John A. Keel has died.

[Kacen]

http://cryptoworld.co.uk/john-keel-ufo-and-fortean-author-has-died/


John Alva Keel (born Alva John Kiehle) the Fortean author and professional journalist has died aged 79.

John Keel was arguably one of the most widely read and influential ufologists since the early 1970s. Although his own thoughts about UFOs and associated anomalous phenomena have gradually evolved since the mid 1960s, Keel remains one of ufology’s most original and controversial researchers. It was Keel’s second book, UFOs: Operation Trojan Horse (1970), that alerted the general public that many aspects of contemporary UFO reports, including humanoid encounters, often paralleled certain ancient folklore and religious encounters. Keel also argues that there is a direct relationship between UFOs and psychic phenomena. He says he does not call himself a ufologist and prefers the term Fortean which encompasses a wide range of paranormal subjects.

Considering The Mothman Prophecies is my favorite book, this is quite depressing...especially since this death won't be reported on CNN and all attention will be focused on a certain pedophile. :roll:

[ApolloRising]

Well, said pedophile is a massive influence with tens of millions of followers and few people in the western world who are unaware of his name... John Keel on the other hand, isn't, thus is less news worthy.

[Snow Crash]

all attention will be focused on a certain pedophile. :roll:

Rush Limbaugh?

[theeindiee]

The Mothman Dieth

It's curious.... the movie had very little to do with the book. It was mostly Richard Gere in various stages of fright. Oh and one cheap holloween mask in the mirror reflection. Which was not at all moth-like.

As long as the actor who played John Keel is still alive, who cares about the real John Keel?

[Kacen]

I haven't seen the movie but I read the book.

[lala]

Well if his theroy is right he'll be back in contact!!!! and Jadoo was a good read to :D


Like contemporary 1960s researchers such as J. Allen Hynek and Jacques Vallée, Keel was initially hopeful that he could somehow validate the prevailing extraterrestrial visitation hypothesis. However, after one year of investigations, Keel realised that the extraterrestrial hypothesis was untenable. Indeed, both Hynek and Vallée eventually arrived at a similar conclusion.

As Keel himself wrote, "I abandoned the extraterrestrial hypothesis in 1967 when my own field investigations disclosed an astonishing overlap between psychic phenomena and UFOs... The objects and apparitions do not necessarily originate on another planet and may not even exist as permanent constructions of matter. It is more likely that we see what we want to see and interpret such visions according to our contemporary beliefs." [5]

In UFOs: Operation Trojan Horse Keel argues that a non-human or spiritual intelligence source has staged whole events over a long period of time in order to propagate and reinforce certain erroneous belief systems. For example, the fairy faith in Middle Europe, vampire legends, mystery airships in 1897, mystery aeroplanes of the 1930s, mystery helicopters, anomalous creature sightings, poltergeist phenomena, balls of light, and UFOs. Keel conjectured that ultimately all of these anomalies are a cover for the real phenomenon.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Keel

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[pigswillfly]

The Mothman Prophercies is one of the best books on the supernatural I've ever read. A great loss.