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the ground. ...And it’s moving, but changing, too. Not much, just the edges, not very stable. And it’s gone quick. ...I feel strange. ...I’m just not me. ...I feel blank ...like a remote unit..”. (Turner, 1992, pp. 132-139ff) It’s rather strange that this victim of an “abduction” has described something similar to what don Juan talks about as the “predator”. It is also worthy of note that David experiences some strange sound effects similar to those described by Castaneda while interacting with this “black shadowy” thing that looks like a puddle of oil on the ground. Castaneda, in fact, entitled the chapter that discussed these things: “Mud Shadows”. But how can we begin to attempt to understand these “energy constructs” that appear in both shamanic visions as well as purported “alien abductions”. What do these things have in common? 211 High Strangeness — Part Three