Aetherius Society
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| Type | Organization |
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| Also known as | Aetherius |
The Aetherius Society is a UFO religion founded in London in the mid-1950s by George King, who said he received telepathic messages from extraterrestrial "Cosmic Masters". It blends Theosophy, yoga and ideas from several world religions, and is generally regarded by scholars as one of the less controversial UFO groups.[1]
Origins
King, born in Shropshire in 1919, was involved in spiritual healing and yoga. According to the society, in May 1954 a voice in his London flat told him to prepare to become "the voice of Interplanetary Parliament". He said he then received messages from a being from Venus called Aetherius. Scholars note that this account comes only from the society's own literature.[1]
Beliefs
The society teaches that great religious teachers such as Jesus, the Buddha and Krishna were Cosmic Masters from other planets, and that the Earth is a living being under attack from evil forces. It accepts reincarnation and karma and practises spiritual healing.[1] Members take part in prayer sessions intended to store and release "spiritual energy", including into devices King designed, and draw energy from an orbiting craft they call "Satellite Number Three".[1]
Holy mountains
Between 1958 and 1961, in what it called "Operation Starlight", the society says King and members climbed mountains around the world so that they could be spiritually charged. It recognises 19 holy mountains, including Holdstone Down in Devon, and members make pilgrimages to them.[1]
Today
King died in Santa Barbara, California, in 1997. The society has a few thousand members worldwide, mostly in Britain, the United States and New Zealand.[1]
References
- Aetherius Society — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
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