Terry Sez: > Ms. Hatoyama is not the first to visit a hospitable Venus. One of the > first was George Adamski as his Wiki explains: > > "However, the Ageless Wisdom teaching, which was first introduced to > the West in the works of Theosophical Society co-founder H.P. > Blavatsky, posits the idea that life on the dense-physical plane is > merely the precipitation, at a lower frequency, of life on the etheric > physical planes. In fact, Theosophy states that life on Venus has > advanced beyond the physical plane[15], and hence the dense-physical > conditions of Venus' atmosphere are no obstacle to life on Venus. > Esotericist Benjamin Creme subscribes to the view that the Venusians > pilot flying saucers that are capable of stepping down the level of > vibration of themselves and their craft from the higher vibrations of > particles of etheric matter to the slower level of vibration of the > atoms of the physical plane (Creme accepts George Adamski's UFO > sightings as valid).[16]"
Indeed, Hatoyama was not the first! I have my own paperback copy of "Inside the Flying Saucers" by George Adamski, bought back around 1967. I must have been around 15 years old when I purchased the book (for around sixty cents) from the local Treasure Island discount store, book section. I gotta tell ya, I had more fun reading about George's contactee adventures and his numerous encounters with all those beautiful & spiritually advanced Venusians, Martians, and Saturnanians, who came to our planet with messages of Peace and Love in their hearts, etc... It captivated my imagination in a way that nothing else had. In a sense, it was like experiencing a religious transformation. That is the power of a "modern" myth, one that has relevance to the perceiver. Approximately three to six months later, as I hopefully got a little wiser, I no longer took Adamski's accounts so literally anymore. But even today I can still nostalgically recall how I felt when I first read Adamski's accounts and how his encounters transformed me internally. In the end it was not the literal interpretation that has stuck with me. It was the mythic tale Adamski recounted that continues to reverberate within me which continues to have relevance to my life. I realize some on this list might be horrified by anyone making such a "confession", but so what. Reading the Wiki "translation" I find it to also be marvelously rich in powerful contemporary symbols that have the potential of being more relevant and meaningful within the context of our society, one that possesses its current scientific knowledge base. All that talk about "...stepping down the level vibration..." and "vibrations of particles of etheric matter to the slower level of vibration... of the physical plane..." and one can get the sense that we are dealing with heroic tales of transformation externalized (and better visualized) within the context of scientific lingo. Mythic tales in order to maintain their relevancy take whatever contemporary concepts might be available in order to tell their tales in a more meaningful manner. Just like software, mythic tales must occasionally be revised. Regards Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com www.zazzle.com/orionworks
