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The Omega Project: Near-Death Experiences, Ufo Encounters, and Mind at Large

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An excelent book. The author writes an excelent study on the human phsychosis after abductions or near death expeariences.

As one of those rare individuals who has had both an NDE AND a Project Bluebook confirmed UFO sighting (with associated "memory" of abduction), I found Ken Ring's hypothesis much more plausible than the alternative. I found his explanation on the communication occuring between the Mind at Large and the world's sensitive-intuitive population to be both accurate and liberating.

I find myself reading books that I don't expect to complete agree with. It also helps if the book covers and idea that I don't know much about. The Omega project covers both nicely.

Although I have never had an NDE or any substantial UFO experience I have read and know people in the former. This book provides a psychological look at people who have had UFO experiences and those who have had NDE experiences. Kenneth Ring makes a compelling argument that the two are related based on shared characteristics between the two groups verse control groups, in this case those people like I who have an interest in the experience. It is a nice scientific approach to help better understand the people and the experiences and I found it interesting.

Dr. Ring goes on to explain what might be happening. Basically, that these experiences are moving the human race to another level. The 1992 book is rather dated in its view of the environmental crisis, but I would not say off the mark entirely. His theories on the subject lead to an earth consciousness that is working to save itself and mankind from destruction. To this end, man is either becoming more "imaginal" in nature or we are beginning as a species to better recognize our true nature. He is solidly in the camp of man evolving to become a more "imaginal" or spiritual being if you will.

I am more in the camp that there is a creative consciousness and that we are becoming more aware of our true spiritual nature or soul that exists for the current time incarnately, but can also exist disincarnately.

It is an interesting perspective, one that I don't completely agree with, but one that give me some information on a subject I didn't know that I didn't know much about. Perhaps, even with the age of the book you might find the book challenging your beliefs or expanding your mind.

Happy reading either way.

I cant believe this book He is trying to lump everyone who has had a near death experience or ufo encounter with some kind of mind set that often happens to abused kids...please get yourself to the 21st century

He reminds me of the kind of scientist that has an idea before he begins and then sets out to prove it...instead of using emperical information and then making a conclusion


My near death was real because when i was floating up there I saw things I could not have seen any other way

The Omega Project
By Doctor Ring

The first half of Dr. Ring's book is well worth reading because he collects data on
UFO and NDE episodes and presents it unadorned with opinion. But in the second
half, it seems to me, he's most interested in his testing processes . As the lawyers say
to save time, let's stipulate that certain personality types are more apt to report an
UFO or NDE. So what.
How does this shed any light on the evidence of multiple simultaneous UFO sightings.
Are all the cops, pilots, hikers and ordinary citizens sensitive's along with the RADAR
circuitry?
Dr. Edward Mack of Harvard, once a skeptic, held a conference with many UFO experiencers
from all over the country, the world, in fact. Many reported identical characteristics of their events
and Dr. Mack summarized in his book, Abduction: Human Encounters with Aliens, the only
thing we HAVE proved is dramatically similar events are happening that we do not yet
understand. No testing needed.
As for NDE's, ask the doctors who have "witnessed" such events. They'll tell you the
same thing.
So if you're interested in testing mechanics, The Omega Project is the book for you.
If you want more real evidence, ask NASA to release all their photos sans airbrush.