Astronomers may recently have detected planets around stars using stellar spectroscopy. The speculation is that contact with extraterrestrial life has become more likely. But in popular culture, it is already here.
Many channellers ('mediums' of yesteryear) claim to bring teachings from nearby star systems. One of the most intelligent British channels, Murry Hope, has 'come out' and declared that spiritually she is of alien origin. She is not the only one, and it gives a new twist to that seminal social science concept 'alienation'.
Another British medium, Ann Walker (author of Little One, Messages from Planet Heaven, 1994) has been told by her spirit guide that he is both a Red Indian and from outer space.
