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Hello, and welcome back to The Heavy Stuff - the one blog that is willing to take `positions’ about events that occur within the High Strangeness - that is also `part’ of reality. And, as you can see by the title of today’s post `Why A Tenuous Reality Permits ParaNormal And Fortean Events’ - I will be pushing those outer extremities of my thoughts to cover such an ambitious description today. 

But, as a returning reader of The Heavy Stuff - you know that thought excursions around here are not new - such as my  post asking if Gnomes have a sustainable population. (Using that post to challenge Bigfoot believers into considering a different `take’ on Bigfoot - one of a temporal being - tied into our phenomenology for a segment of spaces.)

In fact, part of this thought excursion today is because of another bloggers efforts to figure out the high strangeness surrounding the Bigfoot issue. In his blog he found out, thru his readership, of many reports of Bigfoots AND Ufo’s occurring virtually simultaneously  - and even a few times had the Bigfoot `inside’ the ufo/craft.

And, because of the sheer number of reports like these - he was beginning to question the `real location-ness’ of all anomalous entities/creatures - even going so far as to surmise ALL of the Bigfoots and UFO’s - lack a reality within our common consensus. (I might be able to think that all Bigfoots are temporary - but - to me UFO’s - crafts - have at least a portion of them being within our common consensus of real object perceptions - IMO.)

But, back to this posts theme.

Indeed, first, I’d really like to `look’ at the word `tenuous’ as it is a seldom used word in today’s society - yet - nearly perfectly describes the `real’ reality we see and experience. You will also find during this post that in a sense, my Phenomenology, the one I will discuss, is similar to the thoughts of Julian Barbour - in that - I describe everything as a space - (even what some would call `a time’ - such as now).

Why is tenuous the perfect description - you say?

First, let us begin with a dictionary meaning for tenuous:

1. not dense 2. not thick 3. having little substance or strength 4. SHAKY (reasons)(on grounds that were)

To me, the above words describe the `space’ of the reality I see`now’ - `instantaneously’ - `as it passes’ - the unchangeable once counted reality of `not-able-to-not-be’ (Phillips Phenomenology) - the real reality that must pass, must run-off. The one that according to Julian Barbour is the `best matching, with the least intrinsic difference’ compared to the previous now instant.  THAT reality is NOT dense, NOT thick, has LITTLE SUBSTANCE, - based on a momentary belief in what this moment brought — the definition of Tenuous.

A reality that is NORMALLY (as opposed to paraNormally) composed of `things’ or `objects’ (or `spaces’ literally) that are `around me’ and `within my vision’. My pen, the computer. Objects whose `light and location’ I see as `almost simulantaneous’  — almost immediately AFTER their NOW occurs. (And it is this `flow time/space’ from their `now-space’  - to our `recieving of their now’ - that actualizes their Not-able-to-be - Space into the unchangable Not-Able-To-Not-Be ———- shared, space of real reality that we all agree upon exists `in front of us’ as it runs off).

Simply put;  no now has duration - it, the now,  is always `on’ to/as the `next now’ - that is provided to our senses via light waves bouncing off the objects around us - literally reflecting their now `into’ a common now - with NO duration - that we sense as simultaneously instantaneously vanishing.

We have no ability to act on the now as it passes other than to project our own now (and our now’s actions and intentions) into the same not-able-to-not-be tenuous quasi-reality - built on the expired nows of spaces that are not us.

However, as you know,  our NORMAL reality - seems anything but tenuous - it SEEMS solid and permanent. But, also, as you know, science KNOWS differently (objects are not solids - and the spaces between atoms of the space that IS US vastly exceeds the tiny kernels of matter that we are ultimately composed of) - and - if you have ever had a ParaNormal event happen to you - you KNOW differently too - that the solidness and the permanence of the reality one calls real - may be less than reliable or solid.

Are you still with me? Hopefully, I’ll try to explain all of this more. But, back to the word tenuous and it’s comparison to the reality actualization moment we view constantly and instantaneously. 

Our viewed NOW is `not dense’ `not thick’ `has little substance or strength’ and is seemingly based on `reasons-built (especially, evidently, in the case of the paraNormal) on shaky ground’.

Obviously, I am not the first to suggest that a `reality moment’ can be built on `belief’ or `reasons’. Even, areality, that moment to moment, is so stable - as to not bring into question its very flimsiness.

But, on rare occasions - that thin, not dense, shaky reality, grounded on shaky reasons - momentarily - `breaks down’ and `allows’ the vision OR experiencing of something that is ALSO real - ALSO part of the momentary reality we can `see’ and experience as real.

Call it a special consensus reality that ties back to `what is special’ about human consciousness - that being - it’s able-to-not-be(ness).

Human consciousness is not tied with the the body-space’s need to be Not-Able-To-Be - it is a `free and separate’ space (that is, again, able to not be, it’s own space). Yes, human consciousness has its own space too that is `present’ as part of our reality mix. Now, 99.999..% of the time, the able-to-not-be `space’, is attending to the body’s Not-able-to-be space.

 But, then enters, as Carlos Casteneda would say - `a cubic centimeter of chance’ - and our tenuous reality shows its diversity.

Often, it seems, that the NON-Normal reality is literally `triggered’ by a set of intentionality’s by humans and their consciousness. So, the `Ghosthunter’ `finds’ evidence of `ghosts’ when the tenuous consensus of normal everyday intentionality’s is replaced by a set of intentionality’s by the human that beckon the `unknown spaces’ present in ALL reality (normally below the `seeing’ or evidence perception threshold).

In the same manner - Bigfoot expeditions - may trigger `the space’ that represents `Bigfoot’s’ - then obtaining objective evidence of howls or even thermal images or EVEN real hair from the temporary creature/entity.

When all this happens, these `spaces’ then become `real spaces’ within the context of the `observers’ of the non-consensus reality space- ie:the bigfoot — that IS INDEED `THERE’ (right then - temporarily).  The tenuousness of our reality we can observe being `pliable’ - and tenuous - even for OUR very space (our body).

And, while Ghosts and Bigfoots may represent part of this tenuousness - to me - there are even more impressive examples of the tenuousness of reality and the seldom mentioned  `restriction’ of the `non-consensus’ reality to only the observers at that moment.

So, you ask, what could be more impressive than evidence of a `temporal entitiy’ than a specific ghost or mythological creature such as the Bigfoot?

Doppelgangers for one.

Now, normally, doppelganger means `ghostly counterpart to a living person’ — these would include the oft mentioned doppelgangers of the immigrants of the 1600’s and 1700’s - where it was often told that a person who was immigrating to America on a ship and who died in the voyage on the ship - would have their `doppelganger’ be seen in the old European village they had left to make their voyage. Great spine-tingle stuff.

However, the epitome of doppelgangers would be the pilots of Eastern Flight 401 of which I’ve blogged about before. Those dead `ghostly’ images of living persons — actually materialized `in the flesh’ - way beyond a `ghostly’ impression. Not only that - they stayed viable for minutes at a time on occasion.  Much like a `real bigfoot’. (It is important to note that when `doubt’ was cast towards the pilot doppelgangers they `vanished instantaneously’ — or - when the doppelgangers `own actions - intentionality’s’ ended.)

The OTHER `tenuousness’ of reality - to me - is even more interesting as it is the `replacement’ of `our common consensus reality’ for `another consensus reality’ – and an example of this was the Mutual Hypnosis (done by Charles Tart in the 1960’s) realities `shared’ by those participants.

Those realities were completely functional and allowed movement and exploration by the participants in a reality they `both saw’ and experienced. (This is also reminiscent of Carlos Castaneda learning to `see’ Don Juan’s `separate reality’.)  Indeed, these OTHER REALS — accessible alone or even with others - point to the obvious `tenuousness’ of the real we all experience. An idea that has some disturbing features and leads to speculation that reality is simply a simulation or even a software simulation.

That said, they all involve one common characteristic WITHIN our fuller common consensus reality that we normally call Real. And that is Singular Human Observers (the space of such). Indeed, the REALITY of our space - includes these other non-ordinary descriptions - it’s just that `normally’ our conscious space isn’t looking for or expecting the miraculous - but, at other times it, our conscious space,  is - and guess what - our tenuous reality - full of intentionality’s and expectations as to what the next moment will bring - becomes super focused on a narrower `now’ than normally.

Eventually, with the human intentionality’s, this `willingness’, the narrowness, can produce an anomalous event. Indeed, it’s my theory that those in the paraNormal news who seem to be able to `call orbs’ or even `call ufos’ — are simply participating in this tenuous `now’ phenomenology structure.

I talk more about this `now’ phenomenology structure in my blog http://whatisnotabletonotbeis.blogspot.com- but - as simple as possible - my Phillips Phenomenology is about `different kinds of spaces’ — these Bigfoots, these Ghosts, the Doppelgangers - within this phenomenology are `Able-To-Not-Be’ spaces —-; normally, not able to express or actualize in our common consensus reality.

These `special spaces’ DIFFER from me and you in that OUR space is `Not-Able-To-Be’ spaces. Not-Able-To-Be spaces being the normal reality and observers.

But, even LIVE Not-Able-To-Be spaces - like you and I - can `switch’ our consensus to the `able-to-not-be’ - at least our observing intentionality’s can. This could be similar to a prayer, meditation, or simple focus of attention. And, when that happens:

Our tenuous reality permits the spaces of ParaNormal and Fortean Events - to be seen within our Phenomenology.

Thanks for reading this thought exercise.

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One of the purposes of my posts on The Heavy Stuff (THS) is to provoke thought and critical thinking on any number of `issues’ of esoterica. And, in that regard, today’s post beckons the examination of the ludicrous - to be applied to what others would say is an `explanation’ of a  viable sustainable `Bigfoot’ population out there `in the American Woodland’.

Yes, I know I’m already making enemies with a certain segment of my regular `heavy stuff’ readership by being a curmudgeon by doubting `first person’ accounts by `credible’ folks of all persuasions. BUT, I’m not doubting those accounts for one second - let me explain. You see, I think `Bigfoots’ in nearly all or perhaps all situations - are `temporary entities’.

To me, one must favor the overwhelming evidence that not one creature has ever been found dead or brought fourth alive - EVER. Nor have any `artifacts’ of this creature. Not even scat. Not in the last 10 years, not in the last 50 years, not in the last 500 years - not EVER. Never ever.

It’s something that those who have seen the creatures with their own two eyes will have to live with - despite what is becoming `countless’ expeditions into the remote woods of America with high tech equipment for `proof’. It’s becoming to the modern person not `into’ the Bigfoot scene  - even the modern open minded person - `silly’ - and little more than occasional entertainment - watching a repeat -  on the History Channel on a lazy Sunday afternoon. (Even if Bigfoot enthusiasts think progress is right around the corner - which sounds a lot like those wishing for UFO disclosure.)

And, part of the reason the majority of serious thinking folks feel that way, is because they would want answers to serious questions — how can there be a sustainable population?  — being one of the first. And, other questions like I’ve raised above about a lack of a body, scat or artifacts. An entire supposedly intelligent entity most similar to man - without a culture? An intruding creature that NEVER ventures into an area with trigger happy men? Who never makes a mistake crossing a highway? A creature with dozens and dozens of descriptions and variations based on first hand descriptions?

Which brings us back to Gnomes. Yes, Gnomes.

Here is just one of several videos and pictures that have emerged in recent years http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/weird/article1817406.ece

there has also been this well written recent article outlining a Gnome history http://www.theparanomalist.com/the-latest/gnome-sightings/.

Hmm; two phenomena’s - both occurring over centuries and both seemingly able to `appear temporarily’ and in the real. However, one phenomena - Bigfoot - a more `modern phenomena’ in relation to common consensus compared to Gnomes - has believers who feel compelled to `try to explain it scientifically’ - by talking of `sustainable populations’ http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=sustainable+population+of+bigfoot&btnG=Google+Search and here’s almost 3,000 such references. Most of these references think that 1,000’s and perhaps as many as 10,000 Bigfoots roam the American woods.

It makes The Heavy Stuff wonder - just what would be a sustainable Gnome population be in the woods/worlds `hidden area’? Do they have migration movements too as suggestion by the Bigfoot believers?

Do they ever lose their hats?

OR, would the concept of temporal characters - a phenomenology idea of Edmund Husserl and my Phillips Phenomenology - be a more likely explanation for what is being observed in reality? A temporal character able to `exist’ until it’s intentionality’s expire or the beliefs in them. Something within the NOW memory and experiences of a space (human) as opposed to a being within the outside reality.

This quasi real - temporal character - `able to not be’ - space — even could leave `objective’ evidence - regardless if it does or does not have a permanent `space’ in our reality - as it IS a temporary real.  If you dig deep enough into this website you will find that I believe there are four types of entities - Gnomes and Bigfoots - are just one of them.

Thanks for reading today. Please go to my front page www.theheavystuff.com as that is the only way you register on my statistics page - while there, look around - I have a great sidebar, blogroll, and you can see the topics of the last 15 posts. I’d love to have your comments too on today’s posting.

In the last couple of days I’ve been surfing the net, as usual, to find material for my daily AnomalyMan listing on Squidoo. One place I always check out is www.anomalist.com as it’s overall point of view closely matches mine when describing `anomalous’ links of dubious natures. And, it’s two of those links that I have today on my Squidoo webpage (March 27th date) that set off my brain concerning the phenomenology of the ontological structure.

One of the links (all links will be at the bottom of this post) had to do with a MUFON investigator and his recording of a very anomalous `light in the sky at night’ experience that he interprets as Ufo Orbs and their Mothership - and indeed, the link will have pictures that will convince you too that the image explanation could be justified. What’s shown is one brighter light with an apparent connection to another series of `lights’ (different light filters show a golden shaped `interior’ craft).

The other link goes to the story of a serious  gentleman who actively is seeking some answers to the Bigfoot In America saga. And again, this time too, a seeker of the unknown was rewarded with the very thing desired - this time in the form of a 7 foot terrifying `monster’ with a voice which had a bellow beyond belief - and told in a manner that leaves little doubt as to its temporal occurrence to the observer.

So, when I read each of these stories, nearly in order, it set off my brain. Immediately, thoughts like - could `everything’ that is a space — like a human, comb, grass, robin, world, star, atom, — everything — which has a space and has a mass - and that exists IN an ontological structure — everything LIKE that — has one unifing characteristic - it is knowable. VERY KNOWABLE. (Can be measured.)

Then, my mind continued to turn over. Could `everything’ that is UNKNOWN have a space too? A `space’ which can be `called’ to be what it needs to be? To be what it HAS TO BE? (Whatisnotabletontobeis) And, could such `spaces’ only happen (or nearly only happen) when expectations and intentionality’s are raised and/or focused? When the `expectations’ of the `observer’ could trigger the intentionality’s of the `unknown space’?

Hence, MUFON investigators will see Ufo’s. Hence, Bigfoot investigators will see Bigfoots. Hence, Ghost investigators will find Ghosts. And EVP investigators — well, I think you get the idea by now. It seems that the will of the intentionality’s is all that is needed for a Fortean event of an Unknown nature to occur. (Could it be that the `intentionality’s’ come from the unknown when a `possession’ occurs of a human? Does the Unknown have some specific `spooky’ nature to it? A nature different than the Known - which might be `positive’ in some overall balance?)

And, if spirits can be beckoned in this manner (from the unknown) and Ufo’s too can be `beckoned’ — might the `nature’ of these two experiences really be able to be grouped together? Does this justify all the `nutcases’ that claim its the devil who is the ufo’s? (And, of course, this does not rule out nut and bolt ufo’s from existing along with all of us human beings - on our side of reality - in the known - because they have space.) Could this be why Prophet Yahweh could call a `light’ into the sky?

And, really, aren’t scientific discoveries actually similar? A seeker of the unknown - `finds’ the information - that one was seeking as a scientist. Would the `Ufo’s’ and `Bigfoot’s’ BE - information? Information in the rawest form?

A Information or intelligence `representation’  which has expectations and intentionalities? And, could the transfer of those expectations bring a `space’ together with that information base - which might even be able to occur,  and `act’ for a `real temporal’ event. Being infused with `knowledge’ for a moment(s). Being the very display of the unknown.

Hey, thanks for reading - I appreciate your interest - bookmark THS and come back soon for more heavy thoughts. You have seen my FRONT page, right?

Enjoy the two links, and many more, at www.squidoo.com/AnomalyMan  - just check March 27th - or see the Ufo-Mufon story at http://www.ufodigest.com/news/0309/ufo-orb.php and the Bigfoot story at http://blogsquatcher.blogspot.com/2009/03/angry-old-man.html.

Hello, and welcome back to The Heavy Stuff (THS) - thanks for returning again to read your required dose of madness. And, being from Georgia (the real Georgia, the state, the one that has been Georgia for hundreds of years) THS wants to be the `local’ `paranormal website voice’ for the recent craziness.

 Of course I refer to the `Georgia Bigfoot story’ you have seen on the media. This includes the two Georgia men, at least one an officer of the law, standing , with a straight face, and website hats, with a man TWICE involved in Bigfoot hoaxes,  in front of hundreds of media reporters and cameramen,  revealing DNA results that showed the DNA  to be of humans and `opossum’ - a Georgia critter if there ever was one - as PROOF of Sasquatch in the southeast. Yeah, right. THIS is journalism?

What is the phrase, fool me once …… fool me twice. Need THS say more. Wouldn’t this be THREE times? Will `the word’ of law enforcement `prestige’ suffer?

 Need we really wait for the upcoming `autopsy’? Or, `the unveiling’ that will never happen `just weeks in the future’?

It’s the new perfect hoax marketing formula.  (Sounds like a book title.)

First, build the hoax slowly. Have different versions of the initial event. Have the `impossible item’ in `safe storage’ ready to be revealed. Use witnesses with seeming `credibility’ (this story was largely run on the fact of a policeman involvement). Indicate that `scientific’ evidence will be forthcoming. Never reveal the secret location or  the impossible object. ———— End of formula.

So, using the above scenario — can it be long before we have the UFO in my barn? The `chuparabaca’ at my cousins ranch? The unicorn in my cornfield? The Elf in the cellar. (Interesting movie idea?)

Finally, and at the risk of being proved wrong shortly, — let THS surmise that Georgia, while a beautiful state, is not the home to Bigfoot - at least THIS TIME it’s not. That said, THS has done about 80 posts - heavy posts - in less than two years time. Almost never mentioning Bigfoot. So, what would the media have been doing today IF the DNA findings somehow painted a totally different picture? Would the media have had the `depth’ to look at the real possibilities such a Bigfoot might represent?

Would the Bigfoot have been portrayed as `indigenous’? Would huge hunts of forrest rangers have taken to the woods? (Insert Humorous image.)

Or, would the Bigfoot have been portrayed as perhaps NOT of this Earth is some manner. Perhaps an escapee from a spaceship or another dimension? It’s fun to speculate about the day when the media would be faced with such a discussion; isn’t it?

OR, Is the last piece of the total hoax - a DNA findings hoax?

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This blog spends many posts talking about `the wonderous’ - including words spent describing such things as the reality experienced during mutual hypnosis between two subjects - and - even - `real subjectivity’ in our talks about the Pilots of Eastern Flight 401; who appeared in the flesh as themselves on flights that included the parts of their failed plane.

As you know, they appeared, as doppelgangers nearly identical to themselves, but `disappeared’ when their `realness’ was forced to confront the common human consensus idea of what was/is possible - after all, that is all that could happen - they were dead.

But, the IDEA of the pilots - the idea they had of themselves - as personally watching over L1011’s (the type of jet they crashed) - was not dead. And, was, in some manner -able to actualize - into a termporal `character’ — character in our meaning - the transformation into a space that `looked like’ the `information’ that represented what the pilots - looked like. Literally.

They were transformed - formed - into - temporal characters (spaces). BUT - as temporal characters - they lacked what we normally consider `solid space’ - which is rooted in a different `area’ of space.

Along the same lines - might other anomalies and paranormal entities fall into the same category. Temporary beings. Temporal characters that represent ideas. Such as the Bigfoot type entities that were reported on the Skinwalker ranch - or - for that matter - any type of Bigfoot or mothman or chupacabra. Could these entities be IDEAS? Could they be ideas that transform into temporal characters - like memes? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme

Could ghosts be the same thing? Could ghosts be the remaining `idea’ that one has of oneself after ones demise? Could UFO’s be an idea that is transforming into a temporal character? Is it the `temporal nature’ of these `things’ `ideas’ `entities’ that makes an objective `specimen’ impossible?

Could even evolution, consciousness, or intelligence manifest in the same manner? Is everything an idea that shows only its temporal character - is this a description of reality?

Nothing like - The Heavy Stuff.

*(Title stolen from Husserl)

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Hello fellow mind surfers looking to consume your daily dose of brain food from the internet. As The Heavy Stuff (THS) has told you before, THS gets it’s inspiration often from the websites you find on our blogroll. One example of the brain food in 2008 has been anomalist.com’s consistent linking to a new blog which often delves into the quagmire of `reality talk’ - and - this is just an example link of the material of this excellent thinker Bruce Duensing http://materialintangible.blogspot.com/2008/04/part-two-quantum-subjectivity-and.html#links

And now you know that it can make your eyes glaze over too - sometimes even encountering an article title like Part Two: Quantum Subjectivity and The Holographic Model. can make the brain freeze.

It is also true as you know that anomalist.com (and others) take a chance with this blogs more esoteric posts - especially posts which include phenomenology thoughts. So, when THS felt it was time to wade once again into the murky subjective waters of `experiencing reality’ - whether by our eyesight - or with `objective recording devices’ such as video cameras and other technology - THS wanted to show via Bruce’s writing just how nebulous it all can be.

The Heavy Stuff also feels that our phenomenology - avoids alot of the unknown physics of speculation - and ultimately is a simpler explanation for the basic description that simulates our real reality that we experience. Simulates you ask? If you look at THS’s blog postings recently - (upper right corner of front page of this website) - you can read more about how THS feels that reality is simulated instantaneously, continuously.

But, today’s mind excursion is to a subject we have covered before `Paranormal Videos - Dubious or Amazing’ — this was the link http://theheavystuff.com/?p=22.

And, if you read THS’s posting, one of the main points was about the `seeming increase’ in videos about all things paranormal - which THS felt was largely a matter of numbers. More folks with more cameras and more security cameras. Indeed, those with an interest in the paranormal should EXPECT there would be more. And, there will be even more in the future. Perhaps so many more as to challenge our very notions about reality.

THS also makes the point in the posting that the sheer quantity of `impossible’ videos (of ghosts, ufo’s) could make the impossible seem less miraculous - especially in light of video and computer capabilities of the 2000’s. Since anything can be faked; who’s to say that an unfaked video is special ———- nobody. But, again, as THS makes clear in the post - the paranormal (ghosts, ufo’s) have been captured `on devices’ long before the great advances in graphic capabilities.

But, back to the title of this posting - and looking at it thru the phenomenology THS has been describing over the past year to our dear readers. ` Could `camera’s’ be Capturing or Actualizing - a Virtual Reality?

Remember, THS phenomenology, the Phillips Phenomenology, describes `space’ as Not-able-to-be and `time’ as Able-to-Not-be. More specifically, the phenomenology says that both are really descriptions of SPACE. (Or, types of space(s)).

Science tells us today that `space’ - empty space - the kind without matter (remember our universe averages one atom per cubic yard) is `filled with virtual particals’. Virtual particles that don’t actualize. Virtual particles that don’t actualize in places with no matter. (That said, virtual particles exist and surround matter too.)

Virtual particles that are not observed and don’t actualize in places with no matter. Does that describe nothingness?

If you are familiar with phenomenology - perhaps one of the greatest issues is Being and Nothingness. Most phenomenologists would like to infuse space with Beingness - giving Beingness to matter. Nothingness, in this case, would be Everything Not Now. Only now would be infused with realness; with Being, to most phenomenology ideas.

Others humans who play with words would look at the reality issue as subjectivity or objectivity. Others would look at reality as a divide between what is known and what is unknown. Others as space - time. Or Ying-Yang. You get the idea, right? Two `phases’.

But, THS asks you — doesn’t Able-to-Not-be — something that ISN’T (this) space — describe TIME? And, if you are a follower of THS phenomenology, that time and space — the able to not be and the not able to be — combine — to form our reality of not-able-to-not-be?

Our completely determined reality of Not-Able-To-Not-Be. Our moment to moment, real.

And, that dear readers, brings us back to HOW the paranormal can gain a foothold in our observable reality. WHAT cameras may be capturing or actualizing when `filming’ recording - the paranormal.

First, by definition, the paranormal isn’t Normal. Isn’t of things that exist on a continuing ontological basis with matter. And, by this very definition ———– exist of things that ARE able-to-not-be.

Ghosts are able-to-not-be. That is THEIR space. Their space is `able-to-not-be’. —- And, folks, — the able to not be is part of our real reality. Virtual reality can easily be described as a `able-to-not-be’ reality - right? (Armchair physicists gather close.)

But, our HUMAN perception, generally, isn’t focused on the virtual reality. Humans do much `better’ (getting money, having friends, doing tasks) focusing on the `real’ - the real `things with spaces’ around us. NOT on the `things’ less dependent on that phase of space. Things that may exist virtually. Things that may `be’ able to not be - part of our common consensus observational reality. Beyond our sight expectations.

But, cameras are not human consciousness. And cameras, or other devices which can monitor `reality’, - thru their self-contained observation — could be capturing parts of reality below the threshold of common consensus. Or, even actualized parts of reality below the threshold of common human consensus. (Actualized in the sense of recording.)

Isn’t it possible that `ghosts live’ in the able-to-not-be?

Could `orbs’ be tulpas of dead humans? A manifestation of the able-to-not-be — on a temporary basis.

Could ghosts be full or partial orbs?

Don’t doppelgangers define able-to-not-be?

Don’t Bigfoot creatures seem to be in the able-to-not-be?

Wouldn’t the future and the past be in the able-to-not-be? (Actually the past would be in the Not-able-to-not-be.) (And if the past AND the future is in the able-to-not-be; that would allow past dead spirits of humans to be capable of making it to the present via the `future’.)

Finally, with that thought in mind — couldn’t the able-to-not-be have gradients? With some `things’ or `events’ more likely than other `things’ or `events’? Perhaps some `things’ are more real than others in the able-to-not-be. (Just like on this side?)

Could, for example, Ufo’s be becoming `more real’?

Perhaps the paranormal `thing’ can be generated from the `human end’ of thought. Sort of like a sweeping light of consciousness lighting up the filaments of the able-to-not-be. Lighting up the filaments of the possible. Bringing the unknown into the known. Bringing virtual to real. But, perhaps, only a camera is needed as the observing tool; and, not human consciousness.

Or, perhaps the ` paranormal thing  on video’ is NOT generated by humans. Perhaps the `things’ of the able-to-not-be `space’ have their own basis of existence. One not dependent upon our structure in the Not able to be. But a reality that `overlaps’ ours. One that has intentionality’s on THAT side. Over in the able-to-not-be.

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The Heavy Stuff (THS) welcomes you back for another mind excursion (do you remember the 1960’s ` psychedelic quartet’ Tradewinds version?) into the very fabric of speculation about realities mysteries  - today’s topic - strange highness. Yes, you read that right.

Strange Highness is THS’s proposed new term,  and, is not the same as the common Fortean term of `High Strangeness’, or, is it? Indeed, one will find by reading excepts below that both `strange highness’ and `high strangeness’ seem to have some, or perhaps many, overlapping spaces.

First, just a few words about High Strangeness (this should be familiar to most THS readers we know). Frankly, if you are not familiar with the term it’s one of googles best searches; you will be gone on a several hour reading trip if you have never researched the term. And, to summarize in a few examples is impossible - (but) it can be as simple as fish falling out of the sky; to, a Bigfoot that vanishes in front of your eyes; to, a Ufo landing where the alien walks up to you and asks what time it is; to, being rescued by a tow-truck that leaves no tracks in the snow.

You get the idea - impossible(ish) events in `normal consciousness’. Indeed, all these examples have one thing in common - NO drug descriptions - these are all described by `normal’ folks who are not `hitting the bottle’, or for that matter, any other substances. Right?

After all, if it was the `rantings’ of a USER - the credibility is gone - right? Objectivity would be ruled to be not in play. So, for those that report `strange events’ - a persons `straightness’ - is what makes them High Strangeness. Isn’t that strange?

But, of course, other folks have `impossible events’ too - while under the influence.

Specifically, while under the influence of `mind altering substances’ - indeed, `reality altering substances’ - leading to the area of space THS wants to now refer to as `Strange Highness’. Specifically, strange highness will refer to the esoterica and entities which have been supposedly encountered when credible humans enter `altered states of consciousness’ - via substances.

It should also be mentioned that the experiences described below of the extremes of what could occur when using mind altering substances — are NOT the norm; probably with any of the substances. Most reactions to these substances at minimal dosage are tolerable to enjoyable for most folks interested in such experiences. That said, again, extreme `reactions’ can occur at `normal’ dosage too - discouraging, wisely, the majority of humans from usage of any of these substances - even liquor only scratches 50% users. So, it should be noted that  THS wants to look closer at only those rare space occurrences - of strange highness.

Indeed, the examples are so numerous the question is -  where to begin….. Perhaps the first mention should go to the research done on DMT at the University of New Mexico in the 1990’s and the findings that suggest some experiences are very similar to the description of alien abductions – some users had simulated encounters with entities not of our normal consensus of thought.  Here’s a quote from Wikipedia about the substance that was man-made first in 1931:

Several subjects also reported contact with ‘other beings’, alien like, insectoid and reptilian in nature, in technological environments^[6] where the subjects were ‘probed’, ‘tested’ and sometimes even ‘manipulated’ by these ‘beings’ (see Abduction phenomenon).

 ”technological environments” - love that terminology.  And all this - right in the lab -so to speak. Strange Highness Indeed.

And, the bad news for those that want to believe in alien abductions out of ones bed - is that most likely, their brain (the abductee) supplied the `space’ for the event. That is NOT to suggest that the person didn’t experience the event OR that the event wasn’t REAL at some `real’ level. Just that the `event’ did not likely occur outside of the bedroom walls.

Additionally, this does NOT really address the much rarer `abduction reports’ that occurs in public places - supposedly (nearly always at night of course in lonely areas - with strong exceptions such as Travis Walton’s experience).

So, because of the similarities of DMT and the abduction experience the verdict is that at least one aspect of High Strangeness can be `explained’ by the Strange Highness Spaces of  extreme substances. But that is only one example of many.

Such as, of course, the many word of mouth stories, decades ago,  of the preferred hallucinogen of the 1960’s - LSD.  From the noting by users of changes to the normal perceptual landscape (moving walls, sharper colors, impossible objects) for an individual - to `shared realities’ with other trippers (shared landscapes not of this world) - the product-chemical,  produced spaces with , indeed, strange highness. Again, quoting Wikipedia:

Some psychological effects may include an experience of radiant colors, objects and surfaces appearing to ripple or “breathe,” colored patterns behind the eyes, a sense of time distorting (time seems to be stretching, repeating itself, changing speed or stopping), crawling geometric patterns overlaying walls and other objects, morphing objects, a sense that one’s thoughts are spiraling into themselves, loss of a sense of identity or the ego (known as “ego death“), and powerful, and sometimes brutal, psycho-physical reactions interpreted by some users as reliving their own birth.^[9][40] Many users experience a dissolution between themselves and the “outside world”.^[41]This unitive quality may play a role in the spiritual and religious aspects of LSD. The drug sometimes leads to disintegration or restructuring of the user’s historical personality and creates a mental state that some users report allows them to have more choice regarding the nature of their own personality.Higher doses often cause intense and fundamental distortions of sensory perception such as synaesthesia, the experience of additional spatial or temporal dimensions, and temporary dissociation.While THS could point at many of the above descriptions - THS would like to focus on the LSD chemical interaction `disrupting time’ (and space, things) — this is long before the `missing time’ syndrome or experience reported with some remembered `high strangeness’ - and UFO experiences too. So, time-distortion, literal distortion - can be said to be shared between strange highness, and its counterpart, high strangeness. (Is it the Matrix, yet?)Certainly, other researchers have pointed at other extremes of plant-chemical usage by third world indigenous tribes of various areas.

Additionally, Native Americans (and so would say traditional Hippies and Heads) have known for time immemorial  that chewing certain mushrooms or ingesting peyote buttons, - can lead to spaces of special enlightenment - here’s how Wiki describes that:

The effects of psilocybin are often pleasant, even ecstatic, including a deep sense of connection to others, confusion, hilarity, and a general feeling of connection to nature and the universe. Bad trips may occur when psychedelic compounds are taken in a non-supportive or inadequate environment, by an inexperienced person, in an unexpectedly high dose (see: set and setting), or when the substance triggers difficult areas of one’s psyche.

At low doses, hallucinatory effects occur, including walls that seem to breathe, a vivid enhancement of colors and the animation of organic shapes. At higher doses, experiences tend to be less social and more entheogenic, often catalyzing intense spiritual experiences. For example, in the Marsh Chapel Experiment, which was run by a graduate student at Harvard Divinity School under the supervision of Timothy Leary, almost all of the graduate degree divinity student volunteers who received psilocybin reported profound religious experiences

Strange Highness, Indeed. 

Once again, the link here could be described as the ONENESS felt by the `straight’ high strangeness experiencer - and the - `non-straight’ experiencer of strange highness. Seems the altered states can be reached via either avenue of ones approach to ones consciousness. Whether the outcome is demons or oneness.

But all those areas of `strange highness’ can be beyond the reach of the average person who doesn’t know the difference between a tomato plant and a squash plant - or who doesn’t forage for native plants - or  who wants to travel to strange lands. That would be most of us, right?

So, how about, the legal stuff - and it’s links to Strange Highness –  THS will start with the result of the nations most popular mind altering substance - liquor - but, not just liquor - extreme liquor usage - the DT’s - here’s a description - quoting Wiki:

DT’S - The main symptoms are confusion, disorientation and agitation and other signs of severe autonomic instability. Other common symptoms include intense hallucinations such as visions of insects, snakes or rats (or stereotypically, pink elephants). These may be related to the environment, e.g., patterns on wallpaper that the patient would perceive as giant spiders attacking him or her. Unlike hallucinations associated with schizophrenia, delirium tremens hallucinations are primarily visual, but associated with tactile hallucinations such as sensations of something crawling on the subject - a phenomenon known as formication

In reading about the outer edge of the liquor stupor and bugs - one is reminded that other drugs have outer limit  stupors that include huge Praying Mantislike creatures. Or, is all this - the bugs on the skin - nothing more than the DNA memories of beings who woke up in caves 700 generations ago with bugs crawling on their faces - the memories of FEAR. Even the fear of being eaten by more larger more formidable species.

Also, as another example and still legal in many parts of the country and the world is the new buzz substance being read about in many newspapers - with lawmakers scrambling to `protect’:

Salvia Divinorum” quotes Daniel Siebert’s summarisation, mentioning that the effects may include:^[35]

An example of salvia-inspired Visionary art

• Uncontrollable laughter.
• Past memories, such as revisiting places from childhood memory.
• Sensations of motion, or being pulled or twisted by forces.
• Visions of membranes, films and various two-dimensional surfaces.
• Merging with or becoming objects (for example a Ferris wheel).
• Overlapping realities, such as the perception of being in several locations at once.

A survey of salvia users found that 38% described the effects as unique. 23% said the effects were like yoga, meditation or trance

THIS DOES NOT SOUND LIKE SOMETHING FOR JUST ANYONE AND IS NOT AN ENDORSEMENT - JUST AN EXAMPLE.

Finally, there are, of course, reports of `crazy folks’ literally using toxins and poisons (this is complete sickness - some would say that to use any of them would be crazy and dangerous) - to reach so-called enlightened states of being with one’s consciousness. Areas, places, spaces, where special knowledge supposedly exists. And all, in the land (space) of Strange Highness.

And nearly all of them  - illegal in most states and countries. Indeed, do not venture into the land of Strange Highness - as it may just be the space - that abutts the land of High Strangeness.

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The Heavy Stuff (THS) loves this time of year most for the `best of’ lists that appear in the media. It could be the best astronomy pictures, the best news-stories…. but THS’s favorite (of course) are the Lists involving the paranormal. THS’s especially enjoys the lists from great sites like www.about.com and www.cryptomundo.com (both found on great paranormal link sites like www.anomalist.com  and www.thedailygrail.com and THS’s own www.squidoo.com/anomalyman ). When all the amazing `out of normal consensus’ events are taken in their totality — no wonder our heads spin. And, while we have TWO days or so for the ultimate anomaly of the year — THS would like to present our own `nutshell’ listing.

UFO’s

1. FAA’s denial of the Nov.06 O’Hare Ufo Incident in Jan. 07— The uproar this created in the media was the most since the famed Phoenix Lights Incident in 1997. CNN even utilized the famous `silhouette’ type of lighting with disguised voices to get the information to `all of us’.

2. Costa Rica Cellphone UFO - THS has this link on our Squidoo site for Dec. 10th —- here’s the direct link — http://naturalplane.blogspot.com/2007/12/interesting-ufo-video-recorded-in-costa.html — THS’s position is that with the amazing graphics now possible with computers — it’s REAL events like these captured on `technology, but, less tamper-able technology’ (such as cellphones) are the new `credible’ type of evidence. In this amazing cellphone captures, one can clearly see the atypical saucer UFO.

3. The Haiti UFO clip. — Look at #2 to realise that `close up ufo videos’ are now to be relegated to `entertainment’ by the media. For fellow followers of this type material — the Haiti video caused a huge initial stir, made the TV media, and then seemed NOTHING but a PR hoax. The media was burned is THS’s take of the incident.

4. The Lake Erie UFO (s) — While shot with a video camera (with the typical ‘what’s that dude’ talk) to THS — this was very convincing of something going on involving objects in the sky. The video link is available on my other lens www.squidoo.com/anomalyman2006 . In summary, a bright object out over Lake Erie has another anomalous object come out of nowhere, approach it, and then receded.

5. Presidential candidates and politicians in UFO spotlight….. Somehow, the subject was deemed worthy of comment by more than one candidate; and two politicians - Kucinich and the Former Arizona Governor admitted to seeing UFO’s themselves and being awestruck. Late in the year, officials in Japan seemed to come close to `disclosing’ the whole UFO matter. Don’t hold your breath.

6. Roswell `deathbed’ confessions….. At least two old timers with first hand knowledge came forward in the past year — one in a letter opened only after his death — and the other an 85 year old codger. BOTH said there were saucers and dead alien bodies.

Also rans include; The `Mile Wide’ Europe UFO….. This was in the spring, spotted by a pilot (remember authority is important) – got lots of coverage before the Haiti hoax — part of the slow media expanding portrayal (indoctrination?) that some UFO’s are `massive’.

Other Anomalous Events and THS’s Positioning

In this area, THS would like to be more general about the anomalous 2007 events.

               BIGFOOT

Is it news that Bigfoot, once again, was unconfirmed for another year? Despite many sponsored searches? Despite rocks being thrown on top of cabins 200 miles from humanity? Despite many reports of the `creature’ near populated areas in Florida? (And unpopulated areas of course.) Despite a blurry video or two of what seem to be `apes’ in the woods?

Yes, evidently it is news — and some of the years best `stories’ are of Bigfoot and it’s footprints and `fleeting impressions’. While never commented on before in this blog — THS’s positioning on Bigfoot’s is that they are `temporary creature/events’. Only this could account for lack of ` a body’ after this length of time and interest. At least that is what `common sense’ says. LOL.

FLYING HUMANOIDS

Could Flying Humanoids be the next big thing in paranormal? THS knows that if you are not a HUGE fan of this type of material that these stories may have escaped you. They happened (supposedly). There is even this video of one http://paranormal.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=paranormal&cdn=newsissues&tm=9&gps=98_230_975_591&f=00&su=p284.8.150.ip_&tt=2&bt=1&bts=0&zu=http%3A//www.liveleak.com/view%3Fi%3De27_1173581537  later in the year, this link emerged of another flying humanoid observed

http://paranormal.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=paranormal&cdn=newsissues&tm=438&gps=104_1411_975_591&f=00&su=p284.8.150.ip_&tt=2&bt=1&bts=0&zu=http%3A//www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2517321.html — Yes, you read that right — this one was dressed in a manner similar to Superman.

What in the world is to be made of this? Is this humans who have achieved some supernatural level like Don Juan in Carlos Castaneda’s books? Are these entities from beyond just enjoying our planet (and to flip us out)? Have they learned from Chris Angel? Are we indeed in some sort of computer that literally gives us random images from time to time? Are these archetypes?

Ghosts (orbs)

Maybe Ohio is a haunted place with all those Indian Spirits — but the Blue Ghost in Ohio this year was one of the best. More and more `orblike’ things were seen on camera; sometimes even going in and out of infants mouths. Some folks are beginning to claim they can call orbs for photographs– or put orbs into the sky (such as Prophet Yahweh). The meshing of orbs and `rods’ can’t be far away can it?

CONTRAILS

Legions of folks are beginning to speak about how the sky is different compared to just 15 years ago. They realize that the HUGE X’S and patterns they see are totally different than how the sky has looked most of their lifetimes. Others are beginning to do what amounts to `people research’ on the phenomena for the media. Is the biggest paranormal story right in front of us daily and worldwide?

AND FINALLY

Finally, there were other very cool paranormal reads. The dead father who `came thru’ a woman’s young son to speak to her. The friend `found’ after a vivid dream. The disappearing Bees. Elephants that can tell the good people from bad people. Fish in tanks as smart as 4 year olds. Chimps better at remembering than college students. And finally, The Drones of 2007.

Can 2008 have more high strangeness than this?

The Heavy Stuff (THS) isn’t really into astrology at all - that said - something must be in alignment for the events of the past few days on the media circus we call our `press’ - specifically TV. First, of course, was the out of the blue question to Dennis Kucinich about `his sighting’ of a UFO. Suddenly 14% of the few viewers bothering to watch the depressingly dull debate - turned their heads and looked at the screen.

You see; in just the last few weeks - the media has released results on a national poll about `the unexplained’ (what percent believe in ghosts, ufo’s, etc) and it indicated 14% of the sample had seen a UFO. Anyways, they turned to the screen and Kucinich indicated his moving experience. Other than some chuckling, the room was overwhelmingly silent - eerily similar to the descriptions of UFO’s themselves.

But, soon enough, the topic was gracefully moved away from with just a few Bushlike smirks in the room. (Amazingly, the one year anniversary of the O’Hare Ufo Incident didn’t get asked about of the candidates. Too heavy THS guesses.)  Then, came friday nite - and Larry King’s occasional need during rating sweeps to dip into the `stories begging to be done’. Yep, you guessed it - another King ratings sweep UFO special — this time featuring politicians KNOWN for lying about UFO’s — OF course THS speaks of the former governor of Arizona (lying politicians do NOT get their name in print in THS) — yes the one that trotted out an assistant dressed as an alien at a news-conference to calm his citizens. OHHHHHHHH  PLLLLLEaaaaseeeee. What manure. To boot, this lying politician saw the Phoenix Light UFO himself when it occurred. Of course, he wasn’t asked if that is the canned response that our leaders are demanded to give while in power.

NOW we find him back on TV begging to be forgiven for his deception and asking the Government to come clean about what they know. YEs, the liar asking for the government to come clean. Yes, this happened in the last few days if you were asleep - but, there is even more. Just when you thought the Kucinich moment was the `UFO’ trial balloon that had crashed - and to be brought up no more - suddenly - Chris Wallace on Sunday on Fox News asks another one of the Dem’s running for president - Richardson  - about UFO’s.  Richardson’s first response was a classic politician answer `I don’t believe in Ufo’s’ (somehow this means you must believe in them for them to be real I assume) - but, then he went on also for the gov’t to essentially come clean about Roswell (was saying out of the other side of his mouth that as Gov. he promotes Roswell for the fun of it). THS assumes that all candidates will be asked - if not - why not.

But, even that wasn’t it — then — Republican presidential candidate McCain was asked by Wallace about UFO’s — by this time the smirk factor was rising steadily. This from a Chris Wallace that has never asked Romney if he wears the special underwear used by Mormons. OR, has never asked all the Christian candidates if they believe in the virgin birth? Yet, someone who has a REAL unexplained event occur to them — (fill in this area with your favorite media rant).

Finally, the weekend tops off with the potential of real DNA evidence for Bigfoot on the History channel.

I love when the media chases the ratings during sweeps - how about you?

To the thinking individual, several `paranormal’ phenomena are beginning to seem to have the same `origin’ or `ontology’ - (ontology is defined as a branch of metaphysics concerned with the nature and relations of being — or — a particular theory about the nature of being or the kinds of existent). Specifically, I am referring to the `spaces’ or descriptions of Tulpas http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoughtform (best described by the previous wiki link), Orbs, and Zooforms — to which, this link is the best description http://www.ufomystic.com/the-redfern-files/neil-arnold-the-interview/ . Sorry for taking you thru so much background links for this posting — but, this subject matter is not mainstream media like Bigfoot or Ufo’s — and my assumption is that many need to brush up on their understanding as to how these phenomena are described.

As regular readers know, The Heavy Stuff loves to position phenomenology as critical to understanding `strange phenomena’. Just as Einstein’s love of thought produced the simple equation E=MC(squared) — phenomenology also reduces `appearances’ and `phenomena’ to the most basic look at reality. To The Heavy Stuff, that means taking our reality right `down’ to its basic components of space and time (or what we call time). The Heavy Stuff has been positioning that those `words’ (space/time) — our most basic constitution of being — can be `described’ using some ontological terms.

The Heavy Stuff’s most complete description of the word `space’ can be found at the blog - http://whatisnotabletonotbe.blogspot.com — simply put — just as John Paul Sartre had words for space - time - and being — so does The Heavy Stuff. Whereas Sartre used concepts such as Being In Itself, Being For Itself and Being For Others — The Heavy Stuff has basic words to describe the biggest concepts for consciousness - namely, space - time - and - existence.

Specifically, The Heavy Stuff’s `concept’ for the very idea of `space’ - is that `Space’ IS —> NOT ABLE TO BE . The Heavy Stuff’s `concept’ for `time’ IS —-> ABLE TO NOT BE. And, The Heavy Stuff’s `concept’ for our reality/existence IS ——–> NOT ABLE TO NOT BE … The words (not able to not be) literally meaning  `something that is determined’ — and, obviously, our reality, the one that we experience in common with others,  is determined. That is because, all spaces, but our own, `come’ to us via light waves with their `runoff’ of space. What we see as NOW is NOT NOW as it `arrives’ via a manner which `tells’ us — it has already occurred - and comes to us as pre-determined light waves of information. Having a `space’ ourselves - gives us a particular `positioning/placement’ compared to every other thing in existence with a `space’ (or mass of an object).

I know your head might be spinning if you have never encountered phenomenology before — or if you did — you just wrote it off as a lot of mumbo-jumbo. As I mentioned before, phenomenology attempts to look at the very biggest `issues’ of being. The biggest issues to being human or  to having a consciousness.

And, the equivalent to `who made God’ - for phenomenology - is, `how could time have ever begun?’ — These phenomenological concepts that I will now try to describe - go right to the very very beginning so to speak.  Indeed, The Heavy Stuff begs your indulgence for the next several paragraphs  about the beginning of the phenomenology positioning of The Heavy Stuff.

At the very `beginning’ of experience there had to be the `potential’ for `reality’ or space/time to occur. But, it was just the potential for a reality - not the expression of that reality. There would have been a `oneness’ - a `sameness’ to all - everything. OR one could say, there was an ABLE TO BE in the beginning of the eternity `before’ the reality of space/time. But, eventually, (science would have us believe it was 13.7 billion years ago) the `oneness’ of ABLE TO BE was `forced’ to `accept’ one and perhaps two simultaneous `equal concepts’. BUT, since the ABLE TO BE was/is everything — the evolution of `beingness’ — the very ABLE TO BE itself — was not violated by having a `new’ description of `everything’.

And, that `new description’ literally — was the `explosion’ of the concept of `space-time’. The ABLE TO BE evolved INTO a `thing’ that turned out to be `space’ itself - and all the physical properties that describe the mass of space and elements.  Indeed, as opposed to GOD being ABLE TO BE (everything) — the first space — was able to NOT BE GOD  (to not-be `potential’, by actualizing space) — `it’ was to be able to have the ability to be NOT ABLE TO BE — it wasn’t GOD, it wasn’t `permanent’ -  it was `something else’ a `space’. A space which was NOT ABLE TO BE. It’s very definition and `appearance’  being its representation of `the space’s’ unique identity - it’s unique singularness.

Immediately, with the `invention’ of the `new’ concept — `that original space’ - would realize its `original relation to the original space that GOD or the ABLE TO BE possessed that was `different’ in concept. THAT event would be between `two spaces’ GOD, the able to be, and Space, the NOT able to be. Suddenly, reality had volume and texture - it had a BEFORE (in the able to be) and a `NOW’ in the `space’ of the NOT ABLE TO BE.

We are, indeed, speaking metamorphically about the beginning of consciousness of course. Be it God becoming aware of its parts — or Space becoming aware that it isn’t God. As this concept `expanded’ `space’ would be aware of even more than `the before of God’ — it, space, would be aware that `other spaces than it’ COULD BE. Those `other spaces’ other than God and Space. Space becoming more than one thing (first element changing into more elements?) — a `NEW’ concept beyond the NOT ABLE TO BE.

And, indeed, that concept is ABLE TO NOT BE ———– able to not be the NOT ABLE TO BE. A `new’ space - or beingness idea. Another way for God to `express and appear’ within the ABLE TO BE furnished as the basis for everything. It could be said that the ABLE TO NOT BE is TIME (in a sense) — or — the repeating of the being of space. The whole concept of time (able to not be) GIVES `space’ `somewhere’ to BE (now). OR, the ABLE TO NOT BE is the realization that space has being - expressed as duration.

The Heavy Stuff needs one more paragraph of indulgence from the reader to explain the final combining `concept’ of the Heavy Stuff’s phenomenology. Simply put — we aren’t quite at a real reality yet via the above descriptions of space and time and god. We need the phenomenology descriptions of reality itself. AND, the combining of NOT ABLE TO BE with the ABLE TO NOT BE —— became what is considered the REAL REALITY — THE NOT ABLE TO NOT BE — the determined. The reality we all see before us right now. Basic words to describe the segments which make up the determined reality all consciousness’s experience.

It takes all of those phenomenology words to begin to describe what today’s topic might be about - the topic being the similarity of Tulpas, Zooforms and Orbs.

Wikipedia describes Zooforms (thoughtforms) with words such as these:

These are not animals at all, but entities or apparitions which adopt or seem to have (quasi)animal form. This is where we (at least to some extent) enter science fictionterritory. In many ways, these elusive and contentious entities have plagued cryptozoology since its inception, and tend to be dismissed by mainstream science as thoroughly unworthy of consideration. Zooform phenomena seem to be a strange blend of paranormal manifestation and mythology…However, Jonathan Downeswho first coined the term in 1990, maintains that many zooform phenomena result from complex psychosocial and sociological phenomena, and suggests that to classify all such phenomena as “paranormal” in origin is counterproductive…Thoughtform may be understood as a ‘psychospiritual’ complexof energy or consciousness manifested either consciously or unconsciously, by an individual or a group. Thoughtform are understood differently and take on different forms in different traditions. Stated differently, a thoughtform, is a subtle objectification that may or may not have consciousness and self-determination. Thoughtform may be benevolent, malevolent or of complex alignment and may be understood as a spontaneous or intentional manifestation from a combination of willpower, bioenergy, discipline, chi, prana and/or astral or ætherial substance

Simply put, the Zooform is a `space’ with conscious identity - which does not `appear’ `normally’. Except for the fact that Ghosts have a real person identity - as opposed to a mythical beast (which has an identity that has been imagined) — the similarities are obvious — consciousness’s that are looking for a space to appear in within what we call reality.

Now, consider how similar the words Wikipedia uses for Tulpas:

A tulpa is, in Tibetan mysticism, a being or object which is created through willpower, visualisation, attention and focus, concerted intentionality and ritual. In other words, it is a materialized thought that has taken physical form….

There are… apparitions that make public appearances. Some of these are said to be the perceptible double—the etheric counterpart—of a living person who is undergoing an out-of-body experience. Even more mysterious are the externalized perceptible manifestations of something whose existence originated in the mind of its creator by virtue of that person’s incredible powers of concentration, visualization, and other, more occult, efforts of the mind. In Tibet, where such things are practiced, a ghost of this kind is called a tulpa. A tulpa is usually produced by a skilled magician or yogi, although in some cases it is said to arise from the collective imagination of superstitious villagers, say, or of travelers passing through some sinister tract of country.— Mysteries of the Unexplained, 1990, Reader’s Digest Association Inc. page 176

Note - Zooforms described as `entities..adopting a ..form’ and Tulpas being `a being developed thru attention and focus’. Much more simply — spaces; with definition; that can become real.Indeed, you can see above that the description of Tulpa’s goes to the point of the delivery of `etheric doubles’ of humans having out-of-the-body experiences. Is this really different than doppelgangers or the pilots of the flight of Eastern 401 appearing after `death’? Isn’t a `space’ with consciousness `something’ whether it is `seen’ or even `real’? Don’t our very thoughts fit this description?

Finally, there’s Orb’s (which I have written about before on The Heavy Stuff — BTW - you can catch all of the topic in one easy place with my website www.squidoo.com/theheavystuff ) — again - here’s Wikipedia’s words: The opposing school maintains that orbs are paranormal in nature, i.e. non-naturalistic and ghost like…That orb photos can be gained anywhere has, however, been adopted into the position of conspiracy theorists who maintain that orbs are probes/devices being used by an alien culture to monitor human activities…

The Heavy Stuff knows that readers seek some bottom line - some bottom truth. The truth of these phenomena is that they are part of the `space’ spectrum. The end of the `space spectrum’ these entities exist within does not normally interact with `normal’ space - normal space with real mass. But, DOES seem to interact with the `conscious’ part of humans - the `part’ of humans that is able-to-not-be at a given moment. The `extra’ part of us all - our attention and awareness to space forms that are not our own space. While usually, this is ONLY our own thoughts (and the spaces involved with those thoughts) - our thoughts are not bound to us. Evidently, that space of us is connected to `something more’ than this reality of determined spaces. It is connected to sequences of spaces that could be interpreted as paranormal. And, evidently, when that happens — with intentionality’s from either side of space (the beyond of non-spaces and the here of real spaces) — the events can actually appear and be seen. Such as the rare Ghost appearance, such as the rare Tulpa appearance, such as the very rare appearance with `full space’ such as the pilots of Flight 401.

But, for the same reason that they appear (the ability to project the not-able-to-be space that they are) as an able-to-not-be in our reality - is the reason they `can’t continue’ and simply `pop’ out of existance  when they exhaust their own `energy’ of `showing as a space’ - as a not-able-to-be. More simply put, the able-to-not-be of our thoughts, our time, (in a sense) - `peter out’ - as they fade of `space’ - the very thoughts themselves. We create `spaces’ not-able-to-be’s — as we think. `Spaces’ that often influence how our real space moves - that seem to have a position.

But, they fade - just like human will. So too do Zooforms, Tulpas and Orbs fade - the moment they no longer have a space to influence the not able to not be. The consensus of determination does not allow for the continued existence of entities based on something other than the not-able-to-be. To exist INTO the future one (any space) must have a now AND a past — tulpas, orbs and zooforms - project INTO the present but instead of `running off’ into the future - those entities `run off’ into the past (really, they run off into the other - the able-to-not-be) not connected to the real future.

More Heavy thoughts soon - thanks for reading. Would love for you to visit my anomaly site at www.squidoo.com/anomalyman