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was totally confused and upset. All along he had believed that his experience was spiritual and positive. He had no con- scious memory of the rape or the deception that hid it.” “Damn those creatures!” Ted said angrily. “How dare they treat us in such ways! That’s just like what they did with my grandmother, tricking her by bringing out that ET dis- guised as her dead husband.” He was very shaken by Al’s experience, empathizing with his friend’s trauma because his own had been so great. “Before you told me about Al’s situation,” he said, “I don’t think I really could let myself believe that my own memories of sexual abuse were true. I guess I was in denial because it was just too horrible. I hate that Al had to endure such a thing, Barbara, but in another way I’m relieved to know that I’m not crazy myself, knowing that this sort of thing has happened to someone else.” “You two aren’t the only ones to report sexual intru- sions,” she replied. “I can think of at least three other recent cases like this, involving a housewife, an office employee, and a college science professor.” “Tf this is so common,” Ted asked, “why haven’t I read more about it in the UFO books?” “Because so much of what abductees recall, even under hypnosis, is a screen memory,” she answered, “not the actual event.” “When I was under hypnosis the first time,” Ted said, “I had no idea that I would uncover anything like I did. I expected it might be a little spooky, but not traumatic. Did you already know that the aliens were doing these kinds of things?” “Not the entire picture,” Barbara told him. “Ted, I’ve worked on hundreds of cases over the years, but I’ve never had a person who was able to break through the screen memories as clearly as you did, or who could get around the blocks so well. You’ve provided a tremendous breakthrough, and your information will be invaluable to the researchers.” “What exactly do you mean by screen memory and blocks?” he asked. “I remember that you mentioned them at the time of my regression, but I was too emotional for very Masquerade of Angels 248 much of it to sink in.” “Working with so many people,” she said, “I’ve discov- ered that most abductees have been given screen memories. These programs are installed so that if the abductee begins to remember anything, it will not be something disturbing. The person might recall being taken on board a craft and physi- cally examined. He may feel that he was probed but not injured and that whatever was done was for the good of all concerned. “The abductee often feels that he was chosen and special,” she explained, “and that he is making a great contribution to some scientific endeavor. Many people feel that the alien con- tact is truly good, but they are programmed to the extent that they’re unable to see anything else, no matter what actually took place.” “Like when I thought the reptilians were exchanging medical information with my grandmother,” Ted remarked. “Right. But very often I find there is another story under- neath. And once you get past the screen, you then find out what really occurred. When people break past the screen and see the truth, they are usually in shock and terrified just as you were. And sometimes there are specific blocks installed at the same time, that can appear to be many different things. In your case, you saw strange colors and extremely ugly, gro- tesque faces that frightened you. But once you realized they weren’t real, that they were put there to disturb you and prevent you going further in your memories, you determined to get past them. And you did,” she finished, “with remarkable ability, I might add. With most people it takes much more work.” “Ts that why regressions take so long?” Ted asked. “Well, it usually doesn’t take long to get down to the screen memory,” Barbara replied, “but, yes, from there we start peeling back the layers, working our way down below the screen in order to reach the true material.” “In my regression,” Ted said, “the screen was my mem- ory of a cultural exchange between Grandy and the aliens. If we had stopped there, I’d have gone on believing that the aliens needed her help for some reason, that maybe the two Masquerade of Angels 249 The Light - Twenty-Four The Light - Twenty-Four