Interdimensional UFO hypothesis
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The interdimensional hypothesis is a proposal that
The hypothesis has been advanced by
Jeffrey J. Kripal, Chair in Philosophy and Religious Thought at Rice University, writes: "this interdimensional reading, long a staple of Spiritualism through the famous 'fourth dimension', would have a very long life within ufology and is still very much with us today".[6]
History
In the 19th century, various spiritualists believed in "other dimensions". During the Summer of 1947, spiritualists adapted the "other dimensions" folklore to explain recent tales of "flying discs".
Background
In the late 19th century, the
The "
Theorists
Meade Layne and 'Ether Ships'
1947 flying disc craze |
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Events |
On July 4, 1947, occultist
According to one scholar, Layne coined the term "interdimensional hypostasis" to describe the sightings.[10][additional citation(s) needed] Layne is regarded as the earliest proponent of the interdimensional hypothesis.[2]
John Keel and 'Ultraterrestrials'
Although the
I abandoned the extraterrestrial hypothesis in 1967 when my own field investigations disclosed an astonishing overlap between psychic phenomena and UFOs... The objects and apparitions do not necessarily originate on another planet and may not even exist as permanent constructions of matter. It is more likely that we see what we want to see and interpret such visions according to our contemporary beliefs.[12][13]
In his 1970 book
Hynek and Vallée
In 1975's The Edge of Reality, Vallée and Hynek consider the possibility of what they call "interlocking universes":
VALLÉE: What other wild hypotheses could we make?
HYNEK: There could be other universe with different quantum rules or vibration rates if you want. Our own space-time continuum could be a cross-section through a universe with many more dimensions. ... Think what a hard time you would have convincing an aborigine that right now, through this room, TV pictures are passing! Yet they're here. You have to have a transducer to see them -- namely a TV set. Well, in the same sense there may be interlocking universes right here! We have this idea of space, we always think of another universe being someplace else. It may not. Maybe it's right here."
In his 'landmark' 1969 book Passport to Magonia: On UFOS, Folklore and Parallel Worlds, Vallee argues for a "parallel universe co-existing with our own".[4] The idea was reiterated in Vallée's subsequent writings.[16] Vallée's summarized his objection in his 1990 paper "Five Arguments Against the Extraterrestrial Origin of Unidentified Flying Objects":[17]
- unexplained close encounters are far more numerous than required for any physical survey of the earth;
- the humanoid body structure of the alleged "aliens" is not likely to have originated on another planet and is not biologically adapted to space travel;
- the reported behavior in thousands of abduction reports contradicts the hypothesis of genetic or scientific experimentation on humans by an advanced race;
- the extension of the phenomenon throughout recorded human history demonstrates that UFOs are not a contemporary phenomenon; and
- the apparent ability of UFOs to manipulate space and time suggests radically different and richer alternatives.
David Grusch
In popular culture
The 2008 action-adventure film Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull utilizes the interdimensional hypothesis and describes ancient aliens not flying into space but into ”the space between the spaces".[19][20]
The 2014 movie
See also
- Fallen angel
- Multiverse
- Spiritualism
- String theory
- Extraterrestrial hypothesis
- Psychosocial hypothesis
- Time-traveler hypothesis
- Cryptoterrestrial hypothesis
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