remolecularise them in 4d, tinker about and make adjustments and all manner of psychic doings. I mean, after reading Dolan, Keel, Vallee and Laura, you're just left stunned. What a deviant force to be up against? Truly it fits the heroic archetype; we really are in a war of good against evil. I hope Dolan comes to believe this too, because he's on the front lines of the UFO subject, and his reach is huge. As we've been forewarned that we are living through an atlantean reprise, well it remains to be seen how much is subsequently revealed. Will we on here live through an age of genuine disclosure? Dolan thinks it's a paradox; it is both impossible and inevitable. I just think that a great pulsating wave of hyper-reality is going to course its way through our realm soon, and for those who are sensitive it will be impossible to deny. A new world will dawn that day. No one knows how it's all gonna unfold though, that's the kicker.