The CE4 Corner
The Cosmic Bridge, Close Encounters and Human Destiny
by Craig R. Lang, Certified Hypnotherapist
Hypnotic Growth, Exploration and Healing for Mind, Body, Spirit and Beyond
Brooklyn Center, MN 763-257-7334 e-mail: craig@craigrlang.com
©2005 by Craig R. Lang MS, CHt
Again and again I am struck by the effect that the close
encounter phenomenon has on peoples' lives. To some it is an honor called "contact". To others it is a
curse called "abduction". To the majority of experiencers it is
a mixed bag - some good, some bad, nearly all of it puzzling. While some see the encounter
phenomenon as dark and some as light, in most cases, the events described in
encounters are quite similar.
So what makes the difference? Could the emotional nature of the
experience be affected by our own consciousness? Do our own perceptual filters affect
the apparent good/evil-ness of the phenomenon?
The polarity of good and evil seems to be a strong theme in
the CE4 phenomenon, as if they were two sides of a coin. On the dark side is the idea that we
are being genetically exploited by the visitors. David Jacobs takes this
concept the farthest in "The Threat", where he portrays the
phenomenon as a means by which the aliens plan to take over.
On the other side of the coin is the idea that the purpose
of the phenomenon is to provide some form of nurturing, guidance and assistance
to humanity. The
focus seems to be heavily oriented towards the spiritual growth of the
experiencer, and of humanity as a whole. It is suggested that, for unknown
reasons, the Visitors feel it is important that we mature at a faster rate. This may be to
prevent us from destroying our own world. But perhaps it might also be to bring
us to a point where we are no longer a threat and can be welcomed into some
greater community "out there". This view is taken
by much of the "positive" community and is related in books such as
"Preparing for Contact" by Lyssa Royal and Keith Priest, and
"Healing Shattered Reality" by Alice Bryant and Linda Seebach.
Most commonly however, experiencers describe their
encounters as a "mixed bag". Both positive and negative events seem
to occur, frequently during the same encounter.
In previous editions of "The CE4 Corner" we looked
at the experiences of an abductee whom we called "Evelyn". When we were first
introduced to Evelyn, we learned that fear was the dominant factor in her
interactions with the Visitors. However, we eventually found the
source of the fear to be from factors not due to the Visitors, themselves, but
rather to human influences in her life.
We saw how Evelyn was able to come to terms with the fear
engendered by her encounter experiences. Through hypnotic regression and fear
management it was possible to resolve the fear issues and level the playing
field. As with
any aspect of life there were both positive and negative elements to her
encounters. But
for Evelyn, once the veil of fear had been lifted, the phenomenon became more
objective and manageable.
It is now a source of wonder and growth in her life.
Another group of cases can be characterized by the composite
example of someone I will call "Jim". As far back as his childhood memories
go Jim had been visited by a friendly little "cartoon character"
companion. This
friend would appear to him at irregular intervals, playing and telling him
stories, taking him away on wonderful adventures. Jim often found that his little friend
could be a welcome refuge from a challenging world.
As Jim grew up his companion seemed to disappear, to be
replaced by other events which left him with a deepening sense of mystery. However, his
overall view of his encounters was generally positive. He enjoyed life and said that he also
enjoyed his interaction with the phenomenon.
I have noted that sometimes, just as when excess fear is
involved, an overly optimistic view of the phenomenon may suggest that all is
not as it seems. Jim's
experiences were no exception. At several points, as he described his
"fun" experiences to me, he broke into tears - not tears of joy. Could his
"friend" have been just one side of a polarity? Was there a darker side to his
experiences as well?
In deep hypnotic trance Jim began to examine his "fun
friend". He
quickly noted that his friend had large black eyes. This, along with other factors, seemed
to suggest some type of screen memory. He continued on to describe his
companion as a small two-legged creature, about four feet tall, with no hair, a
big head, and big black eyes - a classic "small gray". His fun and
companionship with this character now seemed to have become a classic close
encounter.
As we continued, Jim recounted a lifetime of abductions,
very similar to those which Evelyn and many other experiencers have described,
and which permeate the UFO literature. His description of them initially had
a very dark, frightening tone to it. However, as he continued to describe
his encounters and to examine the world view through which he saw them, Jim
increasingly spoke in more objective terms. His polarity of feelings, the joy of
his "companion" versus the darker tone of his encounters – was
steadily changing into an increased understanding and resolution, losing the
surface innocence but healing the pain beneath. The phenomenon was increasingly
beginning to fit into his life in a more manageable way.
While deep in trance, another experiencer I will call
"Anne" described a scenario in which she underwent a medical
procedure at the hands of "spiritual scientists". She was abducted (again in the usual
manner) and taken to a UFO.
She was then seated in a room in which the scientists lectured
her on some type of advanced mathematics. The entities appeared to be humanoid,
wore long robes and had facial features that were partially, but not completely
human. At
approximately the same time, two smaller entities behind her conducted a
medical procedure on the back of her head, "giving her brain a checkup".
During this same regression, as we worked back through a
chain of earlier similar experiences, Anne also found herself reliving an
experience in a metaphysical domain, in which she, herself, was a non-human
entity. She
felt that this had been in an earlier lifetime but was somehow associated with
her current experiences.
It emerged from this regression that the phenomenon's purpose in
her life was largely spiritual and that the present-day abductions were but a
small part of that process.
While in all of these cases some aspects of their
experiences were unpleasant, the experiencers' relationship to the phenomenon
also appears to have longer-term positive aspects. They have also described how, in the
long term, their spiritual lives had been profoundly deepened by their
encounters. While
many events were frightening, these experiencers consider much about their
encounters to be positive elements in their lives. Thus, rather than being good or evil,
experiences such as those of Anne, Evelyn, Jim and others seem to be a mixed
bag, or even to defy this polarity altogether. Perhaps good versus evil is a human
value superimposed on a non-human phenomenon.
It is not clear whether the
intelligence(s) behind the close encounter phenomenon mean us good or ill. But what we do
learn from working with experiencers is that close encounters can be
simultaneously positive and negative – a mixed bag of trauma and growth. Perhaps, rather
than simply being good or evil, close encounters might be subject to a scale that,
like the rest of the phenomenon, we do not yet understand.
