Passport To Magonia: From Folklore To Flying Sa... -

The title comes from a 9th-century account by the Archbishop of Lyons. He wrote of a mysterious land in the clouds called , from which "cloud-ships" would descend to trade with earthly farmers. To the medieval mind, these were magical sailors; to the modern mind, they are extraterrestrials. Vallee argues they are the same thing. The Folklore Connection

Fairies warned captives never to eat their food; modern "contactees" often describe being offered strange, saltless wafers or liquids. Passport to Magonia: From Folklore to Flying Sa...

He found that long before we called them "aliens," we called them . The title comes from a 9th-century account by

Folklore is filled with tales of "changelings" and fairies stealing human infants. Modern UFO lore is heavy with "hybridization" programs and medical examinations. The "Control System" Vallee argues they are the same thing

The "story" of the book is ultimately a detective tale. Vallee concludes that these entities—whether they are interdimensional, psychic, or something else entirely—act as a . By appearing as gods, then fairies, then spacemen, they nudge our collective consciousness, ensuring we never get too comfortable with our understanding of reality.