"The Coming of The Guardians" - Addenda | BSRA

The Coming of The Guardians

The mimeographed publications of the BSRA during the last ten years have carried a large amount of material relevant to the nature of the Aero-Forms, and to the concepts of the Ether and of Space-Time involved in the Phenomena. The more technical essays are of small interest to the public and are not presented here, but i have ventured to reprint a number of short articles of a more popular type. A good deal of indirect repetition is involved in doing this, as is also true of the book as a whole, but the nature of the material itself will perhaps justify this.

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Nineteen Paragraphs

(Recent Light on the Problem of the U.F.O.)

- and -

Comment on the Same

By Edward S. Schultz, Regional Director B.S.R.A.

THE PARAGRAPHS
(v. note at end of article):

1. It is true that a few human beings - ('Earthians') have entered Discs and other aeroforms and have taken short rides in them.

2. No Earthian has travelled in an aeroform to distances beyond the gravitational and magnetic field of the earth. No Earthian has visited the Moon, Mars, Venus, or any other planet while in his normal physical body.

3. No Earthian can make an interplanetary or true space flight in an aeroform while in his normal physical body. Such a flight would be possible provided his body were reconditioned prior to entering the aeroform. But further ---

4. This reconditioning would consist in a time-measured dosage of high frequencies produced by small electronic devices - and -

5. True space flight, even if achieved by a human under the protection mentioned, would result in amnesia and serious physical disorders.

6. Recurring to "4" supra: An aeroform at rest is enveloped by a field of supersonic frequencies; and an aeroform in flight gives off a field of ultra-sonic frequencies.

7. Ultrasonic rates actually convert the aeroform, and the bodies of all persons inside of them, to waves of light. Etherian beings in this condition retain full consciousness and full control of their 'ship'. But no normal human can survive this conversion unless previously conditioned by time-measured dosage of high frequencies. Even if so protected, it is very doubtful whether he could return to normal earth life, or survive for any considerable length of time .... The conditioning affects the blood stream and the bone marrow and prevents the blood from "boiling" -- but in the end produces amnesia and hemorrhage .... The subject conditioned would not necessarily be aware of what was being done .... Ultrasonic frequencies loosen the cell structure but do not disintegrate the cells.

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8. Travelling as a light wave the Etherian is able to control his (light wave) craft by mental energies and by the use of ultrasonic frequencies,

9. The speed of light in free space is without limit. In occupied space (planets and other bodies) light is affected by gravitational pressures. In free space therefore, transition is instantaneous. A change of frequency is equivalent to a change of position or location. (An electron is believed to change its orbit "instantly", i.e., without using time to do so .... Cp. Natalli on the time vacuum. (ml).

10. Ultra-sonic frequencies produced by electronic devices can act as a gravity screen (shield). A resting Disc can cut off the gravity screen (shield). A resting Disc can cut off the gravity pressure from any angle, and will then be thrown off into space by gravity itself - or -

11. When the material of which the craft appears to be made has its vibratory rate raised to ultrasonic frequencies it becomes invisible and intangible ipso facto.

12. When converted as in "11" sup., the craft may remain in situ, translucent, transparent and invisible, tangible or intangible; or it may depart without being perceived.

13. Recurring to "6" sup. Conversion to ultra-sonic frequencies affects all parts of the body at the same instant, and the Etherians experience no ill effects. They can travel as conscious living light waves, or in bodies resembling our own at another frequency.

14. From this point of view ("13") it is possible to describe the aero-forms as the living bodies of etheric entities (as has been done). The 'ship' and its 'crew' alike become light waves or frequencies of the ether; while consciousness continues to abide in the entities - who may be unaware of physical changes in themselves.

15. According to their vibratory rates, the ether ships pass through each other and through other objects, and penetrate the depths of the sea and the 'solidity' of earth. The ultrasonic force field about them will also on occasion destroy aircraft and other objects, with effects resembling those of extremely violent collision. Mantell's plane, and his body, were almost certainly destroyed in this manner.

16. As often pointed out by us heretofore, there is no crossing of space where transit of free space is in question - since the speed of light is then without limit, instantaneous, not requiring time. Light does not "cross space".

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17. It is known by experience that resting Discs are often dangerous to touch (v, "6" sup.). It is possible that some persons may be less affected by supersonic frequencies than others; this may account for the selection of certain persons by the Etherians. It is also possible that some such persons are now showing signs of amnesia and other physical and mental deterioration, (These are my own conjectures only, m.l.)

18. Recur to "16", last sentence, Light, etc. There is a gravity time-lag in occupied space, but light and darkness are permanent conditions of the ethers, or frequencies of the ethers - not 'something that is going somewhere'.

19. Persons abducted by the ether-ships are treated by time-measured doses of ultra-sonic frequencies, are usually landed on other planets and suffer amnesia with respect to their earth lives. It is said that they are well treated.

ANALYTICAL COMMENT
on the 19 Para.,
by Edw. S. Schultz -

1. This appears to more or less corroborate the Saucer visit and/or ride stories of Bethurum and Dan Fry, in terms of physical body adventures, in full, physical consciousness and within the earth's gravitational and magnetic fields.

2. However, the preconditions in this para.' automatically rule out the widely publicized Saucer rides and planetary visits of another claimant who, by hotly insisting that he made the alleged rides into outer space in his physical body and consciousness; has been pulling the rug out from under himself in more ways than one.

3. This is very logical. However, in re to a space travel adventure and a Saucer contact via a pre-conditioned consciousness, I recall the case cited in "Uranus", of August, 1954, by Chibbett, wherein the visit into a Saucer in flight was made by a woman in hypnotic trance. It remains for someone to report a case of Saucer contact via astral projection.

4. Here, I wonder if such physical body reconditioning could also be done via hypnosis, via certain drugs or Yoga practices, Note the parallel in fire-walking, done via certain Yoga and Huna techniques, Some Yogi have lately asserted that the effects of deadly atomic radiations could be entirely overcome or neutralized by such Yoga practices.

5. This would seem to indicate that, even with the physical body protected by proper "reconditioning"; by-product Saucer radiation might have an effect on the Etheric double or even higher vehicles [66] of human consciousness. There have been several reports of such harmful side effects.

6. Since the terms "Ultrasonic" and "Supersonic" are not synonymous, their true (orthodox) meaning would seem to indicate that the reverse might be true. The possibility of such transposition, in transcription, etc., should be ruled out. If not, the terms probably have meanings outside the realm of atmospheric acoustics, as normally understood.

7. This could be especially true or more understandable if we consider the super-physical properties of the four invisible, to us, Etheric (but still material) grades of matter, which normally make up our physical bodies as well as Saucers tuned in to our physical octave of manifestation, etc.

8. Here we can recall Theosophical and other literature concerned with the properties of our higher octave "mental bodies" and "mental matter". By conversion from physical to "mental matter", Etherians and their craft can travel between galaxies, with a speed far, far beyond the speed of light and .... without the well-known relativistic drawback of infinite mass that physical matter is subject to at speeds equal to that of light.

9. It would seem that, in such "free space", light quanta might partake of the properties of "mental matter". In terms of the higher realities, all matter, on all octaves of manifestation is basically "mental matter", i.e., projected and sustained in the consciousness of the Absolute.

10. Not, I infer, in terms of Ultrasonic frequencies in the atmosphere, but, more likely, in the afore-mentioned four states of Etheric matter, which are just beyond the rarest gases but .... still physical.

11. Analogous to the way in which physical matter, made sufficiently radioactive, is transformed into invisible radiations, i.e., a higher frequency of matter, as it were.

12. This means that Etherians have the secret of tuning in on various octaves of matter, in and out of our range of perception, or half way between. In the latter case a Saucer craft would appear to be semi-transparent, as in the reported cases of "jellyfish" appearances.

13. This is covered by and amplifies some of my previous comments, above.

14. Some of our Yogi's are masters of such (frequency conversion) [67] space travel. For authentic instances of this read the fascinating and inspiring "Autobiography of a Yogi", by P. Yogananda.

15. There is more than ample corroborative evidence of this throughout the realm of the more advanced "Saucer" literature.

16. See comment 8 and 9, above. Mental octaves of frequency transcend all physical barriers and orthodox science notions of cosmic order.

17. This is undoubtedly true. The faculty of Etheric vision, weak or missing in most individuals might make it possible for some to see Saucer phenomena quicker and easier than the majority.

18. Einstein postulated one such important effect of gravitational fields on light, and this was amply proved by direct, astronomical measurement.

19. Etherians have undoubtedly been "pollinating" beautiful planets of remote galaxies in space for ages, with "Adams and Eve samples" of humanity. Thus, when trigger-happy war-mongers do happen to make this planet uninhabitable with an atom bomb war, the Etherians may merely shrug, knowing that the teeming humanities they have planted on so many other spheres in space, are still busy carrying out the Divine evolutionary plan.

(March '56)

NOTE: The "Nineteen Paragraphs" previously appeared in our Clips & Quotes E-11, and was also sent out as a brochure - No. 1-1-6. We of course avoid lengthy reprints of our own material - but in this case the Paragraphs are of great importance - and so too is the Commentary on them by Assoc. E.S.S. This latter, however, will not be intelligible unless the Paragraphs are at hand for easy reference.

We have repeated literally scores of times, in various BSR publications, simplified statements of the "Etheric" or "4-D" interpretation of the Aeroforms (UFO). We will spare our readers further repetition here. If you have use for them, ask for our "Public Information" brochure. We have also explained many times the source from which the Etheric interpretation was derived.

This interpretation has stood the test of time. It was received by us in the fall of 1946, and practically all subsequent phenomena can be subsumed under it. It has been expanded and elaborated somewhat, but none of the basic statements have been abandoned or withdrawn. It is steadily gaining favor among investigators, especially in England - and will do so in this country whenever the word metaphysics comes to be properly used and understood. And let me again make plain, that the "etheric interpretation" is not the invention of any BSR Associate - nor is it cultist or religionistic, but rather a new factual impact of very ancient knowledge. m.l.

From BSRA "Round Robin" of Mar-Apr 1956: issue XI-6

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Concepts of the Ether

One of the principal difficulties in trying to make the "4-D" or Etheric interpretation of the aeroforms understandable, is the idee fixee that the ether (aether) is an outmoded hypothesis. The explanation for this attitude, of course, lies in the whole history of the subject since the days of Lodge. But it would be easy to show, by numerous quotations, that the ether is as much a reality and logical necessity today as are protons and electrons. Note the following brief example:

"The real electron, the part that acts, is the surrounding ether which is outside its geometric boundary; and the electron theory is the science of the properties of the ether ..." (O. W. Richardson in Electron Theory of Matter).

"It may be found that the ether is, after all, what is fundamental and that electrons and hydrogen nuclei are merely states of strain in the ether." (Bertrand Russell, in A.B.C. of Atoms).

"The foremost men of the age accept the ether, not as a vague dream but as a real entity." (Tyndall, in Light & Electricity).

"It is possible that an electron is a kind of disturbance in the ether, most intense at one spot ... It is equally possible that a hydrogen nucleus may be explained in a similar way." (Russell, op. cit.)

Eddington, as is well known, says emphatically that we cannot dispense with the ether, and that in trying to do so we have to attribute properties to the interspaces and represent them by 'a host of symbols'. The phrase 'empty space' is meaningless and the old problem of actic in distans is still unconquered.

Now referring to the explanation we favor, that there is no "crossing of space" measured in light years, by the aeroforms, we refer again to Russell, who remarks that the process by which an electron changes its orbit is inexplicable - since it happens instantaneously contrary to all known physical laws. "Perhaps," (he says) "there is No intervening space ..." In like manner the ether ships emerge from one into another frequency, and thereby appear in a different place. There is no 'empty space' to cross, and hence no time required for transit.

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"Vibrasonics"

and

Conditions of Space Transit

(NOTE: The term vibrasonics refers to the upper stages of the sound spectrum or harmonic scale, beyond ultra-sonics. The word is coined by R. R. Russell, in his article in Flying Saucer Review (Lon.) for Nov.-Dec., 1955. Pub. at 1 Doughty St., Lon. W.C. 1, Eng. Every other months $3.50. Recommended.)

(The following paragraphs are an Addendum to our Brochure 1-1-6 and to other BSR material relative to the phenomena of the aeroforms (UFOs). Mr. Russell's substantial agreement with our Etheric interpretation is the result of his own independent investigation and study).

1. It is true that a few human beings ("Earthians") have entered the Discs and other aeroforms and have taken short rides in them. But no earthian has travelled in an aeroform in free space, or has visited the Moon, Mars, or Venus or any other planet while in his normal physical body.

2. Such flight into free space or within the solar system may be possible in theory at least, provided the physical body be pre-conditioned by a time-measured dosage of high frequencies (ultra-sonic or 'vibrasonic').

3. Persons who have travelled for short distances in the neighborhood of the earth have been exposed to the ultrasonic frequency field which surrounds the craft in flight, and may have been conditioned without their own knowledge.

4. The high frequencies referred to are generated by small electronic devices. Many mechanisms are employed by the Etherians, (as by Earthians) merely as a matter of convenience but not from necessity.

5. True space flight, if achieved by a human even under the protection mentioned, would result in amnesia and serious physical disorders. The conditioning itself affects the blood stream and the bone marrow. Further, the 'subconscious' or unconscious mind of the human is deeply conditioned to all factors of earth life, and will be unable to accept the immense frequency changes, even though the conscious self may give consent.

6. The ultrasonic frequencies convert the aeroform and the bodies of persons inside them, to the frequency of light waves. Under these conditions the Etherians retain full consciousness and full control of their 'ship', but no earth person could survive them, except by such [70] preconditioning as has been mentioned; and even so it is doubtful that he could return to normal earth life.

7. Etherian craft in free space (or where desired) travel at the speed of light waves, or greater: there is no limit to the 'speed of light' in free space. This 'travel' is a matter of conversion of frequency rates and can be controlled by mind energy and by the use of ultrasonic (electronic) apparatus.

These frequencies can act as a gravity screen or shield

8. Conversion to ultra-sonic frequencies affects all parts of the human body at the same instant and the Etherians experience no ill effects. They travel as conscious living light waves where the 'crossing' of inter-stellar distances is concerned. More correctly, there is no transit of space, but only the change of frequency which is equivalent to a change of location.

9. An aeroform at rest is surrounded by a super-sonic field; when in flight it produces an ultra-sonic or vibrasonic field. These craft pass easily through each other and through other objects, and can penetrate the sea and the seeming solidity of the earth, merely by converting their frequency rate as the situation may demand.

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As to the information contained in the foregoing paragraphs, I have only the following explanation to offer:

A. It comes through the deep-trance mediumship of a well-known medium, Mark Probert. The communicator in this instance is one Raymond Natalli, an astronomer and physicist contemporary with Shakespeare. Identities can never be conclusively 'proven', but they are comparatively unimportant. All that matters is the content of the communication.

B. I would not for a moment ask anyone to accept anything on the 'authority' of supernormal sources. I do respectfully ask that useful information should not be disregarded because of personal prejudice and hasty generalizations concerning 'psychism' or spiritism.

C. For 5 to 10 hours a week, for 7-8 years, I listened to the Probert controls and talked with them. They claim to be, and appear to be excarnate humans and fully integrated personalities. They have conducted themselves as honorable persons of good will. They are highly intelligent and widely informed, and have discussed a wide range of cultural and scientific subjects. They have had the respectful attention of scholars, scientists, and technicians and have engaged in many discussions with them.

D. It was these controls who gave us, in the fall of 1946, the first [71] (and best and only) interpretation of the aeroforms. -- They make no claim to omniscience but warn us against such a claim from any source.

E. They are not Etherians, but normal humans from various astral levels who possess knowledge superior to our own - and desire to share it with us.

Since the combined knowledge of our own time - our science, religion, and philosophy - has as yet no worthwhile interpretation of the phenomena of the aeroforms, it might conceivably be the part of wisdom (and common sense) at least to listen to these would-be friends from the 'other side' - of course with all due reservations, suspicions, and face-saving provisos - and to put their offered knowledge to the test of study and practical application.

(I think our Associates, for whom this journal is published, are aware that I hold no brief for spiritualism as a religious 'movement' (and neither do the controls referred to); but I regard survival and communication as factual, as being inevitable and near-at-hand social acceptances, and as opening up immense resources of knowledge when properly utilized. Beyond this, 'each to his own place on his own path'. Vox clamantis non sum.) [*] m.l.

[*] Our Brochure 1-1-6 and other informational material relative to the aeroforms may be had from BSR Headquarters on request.

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How Fast is "Fastest"?

If the speed of light is, as Einstein contended, a maximum and a constant for the universe, then an 'ether-ship' or any other object which attained this speed would have no dimensions, but an 'infinite' mass. If this is correct, it is obvious that any object or being attempting to 'cross' interstellar spaces would be held to a speed much below that of light. Since such distances are computed in light-years, the time required for such transit might run into centuries.

The scientifiction writers who love to dart about the stellar immensities with the joyous abandon of junebugs never openly admit that they are colliding with Professor Einstein's mathematics - in addition to the meteorites, bolides or what-have-you.

The distance from our system to Arcturus, for example, is said to be about 32.6 light years - and a light-year is about 182,000 × 60 × 60 × 24 × 365 miles. Give your Sunday-supplement aeronaut even a third of the light-speed and see how long his trip would take him. On behalf of the science-fiction addicts at any rate, some way must be found to wiggle out of this.

But according to our various planetary visitors, who get here in no time at all even from "beyond the galaxies", this wiggle or wriggle is a simple matter. They just don't believe in Einstein - at least when he says that the 'speed of light' is a maximum. They are aware that to 'be somewhere' - in some given place - means to be 'tuned in' on the frequencies of that place. When you tune-in or tune out you respond to a different environment - as 'any fool can plainly see' - to quote Al Capps. Also, 'you are where your consciousness is' - if you'll pardon the stale metaphysics.

So, what these etheric people are really doing, is not discrediting Einstein, but making a masterly detour. They're not talking about motion at all, nor about transit of space. They're talking about being here and then being there.

And this seems to be the place to mention that there is no world-wide or science-wide agreement about the speed of light being a maximum. There is, in fact, what seems to be good evidence that radiesthetic energy is far 'faster'. We got into this little essay on account of what lately appeared in the Metaphysical Digest (Vol. iii, No. 2); and here it is:

"The implications are vital. Once again we have found that, contrary to expectations, we have an effect that influences light, but is not light in the ordinary scientific sense. The speed of radiesthetic energy assessed by comparative methods, came out at some 200,000 times that of normal [73] light ... Does not radiesthetic energy, psychic energy, thought energy, all transcend space-time as we know it by purely physical methods?"

In his book called Space Travel, Harold Goodwin remarks: "The Einsteinian conclusions are not entirely a matter of pure theory. When atomic particles are accelerated in the cyclotron, they do gain mass. Wouldn't it be odd if one of them some day exceeded the speed of light?"

Yes, indeed, Mr. Goodwin - but the world seems to be full of very "odd" happenings.

Mr. Goodwin then goes on to remark that: "The constancy of the speed of light has been challenged recently. Some researchers have found cyclic changes within 14 miles per second and there seem to be daily variations. An European scientist who has studied the subject for over a quarter of a century, M. de Bray, says that the alleged constancy of light is unsupported by observation. Physicists generally do not accept this point of view. They feel that the variations are due to factors other than changes in the velocity of light itself. If there should be variations, however, a main prop to relativity becomes as dead as the ether - which most scientists also defended."

Too bad that Mr. Goodwin [*] had to drag in that alleged demise of the ether 'theory' - since one could fill half this page with names of physicists who do not agree with him, and do agree with "it" -- subject, of course, to careful definition of the word ether and its derivatives.

However, Mr. Goodwin appears to approve of the concept of a space warp, which is said to change the geometry of the gravitational fields between celestial bodies. This would change the coordinates (position) of an object (say, a spaceship) and apparently avoids the idea of motion or transit, at least in 'occupied' space. So, it may be that the operations of etherian physicists will eventually be approved of by 'earthian' scientists also - which will be a great relief to all concerned.

I think I have said enough here, even in our school-boyish simplicity, to suggest that the concept of emergence, and of conversion of energy-frequencies in connection with the extraordinary phenomena of the aeroforms, is quite capable of serious scientific defense, even by 'earthian' physicists. A few well chosen words from Bertrand Russell may give food for meditation:

"It may be found that the ether is, after all, what is fundamental, and that electrons and hydrogen nuclei are merely states of strain in the ether. . . [74] It is possible that an electron is a kind of disturbance in the ether, most intense at one spot. . . It is equally possible that a hydrogen nucleus may be explained in a similar way. . ."

Referring to the explanation we offer, that there is no 'crossing of space' measured in light years, by the aeroforms, Russell remarks that the process by which an electron changes its orbit is inexplicable since it happens instantaneously, contrary to all known physical laws. "Perhaps" - he says - "there is NO intervening space. . ."

In like manner the ether ships emerge from one frequency into another, and thereby appear in a different place. There is no "empty space" to cross, and hence no time required for the transit.

A brilliant brochure (60 pgs.) in support of the existence of the Ether, is The Ether and its Vortices, by physicist Carl F. Krafft. Annandale, Va. - 1955.

Eddington, as is well known, says emphatically that we cannot dispense with the ether, and that in trying to do so we have to attribute properties to the interspaces and represent them by a 'host of symbols'. The phrase 'empty space' is meaningless and the old problem of 'action at a distance' is still unconquered.

As to space, which is bound up with time, it is not an objective entity at all, but a concept based on the idea of geometrical points. But it is used by writers in a half-dozen senses and in no-sense and nonsense, always without attempt at definition. Here, once again, discretion is the better part.

* (Ref. to Goodwin): The Science Book of Space Travel: Cardinal Edition of Pocket Books, Inc., N.Y., 1955.

** All quotes from Russell are from The ABC of Atoms.

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The Layman at Large

The word density, as has repeatedly been pointed out, is used in several different ways by physicists. The present comment is narrowly restricted to the current text-book definition - that density is determined by the quantity of matter per unit volume. If the quantity of matter within a given volume is increased while the volume remains constant, the density (mass, weight) is said to be increased.

Let us assume that we have (say) a cube of brick 10 cm on a side, and that this cube is completely enclosed in a tight container of the same exact interior dimensions. Let us suppose that means be supplied by application of intense heat to vaporize this brick cube while the container remains intact.

The vaporized cube or its container, obviously contains the same amount of matter as did the cube while in its solid form; hence D will be the same (under our definition of D). But we are now dealing with a gas, with a release of kinetic energy, with a different vibratory rate, etc.

If the vaporized substance were allowed to escape from its container, it would expand and be dissipated; but we are dealing with a constant volume, 1000 cu. cm. The vaporized cube is now invisible and intangible. But the wide atomic and molecular spaces within the solid brick allow plenty of 1 room 1 or 'unoccupied' space so that, under pressure, a very large number of other vaporized cubes could be forced into the same cubic space. The density of the cube would then be greatly increased (more matter in the same over-all volume).

We would then have an invisible and intangible cube of far greater density than the original solid cube.

If we imagine certain cohesive forces at work which would confine even the vaporized cube(s) to the original 1000 cu. cm. volume, without any container, there would exist in space a cube of enormous density which our senses would not detect.

Let us assume (what is indeed widely believed) that every so-called solid object has its "etheric double" or duplicate in etheric matter, It is also believed that such a "double" continues as an existent in its own right, even after the destruction of its 'solid' counterpart, may even be discerned (ESP) and/or detected by means employed in radiesthesia. In such case the double must persist by means of its own cohesive forces, (whereas a thought-form presumably depends on projected energy from some mental source).

An inference of some importance is, that just as the vaporized cube(s) are still wholly material and also may be much more dense than [76] the original cube; so the etheric doubles may also be material and of higher density than their original objects. The analogy is incomplete in that the vaporized cube(s) will not maintain the original volume unless held by a container. The object of the analogy is to make obvious that etheric (and other) objects may be of very high density while remaining invisible, intangible, and wholly material.

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The Etheric or "4-D" Interpretation of the Aeroforms - A Synopsis

The following paragraphs are intended as the shortest possible synopsis of the factors involved in this interpretation. The supporting data and reasoning are extensive and can be found in the various publications of the Borderland Research Associates.

(1) The aeroforms (flying discs, "saucers", and mutants or indescripts) are best understood with respect to their origin and nature as being EMERGENTS: that is, they emerge onto our plane of perception from a space time frame of reference which is different from ours. This process may also be described as a conversion of energy and a change of vibratory rates.

(2) That this is so, is obviously suggested by the phenomena themselves; since physical matter, as we know it, could not withstand the speed, temperature, and strain imposed by the observed operations of the discs and other forms. This does not conflict with the apparent composition of the 'landed' discs.

(3) When the energy conversion mentioned in (1), sup., takes place, the aeroform becomes visible and tangible. It appears to be and definitely is what we call solid substance, and so remains until the vibratory rate is again converted. The "steel" of the landed disc is an etheric steel and its copper is etheric copper - since the prototypes of all our metals exist in etheric matter; nevertheless chemical analysis has shown certain radical differences, The conversion process amounts to materialization and dematerialization ("mat and demat"). "Demat" on our plane of perception would be "mat" for any consciousness functioning on the etheric level, and vice versa.

(4) Just as there is a spectrum of sound and of color (ending in sounds we cannot hear and colors we cannot see), so there is also a spectrum of tangibility, ending in forms of matter which are too dense to be touched. The ordinary matter of our plane is a rarefaction, and the interspaces between the nucleus and the electrons are relatively enormous. The extremely dense matter of the ethers passes through earth substance freely, and almost without friction. But if the vibratory rate of an etheric object is slowed down, it becomes less dense and enters our field of perception.

(5) With reference to our use of the word density: this word is used in different senses by physicists and demands definition, for which we cannot here take space.

(6) Etheric matter on account of its density is subject to the play of many subtle forces, including the energic activity of thought. Any form or object of which the mind can conceive can be brought into existence by mental action, and controlled by the same means. Etheric objects are in every way as "real" as those of our own world. And there [78] is abundant experimental evidence for the control of "mind over matter" on our own plane of perception.

(7) The foregoing paragraph applies also to the bodies of Etherian people. Our own bodies are truly made by our minds; we identify ourselves with them and control them. The Etherian makes his own body in a somewhat similar way, but quickly and easily, and makes it in any size and form he chooses. By the same principle, he can produce the form of a sphere, a cylinder, a cube, a disc or 'saucer' - and any desired vibrations of color and sound.

(8) Whether the Etherian people are "human" or not, depends entirely on one's definition of the word human. So far as we know, they are not excarnate humans and have not lived on our planet, though often visiting it. It is a cardinal mistake to assume that their bodies, and the other ships created by them are necessarily the same as we have seen them, when they withdraw to their own planes of existence. It is a cardinal mistake to assume that they are all of the same kind and 'race', or of the same moral character and evolutionary development.

(9) The 'vehicle' of an Etherian (whether his body or his 'ship') is thus essentially a thought-form (as our own bodies are also) - and a thought-form can be 'positioned' anywhere. The problems of space travel as we conceive them, do not exist for him - as implied by paragraph (1) above. By altering his vibratory rates the Disc Etherian penetrates our seas and the substance of our globe as easily as he does our atmosphere. All the aeroforms pass through each other (on occasion), and through our dwellings at will, and are (and probably always have been) invisibly present in varying numbers.

(10) The Etherians themselves (or entities purporting to be such) have given the following account:- -- That the first step in constructing the huge space craft ("mother ships" and other) is to isolate a cube of space (or ether) to the required vibration frequency. This etheric substance is then given the desired form, and the proper equipment is placed within it, according to its proposed station and operation . . . This work is done mainly by mental means: The Etherians make use of machines and apparatus, but these also are etheric constructs.

(11) When the 'ship'is completed, it is placed by mental means ('teleportation') in any desired location (as, say, in the vicinity of our earth). So far, neither the ship nor any of these operations would be visible to us. But, if the frequency of the etheric matter is then converted to other specific rates, the ship will (or nay) become visible and tangible to our senses. But there is NO "crossing of space" involved at any time. There is simply a change of location - and this is equivalent to a change of frequency or a conversion of vibratory rates.

(12) This last principle cannot be reiterated too often. It is basic to any understanding of the whole mass of the aeroform phenomena.

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(13) These huge craft (to call them such) may be miles in dimension, or even of planetary size - hence the feasibility of an 'evacuation of the planet' if necessary. Under what conditions these huge objects, hanging hundreds of miles overhead, are converted to a frequency rate perceptible to us, is, of course, unknown. But discs and other forms, discharged by mother ships, are obviously so converted, in order to operate under gravitational and magnetic conditions peculiar to our planet. Or, it may be a part of the over-all plan that these objects be made visible and tangible to us, as part of the education of the earth people.

(14) Recurring to the concept of "emergence", it may be helpful to quote the following illustration:

Suppose we have a series of concentric balls, one within another like the "Chinese eggs". Call the central ball, No. 1, and the others Nos. 2 - 3 - 4 etc. For any given point on, say, the 6th. ball, there will be a corresponding spot on both the inside and the outside of ball No. 5 and of ball No. 7 - and so on all the other balls also. Consider that each ball has its own vibration rate. Then if you wish to move any object on (say) ball 6 and place it on ball 5 or 7, you simply change its vibration rate accordingly. The object then will be located in a new place. It will not have to "pass over" any intervening space - it simply comes into existence in a new location. A change of frequency is equivalent to a change of location.

(15) Such a statement as "I am here" means simply that I am "tuned in" to objects, sounds and colors of my surroundings. If this receptivity were altered so that "I tuned out", the environment would disappear, but would be replaced by a different one unless the change destroyed me. This would be a space-time operation and a change of location without transit of space.

(16) Contemporary distrust of the concept of the other is unjustified and must be left to physicists who do not seem sufficiently familiar with the literature of their own subject.

(17) So far (August 1955) the whole mass of material on aeroforms, with some tentative exceptions, has not produced an over-all interpretation which is at once intelligible science and sound metaphysics. Yet the interpretation reported by us and here summarized is steadily gaining ground, and we bespeak its thoughtful consideration on its own merits. It will be expanded and altered in details but it is basically correct.

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Excerpts From Letter
Rolf Telano to Meade Layne

. . . "Regarding the matter of forthcoming events, there is probably no reason why an advanced group such as the BSRA could not know the truth. In fact, it might be helpful if they did, since it would lead them to make any necessary mental preparations.

First, I should like to make it clear that my people are not "Gods" or any other sort of supernatural beings. They do live on a higher vibratory plane. They have advanced considerably above the people of this planet in both material and mental sciences. They do have a very long life span as compared to that of earthlings, and so have time to acquire a considerable amount of knowledge in one 'incarnation'. I like to think that, on the average, they have risen somewhat higher than the earthlings in morals, ethics, and spiritual development. However, this is not invariably true on an individual basis, for some of them are evil. In brief, their mental processes and emotional reactions are quite 'human', and are, therefore, subject to all human error.

Secondly, they disclaim any ability to truly foretell events in the usual and mystical sense of the word. What they do is to take as many facts as they can obtain, analyze them in the light of history and experience, and project them forward to discover what is the most probable sequence of events. They not only have very great mental abilities themselves, but can also tune in to the Cosmic Mind for information, if desired. Thus the probability of their analysis is usually very high. There may be only one chance in a million that things will not be as they say, but there is still that chance, and it is therefore still only the most probable forecast, and not true prophecy.

Keeping these limitations in mind, I can pass along the forecast that some great catastrophe is likely to take place very soon. They cannot say just how soon nor exactly how severe. Both of these depend upon several variables. However, it will be relatively soon, and relatively severe in loss of life and property. It will consist for the most part of a series of 'natural calamities' - earthquakes, floods, etc. They will be, however, 'man-made' in a basic sense. That is, both the atomic experiments and certain mental attitudes of the peoples are causing ethereal stresses which will have this result. The variable factors consist of what governments and peoples do in the future. IF they should cease their release of atomic energy, and IF the masses of the people should correct the pattern of their thinking, then these events would be delayed and made less severe. There is no evidence at present that either of these things will happen.

The reason for not revealing these facts to the public at large is that, from a practical point of view, there is nothing they can do to [81] avoid the end result. They apparently are doomed, but it would be cruel to tell them so. Very few would believe in any event, but those who did believe would die daily from then on. If they are allowed to remain in ignorance of their fate, they will go about their usual and ordinary occupations, and their passing will be relatively brief and with the minimum amount of terror. B.S.R. Associates, on the other hand, have more realization of the fact that the act of passing from this plane is not tragic or important in itself. The reasons and circumstances may be important, but not the act per se.

It might be well for even B.S.R.Associates to fix more firmly in their minds that life is a continuing thing. It cannot be destroyed, only transformed to some other plane. Thus one does not really lose his 'life'. He merely loses his material body, and this is a relatively unimportant and transitory thing. What happens to it is important only in a few exceptional circumstances. What happens to the real person who is inhabiting that body at the moment is very important. There are often times when it is better to lose the mortal body, if the real immortal inner self would be degraded by the circumstances of retaining it.

In the times of great stress which seem to lie ahead, it will often come to pass that a man must lose his "life" in order to gain his life.

January 23, 1956

Fraternally --- R. T. *

* R. T. is an engineer by profession and a resident of the State of Ohio.

The above was issued as Personal Bulletin No. 6, to BSR Associates, February 1956.

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The Idealistic Point of View

(One of the most profound and brilliant philosophers of modern times was George Berkeley, Bishop of Cloyne, 1685-1753. There is much in common between his metaphysics and the 'all-consciousness' school of Oriental philosophy. The following exposition is selected from Weber; Hist. Philos., 393 ff.)

Just as color, smell, and taste exist only for the person perceiving them, so extension, form, and motion exist only in a mind that perceives them. Take away the perceiving subject and you take away the sensible world. Existence consists in perceiving or being perceived. That which is not perceived and does not perceive does not exist. Objects do not exist apart from the subjects perceiving them . . . . There is no real difference between things and our ideas of them. The word sensible thing and idea are synonymous.

In so far as mind perceives ideas (things) it produces things. The ideas are things themselves. But since all objects do not depend on one's will for their being perceived, there must be some other will that produces them (God). Laws of nature are the set rules by which the Great Mind produces in us the ideas (objects) of sense.

There is no material substratum of "matter" which supports the various qualities which our senses report to us, But there is a plurality of minds, and that which is not perceived by one mind may be maintained in existence by other minds or the Great Mind.

Men assume the objective and independent existence of matter, because they feel that they are not the authors of their own sensations, and hence refer their origin to matter instead of to the creative Mind, because the course of Nature seems regular, yet the occurrence of a 'miracle' often disturbs them in this contradictory notion.

"This in my opinion" (says Weber) "is the only metaphysic that may be successfully opposed to materialism, overcomes the dualism of substances and satisfies the philosophic demand for unity."

The control Natalli, being asked: How does a room look when nobody sees it? replied in effect: The opposite of existence is latency. The unperceived object persists as an energy form, or as a potentiality in the sea of cosmic being. If one enters the room and "sees" its objects, his mind is evoking them according to the natural laws of its action. The thing-in-itself does not exist unless the words mean the energy which maintains and evokes the forms. Mind alone exists, and time, space, and causation cannot exist apart from mind.

It is because of these facts that whenever Science ventures upon a pronouncement on the 'final nature' of anything, it becomes hopelessly involved with metaphysics. The separation of the two is a dichotomy, an artificial and temporary device in an effort to think an unintelligible world.

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What Do You Mean - Space?

Nothing is more desperately needed just now, than a little attention to elementary semantics - simply to the definition of words. Let us explore very superficially, the meaning of a single term - SPACE - even at the risk of being deadly dull.

SPACE in the philosophy of Aristotle means "the container of all objects". If no objects, no container. In a Void without objects, Space could not exist. In a void with one object only - say, a single point, position would not exist.

In Kantian metaphysics, Space, like time and causation, is a form of mind action, or consciousness. Our minds are so made that we are aware of the world today only as it exists in Space and Time.

In modern mathematics, Space is a name for certain abstract groups or sets. It is not an objective entity. It is a concept, and as such is bound up with another idea, that of Time. All objects exist in three dimensions, and also in Time. This gives us the 4-dimensional universe called the omniverse. Minkowski opened up this line of thought, and Einstein incorporated both the special and general theories of relativity.

This Space-Time concept is based on the idea of geometrical points. A geometrical point has position only, does not have duration. If it is given duration it will produce a geometrical line. Space-Time is a term for the general structure of world events and objects -- for "4-D" events. The Omniverse cannot move or change, but we can think of change and motion, if Space and Time are regarded separately. No absolute separation is possible, but in a coordinate system we can think of them that way.

Space-Time is regarded somewhat differently by such thinkers as S. Alexander and C. L. Morgan, under the concept of Emergent Evolution. According to this, Space-Time is the universal matrix of matter, life, mind and even of Deity. "God" is an Emergent.

On a somewhat mystic level, Space is sometimes described as "that form of reality which is not perceived by our senses". Mathematicians cannot get along without Space - nor with it. They assign symbols and properties to it, but cannot treat it as an existent, nor recognize that it equates with the ether. The term "empty space" is meaningless -- and so is the statement that the ether "fills space." Russell's definition of an electron, as "a wave of probability with nothing to wave in" shows the metaphysical poverty of such thinking -- brilliant as its achievements may otherwise be. It seems certain that the ether will once again be accepted as the basic cosmic entity. As to whether or not the ether (or space, or ether-space) is material, depends on your definition of matter. Always ask for definitions. Always be sure you have one if you are asked.

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The Philosophy of the Communicators

(Mediumship of Mark Probert)

(Philosophical comments by the Communicators at Mark Probert Seances are widely scattered through some hundreds of pages of memoranda and reports, and we cannot here present the various questions asked, or the verbatim replies. The interest in this material, however, justifies one or two pages of Clips & Quotes in this issue, with brief continuing sections in several issues to come. For topics to be covered, see note at end of this article.)

The Continuum:

Question: Is there such a thing as a continuum in Nature - any which is homogeneous, not particulate, or corresponding to the older of the ether?

Answer: This is not a yes-or-no question; it has what logicians call an excluded middle. It depends on what you mean by thing. There is no homogeneous substance or stuff, but there are various ethers of varying degrees of fineness, and of varying frequency rates.

Remember that ether is a term for an existent in space. Now Space as a projected idea, as some-thing imagined to exist by itself, cannot be a continuum, because the mind cannot produce such a concept without falling into contradiction. But the consciousness which produces the space idea is itself a kind of continuum, because it lives in an eternal now and an eternal here. Anything existing in time and space has to be discrete, made up of parts, such as atoms of matter and instants of time and points of space. But consciousness does not exist in space and time.

Space and time are "in" the consciousness, or are the modes of its functioning. What we have, and are, is awareness in a timeless present, so to speak. I mean, consciousness is a timeless activity or 'pure' activity.In this I am speaking of separate individual minds, or persons or individuals. We can trace all phenomena of the sense world back to the functioning of individual minds. Everything you know about an object, all of its qualities, reduces to states or activity of consciousness or awareness. But we are also aware that there is a plural number of minds. "A" is aware that "B" exists; and "B" is aware of "A", and so on. "A" is creating his own space-time world, and "B" is creating his. Also, these two separate mind-created worlds have much in common, in the form of what you call the "same" experiences at the "same" time, very often. This last fact usually leads the philosopher to postulate something in addition to individual minds. A postulate is a necessary assumption. [85] He can't think the universe without this postulate (nor with it either, perhaps). If you try to think of the Absolute, or God as a First Cause, you are thinking in terms of time and causation, and these are functions or forms of your own mind. And a "first cause" is something which has no cause itself, and this destroys the whole principle of causation or reasoning by which you are working. The reason always commits suicide when it looks for a first explanation or first cause - and yet it cannot get along without one. All the reason can do, really, is to operate in the field of manifestation, and neither to affirm nor deny the Absolute .... Of course, when you speak of emotions and instinct and religious faith you are in another field of discourse.

Going back to the form of your first question, remember that the world of your physical senses, of phenomena, of sense impressions, is a world which is projected by or perhaps through your individual minds. Your minds are so made that the external world, as you call it, is subject to time and space and causation. And so matter and energy also has to be discrete or particulate. And the mind finds in itself the laws which obtain in this mind-made world. It is the mind discovering itself. That is what science is. Nature is always Nature-as-known-to-consciousness. There is nothing else to appeal to. You cannot say anything at all about Nature-in-itself, but only about nature as perceived by you. Intuition and instinct will give you certain experiences, but now we are talking about reason and logic and the world of sense perception.

The Thing-in-Itself (Bing-an-Sich):

The question as to whether the thing-in-itself exists is like the question about the continuum. It is not a yes-or-no question as it stands.

Your mind is a centralized or focalized activity. It forms ideas and images - say, the image of a cube. That energy or power that takes the cube form might be called the cube-in-itself. You don't need to say it is your own mind making the cube; but the cosmic energy or life is functioning through your center and making it. Of course, it is silly to talk as if there is some kind of 'material stuff' put 'out there' in space to make a cube. That is not philosophy but only childishness. Stuff and shape and distance and form are things created by mind - like time and space and causation. The cube-in-itself is the creative force which produces the cube-form, and that force is of a mental order. All energy is of this same type in the last analysis.

** ** ** ** **

Other subjects discussed by the Controls include CHANGE -- THE SUB-CONSCIOUS -- RESPONSIBILITY -- THE HIGH SELF -- MEDITATION AND FEAR; and some of these will be summarized in CQC-E-5. Its publication here is somewhat experimental and we would like to hear the opinions of our readers.

(from CQC E-4, Aug. 15, 1955)

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The Negative Proton

by C. F. Krafft.

This recently discovered sub-atomic particle has about the same mass as the proton, but carries a negative electric charge instead of a positive charge, and is about twice the size of the proton. Under the prevailing doctrines of theoretical physics, such a particle cannot be accounted for. If its size is determined by its mass, as most physicists seem to think, then it should be of about the same size as the proton and not twice the size thereof. On the other hand, if it were a composite structure formed of one proton and two electrons, then its size would be over three times the size of the proton. Neither can it be a combination of a neutron and an electron because neutrons have no affinity for electrons.

On page 36 of my book, The Ether and its Vortices, published long before the negatron was discovered experimentally, I have shown two of these negatrons as constituent parts of the carbon atom; and it will be observed that my negatron does have a size just about twice the size of the proton. No doubt the physics profession will eventually find some "explanation" for the negatron, but the successful prediction of an unexpected fact is more convincing than any amount of wisdom after the fact.

- end -

The foregoing memorandum from physicist C. F. Krafft gives indirect support to the Ether Vortex Theory developed by him in his brochure The Ether and its Vortices (66 pgs.) and should be of much interest not only to many BSR Associates but to the entire physics profession. The brochure is obtainable from most university and public libraries, or in request from the author, at the nominal price of $1.00. Address C.F. Krafft, Route 2, Box 687, Annandale, Virginia.

(Reprinted from C.Q.C. - F 3, Mar. 15, 1956)

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A Memo from Natalli:

The SPACE CRAFT will not run on magnetic propulsion beyond the ionosphere. The ionosphere would destroy any magnetic sink between the craft and the earth. Beyond that limit they operate on solar energy.

There is almost no effect of the earth's magnetic field beyond the ionosphere. The magnetic field will change according to the density of the nearest body. The craft will depend almost entirely on the solar energy. The colors noted about these craft are not due to temperature changes, but to electronic changes.

No earth metal could stand such heat changes without becoming very brittle. It is the play of electrons produced by the solar radiation on the body of the craft and produces conditions similar to those that cause the Aurora Borealis.

-- Dictated by the Natalli control, Nov. 3, 1954

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Concerning the Mark Probert Mediumship

Mark Probert was born in Bayonne, New Jersey, in 1907, and attended the grammar school there through the sixth grade. He went to sea in the merchant marine for two years, and afterward came to California, where he was a dancer and entertainer for a time, and held various 'odd jobs'. He developed a talent for portrait painting (without any instruction) and still prefers that to any other occupation. There was a touch of psychism in his family, and he himself had many odd experiences while still a boy.

The more systematic development of his mediumship began in when a series of sittings were held at his home in San Diego. They were marked at first by a remarkable xenoglossy, or 'gift of tongues', and for some weeks it was difficult to get any communications in English. Soon, however, the first of the present Controls took charge, and there has been a steady improvement in the receptivity - and in the physical health - of the medium. The quality of the 'messages' received has been uniformly high - concerned for the most part with questions in science, philosophy, metaphysics and cultural subjects generally. No religionist or cultist approach is involved, nor will the controls permit it.

All the meetings are held in full light and no 'physical phenomena' occur. Mark simply 'goes to sleep' and the various Controls talk through him. They are fully integrated personalities, highly informed, and anxious to serve their friends on this side in every possible way. The communications are now widely known in the Western States, and thousands of pages of reports and transcripts of them have been made available in mimeographed form. The Director and Associates of the Borderland Sciences have cooperated in all this, so far as their limited resources have permitted. We consider Mark Probert to be one of the most remarkable deep-trance mediums now living, and that knowledge of the highest importance has become available through his powers.

M. L.

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Chart of the Etheric Zones of Terra

- As given to Dr. Gerald Light -

E & D:	The Planetary Logos - undifferentiated. The Universal Mind.
F:	The Great Depths, or Sea Trenches (5 to 6 miles). "F" is also the summits of the mountains of Etheria -- The Etheric penetrates to "E" but for practical purposes may be considered as ending at "F".

A,B,C,D,E are the traditional divisions of the "Inner Planes". The jagged lines are the mountains of our globe, rising into the etheric and descending into A, B & C. The dimensions of the Etheric circles should be much larger.

The greatest heights of the etheric mountains are the deepest parts of our seas.

This chart, in more detailed and exact form, was given to G. L. by Etherian Guides and Instructors.

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References for Addenda

Goodwin, Harold L, and Jack Coggins. The Science Book of Space Travel. Pocket Book Paperback, 1955. Print. <http://amzn.to/19rHPfc>
Krafft, Carl F. The Ether and Its Vortices. Annandale, Va., 1955. Print. [Re-edition through BSRF, <#B0031, "The Ether and its Vortices">]
Richardson, O W. The Electron Theory of Matter. Cambridge: University Press, 1914. Print. [Digital: <https://archive.org/details/electrontheoryof00richrich>]
Russell, Bertrand. The ABC of Atoms. New York: E.P. Dutton & Co, 1923. Print. <http://amzn.to/1xmmdfA>
Russell, R. R. "Vibrasonics and the U.F.O." Flying Saucer Review 1.5 (1955): 11-13, 30. Print.
Tyndall, John. Light and Electricity: Notes of Two Courses of Lectures Before the Royal Institution of Great Britain. New York: D. Appleton and Co, 1871. Print. [Digital: <https://archive.org/details/cu31924004585737>]

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