TOM MAAT FROM GREAT LAKES PARANOMAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION
Thursday, September 10th, 2009
Tom Maat joins me from Western Lower Michigan on this weeks show. He is a member/co founder of the Great Lakes Paranormal Research Organization, Mufon, and The American Ghost Society. I was impressed with his website (michigans otherside.com) because it deals with all kinds of paranormal investigations, not just ghosts. I like talking about ghosts, but I am curious about all things. Tom also has Shamanistic training. What does that mean? I am sure there are many terms for the word. He tells me that he is merely sensitive to energy and leads a natural earthy lifestyle. I have never met Tom before but I did like his essence. He appears to be the real deal to me, he’s not in this just to get attention or make a name for himself. Does he have the ability to pick up on other energies? Spirits? See for yourself and hear some interesting stories.
Also I have posted a picture of Amberrose Hammond’s new book. It was Amberrose who suggested that I talk to Tom. They both work together on investigations and you can check out their website at: www.michigansotherside.com
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I’d like to introduce you to my brother from a previous time. I don’t know when it was, it just was. Now if you saw my brother in a dark alley perhaps he would frighten you, he is a big man. At one time he maybe wasn’t always a pleasant man. Earlier in life he was controlled by the bottle. Maybe his ego was too much in control as well. He’s not like that now, I assure you. He is a gentle giant with a great sense of humility and humor. He has some strange stories to tell. I have heard them many times, they are funny, interesting and I believe true. See for yourself. His name is Dan Dunlop, and we have known each other for quite some time. Right away there was a connection.
Ingrid Dean joins me again for part 2 of our conversation about The Spirit Of The Badge. In this show we’ll delve into who she is a bit more and what she truly believes in. I am always curious to see what brought a person to where they are now. Plus I think it lends credibility to the guest when they open up and you find why they believe the way they do. Is it from personal experience? I think with most it is. 
Strange topics this week? Perhaps. I had a nice vacation, thanks for asking. What did we see? You heard about those folks over in Israel that saw mermaids, right? We were kayaking down the Autrain and saw some strange gals that almost looked a bit fishlike, so I took a picture. Connected to the Israel sighting? Perhaps. 
There were a lot of us gathered around, it almost looks like a scene from some movie but I assure you that if could be. Seriously, Bob did see something in the sky that appeared to be dancing around, and he’s not a big believer. Funny, because someone very close to him once saw a ufo land many years ago. So what was it? I don’t know, I didn’t see it. Oddly enough I was paying attention when one of the other residents along the lake made a comment last summer about seeing a ufo over Camp 7 lake as just a matter of fact statement. Not far from there is the town/blink-of-an-eye Stueben. My buddy Joe and his wife were traveling near Stueben and saw a football sized orb float over the trees and go across the road into the woods. What the heck was that? Is this area home to strange phenomena or does it occur almost anywhere where it is remote and forested?
The year was 1952. According to hundreds of eyewitness testimonies, something was going on over the skies of the United States. Frank Feshino Jr. has been on the show before reporting on The Flatwoods Monster, one of his other books. This time I bring him back so that we can follow up with his other book called; Shoot Them Down. Frank spent 18 years of his life researching this one incident in our history that most of us have never even heard of. Is it that easy for our government to cover a story up? Well, at the time it did get quite a bit of press but it never got national coverage. Now why is that? Were there aliens that arrived in ships back then? What were they doing here? Did we attempt to shoot them down? What happened to many of the pilots from around that era who just dissappeared? 
David Twichell joins me as we discuss the anniversary of the lunar landing. Many of us remember what we were doing on that day. I remember watching it with my mother and brother. Did you know that there is some audio of Neil Armstrong discussing with Houston an unknown large craft that is nearby? Mission Contol is trying to get Mr. Armstrong to go to a secure channel. David has added a link in the shout box if you want to listen. David also talks about this incident in his book; The UFO Jesus Connection.
Finally getting back to real shows after two weeks of filler. Sorry about that chief. Isn’t that what Maxwell Smart used to always say. This week Duane talks about many interesting things: How things are all connected, our journey, the vibrations associated with intent, the little people, and much more. Remember learning in history about ancient cultures making offerings, history would say it was to the gods. Was it? Maybe with some cultures. Was there really another purpose? If you listen closely you may hear another explanation. I really didn’t even notice it when we first did the interview. After Duane said it, it made a lot of sense to me. It also made me realize that someone isn’t being honest with me. Our history books maybe? Could that be deliberate or just a misunderstanding? I don’t know how it could be when it is so clearly spoken. Do you see what I’m getting at? Whatever the case it does not matter, but I feel it is worth mentioning. We talk about healing, I have seen it done and I have seen what they fortold come true. I refer to a personal experience. 
Man it was great to go on vacation. Each year it gets a little more difficult to come back. My vacations are pretty laid back and peaceful. I went down the Autrain river with my father in law and saw something a bit unusual. I took a photo as you can see. Looks like some sort of sea creature. Hmm. Uh, maybe that’s not exactly the truth. Actually we saw a golden eagle at close range. He later told me a story about his own close encounter with one of these birds. Pretty interesting, what does it mean? Does it mean anything? Bob (dad-in-law) saw one in 1972 when he was working on his house, it was no further than four feet from him. It was just staring at him. He let out a scream. It didn’t leave, at least for a while. Interesting, right? Last year I saw what I believe could be a golden eagle not far from Bob’s cabin on Camp 7 lake. The eagle we saw on the Autrain was no more than twenty feet from me and instead of flying off it just flew off to nearby branch. All of this is not in this show but I thought I would share it with you, perhaps in the future I will discuss this. 
One of the stangest mysteries of our time. I think I was abducted. The next thing I knew I was enjoying myself and not stressing out at work. (this show by the way does not stress me out, I love doing it) “Yeah, it was weird, I saw this big glowing light, it looked like a campfire.” (that’s what I’m doing on vacation) “Then there were these strange people around me and they were mumbling something, or maybe they were just incoherent.” “I saw a fire in the sky, just like that movie.” Fireworks. “There was even cattle mutilations.” Hamburgers on the grill. You get the picture.
