Joey Madia, New Mystics Reviews

   (Kempton, IL: Adventures Unlimited Press, 2019). ISBN: 978-1-948803-10-6 In the world of ufology, as well as in the even murkier world of fringe and conspiracy theories, there are few subjects as complex and controversial as those concerning our Moon. From its age, to its origins; from its composition (is it hollow?) to its mysterious “Dark Side”; from rumors of astronaut encounters and scrubbed NASA photos; and perhaps most intriguing and likely to get you punched in the mouth by Buzz Aldrin is the accusation that the United States faked the historic moon landing because of Cold War pressures. There is at least one interview with the enigmatic filmmaker Stanley Kubrick where he comes tantalizingly close to admitting he shot the phony footage, even saying that Neil Armstrong’s famous “One small step for man…” line was not as Kubrick had delivered it (more on this video later). The investigative team I cofounded in early 2021, the Red Thread Collective, did an episode of...

   (Night Vision Press, 2020). ISBN: 978-0-578-63344-2 Every so often, a book comes along that requires me to assess just where I am on the healthy skeptic continuum. Being a healthy skeptic is crucial to being a good paranormal investigator and researcher. It is not to be confused with being a cynic —a person for whom no amount of evidence will change their position that we live in a predictable, mechanistic universe where one lives and dies and is forever gone. I’m a mix of Mulder and Scully. I “want to believe” and know “the truth is out there,” but I also know we’re bombarded with false flag ops and disinformation, while some people are just looking for attention, memory is stunningly unreliable when tested, and there are mostly mundane explanations for what is initially termed paranormal or supernatural. I also believe that, one day, as science catches up to experience, there will only be the normal and the natural. We are getting there, slowly but surely. About a...