Feel smart? Thank your lucky aliens

27th June 2006

By Anna Bowden

Ever thought that each generation is becoming physically, emotionally, intellectually and spiritually smarter than before?

Here's why: We are being genetically upgraded by aliens.

That's the opinion of international speaker and hypnotherapist Mary Rodwell, who recently won a forum debate on the topic at the prestigious Oxford University. She is due to speak in Tauranga tonight.

In basic terms, she says aliens have intervened with thousands of people around the world - including hundreds in the Western Bay - and are in the process of upgrading humankind to a level where we can become part of a galactic community.

She says new generations are "hybrid species" and are the key to humankind's future.

Mrs Rodwell, principal of the Australian Close Encounter Resource Network with 1200 clients from all over the world, said people are beginning to open their eyes to not only the possibility but the probability of extra-terrestrial intervention.

Tauranga "experiencer" Suzanne Hansen is hosting the Australian therapist whom she met through her own research. The Pahoia woman has launched her own national network, Ufocus NZ.

The organisation provides support, resources and contacts for experiencers, and will launch an inaugural conference next year.

Mrs Hansen said the Tauranga area is particularly strong for sightings, especially between Motiti and Mayor Islands and the Matata hills.

Since forming her organisation, Mrs Hansen has supported hundreds of people who are often ridiculed for their experiences.

"I'm being approached by a lot of elderly people now, these are just ordinary Kiwis who have got children and grandchildren and they've decided before they die, they want to talk and understand what happened to them," she said.

Both women said experiences often involved entire families and children had especially heightened senses and sometimes healing powers.

According to Mrs Rodwell the question is no longer do aliens exist but what their plan for humankind is. This is where the "star kids" concept comes in.

She says humans use about 3 per cent of their DNA - "it's like when you start a new programme on a computer you need an access code, I think what the star kids are doing is bringing in a new programme."

She says aliens are preparing humans by inserting new genomes - 233 of them are not biologically linked to us - but until we can make peace on our own planet, we will not be complete.

So who are the star kids?

They are children who experience alien intervention - wake up with marks on their bodies, have missing time, natural healing powers - typically they refrain from squashing bugs and spiders, want to be vegetarian, are passionate about the planet and their environment, and have higher senses in communication.

One of Tauranga's brightest youngsters, Nick Newman, competed in a television competition earlier this year which had children face off to find the country's brainiest kid.

The 12-year-old is in a class two years ahead of his age level at Otumoetai College and found the suggesting of alien intervention "very interesting" - his father Mike said it "explained a lot" about his quirky son.

Nick said, "I would like to hope that there is something else out there, some extra-terrestrial being but I would think we would see other signs."

* Mary Rodwell will speak at the Bay of Plenty Polytechnic Bongard Centre at 7.30pm tonight.