Making Contact: Preparing for the New Realities of Extraterrestrial Existence
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Hayley Johnson
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Truthfully love it very compelling and informative。 I can relate to everything in this book 。so can everyone enjoy this book。 It' feels like it has been wrote from the heart and soul 。 Truthfully love it very compelling and informative。 I can relate to everything in this book 。so can everyone enjoy this book。 It' feels like it has been wrote from the heart and soul 。 。。。more
Erik Graff
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One of the nice things about running a bookstore and/or reviewing on GR is that occasionally publishers send books。 When this is done I will usually read the thing and review it。 If signed by the author/editor（s） I'll even post it on Heirloom Books webpage。I've read many， many books about UFOs。 This is not among the better ones， but being a compilation by various authors， it's a mixed bag。 Nick Pope's insider piece on why governments react to UFO encounters the way they do is the best of the lot One of the nice things about running a bookstore and/or reviewing on GR is that occasionally publishers send books。 When this is done I will usually read the thing and review it。 If signed by the author/editor（s） I'll even post it on Heirloom Books webpage。I've read many， many books about UFOs。 This is not among the better ones， but being a compilation by various authors， it's a mixed bag。 Nick Pope's insider piece on why governments react to UFO encounters the way they do is the best of the lot， factual， informed， insightful。 Cameron's essay has a good point to make， viz。 that focusing on the effects of UFO appearances on us may be more productive than trying to get at what they are per se--reminiscent of Vallee。 The Hurtak's piece which basically uses microphysics speculations （which they don't appear to understand） to 'explain' everything is worthless。 Howe's essay， while less pretentious， is almost as bad。 She seems to have a big heart， but appears to lack critical judgment。 Mack's bit is like his books and offers nothing new。 Strieber writes well， though I've wondered about his honesty since that lengthy critique in 'The Nation' back when 'Communion' was published。 Weekes left no impression， contrary to her intent。 Anka， who I expected to be the weirdest， being a channeler and all， was actually pretty good， his claims being， in final analysis， plausible。 Rodwell and Cory reminded me of the Hurtak's with their reliance on the science of genetics evincing little sense that they know what they're talking about。 Finally， Steinfeld， whose writing makes up a very large portion of this collection--what to say？ Well， his autobiographical material was interesting and relatable。 His product， however， this collection， is so uneven， so unfocused， that one wonders if he put much thought or work into it。 If considering good introductory material about 'ufology'， this is definitely not a book to recommend。 。。。more
Reading Reindeer 2021 On Proxima Centauri
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MAKING CONTACT is an enlightening and inspiring collection of essays by experts in the field of Anomalous Phenomena， including UFO's and potential alien encounters。 Open your minds， allow for unlimited potentialities， awaken to possibilities。 I was particularly pleased to find the inclusion of a previously unpublished essay by the late Harvard professor John Mack， whose foundational work ABDUCTION: HUMAN ENCOUNTERS WITH ALIENS has always powerfully resonated with this reader， as well as his unti MAKING CONTACT is an enlightening and inspiring collection of essays by experts in the field of Anomalous Phenomena， including UFO's and potential alien encounters。 Open your minds， allow for unlimited potentialities， awaken to possibilities。 I was particularly pleased to find the inclusion of a previously unpublished essay by the late Harvard professor John Mack， whose foundational work ABDUCTION: HUMAN ENCOUNTERS WITH ALIENS has always powerfully resonated with this reader， as well as his untimely early demise。 。。。more
Shawn
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Is this the new Religion？It’s so amazing how UFO speculation （I call it UFOology） correlates with many basic religious assertions that have been promulgated by human civilizations since ancient times。 In particular， there are four basic spiritual ideas promoted in UFOology that seem mere extensions of historical religious thought: （1） the idea of being controlled by beings from above， （2） the expectation of being suddenly raptured or abducted from the earth， （3） the necessity for becoming spirit Is this the new Religion？It’s so amazing how UFO speculation （I call it UFOology） correlates with many basic religious assertions that have been promulgated by human civilizations since ancient times。 In particular， there are four basic spiritual ideas promoted in UFOology that seem mere extensions of historical religious thought: （1） the idea of being controlled by beings from above， （2） the expectation of being suddenly raptured or abducted from the earth， （3） the necessity for becoming spiritually awakened or saved， and （4） attributing seemingly synchronistic events to mysterious celestial interference。 These four components， which have long been part of or our traditional religious heritage， are not the least bit absent in the new religion of UFOology。 This collection of essays promotes all four of these ideas with great enthusiasm。This book of UFOology reads much like a substitution of a new mythology for the old。 The postulations in this book are extremely similar to historical assertions promulgated by ancient earthly religions and include the purported existence of myriad spiritual beings or apparitions， some helpful， others malevolent。 This sort of dualism has been the mainstay of most every religion the earth has ever known; and it is especially prominent in UFOology， particularly when we are informed there are helpful and harmful aliens at war with one another， with the helpless human race stuck in the middle。 Such postulations are nothing new in human history and the essays in this book simply uncloak traditional religious mystique and dress it up again in new UFO apparel。Existential AngstReligion is something that evolves within us as a natural reaction to the ignorance of our origins。 Like an adopted child seeking fervently to find its original parents， we constantly struggle and speculate in trying to ascertain our origins。 And as we persistently fail to find out where we came from as a species， we begin to set upon a certain speculative idea; and this idea eventually becomes a surrogate to placate our ignorance。 Such ideas are manifest in a wide variety of religions and philosophies that have historically dominated human world views。 Some have even embraced nihilism， finding more comfort in the conclusion that we came from nothing， than in an admission of ignorance。Atheism and existentialism are similar reactions to the void of ignorance that inevitably haunts us all。 And of course， lately， as traditional religious explanations grow obsolete， so many now seem to be clinging to the idea that we somehow sprung forth from aliens。 People desperately long for an explanation， be it aliens， Jesus， Godzilla or whatever。 Anything to relieve the haunting void of unknowing。 The HarvestIt’s especially hypocritical how people shudder in terror at the thought of being “harvested” by aliens while we’re doing the same thing every day to cows， chickens， and other life forms here on earth。 The mysterious cattle mutilations seem so horrifying to us; but we don’t think twice about our own slaughterhouses or the horrible lives we inflict upon hatchlings in poultry houses。A rarely reported statistic is that about 600，000 people go missing every year in the United States alone and more than ten percent of these are never found， dead or alive。 But isn’t the very foundation of the Christian religion based upon the premise that the religious pilgrim will ultimately be harvested from the earth？ Does one want to be raptured or not？ The Bible is full of references to “the harvest”， and one of the most prominent is contained in Revelation 14:15。“Then another angel came out of the temple and called in a loud voice to him who was sitting on the cloud， “Take your sickle and reap， because the time to reap has come， for the harvest of the earth is ripe。” -Rev 14:15Some other religious parallels I noted in these essays are listed below:•tSuggesting the aliens may be demonic。•tThat abductees receive a mark or implant， like “the mark of the beast” or the stigmata。•tThat aliens are just waiting for more of us to have conversion experiences before they reveal themselves。•tThat one must believe or choose to become a “UFO experiencer”， in the same way one must simply believe to be saved in Christianity。 •tThat telepathic communications from aliens are received instead of God speaking through prayer and the conscience。•tThe Bible of Christianity portrays our physical body much as a seed， within which is a growing spirit capable of flowering but also capable of being destroyed by evil entities。 Energy is harbored in matter and， as “beings of matter”， humans are able to preserve energy。 We can use this energy personally， bequeath it to others， waste it， or have it stolen away from us。 Non-physical beings wish to feed upon this energy and actually get amplifications of energy from us when we exhibit fear。 The Bible tells us repetitively to “fear not”。•tMuch of the discussion of alien abduction in this book is described essentially the same as many religions depict demonic possession。 Both Carl Jung and C。S。 Lewis warned us explicitly about going too far with these entities， which Jung referred to as archetypes。 C。S。 Lewis said there were two great errors that people made with regard to demons: （1） not recognizing their existence at all or （2） taking too much interest in them。 Jung warned that psychosis could result from spending too much time with the archetypes。 •tThe idea that aliens need us for reproduction puts them in a category with viruses， which are not really living things but rather mechanical constructs that invade us solely for reproduction and in the process promote mutations。 From this perspective， we may categorize aliens as anti-human and therefore， perhaps， anti-Christ。 •tRevelation contains descriptions of multi-eyed creatures and strange beings that are described like compilations of different creatures。 There is nothing in the Bible that would categorically deny the existence of aliens and much that would imply their existence。 ConclusionIn the end， what seems to count for us is experience。 Experience in this life， wherein we grow spiritually， within the container of our bodies。 We are all in a process of “becoming” and what we become relates to the extent that we will be able to manifest spiritually once our container wears out。 Caroline Cory puts it best in the last essay in this book:“We’re talking about expanding conscious awareness， like when a new experience is added to an original experience。 The more experience you have， the more you expand and this way the more the mass consciousness expands。 In an expanded consciousness， more becomes available for you to achieve。 Every time you go through an experience， you gain a greater capacity to create， because you have acquired additional streams of knowledge and information。” -Caroline CoryListen， let me end here with giving one parting piece of advice。 “Being yourself” is not about “being possessed” and “gaining awareness” does not necessitate “being possessed”。 Possession involves relinquishment of your personal experiential capabilities to another entity。 It is much like spiritual suicide because it is an acquiescence to non-existence， even if temporarily。 It is possible to be “aware” without forfeiting yourself to possession。 It is possible to communicate via prayer and the conscience without opening yourself to waves of downloads that will overwrite your personality。 Many before us， including Carl Jung and M。 Scott Peck ， have persistently warned of the sort of psychosis that can result from plunging so far into the unconsciousness that the lifelines become severed。 Instead， use your energy to conjure Goodness。Thanks to McMillan Publishers of New York for providing me with an advance copy of this book and an opportunity to review it in this forum。 -End- 。。。more
Richard West
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Since I never win anything in any of the drawings on here， I was quite excited when St。 Martin's contacted me and asked if I'd be interested in reviewing this book。 Well， of course I was since it concerned alien abductions and extraterrestrial life - topics I've been interested in since I was a kid 'way back when。I was looking forward to reading about the experiences of those who had been abducted， much like you used to get in books written by the late Budd Hopkins。 Once I started reading though Since I never win anything in any of the drawings on here， I was quite excited when St。 Martin's contacted me and asked if I'd be interested in reviewing this book。 Well， of course I was since it concerned alien abductions and extraterrestrial life - topics I've been interested in since I was a kid 'way back when。I was looking forward to reading about the experiences of those who had been abducted， much like you used to get in books written by the late Budd Hopkins。 Once I started reading though， the excitement of learning about their experiences faded quickly。 It started off with an essay by Nick Pope （whom you're familiar with if you've ever watched "Ancient Aliens" on The History Channel）， and from there it kind of went downhill。I was hoping for some answers and speculation about ET and the abductees and possibly reading some speculation on what the acknowledgement of these beings by the government would mean to our society。 For example， what would it do to the world's religions which teach there is only life on this planet？ Would it throw things into an upheaval the likes of which no one ever imagined？ What would be the sociological implications？ So many question， so few answers。In a collection of essays， we get a ton of New Age stuff - and I really thought that had gone out with the 8-track tape， but it seems there's still a lot of it around。 Instead of getting answers to the questions in my mind， or abductees sharing their experiences， we get essays from people claiming to channel aliens telepathically （seriously！）， people who have interacted with aliens who have been their spirit guides and on and on。 Because of the New Age stuff， reading this is tedious and it really does read like poor science fiction。 Oh， and let's not forget that according to the beings some of these folks - and I suppose they actually believe this - are told the younger generation is a hybrid generation of "light beings" who are superior in their intelligence to the rest of us。 I teach at a university and I can guarantee you， after 22 years， I've yet to have any of these superior light and crystalline beings in any of my classes！！ Normally， I could read a book of this length in about 2 days， 3 if I'm busy with other things。 It took the better part of a week because I'm just not into that New Age stuff。 And after reading this， if there are aliens， there's a good reason why they haven't contacted us - there is no intelligent life on this planet as they think of intelligent life - we're the science experiment that failed。If you're interested in the subject of alien life/abductions etc。， and you aren't into the New Age stuff， pick up a copy of one of Budd Hopkins' books - assuming they're still in print - and they will give you much more and better insight into the subject。 If you're a fan of all the New Age stuff， you'll love this book。 Sadly， I was very disappointed。 。。。more
Eric Wojciechowski
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In the Introduction， the author， Alan Steinfeld， quotes from the novel， The Life of Pi， “Which story do you like better？ The one with the tiger or the one being adrift in a vast ocean all alone？” The point of this question is to ask the audience if they prefer the more exciting or more mundane。 And Steinfeld answers that he prefers the story with the tiger。This sets the tone for the entire book; in that， what we get are apologists for a lack of real evidence for contact。 What we get in this book In the Introduction， the author， Alan Steinfeld， quotes from the novel， The Life of Pi， “Which story do you like better？ The one with the tiger or the one being adrift in a vast ocean all alone？” The point of this question is to ask the audience if they prefer the more exciting or more mundane。 And Steinfeld answers that he prefers the story with the tiger。This sets the tone for the entire book; in that， what we get are apologists for a lack of real evidence for contact。 What we get in this book are assumptions that they are already here and now we gotta decide how to handle it。 In other words， Steinfeld and those contributing chapters to this book speculate what the occupants of UFOs want and why they’re here without first presenting evidence they exist at all。 This book is on par with ones that calculate the properties of angels and gods as if angels and gods have been proven to exist and all there is left to do now is figure out their properties。 This book is putting the horse before the cart。On page 27， Steinfeld writes， “Right off I have to say none of this will make any sense until there is a suspension of the logics of linear mechanistic view of reality。” And on page 34， Steinfeld writes， “Other ways of knowing （fact finding outside the physical sciences） demand a suspension of our logical mind。 So， while the phenomenon refuses to be known in any comprehensible， rational way， it can be apprehended in a more abstract sense。” What he means is we have to set aside a lot of core and frontier ideas and focus on fringe ideas to make this work。 And， most importantly， right off， accepting there is a phenomenon at all is assumed。In every other field of study （like astronomy， biology， chemistry， etc）， we started with mysteries and using the scientific method， we found solutions and slowly ground down to some core ideas。 For instance in biology， the Theory of Evolution is a fact and it took decades of accumulating data that everyone could see and touch and examine。 There's nothing subjective about it and all biologists are in agreement on it。 To break the Theory of Evolution would take huge amounts of data。 To break the Germ Theory would be just as difficult。 But we’re all working with the same bodies of evidence。 Biologists are using the same species， DNA， flesh， etc and circling in on conclusions。 We cannot say that about UFOs because， there’s simply no agreed upon standard of data。 There are no craft or bodies to work with。 To conclude there’s something at all to be in contact with requires a red string on a cork board approach， tying loose claims of craft in the sky， anecdotal stories and the like in order to conclude there’s a non-human entity to communicate with。 And that's what we find in this book。The best chapter is the first， that by Nick Pope， who gives a brief explanation of his time with the Ministry of Defense， working the UFO desk （as he says）。 Said job was to determine if any UFO reports were a threat to national security。 Nick uses his government experience to speculate on the American AATIP program。 If you’ve followed Nick’s career in the UFO community and/or have knowledge of AATIP， this is old ground to cover and you could skip it （despite the claim this is the most he’s even divulged about his time with the MOD）。 It is， however， if Pope is being honest about his career， the only tangible chapter。The second chapter is by Grant Cameron and his entire essay is telling us that the reason the UFOs do what they do and the occupants do what they do is to “wow” us。 No really。 The purpose of crop circles is to get our attention to go “wow”。 The purpose of fancy lights is for “wow”。 The purpose of Travis Walton’s five day disappearance was for “wow”。 Picking up cattle， gutting it and dropping it out of the sky into a farmer’s field was， and I’m not kidding， to make us amazed to go “wow”。 Cameron argues there is a purpose to all these stunts。 He writes， “They are giving us an indirect approach because they want us to think。 They want us to reach a level of higher consciousness on our own。 They are going at it slowly， attracting our attention with things that make us think deeply in order to blow our minds and our normal way of thinking， thereby altering our beliefs and our notions of reality。” And all I can think of is。。。dropping gutted cattle out of the sky is the best they can do？Next up is Dr。 J。 J。 Hurtak and Dr。 Desiree Hurtak。 They discuss reports of people being beamed up into UFOs and/or moving through walls （people and the aliens）。 The authors dance around quantum physics and frontier studies on the subject to suggest maybe the aliens are doing something super advanced here。 Such reports are taken at face value and “some change of energy” must be occurring so speculative physics is brought into play instead of say， a waking dream or any other interpretation that might fit the facts better。 UFOs vanishing and appearing out of thin air， fast travel， etc is assumed to happen and explanations with wormholes and entering other dimensions is discussed。 Again， we’ve got the cart before the horse。 We can probably speculate this kind of thing if we had any actual evidence of these vehicles or alien bodies。 The discussion continues into how aliens communicate with telepathy， remote viewing is examined and all the psychic ways people claim to have communicated with aliens。 It’s as if such things have to be in play to explain why direct communication， landing on the White House lawn， if you will， hasn’t happened yet。 And finally， a discussion is had of the numerous different kinds of aliens filling this universe， including angel-like beings inhabiting Pluto。 So much has to be assumed to conclude any of this is real。Imagine， if you will， that a new species is reported out of some jungle。 And that species is seen by people。 That species “communicates” with people as some report hearing its thoughts in their head。 Imagine that species is said to move fast or to appear here， disappear then appear there。 Let’s imagine reports are that this species moves through rock and trees。 Do biologists take it seriously？ Should we？ If we do， we have to make up new laws of physics or bet on fringe elements being true in order to conclude this new species exists。 That’s what this book is doing for UFOs and its occupants。 （Incidentally， the study of Bigfoot is moving in the same direction with speculations he’s an inter dimensional being or something）。Next chapter is written by Linda Moulton Howe。 I truly cannot believe the opening back story she tells about her experience with the moon。 You gotta read this because she says this is the first time she’s writing about her “moon revelation”。 Which makes me stop for a minute to note that even Nick Pope noted in his essay it was more than he previously revealed。 Which reminds me that in UFOlogy， it’s extremely common for people in this business to constantly have to come up with something new in order to remain relevant and sell conference tickets and books。 But back to Howe。 She recounts various meetings with government officials， meeting in secret to reveal such things as alien underground bases， harvesting and mining of minerals and human bodies。 Manipulation of human history and so on。 Which makes me stop again for a minute and want to throw a word of caution to anyone getting into this。 If you find yourself influential （as Howe has）， you’re going to attract people wanting to pull one over on you。 Howe doesn’t mention what credentials she accepted to determine a person’s identity who told her such things。 For all we know， these were people having a row with her。 At any rate， the stories are anecdotal and worthless。 My personal favorite was quoting William Mills Tompkins who said， “World War II was an extraterrestrial war fought through human bodies。” Okie doke。Next up is an essay from the late John E。 Mack， the late Harvard Psychiatrist who embraced the alien abduction phenomenon as something real and not just a creation of the human mind。 Mack’s essay begins by noting what scientists do， which is observe the material world， but have dismissed what Mack calls the “subtle realm”。 He lumps in not only alien abduction but telepathy， other dimensions， spirit and near death experiences。 What he’s really saying is if it doesn’t fit into scientific core ideas， it’s not necessarily a worthless pursuit。 I’d agree。 But we must also be very careful not to engage in special pleading because we really， really want this subtle realm to be real。 The ideas of Mack’s subtle realm are seriously lacking in any kind of proof。 That’s why the scientific community dismisses them。 Not because the scientific community is stuffy prudes。 Mack writes， “Why do we cling so tightly to a worldview in general and the materialist paradigm in particular？” The answer is easy: Because we have zero proof of anything else。 All claims of “spirit”， “energies” or whatever term one wants to use have been left wanting。Whitley Strieber’s contribution is next which is more of the same （if you’re famiiar with his stories of personal encounters）。 His tales are more like encounters with ghosts and apparitions， including fears and being blown on to get one’s attention and concerns for life after death。 A lot of encounters are said to have taken place in and around sleep suggesting waking dreams being the cause。 There’s nothing new here for readers of UFOlogy or those familiar with Strieber。Next up is a return for Alan Steinfeld who we met in chapter one （and the author， or rather， compiler and editor of this book）。 This chapter is Steinfeld’s personal story of discovering he’s an abductee and experiencer and how he found a community for support。 It’s an interesting chapter; in that， it’s a look into how one has an experience （in this case contact with some other） then reflects on past experiences and then interprets them based on that encounter。 In Steinfeld’s case， some prior family and personal history gets reinterpreted as alien contact experiences。And this moves us into the remaining chapters that can be summarized as personal experiences chalked up to alien contact， alien abduction， channeling of an ET named “Bashar”， contactees discussing human and alien hybrids and what it all means。 It’s just too much to put under a magnifying glass but really more of the same we’ve heard in books and presentations before。A book like this would be justified if we had clear video and other scientific evidence of undoubted non-human flying machines， or alien bodies or anything at all that verified there was a non-human intelligence in our airspace。 But we don’t。 What we’re being asked to do is accept anecdotal reports and bizarre breaches of core ideas through special pleadings。 I’m afraid we need much， much more evidence there is a phenomenon at all before a book like MAKING CONTACT is taken seriously。 。。。more
Roger
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My copy of this book was a publisher's advance copy made available through Goodreads via contact from a publisher's representative。 Thank you， St。 Martin's， for allowing me the privilege of being one of the first to review the book on Goodreads。 Reading this book was like returning to a familiar place that I had not been in some time and the details of which I'd largely forgotten。 For the better part of two years， I traveled down the UFO/paranormal rabbit hole， so much of this information is fam My copy of this book was a publisher's advance copy made available through Goodreads via contact from a publisher's representative。 Thank you， St。 Martin's， for allowing me the privilege of being one of the first to review the book on Goodreads。 Reading this book was like returning to a familiar place that I had not been in some time and the details of which I'd largely forgotten。 For the better part of two years， I traveled down the UFO/paranormal rabbit hole， so much of this information is familiar although not fresh in my mind。 I was initially drawn into the UFO scene by the government secrecy aspect， which I still find intriguing but not intriguing enough to occupy all of my time。 That dimension of the UFO question is present in this book， but it's a bit part。 The vast majority of the book revolves around the spiritual dimensions of UFOs and ETs， a dimension that I have been and remain highly suspicious of。 I am suspicious for several reasons， the most important one being my own religious beliefs and training。 However， that suspicion is bolstered by the fact that almost all of the people pushing this aspect of the UFO phenomenon have something they want to sell to you--meditation lessons， spiritual coaching， or tickets to the theater where they're going to channel a non-human intelligence in order to reveal the secrets of the coming great awakening （and if you can't make the live show， that's okay， because you can buy it later on DVD or digital download！）。 That is how I feel about most of the material in this book。 My own subjective perspective is that it's too heavy on the New Age stuff。 Honestly， I can't believe that folks are still writing about （and taking seriously） the Age of Aquarius type stuff。 But that's just me。 That's not to say that there are not valuable parts。 Nick Pope and Whitley Streiber--both of whom contributed chapters--are authors whose work I enjoy and appreciate。 They're also the most capable writers within the anthology。 The chapter drawn from Dr。 John Mack is also well done and valuable， and it highlights the tragedy of his untimely death。 As for the remainder of the book， my feeling is， meh。 Maybe I would've appreciated the total package more years ago when I was heavy into the UFO and conspiracy genre。 But now， not so much。 。。。more
Dan
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My thanks to NetGalley and St。 Martin's Press for an advanced copy of this book。 Making Contact by Alan Steinfeld tries to address the concept of first contact with an alien race from another world， but runs into the problems that somehow always seem to overshadow even the most serious of these kinds of books， the fringe that seems to cheapen all scientific methods and thoughts。 Both are given equal time， and that tends to drag this book down， even while some of the essays tend to be sober and w My thanks to NetGalley and St。 Martin's Press for an advanced copy of this book。 Making Contact by Alan Steinfeld tries to address the concept of first contact with an alien race from another world， but runs into the problems that somehow always seem to overshadow even the most serious of these kinds of books， the fringe that seems to cheapen all scientific methods and thoughts。 Both are given equal time， and that tends to drag this book down， even while some of the essays tend to be sober and worthy of discussion。 Nick Pope's essay covering his history in the British bureaucracy and how and why a government might respond to alien contact is interesting。 Other essays seem like the usual suspects peddling there same old tales without adding anything new or different。 If the reader has in interest in this subject matter， or is new to this world， this is a good start as it covers the field quite well。 But unfortunately there is not too much new information， or even ideas for experienced readers in the field。 。。。more
Rich Rosell
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In 'Making Contact' Alan Steinfeld has gathered essays from a number of pro-extraterrestrial-existence voices to create a detailed narrative on what is referred to as the 'new realities' of what may come next。I was familiar with a few of the writers （specifically Strieber， Mack， and Pope） but others were not so known to me。 The tone of the essays is - as expected - geared full-on toward extraterrestrial believers， so if you're not in that camp I don't expect this collection to be in your wheelho In 'Making Contact' Alan Steinfeld has gathered essays from a number of pro-extraterrestrial-existence voices to create a detailed narrative on what is referred to as the 'new realities' of what may come next。I was familiar with a few of the writers （specifically Strieber， Mack， and Pope） but others were not so known to me。 The tone of the essays is - as expected - geared full-on toward extraterrestrial believers， so if you're not in that camp I don't expect this collection to be in your wheelhouse。Some of the pieces were a bit too esoteric， while others dabbled in quantum entanglement notions that sort of lost me。 But when the discussion was on the more blunt reasonings of why sightings and contacts occur the message seemed so perfectly on point， at least from my viewpoint。Recommended if you're one of us。 。。。more
Dollie
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I would like to thank Sara Eslami， St。 Martin’s Essentials and Netgalley for allowing me to read this ARC free for an honest review。 This book of essays from a variety of people who have a history of researching close encounters and people who say they have made contact with non-terrestrial beings was very comprehensive and thought-provoking。 I found the essays to be interesting and learned a few things from reading it。 It was good to be able to read some current information on UFO phenomena。 Ma I would like to thank Sara Eslami， St。 Martin’s Essentials and Netgalley for allowing me to read this ARC free for an honest review。 This book of essays from a variety of people who have a history of researching close encounters and people who say they have made contact with non-terrestrial beings was very comprehensive and thought-provoking。 I found the essays to be interesting and learned a few things from reading it。 It was good to be able to read some current information on UFO phenomena。 Many of these people are obviously on a totally different spiritual or vibrational level than I am， but I don’t doubt their abilities。 I have had a hand full of experiences that were unexplainable， so I have no reason to doubt their realities。 The more I read about encounters the more I get the sense that these people have been manipulated and used （by their visitors）。 I had never read about how humans may just be an experiment and how our DNA was manipulated by aliens。 Like I said， some of these essays were eye-opening and thought-provoking。 。。。more
Robert
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My thanks to Goodreads for the opportunity to get an advanced copy。 That being said， I thought that about 50% of this compilation of articles regarding the preparation for the realities of extraterrestrial existence was Outstanding （5 stars）。 The articles by: Grant Cameron， J。J。 and Dr。 Desiree Hurtak， Linda Moulton Howe， Dr。 John Mack， and Mary Rodwell provided very interesting information， observations， and conjecture regarding extraterrestrial visitations。 For example， if the extraterrestrial My thanks to Goodreads for the opportunity to get an advanced copy。 That being said， I thought that about 50% of this compilation of articles regarding the preparation for the realities of extraterrestrial existence was Outstanding （5 stars）。 The articles by: Grant Cameron， J。J。 and Dr。 Desiree Hurtak， Linda Moulton Howe， Dr。 John Mack， and Mary Rodwell provided very interesting information， observations， and conjecture regarding extraterrestrial visitations。 For example， if the extraterrestrials didn't want to get noticed， why turn on the lights？ I thought that their articles provided an added element to the History Channel's， Ancient Aliens。 The other articles were either just OK or not that interesting。 All in all， there is some good information and conjecture about "aliens"。 。。。more
Hannah
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This book was。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。something。Making Contact is not for a person just diving into the alien theories。 This book will casually mention something like "the military can control time" as an off-handed comment and never really address it。 One thing that really bothered me was the book never really discusses why。 Why are the aliens only visiting certain people？ Why would the government hide aliens from the general public？ Why are the aliens making lightshows in the sky as the way to introd This book was。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。something。Making Contact is not for a person just diving into the alien theories。 This book will casually mention something like "the military can control time" as an off-handed comment and never really address it。 One thing that really bothered me was the book never really discusses why。 Why are the aliens only visiting certain people？ Why would the government hide aliens from the general public？ Why are the aliens making lightshows in the sky as the way to introduce themselves to us？ These questions are somewhat addressed， but only very quickly and acts like it is obvious。Another issue I had is Making Contact will take blame off of humans and put them on aliens。 One chapter explicitly says World War 2 was caused by aliens。 First off， 。。。。。。。。huh？ Secondly， saying the Nazis were simply racist aliens ignores the prejudices that humans have ingrained into our psyches。 The "Nazis=Aliens" theory is similar to what the Nazis did to Jewish people， as in treating them as non-human and inherently different from us which simply isn't the case。 This mindset is dangerous and lets these actions repeat as it takes the blame off the people who commit them。I did like the 1st 3 chapters of this book， as they have a more scientific technology ideas in them， rather than blatantly ignoring science like some other chapters do。 。。。more
Glen
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I won this book in a goodreads drawing。An anthology of essays discussing UFOs， aliens， and the assorted weirdness accompanying the phenomena。 Some of them were informative， but they all seemed to lead back to one another。
Valerie Fazio
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I gave this one to my dad， who has some strange obsession with "Ancient Aliens" on TV。 He read through this book really fast， and wouldn't stop talking to me about it， even before my morning coffee。 His favorite section was the one by Nick Pope， the British journalist。 He read that about 3 times， I think。 Really， really cool book， giving a modern look at aliens and extraterrestrial existence。 I'm not sure if my dad is an actual believer or not， I personally think he just finds all these conspira I gave this one to my dad， who has some strange obsession with "Ancient Aliens" on TV。 He read through this book really fast， and wouldn't stop talking to me about it， even before my morning coffee。 His favorite section was the one by Nick Pope， the British journalist。 He read that about 3 times， I think。 Really， really cool book， giving a modern look at aliens and extraterrestrial existence。 I'm not sure if my dad is an actual believer or not， I personally think he just finds all these conspiracy theories amusing， but he DID really enjoy this book。 He asked me to give it a 5* rating on his behalf， saying it was great and he had a fun time reading it。 Even though some of the sections were a bit repetitive， it was still an original， entertaining read。 A must-read if you're interested in aliens， space， or just looking for something a bit different。 。。。more
Krista
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