Greetings Earthlings, recently someone on Instagram asked me for my top three UFOlogy/Alien-lore book recommendations. The question really made me think so I decided to answer the question in this quick blog. Also, a quick disclaimer: I am not a UFO/Alien expert, just an artist with an interest in the paranormal. My work is fiction and definitely inspired by this stuff, but I remain open-minded on the subject. I don’t have the answers and I doubt I ever will, nor do I necessarily take all of the below materials at face value. Nevertheless, there is something going on in the skies and I love thinking about and exploring these spooky mysteries.
1. “Communion: A True Story” by Whitley Strieber
This book was one of the first that I ever read on the subject and it tells the first-hand account of Strieber’s own abductions and extraterrestrial visitations. It is oddly surreal, spiritual, and chilling. Strieber has written tons of books on the subject and his fiction work is great too.
I was very inspired by this book
2. “The Threat” by David M. Jacobs
And speaking of chilling, this book expands on the abduction phenomenon and the hypnosis work David M. Jacobs has done throughout the years with abductees. Not a good book to read alone at night before bed, because this is some pretty scary stuff. Jacobs explores the phenomena through the shared experiences of people he has worked with over the years and has put together a fairly sinister model of the phenomenon. He specifically discusses the grays, their capabilities, and their hybridization program.
3. “American Cosmic: UFO’s, Religion, Technology” by D.W. Pasulka
This book is very different than the other two! Amazon sums it up better than I can: “Over the course of a six-year ethnographic study, D.W. Pasulka interviewed successful and influential scientists, professionals, and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs who believe in extraterrestrial intelligence, thereby disproving the common misconception that only fringe members of society believe in UFOs.”
I won’t spoil it, but I really liked this book because one of the people that she interviewed was a technology entrepreneur who appeared to have been receiving downloads from extraterrestrials. I also liked it because it was kind of different.
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4. “Chariot of the Gods?” by Erich Von Daniken
This book is a little outdated now…it came out in 1974…but it is basically the TV show Ancient Aliens. This is where it all started and Erich Von Daniken is the O.G. of UFOlogy. If you are really into the subject these ideas might not be all that new, but the book is still worth a read.
5. “The Anunnaki Connection: Sumerian Gods, Alien DNA, and the Fate of Humanity (From Eden to Armageddon)” by Heather Lynn
Whoa, what a long title! I read this book a few years ago after hearing the author speak on a podcast and remember her book being very entertaining. In UFOlogy there is an Ancient Alien thread about the Sumerian Gods being powerful aliens who created humans to be their slaves, and who still rule us from the shadows. No matter what you actually believe, I felt that the arguments in this book were compelling and fun to ponder.
This isn’t an exhaustive list, but a few books I either read recently or just really liked. Gosh, writing this list has rekindled my interest in reading the work of these researchers. I have never read anything by the famous paranormal researcher and UFOlogist Jaque Vallee, but I think I’m going to buy one of his books this week.
Again, I don’t have any answers, but I find it all very inspirational for my paintings. If you have any suggested UFOlogoy books for me, put them in the comments below!
Have a cool day, friends!