Hunt for the Skin Walker

Hunt for the Skinwalker - Science confronts the unexplained at a remote ranch in Utah    Colm A. Kelleher, Ph.D. and George Knapp

I was drawn to this book because of the title - as someone interested in all things Native American and/or paranormal. The fact that there was a scientific approach to unexplainable activity was also important. Too many times skeptics note the lack of "scientific" basis for the paranormal.

By way of background: "Skinwalkers" are NA witches, usually in the Navajo tradition, that are more than tricksters - they can be evil doers and use black magic. The "Gorman" ranch (names were changed) was on land that had seen more than its share of the unusual for hundreds of years.

I was impressed with the strength and stubbornness of Gorman family who suffered through financial and psychological hardships because of the other-worldy chaos on their land. The chaos included large blue orbs and UFOs over their land, the murder of their dogs and the mutilation of their cattle, along with sightings of strange creatures including a wolf-like beast that was able to withstand bullets and disappear.

The most practical explanation - and there is one from science - is that the multiverse theory - many universes with the ability of some beings to go between them.

This was a fascinating book about a fascinating subject.