From New Dawn 189 (Nov-Dec 2021) A comparison of the two types of experiences – shamanic and alien abduction – is revealing. Folklorist Dr T.E. Bullard lists the following elements of UFO abduction narratives: • capture • examination (which includes tales of […]
UFOs/Unexplained Phenomena
Aliens: Extra-Terrestrial or Trans-Dimensional?
From New Dawn Special Issue Vol 12 No 2 (April 2018) Are aliens extra-terrestrial? Ufologists, contactees and abductees presume that they are. This presumption is based on the theory that alien-astronauts visited the Earth in ancient times to establish off-world […]
Exploring the Shamanism–Alien Abduction Connection – Part 1
From New Dawn 188 (Sept-Oct 2021) Baldwin Spencer and Frank Gillen, in their book, The Northern Tribes of Central Australia (1904), provided a classic account of an extraordinary tradition. An Aborigine, Kurkutji, was set upon by two spirits, Mundadji and […]
The Intriguing Life of Andrew Tomas: The Mystic Who Chased UFOs
From New Dawn Special Issue Vol 12 No 2 (April 2018) ‘Ancient Aliens’ is the title of a popular show running on the History Channel, now in its 12th season, but the same title was used on a book published […]
Australian UFO Mysteries: The Disappearance of Frederick Valentich
From New Dawn 173 (Mar-Apr 2019) Over 40 years ago, during the early evening of 21 October 1978, pilot Frederick Valentich reported in a radio communication with Steve Robey of Melbourne Flight Service that “a large aircraft” which had “a long shape” and “a green light,” appearing […]