It was about 2 am I went outside for a smoke, was just staring up at the night sky looking at a bright star later to find out it was Procyon, when all of a sudden the star light up in a big flash, my first reaction was OMG I'm seeing a supernova, as the flash retracted a solid stable beam of white light formed from the star itself like a kaleidoscope small on one end big on the other. I could see inside the tube at the tip, It was blue and smoky like a lava lamp or when you blow smoke into a sun beam, kinda like what a worm hole looks like form the movies, then it retracted back into itself not forward but backwards, then gone, the whole thing was only a few seconds. I've seen the aurora and I truly don't think this was part of that this was higher it came from the star itself, this had structure and form, Immense energy i assume, Its been on my mind every time I look at the sky. My gut told me to report this, as it seems important. I've seen meteors and shooting stars and they have a light trail that goes from back to front, this sprung out from a star and retracted back into itself, unless Im wrong i don't think light can go backwards, this did. Most amazing thing i have ever seen.. Pay close attention to Procyon something is happening.