Making Contact: Preparing for the New Realities of Extraterrestrial Existence

In this stimulating anthology, Steinfeld, host of online show New Realities, invites 13 contributors to discuss their personal experience and theoretical exploration of UFO encounters. UFO researcher Grant Cameron argues that the dazzling lights and strange behavior of UFOs are specifically intended to grab human attention. An edited transcript of a lecture by late Harvard psychiatrist John Mack argues UFO research is on the cusp of reorienting reality on the scale of Galileo, Darwin, or Freud. Actor and poet Henrietta Weekes lyrically weighs in on how difficult alien encounters are to conceptualize and discuss with others. Darryl Anka calls for developing telepathic abilities so as to communicate with advanced species. Various theories, such as aliens currently living underground or using humanity as a genetic experiment, appear alongside explanations of how contact could be made unbeknownst to humans. Despite the outlandishness of the theories and mythologies, readers new to the topic will have little trouble following along. Those curious about the possibilities of extraterrestrial contact should take note. (June)