Visitors from Within: Extraterrestrial Encounters and Species Evolution

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Summary: I found it difficult to get through
Review: I picked up this book with the intention of learning what people who believe in alien abduction believe about their experiences. I suppose I could say I am completely neutral on this topic.

I found this book very difficult to get through. I found the writing style to be terribly dry, and the theories were based on no proof. I loaned this book to a friend who does believe in UFOs, and she also had trouble getting through this book and actually said it was quite a laugh, and one of the worst books she has ever read. So, no, I would not recommend this book. The only thing I really liked about this book is the noirish drawing of an alien on the cover. In my opinion, aliens are a matter of proof and not belief. This book does not offer any proof of their existence.

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Summary: The abduction phenomena explained from a larger context.
Review: In my opinion, together with 'The Prism of Lyra' and 'Preparing for Contact' (all from Royal-Priest), this book concludes the basic trilogy for anyone who wants to know more about the abduction phenomena specifically, and E.T. contact in general. As a matter of fact, the abductions are just a symptom of a much more fundamental interaction between the Zetas and the Human race, and both will benefit tremendously from it. These books explain the mechanics, the why and the how, of extraterrestrial contact. Forget the fear and the hype, and go right to the facts: it will enlighten you and inspire you, for these books present a vision of intergalactic cooperation, as well as personal and planetary evolution.

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Summary: e pluribus unum
Review: The primary focus of _Visitors From Within_ is an analysis of the Zeta Reticuli species (my absolute favorite of all our ET friends), which is probably the best-known race in UFO "abduction" cases. But a nice inclusion is how they relate to we humans.

The Zetas' planet, Apex, was much like present day Earth. It was also an effort to include both positive and negative energies in an attempt to create a balance. Theirs was a planet rules by hatred & warfare. Unfortunately, it was much more pronounced and they ended up destroying their planet. Centuries before this, they decided to start a colony beneath their planet surface, and once there they used their knowlege of genetics and cloning to "X" out emotions--naively believing that to be the core of their past mistakes. They also joined themselves into a single collective mind to eliminate the chance of individual mistakes again.

Their hopes that the opposite extreme was any better were quickly dashed, and now they're here trying to fix that. We humans re-present their past as well as their future. We are closest to them, genetically, which is why they come to us instead of going to the Lyrans, Sirians, Pleiadians, etc. to get what they need from our DNA to fix their error. There's another more intricate reason.

Unfortunately, we are not all too pleased to greet them, since they represent the opposite of us and all we hold dear. We represent not only the opposite of everything they have become over the last few hundred thousand years, but also a reminder their past; so they're equally--if not MORE--afraid of what we are. However, this book fails to clearly explain how they can be both emotionless and 'afraid' of us. Not a major fault, just something I'm very curious about.

The chapter devoted to the hybrid projects is my favorite. It is both saddening to read about the physical deterioration of the first generations of hybrids, as well as uplifting to read of their incredible bravery. There is also a chapter discussing the "abductions" of prisoners and mental patients, which is something no other ET book I've read touches upon.

The underlying question this book poses: Will we end up consumed by our hatred and extreme individuality and end up destroying ourselves as the Zetas once did to their race, or will Zetas and Terrans overcome our fears, work together, and one day emerge side by side; a beautiful balance--an inspiration to all life in the universe that even extreme opposites can become a unified coalition? It's in our hands.