<p>Ep 56 - Ryan Kralik performs a Remote Viewing Session and discusses Emergence of Consciousness, Alien Minds, UFOs, and more.</p><p><br></p><p>Welcome to The Paranormal Rundown!</p><p><br></p><p>For this episode, Ryan Kralik joins us once again to discuss more paranormal concepts through the lens of his Information-First framework of consciousness and reality. This episode also features a real-world remote viewing session, where Ryan attempts to describe a target selected by the hosts—with some unexpectedly interesting results. Not only is Ryan now a published author, but he is also now the managing editor of Aperture Magazine! And no, not the one about photography...</p><p><br></p><p>This is also our very first video episode, so be sure to let us know what you think of the new format!</p><p><br></p><p>This marks Ryan&#39;s third appearance on the show. Ironically, the second appearance may have been one of the best conversations we&#39;ve ever recorded... except for one small problem: somebody forgot to hit the record button. But not to worry, Avalon has been punishing the guilty party mercilessly ever since.</p><p><br></p><p>Ryan&#39;s take was a bit different. He suggested that perhaps the Substrate itself had intervened, feeling that his performance that evening was sub-par because he was extremely tired. Personally, I never noticed any lack of energy, and the Gang of Nerds unanimously agreed that it was a fantastic discussion. But apparently the Substrate disagreed...</p><p><br></p><p>If you ever wanted to see what Remote Viewing was really like, this episode is for you. Ryan asked that we pick a simple target, put some pictures in an envelope, and he would do his best. Of course I ignored all those instructions, and made it overly complex! But the results are really interesting, I think the complexity actually gave us the opportunity to flesh out how this process really works. Additionally, we discuss alien minds and how we would communicate with them, which naturally led into a brief discussion on AI. We also talk about Emergent Consciousness, UFOs being similar to meditation pods, and the Visions of Prophets, all viewed within the context of an Information-First view of Consciousness and Reality. Enjoy!</p><p><br></p><p>Be sure to check out Ryan&#39;s book, It From Us: An Information-First Framework and the Purpose of Consciousness at https://a.co/d/03NOCbPh</p><p>You can find Ryan&#39;s contact information, articles, and latest blog posts at https://www.itfromus.com/</p><p>You can also join his Substack at https://ryankralik.substack.com/</p><p>Aperture Magazine: https://www.irva.org/aperture</p><p><br></p><p>We have one more episode planned for this season, another wonderful discussion with the lively Sylvia Shults, then we break for the summer. While you are waiting, why don&#39;t you send us your thoughts on the video format, the guests we have had in Season 3, or any other unrelated rabbit holes you would like to go down, at [email protected]</p><p><br></p><p>The Paranormal Rundown is a partnership between the hosts David Griffith, Father Michael Birdsong, Randy Cantrell, and Vic Hermanson.</p><p><br></p><p>Be sure to check out our partner podcasts:</p><p><br></p><p>You can find Vic at Trailer Trash Terrors, https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vic-hermanson</p><p><br></p><p>You can find Father Birdsong at https://www.becomingahouseofprayer.com, as well as hear his podcast Ending the Curse at:</p><p>https://open.spotify.com/s</p><p><br></p>