Description of the Paradigm Clock by Steve Bassett

When the extraterrestrial presence in our world is formally acknowledged by the primary institutions upon which we rely, the Paradigm Clock will strike midnight and a major portion of the world view to which we have held allegiance for thousands of years will be discarded.  Based upon confirmed events the clock will be moved closer to or further away from midnight.  For a history of the clock prior to it being published on the internet go to Time Change Chronicle.

This moment, midnight, constitutes a formless line in time and space, a Paradigm Line.  It exists in the minds of human beings and can be crossed in a single day by virtue of a formal announcement from the leaders of nations.  Or it may take months involving a graduated process of disclosure built strategically upon scientific announcements and political events.

The "pre-paradigm" refers to the years immediately preceding the beginning of a formal disclosure process.  A strong case can be made that this period began upon the earth in 1947.  In that year the general public was introduced on a large scale to the presence of vehicles in the skies - and perhaps the remains of one on the ground - vehicles which could not be explained by our science and technology.  This period is drawing to a close.

It is the "post-paradigm" - the years immediately following formal disclosure - that is the primary concern of this website.  The extraordinary 50-year citizen science and political movement has thus far been principally about "knowing" and "persuading."  It has been a pageant of books, lectures and slide shows - a mixture of thoughtful, privately funded research, hoaxes, misguided zealotry, quasi-religion, and much more.  It was conducted without assistance from the government, the press, academia or the church.  It was the pure product of a free citizenry and perhaps the finest example of how a democratic republic can provide the means to overcome extreme intransigence by the state.

The act of "knowing" is only the beginning of what is truly important, namely once we know, what are we going to do about it, how are we going to act, how will we incorporate this new world view?  The time to address these matters is before the clock strikes midnight, not after.  Failure to bring our resources to bear on the issues of the coming post-paradigm will have consequences.   To err is human, to procrastinate even more human.  We have some time to become societally proactive, but that time grows short.  Engage.

Paradigm Clock

Time Change Chronicle

Time Change Debate

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