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Anyone familiar with the Traditionalist school notion of the UFO phenomenon?

I first encountered this concept when reading René Guénon´s "Reign of Quantity", especially the chapter "Fissures in the Great Wall"
>"Fissures" (are) the paths whereby certain destructive forces are already entering, and must continue to enter ever more freely; according to traditional symbolism these "fissures" occur in the "Great Wall" which surrounds the world and protects it from the intrusion of maleficent influences coming from the inferior subtle domain.
>Thus the world is exposed defenceless to all the attacks of its enemies, the more so because, the present-day mentality being what it is, the dangers which threaten it are wholly unperceived.
>In the Islamic tradition these "fissures" are those by which, at the end of the cycle, the devastating hordes of Gog and Magog will force their way in, [fn3] for they are unremitting in their efforts to invade this world; these "entities" represent the inferior influences in question.

Even though Guénon does not directly talk about the UFO phenomenon, he does liken these forces to infra-psychic domain of the Jinn etc. more subtle worlds.

Charles Upton takes on this concept in some of his books: whereas before these encounters of previous centuries were likened to demonic entities: entering 60s we entered this New-Age idea of "Space Brothers" or "Ufos" or visitors from another planets.

This being a deception, according to Upton, for these "beings" are nothing more than infra-psychic and demonic entities whose sole appearance coincided with the explosion of the atom bomb and end of WWII.

Whereas in previous centuries these "night terrors" were attributed to demons, jinn, succubi etc. entering our "post-modern" worldview and New-Age we talk of abductions, "space visitors" and aliens.

What does /lit/ think of this and any thoughts/literature on the ufo phenomenon?
Demons or interstellar visitors from another planets? Infra-psychic hostile forces that are entering now our domain since we are nearer to the eschatological End Times? Share your thoughts. What are they? Just planning to order pic related book.

Anyone familiar with the Traditionalist school notion of the UFO phenomenon?

I first encountered this concept when reading René Guénon´s "Reign of Quantity", especially the chapter "Fissures in the Great Wall"
>"Fissures" (are) the paths whereby certain destructive forces are already entering, and must continue to enter ever more freely; according to traditional symbolism these "fissures" occur in the "Great Wall" which surrounds the world and protects it from the intrusion of maleficent influences coming from the inferior subtle domain.
>Thus the world is exposed defenceless to all the attacks of its enemies, the more so because, the present-day mentality being what it is, the dangers which threaten it are wholly unperceived.
>In the Islamic tradition these "fissures" are those by which, at the end of the cycle, the devastating hordes of Gog and Magog will force their way in, [fn3] for they are unremitting in their efforts to invade this world; these "entities" represent the inferior influences in question.

Even though Guénon does not directly talk about the UFO phenomenon, he does liken these forces to infra-psychic domain of the Jinn etc. more subtle worlds.

Charles Upton takes on this concept in some of his books: whereas before these encounters of previous centuries were likened to demonic entities: entering 60s we entered this New-Age idea of "Space Brothers" or "Ufos" or visitors from another planets.

This being a deception, according to Upton, for these "beings" are nothing more than infra-psychic and demonic entities whose sole appearance coincided with the explosion of the atom bomb and end of WWII.

Whereas in previous centuries these "night terrors" were attributed to demons, jinn, succubi etc. entering our "post-modern" worldview and New-Age we talk of abductions, "space visitors" and aliens.

What does /lit/ think of this and any thoughts/literature on the ufo phenomenon?
Demons or interstellar visitors from another planets? Infra-psychic hostile forces that are entering now our domain since we are nearer to the eschatological End Times? Share your thoughts. What are they? Just planning to order pic related book.