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sixteen percent of their comparison group). A large number of the fantasizers also reported seeing classic hypnogogic imagery, which included such apparitionlike entities as “‘demon-type beings, goblins, gargoyles, monsters that seemed to be from outer space” (Wilson a AN. 1N]8D — VLAN and Barber 1983, p. 364). Mack’s subjects had a variety of such encounters, both in their apparent “waking dreams” and under hypnosis. Only the latter were considered here; all thirteen subjects reported seeing one or more types of outer-space creatures during hypnosis. 7. Receipt of special messages. Fifty percent of Wilson and Barber’s fantasizers (contrasted with only eight percent of their comparison subjects) reported having felt that some spirit or higher intelligence was using them “to write a poem, song, or message” (Wilson and Barber 1983, p. 361). Of Mack’s thirteen abductees, all but one clearly exhibited this characteristic, usually in the form of receiving telepathic messages from the extraterrestrials and usually with a message similar to the one given “Arthur” (No. 13) “about the danger facing the earth’s ecology” (Mack 1994, p. 381). Interestingly, many of these messages just happen to echo Mack’s own apocalyptic notions (e.g., pp. 3, 412), indicating Mack may be leading his witnesses. In the case of “Eva” (No. 9), the aliens, who represented a “higher communica- tion” (Mack 1994, pp. 243, 247), purport- edly spoke through her and described her “global mission.” “Jerry” (No. 4) pro- duced a “flood of poetry,” yet stated, “T don’t know where it’s coming from” (p. 99); “Sara” (No. 7) has been “spontane- ously making drawings with a pen in each hand [of aliens!” although she had never used her left hand before; and “Peter” (No. 11) stated he has “always known that I could commune with God” and that the aliens “want to see if I’m a worthy Results One of Mack’s subjects (‘‘Sheila,”’ No. 2) exhibited four of the seven fantasy-prone indicators, and another (“Arthur,” No. 13) exhibited five; the rest showed all seven characteristics. These results are displayed in Figure 1. Although not included here, heal- ing—that is, the subjects’ feeling that they have the ability to heal—is another characteristic of the fantasy-prone personality noted by Wilson and Barber (1983, p. 363). At least six of Mack’s thirteen subjects exhibited this. Other traits, not discussed by Wilson and Barber but nevertheless of possible interest, are the following (together with the number of Mack’s thirteen subjects that exhibit it): having seen UFOs (9); New Age or mystical involvement (11); Roman Catholic upbringing (6 of 9 whose religion was known or could be _ inferred); previously being in a religio-philosophical limbo/quest for meaning in life (10); and involvement in the arts as a vocation or avocation (5). For example, while apparently neither an artist, healer, nor UFO sighter, “Ed” (No. 1) had “a traditional Roman Catholic upbringing” and—as rather a loner who said he felt “lost in the desert’”—he not only feels he can “talk to plants” but said he has “practiced meditation and studied Eastern philosophy in his struggle to find his authentic path” (Mack 1994, pp. 39, 41-42). “Carlos” (No. 12) is an artist/writer/’ fine arts professor” involved in_ theatrical production who said he has seen UFOs and has a “capacity as a healer’; raised a Roman Catholic, and interested in numerology and mythology, he calls himself ‘‘a shaman/artist teacher” (Mack 1994, pp. 330, 332, 340-341,357). Also of interest, I think, is the evidence that many of Mack’s subjects fantasized while under hypnosis. For example—in addition to aliens— “Ed” (No. 1) also said was For Roman 74 leader” (Mack 1994, pp. 99, 192, 288, 297).