Abducted by a Terrestrial Alien: Sensory Distortions, Weird Fungi and Aerial Anomalies in a Decrepit Mountain Cabin
Hakonen, Aki; Seitsonen, Oula; Herva, Vesa Pekka (2026-02-27)
John Wiley & Sons
27.02.2026
Hakonen, A., Seitsonen, O., & Herva, V. (2026). Abducted by a terrestrial alien: Sensory distortions, weird fungi and aerial anomalies in a decrepit mountain cabin. Anthropology of Consciousness, 37(1), e70034. https://doi.org/10.1111/anoc.70034
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© 2026 The Author(s). Anthropology of Consciousness published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Anthropological Association. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:oulu-202603182227
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:oulu-202603182227
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Abstract
This account explores how circumstances verging on the other-worldly alter human perception and consciousness in a fieldwork situation. The case study involves an archaeological field survey team stranded for a time on a remote Lapland mountain. By applying the method of weirding, drawing inspiration from the narrative force of weird fiction, we examine how the team interacted with their decrepit shelter—a cabin teeming with fungal life amidst the terrestrial alien entity of the mountain. The experimental paper applies reflexive, autoethnographic writing in conceptualizing the experience of the unusual circumstances, considering what such otherworldly episodes can reveal about human engagement with the unfamiliar.
This account explores how circumstances verging on the other-worldly alter human perception and consciousness in a fieldwork situation. The case study involves an archaeological field survey team stranded for a time on a remote Lapland mountain. By applying the method of weirding, drawing inspiration from the narrative force of weird fiction, we examine how the team interacted with their decrepit shelter—a cabin teeming with fungal life amidst the terrestrial alien entity of the mountain. The experimental paper applies reflexive, autoethnographic writing in conceptualizing the experience of the unusual circumstances, considering what such otherworldly episodes can reveal about human engagement with the unfamiliar.
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