EYESITE 2012: October 2008

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

October 14, 2008

Blossom Goodchild is an Australian actress and self-professed medium (with no substantial proof of her asserted abilities) who claims to have begun channelling a Native American spirit named "White Cloud" in 1991. She gained international notoriety for supposedly channelling a message from cosmic beings known as The Federation of Light on August 1, 2008 that an extraterrestrial spacecraft would be visible for three days beginning on October 14, 2008 "in such a way as to prove to us the existence of other life forms in the Universe". The message includes the remark, "We wish it to be understood that on the 14th day of your month of October in the year 2008 a craft of great size shall be visible within your skies. It shall be in the south of your hemisphere and it shall scan over many of your states. We give to you the name of Alabama."[1] Goodchild's message spread rapidly across the Internet via video and audio recordings on YouTube[2] and as a topic of discussion on blog sites devoted to discussions of extraterrestrial life[3] during the months of August and September, 2008.[4] It has also received attention and ridicule in the international press.[5][6][7][8][9][10]
This rare and specific prediction offers an opportunity to perform an empirical test of channelling, although the rational community has dismissed her claims as having the characteristics of a form of undercover marketing designed to sell New Age products and services. It also provides an example of the globalization of online news media as the contents of blog sites (also known as the blogosphere) become "newsworthy" and op-ed pieces in local papers are read and commented upon by members of a global audience.[11][12]
Goodchild's message has influenced Romanian trance music recording artist Claudia Cazacu, who states that she now believes extraterrestrials will make an appearance in mid-October 2008. In an example of Mayanism, Cazacu relates the phenomenon to supposed ancient Maya prophecies regarding 21 December 2012.[13]

Blossom Goodchild

The Federation of Darkness