Mar 11 2010
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Mac Revelations
In the wake of my review of Mac Tonnies’ The Cryptoterrestrials, a number of people have contacted me with broadly the same question: namely, to inquire if the published book actually represents the finished book, or if, had he lived, would Mac have added more material to his work?
My answer is: yes, I think he would have added more material. And I say that for a couple of reasons.
First, when Mac told me about his project a couple of years ago, he mentioned that he would be addressing Roswell in its pages – not from the perspective of the reported recovered craft and bodies having extraterrestrial origins, but from a specifically cryptoterrestrial approach.
When Mac told me this, I in turn told him that there was a related story, into which he should definitely dig. It was that of one “E.A. Guest.” It was titled The Other Paradigm and was published in Fate in April 2005. I know the real identity of Guest, as do a couple of other researchers. However, since Guest prefers to work behind a pseudonym, it’s not my place to reveal the true identity of the person.
However, Guest related in the Fate article an intriguing account of Roswell that placed it firmly in what Mac would term a cryptoterrestrial context, and with much supportive data from Guest’s own father, who had served in the U.S. military.
It so happens that I had a spare-copy of the magazine, so I mailed it to Mac, who expressed profound excitement at the nature of the revelations. Guest’s story is not related in Mac’s book; however, I do wonder if – had he not passed away – Mac might have considered digging further into Guest’s revelations, given that he had a copy of the article in his possession, and which presumably still exists in his surviving files.
And that’s not all: without giving too much away to those who are looking forward to reading Mac’s book but who have not yet done so, page 98 describes an encounter that a source of Mac’s had with apparent cryptoterrestrials in a wooded area of the American Northwest – a meeting that had somehow been “arranged,” rather than being due to some random, chance encounter.
In one of our many late-night chats, Mac told me that he had high hopes that his source – whose name he never revealed to me – might have the ability to arrange for Mac himself to meet some of these elusive, ancient humanoids.
Indeed, that the meeting of Mac’s source was said to have been “arranged” made me conclude that the source might have had on-going interaction with these entities, and that in turn this could have led Mac to think he had a chance of having his own face-to-face meeting with his clandestine quarry.
If such a thing ever happened, Mac never told me the details or even alluded to them. But, I sometimes muse upon the notion that perhaps such a meeting really did occur; and, perhaps, that was why Mac was so intent on getting the book out there.
Okay, it’s all merely theory and what-ifs on my part; but, as I have come to learn from my years as an investigator of many things Fortean, we should not dismiss anything until we’re really sure…
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March 11th, 2010 at 1:52 pm
I spoke with Mac periodically on the phone, and sadly – we never met in person. Our phone conversations were rambling and stretched deep into the night. He was a delightful conversationalist.
During out final phone sessions, he talked at length to me about the book. In one of our last conversations he talked about how he printed the text out on paper and put it in a binder. He said he was going thru and marking it up with a pen, editing and revising. He seemed to be disappointed with the flow (any creative person must be familiar with that feeling of disillusionment during a long project) and he lamented about the process.
Mostly, he said the book (at that point) seemed to read like a series of short essays, not truly flowing together as one fully fleshed-out report. He was determined to solve that and create a more engaging narrative thread.
He talked about sitting in a coffee shop with the printed work and a pen and scrutinizing the overall text.
I heard him talk about the fellow from the North West, and I remember little snippets from his re-telling of these other mans experience. The mysterious people involved were unusually small, and they had a sort of hobo appearance. They seemed dirty and homeless, and not the sterile futuristic beings that populate out science fiction. He talks about this during his brilliant 3 hour session with George Noory on Coast to Coast, less than a month before his death.
It’s hard for me to know if the book could have been longer, but the small book on my desk is overflowing with an amazing set of ideas.
Mac had a way of talking, where in one calmly delivered sentence, he could summarize a collection of seemingly confusing ideas int one coherent thought, and this made me want to chime in and say “Yes, exactly! You put that perfectly!” But he would smoothy jump to the next concept, and in doing so he would redefine some stuck idea in my head, freeing it to achieve a deeper meaning.
I have long described Mac as the guy who could SAY exactly what I think deep down. He had the gift of articulating something VERY complex in a way that was VERY delightful.
The world is a much lesser place without him.
Mike C!
March 11th, 2010 at 3:25 pm
Thanks Mike, very interesting and insightful.
March 16th, 2010 at 12:45 am
I believe I have already revealed this elsewhere, but I probably should do it here. The reason I wrote that under E.A.Guest was that certain professional facts of my life then required a bit of anonymity where some things were concerned. Also, the article was written and published a little over two years before my father, the source, was severely beaten and ultimately died from it. I’m ‘E.A.Guest’. This has been a pseudonym I’ve used for fiction for a few years, though the article in question is not fiction. I had no idea Mac was interested in what my father swore to his grave was true and I wish I had met him to be able to talk about it. I know I talk about some hard to swallow things on podcasts and such, but this story drove my dad to tears when he told it. I learned more while he was in the hospital dying. I probably should write an article on that stuff.
March 16th, 2010 at 12:48 am
Oh yeah, I’m Walter Bosley. I forgot to mention my name. I appreciate Nick respecting my anonymity, but I decided to talk openly about this topic since then.
March 16th, 2010 at 8:12 am
Hey Walter
Many thanks for the extra info – this is indeed a very interesting story. Wonder if there’s a way to learn more on it?
March 19th, 2010 at 11:24 am
Hello Walter,
I am unclear about the details in your comments above. You elude to some deeply personal insights. I am intrigued to hear more. This comment forum obviously isn’t the appropriate format, but please – I encourage you to share anything you think you can.
thank you
Mike C!
March 24th, 2010 at 12:23 am
Mike,
My dad spent the last year of his life in a hospital. For the first month or so, he was not conscious. For the next three months, he was still mostly himself beneath the damage. After that, he began to fade from the present and for the remaining several months, he just wasn’t all there.
During the couple of months he could still converse intelligently and knew where and when he was, he and I had some very important conversations. Some of the things he revealed to me are pertinent to something I’ve been investigating but not talking about publicly. Some I discussed with Joseph Farrell and he found it interesting. Some would definitely be of interest to Nick, Greg and yourself.
I am pleased to hear that Mac took it seriously because I don’t think I’m taken seriously by the community. However, in spite of that, my dad sure as hell took it seriously. I am somewhat experienced in interrogation techniques that allow me to determine with some small skill if someone is being deceitful. I used everything I know on my dad, and I never got a deceitful response, as near as I could tell. I also tested him with data other researchers provided, and he passed. It might be best if I tell you guys in an email the stuff I haven’t told publicly.