PARATOPIA

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The Jer channels his inner Mel Blanc to bring you a very special interpretation of the Citizen's Hearing on Disclosure, in this, the first-ever Paratopia radio play.

The Jer talks to Emma Woods about a recent odd experience involving abduction-related and hallucinatory phenomena. Together they discuss whether one's state of consciousness during an abduction differs if it's physical or nonphysical and if so, do phenomena surrounding an experience differ? All of this is couched in Oliver Sacks' book, Hallucinations. Then, the Jer gets into his meditative experience from just last night and discusses some new twists on the trickster and the abduction scenario.

The Jeff & The Jer run down a brief list of things gone wrong in ufology since Paratopia left the internets. Then, The Jeff looks back on his recent dive back into UFO photo analysis and the public response to it. Next, The Jer tosses out a new hypothesis about the meaning behind the devistating and frightening images and experiences in abductions. Finally, the hosts update us on the strangeness in their lives (are dreamweavers the new puckwudgie?), give a Project Core update, and The Jeff talks about his new radio show, Paranormal Waypoint. Oh, and then something about the unknown and the unconscious. Yep, from bolts to nuts, this one's got it all!

In this part 1 of 2 epilogue to the greatest paranormal podcast in the history of several earths, The Jer is lost at sea without The Jeff. However, he is kept company by some friends with peculiar night lives.

Jeff & Jer run from their past straight into the future with this, the final installment of the weekly podcast. But before they go, they leave you with a high strangeness theory that incorporates some of the concepts Jeff, Jer, and Tiokasin have brought to you over the last few weeks and through the years. This one could turn ufological, paranormal, and psychic research on their ears if researchers had the guts to listen.

Jeff's final solo episode of Paratopia covers where we've been over the long journey of the program - which includes a special mystery guest to talk of the future. But Jeff also delivers a critical message about where communication regarding the ''alien'' encounter goes in moving forward. How it cannot be stopped. Why we have to take the mighty leap of faith, and speak of it as it truly is - and not be coerced by the machinations of the past or present day UFOlogy. No-man's land never stays that way for long. We must all lay claim to the middle ground.

The Jer says his goodbyes on this, the beginning of the countdown to the end of Paratopia, and has one fantastic all-encompassing interview with Tim Binnall about everything from ufology to Bigfoot to remote viewing to what drives the 2 main types of conspiracy theorists.... But not before he exposes Croatian gazer Braco in the greatest story never told!

Mothman has nothing on what Jeff Ritzmann reveals in the first half of the show. In the second half, Jer and Tiokasin discuss how it's possible that coming from the heart might help us understand hauntings and related phenomena.

Part 2 of the David Schwab interview about his life of high strangeness. If you thought Part 1 was amazing, you ain't heard nothin' yet. But first, The Jer has some new stories and insights to share with Paratopia. Many, in fact.

Experiencer David Schwab goes down the list of truly odd, extremely interesting occurances in his life. This interview is so extensive that it's broken into 2 parts. There are a lot of well-articulated high strangeness experiences here to sink your mind into. If we put it all into one show your brain might snap. So get ready for part 1 of 2!

Lyn, aka ''Piglet Shameful,'' was an active member of the Paratopia message boards and has been a guest on the show as well. When last we heard from her she had called into the live show with an extraordinary encounter. Then she went silent. Where she went and why she's back now is because of a startling discovery she made and is willing to share with us. As you will hear, she is bravery defined.

Lyn, aka ''Piglet Shameful,'' was an active member of the Paratopia message boards and has been a guest on the show as well. When last we heard from her she had called into the live show with an extraordinary encounter. Then she went silent. Where she went and why she's back now is because of a startling discovery she made and is willing to share with us. As you will hear, she is bravery defined.

Tiokasin Ghosthorse joins Paratopia. We mean JOINS Paratopia. The next learning curve for all of us begins here. ''Let's de-colonize the aliens'' is a phrase Tiokasin used. This conversation is bookended with one of Jeff's ''alien'' experiences and Jer's exploration of the Hawaiian perspective on the ''supernatural,'' both of which speak to the need to not only look at this phenomena differently, but to change the nature of the one who looks.

Steve, aka ''MandoSteve'' on the message board, joins us to talk about his bizarre encounter in the Appalachian Mountains that is a scene straight out of The Twilight Zone. We won't spoil it for you with any more detail than that. This is a riveting story guaranteed to creep you out. Then Jeff shares his adventures in Buddhist meditation. It's not creepy but it's (almost) equally strange. But first, we make the most half-assed announcement about a mysterious new direction for the show you could hope for!

The man known as ''Hermitage'' on the Paratopia message board joins Jeff & Jer for another classic listener episode that raises some interesting new questions about how this strange intelligence interracts with experiencers who keep it on the periphery of their lives. We go down a written chronology of his family's and his experiences Joe-Gooch style, beginning with Hermitage's very first encounter as a child with... a toilet elf.

With no guest scheduled for this week, Jeff & Jer take a look to see who's on Skype and ambush them. Turns out the lucky victims are Roejen & Lobo of Project Archivist, who kindly put their own show on hold to do Paratopia! Topics range from the zombie apocalypse to the Makers Movement to secret technology to hand guns to 2012 prophesy to... man, where doesn't this one go? Well, mostly it doesn't go into the paranormal and ufology. Mostly. But it is arguably our most entertaining episode.Video footage discussed:http://youtu.be/wRquXPB6LBg - Amsterdam footagehttp://youtu.be/8T2f4fEvKEM - Austrailia footage

Nancy Birnes comes out swinging against the latest shady David Jacobs hypnosis tapes. Then she fields some tough questions from The Jer. Finally, she... takes over the show? Yes, that's right, Nancy Birnes confiscates the show and interviews Jeff about his life as an experiencer. This is one heck of an interesting episode and it is an extended one. Our longest show yet, clocking in at just over 3 hours!

Lakota activist Tiokasin Ghosthorse goes one on one with The Jer to talk about his people, his childhood, and the uncensored history of this nation. This one is all about exploring the differences in thought process as reflected by language, which circles around to how we misperceive tribal cultures, their sense of what ''prophesy'' means and even the revelations Chief Golden Eagle (then Standing Elk) made about Star Nations. This episode is dense with knowledge and wisdom. If you identify with Ghosthorse, you're going to find yourself coming back to this episode for seconds and thirds.

Director Philippe Mora joins Jeff & Jer to talk about his soon-to-be-released feature length send-up of remote viewing, ''Continuity.'' Naturally, the conversation about RV takes a turn into other topics. Topics like the SS, Hilter, the Vatican, exorcism, UFOs, and Roswell. Philippe is famous for discovering historically important footage from the WWII era in the National Archive. But has he ever looked for Roswell documents? We'll find out what he knows.Then, in a somewhat sensitive after-chat, Jeff & Jer finally tell the whole story behind their October 25th, 2009 UFO sighting at the Baltimore Travel Plaza. Why didn't they talk about it then? Why are they comfortable revealing it now?Find out and hear what may be the final and amazing Mac Tonnies anecdote.

Jeff goes sans Jeremy this week to answer some emails that have been mounting for a couple months - and those listener questions force an almost melancholy reflection on over 2 decades looking into the UFO phenomenon, and what might lay ahead. One question leads to Jeff reading the first chapter of his book ''White Square'', which has been an on and off again project for a long time now. With any luck and some time this year, 2012 may see the publication of the book many have been asking about for many years.

Dr. Tyler Kokjohn, Professor of Microbiology at Midwestern University and Project Core researcher, joins Jeff & Jer to talk about the latest developments in sci tech that will once and for all tell us whether there are alien hybrids, starseed, and Indigo children among us. Also, he talks about his time at his first UFO conference over the weekend, the UFO Congress in Arizona. But most intriguingly, he speaks candidly about his being a reformed debunker and gives us some real insights into the mind of the nasty, noisy negativists, as Stan Friedman is fond of saying. That, and a whole lot more including the limits of science, the near death experience, the mysteries of consciousness, and helping Jeff gather evidence from his paranormal encounters. That's a lot of description because there's a lot here on this special, extensive interview!

Chris Carter, author of Science And The Near-Death Experience joins Jeff & Jer to talk about near-death experiences, Persinger's so-called God Helmet, and the skeptics' very vocal reaction to his work. Also, he fields questions from listeners who wrote in on our message board and Dr. Tyler Kokjohn who wrote us privately. In fact, if you visit the show thread on our message board, you will find their written exchange. Feel free to read along with Jeremy during the after-chat.To learn more about Science And The Near-Death Experience, please visit: www.scienceandtheneardeathexperience.com

Marco, a relatively new listener, has answered the call for listener-based episodes. In this episode he narrates in great detail his bouts of missing time. This is a rare case of someone having missing time with absolutely no inkling of what it's related to. Unrelated to this, the town he recently moved to has a history of experiencing a booming sound phenomenon called ''Seneca Guns.'' We will learn as much as can be known about the Seneca Guns. We may never know what's really happening with missing time.To view a UFO that he references as looking exactly like something he has seen, check out: http://www.expressandstar.com/latest/2009/06/29/ufo-alert-over-cylinder-in-the-sky/

Dr. Kirby Surprise, author of Synchronicity: The Art of Coincidence, Choice, and Unlocking Your Mind joins us to talk about what synchronicity is, what it is not, and how you can normalize it in your life. But it doesn't end there. Jeff and Jer bring Dr. Surprise down the rabbit hole of alien abductions and spirituality to see if his work is applicable to Paratopian findings. And you know what? The answer is... yes. In fact, all of this leads to a spectacular after-chat where the hosts flesh out some startling new insights into the possible nature of ''contact.'' And there's an EVP. And the ending is ''Blair Witch'' for real. Oh, this one has everything. Buckle up! You can't find this ride anyplace else.To learn more about Dr. Surprise's work, please visit: www.howsynchronicityworks.com

In true Project Core fashion, psychic experiencer Joe Gooch gives us a chronological checklist of the high strangeness in his life. Together with Jeff & Jer, he fleshes out these experiences in what is easily the most fun the hosts have had in a long time on Paratopia.Please visit Joe at: www.facebook.com/paranormalmusic

Thomas Fusco, author of ''Behind The Cosmic Veil: A New Vision of Reality'' walks us through supergeometry and his grand unifying theory of everything. But first... a funny thing happened on the way to our forums: they got shut down preemptively by Jeff. How did it come to this? The answer is part assault on free speech, part ufological cover-up from within ufology.To learn more about Thomas Fusco and order his book, please visit: www.cosmicveil.com

Colin Reid, who did a fascinating 2-part listener episode back when we tried that experiment, returns to Paratopia, this time to be interviewed by the Jeff & Jer. This is one of those mind-opening discussions that taps into just how weird and wild the paranormal and occult are... and yet they both follow the same simple patterns we find in spiritual awakening and both use rather mundane imagery, which somehow--by design or not--stimulates our growth.

Jeff & Jer make good on their promise to keep up with the transformative experiences of ghost researcher Rachel Baker. A lot has happened in the past few months. For one, she is no longer a ghost researcher and has stepped down from her position at MRIPA. For another, she is no longer Rachel Baker, she's Rachel Weinrich. Something is changing in her and it is changing rapidly. This one's about religion, spirituality, compassion, and complacency. In short, it's a conversation about thought constructs getting in the way of the feeling beings that we are. And it's an examination of what that means in a real human being go through the motions of deep change right now.The persistent question is this: Does Rachel represent a change or an awakening happening in all of us right now or is this change strictly personal to her? What say you, Paratopia?

A very special episode for our 150th, and first show of the New Year: Whitley Strieber gives Paratopia a exclusive first scoop interview on his new book ''Solving the Communion Enigma''. Jeremy is in a far flung land of sun and fun, so Jeff flies solo with Whitley about the nature of fear and overcoming it, connections to the mystical experience, Jeff's ''Fractal Paragraphs'', and the fascinating potential connection of the visitors to...the dead.This is a Paratopia episode not to be missed, and a formidable one to kick off the year 2012.Visit Whitley's website at www.unknowncountry.comGet Whitley's new book ''Solving the Communion Enigma'' on Amazon.com and in bookstores everywhere. Available on the Kindle and Nook too!

Jeff & Jer take a look back at some of the episodes from 2011, talk about what they need to follow up on, and discuss future dirctions for the show. But first, they dive into some of the deep, unnspoken issues surrounding crop circle research, the fallout from Episode 144: Echoesd In A Yawning Chasm, and predictable sets of human reaction to Mystery.Let's start the new year right. Here is the link to the most highly acclaimed apolitical, nonsectatrian, charity on the planet whose only discriminations are against poverty and pain. If you can't afford to donate, please spread the link for others who can: http://www.directrelief.org

Jeff & Jer take a look back at some of the episodes from 2011, talk about what they need to follow up on, and discuss future dirctions for the show. But first, they dive into some of the deep, unnspoken issues surrounding crop circle research, the fallout from Episode 144: Echoesd In A Yawning Chasm, and predictable sets of human reaction to Mystery.Let's start the new year right. Here is the link to the most highly acclaimed apolitical, nonsectatrian, charity on the planet whose only discriminations are against poverty and pain. If you can't afford to donate, please spread the link for others who can: http://www.directrelief.org

Colin and Synthia Andrews join us to talk about crop circles, the human future, and the state of things now. Is what's unfolding before us on this planet a plan on behalf of the good? The evil? Or are these notions purely human constructs? We discuss it all in depth, but first... a visit from Santa Claus. Keep up with Colin at: www.colinandrews.netAnd visit Synthia here: www.andrewshealingarts.com

In the brain beats a heart pounding with circus acts, the blood flow of mind. Welcome to the Big Top. Jonathan Talat Philips, co-founder of www.evolver.net and author of ''The Electric Jesus,'' is our ringmaster. Don't concentrate on any one act for too long or you'll miss the show. And don't miss the after-show, because that's where Jeff & Jer try to find a context for everything they just heard. This episode is one you'll likely play on a loop for days to comes!

Former ghost investigator Jaime Fritze joins us to talk about her strangest cases, the strangeness in her life, how she has changed her mind about what hauntings are, and why she's coming back to the study now. Plus, a sneak peek inside Whitley Strieber's forthcoming book Solving The Communion Enigma!

Josh, known as ''jayr'' on the message board, joins us to discuss a post he made about last week's ''Echoes In A Yawning Chasm'' episode that gave Jer some new insights into his nothingness/everythingness identity experience. This is another mind-bending conversation that will have you thinking in perhaps completely new ways.But first, Lee Townsend joins Jeff & Jer to investigate famed channeled entities ''Ramtha'' and ''Seth'' and talk about what makes these entity claims different from Shroud Man and even Jer's unconscious movements, which could easily be mistaken for channeling.

Jeff's visitor whom we have dubbed ''Shroudman'' has a sit-down discussion with him as he takes dictation. What the entity reveals is a stunning look at the universe and, indeed, all of reality from his point of view. This one is nothing short of spectacular. It may even change how you perceive the world around you as you listen. It has most definitely changed us.Please note that this episode is done in three segments. There are visuals on the homepage that Jeff walks us through in segment two. This one isn't remedial podcasting, this is grad school!

Ryan is a UFO researcher who specializes in cases taking place in the state of New Hampshire. He is also an experiencer of two significant UFO sightings himself. He likes to keep a low profile in this zany ufological world, so we're only using his first name for this, his first-ever interview, wherein we discuss his experiences, his research, and his take on certain ufological characters and organizations. He also delves deeply into the so-called ''Laconia Abduction.'' Is the case any good? If not, why is MUFON's New England Section Director promoting it so heavily?

Philip Coppens, author of The Ancient Alien Question (available wherever books are sold), joins us for the full two hours to explore the evidence that ancient humanity had a little help in society building from interplanetary visitors.To learn more about Philip, please visit: www.philipcoppens.com

James, a long-time listener and lifetime experiencer of the highly strange, shares with us audio of an interview with his mother. This is the first time they have ever spoken about the paranormal in their lives and the first time he has spoken publicly about it at all. We listen to the audio and dive in deeper with James about not only the manifestations, but the possible confluence of ingredients that make them happen. This ties together nicely some of the threads we've been pulling on in recent weeks. What a way to kick off our new direction of experiencer-driven shows!

Tracey and Paul, two of Jeremy's high school friends, join us to relive the nightmarish soap opera that became their teen years. For some, the nightmare is parents. For others, it's puberty. For them, it was an addiction to a Parker Brothers Ouija Board. Good times!

Anne Strieber joins us to talk about why the Visitors might be abducting people from a scientific point of view. This springboards Jeff & Jer into an insightful after-chat where they narrow down the necessity for fear in these experiences. But first, Jeff has captured an amazingly clear voice in a room of the house too clear to be a typical EVP.

Jeff & Jer announce some new directions coming to the show, then have an insightful conversation about the paranormal that kicks off with Jeff's recent, brief visit from the shrouded man.

Alta & Chad Dillard walk us through a timeline of individual and shared high strangeness experiences they've had that run the gamut of paranormal manifestations. This is the perfect show for the week we launch Project Core!

This week, Jeff flies solo as Jeremy completes his move from NYC. Our guest? None other than Parapsychologist Loyd Auerbach - who stops by to discuss ghosts and hauntings, data collection and technology, psi, PK, and define what parapsychology actually is. Oh, and there's chocolate too. That's right. Chocolate. Loyd details an amazing case of two way discussion with a ''ghost'', and the ghosts perception of itself. This is an interview not to be missed!Afterwards Jeff and Jeremy get ready to deploy Project Core, and have some final words before the site begins it's work.Visit Loyd Auerbach's website at: http://www.mindreader.comThe Forever Family Foundation: http://www.foreverfamilyfoundation.orgOctober 26, 2011 at the Herberger Theater in Phoenix: ''As the Spirits Move Us: Science and Speculation of the Paranormal'' lecture by Loyd Auerbach and Dr. Barry Taff.http://www.herbergertheater.org/as_spirits_move_us_science_and_speculation_of_paranormalLoyd's books are available on Amazon.com and BN.com:The Ghost Detectives' Guide to Haunted San Francisco, by Loyd Auerbach and Annette Martin (2011)A Paranormal Casebook: Ghost Hunting in the New Millennium (2005)Hauntings & Poltergeists: A Ghost Hunter's Guide (2004)Ghost Hunting: How to Investigate the Paranormal (2004)The Parapsychology & Consciousness Conference in Virginia Beach is happening October 14-16, 2011Atlantic University's site (Loyd Auerbach teaches Principles of Parapsychology online) -- also announcements about the conference: http://www.atlanticuniv.edu

Ever hear the cliche about the teenage girl who causes paranormal activity around her by repressing her rage? Meet Briana. She's living proof that this happens. The Jer flies solo on this one, interviewing her, babbling incoherently, and--ultimately giving up on being a solo act--making a call to a surprise second guest who has been haunted in a completely different yet related way.

Jeff & Jer reveal a new and broad long-term study into paranormal accounts of all kinds that they will be spearheading with Dr. Tyler Kokjohn and Dr. Kim Cooper. Then, they tackle some of the weightier questions about ufology, consciousness, spirituality, and free will vs. destiny.

This episode is a lesson in contrasts. Which is deeper, more interesting, and speaks to a reality most can't fathom: ufologists narrating experiencer stories at a UFO conference or the actual story of an experiencer in the audience? Kelly Johnson is an experiencer who traveled a very long distance to listen to professional ufologists at the 2011 Exeter UFO Festival in New Hampshire. Little did she know that what she would hear onstage wouldn't reflect the reality she lives. This is some of her spectacular life story contrasted with Jer's deflating road trip audio, which features guests John Flynn, Tina Sena, and Tim Binnall. This is what paranormal reality sounds like when it's not edited for expectations.

''Lobo'' from the Project Archivist podcast joins us for a frank discussion about his extraordinary experiences. This could very well be the first case of a person with all outlier phenomena attached to them. Two words: just listen.

The pseudonymous Roejen from Project Archivist joins us to talk about his thoughts on the paranormal and share his own paranormal experiences. Then, Jeff & Jer go deep into why certain aspects of how experiencers feel about their role as experiencers are hard to articulate and might be misinterpretations of the situation. Be sure to check out the Project Archivist podcast here: www.projectarchivist.com

Mirage Men author Mark Pilkington joins us to explore his book and some of the real life characters and situations that have shaped the mythos of ufology. Mark is also a crop circle maker, so we go down that road as well. This one is as straightforwardly sane as it is weird and fascinating! But first... Jeff tells of two days he'll not soon forget. Namely, the last two. His story is not paranormal but it is hysterical and trust us, that will be enough.