If you’ve ever looked at the stars and wondered if we’re alone in the universe, you’re not alone in that cosmic unease. Actress Goldie Hawn recently told an anecdote that goes beyond the ordinary on Apple Fitness’s Time to Walk podcast: a “close encounter” with beings from another planet.
In her youth, while working as a dancer in California, curiosity about the unknown led Hawn to question the existence of life on other planets. “I remember this very clearly: I walked out the door, sat down and looked up at the dark sky. I saw all these stars and all I could think was, ‘How far does this go? How small are we? Are we the only planet in the entire universe that has life on it?’” She said.
It was during this starry night that he decided to “call out” any aliens who might be listening: “I know you’re out there, I know we’re not alone, and I’d like to meet you someday.”
Four months later, always according to his testimony, the aliens responded to his request. While she was resting in a friend’s car after a rehearsal, a high-pitched sound alerted her, and as she looked out the window, she saw creatures with triangular heads arguing over her. According to Hawn, the creatures were silver in color, with a kind of cut for a mouth and a tiny nose.
Witnessing this apparition, she became completely paralyzed as the creatures watched her. It was only after what seemed like an eternity that she was able to “escape” the situation, as if she were stepping out of a force field.
Hawn’s interest in the extraterrestrial did not stop there. Years later, an astrophysicist from the University of Champaign in Illinois contacted her to discuss this peculiar encounter. Through what Hawn describes as regression therapy, he was able to remember forgotten details from that moment: “Suddenly I remembered something. They touched my face. They touched my face and it felt like the finger of God. It was the most benevolent and loving. It was powerful. It was full of light.”
Despite having recounted this experience, the actress is not very clear about what she experienced, nor what she should think about it. For her, it’s fine with her: “I’ll never know. And I like it that way. I don’t want to know everything.”
