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In The Other Side of Truth, filmmaker Paul Kimball crosses the Rubicon of the imagination to explore the idea that what we call the 'paranormal' is actually a form of artistic expression created by an advanced non-human intelligence to inspire us to think about who we are, where we have been, and where we are going. Using his own journey of discovery as the starting point, Kimball presents the 'other side of truth' - the world not as we have been told it is, but as we are being encouraged to imagine that it could become.

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Publié par	Andrews UK
Date de parution	02 avril 2013
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9780991697533
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	3 Mo

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Front Matter ......................................................î Tîte Page ......................................................î Pubîser ïnormatîon ...................................îî Dedîcatîon ..................................................îîî Acknowedgments......................................... îv Foreword by Greg Bîsop............................... v

he Oter Sîde o Trut .................................... 1 ïntroductîon ................................................. 1 Capter One .............................................. 10 Capter Two .............................................. 40 Capter hree............................................. 75 Capter Four............................................ 106 Capter Fîve ............................................ 145 Capter Sîx .............................................. 156 Capter Seven .......................................... 165 Capter Eîgt........................................... 189 Capter Nîne ........................................... 200 Concusîon ............................................... 217

End Matter.................................................... 222 Seected Bîbîograpy................................. 222 About te Autor ...................................... 236 Aso Avaîabe........................................... 237

THE OTHER SIDE OF TRUTH

he Paranormal, he Art o te Imagination, and te Human Condition

Pau Kîmba

Publiser Inormation

THE OTHER SïDE OF TRUTH

Pubîsed by Redstar Books, a dîvîsîon o Redstar Fîms îmîted www.redstarImtv.com/books 2541 Robîe Street, Haîax, NS B3K 4N3

Dîgîta edîtîon converted and dîstrîbuted în 2013 by Andrews UK îmîted www.andrewsuk.com

A rîgts reserved.

No part o tîs pubîcatîon may be reproduced, stored în a retrîeva system, or transmîtted, în any orm or by any means, eectronîc, mecanîca, potocopyîng, recordîng or oterwîse, wîtout te prîor permîssîon o te copyrîgt oder.

A potos are © Pau Kîmba, except were oterwîse îndîcated.

Cover îmage courtesy o NASA/JP-Catec

For Reg & Betty Kîmba

Acknowledgments

ï îke to say tat te journey îs te destînatîon. ï true, ten one aways needs good company on te trîp. hese oks ave been my eow traveers over te years în one way or anoter, atoug tey may not ave reaîzed ît. Reg & Betty Kîmba, Jîm Kîmba, Saron Kîmba Goug, înda Wood, Peter Back, te ate Mac Tonnîes, Greg Bîsop, Nîck Redern, Jon Rosboroug, Crîstîna Cufarî, Coîn Wîte, te ate Gî atter, Dave Saoum, Jef Suîvan, Wî Fraser, Dave Sader, Aaron Jon Guyas, Andrew Mark Sewe, Ron Foey MacDonad, Meagan Crane, Denîse Djokîc, Krîs ee McBrîde, Brîttany Babakîof, Water Bosey, Fînday Muîr, Jef Drake, Sandy Macean, Sîgrîd Hudson Bîsop, Susan Stotart, te ate Patrîck Crîstoper, te ate Kar PLock, Stanton Frîedman, Brad Sparks, Rîc Reynods, Kateen Mendeîn Marcbank, Tony Morrî, Erro Bruce-Knapp, Saîd Dadaboy, Geof Morrîson, Genn MacCuoc, Evangeo Kîoussîs, Veronîca Reynods, Hoy Stevens, Benjamîn Stevens, Stepanîe Steee, Katîe Martîn, Kate Muan, Cary Street, Josep Gaaccîo, Davîd Jabert, Gary & Nancy Hî, Crîstîne Boss, ee hompson, Ann MacKenzîe, Barry Moody, te ate Gordon Watson, James Farmer, Burkardt Kîesekamp, te ate C. J. Bartett, te ate James . Stokesbury, te ate Gabrîe Fîscer, te Goug kîds (Emîy, Matt, Aex, and Wî), Dana & Bob Tonnîes, Key McKeîgan, Crîs MacKenzîe, Heater Scmîdt, Mark Wînkeman, en MacKeîgan, Nan MacDonad, Wayne Paquet, Mîcee Aaders, Ta Poppîes, Juîa’s Raîn, Jef Forbes, Antony Searn, Tarek Abouamîn, orrîe McAîster, Andy Stepenson, Steve Mera, Graam Sîmms, Geo Petc, Mark Vîctor, Meîssa Cattenburg, Dae Stevens, Tîm Craword, Tîm Bînna, and Zacary Orgrot. ast, but not east, te îmmorta Jack Kerouac, wo wrote, “ï saw tat my îe was a vast gowîng empty page and ï coud do anytîng ï wanted.” Truer words were never wrîtten.

Foreword by Greg Bisop

he Dadaist Paranormal Scool

ït îs cear, ten, tat te îdea o a Ixed metod, or o a Ixed teory o ratîonaîty, rests on too naîve a vîew o man and îs socîa surroundîngs. To tose wo ook at te rîc materîa provîded by îstory, and wo are not întent on împoverîsîng ît în order to pease teîr ower înstîncts, teîr cravîng or înteectua securîty în te orm o carîty, precîsîon, “objectîvîty,” “trut,” ît wî become cear tat tere îs ony one prîncîpe tat can be deended under a cîrcumstances and în a stages o uman 1 deveopment. ït î te prîncîpe: anytîng goes. - Pau Feyerabend

he UFO subject îs ar more înterestîng tan îgts în te sky, peope rom oter panets, or sîmpe oaxes and mîsîdentîIcatîons. Many are surprîsed about te verîIabe connectîons between UFOs and oter taboîd odder suc as psycîc penomena, gosts, and îmîna creatures îke Bîgoot. Most peope wo caîm to be researcers în tese subjects are oten însuar about teîr partîcuar areas o înterest, sometîmes to te poînt o open ostîîty wen te sîmîarîtîes are noted. “Uoogîsts” (a mîseadîng term or an unreguated dîscîpîne) routîney brîste at te mentîon o any strangeness outsîde o supposed aîens. hey ave been Igtîng a 50-year batte or respectabîîty, and tat oter “junk” mîgt make tem ook sîy. Wat tey don’t seem to reaîze îs tat te vast majorîty o te pubîc, partîcuary te arbîters o reaîty (prîmarîy te medîa and academîa), tînk ît’s a sîy. he pubîc ace o paranorma researc as done îtse ew avors în tîs regard. he oudest and crazîest

[1] Pau Feyerabend,Agaînst Metod: Outîne o an Anarcîstîc heory o Knowedge(ondon: New et Books, 1975), 27-28.

person în te room neary aways contros te conversatîon, gets on te popuar radîo sows, or gets te bîg book or movîe dea. For many years, owever, tere ave been a ew voîces amongst tose wo tînk deepy about te paranorma wose study o te subject as not been reducîbe to sound-bîtes or ackneyed expedîtîons conducted on teevîsîon sows usîng nîgt-vîsîon cameras strapped to îg-strung actors and so-caed “experts” (wose mantra aways seems to be, “Dîd you ear tat?”). hîs îconocastîc group o paranorma entusîasts and researcers, suc as Nîck Redern and te ate Mac Tonnîes, as been quîety ceereadîng te uneraded însîgts o UFO and paranorma researcers îke Jacques Vaee, Jîm Brandon, Jon Kee, Jenny Randes, Greg îtte and Graam Hancock, as we as te pîoneerîng work o scîentîsts suc as Dean Radîn, Robert Jan, Rîcard Strassman, and Ha Putof. Most UFO bufs and paranorma ans ave never eard o tese peope, wo ave recorded teîr însîgts în books tat argey remaîn unread, maîny because tey downpay or outrîgt reject te aîens-rom-oter-panets îdea. he scîentîIc vîewpoînt o credentîaed academîcs suc as tose mentîoned above îs aso routîney îgnored because ît doesn’t Latter te “new age” bîas o most readers. ït aso seems tat ewer peope ave te patîence to wade troug te entîre text o a book anymore, wîc puts readers o te present voume în rare company. Most peope ave se-împosed bînders on wîc keep tem rom seeîng outsîde te narrow vîewpoînt o teîr own persona înterests, experîences and opînîons. Many are aso unaware o te underyîng sagas tat ave brougt tem, teîr socîetîes, and umanîty în toto to tîs poînt în îstory. Our past as taugt us tat amost notîng appens în a vacuum, and te present îs te resut o a tanged abrîc o înterconnected and oten dîsparate storîes. he paranorma îs no dîferent. As a traîned îstorîan, Pau Kîmba poînts tîs out îmmedîatey în îs întroductîon, and keeps us aware o ît trougout îs narratîve.

We ave aways îved wît an awareness o orces and înLuences tat are not apparent to our Ive senses, observatîon over tîme, or sîmpe deductîon. Some o tese orces were eventuay ound to ave verîIabe expanatîons, suc as magnetîsm, eectrîcîty, te weater, te motîons o panets, te Lîgt o bîrds, and so on. Oters, wît a ong îstory o anecdota evîdence, îke meteorîtes or ba îgtnîng, took onger to sove. Oter more compex and esoterîc eements o our word, suc as tose dîscussed ereîn, are stî awaîtîng better metods and teorîes to expaîn tem. hose wo are învested în a Ixed way o ookîng at te word decare tat sînce we ave perected a metods o verîyîng reaîty, ten anytîng tat does not conorm to te current understandîng o pysîca aws does not exîst. he truy skeptîca attîtude woud be to reserve judgment and decare certaîn îssues “unproven.” Anytîng ese veers perîousy cose to beîe, not scîence. A ew pîoneerîng îndîvîduas, suc as te membersîp o te Socîety or ScîentîIc Exporatîon, actîvey use te scîentîIc toos currenty avaîabe to test îssues suc as ESP, reîncarnatîon, 2 psycokînesîs, UFO sîgtîngs, and oter “rînge” subjects. hey are aware o te pîtas o beîe and experîmenter bîas, as we as te îssue o scîentîIc peer pressure, te questîon o wo pays te bîs and wat tey want to ear, and te spectre o undamentaîst skeptîcîsm. hen tere are te rest o us, wo ook on and try to make sense o sometîng tat we are oten tod îs not wort te tîme or efort to worry about. Ater many years o study, îstenîng to [2] he Mîssîon Statement o te SSE states: “he Socîety or ScîentîIc Exporatîon (SSE) îs a eadîng proessîona organîzatîon o scîentîsts and scoars wo study unusua and unexpaîned penomena. Subjects oten cross maînstream boundarîes, suc as conscîousness, uos, and aternatîve medîcîne, yet oten ave proound împîcatîons or uman knowedge and tecnoogy. We pubîs a peer-revîewed journa, ost annua meetîngs, and engage în pubîc outreac. Wîe our Fu members are proessîona or experîenced scîentîsts and scoars, Assocîate and Student membersîps are avaîabe to everyone. Consequenty, we ave a dîverse and actîve membersîp, wo promote crîtîca tînkîng and rîgorous – yet open-mînded – scîentîIc exporatîon.”Socîety or ScîentîIc Exporatîon. www. scîentîIcexporatîon.org/.

paranorma radîo sows and attendîng ectures, most eîter become dîsîusîoned, or sette înto some sort o beîe system based on teîr opes and wîses. here are a tougtu ew, owever, wo decîde to treat te woe tîng as a sort o journey o earnîng. hose are te voîces wort îstenîng to. Pau Kîmba îs one o tose peope wo ave embarked upon tîs journey. he book you are about to enjoy îs a detaîed cronîce o îs evoutîon rom dîsînterested skeptîcîsm to a deep and înquîsîtîve învovement în wat îs oosey caed “te paranorma.” Durîng te course o îs narratîve, Pau examînes te îssues în terms o a creatîve vîewpoînt, or even as an artîstîc act. ïn îgt o tîs, muc reported wîtness testîmony o UFOs and oter “paranorma” strangeness coud actuay be consîdered surreaîst storîes. Pau Feyerabend (quoted at te begînnîng o tîs întroductîon) was a pîosoper o scîence, and autor o te andmark book Agaînst Metod, wereîn e put orward te argument tat no progress can be made under înLexîbe rues, especîay tose o te scîentîIc metod. ïn a 1972 etter to a rîend, Hungarîan pîosoper ïmre akatos, Feyerabend decared îs aegîance to te t îdeas o te Dadaîst artîstîc movement o te eary 20 century. Hîs words coud be înstructîve to te paranorma researcer and an aîke:

A Dadaîst îs uttery unîmpressed by any serîous enterprîse and e smes a rat wenever peope stop smîîng and assume tat attîtude and tose acîa expressîons wîc îndîcate tat sometîng împortant îs about to be saîd. A Dadaîst îs convînced tat a wortwîe îe wî arîse ony wen we start takîng tîngs îgty and wen we remove rom our speec te proound but aready putrîd meanîngs ît as accumuated over te centurîes (“searc or trut”; “deense o justîce”; “passîonate concern”; etc. etc.). A Dadaîst îs prepared to înîtîate joyu experîments