Keith Thompson: The UFO Paradox (Myth, Mind & Consciousness) Episode #334

About this episode

Keith Thompson joins Mind Escape to discuss UFOs as modern myth and their relationship with consciousness and belief.

Journalist and author Keith Thompson (The UFO Paradox, Angels and Aliens) joins Mind Escape: New Telos to explore UFOs as modern myth, the relationship between belief and consciousness, and why the phenomenon defies simple explanation. We discuss the Ann Arbor swamp gas era and Keith’s early curiosity about the unknown, his insights on angels, demons, and spectral monsters, and how UFOs might represent both external reality and inner psyche. Thompson also reflects on his near-death experience while body-surfing, what it taught him about consciousness, and how thinkers like Jeff Kripal and Alan Watts influence his understanding of the paradox. Check out his book links is at the bottom 👇 🛸 As Within So Without: From UFOs to DMT Link 👇 https://youtu.be/ao9fyP-lS2I?si=DXjy7qv5EO3vOLMB 📖 I recently archived a lot of older episodes to our patreon page which you can watch or listen to them for 2$ a month along with other exclusive content. The Link is 👇 or check out or Linktree: https://www.patreon.com/posts/older-mind-119239958?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link 🔔 Subscribe to Mind Escape for more deep…

People in this episode

Host: Mind Escape

Guest: Keith Thompson

Topics covered

• UFOs
• myth
• consciousness
• belief
• near-death experience
• angels
• demons

Keywords

• UFOs
• myth
• consciousness
• belief
• near-death experience
• angels
• demons

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The UFO Paradox, Angels and Aliens

Places: Ann Arbor

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