In the wake of the destruction of Hurricane Sandy, as we pray for everyone who has been affected by this storm, I found it comforting to speak with George Noory. As a radio talk show host who has explored many hidden aspects of our lives, his steady demeanor and undeniable kindness offer a voice of reason and compassion. In discussing topics from extraterrestrials to alternative medicine on "Coast to Coast AM," his humor is ever-apparent.
Noory is launching a new show with GaiamTV.com that I believe will offer a deeper look at this man who never wants to cease exploring our world. Many say that we are at a crossroads in humanity. I believe 2012 is an opportunity to show that we all are capable of offering help to someone in need, while exploring the greatest depths of ourselves.
Vision Magazine: I bet you really enjoy open phone lines and the chance to hear what's on your listeners' minds. Is there a recent topic or point of discussion that people are talking about?
George Noory: I personally love open lines because this gives me an opportunity to really hear the people who listen to our show. The topics lately have been centered around the Mayan calendar date, December 21, 2012. People are a little confused and concerned about what may or may not happen. They are always interested in general topics, too: alternative medicine, our economic world wars, and supernatural things—they [the callers] do it all.
VM: While you're in the studio hosting the show, has there been anything strange that has happened while you're talking to a guest or listener?
GN: I did have a strange occurrence many years ago when I had a Ouija board in the studio and everything shut down: my computers, the lights on my audio board—everything. I had my producer take the board out and then everything went back on again. That has probably been about the strangest thing that has happened.
VM: Is there any one caller that stands out as being the most "out there?"
GN: There was one guy who had called and said he was really close to suicide. He was telling me what had happened and why he had changed his mind. And he got in his car and just kept driving until he got to a small town where he saw a little lake, a park bench and ducks flying in and out. He said to himself, I am going to sit there and this is where I want to end my life. While he was sitting on this bench contemplating, a farmer sat down next to him, an old guy in coveralls. They just started talking and he said, "After about an hour, I felt great about myself. I thanked the guy; he saved my life."
[Leading to this experience,] his life was a mess—he didn't like his job and he had broken up with his girlfriend. After about a year, he had new job, a new relationship, and he felt great about himself. He wanted to go back and thank this guy.
So he went back to the town, though he did not get the man's last name. But he figured that it's a little city and thought, "I will go to the barber shop; maybe they know who he is." He said, "When I walked in and asked the barber [if he knew this man] the barber said, 'Yes, just go to the top of the hill on the right [there's a house] and his daughter is there.'"
So he did. But the way the barber had said it [made it seem like] something might have been wrong. So he got to the house, knocked on the door and this young woman came to the door. He said, "Excuse me, but are you the daughter of so and so?" And she said, "Yes." He said, "I just want to thank him because a year ago, when I was in a very bad state, he helped and I want to thank him." And she said, "Stop right there, because you're the fifth person to come up to my house and say that and Dad died 15 years ago." It was just chilling. But we have had all kinds of calls like that.
VM: I know your show has definitely affected a lot of people. I had a friend whose husband was listening to you and Richard Bartlett from Matrix Energetics. Her husband had a cancer diagnosis. As he was driving back to L.A. on a long trip, he caught your show and as he listened, he told me he was absorbing what both of you were saying and felt that he no longer had any tumors. A week later, he was told by his doctors that they could not find the tumors. You've helped so many people, directly and indirectly. What is your hope for humanity?
GN: That people and governments continue to help other people. That if we can't help people and give them some quality to their lives, then we have missed the boat. Though I am a staunch believer in life after death, I am in no hurry to move onto the other side. I have seen little babies, I look at them and I think, Gosh at this point they have no care in world; they don't have to worry about bills, whether they get their food, or anything most of the time. But then when you look at other ones who don't have that luxury, it is sad. I think that the people on this planet should help the other people on this planet. They have to; there is no other choice.
VM: Guests and callers on your show sometimes mention "The Quickening." Can you explain to our readers what this is?
GN: "The Quickening" is something that was coined by Whitley Strieber and Art Bell. Basically, it is that events and everything [around us] is just speeding up. It's funny, the older we all get, the days and the years just click on by. I can't believe that we are in November already. So "The Quickening" is a speeding up of everything. And I am convinced it is happening.
VM: Can you share a story about someone you admired growing up?
GN: I had a boyhood friend, an idol basically. He was named Dr. Morgus and he was a zany mad scientist with his own little TV show in Detroit. Every experiment he conducted went wrong. He would try to grow hair on a bald man and instead something would fall off. He was fun to watch. When I went to do "Coast to Coast," I put out a word, "Does anybody know where Dr. Morgus is?" Because it was back in the 60s and 70s, somebody found him for me and he has been on the show. He is alive and kicking and remains a great friend.
VM: You sometimes appear on the History Channel series "Ancient Aliens." What do you feel was one of the most interesting topics covered on the show?
GN: I am a believer in a higher power and a god, but I am also a believer that maybe our civilization was jumpstarted by extraterrestrials who had come here to get things going and start us up. I think that has been a big push of "Ancient Aliens."
VM: With 2012 approaching, I have seen more anticipated UFO activity and sightings. Are the two related?
GN: Something is happening: either people are more aware of things in the sky, or we are getting visited more often. It is probably one of the two. Even police officers now are starting to see strange objects up there. And nobody knows what is going on.
VM: Our theme is The Great Approach – 2012 Beckons. What do you think is going to happen on December 21st?
GN: I think overall we are going into a solar event. Something is going to happen, maybe not on that date, but eventually we are going to get hit by an X flare from the sun. I don't think the world is going to end and I don't think anything specifically is going to happen on that date. I just think it is ironic that as we get close to that date, we hear more stories of X flares from the sun. We just saw what happened with Super Storm Sandy. I think what the Mayans were trying to convey to us was that we are in the midst of huge earth changes. Whatever they might be, I think we are right in that, right now.
VM: Do you think people are going to point to Hurricane Sandy as being the beginning of this series of cataclysmic events?
GN: The experts I've talked to believe we are going to get more and more of these kinds of super storms, that we are in a cycle and there is not much we can do about it.
VM: Have you seen any mention of the 2012 Mayan Calendar in the mainstream media?
GN: I don't think mainstream has really picked up on it yet. Or if anything, they do little silly commercials on it. They are not taking it too seriously. Mainstream media generally doesn't get to the bottom of some of these incredible issues that I think affect mankind. They are more concerned with current events, politics, and things like that. But I wish they would do a more thorough job of some of the things we cover.
VM: Are you going to be on air on the night of December 21st?
GN: I sure am; it is a Friday night. I have a cast of hundreds coming in and we will be on the air the following Monday after that.
VM: I understand you are launching a new show with GaiamTV.com. What kind of format will that be in?
GN: It is going to be a one-hour show with one solid guest taped before a studio audience who will give input, much like [the way] I take phone calls from my radio show. The subject matter will be much like my radio program: alternative medicine, spirituality, conspiracy, [and] supernatural events.
VM: Do you think this will bring a new audience to your work?
GN: I think it is going to help both. I think it will give us more exposure to the radio show and it will give more exposure to GaiamTV.com. It will be a very relaxed setting. I am really excited about it. We will be taping four shows a month in Denver and airing them, I am not sure yet, but I believe it will be Thursdays or Fridays.
The link is gaiamtv.com/george. It is a subscription based Internet TV show and they are giving away ten days for free.
VM: I know you have traveled quite a bit. Is there one place that you feel holds certain energy for you?
GN: A lot of people say there are specialized ley lines in certain regions and areas. I have been to many cities and many regions. I just think there is power within us—not necessarily just the planet.
VM: What is the one thing you believe is groundbreaking at this time in alternative health and healing?
GN: I think it is remarkable that this planet has the ability to cure just about every ailment that is discovered on this planet. And many pharmaceutical drugs are based on natural plants. I am just in awe that the bark from the willow tree is turned into aspirin if you have a headache, for example. So for some reason this living planet; which is what Gaia means, is alive and somehow knows how to take care of its inhabitants.
VM If there is one thing that you do every day that makes a difference, what is it?
GN: Waking up in the morning. I am serious—when I wake up in the morning I say, You know what, I made it through another night. Let's take on the day!
VM: If there were one person that has affected your life most deeply, who would you say that would be?
GN: I would say that would be my parents, who gave me an upbringing of understanding and kindness towards other people. I think that has helped and developed me to bring me where I am today.Check out George Noory's new show gaiamtv.com/george. http://www.visionmagazine.com/archives/1211/1211_feature_george_noory.html
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