Is James “Kewaunee” Lapseritis Full of Tall Tales, Relaying the Truth, or Just Plain Nuts?

Editor's Note: This is a guest post by Atticus Chambers. You can visit his blog, Sasquatch Footnotes here.

Here’s long-time Sasquatch psychic, James “Kewaunee” Lapseritis, discussing his extensive career as a Bigfoot researcher, including his many telepathic communications with the Sasquatch people since about 1979. As one might expect, he connects much of his Sasquatch ‘encounters’ with UFOs.

Lapseritis has not only authored books on the subject, but he’s considered somewhat of an authority in the Bigfoot community on the mystical-spiritual dimension of this creature.

So, do you think Lapseritis is telling us the truth or he is just making this stuff up and, in the process, making a buck off of gullible Bigfoot believers? Or, maybe the guy’s batshit crazy?

Whatever the case might be, the man has every right to say what he wants no matter how unbelievable it may sound to some ears. I would caution anyone to not dismiss his words simply because they haven’t been our particular experiences. Viewpoints that run counter to conventional thinking should not be rejected outright.

There’s the need to always remember that the subject of Sasquatch, by itself and without all the other anomalies connected to it, sounds foreign and whacky to most people. It’s important among Bigfoot enthusiasts, therefore, to remain open yet cautious toward theories we may not immediately understand or agree with.

An open mind to other possibilities, however, doesn’t necessarily rule out the need for a critical eye. We must be willing to test what others claim, and they must be willing to permit it without being offended. Our purpose should be to ferret out the truth rather than to stroke egos or to be fearful of upsetting others.

Part of the problem with Lapseritis’ claims, as I see it, is that he offers no proof for what he says. One’s personal experiences cannot be scientifically proven nor objectively verified. To have encountered Sasquatch in a dream or through telepathic communication sounds great in theory, but how one does demonstrate it? How do we know that Lapseritis’ personal experiences with Bigfoot weren’t the result of indigestion? How do we know it wasn’t the result of a reaction to the prescribed medication he may be taking?

Truth is, we don’t know. Nothing that he alleges can be verified or proven using the scientific method. All we are left with are stories and esoteric experiences.

Have you noticed as well that when Bigfoot communicates telepathically with folks like Lapseritis, their messages almost always seem to be the very ones dearest to the ‘researchers’? I’m thinking of messages such as warnings of global catastrophes, the dangers of human technology, global warming, world peace, and an array of social concerns.

Doesn’t it strike you a bit odd that Sasquatch is worried about such matters? That should probably be the first clue that what you’re really getting from such ‘telepathic messages’ is not Bigfoot’s opinions, but the opinions of guys like Lapseritis. These are his social viewpoints wrapped up in the furry cloak of Bigfoot.

As for Sasquatch, he’s too busy foraging for food, patrolling his territory, and tending to his family to be concerned with the complexities of human society.

Lapseritis may be deliberately conning everyone or he may be genuinely sincere, but easily led to misinterpret his own subjective experiences as more than what they really are. In much the same way as deeply religious people – who often make more of their spiritual ‘impressions’ and ‘feelings’ than what they actually are – so also Lapseritis tends to embellish his private ‘encounters’ with Sasquatch.

Here’s Lapseritis’ interview and a review of his Sasquatch telepathic ‘experiences’. The reader can make up his or her own mind as to the truth of what he says.