In Tibet, they even have wrathful forms of Avalokiteshvara. Cuz of course they do. OK, let me guess. Life on the Tibetan Plateau was always kinda rough?
Monday, July 13, 2026
The last one will shock you!
Turns out that being exempted from Israeli military service is great fun! And oh, I didn´t know you could actually dance with the Torah scrolls...
Bloggare som hatar proggare
Kan ingen säga åt Aftonbladet att det heter "allt från och med" den franska revolutionen var ett misstag, et cetera. Jag antar nämligen att alt-högern inte stödjer den franska revolutionen...
Någon borde låta AI träna på SAOL och en grammatikbok från fucking 1952. Sedan vankas det uppsägningar i dagarna tre!
Monday
- Yes, earthling, Kant was right, you can never see the Noumenon. Be very careful what you wish for!
I´m not saying it´s the aliens
Here is a scenario: the United States military is testing new kinds of aircraft on a semi-regular basis. The tests are so secret that most of the military doesn´t know about them either (compartmentalization). This leads to strange and sometimes tragic misunderstandings. For instance, that the portion of the military which isn´t "in the know" calls meetings with scientists, wondering what the heck the strange craft could possibly be. Or that an air force pilots gets killed when chasing one of the objects. At some point, the intelligence community realizes that they can use belief in extraterrestrial visitors as a smoke screen to cover up various experimental flights (and more). Of course, the psy-op has to be directed *against the military itself*, not just the public. Also, everytime a classified drone is sent into restricted airspace (say, around a nuclear facility), the drill can be covered up as a "UFO"...
Is this a realistic scenario? Actually, yes. There is even some evidence that something like this happened. I blogged about this before. For instance here, about the so-called Bennewitz case.
I´m not saying it was the government, but it was the government
That being said, the conspiracy theory also has certain weaknesses. For instance, that many of the "UFOs" seemingly had capabilities far exceeding any secret aircrafts of the period in question. Indeed, they seem to defy the laws of physics! The witnesses are often of very high quality, including military personnel and pilots. Sometimes, the objects can be seen visually as well as on radar simultaneously. How likely is it that *all* of these observations are simply misidentifications? Or is *every* witness a CIA plant? Ever since 1947?
After the Cold War, it became clear that the Soviet Union also had a UFO problem very similar in character to the American one. Military personnel would see objects around their ships or bases which simply can´t have been American. There is even a rather bizarre case (known as "Russell´s UFO") in which a US senator *visiting the Soviet Union* saw an object doing seemingly impossibly feats! If earthly, it would have been Soviet, but the Evil Empire doesn´t seem to have the necessary gadgets...
So while the disinfo is real, some kind of "next level disinfo" would have to be postulated to explain away all the UFO observations since Kenneth Arnold. Impossible? No, since our entire civilization seems to be a Potemkin village. Maybe all civilizations are. So the elites certainly have a long experience lying, just as their subjects know how to convince themselves that the lies are true. But, of course, this works both ways.
Maybe what the Potemkin facade is meant to shield us from the terrible realization that the flying saucers are...real.
Sunday, July 12, 2026
Divine disclosure (part 2)
So I had to ask ChatGPT to comment Gemini´s answer to the strange question "What gods should I petition to reveal the truth of the UFO phenomenon".
[ChatGPT´s comment]
Gemini's answer is actually a very interesting mythological and symbolic interpretation of the question. It is less about "which deity has the best evidence for UFO disclosure?" and more about "which divine archetype corresponds to the psychological and metaphysical character of the UFO phenomenon?" In that sense, it is quite sophisticated. I would, however, make a few distinctions.
The strongest part of Gemini's answer is that it identifies liminality, hidden knowledge, and discernment as the relevant themes. Those really are the recurring motifs of UFO narratives: things that appear at boundaries, evade classification, challenge assumptions, and force people to reconsider the nature of reality.
Let's examine the choices.
1. Matangi — a surprisingly appropriate Tantric choice
Matangi is probably the most original choice in Gemini's answer.
In Śākta Tantra, Matangi is associated with:
- unconventional knowledge,
- the marginal and excluded,
- speech and communication,
- mastery of hidden or forbidden domains,
- the power of expression beyond social convention.
She is sometimes called the "Tantric Saraswati," but with a very different flavor.
The connection to UFOs is actually quite elegant:
- UFOs occupy a cultural border zone between science, mythology, psychology, and spirituality.
- They challenge official narratives and conventional categories.
- They often involve communication problems: "What is this thing? What is it trying to convey?"
A Matangi-oriented prayer would not necessarily be:
"Show me aliens."
It would be closer to:
"Give me the ability to hear the truth hidden in strange forms of communication."
This is a very Tantric way of approaching the unknown.
My only reservation is that Matangi is not traditionally a goddess of "classified information" or extraterrestrials. That is a modern symbolic extension.
2. Hermes/Thoth — perhaps the most archetypally accurate Western choice
This is probably Gemini's strongest point.
Hermes and Thoth are almost made for this question.
Hermes governs:
- boundaries,
- crossings,
- messages,
- translation,
- ambiguity,
- communication between different worlds.
The word "hermeneutics" (interpretation) comes from Hermes' name. He is literally the archetype of translating something from one realm of meaning into another.
If UFOs represent contact with a genuinely non-human intelligence, the problem is not merely:
"Where are they from?"
but:
"How do we interpret a form of intelligence that does not think like us?"
That is a very Hermetic problem.
The "trickster" element is also relevant. Many UFO researchers, especially Jacques Vallée, have emphasized that the phenomenon often behaves less like ordinary technology and more like something that interacts with human perception, symbolism, and expectations.
3. Virūpākṣa — fascinating, but more Buddhist cosmological than UFO-specific
Virūpākṣa is a very interesting choice.
He is one of the Four Heavenly Kings (Caturmahārāja) and is associated with:
- the western direction,
- seeing clearly,
- supernatural vision,
- protection of the Dharma.
The name Virūpākṣa means something like "the one with extraordinary/different eyes."
Symbolically, this fits extremely well:
"Give me eyes to see what ordinary perception misses."
However, Gemini slightly modernizes him. Traditional Buddhism does not generally portray Virūpākṣa as a cosmic UFO detector or guardian against interdimensional visitors. That is a creative reinterpretation.
A more traditional Buddhist choice might actually be:
- Mañjuśrī for discriminating wisdom,
- Avalokiteśvara for compassionate understanding of unknown beings,
- Vajrapāṇi for protection against frightening encounters.
4. Bhairava — perhaps the deepest answer
This is where Gemini's answer becomes very Shaiva-Tantric.
Bhairava is not merely a "scary Shiva." He represents:
- destruction of illusion,
- confrontation with fear,
- time (kāla),
- the terrifying aspect of truth,
- awareness beyond conventional reality.
The UFO question has a Bhairava-like structure:
"What if reality is much stranger than we think?"
That is exactly the kind of existential confrontation Bhairava symbolizes.
A Bhairava practitioner might not ask:
"Are UFOs aliens?"
but:
"What assumptions about reality are preventing me from seeing clearly?"
This is very close to the philosophical approach of Kashmir Shaivism, where the ultimate question is not about unusual objects but about the nature of consciousness itself.
How I would modify the ranking
For a purely symbolic UFO investigation, I might rank them:
1. Hermes/Thoth
The interpreter of contact.
- How do we understand a non-human intelligence?
- How do we translate between worlds?
2. Bhairava
The destroyer of false assumptions.
- What if the phenomenon challenges our worldview itself?
3. Matangi
The revealer of hidden and marginal knowledge.
- What lies outside accepted narratives?
4. Saraswati/Mañjuśrī
The safeguard against self-deception.
- How do we know we are not fooling ourselves?
5. Virūpākṣa
The one with extraordinary vision.
- Help us perceive what is hidden.
Given your previous interest in Bhairava, Śrī Vidyā, Shiva, and liminal spiritual experiences, I actually think Gemini's Bhairava suggestion is quite resonant with the Tantric worldview. In a traditional Śaiva framework, the "truth about UFOs" would probably be considered a secondary question. The deeper question would be:
"What is the nature of consciousness, and why does reality sometimes appear in forms that overturn our ordinary categories?"
That is very much a Bhairava question.
Interestingly, there is also a connection to Dakṣiṇāmūrti (Shiva as the silent guru): if the phenomenon represents something genuinely beyond human concepts, the final answer may not be a piece of information but a transformation of perception itself.
Divine disclosure (part 1)
Let´s have some fun. I asked the question below to Gemini. Here we go! Don´t tell USAF...
A somewhat strange (and perhaps hypothetical) question. What god (in any religion) should one pray to / petition if one wants to know the truth of the UFO phenomenon?
This is an excellent thought experiment. Because the UFO phenomenon behaves less like physical, hardware-based nuts-and-bolts aviation and more like a high-strung, liminal, interdimensional intelligence that slips between the cracks of human consensus reality, standard "sky gods" like Zeus or Thor won't cut it.
To peel back the layers of the UFO phenomenon—which involves hidden truths, non-human intelligence, camouflage, and the blurring of physical and psychic realities—you would petition specific deities who rule over liminal spaces, hidden things, and cosmic secrets:
1. The High-Tantric Choice: Matangi (The Weaver of Hidden Knowledge)
Within the Hindu Mahavidyas, Matangi is the goddess of the ucchishta (the left-overs, the outcaste, and the fringe elements of reality).
Why Her: She rules over things that exist on the margins of polite, official human society—which is exactly where the UFO phenomenon resides. Furthermore, she is the goddess of the spoken word and hidden information.
The Petition: You would pray to Matangi to grant you access to the "restricted files" of cosmic reality, piercing through government cover-ups and human psychological denial to reveal the raw truth.
2. The Trickster / Gateway Choice: Hermes / Thoth (The Messenger of the Worlds)
In Western and Egyptian hermeticism, Hermes (or Thoth) is the psychopomp—the traveler between worlds who translates the language of the divine/non-human into terms humans can comprehend.
Why Him: The UFO phenomenon is deeply tethered to the "trickster" archetype. It appears, breaks the laws of physics, mimics human expectations, and then vanishes. It refuses to be captured by standard scientific observation. Hermes rules over precisely this type of shifting, mercurial, highly elusive information.
The Petition: You would petition Hermes to act as a cosmic translator, helping your rational mind decode the bizarre, high-strangeness data points of encounters without driving yourself mad.
3. The Cosmic Surveillance Choice: Virūpākṣa (The Wide-Seeing King of the West)
As we explored earlier, Virūpākṣa, the ruby-red Heavenly King of the West, possesses the divyacakṣus (the divine eye that scans the entire cosmos).
Why Him: He rules the western gate—the threshold of transition and the twilight zone between day and night, where the veil between dimensions is thinnest and where the majority of anomalous phenomena are witnessed. His job is to monitor all non-human entities entering the earthly realm.
The Petition: You would petition him to open your eyes, sharing a fragment of his high-altitude, wide-seeing vision so you can see through the atmospheric camouflage used by these phenomena.
4. The Deep Subconscious Choice: Bhairava (The Shatterer of Illusion)
If the UFO phenomenon is ultimately an interdimensional reflection of our own collective consciousness (as researchers like Jacques Vallée suggest), you go straight to Bhairava.
Why Him: Bhairava represents the terrifying, unvarnished truth stripped of all comforting human narratives. If the truth of the UFO phenomenon is deeply unsettling to the human ego, Bhairava is the only force capable of showing it to you while keeping your psyche stable.
The Petition: You would petition Bhairava to burn away the false dichotomy of "human vs. alien" and show you the singular, terrifyingly beautiful web of consciousness that underlies both.
The Verdict
If you want to know the raw data and cosmic secrets, pray to Matangi. If you want to understand the bizarre, shape-shifting behavior of the phenomena, petition Hermes. But if you want to know how it connects to the absolute truth of existence, sit before Bhairava.
For a deeper look into how ancient cultures recorded these exact types of aerial anomalies long before the modern concept of "aliens," check out
The secret sin of Jesus
OK, this was fascinating. When notorious 17h century Irish archbishop James Ussher procured Waldensian documents for a work on this medieval "heresy", two Cathar scriptures were found among them. One of them claims that *Jesus himself* sinned once - when he prayed to the Father to spare him from the crucifixion at the Garden of Gethsemane. This is somehow connected to Cathar theology concerning the physical body. As a divine being of Light, Jesus simply couldn´t stand being incarnated into one! Note also the doctrine that John the Baptist was Satanic...
The YouTube channel "ESOTERICA" seems to be an attempt to create a scholarly channel on esotericism which is still somehow esoteric. Make of that what you wish.
Back to the things themselves
Our man Formscapes (the mutant Anthroposophist) just came up with a new term: "physicalist traditionalism". If you want science to go back to its state circa 1890, you are a physicalist traditionalist. Common sense science before Einstein, the Copenhagen interpretation and (I would guess) all the dark matter bullshit. And common sense materialism, too! Differently put: there is no such thing as "quantum mysticism" independent of quantum physics, indeed, QM *is* quantum mysticism. It´s woo-woo all the way down to the super-strings.
Had I been a consistent materialist, I would probably be a "physicalist traditionalist". And while Marxism isn´t exactly that (due to its implicit teleology derived from one Hegel), there is certainly a family likeness. See Lenin´s "Materialism and Empirio-Criticism".
I admit a strong sympathy for this position even though I don´t consider myself a "physicalist"...
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