Strange Journeys

My favorite line from all of the entirety of the Star Trek franchise. Ok, I have never denied being a Trekkie. Even now I’m watching some of the newest iterations of that historic tv show.

That line is from the movie, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. A movie which has been panned by the critics and many of the fans.

A basic synopsis of the movie was that the Enterprise had been taken over by a renegade Vulcan named Sybok and was taking the crew to the center of the galaxy to meet the Supreme Being. Some called it “God”, while others named it according to their culture & philosophies.

When they arrived, they found an uninhabited planet. Or so they thought. Kirk, Spock, McCoy & Sybok beamed down to the planet and found there was a single, solitary inhabitant: a being who began to take the form of each one’s “god”.

He asked Sybok if he’d brought the starship as he had been instructed to which Sybok replied that he had. This puzzled Kirk and he asked the question above to which the being responded with a bolt of energy that knocked Kirk backwards. Spock & McCoy caught on and repeated the question. I won’t go into the rest of the plot because that line resonated the first time I heard and it continues to do so.

Partly because I loved the way it was delivered and repeated, but also because of how it applies to what’s been running through my brain the past few weeks.

We love each of the topics we cover on Strange Journeys and love discussing them even more. One of the most intriguing has been our Abductions show from a few years ago. We talked about the Travis Walton story and the Pascagoula Abduction in 1973 and there are many, many more like them and they all have similarities with what has become familiar story lines. Starting with Betty & Barney Hill and continuing to this day. I’m sure they’ve been happening throughout all time.

Let me assure you that, in no circumstance, do I question or undermine their individual veracity: I believe that personal experience is the greatest proof that anyone can have and that is one of the primary & basic beliefs of our show.

But, if you’ve learned anything from watching our show the past few years, it is that I like to ask questions. And I have one (that I think I heard someone on one of these fantastical shows that we all enjoy but I don’t remember which one) that has been bothering me for some time now and it refers back to the title of the little treatise: namely, if these beings are so technologically advanced as to be able to travel to our system/time/dimension, then WHY do they need to do physiological/biological experiments on us? They have all these other technological gadgets and abilities, why do they need to stick needles in our eyes, implant foreign objects in our bodies, remove eggs/sperm, or any of the other “medical” procedures they have been reported as doing???

“What does God need with a starship???”

I do not, in any way, want to seem like I’m belittling ANY experiencers; on the contrary, I believe them. I believe they had those experiences and THAT is why I’m asking.

If they are truly THAT advanced, then WHY do they stoop to such barbaric practices? Why not just ‘scan’ them like in Star Trek? They have beams of light that transport a person onto their ships, yes? Some can read thoughts and also project thoughts, right? So then, in my opinion, there should be no need of physically torturing or tormenting human beings. So then, WHY do they do it?

Just my thoughts & questions. Glad I got that off my chest! What do YOU think?

Tom Rouse ©2022

As we finished the livestream, I asked Lynn if she still wanted to go get our pedicures. Yes, I know it’s not a “manly” thing to do, but I’ve learned as you get older, especially men, need to take care of their feet. And, I’m not ashamed. I’ve actually come to enjoy it. That being said, one of my post show rituals, is to replay the livestream, watching for anything I may have missed or picking up on things I may need to correct for the next one.

As I was sitting there in the shop letting my feet soak, the technician asked what I was watching. I explained our livestream and the topic we were covering on that show. Interested, she begin to ask questions and we started a lively conversation about the strange and paranormal.

The owner of the shop was working with Lynn and he began to share a few Asian folklore stories stating that the paranormal and supernatural were readily accepted in Asian culture, especially reincarnation.

His sharing the story reminded me of a similar one I had shared in our recent livestream, Here We Go…Again! And, it got me to thinking about my ‘theories’ about reincarnation in general. Namely, is it REALLY the same life form coming back to live again, as is most commonly believed…or something different?

One of the primary tenets of our show is respect for individual beliefs so I am not setting out to ‘debunk’ any thoughts on reincarnation. Only asking questions about possiblities.

One experiencer has stated that when they “saw the bright light” at the time of their death, they also immediately realized that those same lights, were the bright lights of the delivery room where they were being born into their next life. As I’ve stated before, and quite often, one’s personal experience will never be questioned by me or any of our Executive Team.

However, I do have a couple of questions. I raised these during our show on reincarnation but wanted to ask them again in this format:

The experiencers of reincarnation have extremely detailed stories of a past life, so have they really lived before, OR

Have they connected with the spirit of that person and “channeling” that persons thoughts and memories? OR

Are they experiencing a ‘time-slip’ or ‘portal’ and experiencing a person’s life in the past?

I only ask the questions and cannot (and will not) speculate on the veracity of the experiencers statements. If they say they were reincarnated, then who am I to argue? But, I do ask the questions and lay out possibilities.

What are your thoughts? Please let us know. Thanks for reading.

So, I am a ghost but what does that mean?

Am I now something ethereal and unseen?

What should I do, now that I am dead?

Wait for the unraveling of this immortal thread?

Do I speak or just play dumb?

Longing to be forever numb?

So, if I am a ghost should I still believe

In all things good, or only what I perceive?

When do I move on and leave this plane?

I’ve heard it said if not, I go insane.

I speak and no one hears

Hoping I could shed a few tears.

So, now that I am a ghost, where will I go?

Is there someplace better that I do not know?

Who can guide me and where might they be?

This spectre of death that accompanies me?

I hope for help and an extended hand

Who will take me through this shadowland?

Tom Rouse ©2021

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