To the OP,
I've had plenty of experience with alien/ascension/conspiracy theories, more than I want to know. Thanks to the good people on this board, I can now laugh at the utter ridiculousness of these things, half of which I actually used to believe! I often frequented the site
www.salrachele.com
There's a ten-part Earth History series in the channelings section. Think X-files meets Star Wars with a dose of Lord of the Rings. He was also involved in A Course in Miracles, plus, it seems, a disciple of Dawkins and Icky (Oh I'm sorry was that a typo? Not!) So I can see how these things conveniently intertwine. Of course, according to Icky(e) and Co. it's us mere mortals who are ignorant of the true facts!
Here's an out-there belief for you, if you thought you heard everything. It's like otherkin on speed. Remember when Lord of the Rings came out? Well, some of the people who read the books and saw the films claim to be elves masquerading as humans after coming to earth from their original homelands of Rivendell and Lothlorien, which they do journey meditations to from time to time. I'm not kidding. Somebody created a religion out of it, using the Tolkien appendecies books as source material. Holidays and everything.
I'm seeing a striking connection between new age beliefs, sci-fi and mental illness. Hmmm...
The documentary Religulous, which can be seen in its entirety on youtube, touches on these beliefs and how weird they seem. The premise is that the beliefs of mainstream religions weren't weird enough, so they had to come up with something even stranger...
You can watch the documentary here.
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