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In "The Chaos Conundrum," historian Aaron John Gulyas examines how
the paranormal has intersected and influenced our culture in myriad
ways, from the conspiracy beliefs of William Cooper and Exopolitics
to the challenge that the stories of Gray Barker presented to our
concept of self and time. He looks at the maelstrom of
personalities, agendas, impressions, data, confusion, and
contradictions that can be found in the world of the weird, and
demonstrates how they have become an integral part of our lives,
whether in the form of flying saucers, hauntings, religious
revelations, psychic abilities, or dozens of other guises. Gulyas
delves into the stories of the people who have attempted to create
order out of the chaos. Along the way he recounts his own journey
from enthusiastic believer in the "shadow government" and their
underground bases to jaded academic skeptic, and then finally to
someone who thinks there might just be something to the paranormal
after all... but not what we have been led to expect or believe
"A compelling and very personal look at the impact the paranormal
has had on the way we view ourselves and the world in which we
live."
- Paul Kimball, author of "The Other Side of Truth"
"A major contribution to paranormal research and
observation."
- Nick Redfern, author of "Final Events" and "Contactees"
Doctor Who has been a global phenomenon for half a century. In this
brief, personal account historian and author Aaron John Gulyas
explores his own fandom in the context of Doctor Who's growth and
development from its initial end in 1989 to its resurgence in 2005
and through today. Embracing the various avenues the Doctor Who
story took, from the 1996 television movie to the New Adventures
series of novels, In Fandom's Shadow examines the role that
fandom-writ-large played in shaping one particular fan's Doctor Who
life.
"You there. Reading this. You don't have to you know. But I have
succumbed to the narcotic tentacles of blogging and will be posting
a daily mishmash of uncategorical mental rubbish to appease my
strange and obscure urges to populate the info-sphere with my
creative spoor."
So begins this first volume of Posthuman Blues, the edited version
of the popular weblog maintained by author Mac Tonnies from 2003
until his tragic death in 2009. Tonnies' blog was a pastiche of his
original fiction, reflections on his day-to-day life, trenchant
observations of current events, and thoughts on an eclectic range
of material that he culled from the Internet. The result was a
remarkably broad portrait of a thoughtful man and the complex times
in which he lived, rendered with intelligence, imagination, and a
wickedly absurdist sense of humor.
"Posthuman Blues is of a piece with the Lost Generation of the
1920s and the Beat Generation of the 1950s. Tonnies spoke for his
generation with passion, eloquence, and a rare insight."
- A. J. Gulyas, author of Extraterrestrials and the American
Zeitgeist
"This book has the inventiveness and prose of a novel, but it's
good, honest observation and speculation. From lambasting fakery to
closing in on the true paranormal, Mac Tonnies takes us on a wild
trip. Tonnies was mysterious, maybe because he always had an eye
and ear for the mystery underlying our strange existence."
- John Shirley, author of Gurdjieff: An Introduction to his Life
and Ideas and the A Song Called Youth trilogy
"Mind-stretching "
- Clifford Pickover, Ph.D.
Narratives based on conspiratorial and paranoid thinking have
become increasingly prominent throughout the twentieth and
twenty-first centuries. These stories range from sinister tales of
malevolent reptilian beings infiltrating our government to fears
that the forces of the New World Order rounding up patriotic
Americans and putting them into internment camps. These concerns
possess a long history in the United States and, often, have been
bolstered by revelations of real conspiracies and cover-ups by
private and public entities. From the prosaic to the outlandish,
conspiracy narratives involve aliens and Nazis, underground bases
and mind control technology. Conspiracy theories and the narratives
constructed by those who believe them present a unique window into
the history of the United States, highlighting fears both founded
and unfounded.
Conspiracies have always been part of American culture, but with
the rise of social media has come an increase in belief in
nontraditional explanations of events. This book highlights a
subset of conspiratorial beliefs that grew in popularity in the
early 21st century. These beliefs and the growing cynicism of the
media have left conspiracy theorists with deep distrust of those in
authority. A number of theories that have arisen over the years are
explored. From QAnon beliefs regarding the United States government
to UFO reports and other hidden agendas, it is clear that we
continue to challenge old ways of thinking.
Since the 1950s, there have been men and women around the world
claiming to have had contact with human-like visitors from space.
This book explores how the ""Contactee"" subculture has critiqued
political, social and cultural trends in the United States, Europe
and elsewhere. Not merely quaint relics of the 1950s Atomic Age,
Contactees have continued their messages of political and cultural
transformation into the 21st century. Regardless of whether these
alleged contacts took the form of physical meetings or channeled
paranormal psychic communications, or whether they actually
happened at all, Contactees have provided a consistently relevant
source of commentary on this world and beyond.
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