March 2nd Show - Dorothy Izatt

[urkotic]

I'm kind of mixed on this show. All in all I thought it got fairly tedious... two hours is a long time to listen to people basically say the same things over and over about what sounded like primarily a visual phenomenon. One hour, maybe a little longer, seems like it would've covered this topic nicely.

On the other hand I'll agree with the commenters who said in effect in the course of the show, what made it get more interesting were the comments from David Biedny, and the relayed comments from Jeff Ritzmann (sp?). Their observation that there might be more to this gave me some pause and interest, but again not sure it merited two hours of talk at this point. That said, I'd be curious for some follow up now.

Not a bad Paracast but not hall of fame material either.

[jritzmann]

Dave-
as far as the single exposure, it would be virtually impossible to realign the frame after movement and the stop. I don't see the ability to do single frames an issue in this case.

Everyone-
I'll be overjoyed if we're invited to meet Ms. Dorothy, for that matter I'd be more then happy with a phone conversation too.

As David said on the show, yeah I have seen the "scout" type manifestation seen in the film on several occasions. There's also other things mentioned that I absolutely identify with, that are much more subtle.

I don't think anyone should be basing anything on their perception of the investigator involved. In my many years I've seen investigators that wont release any information unless it's a TV show, and prefer to give cryptic answers in public. It's a territorial issue. And it's ego driven. "it's MY case."

I don't think thats how Peter acts. You have to realize that he's had an extended relationship with Dorothy, and many things that we would find interesting, he is long since past worrying about. He's very convinced that there is a real enigma there, and is very much past "is it real?". We don't know how much work was put into this case by Peter, but I'll bet in 10 years it's significant. Sometimes when you're that deep in you lose a bit of the aspect that everyone doesn't see what you do about the case...and you'd rather discuss the finer points then the "is it real" notion.

I'm not saying it's right, but it happens. He's drawing his own conclusions of some parts, and thats his own prerogative. I think the "attitude" some of you are perceiving is more about trying (sometimes futility in this field) to make sure all the facts are kept straight. Thats a hard thing to do sometimes when there's a large body of data.

We all have our quirks and needles, I'm sure this man is no different. He's been at one case a long time, and feels he's found something significant, and is protective of it. I don't fault anyone for that. Don't judge the case on some perceived attitude in one interview.

Peter is not the case, Dorothy is. (even though Peter had his own experiences)

Being critical is great...but lighten up and humor me, and lets see where it goes. Look past everything to Dorothy and the data presented.

I personally find this case highly compelling, and we could stand to learn a lot from it. I've written Peter and Frank personally to discuss some things with them and Dorothy. I deeply need to speak with her, as I feel she has a lot more experience then I do, and obviously more wisdom of age and longevity with the enigma.

We'll see what happens, I'm not out to make anyone uncomfortable with my requests.

[pixelsmith]

frank must have something to hide. he should welcome dB with open arms to help validate these films and set the stage for the 2nd and 3rd Capturing the Light DVDs. with 30,000 feat of film there must be enough to fill 2 more DVDs with nothing but lights footage, no talking, just lights.
i would purchase them in a heart beat. in fact if they kept them coming i would probably buy all 30,000 feet... unless they are fake of course.

Frank? hello? please talk to us.

[Graphimancer]

This may be a classic case of mediumship manifestation, the type of which was so much more common in the 19th century. I'm not sure how the real ones made things manifest, but there are good case studies that some did.

[dorkbot]

Originally Posted by jritzmann

He's very convinced that there is a real enigma there, and is very much past "is it real?".

I can fully understand this from his perspective. As an individual at some point you would naturally move beyond the "is it real" phase. On the other hand, if you are presenting the case to someone else you are going to have to patiently hold their hand and present the evidence that led you to that conclusion.

I would say if that if Hynek sent her three cameras and had her camera professionally examined then we should give a Hynek a bit of credit that he would have obviously looked into the stopping on a single frame and jiggling thing. I would imagine that as a scientist trying to make the mainstream case for flying discs in the 70's there is no way Hynek was going to try to publicly promote Izatt's case as it was just too weird.

I can understand why the two researchers presented would feel protective but I would suggest to them that it is not their place to act as gatekeeper and decide who gets access and who doesn't. That choice should belong to Mrs. Izatt and her family. I would suggest that the correct course of action is to relay the request for a visit to Mrs. Izatt, send her some copies of some Paracast episodes, offer your opinion of Biedny and Ritzmann and let Mrs. Izatt decide for herself. If the central facts of the case are as they have been presented then it sounds like the entities in question would advise Izatt directly and decide for themselves if they want to put on a show for Biedny and Ritzmann.

[digigeek]

Originally Posted by David Biedny

Well, I woke up this morning to a long email from Frank Longo, questioning my motives regarding the posting of my comment, and has informed me that he will not allow me or Jeff to have any access to Dorothy.

Whaaa?! Oh, for crying out loud. Why doesn't Frank just put on the old guilty cap at this point? And while I'm at it, who is Frank to "not allow" you access to Dorothy? Does he have power of attorney or something? If so, that's even MORE creepy.

This whole issue now officially stinks. Thanks, Frank. You've now made your situation 100x worse...well done, mate.

[digigeek]

Originally Posted by jritzmann

I don't think thats how Peter acts. You have to realize that he's had an extended relationship with Dorothy, and many things that we would find interesting, he is long since past worrying about. He's very convinced that there is a real enigma there, and is very much past "is it real?". We don't know how much work was put into this case by Peter, but I'll bet in 10 years it's significant. Sometimes when you're that deep in you lose a bit of the aspect that everyone doesn't see what you do about the case...and you'd rather discuss the finer points then the "is it real" notion.

I'm not saying it's right, but it happens. He's drawing his own conclusions of some parts, and thats his own prerogative. I think the "attitude" some of you are perceiving is more about trying (sometimes futility in this field) to make sure all the facts are kept straight. Thats a hard thing to do sometimes when there's a large body of data.

If that is true and if he is beyond objectivity then he is not a researcher or scientist of any kind. He is now simply a cheerleader and promoter. That makes him immediately suspect in this arena.

I hate to sound like a complete d*ck (hey, sometimes I am one), but I just want to see good science and research. Personally, I'm not interested in "feelings" when it comes to these matters. But, hey, that's just me.

[DVS]

I havent seen the dvd, but I think the fact that they didn't show any of those alleged pics of the beings makes me skeptical.

[digigeek]

Originally Posted by David Biedny

Well, I woke up this morning to a long email from Frank Longo, questioning my motives regarding the posting of my comment, and has informed me that he will not allow me or Jeff to have any access to Dorothy.

David,

Is Frank Longo now the "Boss of you"? (that ought to get you started)

Is he Frank Longo or Chris Crocker?

http://digg.com/comedy/LEAVE_BRITNEY_ALONE_6

[Koji K.]

This may be going off on a tangent, but I was interested in the part of the show where the nature of the entities/phenomenon was discussed. I think it's important to keep in mind that there may not be *one* UFO phenomenon, or at least one set of entities or general cause to the phenomenon. So, when we ascribe motives, or say things like "they exuded love," aside from the very true fact that we have no idea exactly what lies underneath such facets of the experience, the experience itself may be caused by a different set of entities or a different underlying cause than, say, those who have had negative experiences.

As an example of the assumption, the "Capturing the Light" website says that from the DVD you can "Learn about why they are here and what their intentions are." Now I realize this is marketing, and I realize it may just refer to the "they" presented in the DVD, and I use it just as an example- but 90% of books and dvds on the topic make similar claims to explain what "they" want. (This isn't a critique of the DVD itself, either, which I have not yet seen- I actually find myself after listening to this episode wanting to go out and buy a UFO-related DVD for the first time in my life. If it's good enough to impress Hynek *and* the Paracast, well then it might just be worth a small fee to cover distribution costs and such. This is a subject for another thread, though...) Why assume there is but one "they"? It's very presumptuous to assume that all experiences are caused by the same thing(s).

The problem I think with this view among serious ufologists is that it seems to open the door to those nuts who then take out their charts and lists and say, "why yes, there are many types of entities, you have the Greys and they're from Zeta Reticuli, you have the Reptilians who are from Omicron Persei 8, you have the.. etc etc," and it reads like notes to a bad movie. Which is a shame, since there should be some middle balance.

Lacking any other stronger ability to confront the enigma "at its own level" (at least at our current state of evolution), we may just be forced to take the experiences as they come in terms of ascribing motives. That is, if the results are a positive influence in our lives, then perhaps the best we can say is the experience was "positive," and if negative, then "negative," and there may be different causes to each. (Not to mention negative experiences masquerading as positive, like how tormented prisoners can eventually come to love their captors, and think they are being tormented for their own good on some level they can't understand.)

There are serious epistemological "issues" (if not downright problems) with ascribing motives that we recognize even to other human beings, so it seems rational that there would be bigger problems doing so with something that may be very, very far beyond us. At the same time, we shouldn't be so overwhelmed by the phenomena that we think all experiences are created equal and come from the same source(s). This is just a wordy way I guess of saying we should keep an open mind (but not so open we believe everything we're "told").

There may be something to Biedny's comments about the experience reflecting the experiencer in some way. From what I understand (I am not an experiencer in any form), this phenomenon, these "entities" for lack of a better term behind it, do seem to show some interest, even a reaction, to the "inner world," the psychological or psychical, on many an occasion- probably a whole lot more than they've shown any concern for the "nuts and bolts" realities of our physical world! When we look at the range of "internal" paranormal phenomenon I think we find that these are the aspects of the paranormal which "respectable" science actually devotes the most attention to (covertly or otherwise): things like ESP, p-Teleportation, "Remote Viewing," etc. To say nothing of the new crop of post-quantum scientists who are adding new respectability to the "transpersonalists" and Jungians of generations before. Definitely suggestive of a connection... (sort of like Paul Atreides the first time he seems a sandworm, for any of you Dune fans...)

Scott Story- it does strike me at a gut level of being similar to mediumship cases, not exactly the same, but at least suggestive of some connection between whatever underlies the UFO phenomenon and whatever underlies the phenomenon of mediumship or channeling.