A fascinating and enjoyable exploration

I really enjoyed listening to this audio book. There's this mysterious clash between ordinary reality and high strangeness that happens to some people and it's often not talked about by these people. For obvious reasons.

Mike Clelland has had an interesting podcast and youtube videos of conference talks, as well as interviews he has given to other people, so I've often come across his work and experiences as I indulge my interest in UFOs and Consciousness.

Because of his blog and podcasts and talks and interviews, when people have googled to find out more about some strange thing that happened to them - often involving owls - Mike Clelland pops up.

Therefore, he has become a contact hub for many people that have had strange experiences, and who share those experiences with him. Over some years, five? or six?, I've often read or listened to Mike Clelland share some of these stories, and over time his own stories also started to gel.

His first book, The Messengers, was a compilation and connect-the-dots collection of these such stories. Because he is a hub of connection, he sees similarities, synchronicities, and symbols between people who have never met each other, or even people who have, but didn't know they had the same type of experience until both have submitted their stories to Mike.

This second book is a deeper exploration of such experiences and stories. It's a strange juxtaposition of every day life - grocery shopping, commuting - with unusual experiences - hellhounds, large owls, regular owls, deer, orbs, 11:11 or other significant numbers, visions, and of course UFOs.

That's the strange thing. You are just doing your regular thing and WHAM! something weird happens. You google it, or a friend tells you to tell this guy, and Mike Clelland gets your story. And, the weirdness is that he gets another story just like yours, and maybe another. And within the stories are synchronicities.

So, this book unfolds, story after such story of things that happened to people. Some very recently, in 2017. And the connections unfold too.

Well written, it's an exploration with pondering, wonderment, and gentle speculation of a series of events that hint at a much bigger reality that our human minds have yet to grasp. But, it's good to consider what clues we have.

For the nuts-and-bolts UFO researchers, this may be a way to dip your toe into the exploration of consciousness ideas, some high strangeness, and weird happenings. What is most striking is how ordinary our lives are and how these experiences happen to regular people doing regular things.

Well, maybe they aren't regular people after all, or afterwards.

Narration: Enjoyable

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Captivating!

I binged this. The narration done by the author puts you in the space of hearing these accounts first hand. He has very eloquently painted the picture of what it is to come to the realization that there is high strangeness in your life. It can be a long and winding road of mysterious markers and crumbs designed to wake you up. This collection of accounts paints the picture of what it is to notice the signs and how it changes your life. This is a great read for the curious reader and/or for those seeking and trying to make some sense of their own mysterious happenings. I really enjoyed this book and look forward to more work from the author.

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Fascinating stories

I bought Mike Clelland's first book, The Messengers, and really enjoyed reading it. When I heard that he had an audiobook available of book no. 2 , a deeper look into the stories, I put it on my wish list right away. Mike has a good voice for audio as I know from his podcast series. If you are unfamiliar with his podcast, you should take a listen to the archive. I finally got the book on audible and it took me awhile to finish because it is long and so full of fascinating stories. It was really great for commuting. I highly recommend this book. There are multiple reasons to give it a read or listen. 1. If you are interested in ufos or paranormal. 2. If you can agree with the statement "the world is a much weirder place than it appears to be" and 3. If you have had any odd encounters with owls, you will want to read this book.

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If you love ETs and UFO experiences, read this!

I didn't want this book to end! I love when books are read by the author and this was just a super well put together and thoughtful anthology of stories which are both wild and believable at the same time.

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dumb dumb dumb

one of the worst books i have evrr downloaded...dont waste your time...no plot no story

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Repetitive and a Little cringy.

I like paranormal stuff and weird esoteric things. I wanted more from this book than just a bunch of stories that make me question the credibility and research of the author. I know that the point of this book is personal accounts of this high strangeness but it really just felt like the author just made up all this crap. Ehhhhhh...

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Really????

I find it hard to believe anyone much less all these positive reviews would believe this stuff..
I am generally concerned about the masses after reading the reviews of this book which is clearly made up BS
Really????? Ugh

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intriguing

A great dive into the supernatural as related to the mysterious OWL. Synchronicities run amuck throughout the authors journey into this under studied subject.

this is delightful

the problem with this book is that mike so desperately wants to be special, he makes a lot of simple coincidences. this book is best experienced with an equally skeptical friend. it won't convince you that "owls=alien activity!!!!!!" but it will certainly keep you entertained and chortling.

Even Better than The Messengers!

I loved this book from start to finish. Beautifully written and narrated, I went from moments of awe to moments when goosebumps danced over my body. An experiencer myself, although I haven't experienced the owls, I was blown away by how these people's stories nevertheless meshed perfectly with mine. Told with great sensitivity, I can understand why so many people trusted Mike Clelland enough to retell their extraordinary otherworldly encounters.