Erik Davis, PhD, a religious historian is author of TechGnosis: Myth, Magic and Mysticism in the Age of Information. His other books include Led Zeppelin IV; High Weirdness: Drugs, Esoterica, and Visionary Experience in the Seventies; Visionary State: A Journey Through California’s Spiritual Landscape; and Nomad Codes: Adventures in Modern Esoterica.

Jeffrey Mishlove shares a memory of the time when his mentor, Arthur M. Young (inventor of the Bell Helicopter), told him that, if he could live his life over again, he would like to build a UFO. Today such a prospect does not seem entirely far-fetched. Jeffrey shares details regarding “meta-material” that ostensibly came from [...]