UFOs: For Real or Not for Real?

It’s a fact—UFOs get us thinking. Yet we always seem to end up with more questions than answers. That’s partly because UFOs have a bad reputation. If you believe they exist, most people will give you the side-eye. They might even buy you a tinfoil hat.

The Pentagon might have done the same, until they confessed (finally!) that they have been investigating UFO sightings. Instead of UFOs they call them UAPs (unidentified aerial phenomena). In one investigator’s view, the new term avoids “the pop culture baggage that came with the term ‘UFO.’”

In other words, the stigma is alive and well.

So be it, and here’s my story: One night long ago, a buddy and I were outside on a dark, starlit night. Suddenly, we spotted a strange, lighted object darting swiftly around the sky. It moved like nothing we’d ever seen, and I haven’t seen anything like it since.

My friend said, “Did you see that?”

I sure did. It was all I saw, but it was spectacular! Depending on its distance from us, it might have been an encounter of the first kind, meaning a UFO sighting within five hundred feet (and without physical effects or contact).

But what exactly did we see?

In my last post I said that mythology, space travel, and spirituality are interconnected by common roots going way back. Did you know, for example, that ancient artwork portrays creatures that look like astronauts—helmets, gas masks, and all? (Google it!)

Obviously, the fascination with other-worldly creatures is not new. So where did it begin?

Before we get to the short answer, let’s assume for discussion’s sake that if UFOs are extraterrestrial vehicles (I didn’t say they are; I said if they are), and if they are manned, it’s not by your Uncle Joe or your next-door neighbor. They’re manned by extraterrestrials, a.k.a. alien creatures, or simply aliens.

But who are they, and what’s going on behind the seen?

Here’s a potentially mind-blowing clue: In Genesis chapter 6, creatures from another world fathered giants who possessed knowledge and powers not known to humans. These angelic creatures (or watchers) overstepped their bounds and intermingled with earthly women, sinning against God and creating a hybrid race called Nephilim.

The interlopers traveled from the heavenly dimension to the earthly one and procreated with humans. That means they knew how to travel inter-dimensionally and how to transform themselves. I believe they inspired the building of the Tower of Babel—humankind’s attempt to reach heaven (a story all by itself). I also believe that our fascination with creatures from above began with the watchers’ earthly entrance.

As I write in Behind The Seen, I don’t claim to have alien creatures neatly figured out, but I believe they are tied to celestial and demonic creatures who are capable of manipulating people and situations and producing stunning effects. Like the watchers of old, they reveal possibilities that most humans have not yet imagined.

In other words, there is a logical yet supernatural explanation for what seems inexplicable—and it doesn’t involve tinfoil hats.

Are your wheels turning? Yeah, mine too.

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Monique Walker
The Superhero, Supernatural Attraction

The Superhero, Supernatural Attraction

Avengers: Endgame, Captain Marvel, Shazam!—these are just a few of the superhero films released in 2019. Now, the red-hot summer has seen the openings of horror flicks like Annabelle Comes Home and Midsommar. If you’re new to the genre, Annabelle is a doll and demon conduit. She’s also a franchise within a franchise of conjuring-themed horror releases. Midsommar is about a pagan cult in Sweden that targets American tourists. It was directed by Ari Aster, whose previous film, Hereditary, practically raised the hair on my arms. Having studied this genre as long as I have, that’s saying something.

The point is that these themes sell, year after year. Superheroes, horror, occult symbols, angels, demons, conjuring, and vampires are magnets for moviegoers.

So what’s the fascination? Why do mentors tell screenwriters and filmmakers that “you can never go wrong with horror”? And how does a flick like Avengers: Endgame rake in “an estimated $1.2 billion in its first five days of release”? Shouldn’t superheroes be dated by now?

Apparently not. Can you even count how many superhero films you or your loved ones have seen? Is anyone getting tired of them yet?

Not even close.

So what’s the draw? Are superhero fans super adrenaline junkies desperate for another “fix”?

I don’t think so. After years of tracing these genres’ historical and spiritual roots, I’m convinced that the driver is what everyone knows on some level: there is more to this world than what we see. Vampires, superheroes, werewolves, and demon-possessed dolls don’t just entertain us. They are clues to what’s happening behind the seen.

No wonder we keep forking over the cash! These themes poke our curiosity about the supernatural because we know it’s more than a fantasy. We know this way down deep, even when we seem oblivious to it or swear that we don’t believe it.

We humans were built to engage the supernatural because we are also spirit creatures. Filmmakers know this and tap into it. Making their films increasingly graphic is not the only thing ensuring their success. They succeed because our endless capacity for the supernatural is part of who we are.

So, am I recommending these movies to you? No, but I’m not forbidding of them, either. My role is to inform. That’s the purpose of my book, Behind The Seen. It’s the distillation of years of study I believe was God-inspired for the benefit of others.

Here’s the deal: informed people can (1) make their own decisions about which movies they and their kids will see, and (2) understand the deeper meaning behind them. Then the entertainment value of films won’t trick them into believing they’re watching pure fantasy.

They’re not. The ideas and images in these film genres (and comics) have common ancient origins. Mythology, space travel, and spirituality are connected.

Want to know how? Stay tuned to future posts for some mind-blowing clues that will change the way you see entertainment and the supernatural.

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