Messengers of Deception: UFO Contacts and Cults
Categories: Religion & Spirituality, Science & Math
Jacques Vallée's Messengers of Deception, first published in 1979, investigates UFO contactee groups and cults in the United States and France, from small circles awaiting space brothers to organizations built around channeled messages. Drawing on interviews and visits to meetings, Vallée argues that belief in alien visitors can be shaped and exploited by people seeking influence, and he raises the possibility that some sightings and contact stories were staged to manipulate public belief.
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- Joe Rogan: “I'm going through Jacques Vallée's stuff because he's coming on the podcast again and so I've been going through all of his books. He's got several books and he's got a very nuanced perspective on this whole UFO thing”