I have always held a neutral opinion on the reports of alien activity. I have never seen a UFO. I have no memories of being abducted and I seriously doubt that I have anything of extraterrestrial origin implanted anywhere in my body. The people that I have seen proclaiming contact have always seemed to fall into three categories: There are the phonies of various stripes. There are the wild-eyed, who may or may not have had a real, physical experience. Then there are the serious, sober-minded, regular people who have seen or experienced something that can't be explained any other way. Swamp gas, weather balloons, shooting stars and stonewall denials do not suffice to put the matter to rest.

It is absurd to think that we are alone in the universe. Escape from the glare of the city lights, go out to the country on a clear night and look up at the sky. Every one of the stars that you see, along with the billions that you can't see, are suns of one type or another. To my mind, it is impossible that there is no other sentient life out there.

I remember vividly the first time I saw the Milky Way. Lying back, watching the Perseid meteor showers in far northern Wisconsin one late summer night, I noticed a long, thin cloud which didn't seem to move. After an hour or so I asked if my fellows had noticed it and was embarrassed when they laughingly told me what I was looking at. So much for being Mr. Astrologer. More profound than my embarrassment, however, was my astonishment at the sight. I was stunned. I felt as if I were looking towards home. You may be aware that we are on the fringe of the Milky Way galaxy, out in the boonies, so to speak. To look toward the center of it is roughly akin to looking at the megalopolis from the furthest out suburb. Imagine the teeming life that must exist there. Now I don't know if they visit us, or are involved in our affairs as some have claimed, but it would explain a lot of things if it were so.

In recent years, the Crop Circle phenomenon has been fascinating to observe. Yes, there have been fakes, which from the air are quite impressive and indistinguishable from the others. But closer inspection of the others reveals patterns and bending of the plants that cannot be done with boards, ropes and giggles in the night. What if crop circles are intended as messages.

You may or may not be aware of The Disclosure Project. "On Wednesday, May 9th, over twenty military, intelligence, government, corporate and scientific witnesses came forward at the National Press Club in Washington, DC to establish the reality of UFOs or extraterrestrial vehicles, extraterrestrial life forms, and resulting advanced energy and propulsion technologies. The weight of this first-hand testimony, along with supporting government documentation and other evidence, will establish without any doubt the reality of these phenomena." If there is any reality to all of this, it is in the process of being exposed. You can access The Disclosure Project at http://www.disclosureproject.org

What if there is a galactic civilization out there that we have not yet been admitted to? What if they are aware of us and are watching to see if we are worthy of acceptance or are a potential threat? Our technology advances at an ever-increasing pace. What if we are approaching final exam time? There are at least two accounts in the book of Genesis where humanity gets all but wiped out and busted back to the Stone Age. See the Tower of Babel and the story of Noah's Ark. What if you were part of the committee deciding whether humanity was ready to be trusted with technology that could threaten your world? Would you deem us worthy?

Whether or not they are out there, it is time for humanity to grow up. All consciously evolving people are called upon to join together in global prayer and meditation. If our hearts cannot catch up to our minds, then we are quite capable of destroying ourselves without any help from above.

Our fate is in our hands. What will we do?

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