Photo by: NASA/Damian Peach, Amateur Astronomer
In the last little while, the Science Channel has been running a two part series with the above name. This is a show about a possible first contact scenario.
For those who have not seen it – yet; the first part has the SETI Institute receiving a signal that turns out to be a real first contact signal from an actual ET Intelligence. And the aftereffects of what then happens in the coming weeks both at the SETI Institute as the scientists figure out more of the signal; as well as the public’s reaction after it gets into the media.
The second part is about what happens when it is found out by the scientists that ET is coming, and they will be here in three months!
Overall; I was impressed by the show. Not because I agree with their scenario – I don’t. But, because this is one of the few shows based on this subject that does not immediately go into panic mode with the thought of meeting the various ET types that are out there.
That it seriously refreshing all by itself.
Me and Birdy saw the show on March 23, 2012 and we’ve been discussing it ever since. And out of that conversation, we decided that I should write about it; and that I give my (our) ideas on what we think First Contact really will be like.
If you have been looking over our site, you will notice that we are psychic channels, and are into all kinds of psychic functioning. Ever since we took formal training in channeling during 2008, we have been asking our guides about other intelligent life in the Universe; and can we talk with them?
The answer was yes. And we have been.
We have been ‘talking’ with quite a few different ET types, and the story we have been getting is very consistent. But, how and when do we get our story out there? Looking over the internet, we see a lot of fear-based stuff.
Frankly, the panic over this subject is amazing to us. People do reflect their fears onto the Universe, don’t they?
But, how do we get our story ‘out there’ without attracting every nutcase to our site?
So, we decided to take a lesson from this show: Do this in a reasonable non-panic manner; and approach this subject in an attitude of curiosity – not panic. One thing that we learned from our Guides is that fear does not stand in the face of curiosity. Besides, in WordPress, it is easy to delete people. And our site in NOT a democracy – enough said?
OK. You are saying, just what is this consistent story?
I’m glad you asked.
All right, back to 2008. I had always thought there was something to the UFO phenomenon, and as an amateur astronomer, I can feel the infinity of the Universe. There are views where just about everything in the eyepiece view are Galaxies – most larger than our own. You look at that view (the Virgo Supercluster – how big is it? Our Galaxy is an outlying member!) and tell me that we are alone in the Universe! We probably are not even alone in this Solar System!
One of the reasons I learned to channel is because channeling is like getting an unlimited library pass to the Universe. I had questions; and I wanted answers!
In those days, I had two Guides, Monodon and Adalta, who I practiced channeling with. Back then, I had built a mental structure around it that Monodon was the Guide I channeled verbally with. And Adalta was the Guide I channeled through writing. The truth of the matter was that both could do either one just fine – they were more flexible mentally than I was.
One of those structures, that is true for me to this day, is that written channeling is easier for me to bring across complex, more difficult things like names and words, even pictures. If something is really difficult, the written channeling method is still my ‘go to’.
One day back in 2008, I was practicing by myself, so I brought Adalta in, got out my notebook, and started to ask Adalta questions. And those questions were about what I considered the biggest mystery of our age.
Since I was still new to channeling, most of my questions were yes/no ones. I must have asked a hundred questions, and the story started to piece together.
Our Guides were as eager as we were for us to follow this line of research. Through them, we got in contact with actual ET’s. Then, one day, Birdy’s Guide, Bennedetto, taught us Guided Telepathy (GT).
I talk about GT elsewhere. But, the main advantage to it is that the Guide is the conduit. Therefore, there is no trouble with losing your identity, that can happen without that protection. And with the Guide there, if there is any intent to deceive – we know about it. Plus, we know for sure – at least as sure as you are going to be in any kind of psychic functioning – who we are talking to. If somebody does pretend to be someone else, we know about that too. So, we can safely communicate with non Guide level entities, and be reasonably confident about the results we are getting. And if not – know why.
What Is Going On
First, a word about numbers. I’m not entirely sure why, but in any kind of psychic functioning; numbers are the absolute hardest thing to bring across accurately. What numbers I do give here should only be considered an approximation. So, if I say 5,000 years ago. You think – a long time ago. OK? I’m pretty sure it’s within an order of magnitude (not 50,000), but beyond that…
The current batches of ET’s started showing up in the Sol system about 5,000 years ago (remember what I said in the last paragraph – think a long time ago). They are merely the most recent group.
There have been others, at different times, dating back – as far as I know – to almost a billion years ago. That includes those that created the human race originally. Little is known about them, but, they have left behind archaeological evidence (there is archaeological evidence on Mars, not to mention other places – maybe Earth????). At least that is what our friends of the current group say.
OK. Back to the current group.
At first, the ET’s interacted with the natives. So some of the ancient astronaut theories out there are based in fact – not all – but some. Then there came a time when it was decided that they needed to go into hiding, otherwise they would adversely effect the natives natural evolution.
They didn’t leave!
They merely went underground. They kept watch on our progress, but did it in such a way that the natives – us – didn’t know about it.
Technology, Speculation and Scientists
My main criticism of the two shows was the fact that they were way too conservative in their estimate of the ET’s technology. Like that solar sail; NASA is working on that technology now!
I have never been able to figure out the reason. But, scientists and Sci-fi writers as a breed tend to be absolutely terrible at speculating about future technologies.
A lot of people had grandparents who had been born before the airplane was invented. In the past century alone, we went from the horse and buggy to the modern transportation systems. From the slide rule and the abacus to the modern computers we have today.
In this society we live in, we have gotten used to advances and revolutions in science to the point that we don’t think twice about it when we hear of such things. Are we supposed to believe that science will stop advancing? That there will be no future revolutions in science? I don’t. And I don’t expect that you do either.
What is so hard to believe about faster than light starships? I know; we do not yet have that science. I realize that. And I know that the speed of light is the speed limit within these three dimensions that we live in. But, the last I looked, scientists do say that there are more than three dimensions. There has got to be ways around that ‘law’.
And our ‘friends’ say that they first visited the Sol System in such ships thousands of years ago.
We Paranormal Avians joke that history doesn’t happen in a vacuum or a toaster. But neither does science. Totally ignoring UFOlogy and the at least circumstantial evidence from the ancient alien theories is being myopic to an extreme. Believing everything everybody tells you isn’t science. But, neither is ignoring evidence merely because it doesn’t fit your worldveiw, or it makes you uncomfortable. That isn’t science either.
I like what SETI stands for – I really do. But, my second real criticism about the show is the insistence that a sufficiently advanced ET species is still going to be using radio. In my opinion, that is more than a little bit ridiculous.
Why?
One: Limited by the speed of light. Want to chat with your friends, and they are 1,200 light years away? You had better be VERY patient. And long lived.
Two: Inverse square law. Every time your radio signal goes a particular distance, the power of that signal goes down by 1/4th. That signal gets very weak in a hurry.
Three: Matter absorbs radio waves. Your signal hits something in an intervening distance – it stops right there. Depending upon the size of the object, of course. Either way, it weakens the signal.
Four: Interference. There is a lot of radiation in this Galaxy. Enough that your signal will either be lost, or so garbled as to be useless. Unless you are very, very lucky.
Psychic communication has no such problems. And you can bet that ET with superior science has figured out a better solution.
But, one of the good points made in the show is that a sufficiently advanced culture will study us first before making the first move (or Contact!). That being said, they know we are at the radio stage; therefore, they might use radio from closer in.
We actually agree on something. Hurray!!!!!
We know that the current group has been studying and learning about us for a long time. And it would make sense that if a group has a choice – they will choose to study and learn first; before first contact. One thing the sci-fi writers do get right is that accidental meetings between two totally different groups has a very big potential for misunderstandings.
So, the study and learn plan that they have is a good one. And a sign that they mean us no harm.
While on that subject – given the differences in technology and science – if they meant us harm, that would have happened long ago. Our Guides are the very best lie detectors there are. If there was intent to deceive, we would know about it. They really are quite friendly.
Personally, I’m looking forward to meeting our as-yet-unseen-friends.
Stay alert – they tell us that First Contact will happen ‘soon’!
Mike
