interview with Budd Hopkins from 2007

Budd Hopkins from raw documentary footage

I was involved in a documentary on UFO abductions back in 2007. The project was never completed but we came away with some really interesting footage. What I'm sharing here is the audio from a video interview with Budd Hopkins in his New York City home. You can hear the street noise in the background, a sound I truly love.

one click audio download HERE

You can also hear the nervousness in my voice as I speak with Budd. He was asking me some emotional questions, and at the time I was wrapped so tight that I didn't give him very clear answers. In this audio, I've gone back in and recorded the answers I didn't give then.

It was tense listening to the person I was then, and I was obviously still stressed out as I added new audio seven years later. I swear in frustration within the first few seconds of this podcast. I should probably edit that out, but it accurately captures my state of mind.

This was a hard thing for me to create. Partially my own emotions are still raw, but more that it just feels so sad that Budd is gone. I feel absolutely blessed that I had the chance to spend time with this kind, thoughtful man.

During the conversation I reference some stuff that Budd and I had covered earlier in the day. Unless you've really immersed yourself in this blog you might not be able to follow what we are talking about. Rather than edit in verbal explanations I'm just putting links to the relevant posts below.

~ Thoughts on a documentary on hold - and audio explanation of the genesis and eventual fizzling of the documentary project.

~ View from my window - Seeing five gray aliens out a window in 1993.

~ Star Trek imagery - A spooky visual from my childhood.

~ Scar on the inside of my nose - Thoughts on my left nostril. Presently, I don't see this as anything paranormal, and I say as much in the link.

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audio conversation with Jim Marrs

investigative reporter and author, Jim Marrs

This guy shouldn't really need any kind of introduction, anyone who has made it to this site should be familiar with his books and on-line presence.

one-click audio download HERE

 (or use this tidy little player)

We cover a long list of topics in this one hour interview. Topics include UFOs, abductions, mind-control, the recent bombings in Boston, the JFK assassination, the global elite, ancient aliens, distorted time—and yes—the very nature of reality! Jim's books can all be found at his website: A View From Marrs. Jim is also a frequent guest and co-host on Whitley Strieber's audio series DREAMLAND.

The Secret of Red Gate / full documentary

Part of our conversation is about his documentary The Secret of Red Gate. This is about an isolated town in Montana with a wealth of UFO activity, from lights in the sky to a series of abductions.

from my sagging book shelves
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audio excerpt from the book Aliens in the Backyard.

This is a really interesting story!

This is from Trish and Rob MacGregor's audio book. It's an eight minute long audio excerpt from their book.  It is also posted along with the interview I did with them last week (the interview lined HERE).

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audio conversation with Trish and Rob MacGregor on Aliens in the Backyard

Husband and wife writing team

The book Aliens in the Backyard has the word synchronicity right on it's cover. The overall abduction phenomenon might seem to have a defined set of boundaries, those crumble when you examine it more closely. Then you realize it's a lot more mysterious than just little scientists coming to visit us on metal spaceships.

one-click audio download HERE
one hour / 52 minutes

Trish and Rob have written a book that looks at some of the more bizarre aspects of the overall lore surrounding UFOs. Their examination of the phenomenon includes divergent topics like synchronicity, psychic experiences, the occult, planetary empaths and the military aspects. They are both professional writers and their skill shows through in the well written book. It is also a personal journey where the authors play a role, so it reads like a first person detective story.

• The book Aliens in the Backyard can be found on line HERE.
• Their Synchro-Secrets site HERE (updated daily). 
• I did an interview with Trish and Rob over a year ago where we talked about their book The 7 Secrets of Synchronicity. That audio conversation is linked HERE.
• If you want to hear a little bit more about the Aliens book, here's another good interview with Alejandro Rojas. 

8 minute audio excerpt from the book Aliens in the Backyard
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spiritual openness and the owl

Great Horned Owl

Below is an email that I received last night. I think this is a great example of the mystical that seems connected with the owl. It hits a number of points that have been reoccurring as I try to make sense of this weird owl stuff. Shamanic experiences, initiation, life changes, messages from the beyond, the thinning of the veils and—curiously, the year 2006.

I'm 64 years old, and have had unusual shamanic experiences since I was a small child. Many of my childhood experiences included different types of animals. I don't recall any of them being owls.

At age 40 I began to go through multiple initiation events that changed my life profoundly. From 20 years as a entrepreneur, I became a Mind/Body healer.

In 2002 my partner and I moved to the Blue Ridge mountains in Western North Carolina. From almost the day we arrived we were besieged with owls. They appeared at all hours of the day and night. My partner and I are both very sensitive and felt that the veil where we lived was very thin.

After much discussion I thought that the owls were conveying a message about the power of silence. My partner thought that the message was about being aware of "who" was watching from the other side. we both agreed that the owl medicine had to do with the ability to see behind the veil. From 2002 to 2006 those owls never let up.

In 2006 we left to move to Georgia. The very day we were leaving, I was driving home from running an errand, when an owl flew right at my windshield causing me to a complete stop. It perched on a tree to my right and the telepathic message was "we're always with you".

On April 13 2006 I facilitated a breath-work session with an old client and friend. The next morning he suffered a heart attack and died. The next day a huge Great Horned Owl perched ten yards from our back fence during the day and stayed there for several days. Maybe my friend came to say goodbye.

I don't know what all this means beyond what I detailed here to you. I don't recall any abduction experiences.

This email describes a lot but the writer says he hasn’t had any abduction experiences. But he does describe a sort of spiritual awakening and that seems to go hand in hand with UFO abduction.

When a UFO abductee has a profound owl event, what is the owl sensing? Is there some heightened vibe that attracts this mysterious bird? It would seem that both the enlightened initiate and the UFO abductee share this same spark.

So, is it the abduction event that attracts the owls, or the follow up enlightenment? It might not be related to the UFOs at all, but more the spiritual openness.

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stare of the owl

This extremely strange story comes from experiencer Ken Bakeman. He tells a personal experience that includes not only an owl but a literal circus troop of other animals. The details are perfectly bizarre. I am convinced that nobody would dare make up anything so absurd. Recommended reading.

There is a side to the UFO abduction phenomenon that rarely gets whispered. Something is at play that stretches my view of reality - close to the point of snapping!

Ken's personal report linked HERE

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audio interview on 3Fourteen

Red Ice Radio has a satellite podcast series called Radio 3Fourteen hosted by Lana Lokteff. I was a guest on her show and it's up an on-line. I talk about my recent experiences in southern Utah, lines on a map, synchronicity and owls. I also get the chance to talk about a post titled The Evolutionary Triad.

direct link to the audio interview HERE
one hour / 6 minutes

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