Jesus is a Venusian Jesus is a Venusian and other tall tales and other tall tales

from the Toronto from the Toronto Aetherius Society.Aetherius Society.

By Karl MamerBy Karl Mamer

What is the Aetherius What is the Aetherius society?society?

The Aetherius Society is a UFO based religion The Aetherius Society is a UFO based religion that was founded in 1955 by the late George that was founded in 1955 by the late George

King and operates in the United States, King and operates in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and three African nations. It claimed Zealand and three African nations. It claimed about 650 members as of 1993. The UK UFO about 650 members as of 1993. The UK UFO News suggested, at one point, it had 10,000 News suggested, at one point, it had 10,000

people on its UK mailing list.people on its UK mailing list.- Rational Wiki- Rational Wiki

ContacteeContactee Contactees are persons who claim to have experienced contact with Contactees are persons who claim to have experienced contact with

extraterrestrials. Contactees have typically reported that they were extraterrestrials. Contactees have typically reported that they were given messages or profound wisdom by extraterrestrial beings. given messages or profound wisdom by extraterrestrial beings. These claimed encounters are often described as ongoing, but some These claimed encounters are often described as ongoing, but some contactees claim to have had as few as a single encounter.contactees claim to have had as few as a single encounter.

-- Wikipedia-- Wikipedia

““No serious investigator has ever been very worried by the claims of No serious investigator has ever been very worried by the claims of the ‘contactees’.” the ‘contactees’.”

-- Ufologists Jacques Vallee -- Ufologists Jacques Vallee

Who was George King?Who was George King? Born in the UK in 1919Born in the UK in 1919

Family had a history of occult beliefsFamily had a history of occult beliefs

George King belonged to a number of George King belonged to a number of occult groups in the 1930soccult groups in the 1930s

Former taxi driverFormer taxi driver

Practiced yogaPracticed yoga

Claimed, while sitting in his London apartment, a being called Claimed, while sitting in his London apartment, a being called “Master Aetherius” told him to “prepare himself to be the voice of an “Master Aetherius” told him to “prepare himself to be the voice of an interplanetary parliament”interplanetary parliament”

Why King and not Einstein? King had achieved such an advanced Why King and not Einstein? King had achieved such an advanced yogic state that he (and he alone) was worthy of being contacted by yogic state that he (and he alone) was worthy of being contacted by “Cosmic Intelligences”. “Cosmic Intelligences”.

Adamski vs KingAdamski vs King

Last person claiming life on Last person claiming life on VenusVenus

What does the Aetherius What does the Aetherius society believe?society believe?

Cosmic Intelligences: Cosmic Intelligences: Aliens from Mars, Venus, Aliens from Mars, Venus, and other planets in our and other planets in our solar systemsolar system

Jesus is from VenusJesus is from Venus You can charge batteries You can charge batteries

with prayers and then with prayers and then release this stored release this stored prayer prayer

Intelligent fish on the Intelligent fish on the planet Garouche are out planet Garouche are out to get usto get us

Bad AstronomyBad Astronomy The Asteroid Belt used to be a The Asteroid Belt used to be a

planet called Maldek but planet called Maldek but destroyed by nuclear experimentsdestroyed by nuclear experiments

There’s a Planet X waystation for There’s a Planet X waystation for souls, but we can’t see it for souls, but we can’t see it for various reasonsvarious reasons

There’s life on Venus and MarsThere’s life on Venus and Mars

The Asteroid Belt was a The Asteroid Belt was a planetplanet

1) The matter in the asteroid belt is about 4% of the moon’s mass. Nowhere near a planet’s size.

2) There’s not enough mass to have accreted into a planet.

3) The gravity from Jupiter prevents the matter from further accretion.

4) Asteroid chemistry is inconsistent with having once been part of a planet. The asteroids have different chemical composition, which should all be the same if they came from the same body.

5) The amount of energy required to completely destroy a planet.

Science from 1972Science from 1972

Why people like the Why people like the asteroid belt being a former asteroid belt being a former

planetplanet

Maldek vs MysteroidMaldek vs Mysteroid The Mysterians: A movie is about aliens who came from a planet that was in The Mysterians: A movie is about aliens who came from a planet that was in

the current asteroid belt but destroyed by nuclear weapons! the current asteroid belt but destroyed by nuclear weapons! Maldek Transmission to King April 7, 1960. Maldek Transmission to King April 7, 1960. The Mysterians had its US release May 1959. The Mysterians had its US release May 1959. King moved to American June 1959King moved to American June 1959

Planet XPlanet X

Life on Mars/VenusLife on Mars/Venus Venus has treesVenus has trees Mars has buildings, vegetation Mars has buildings, vegetation

belts, and radioactive “soil”belts, and radioactive “soil”

Irrefutable EvidenceIrrefutable Evidence ir·ref·u·ta·ble ir·ref·u·ta·ble

Impossible to refute or Impossible to refute or disprovedisprove

re·futere·fute1. To prove to be false or 1. To prove to be false or erroneous; overthrow by erroneous; overthrow by argument or proofargument or proof2. To deny the accuracy or 2. To deny the accuracy or truth oftruth of

The Windscale The Windscale AccidentAccident

Skepticism was being expressed in the pressSkepticism was being expressed in the press

Kyshtym disaster Kyshtym disaster (1957)(1957)

Story in UP and NYT: April 14Story in UP and NYT: April 14 King’s Transmission: April 18King’s Transmission: April 18

Chernobyl Disaster Chernobyl Disaster Predicted?Predicted?

King’s TitlesKing’s Titles

And more titlesAnd more titles

Prize of Peace and Prize of Peace and JusticeJustice

Current King BioCurrent King Bio

Going Going way way backback

Doctor King?Doctor King?

Knighthoods and Knighthoods and NobilityNobility

Prizes and HonorsPrizes and Honors"Prize of "Prize of Peace and Peace and Justice" from Justice" from The The International International Union of Union of Christian Christian Chivalry.Chivalry.

Grant of ArmsGrant of Arms

Freeman of the CityFreeman of the City

Religious HonorsReligious HonorsMinister of the Year Minister of the Year

(1981)(1981)

2006 Winner2006 Winner

Chaplain of the American Chaplain of the American Federation of Police?Federation of Police?

Who else claims to be a Who else claims to be a chaplain for the AFP?chaplain for the AFP?

Email with AFPEmail with AFP

Summing upSumming up “I have always wondered why religionists will

jeopardize a perfectly good message by trying to prove something totally unrelated and

usually unnecessary about their faith. It’s as if they’re implying their values are not

persuasive on their own, therefore they must compel us to submit via use of proofs.”

- My friend Terry

But you’re never going But you’re never going to convince them!to convince them!

There are the fence sittersThere are the fence sitters Most importantly you learn stuffMost importantly you learn stuff How do we know what we know?How do we know what we know? When you stop learning, stop When you stop learning, stop

debatingdebating