Under the esoteric influence: Author Mark Booth on the formative impact of non-human intelligence

How does archetypal astrology connect to UFOs and non-human intelligence? Are humans and so-called aliens both merely subject to the whims of stars and planets, or does the UFO itself function as the eyes and ears of a greater reality (or agency) that seeks to keep humans under quarantine?In this episode, Dan Waites from the World Astrology Report YouTube channel joins us to explore this question, and to plot other ways that humans are impacted by celestial mechanics.We analyze the intersection of astrology, UFO phenomena, and the rise of AI, exploring how cosmic cycles and planetary alignments might influence human events and beliefs. Waites explains his research on long-term astrological cycles, including Pluto-Neptune conjunctions and their correlation with historical periods of division and change. These include major historical episodes, including the Protestant Reformation and the Cold War.We then examine how AI might serve as a new tool for mind control, reflecting on its potential to shape beliefs and push a kind of radical skepticism. Waites draws parallels to Rudolf Steiner's concepts of Ahriman and Lucifer as forces influencing human spirituality and materialism. We also discuss the recent passage of “Bledsoe Day,” and the failure of a major event to occur. What might that mean? How will experiencer Chris Bledsoe respond? How might the new information Bledsoe mentions in his prophecy ultimately emerge, if it ever does?To learn more: www.youtube.com/worldastrologyreport www.worldastrologyreport.com worldastrologyreport.substack.com ----------------------- Music Credits: Music: Cinematic Logo 04 by TaigaSoundProd Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8221-cinematic-logo-04 Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Music: Technology Calm Logo 01 by TaigaSoundProd Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6660-technology-calm-logo-01 Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license --- Please don’t forget to like and subscribe. Support this channel on Patreon: www.patreon.com/neongalactic On X: @jfrickingfaulk 

How should we understand the human inclination to interpret everything extraordinary under the lens of religious dogmatism? Can we prevent that collapse of categories when engaging the subject of UFOs and non-human intelligence?On this episode, I sit down with Carlos Eire, author of “They Flew:  A History of the Impossible,” and the T. L. Riggs Professor of History and Religious Studies at Yale University about his book, his sudden prominence in the UFO discussion, and the nature of human belief around extraordinary encounters and visionary experiences.We explore how Christians, both Catholic and Protestant, are beginning now to accommodate the UFO subject, and how that process is in some instances reducing down to the already known categories of angels and demons.We explore the work of author and religious studies scholar Diana Pasulka around the UFO subject, artificial intelligence and Christian dogma around the Anti-Christ, and explore how Eire himself sees the confluence of these two subject areas.To buy “They Flew: A History of the Impossible:”https://a.co/d/05bFwdUo—----------------------------------------Music Credits:Music: Cinematic Logo 04 by TaigaSoundProdFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8221-cinematic-logo-04Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseMusic: Technology Calm Logo 01 by TaigaSoundProdFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6660-technology-calm-logo-01Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license---Please don’t forget to like and subscribe. Join us here: www.patreon.com/neongalacticOn X:@jfrickingfaulk

Human progress, from the very beginning, has been shaped by outside intelligences pursuing an unknown agenda by provoking innovation and inspiring experiencers to break old molds.On this episode, I interview author Mark Booth about his studies of esoterica and his long-running assertions that secret wisdom-keepers have maintained a rogue academic lineage through millennia.We also explore how great scientists often report contact experiences with some form of alien intelligence that often sparks their greatest ideas or hands down ready-made mathematical formula.We survey a number of such scientists, examine the commonalities, and dissect what this means about the nature of reality, and of our species.We then consider who these other intelligences might be, and how their prodding has led us to this inportant historical moment when technology seems poised to either poison or save the world.To learn more about Mark Booth, aka Jonathon Black (a pen name):www.markboothauthor.com—----------------------------------------Music Credits:Music: Cinematic Logo 04 by TaigaSoundProdFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8221-cinematic-logo-04Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseMusic: Technology Calm Logo 01 by TaigaSoundProdFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6660-technology-calm-logo-01Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license---Please don’t forget to like and subscribe. Join us here:www.patreon.com/neongalacticOn X:@jfrickingfaulk

Thanks to the Tedesco Brothers, the UFO mystery is rapidly getting solved.In this episode, I sit down with John and Gerry Tedesco to discuss their UAP research, their invention and deployment of the Nightcrawler mobile sensor platform, and where the resulting data has led them. The brothers describe how they began their research after a government report unexpectedly validated the presence of UFOs in the world skies. They initially focused on electromagnetic surveys on Long Island's Robert Moses State Park, but have since expanded their research area. They list the equipment they deploy – including radar systems, hyperspectral cameras, and UV detection equipment – and share a dramatic incident in August 2022 where they encountered what appeared to be a triangular formation of objects that caused their cameras to overload and left them temporarily paralyzed. The brothers describe how their findings show various UAP morphologies, including orb-like objects, plasma-like formations, and triangular shapes, whose appearance appears to correlate with reduced air traffic. They then lay out their future research plans, including maritime operations, to validate potential connections between UAP and deep ocean trenches, noting they've been approached by government agencies while continuing to fund their work through donations and partnerships. To learn more, and support their work:https://www.nightcrawlereyeonthesky.org/—----------------------------------------Music Credits:Music: Cinematic Logo 04 by TaigaSoundProdFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8221-cinematic-logo-04Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseMusic: Technology Calm Logo 01 by TaigaSoundProdFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6660-technology-calm-logo-01Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license---Please don’t forget to like and subscribe. On X:@jfrickingfaulk

On this episode, I sit down with researcher and author Christopher Noël to discuss his nested field theory of consciousness, an idea that seeks to explain paranormal phenomena and UFO encounters through the presence of a fundamental field of mind.Noël shares his personal experiences with ghosts as a teenager and his 20 years of research into Sasquatch, then outlines his theory that consciousness may be the 18th quantum field co-located with the 17 known fundamental fields that make up reality. He explains how this consciousness field could accommodate phenomena like remote viewing, psychokinesis, and UAP maneuvers without requiring non-traditional physical propulsion systems, suggesting instead that these objects could be forged from Earth's materials using consciousness as a fundamental force. The conversation also covers how this theory might explain the "Oz effect" – those commonly reported physical manifestations of paranormal activity that often include temperature changes, electromagnetic disturbances, and a sense of dislocation.Links to further explore this model of consciousness:https://youtu.be/TmQ1moMpkTcTo visit his website, and buy his books:www.TheNearnessofYou.net  —----------------------------------------Music Credits:Music: Cinematic Logo 04 by TaigaSoundProdFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8221-cinematic-logo-04Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseMusic: Technology Calm Logo 01 by TaigaSoundProdFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6660-technology-calm-logo-01Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license---Please don’t forget to like and subscribe. On X:@jfrickingfaulk

Encountering mystery prompts a profound rethinking of all we thought we knew. On this episode, we convene a panel of folks who’ve long entertained the question of how the UFO and NHI intersects with spirituality, mythology, transformation, death, and the metacrisis now unfolding across human society.David Stuss and Dr. Chris Avis, both educators from Camosun College in British Columbia, are joined by experiencer, author and podcaster Robin Lassiter and Torah teacher Yoni Shadme to explore whether humanity is facing a choice between artificial ascension through AI technology versus reclaiming spiritual capacities that have been part of human mythology for thousands of years. The discussion centers around two potential future paths: one involving rampant technology that fills the spiritual gap created with materialism, where machines and humans converge. The other involves reconnecting with a natural human spirituality and the suddenly emerging divine feminine. We explore the idea of grief as a metabolic process for processing trauma, as well as the concept of "vesseling" – that is, creating containers to hold collective sorrow – and the notion that generational human sorrow may be an impediment to our evolution as a species. We discuss the pervasive sense of exile that humans feel, and where that sense of loss originates. To purchase her book and learn more about Robin lassiter’s work:honeyheart.org youtube.com/@robinlassiter5611To learn more about Yoni Shadmבית שני עם יוני שדמיyoutube.com/@yoni.shadmi—----------------------------------------Music Credits:Music: Cinematic Logo 04 by TaigaSoundProdFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8221-cinematic-logo-04Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseMusic: Technology Calm Logo 01 by TaigaSoundProdFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6660-technology-calm-logo-01Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license---Please don’t forget to like and subscribe. On X:@jfrickingfaulk

Are what we witness as UFOs and UAP, including both plasmid orbs and metallic craft, the vanguard of two opposing futures vying for manifestation?In this interview, Dr. Joanna Kujawa discusses her new book, “Alien Goddess: UFOs, AI, and the Goddess of Ascension,” which uses Jungian archetypes, ancient myth, gnostic tradition, and much else to present a compelling analysis of this moment in human history.We may be faced with a choice. Do we abandon our traditions of spiritual development to instead create a new kind of ascension through radical technological deployment and artificial intelligence?How does this looming choice relate to the gnostic ideas of the divine feminine, archontic powers, the demiurge, and material reality? Kujawa argues passionately for humanity to back away from the technological development that she believes is truncating our spiritual potential and rendering us as commodified livestock for a rabid attention economy. Deploying ancient myths like Inanna, Demeter/Persephone, and Pistis Sophia, she demonstrates how the archetypal spiritual journey of descent and ascent are as available now as they’ve ever been, encoded as they are in these traditions.She also outlines four levels of consciousness from esoteric traditions, with the third level (liminal/imaginal space) being crucial for experiencing anomalous phenomena and spiritual awakening. She contrasts this third tier with the materialistic first level that dominates modern AI development, and therefore threatens to pervert our potential. Individuals, she argues, can choose evolution over control through personal spiritual practice and curiosity about the miraculous, even as powerful and celebrated technological gurus and oligarchs are operating from lower levels of consciousness focused on manipulation.To buy her book:https://a.co/d/06G2dQFs—----------------------------Music Credits:Music: Cinematic Logo 04 by TaigaSoundProdFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8221-cinematic-logo-04Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseMusic: Technology Calm Logo 01 by TaigaSoundProdFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6660-technology-calm-logo-01Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license---Please don’t forget to like and subscribe. On X:@jfrickingfaulk

In this interview, I sit down with John Priestman, chairman of the nonprofit organization uNHIdden, to explore how the biggest threat from UFOs so far is the denial of deleterious health impacts from contact and poor planning around disclosure. Unaddressed, these issues could make future UFO revelations catastrophically destabilizing, which means more lives and money lost. UNHIdden researches the physical and psychological impacts of UAP phenomena, and lobbies for governments and other institutions to take the issue seriously, and to treat experiencer patients with care and respect.   We discussed uNHIdden's three published white papers, including one that presents a preparedness plan for potential post-disclosure mental health crises. Priestland outlines the plan's public health framework, which includes building what he calls "meaning resilience" through the creation of structured conversation groups.He also advocates for the recruitment of trusted voices to help desensitize the public. The recent moves made by Dr. Phil may be an effort to do just that, he said. Priestland argues that governments need to take the topic seriously and reduce stigma, while criticizing vague threat narratives that induce unnecessary anxiety. The conversation also touches on the potential societal impacts of disclosure and the importance of rigorous research to understand ontological shock. To learn more about uNHIdden, or donate:https://www.unhidden.org/—--------------------------------------Music Credits:Music: Cinematic Logo 04 by TaigaSoundProdFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8221-cinematic-logo-04Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseMusic: Technology Calm Logo 01 by TaigaSoundProdFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6660-technology-calm-logo-01Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license---Please don’t forget to like and subscribe. On X:@jfrickingfaulk@uNHIddenhealth

On this episode, I sit down with author, speaker, and spiritual practitioner Matt Zemon to discuss how psychedelic mushrooms are becoming a sacrament to reconnect people with their spiritual nature, a method to break free from the egoic mind and find holistic perspective.Matt Zemon is executive director of the Council on Spiritual Practices, an organization that for over three decades has been dedicated to making experiences of the sacred more available to more people. He holds a Doctor of Ministry from Pacific School of Religion, specializing in psychedelics in religious practice, and a Master of Science in Psychology and Neuroscience of Mental Health from King's College London.The author of six books on psychedelics, religion, and healing, most recently “Ordinary Mystics: Psychedelics, Faith, and the Reclaiming of Direct Spiritual Experience,” he serves an entheogenic faith community and understands direct spiritual experience to be rooted in religious tradition and protected under existing law.We discuss how such medicine works to help people transcend the limits of materialistic thinking, and how it may address the ongoing loss of meaning in human society.To learn more: www.mattzemon.com.—--------------------------Music Credits:Music: Cinematic Logo 04 by TaigaSoundProdFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8221-cinematic-logo-04Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseMusic: Technology Calm Logo 01 by TaigaSoundProdFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6660-technology-calm-logo-01Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license---Please don’t forget to like and subscribe. On X:@jfrickingfaulk

On this episode, I sit down with Kimberly Engels, associate professor of philosophy at Molloy University and research director of the John Mack Institute, to discuss her book, "Contact and Multidimensional Subjectivity: Toward a Phenomenology of Disclosure." The conversation focuses on Engels' approach to studying UFO experiencers through phenomenological methods, examining how these encounters transform participants' sense of self, reality, and ethics. We discuss the concept of "partial witnessing" as a form of epistemic harm, where experiencers' testimonies are reduced to fit pre-existing worldviews rather than being taken seriously in their full complexity. Engels outlines how a multi-dimensional “new” ethics is emerging from contact experiences that includes everything now existing on this planet, as well as an interspecies relationality. This development suggests rather strongly that humanity is undergoing a transformation in how we understand our place in a more-than-human universe. The discussion also touches on the debate between traditional human rights approaches to contact and a post-anthropocentric perspective that acknowledges the epistemic advantages of non-human intelligences. Engels advocates for epistemic humility and invites people to consider alternative ways of understanding these experiences rather than forcing specific interpretations. https://johnemackinstitute.org/Link to the “Breaking the Taboo” event hosted by the John Mack Institute and Center for the Impossible, organized by Kim Engels and Karin Austin, among others:https://youtu.be/SkO3MoBGcuU?si=geirx5cP-Pqy_Z1KTo buy her book:https://a.co/d/07gG266X—-------------------------------------------------------————Music Credits:Music: Cinematic Logo 04 by TaigaSoundProdFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8221-cinematic-logo-04Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseMusic: Technology Calm Logo 01 by TaigaSoundProdFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6660-technology-calm-logo-01Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license---Please don’t forget to like and subscribe. On X:@jfrickingfaulk