How close are we to First Contact? In this conversation Darryl Anka, the channel for Bashar, shares his journey from witnessing UFO sightings to becoming a prominent figure in the field of channeling. He discusses the nature of Bashar as an extraterrestrial consciousness and the connection between spirituality and the UFO phenomena. Darryl emphasizes the importance of collective choice in navigating the current polarization in society and outlines Bashar's five principles of success that can empower individuals to create a more positive reality. The conversation culminates in a hopeful message about humanity's potential for evolution and the possibility of open contact with extraterrestrial beings in the near future. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 02:37 Darryl's UFO encounters and his start with channeling 07:31 Religious beliefs and channeling 10:26 Understanding Bashar, channeling and extraterrestrial consciousness 15:34 The continuum of UFOs and psychic phenomena 22:19 The perception of malevolence in ET experiences 27:26 Bashar on human evolution and parallel realities 35:04 Polarization and a time of choosing 37:57 Predictions, probabilities and open ET contact 44:44 The “prime directive” and humanity’s role in galactic integration 50:46 Bashar's formula: the five principles of success 54:29 Darryl's mission, current endeavors and hope amidst polarization For more information on Darryl Anka and Bashar, go to Bashar.org. New Thinking Allowed Guest Host Christopher Naughton is a former trial attorney and multiple Emmy® Award-winning host of The American Law Journal television program. His website is ChristopherNaughton.com. Naughton is author of "America's Next Great Awakening: What the Convergence of Mysticism, Religion, Atheism, and Science Means for the Nation. And You." To order America's Next Great Awakening by Christopher Naughton, click here: https://amzn.to/3P1ab7x To learn more about seminars and classes by Christopher Naughton, subscribe to his newsletter here https://www.americasnextgreatawakening.com/subscribe Naughton's co-producer and editor is Valerie Jones, valerieajones.com. For a short video on How to Get the Most From New Thinking Allowed, go to https://youtu.be/aVbfPFGxv9o For a complete, updated list with links to all of our videos, see https://newthinkingallowed.com/Listings.htm. Check out the New Thinking Allowed Foundation website at http://www.newthinkingallowed.org. There you will find our incredible, searchable database as well as opportunities to shop and to support our video productions – plus, this is where people can subscribe to our FREE, weekly Newsletter and can download a FREE .pdf copy of our quarterly magazine. To order high-quality, printed copies of our quarterly magazine: NTA-Magazine.MagCloud.com Check out New Thinking Allowed's AI chatbot. You can create a free account at ai.servicespace.org. When you enter the space, you will see that our chatbot is one of several you can interact with. While it is still a work in progress, it has been trained on 1,600 NTA transcripts. It can provide intelligent answers about the contents of our interviews. It's almost like having a conversation with Jeffrey Mishlove. If you would like to join our team of volunteers, helping to promote the New Thinking Allowed YouTube channel on social media, editing and translating videos, creating short video trailers based on our interviews, helping to upgrade our website, or contributing in other ways (we may not even have thought of), please send an email to [email protected]. To join the NTA Psi Experience Community on Facebook, see https://www.facebook.com/groups/1953031791426543/ To download and listen to audio versions of the New Thinking Allowed videos, please visit our new podcast at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/new-thinking-allowed-audio-podcast/id1435178031. Download and read Jeffrey Mishlove's Grand Prize essay in the Bigelow Institute competition, Beyond the Brain: The Survival of Human Consciousness After Permanent Bodily Death, go to https://www.bigelowinstitute.org/docs/1st.pdf. To order a copy of New Thinking Allowed Dialogues: Is There Life After Death? click on https://amzn.to/3LzLA7Y To order the second book in the New Thinking Allowed Dialogues series, Russell Targ: Ninety Years of ESP, Remote Viewing, and Timeless Awareness, go to https://amzn.to/4aw2iyr To order a copy of New Thinking Allowed Dialogues: UFOs and UAP – Are We Really Alone?, go to https://amzn.to/3Y0VOVh #basharchanneledbydarrylanka #extraterrestrial #FirstContact