Dimensions: A Casebook of Alien Contact

Jacques completed this trilogy with two other books, Revelations and Confrontations. After this he turned to fiction and the re-examination of old cases. For whatever reason he stopped looking for answers amid the miles of confusing and at times absurd event details. He has not commented on any new cases such as Medjugoje. Instead he has turned his attention to questionable UFO related groups.This is my favorite of his works for a reason. That reason is the comparison of "miraculous" events such as Fatima, Lourdes and the Mormon angel to the physics of UFO encounters. That one chapter, The Spiritual Component: The Morphology of Miracles, is worth the price of the book. He gives more details than you are likely to have encountered on these evens and then compares the physical events to UFO encounters. If you are a truth seeker these events will suggest areas for further research.One thing I found interesting is that while the apparitions seemed to know something about the future and give dire warnings, aside from their antics with light and ability to paralyze (and hypnotize?) they do not seem capable of effecting any changes in this world. They instruct their chosen to do simple things they seem incapable of doing themselves, such as dig for a spring of water as in the case of Fatima or seek golden tablets as in the case of the Mormon angel. And they don't seem to care much for the feelings of the people they choose, nor do they have the ability to protect them. How powerful is that?? Having a mentally challenged girl "wash herself in mud" from a spring she just dug and "eat dirt and grass" while people laugh seems to be the work of a cruel sociopath rather than a being of light and love. While he doesn't mention her, Joan of Arc is good example of a similar lack of concern for the messenger. Whoever these apparitions are, while they often encourage people to embrace a particular dogma, they seem to lack the love, kindness and compassion that is supposed to be the mainstay of the organized religions they promote.

I am not sure how much this is a reprint versus an update of the original work, but either way, it remains an outstanding presentation of a - to me - immediately convincing perspective on the whole subject.He starts from the fact that many aspects of UFO encounters are basically absurd - statements are made by the "aliens" that are either nonsensical or oddly mundane (and how do they speak to us?)or the whole thing is just bizarre in some way, or physically implausible. And yet, something did happen: there are visible after-effects, both physical on the ground and biological and mental, even spiritual, for those involved. From this springs his fundamental insight: he rejects the common concept that "if" they exist, they are interstellar travelers, and posits that instead, they are manifestations of some other reality or dimension, or the multiverse.That enables him to bring together all the historic appearance of strange creatures, inexplicable sights in the heavens, and so forth, as manifestations of the same - what? Energy, entities, forces....But whatever the source, the key and insightful statement he makes is that "the shapes of the objects, the appearances of their occupants, and their reported statements vary as a function of the cultural environment into which they are projected." (The last part is italicized for emphasis).Thus in 1897 in the Midwest, the visitors are bearded characters from an "airship" that "corresponded to the popular concept of a flying machine: it had wheels, turbines, powerful lights." As described, it could not possibly fly...but what matters is that in the imaginations of that time, it was appropriate. He gives much discussion of all the legends of "little people" and notes many fascinating resonances with our UFO occurrences - time dilation, for instance.In other words, I find this the best and most convincing insight into the nature of these events, but also a disturbing one, since the ability to manifest in such sly and clever ways must raise the question - "why?" Vallée sees us as being prodded or manipulated in a slow, long-term way towards some kind of change in our basic nature - but what that is, is unclear. I suppose we will find out, or our descendants will.

Another fascinating book by Jacques Vallee. Dr. Vallee is one of the most original thinkers in the study of UFOs, and this book takes a very different approach than most. Never content with the "simple" explanation that UFOs are extraterrestrial visitors from space, Dr. Vallee expands upon his previous works and presents fascinating evidence to support his views.This book may not be for everyone. If you are a dedicated believer that UFO abductions are proof that aliens from outer space are visiting our planet, you may want to look elsewhere. If however, you are willing to consider other possibilities, and like exploring different viewpoints you'll want to read this book.Readers of Dr. Vallee's cult classic "Passport to Magonia" should be forewarned: the first half of Dimensions will sound very familiar. Much of the first half of this book is lifted straight from Magonia. However, even with that complaint this is a thought-provoking book, that should make us re-think our dearly-held assumptions regarding UFOs.

Very well written and very brave to dive head first into the woo woo subject of religious experiences, telepathic contact with other beings, and the question of why are we here? what is the meaning of life? why do humans always have this attraction to spirituality? i have long believed that there really is something to the phenomenon of seeing unexplainable things in the sky and ESP and our consciousness being something tangible and detachable from our flesh body but this book really has opened my mind to even more possibilities. great book, well written and well researched, hard to deny that something is happening with so much evidence available throughout history up to present day

I agree with Jacques Vallée regarding the inter-dimensional aspect of the phenomenas and the existence of realities or universes different from ours (multiverse concept).Books like the «True Proof» series or the «Hunt for the Skinwalker» show this potential direction taken by the strangest phenomenas.The Jacques Vallée’s explanation of a possible entity, through the ages, inter-dimensional (transcending space and time) and influencing the humanity, through apparitions and messages, is interesting.Finally what is the difference with a god ?But I don’t agree with the UFO/UAP being totally part of this concept.It’s like to say we are the only civilisation in the universe.In this case we just extend the concept to tell that in our reality/dimension, or in this version of the universe, we are alone.Why in our reality and not in the other ones ?We seem to forget other aspects of this strangeness like the possibility to travel between the stars using antigravity systems as suggested by the testimony of Bob Lazard who has worked in the S4 area, trying to test these kinds of retrivaled engines.With this potential technology, I think we don’t need to bring the concept of multiverse, inter-dimensional travels, or transcending entity, to explain the contact with other civilisations.

Jacques Vallee is a brilliant French-born professional astronomer, pioneering computer scientist and lately a successful San Francisco based venture capitalist whose prolific writings from the 1960s to the present span many subjects but focus on UFOs and related paranormal phenomena. He was the model for the French scientist played by Francois Truffaut in Spielberg's film `Close Encounters of the Third Kind.'In October 2011 I was discussing the UFO phenomenon face-to-face with a number of French researchers. The subject of Jacques Vallee came into the conversation and one of them proclaimed, to general murmurs of agreement: "Vallee? `Ee eez a DEE-BURN-KERR!"It's not difficult to see why this opinion is widespread: Vallee is well-known for arguing against the so-called `extraterrestrial hypothesis'. Since the 1970s he has consistently pushed his `control system' idea; that UFO phenomena and attendant encounters with occupants, reported in every part of the globe throughout the 20th century, have much in common with historic human interactions with faeries, elves, incubi/succubi and religious apparitions. He believes all these phenomena might be `interdimensional' and represent a deliberate intrusion on humanity to affect our perceptions. As he states on p42 of `Dimensions':"...the close encounters with occupants...the ancient `beam from heaven' and the focussed light from UFOs seem to imply a technology capable of both physical manifestation and psychic effects, a technology that strikes deep at the collective unconscious, confusing us, molding us - as perhaps it confused and molded human civilizations in antiquity."This is not a popular view; most people over the past 30 years or so who have examined Vallee's arguments in detail remain unconvinced. Despite his careful selection of cases to support his idea, the data-fit overall is poor (technically his methods of argument on this issue are `false dichotomy', `argument from spurious similarity' and `confusing correlation and causation'). But is he in fact a debunker? Personally, I don't think so: he's genuine, highly intelligent and with an unusual perspective eccentric enough to not fit neatly into any labelled `box'.`Dimensions' is the first volume of Vallee's magnum opus trilogy, originally published between 1988 and 1991 and re-published (slightly edited and with newly written introductions) by Anomalist in 2008. In these three books, Vallee attempted to summarize his conclusions about the UFO issue after 30 years of research and study. Vallee is no armchair theorist: he gets out there and works on each case with field-study thoroughness until he has gained all possible data points first-hand. He collects forensic evidence, uses scientific method and laboratory analysis where relevant, and returns to interview witnesses again and again: this is rare - though not unique - in the field.`Dimensions' is the weakest of the three books not because of its content, which is good, thoroughly organized and well-argued, but because it simply repeats and summarizes the author's published work prior to 1988 (the second book in the series is `Confrontations' and the third `Revelations' which both contain almost 100% original and previously unpublished casework).If you have read `Passport to Magonia' (1970), `The Invisible College' (1975) and `Messengers of Deception' (1979) then you will find almost nothing new in `Dimensions'. The first 100 pages is practically a re-print of PtM: most of the same text copied and pasted, spiced up here and there with updated observations. Much of the content of TIC follows, in which Vallee discusses the Knock apparition, the Fatima visions and other religious `miracles' and uses them as ammunition for his artillery barrage against believers in the ETH and in support of his `control system' idea. Chapter 8, `Fighting the Triple Coverup' is basically a reprint of Chapter 2 in TIC, re-drafted with a light edit but using the same case material verbatim. Astute readers will also recognise great chunks culled from MoD, especially Chapter 9 `The Case Against Extraterrestrials' (a `case' which many readers find unconvincing).With so much material repeated from earlier books, is `Dimensions' worth reading? I would say if you are not familiar with the author's earlier work from the 1970s then the answer is a definite `Yes.' `Dimensions' summarizes Vallee's ideas on the UFO issue succinctly and, if you can get past his formal but very literate writing style (pay close attention and you will find occasional dry Gallic humor here and there), is a good essay on his `control system' idea, supported by carefully chosen data points and case studies from his own files and from historic records. If however you know his earlier books, then the concluding summary chapters 10 and 11 are probably the only parts of `Dimensions' which are a `must read', as they do contain some original material.Overall this is a good 4-star book on the subject, especially for the reader less familiar with Vallee's other work. It's also controversial and in places verges on the wacky (some wit told me a few years ago that Vallee's highly literate prose and academic style masks the "essential nuttiness" of his ideas) and the author does tend to quote the same cases several times in different chapters to drive home his points.Due to the 2008 Anomalist reprint, paperback copies of `Dimensions' are plentiful and even original hardcover editions may be found at reasonable prices - unlike PtM and TIC, where prices are high due to rarity. The few glaring typos from the original text (like physicist Michio Kaku being referred to repeatedly as "Michio Taku" - even in the index) are unfortunately reproduced in the 2008 Anomalist reprint where the opportunity to correct these errors was missed (I don't know if any of these errors have been corrected in the kindle edition which of course would be easy to do, if the publisher can be bothered).Vallee's `interdimensional control system' idea about UFOs and related paranormal phenomena is unique to him; he has stuck to it now for decades and few others have followed him down this peculiar road. His argument (even if made `from spurious similarity') is well summarised in `Dimensions', so if you're interested in this fascinating subject and don't know his work, then read the book carefully and decide for yourself if his reputation in some quarters as a `dee-burn-kerr' is deserved or if, in fact, he is a smart original thinker who might be onto something important.

Es el segundo que compro de una trilogía; está emocionante el inicio, los comentarios atinados en buscar de que se trata este fenómeno. El libro llegó en excelentes condiciones; letra grande, el papel bien, huele bonito, a libro nuevo.

This is a rare book which kept me up half a night to read it's gripping text. The quality of the writing alone is impressive, with no typos and with perfect grammar and syntax and a massive range of references. Nothing I have read to date compares to this work and I was swept along by his evident raw enthusiasm for the task. A rare and honest self reflective description of his own thought journey to a challenging and therefore worthy theory. I don't know if I can accept it but this theory is so much BIGGER than the tiny half baked and disconnected theories of most others and therefore in my view demands our consideration. Clearly Spielberg was impressed...

To anyone seriously interested in the Alien Contact phenomena Jaques Vallee has few peers, all of his books are required reading along with scholars such as Colin Wilson, Carl Jung, John Keel, Timothy Good, and the like. The main part of his thesis is that such phenomena have been with us since our history began and cannot be explained simply as extra-terrestrial visitors in flying contraptions. Additionally he points out that the messages we obtain from such experiences are contradictory and deliberately deceptive, and that they appear to be evolving along with our own progress as a species.Unfortunately for scholars interested in studying these matters the UFO scene has degenerated into a circus of New Age wierdos, ardent debunkers who treat skepticism as the new religion, official disinformation campaigns, and a TV audience increasingly desperate for sensationalistic trivia. My interest in the subject has spanned more than fifty years during which time I have read countless books, most of which repeat each others material, provide no references, and rely heavily on the extra-terrestrial hypothesis. Vallee and his peers do their best to transcend this clamour and will appeal to those who seek the deeper truths about our origins and purpose.