In 1954, London taxi driver George King received a message from an extraterrestrial intelligence named Master Aetherius. The voice ordered the taxi driver to quit his unworthy job and become the representative of the interplanetary parliament on Earth. Don't be a fool, George immediately sold his cab and moved to Los Angeles. This is how the history of one of the wildest religions in the world began, where it is believed that Jesus Christ descended to humanity straight from a flying saucer.
UFO headquarters
In Los Angeles, an enterprising guru took a solid loan from a nearby bank and opened the headquarters of the so-called "Society of Aetherius". King's religious dogmas were as simple as bean stew and just as accessible: the poor and rednecks were drawn en masse to the Society.
The Dogma of the Masters
One of the main tenets of the "Society of Aetherius" was the existence of certain Cosmic Masters. The existence of highly developed extraterrestrial life was postulated, representatives of which from time to time assume human appearance and descend to carry the light of truth to the lost flock. Shiva, have you heard of this? Buddha maybe? Confucius? Jesus in the end? These are all of them, the Cosmic Masters. Just disguised.
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Talk show for god
In the same 1956, George King managed to interest the BBC in his persona. Back in blessed England, the newly minted contactee put on a real show on the news channel. On the air, King (writhing like a devil in a church chapel) told the audience that aliens travel the Universe in flying saucers, and earthlings put themselves in jeopardy because of the masters of atomic experiments and other heretical scientific nonsense. Needless to say - with the BBC, the guru was driven in torn rags.
An unexpected resonance
But the public statement of the head of the Society of Aetherius caused a serious resonance. This is quite understandable for logical reasons: it was at that time that the space race of the Soviet Union and the United States of America began. The Cold War was a frightening harbinger of the deadly flames of atomic explosions, and people were simply escaping. The philosophy of a half-insane taxi driver gave them a kind of existential security: King's alien gods offered to heal the Earth from nuclear contamination.
Peaceful shaman
Not all of the Contact Master's beliefs were so fantastic. In the same interview with the BBC, King preached maximum equality for people and, moreover, urged no one to change their usual confession. Instead of condemning other religions (and this is what many false preachers do), George King convinced people of one thing: stay honest and be yourself. Well, at the same time, believe in aliens.
Aetherius's legacy
Although the king died in 1997, the Aetherius Society lives on with offices in 11 countries around the world and headquarters in London and Los Angeles. The overwhelming majority of adherents of the teachings live in the United States: for some reason, it is especially easy for the inhabitants of the American hinterland to believe in UFOs. The King's followers preach yoga, energy medicine, and so-called dynamic prayer. Anyone can join the society - but seriously, who can believe in such a sad delirium?