The Messengers

Owls, Synchronicity and the UFO Abductee

By: Mike Clelland

Narrated by: Michael Hacker

Without question, this is a classic by one of the most exciting new authors in the UFO field today. After listening to it, your view of reality will never be the same.

The owl has held a place of reverence and mystique throughout history. And as strange as this might seem, owls are also showing up in conjunction with the UFO experience.

Mike Clelland has collected a wealth of first-hand accounts in which owls manifest in the highly charged moments that surround alien contact. There is a strangeness to these accounts that defy simple explanations. This book explores implications that go far beyond what more conservative researchers would dare consider.

But the owl connection encompasses more than the UFO experience. It also includes profound synchronicities, ancient archetypes, dreams, shamanistic experiences, personal transformation, and death. From the mythic legends of our ancient past to the first-hand accounts of the UFO abductee, owls are playing some vital role.

This is also a deeply personal story. It is an odyssey of self-discovery as the author grapples with his own owl and UFO encounters. What plays out is a story of transformation with the owl at the heart of this journey.

The book is read by Michael Hacker, the foreword is read by Richard Dolan, and both the introduction and conclusion are read by the author, Mike Clelland.

©2020 Mike Clelland (P)2020 Mike Clelland

Circular and long-winded but fascinating

As an enthusiast of all things paranormal, with a certain engrossment in things hyperterrestrial/ET and UAP, the ideas presented in this book are fascinating. Multitudes of stories submitted to Clelland are included and about half of them are easily given to coincidence, but the other half are truly high strangeness. The two major problems with this audiobook are

1. The author tends to run in circles for what feels like miles to reach either an underwhelming or far-fetched conclusion of a singular thought. The book is still well written in and of itself, but it could have definitely cut some major portions of fat.

2. The narrator, while wonderful and talented in his own regard, just doesn’t feel right for this. Mike Clelland himself does the foreword and afterword and his gentle voice seems succinctly fitting.

All-in-all, I liked the book. I will definitely consider the intention of any owls I come across in the future.

Fascinating and eerie look at a familiar symbol.

A deep dive into the mythology and symbolism of owls and their connection to otherworldly encounters with UFOs and the supernatural. Clellend exhaustively collects first-person reports from “experiencers” as well as commentary by noted authors and researchers. He provides a compelling and well-rounded discussion while leaving the reader to decipher meanings and make conclusions. Performed by the incomparable Michael Hacker who has narrated many of John Keel’s works.

Mike's research is fantastic!

As an experiencer myself, I absolutely love this book. Hearing the many wild accounts that involved owls is mind-blowing! Mike really took on the role of "the owl guy", and it's awesome how he is looking into this strange and otherworldly phenomenon! Very interesting read that I couldn't stop listening to! - The Shepherds Fare

I enjoyed it

Was blown away by the number of synchronicities he talked about that literally applied directly to me and my experiences. As he said, this can feel like a lonely path to walk. So when you hear him talking about very specific and very internal subject matter, it’s not only validating, but comforting. You can start to question your own sanity, so it’s nice to find (randomly) other people saying the exact same things. If I had to guess how many synchronicities he mentioned that applied to me, I’d say somewhere between 30-40 things he mentioned are some of my own direct experiences. It felt like this book did indeed have a message for me to find, and it’s no coincidence that I found my way to this book. It’s like someone whispering “you’re not wrong about what you’ve sensed.” Looking forward to listening to his other books in the coming months.

An meaningful inquiry into UFO experience

In The Messengers, Clelland follows his own experiences and obsessions into a more generalized exploration of the contemporary UFO phenomenon, using the owl as a gateway into, or living symbol of, how this societally marginalizing experience presents itself to the experiencer as both utterly baffling and deeply meaningful. It may not be the book to convince the uninitiated, but that is not its focus. Rather, by pulling on the connective thread of a seeming orgy of owl appearances in his own life, while coming to terms with his UFO encounters, Clelland thought to ask other witnesses/abductees if anything similar had happened to them. This book is the first result of that informal census, and it is astonishing in its scope.

Synchronicities

“These owls are proof of magic.”
Absolutely.
I have my own owl experiences.
Very intriguing.

synchrony with my own experience

Wonderful amalgamation of experiences woven together to question answers that we have been subjected to in a new light; one that time alone will prove... as the premise is basically that time answers all -- and we are all eternal.

first book was better. this book is good tho.

first book was better. this book is good tho. words words words words and more words.

Mystical & Wonderful Story

This is a fabulous listen full of esoteric wisdom and at times just simply thrilling. Worth every minute.

navigating synchronicities

amazing book!!! wish it was read entirely by the author. only the intro + conclusion are read by Mike Clelland. unfortunately the bulk of the book is narrated by a voice actor that I did not care for (this accounts for the 3-star rating for performance). still highly recommend this book for anyone interested in owls + expansive metaphysical concepts/ideologies.