Close Encounter Club

Justin Gearheart
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Strange claims. Real experiments. Close Encounter Club investigates the unexplained by putting extraordinary claims to the test. Hosted by Justin Gearheart, each episode brings together firsthand experiencers, experts, and skeptics to explore UFOs, consciousness, altered states, human potential, and the limits of perception.

  1. Aug 30

    I Asked an Artist to Contact the Muse

    Do artists create ideas, or do ideas come through them? In this episode of Close Encounter Club, we test the idea of “the muse” with artist Nikki Loy. Nikki created two paintings under two completely different creative conditions. One painting came from a strict random prompt with no meditation, no ritual, and no attempt to connect to anything beyond herself. The other painting came from a more intuitive, surrendered state where she tried to connect to the muse. Then we asked our audience to vote on which painting felt more connected to the muse. To understand what might be happening, we spoke with cognitive scientist Dr. Liane Gabora about creativity, the unconscious mind, flow state, and why ideas can feel like they come from somewhere beyond us. We also spoke with Colin Frangicetto, guitarist and founding member of Circa Survive, about what it feels like to create art that reaches people on a deep emotional level. Is the muse a real external force? Is it the unconscious mind? Flow state? Collective consciousness? Or just the word we use when creativity feels too strange to explain? This is our attempt to find out. Guests and links: Nikki LoyWebsite: https://nikkiloy.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nikkiloy.creatrix/ Colin FrangicettoInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/colincirca/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/colincosmicArt / daily work: https://easilydistracted.art/daily Dr. Liane GaboraWebsite: https://gabora-psych.ok.ubc.ca/ Close Encounter ClubWebsite: https://www.closeencounterclub.com #TheMuse #Creativity #FlowState #Consciousness #ArtExperiment #CloseEncounterClub #NikkiLoy #LianeGabora #ColinFrangicetto #CircaSurvive

  2. Jul 28

    The Phoenix Lights Flew Directly Over His Family

    Nearly 30 years after witnessing the Phoenix Lights, software engineer Dustin Wilkins found an image that stopped him in his tracks. On March 13, 1997, Dustin and five members of his family watched five strange lights approach their cul-de-sac in Tempe, Arizona. The lights began in a mostly horizontal line before shifting into a distinctive V formation. Three were clustered near the front, while two trailing lights were spaced noticeably farther behind. They moved slowly across the sky, passed directly over Dustin’s family, and made absolutely no sound. The lights remained perfectly steady, with a soft amber or off-white appearance. They did not flicker like conventional aircraft lights, and they did not illuminate any visible structure surrounding them. For decades, Dustin searched for something that resembled what he remembered seeing. Then he discovered an illustration of an alleged military concept craft known as the TR-6 TELOS. Dustin is not claiming that the illustration proves the aircraft exists. What immediately caught his attention was the unusual arrangement of its five lights: three clustered near the front and two spaced farther behind. It was the closest visual representation he had ever found of what passed over his family that night. Could Dustin have uncovered a possible terrestrial explanation for one of the most famous UFO cases in history, or did he simply find an image that resembles a nearly 30-year-old memory? In this original Close Encounter Club investigation, we: • Reconstruct Dustin’s sighting using Google Maps • Examine the object’s direction, speed, size, light configuration, and silence • Investigate the alleged TR-6 TELOS • Explore possible military and unconventional propulsion theories • Bring Dustin’s testimony directly to Dr. Lynne Kitei Dr. Lynne Kitei is a physician, eyewitness, author, and one of the world’s most prominent Phoenix Lights researchers. She challenges the TR-6 theory and makes it clear that, to her knowledge, it is an illustration rather than a proven aircraft. But her own close encounter, which occurred two years before the famous 1997 event, contains several striking similarities to Dustin’s experience. Watch the investigation and tell us what you think Dustin and his family saw. Watch our complete conversations on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Close_Encounter_Club Dr. Lynne’s full interview goes much deeper into the Phoenix Lights, her personal experiences, encounters with beings, near-death experiences, consciousness, and the witness accounts she has collected over nearly three decades. https://www.closeencounterclub.com Phoenix Lights Network website: https://thephoenixlights.net/ The Phoenix Lights book by Dr. Lynne Kitei: https://a.co/d/02bawx0J You can anonymously submit your experience through Dr. Lynne’s witness survey. Selected accounts may potentially be considered for inclusion in the new book she is currently developing.

    The Phoenix Lights Flew Directly Over His Family

  3. Jul 7

    He Took DMT. Then a Novel Started Writing Itself (ft. Mike & Sheena Bidwell)

    After losing their baby in 2019, Mike and Sheena Bidwell found themselves in a place where nothing seemed to help. Eventually, a therapist friend suggested psilocybin mushrooms as a last resort for grief. That first experience opened a door. Years later, that path led Mike to DMT. But what happened after the DMT experience is where this story becomes almost impossible to explain. Mike says he began receiving visions of a story. Samurai. Vampires. Characters. A hidden structure behind reality. Entire realms of consciousness, memory, myth, dreams, spirits, and something he calls The Archive. Those visions eventually became a 440-page novel. But then the question becomes: was this just creativity, grief, and hypnagogia? Or was Mike receiving something from somewhere else? In this episode, we talk with Mike and Sheena Bidwell about grief, psilocybin, DMT, psychedelic healing, hypnagogia, channeling, the Akashic Records, the collective unconscious, Japanese history, The Archive, and the strange possibility that a story can be sent to you. This episode is not medical advice and does not encourage illegal or unsafe drug use. Always follow the laws where you live and consult qualified professionals when it comes to mental health or psychedelic therapy. #DMT #Psychedelics #Psilocybin #Consciousness #TheArchive #CloseEncounterClub #Hypnagogia #AkashicRecords #Channeling #GriefHealing

    He Took DMT. Then a Novel Started Writing Itself (ft. Mike & Sheena Bidwell)

  4. Jun 18

    UAPs Are Testing the Limits of Science (ft. Micah Hanks)

    Are UAPs a modern phenomenon, or are they connected to a much older, forgotten history? Join us as we sit down with researcher and host of The Micah Hanks Program to bridge the gap between hard science and the unexplained. In this episode, Micah Hanks dives deep into the transition from UFOs to UAPs, the role of DARPA in unexplained research, and the fascinating intersection of modern sightings with ancient archaeological mysteries. We explore how “thinking outside the box” may be the only way to solve the puzzle of these aerial anomalies, and why the truth might be more complex than simply “aliens.” We discuss: • The evolution of the term UAP and its origins in the UK • Why government transparency on UAPs is a double-edged sword • The connection between UAPs and Graham Hancock’s theories on lost civilizations • How AI and Large Language Models are changing the search for intelligence • The future of archaeology and the search for an advanced “pre-Adamite” past If you enjoyed this deep dive into the unknown, make sure to subscribe and hit the notification bell. Follow Micah Hanks: https://www.micahhanks.com Join the Club: https://www.closeencounterclub.com Video Timestamps 00:00 Intro: Science, Technology, and the Unexplained 01:21 Why the shift from “UFO” to “UAP”? 01:54 A History of UAP Research in the UK 02:50 FBI Documents and the Early Origins of UAP 04:40 The 2004 Nimitz Incident: The Most Credible Case? 06:05 The DARPA Connection and Drone Hypotheses 06:53 The Travis Walton Story and the Mystery of Abductions 08:24 Are UAPs Outside Our Evolutionary Bandwidth? 11:14 Interdimensional Phenomena vs. Extraterrestrial Vehicles 13:35 Staying Agnostic: How to Avoid “Grand Unified Conspiracies” 14:41 The Influence of Jacques Vallée’s “Alien Contact Trilogy” 19:10 Is Reality a Simulation? 20:30 AI, Machine Intelligence, and Signs of Consciousness 23:51 The Fibonacci Sequence and the Code of Reality 25:31 Exotic Matter, New Physics, and Future Propulsion 27:36 Bridging UAPs and Ancient Archaeology 28:56 Graham Hancock, the Ark of the Covenant, and Ethiopia 30:53 Fingerprints of the Gods: Hapgood’s Crustal Displacement Theory 33:10 Göbekli Tepe: Sophisticated Art Before Agriculture 35:53 The Great Sphinx: Water Erosion and the Age of Egypt 37:51 Archaeoastronomy: Orion’s Belt and the Giza Plateau 40:05 “Stuff Keeps Getting Older”: Anomalous Finds in the Old Kingdom 43:41 The Consciousness Element: Non-Physical Aspects of the Phenomenon 46:36 The Intersection of Spirit and Science 48:00 How Humanity Would React to Undeniable Proof 50:30 2001: A Space Odyssey and the Future of Human Evolution #UAP #UFO #MicahHanks #AncientHistory #Archaeology #DARPA #CloseEncounterClub

    UAPs Are Testing the Limits of Science (ft. Micah Hanks)

  5. Jun 2

    DMT & The Monroe Institute: How the Brain Filters Reality (ft. Adam Butler)

    Millions of people say DMT changed their lives. For Adam Butler, it didn't just change his life—it saved it. In this episode, we sit down with Adam Butler to hear his journey from absolute collapse to a radical spiritual awakening. From losing everything and facing a restraining order to living on the road and confronting his 'inner demons' through high-dose mushroom and DMT experiences, Adam’s story is a raw look at what happens when the 'mirror' of accountability meets the 'filter' of reality. We explore: - The 'booming male voice' that stopped him on a cliffside in the Redwoods. - Why psychedelics give us a mirror we can’t lie to. - The overlap between DMT entities, the Monroe Institute’s Hemi -Sync, and Bob Lazar’s S4 craft. - How DMT might be a 'transition system' for consciousness. By the end of this conversation, you might see reality differently. Is DMT a chemical accident, or is it part of an evolutionary mechanism designed to remove the 'plaque' from our souls? Follow the Club for more transmissions: www.closeencounterclub.com Check out Adam Butler’s work: Butler’s DMT Field Guide: https://a.co/d/0iizV6Sk The Alchemist of Tears: A Photo Diary of My Psychedelic Trip Across America: https://a.co/d/09TDPv4R

    DMT & The Monroe Institute: How the Brain Filters Reality (ft. Adam Butler)

  6. May 12

    UFOs Are Leaving Physical Marks: The Data is Real (ft. Dr. Jim Segala)

    I’m tired of grainy photos. It's time we start collecting hard data. In this episode of Close Encounter Club, physicist Dr. Jim Segala (formerly of Hal Puthoff’s team) breaks down the measurable physics of UAP encounters. We dive into the "Hitchhiker Effect," the medical aftereffects like lesions and nosebleeds reported by families, and the groundbreaking MUPAS sensor system that has detected actual "spacetime twisting" during active encounters. This isn't about belief—it's about the 5-Sigma proof that something from the outside is pinging our reality. Are you an experiencer? Join Dr. Segala’s research here: https://www.experiencer-studies.com/ #UFO #UAP #SkinwalkerRanch #JimSegala #CloseEncounterClub

    UFOs Are Leaving Physical Marks: The Data is Real (ft. Dr. Jim Segala)

  7. Apr 28

    I Saw The Simulation: The DMT Code (ft. Danny Goler)

    There’s a claim that if you smoke DMT and look into a diffracted laser… you can see the code of reality. Some swear it’s real. Others call it bullsh*t. So we tested it. In this episode, Josh takes DMT on camera and describes everything he experiences in real time—from preparation and Wim Hof breathing to his first trip… and finally, the moment he looks into the laser. What he sees is unexpected: cascading red pixels, layered depth, and massive geometric structures that seem to exist beyond the surface of the wall. Using AI, we recreate the experience to help visualize it. We also sit down with Danny Goler before and after the experiment—guiding the process, breaking down what happened, and discussing how to deal with the ontological shock that can follow. Was it just perception… or something more?

    I Saw The Simulation: The DMT Code (ft. Danny Goler)

  8. Apr 1

    S4 Director Presents New Evidence Supporting Bob Lazar (ft. Luigi Vendittelli)

    Is there new evidence that supports Bob Lazar’s story? In this episode of Close Encounter Club, we sit down with Luigi Vendittelli, director of S4: The Bob Lazar Story, to discuss his four-and-a-half-year journey working directly with Bob Lazar and bringing this story to life. Luigi shares what it was like gaining Bob’s trust, recreating the S4 facility in extreme detail based on Lazar’s memory, and the process of building a documentary that explores one of the most debated stories in UFO history. He also discusses a piece of evidence he believes supports a specific claim Lazar made in 1989. We also explore: The challenges of recreating S4 and the craftWhat Bob Lazar is like beyond the headlinesHow Luigi’s perspective evolved over timeThe psychological impact of engaging with this topicWhy this story still resonates todayWhether you’re skeptical or open-minded, this conversation offers a deeper look into the human side of Bob Lazar and the ongoing questions surrounding his story. Luigi’s documentary, S4: The Bob Lazar Story, releases on Amazon Prime Video on April 3rd. Listen to Close Encounter Club on all platforms. https://linktr.ee/closeencounterclub

    S4 Director Presents New Evidence Supporting Bob Lazar (ft. Luigi Vendittelli)
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Strange claims. Real experiments. Close Encounter Club investigates the unexplained by putting extraordinary claims to the test. Hosted by Justin Gearheart, each episode brings together firsthand experiencers, experts, and skeptics to explore UFOs, consciousness, altered states, human potential, and the limits of perception.

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  • Creator
    Justin Gearheart
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    39
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Justin Gearheart
  • Show Website
    Close Encounter Club

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