Strange Encounter

       We will identify a Strange Encounter as any encounter which a person can observe or recall in a waking state, in which something remains "strange," that is, it remains in some significant way "incongruous, paradoxical, or contrary to prior experience or natural or physical laws, or impossible to adequate describe or recount."  This would include hallucinations, uncommon or disturbing dreams, encounters with highly unusual persons, events, or places, in which a sense of "strangeness" is present at the time or lingers in memory.

       This description is intentionally broad, in order to cast a wide net to capture as many significant encounters as possible.

       It is intended to compare and contrast with the Close Encounter, which applies primarily to aerial sightings of apparently physical objects and things, possessing material or energetic properties which would allow others to participate in the experience when they are properly located.  See the post on Close Encounters. 

       I hope to refine and improve this descriptive as the process proceeds.
< RH December 20, 2011.>