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UFOs and religion; aliens and God


UFO/UAP forum    No Replies

Laird, 2026-07-24, 03:19 PM

A general thread on these themes, seeded with this article that inspired it:

Salvador Freixedo: A Child Healed By God
July 23, 2026
Salvador Frexedo
Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology

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AARO


UFO/UAP forum    No Replies

Laird, 2026-07-24, 02:04 PM

A general thread for sharing reports by or on, critiques of, and commentary on AARO, and for discussing that entity in general.

I'm seeding it with this:

[url=https://www.theblackvault.com/documentarchive/aaro-releases-fy2025-uap-report-months-after-statutory-deadline-citing-319-new-cases-and-

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In the news


Near-death experience (NDE) forum    No Replies

Laird, 2026-07-19, 02:22 PM

Post news articles about NDEs, or analysis of or other commentary on those news articles, in this thread.

Here's my seeding of the thread from my backlog, with Mark Mahin's critique of an NYT article back in January on the IANDS annual conference.

The original article:
[url=https://www.nytime

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An interview with Robert Whitaker of Mad in America fame


General off-topic forum    No Replies

Laird, 2026-07-19, 02:06 PM

Episode 08 Part I: When Treatment Becomes the Problem - How modern psychiatry lost the human being
June 09, 2026
Doctor Michael Montgomery
psychophobia*: Dr. Montgomery

[quote]
[b]The former head of the Ame

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In Memoriam: Jean Houston, 1937–2026


Spirituality and magic forum: science and practice    No Replies

Laird, 2026-07-19, 02:01 PM

In Memoriam: Jean Houston, 1937–2026
June 03, 2026
Stanley Krippner
Stanley's Substack

This touched me, especially the story of Jean's reproduced at the end. It's a little magical in that sense, which in part is why

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Fourth Annual Noetic Sciences Research Prize to Explore UAP and Consciousness


UFO/UAP forum    No Replies

Laird, 2026-07-19, 01:44 PM

Fourth Annual Noetic Sciences Research Prize to Explore UAP and Consciousness
July 6, 2026
IONS Communications Team

[quote]
This year’s prize will be awarded to a groundbreaking proposal that offers a bold, sci

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Is there a common link between "flying saucers" and psychic phenomena? Anne Doyle


UFO/UAP forum    1 Replies

Laird, 2026-07-18, 07:45 PM

¿Existe un vínculo común entre los "platillos volantes" y los fenómenos psíquicos? Anne Doyle
SurvivalAfterDeath | CienciasPsíquicas

This seems to be a reproduction of a 19 June, 1976 article in Psy

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Study favourably compares intense breathwork to body scan meditation per The Debrief


Consciousness science forum    No Replies

Laird, 2026-07-18, 05:47 PM

Scientists Find Intense Breathwork Can Trigger Psychedelic-Like States and Lasting Psychological Changes
July 14, 2026
Tim McMillan
The Debrief

[quote]
I

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Death: Let's Talk About it (new book by Marilyn Schlitz)


General survival research    No Replies

Laird, 2026-07-18, 05:27 PM

Turn Taboo Into Peace with Death: Let’s Talk About It
July 14, 2026
Marilyn Schlitz
IONS blog

[quote]
In this new book, we will take a penetrating look into diverse views of death and the afterlife and explore how these views can in

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A veridical NDE scale


Near-death experience (NDE) forum    No Replies

Laird, 2026-07-18, 05:17 PM

The veridical Near-Death Experience Scale: construction and a first validation with human and artificial raters
ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Psychol., 16 October 2025
Sec. Consciousness Researc

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