Leading expert on the paranormal, UFOs, and extraterrestrials Tom Dongo joined Connie Willis (info) to discuss his research into the incredibly strange paranormal activity that takes place to this day in and around Sedona, Arizona. He was introduced to the weirdness in the area on a walk many years ago, he related, when a giant pair of invisible hands seized him and directed him to a single book on a store shelf: Seth Speaks by Jane Roberts. And in the 1980s, a mysterious craft resembling a "flying oil refinery" would circle Sedona every evening, followed by fighter jets. As to what could be the reason Sedona is such a hotbed of high strangeness, Dongo indicated that while he isn't sure exactly, he suspects it has something to do with the magnetism in the red rocks found there.

In contrast to Utah's Skinwalker Ranch, which Dongo described as malevolent and dangerous, Bradshaw Ranch in Sedona is safe and emanates good energy. There are hundreds of "energy springs," sacred vortexes of supernatural power in the area, he explained, which have been known to cause confusion and disorientation in those who encounter them.

Dongo went on to describe his own unusual abilities. He's a natural remote viewer and psychic, he said, and can peer into the human body like an x-ray. Although he's been offered a job and other opportunities to make money from his gifts, he uses them strictly to help others at no charge.

PARANORMAL ENCOUNTERS

In the first hour, self-proclaimed "ordinary human that has had extraordinary experiences through loss" and Kentucky native Parker Duvall shared the story of how his mother's passing coincided with his encounters with the paranormal. He and Connie also recounted their adventures searching together for Bigfoot and Dogman in years past.