(RNS) — Thousands converged in Los Angeles for the Conscious Life Expo, where influencers and cultural shifts are fueling cosmic belief systems often featuring extraterrestrials.

LOS ANGELES (RNS) — “This ship was huge. It was like a city-sized ship. And there was hundreds of beings on board,” said Debbie Solaris, a military veteran and one of six panelists sharing their alien ...

WAConscious Life Expo attendees receive a red-light therapy and "5D Quantum Sound" experience at the LAX Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. (Kathryn Post/Religion News Service via ...

At a nearby booth in the exhibition hall, a psychic wearing flowing robes and a glittery headdress sits next to a giant, inflatable blue mantis. He’s a real estate agent in the D.C. metro area, but ...