Walking in From Arcturus

Spring’s brightest star reminds me of a recent furor in nearby Woodstock, New York. In a town where nothing is surprising, a famous psychic was drawing crowds by claiming that he was inhabited by a being from Arcturus. No big deal, he said; many people’s brains are occupied by Arcturians. Such uninvited neural advisers were called walk-ins, and they lectured widely. Needless to say, the audience paid an entrance fee--in terrestrial cash.