Those bemoaning the lack of new theoretical thought in the UFO field should grant Spanish ufologist-journalist Jose Antonio Caravaca some thoughtful consideration. Thus Rich Reynolds argues for Caravaca’s attempt at explaining UFO (and other) “Close Encounters.” Even those with fundamental reservations about elements of the “still being formulated” approach regard this a worthwhile effort. Rich’s […]

Rich Reynolds presents Spanish UFO researcher Jose Antonio Caravaca’s “The Psychic Architecture of UFO Close Encounters.” This post is important for understanding Caravaca’s comprehensive explanation of close encounter UFO (and even other paranormal) reports and experiences involving a mostly psychological interaction between a “witness” and an “external agent.” A material component of an initial stimulus […]

Rich Reynolds extends his recent treatment of Spanish journalist Jose Antonio Caravaca’s “Distortion Theory” beyond UFOs, suggesting that its posited “‘external agent’ (or ‘agents’) could be the prod or catalyst for all the creative enterprises of mankind.” It (or they) could also be the source of schizophrenia, thinks Rich. Maybe Caravaca’s external agent is what […]

Knowing information from the parties [an external agent] "guess[es]" the other parties [the witnesses] elements (in a close UFO encounter) or vice versa. This shows that it is a phenomenon of "shared mental creation" between …