Disclosure!

What if UFOs and aliens aren’t just science fiction—but the foundation of new religious movements, spiritual identities, and modern apocalyptic visions?

From Dr. Crockford:

Extraterrestrial life and unidentified flying objects have fascinated people for over a hundred years now.

In this lecture, I explain the prevalence of stories about UFOs and aliens and how such stories constitute a form of contemporary religion. Starting with an overview of how UFO and alien beliefs have changed over time in the US, I trace the history from early 20th century Theosophical Society claims about Ascended Masters and flying ships to hostile visitors invading and abducting unsuspecting witnesses in the post-war period to military sightings and record collecting of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) over decades. These stories form the wider cultural milieu in which groups known as UFO religions have emerged, religions which feature extraterrestrial life in their theologies, such as Heaven's Gate and Scientology. 

The focus of this lecture will be on starseeds, people who believe they are aliens in human bodies, with special missions on earth to help its ascension. Unlike UFO religions, starseeds tend to be individuals, working as influencers online rather than in organised groups. They form part of the wider current of metaphysical spirituality, or what was once known as new age spirituality.

In recent years, starseed influencers have taken centre stage at metaphysical conferences like Contact in the Desert and the Conscious Life Expo as well as online, where they dominate spiritual content. Among their many ideas and claims, disclosure is perhaps the most widely known in popular culture.

Disclosure is the idea that the US government knows about aliens, has covered it up, but will soon release details. It forms a millenarian event, after which the current military and political system will fall and a new order, potentially led by benevolent aliens, will begin. It is the moment when everything will change. 

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