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
September/October, 2008 -- "I don't belong here...," The Alien on the Phone
©2008 by Craig R. Lang, MS CHt
In the business of UFO and close encounter research, life is seldom dull. This was especially true some time ago when I received a call out of the blue from a UFO experiencer. At first, I thought he was simply an abductee (although there is seldom anything "simply" about being an abductee). Then, a moment later, he told me that he was actually an alien, and wanted to go back to his own world. Since I work extensively with people who have had Visitor experiences, he wondered if I could somehow put him in contact with someone out there (or with anyone else who could facilitate this), to help him return home.
The first and most important thing - I don't know
any more about this person than what he told me over the phone. I don't know
his background, his circumstances, etc. So I certainly can't say whether he was
being straight with me or just pulling my chain. However, who am I to say who
or what he was? For all I know, maybe he really did have an extraordinary background in some way.
Whatever the story behind the story, his words struck a very meaningful chord in my heart. I have heard many experiencers say they feel as if they don't belong here, frequently with considerable emotion. I have heard this so often that I consider "not belonging here" to be one of the hallmarks of the UFO abduction phenomenon. Yet this feeling is not solely the domain of the abductee/contactee. Indigo children, NDE survivors, the newly Awakened and many who have had other types of extraordinary experiences often say similar things. They tell me that somehow, they belong elsewhere and yet here they are, stuck in our world.
For many, being stuck in this realm is an unpleasant experience. Let's face it, we live in a difficult world. It's not easy to make a living, surviving in a market economy that places little value on many special talents that often become central in the lives of a lot of experiencers. Many are intuitives and/or have other gifts to which we might give the label "New Age." And yet corporate America has little use for seers, complimentary healers, etc. I don't see many prophets sitting in Herman Miller cubicles. Furthermore, very few working for America, Inc. would be likely to talk about their mission, role or life purpose - especially as related to their Visitor experiences. Yet for better or for worse, many of those who have had encounter experiences increasingly seem to be endowed with exactly these gifts.
In our physical world, it sometimes feels like we're in a daily struggle to survive. While some people appear to have the game pretty well mastered, others have to use a lot more energy. For some, it takes more than they have available. Several have told me, “it sucks to be stuck here;” they literally yearn to "go home," to "return to the stars."
We should never minimize or invalidate such feelings. They can escalate to a point where they may threaten the person’s well-being, and must be taken seriously as a vital issue in a person’s life. Yet even beyond the necessary scope of healing, such feelings can teach us a lot. Most importantly, they can teach us about the inner workings of our own subconscious, from the instincts that keep us competitive in our daily lives to the desire even to leave the normal realms of existence. They bring our attention to the need of each of us to belong to a group of those we love, be it family, social group, or somewhere out in the cosmos.
In a sense, the life of each experiencer is a
bridge between the world of daily existence and the mysterious world of the
Visitors, living with a foot in both worlds. They often lead two lives, what
David Jacobs referred to as the "Secret Life" - straddling the abyss,
a Cosmic Bridge between worlds.
What did I end up saying to the person on the phone? In actuality, very little. It is more my job to listen than to talk. In addition, there was very little I could say or do. While I work with experiencers a lot, I have never had contact, myself (to the best of my knowledge). Thus, I would have a difficult time calling the Visitors to come to this person’s assistance. Ultimately, I suggested that if he was interested in fostering human-initiated contact, he might contact the CSETI organization and get involved in their CE5 initiative (in which they attempt to generate contact events through collective meditation and electronic signaling techniques). That was the best I could offer him.
Another question I asked of him was how he thought
he came to be stuck here in the first place. Why might this have happened to
him? He didn't know, but I have often heard the saying that there are no
accidents and no coincidences. The statement goes that God/The-Universe does
everything for a reason, and so in this view, there must have been some purpose
for him to be "stranded" here. Another metaphysical precept is that
everyone has a life purpose of some kind. Thus, it might be useful to learn
what his propose is, why he is suddenly (and at least in his view,
involuntarily) cast into the human realm.
Often, finding the answer to such questions can be one of the most important uses of hypnosis in CE4 work. It helps to forge the Cosmic Bridge between our mundane world and the Secret Life of the abductee. How can we incorporate the important aspects of the Visitor realm into the earthly life of the experiencer? How can their earthly life skills help them to cope with the Visitor experience? How can the experiencer be better able to accept that he/she has to survive in this world, just like everyone else?
My heart goes out to everyone who has these powerful feelings – the sense of not belonging here. I, too, have felt that way a few times, as I suspect that many of us have. Each "non-belonger" has the burden - often borne alone - of marrying the two worlds, within their own psyches; they are a Cosmic Bridge between the human and extraordinary.
"I don't belong here" - it's a common feeling, a tremendous burden and a profound opportunity. And it exists for so many of us - the contactee, the abductee, the Near Death experiencer, the Indigo child -- And at that particular moment, for the “Alien on the Phone.”
Bio: Craig R.
Lang is a field investigator with Mutual UFO Network, and is a certified
clinical hypnotherapist with the
National Guild
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