Bio for James Benjamin Pike

The UFO Surfer

On July 15, 2006, driving through the night from Santa Barbara, California to Portland, Oregon with my former girlfriend from Alaska, we encountered something extraordinary. At 3:08 AM near Crow’s Landing in California’s Central Valley, a horseshoe-shaped UFO appeared. This sighting was preluded by a psychic flash I experienced a week or two earlier while discussing night driving with my stepfather, an eccentric accountant and tax attorney. He mentioned that most industrial accidents occur between two and three in the morning. At that moment, I envisioned a U-Haul and lights crashing into me, fearing it was a premonition of my own demise.

When the UFO appeared that night, it communicated with me telepathically, hacking my mind. I somehow managed to hack its mind too and asked it the meaning of the universe, to which it replied, “all is one.” This encounter left me deeply affected, leading to an illness and an inexplicable out-of-body experience upon reaching Portland. My partner, frightened by the event, distanced herself from it, whereas I became obsessed, even returning to school to study remedial math, hoping to better understand the Universe.

Over the next 18 years, I experienced a series of otherworldly events, spaced three to four years apart. These included being pulled through a window in a dream, mysteriously disappearing for 45 minutes, and having a dream about being abducted onto a mothership. After waking up in my pop-up camper next to a concerned-looking gray extraterrestrial, my life took yet another turn. I dreamt of a science fiction scenario about the end of the world and decided to seek out hypnotherapist Laura McDonald. She helped me channel the UFO from the freeway.

Initially, I was reluctant to communicate with anyone, fearing it would attract more extraterrestrial contact, as I still didn’t fully grasp what was happening. However, after meeting Chris Bledsoe and Earl Grey-Anderson, I felt compelled to start sharing my experiences. The video I captured at my favorite surf spot, Rincon, provides tangible proof of these entities. I believe my family and I were chosen by them. I’ve come to understand the phrase “all is one.” It signifies the absence of division between individual and divine consciousness, like waves in an ocean, regardless of their size. This revelation has given new meaning to my life. Unsure of what to do with this “UFO energy,” I’ve channeled it into my art, hoping it can be a blessing and encourage others to share their stories and experiences.

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