Many times we described the inevitable mutation experienced
by those who become professional Ufologists. What they describe with nice words
as an “opening to new realities” is very easy to understand and we sometimes
define this process as intellectual suicide.
There is nothing new or concrete to say about UFOs, but the
self proclaimed “expert” wants to sell books for the already limited UFO
subculture. He finds that, since 95 % of all the UFO sightings are perfectly identified
as natural phenomena, hoaxes or manmade artifacts, what remains to do is to write
the same book again and again to the gullible clients.
Obviously is not nice to write a full chapter about the
fantastic, amazing presence of extraterrestrial spacecrafts flying over New
York and then learn that the Star Visitors were just birthday party balloons.
This is not a solution, and that’s why, sooner or later, the
rational ufologist becomes…”spiritualized”. Marketing produces this “miracle”.
The ufologists open their minds to the mass of nonsense that substantiates the UFO
urban legend and become contactees, gurus, seers or prophets. After this transformation
anything is possible and there will be no annoying distinctions between fiction
and fact. The new and inspired exo-mythologist will be free from inconvenient rational
limitations.
The audio-interview to Richard Dolan defines clearly this
transformation with the following words: Richard
Dolan steps out of his role as academic historian, and gets down to the
challenging task of trying to untangle the frenetic weirdness that permeates
the UFO abduction lore.
Richard Dolan defines his change as intellectual
transformation, talking about UFO, he tells us that now he is into Kundalini
meditation and that all these “experiences” changed his idea of reality. Of course this “spiritualization” of the
ufological quest opens the door for the improvisation and the unlimited
non-sense.
Abductions become researchable and imaginary contacts with
the mythological extraterrestrials are now possible.
The ex-academic is now an open mind. From now on his
imagination has nothing to do with evidences.
