The Invisible College

What a Group of Scientists Has Discovered About UFO Influences on the Human Race

By: Jacques Vallee

Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray

Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins

Publisher's summary

What is the nature of unidentified aerial phenomena?

Forty years ago a small cadre of dedicated researchers began actively investigating cases, interviewing witnesses, and exchanging data through a small, informal network of international contacts. Today this low-profile network, or "invisible college", has grown into a larger, multination volunteer research effort joined by many individuals. But the questions first raised 40 years ago remain current - and unanswered.

"I believe that a powerful force has influenced the human race in the past and is again influencing it now. Does this force represent alien intervention, or does it originate entirely within human consciousness? This is the question that forms the basis of the work of the Invisible College of UFO researchers." (Jacques Vallee)

©1975 Jacques Vallee; Foreword copyright 2014 by Jacques Vallee (P)2021 Tantor

The concept of the control system for consciousness

I read this book for information about the consciousness connection to ufo and paranormal and I learned a lot.

Excellent

I enjoyed this book way more than I thought I would. I recommend this book to anybody who enjoys the subject or knows anything about the invisible college or wants to learn more.

Still good

Although this isn’t a recent book on the topic, the stories in it contain a lot of UFO reports that I hadn’t heard elsewhere.

Wish it weren’t read by an elf.

I couldn’t stop hearing the voice of the narrator—although I can imagine the window of work is narrow for wacky voice actors—so I don’t begrudge this elf for seizing this opportunity.

intriguing perspective to marginalized mystery.

interesting new concepts and perspective to the most enigmatic side of life. As bonus - this is probably the best narrator I've ever listened to.

This book lifts the vail.

The answer is not here, read the book and embrace the world around you. It’s a truly good book.

Great book, marrarator, not so much

I’m sorry but, at certain points, it sounded like Prof Frink from The Simpsons was reading to me. Look, I know I don’t have a voice for audiobooks so I’m hesitant to be negative but, I probably won’t be listening to any more book narrated by this gentleman.

Pivotal Work, Horrendous Narrator

This is required reading for sincerely interested parties. Unfortunately, the narration makes it almost impossible to engage with it in this format. Nasal and robotic reading, with sharp 'S' sounds that cause actual pain in my inner ear. Waste of a credit. I hope they didn't have this same guy read the rest of Vallee's work.

Myth is always with us

48 years since publication and look how afar we have again come from getting to where we should never have erred from in the first place. In the mythical with the myths and the truer than truth.

Subject matter was explored in unique and thought provoking angles that I found inspired and quite interesting.

Too short give me moreee folklore! There’s a reference to folklore but not much in depth explanation which I would of been delighted by