Resonant Field Notes

Last week, a friend passed along a new episode of American Alchemy on YouTube in which the host, Jesse Michaels, interviews the owner of Skinwalker Ranch, the subject of the History Channel docuseries, The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch. Billionaire Brandon Fugal has made his money largely in real estate, and purchased the property looking to find the truth about the phenomena occurring there — whether to confirm or debunk it, he wanted to discover what is actually happening. He purchased the property from aerospace mogul Robert Bigelow, who ran his own program on the ranch for years. 

Anyway, you probably know the backstory, or are industrious enough to look it up. Or you can watch the YouTube episode yourself, in which the backstory is revisited. 

A couple things stuck out to me as I watched the interview. First of all, I’m not a fan of the billionaire class by any means, but as far as individuals go, Fugal seems like a real mensch. He comes off as honest, and sincere about his desire to truly see the truth and be transparent about his findings. 

Throughout the interview, we hear the phrase repeated, “As above, so below.” In the bigger picture, this refers to things in the spiritual or divine realm corresponding to those in the human realm.

That applies to what they believe they’re looking at on Skinwalker Ranch, but in this context, it is also more literal, with strange phenomena observed both in the air above the ranch as well as in the ground below the mesa.

I particularly resonated with Fugal’s belief that all these facets of this phenomenon are related. UAPs, shapeshifting creatures, time dilation, strange materials, cattle mutilations, poltergeist activity, and even religious experiences are all part of the same thing. Different cultures view the phenomenon through their own lenses, and, yeah, they could very well all be correct. When we’re dealing with something that appears to be rooted in consciousness — and especially if you, like me, consider consciousness to be the foundation of reality and existence — those cultural lenses matter in terms of how we experience reality, but it’s still all the same reality. 

It’s refreshing to hear a pair of thoughtful humans discussing things in these open terms, with open minds. Fugal is Mormon, but doesn’t discount the ideas of djinn, for instance, and brings it up as a possible part of what’s going on, just viewed from a certain cultural perspective. He seems humble about his relationship to… whatever this thing is, and doesn’t claim to have the answers. That’s what he’s looking for, after all, and I’m glad he’s allowing the public to come along for the ride.