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Flashback: Abduction Researcher Karla Turner

admin — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 02:54:09 +0000

Austin Mufon 9/26/92 with Karla Turner Pt1

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Part One

Central Texas UFO mini-Conference on September 26, 1992. Karla Turner was an exceptional researcher and experiencer of Alien Abductions. This is part 1 of 9 parts. – SMiles Lewis

The following was originally published in the Fall 1994 edition of E.L.F. INFESTED SPACES – Journal of Possible Paradigms:

TAKEN INTO THE FRINGE
RESEARCHER FOCUS: Dr. Karla Turner
by SMiles Lewis

My first exposure to abduction researcher/ experiencer Dr. Karla Turner was on September 26, 1992. She was speaking to an audience of approximately 200 people in Austin, Texas. The mini-conference also featured Ed Conroy and George Wingfield, and was organized by the local Austin MUFON chapter. I have seen very little from abduction researchers that I qualified as being of any significance, so Dr. Turner was a particularly unexpected surprise.

She comes across as very strong willed, a trait she may already have had, but which could have been tempered by her interactions with this phenomena. She admits to not knowing the origin of UFOs or their occupants. She simply reports the data that she gathers and experiences herself (about three hundred cases at that time). Some have been critical of her calling attention to “negative” cases. She admits to reporting on those aspects, but is quick to point out that, a) these reports exist, and other researchers are sweeping them under the rug, and b) there are already a number of sources for cases showing “positive” interactions with supposed benevolent entities. Part of her focus seems to be an attempt to strike a balance. How can we gain an objective perspective if we are not hearing all the data?

This mini-conference coincided with the release of her first book on the subject, Into The Fringe . Shortly after her talk I bought the book and thoroughly enjoyed it. It details the emergence of the UFO and abduction phenomena into her family’s life and their struggle with the ongoing experiences. It is a very personal account which begins in 1987-1988.

Karla earned her B.A. from California State University, her M.A. from the University of Nottingham in England, and her Ph.D. in Old English Studies from the University of North Texas. She is a skeptic in the best sense of the word, but she does believe that something extraordinary is going on.

Her 1992 Austin speech was less about her own experiences, and more about the overall points of interest that she noticed in her research (300 cases she investigated with the help of Barbara Bartholic and others-Barbara had worked with Jacques Vallee on the mysterious cattle mutilations sometimes associated with UFOs). In her speech Karla made twenty specific points regarding trends noticed in the data. These trends are not specifically found in her book “Fringe,” although they are there thematically. The trends reflect darker sides of hidden memory and sexual encounters, which seem to be power plays to dominate the abductee, rather than simple hybridization studies.

These trends continue to be seen in the eight case studies in her most recent book, Taken – Inside The Alien / Human Abduction Agenda. In the book, and during her speech at the July 1994 Annual International MUFON Symposium in Austin, Texas, she made some very important assertions regarding the UFO and abduction phenomena:

“The abductee also learns from experience that the aliens induce an altered perceptive state in humans during every encounter. Employed for control, it can be used to prevent any undesired responses from the abductee. And the altered state also prevents any objective assessment of the situation by the witness. This means that the witness can only report what was seen, felt, and heard, which is not necessarily a reflection of what actually occurred. By inducing and manipulating altered consciousness in the abductee, the aliens assume full control of the situation and thus exert control over the data reported by the witness.

Abductees report alien-controlled information. This is a fact abduction researchers must face. ….. Until the day we can unmask the alien illusions, however, we can at least study the entire body of reported data, controlled though it may be, trying to learn more about why certain images and events are employed and what they can tell us about the covert directors of these scenarios.”

This statement and her coining of the term Virtual Reality Scenario to describe these altered perceptions are the best recent developments within the abduction research field. They enable us to discuss these experiences as REAL, but with the added potential inherent in describing some encounters as non-physical while there are still other more physical encounters.

Another positive aspect of Taken (in my estimation) is the inclusion of much testimony described as “UFO dreams.” Once again we see the flowing together of dream experiences” with “real” experiences and hypnotically retrieved “memories.” The results are fascinating! Though much of the abductee narratives could be seen as particularly negative, the overwhelming feeling that I came away with after reading the book, and which the abductees themselves seem to have come away with, is a deep sense of ambiguity and indeterminacy. Even if this seems daunting in the search for truth it could just be the ultimate result of our encounters with the unknown. Perhaps we can take some solace in Dr. Turner’s belief that these intelligences are truly “physical, finite and fallible.” If this is so, and they are not some aspect of ourselves or God then we may indeed be able to develop defenses against their intrusions into our reality.

For information about ordering her research, write to:
KELT WORKS
PO Box 32
Roland, Arkansas 72135
[Uncertain whether above address is still active or not]

www.elfis.net/elfol2/resfockt.html

First Austin MUFON Meeting of 2009

admin — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 21:09:24 +0000

First Austin MUFON Meeting of 2009

“Our very first MUFON meeting of the new year will be held this coming Saturday afternoon, January 3, the first (1st) Saturday of the month, from 1 – 4 p.m., at the Austin History Center, on the SW corner of 9th & Guadalupe St., downtown Austin. Soft drinks and waters will be furnished, as usual. Also, bring a friend if you wish!” – Mike DeGroff

Review: C.B. Scott Jones Austin Lecture

admin — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:12:44 +0000

Review: C.B. Scott Jones Austin Lecture

by SMiles Lewis

In November the Austin community was treated to an intimate lecture by the enigmatic paranormal, ufo, mind/science personage, C. B. “Scott” Jones. Scott Jones led the audience through a non-linear journey encompassing several of the anomalous highlights of his life.

This lifetime of mysterious experiences included a possible multiple child alien-abduction-like encounter with a cartoon Felix the Cat come-to-life off a film projector screen and an early age brush with death as a baby that was later revealed to Scott by two independent psychics to have been his earliest possible contact with Alien Others. This early age contact was seemingly confirmed when Scott Jones underwent regressive hypnosis sessions with UFO researchers Dr. Leo Sprinkle and Dr. Richard Haines which led to “memories” of being healed by an Alien Other and an Out of Body Experience, recall of which ends with him as a baby, floating out in space above the earth and about to enter a UFO.

Scott continued recounting his extraordinary life-experiences, including his work investigating the paranormal for Senator Claiborne Pell and seeking UFO disclosure for Laurence Rockefeller. He detailed his psychic intuitive hunt for missile sites during his service as Attaché in India. He spoke of his work tasking psychic Remote Viewers for military, intelligence and political clients in Washington and even gave details of his strange encounter with the FBI in which his friend Michael Drosnin (author of The Bible Code) was seemingly targeted with what they both believe to be some sort of electronic mind-control device which temporarily incapacitated Mr. Drosnin. It was likely this encounter and their other research that led to this alleged statement addressing Dr. John Gibbons (science advisor of President Bill Clinton) regarding the Rockefeller UFO Initiative:

“…I urge you to take another look in the ‘UFO Matrix of Belief’ that I provided you last year. My mention of mind-control technology at the February 4 meeting was quite deliberate. Please be careful about this. There are reasons to believe that some government group has interwoven research about this technology with alleged UFO phenomena. If that is correct, you can expect to run into early resistance when inquiring about UFOs, not because of the UFO subject, but because that has been used to cloak research and applications of mind-control activity.”

- Dr. C.B. Scott Jones

After the official lecture Scott and many audience members migrated to the BookPeople store a few blocks away and continued the discussions about UFOs and much much more.

We look forward to hearing more from C. B. Scott Jones in the coming years.

Excerpted from Anomaly Archives eNews – November/December 2008.

MUFON Conference: Truth or Scare? By Skylaire Alfvegren

admin — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:17:38 +0000

MUFON Conference: Truth or Scare? UFO researchers confront rash of new evidence regarding ‘observed technology’ By Skylaire Alfvegren

“UFOS have been popping up en masse over Texas and Brazil recently, grounding planes in Chicago, menacing Indiana Jones and the Energizer Bunny, and planting themselves firmly in the minds of the American public.

The spaceships arrived in San Jose this past weekend, as the floating annual symposium of the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) was held this year at the Doubletree Inn. Co-organized by local businessman Les Valez (founder of the Organization for Paranormal Understanding and Support) MUFON ‘08 attracted nearly 600 registrants with presentations like “Britain’s X-Files,” “Resolving Current Reporting Bias of Pilots” and “Chilean Army Investigates UFOs.”

Alejandro Rojas, MUFON’s press agent, quoted from the ad campaign for the new X-Files movie, responding to the common perception that UFO researchers have hyperactive imaginations.

“We don’t want to believe,” he said. “The evidence led us to believe.””

News & Culture | UFO | Hole in the cloud over OHare Airport in Chicago

UFOlogy 101 with Mike DeGroff and SMiles Lewis – November 27th, 2007

admin — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:49:58 +0000

UFOlogy 101 with Mike DeGroff and SMiles Lewis

Tuesday, November 27th – Austin History Center

Explore the fascinating world of UFOs, Close Encounters and Strange Entities through a dazzling array of historic imagery; from ancient cave art, to classical paintings on to the modern era of digital photography and fakery. How do scientific groups like Austin’s Mutual UFO Network and Anomaly Archives investigate these mysterious encounter events? Come join the exploration and discussion of these fascinating topics being presented by Austin MUFON and the Anomaly Archives lending library. This IONS-SAI lecture will be at 6:30 PM at the Austin History Center, 9th and Guadalupe, Austin, Texas. Admission is free.

Mike DeGroff is the current State Section Director for the Travis and Williamson County Chapters of MUFON.

SMiles Lewis is a past leader of Austin MUFON and the Austin UFO Experiencer Support and Study Group and founder of the Scientific Anomaly Institute’s lending library, the Anomaly Archives.

www.AustinMufon.org / www.AnomalyArchives.org

Austin and Joint USA-CIS Aerial Anomaly Federation

admin — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 18:22:07 +0000

A Brief History of MUFON
By John F. Schuessler, Former International Director [2000 - 2006]

When Dr. Haines saw an opportunity for cooperation between Russian and U.S. ufologists and formed the Joint USA-CIS Aerial Anomaly Federation, MUFON pledged support this new venture. A major meeting of the participants, including representatives from Russia and the Ukraine, was held in conjunction with the 1994 MUFON UFO Symposium in Austin, Texas.

In 1994, Robert Bigelow suggested working with a coalition of U.S. UFO organizations comprised of MUFON, the Center for UFO Studies (CUFOS) and the Fund for UFO Research (FUFOR). By 1995, the groups involved had formed the UFO Research Coalition (URC), and they have continued working together on a number of very successful projects including the Ambient Monitoring Project aimed at measuring environmental changes during on-going abduction experiences.

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www.mufon.com/mufon-history.htm

Austin Mufon Meetings and Collections

admin — Sun, 13 Nov 2005 00:18:53 +0000

Austin Mufon Meetings and Collections

Author: Admin
Date: 11-12-05 10:22

Austin Mufon now meets the last Sunday of each month.
Contact Mufon State Section Director (Travis / Williamson Counties), Mike DeGroff by email. austinmufon@webtv.net

Check out the online catalog of the Austin MUFON local library collections, housed and maintained by the Anomaly Archives – lending library of the Scientific Anomaly Institute.

Austin Mufon Collections:

- Main Collection (last updated 11/12/04)
http://www.anomalyarchives.org/collections/austinmufon041112.htm
- Periodicals (last updated 11/12/04)
http://www.anomalyarchives.org/collections/PeriodicalsAustinMUFON041113.html
- Audio Collection (last updated 11/12/04)
http://www.anomalyarchives.org/collections/austinmufonaudio041112.htm

Austin Mufon dot org
http://www.AustinMufon.org

Anomaly Archives dot org
http://www.AnomalyArchives.org

Anomaly Institute dot com
http://www.AnomalyInstitute.com

Paul Smith Speaks on Remote Viewing to Austin Mufon

admin — Sat, 18 Jun 2005 16:48:22 +0000

MUFON Presentation – Austin, TX

“Paul H. Smith will be giving a powerpoint presentation tomorrow, Saturday, 18 June to the Austin MUFON group at the Austin History Center, starting at 1pm. Included will be an overview of remote viewing, followed by illustrations of actual examples of RV sessions done by Star Gate military remote viewers against UFO-related targets. If you’re interested, come on by!”

www.rviewer.com/Seminars.html

Running Into Friends at the Ozark UFO Conference

admin — Mon, 16 May 2005 00:33:04 +0000

Excerpt from the issue of the Anomaly Archives eNewsletter:

Anomaly Archives eNews – May 2005.

Hello and welcome to another Anomaly Archives eNews Podcast. Last month I made the trek to Eureka Springs, Arkansas for the annual Ozark UFO Conference. I’d been wanting to attend this legendary event for some time and finally made it. The lectures and people rejuvinated my love of UFO conferences and anomalous studies. (See this issue’s Features section for a brief review of the lectures.)But what warmed my heart even more about the conference was that it became a sort of Austin MUFON Reunion for me and others. Austin MUFON alumni Monte and Ellen Stuart were in attendance – as I should have expected since they had always talked of attending so many of the past Ozark conferences. They moved to Illinois over four years ago and I’d not really interacted much with them since they left. Also present was Houston, Texas MUFONite Andy Abercrombie whose company is always entertaining. All of these old friends said they will likely be visiting Austin in June for the upcoming Anomaly Archives event, the Texas Ghost Lights Conference featuring Paul Devereux and other spook light researchers.

Austin MUFON Meeting – June 19th 1-4pm

admin — Sun, 20 Jun 2004 00:02:20 +0000

Austin MUFON Meeting – June 19th 1-4pm

by AustinMUFON on 2004-06-02 00:12:44

Thanks to all for making the May meeting a great success.
JUNE MEETING will be Saturday, June 19, 1-4p.m., at the Austin History Center, 9th at Guadalupe. Come and share drinks, snacks, and a good discussion about UFO and related mysteries!

http://www.AustinMUFON.org
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