UFO Phenomenon, Connection to Shamanic Initiations, Native American Worldviews & Non-ordinary states of Consciousness

Join us for an exploration of the UAP/UFO phenomenon and its connections to shamanic practices, Native American worldviews, and non-ordinary states of consciousness.

Some topics we explored include:
- UFO culture past and present
- The kinship worldview and extraterrestrial contact in Native American traditions
- The link between UAP encounters and non-ordinary states of consciousness
- The connections between “alien abduction” accounts and Shamanic initiation
- Profound value shifts in UAP contact experiences

This is an introduction to the upcoming 6-week class starting March 6, 2024. More info at https://www.thesanctuaryheal.com/event-info/the-shamanic-worldview-and-ufos-uap-et-contact-ancient-wisdom-and-new-paradigms

Kimberly S. Engels holds a PhD in philosophy and is a past participant in The Sanctuary’s Path of the Warrior course. She is currently a philosophy professor at Molloy University as well as the Director of Research and Development at the John E. Mack Institute. She has taught courses on the Phenomenology of UFOs/UAP through the Society for UAP Studies, as well as courses on Native American philosophy at her university.

Her academic research centers on the lived experience of individuals who report UAP encounters, as well as ET contact, as an ongoing lived reality in Native American societies and cultures. In the Summer of 2023, she conducted a formal study of individuals who reported contact with non-human intelligences (NHIs), and how such experiences had influenced their beliefs, values, and worldviews.

This research suggested that UAP/UFO encounters are deeply intertwined with contact with non-ordinary realities and new paradigms for understanding consciousness.