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TheEtherShipMyseryanditssolutionTableofContents:SectionI,Page1thru6Thebeginningsin1946,AirForceinquiry,WhataretheDiscsorFlyingSaucers,EtheriaandtheEtherians,NatureofSpace,InterplanetaryTravel.SectionII,Page7thru12TheTechnicalexplanation:Imperceptiblesoundsandcolors,Limitsoftangibility,Speed,velocityandmass,EtherandSpace.Chart:ElectromagneticSpectrum,page8SectionIII,Page13thru17Philosophicalconsiderations:EtheriaknowntotheAncients,Esotericteachings,EthersandtheLokas.Chart:SevenSub‐LevelsofthePhysicalWorldChart:RelationshipofPhysical,EthericandAstralWorlds,“EthericHypothesis”,Chart:PhysicalandEthericplanesandtheTreeofLifeoftheKabala,SectionIV,Page18thru22TheFlyingSaucerorEtherShippropulsionproblem,byAssociateJohnA.HilliardChart:Disc‐in‐motionSectionV,Page23thru35

CommentsbyAssociatesEdSchultz,MillenCookeandRamaKaLo:Etherplanes,Etherianscience,Propulsion,Investigation,Powersource,GovernmentObligation,Chemicalmatter,Space,theMenehunesorLittlePeople,MaxFreedomLong’sconclusionsChart:MATandDMATCommentonEtheriabyControlRamonNatalliChart:Earth,Mars&VenusEtheria,SectionVIReferencestoEtherCraftinOahspe,byAssociatesWingAndersonandH.M.WagnerSectionVIIConclusionandsummarybyDirectorMeadeLayne

PrefaceNoattemptismadeinthefollowingpagestoprovetheobjectiveandfactualexistenceoftheFlyingDiscsandotherstrangeskycraft,sinceonthispointthereisnolongeranydoubt.Onaccountofthegreatvarietyinshape,colorandbehavioroftheseflyingobjects,agenericnameisneeded.ThetermEtherShipsorEtherCrafthasbeenadopted,sinceitindicatesthetruenatureandoriginofallthesediversifiedphenomena.BorderlandSciencesResearchAssociatesdonotconstituteorrepresentanycult,organizationorspecialinterest.Theyarefree‐lanceinvestigatorsofphenomenawithwhichofficialscience,foronereasonoranother,doesnotdeal.Thematerialcontainedinthisbookletisbelievedtobeofgreatimportanceandispresentedasapublicservice,andtheAssociateswelcomethecooperationofpersonssympatheticwiththeirattitudeandobjectives.THEDECEMBER1957INFORMATIONBULLETINThisisamemorandumconcerningourmimeobookletentitled“TheEthershipMysteryandItsSolution”,withsubtitle“FlyingDiscs”.Thiswasfirstissuedsome5–6yearsagoandhashadtworeprints.Atpresentnocopiesareavailable.Wegreatlyregretthattheauthorsofseveralrecentbooks,whilereferringtotheEtherShipMysteryinfavorableterms,havebeenundertheimpressionthatwehaveissuedTWObooksinsteadoftheONEmentioned.ThisarisesinpartfromthefactthattheBSRAhasalsoissuedvarioussynopsesanddigestsdealingwiththeEthericInterpretationoftheaeroforms(Saucers),manyofwhichhavebeendistributedfreeorofferedtoAssociatesatcostprice.Further,wehavea90‐pagemimeobookcalled“THECOMINGOFTHEGUARDIANS,whichconsistsmainlyofverbatimstatementsmadebyInnerCircleofMarkProbert(deeptrancemediumship)concerningtheaeroformsandtheincursionofthespacepeople.Thisbookispricedat$3.00andisofspecialinteresttoinvestigatorswhoarenotdeterredbytheuseofparanormalsources.TheEthericInterpretationoftheDiscsandotherrelatedphenomenawasgivenusbythesesameControls,in1946.hasneverbeenretractedorseriouslymodified–andhasprovenadequatetocoverthemanycomplexphasesoftheethericvisitation.ThisleadsustosumupbrieflyourreasonsforNOThavingofferedafourthreprintofthefirstbookletmentionedabove–THEETHERSHIPMYSTERYANDITSSOLUTION–FLYINGDISCS.TheaerialphenomenadiscussedinitcanNOTbyunderstoodwithouthavingrecoursetotheconceptofEther(s)–andthisinvolvesanunderstandingofvariousconceptsofdensity–atechnicalwordusedinfourorfivesensesamongphyisicists.TheETHERSHIPMYSTERYbookletreferstotheetheronlyinasimpleandelementarysense,andisopentovalidobjectionsonthatscore.

Alsothereare,inthatbooklet,manysentenceswhichshouldberephrasedtoallowforcommentsandinformationreceivedfromtheInnerCircleduringthelasteightyears.Further,thereissomuchbitternessandcontroversygoingon,andsuchdeterminedignoranceofelementarymetaphysicsblockingallhighways,thattheinducementsnottoreprintanythingatallnearlyoutweighthecontrary.Ifinspiteofthese,andofaddeddeterrentsofhealth,time,andinadequatemeansweshouldissueanear‐verbatimreprintofTHEETHERSHIPMYSTERY,amonthtosixweekswillcertainlyberequired.Meanwhile,however,wecanmakenocommitments,exceptthatweshalltrytonotifyallAssociatesandinquirerssomewhatinadvance–andtrustthattheywillbearinmindthevariouscaveatsofthispage.MeadeLayne,Director,SandDiego,December1957***WesuspectthatthisearlyworkofMr.Layne,JohnHilliard,EdSchultzandtheInnerCircleControlsmayconstituteaprimerofspacetravel.AtthiswritinginJune,1962ourspacescientistsarefranktoadmittheenormityofspacetravelproblems.Guardedcommentsindicatethatsomesuspectthatphysicaltraveltothemoonisonlyfortheselectfew,andinter‐planetarytravelutterlyimpossible.Timewilltell.Meanwhileweshallpushourbasicpremise,thattheEthericor4‐DinterpretationofFlyingSaucersistheonlyexplanationthatmakesgoodscienceandgoodsense.ALLtold,Mr.LayneproducedfourbookletsontheFlyingSaucerproblems:“TheMysteryoftheFlyingDiscs”1948(outofprint),“THEESMandItsSolution”1950,“TheEtherofSpace”1953,and“TheComingoftheGuardians”1953.OnlyafewoftheselasttwoareonhandhereatHdq.Financialconditionspermitting,itisourplaninthenextyearorsotocombineallfouroftheseintoaprinted,hardcoverbook–amemorialeditionofMr.Layne’swork.RileyCrabb,DirectorBSRA,Vista,California***

THEETHER‐SHIPMYSTERYANDITSSOLUTIONITheseriesofaerialphenomenawhichareheredescribedundertheterm“ether‐ships”(FlyingSaucers)firstattractedpublicattentioninthefallof1946.Itwasbynomeansthefirstappearanceofthesecraftintheskiesofourplanet,butveryfewpersonswereawareofthisfact,andthepublicasawholeatfirstrefusedtocreditthereportsatall.Thenewspapers,theradio,andmanypsychologistsandscientificworkersjoinedindiscreditingtheallegedfacts,andinattributingthemtodelusionordeliberatefalsifying.Neverthelesstheevidencecontinuedtoaccumulate,withmostcircumstantialanddetailedreportsfromcompetentobservers,untilfinallyasystemicinvestigationwasundertakenbytheUnitedStatesAirForce.Theoutcomeofthiswasindeedcurious,sinceaftersometwoyearsofstudyofthephenomena,theAirForcehasrecentlyannouncedofficiallythatthereisnogenuineandfactualbasisforthereports.Theexplanationforthiswilldoubtlessbecomeclearatsomefuturetime.Thepublic,however,showsnosignofacceptingthisremarkablepronouncement.Newreportsofthestrangeskyvisitorsappearalmostdaily,andtheirexistenceisdefinitelyestablished.Thepurposeofthesepages,therefore,isnottoarguethecasefortheexistenceoftheDiscsorSaucers(sincedatawouldruntosomehundredsofpages),butrathertopresentassimplyaspossiblethetruenatureandmeaningofthephenomena.Itseemstousimportant,andinthenatureofapublicduty,thatthisbedone.Thereisalreadyapprehensioninthemindsofmany,andif(asweexpect)manymorestrikingcraftareattributedtosomeforeignandunfriendlygovernment,hostilityandfearmightdevelop;andiftheyarebelievedtocomefromsomeotherplanetofoursolarsystem,unreasoningandsuperstitiousfearistobereckonedwith,perhapswithaconsiderabledegreeofsocialdisintegration.Thislatterhypothesis,infact,isalreadybeingadvancedinallseriousnessthoughfornobetterreasonthanthatnootheroriginseemsconceivableYetthereisanotherpossiblesource(andweareconvincedthetruesource)forthesestrangecraft,andthetimehascomewhenthisexplanationmustbemadeavailabletoeveryone,inthesimplesttermspossible.Unfortunately,noteveryonewillfindtheexplanationeasilyunderstandable.Itcannotbedisposedofbyawordofoneortwosyllablesonly,suchasMars,Venus,orevenRussia,butrequiresalittlesustainedattentionandmentaleffort.Ontheotherhand,theinterestofmostofourreaderswillnotbeinthephysicsandthespeculativescienceinvolved,butinafeweminentlypracticalquestions,suchas:1. WhataretheFlyingDiscs?2. Wheredotheycomefrom?3. Whooperatesthem?

4. Whydotheycomeintoourskies?5. Aretheyfriendly,oraretheydangerous?

Ananswertothesequestions,ifitcanbegiven,willprobablysatisfytheactivecuriosityofmostreaders.Tothoseofamorereflectivemind,andtothescientist,philosopherandnon‐dogmaticreligionist,suchanswers,baldlyput,willbeonlyashadowybeginningorperhapstoofantastictoreckonwithatall.Butforourpresentpurposesweshallneglectthesetough‐mindedandcriticalfolk,andanswerourownquestionsinamorecategoricalway.WHATARETHEFLYINGDISCS?Firstletussaywhattheyarenot.Theyarenotdelusions,fantasy,orlies.Theyarenotconstructedbyanyforeigngovernment,orbyourown.Theydonotcomefromthedepthsofthesea–thoughsomeofthemmayentertheseaattimes.TheydonotcomefromthePolarregions,orfromTibetorJava–thoughitisconceivablethatsometemporarybaseonourearthmaybeutilized.TheyarenotconstructionsoftheAtlanteansorotherancientpeoples,preservedincavernsagainstthecomingdayofneed.Wementionsthesehypothesesbecausetheyhaveallbeenseriouslyadvanced.Ourcategoricaldenialshouldreallybereadthisway:“Wehavenoevidencethatanyoftheseexplanationsiscorrect,andnoneofthemcoincidewithwhatwebelievetobethecorrectfacts.Butweofferthefirstwordandnotthelastinthismatter.Newdatamayappearatanytime.”Tothesedenialsetusadd,theethericcraft,theDiscs,donotcomefromanyotherplanet(visibleastronomicalbodyonly)ofoursolarsystem,orfromanyotherheavenlybodyknowntous.Sofarasapopularexplanationexists,thisplanetaryoneismostinfavor.Thereasonisobviousandthereasoninggoesthisway:TheDiscsarenotmadeonthisearth–yettheyarerealandnotillusionary–thereforetheymustbemadeonsomeotherplanet,presumablyMarsorVenus,sincethesearethenearest.Thisreasoning,however,suffersfromwhatlogicianscallan“omittedmiddle”,orathirdsomewhat,analternativewhichisoverlooked.“Canyoubuildabettermousetrap?”asksamagazinewriterrecently,clearlydistrustinghisownplanetarytheoryyetunabletothinkofanythingelse.Wereplypromptly,wecertainlycan.Thesimplestdescriptionofthis“mousetrap”isourpresentobjective,andifyourpatiencepermitsweshalltrytomakethewholeconceptreasonablyclear–thoughnotnecessarilyacceptabletoyourpersonalthinking,ofcourse.WhataretheDiscsandwheredotheycomefrom?Weshallhavetocombinethequestionsandanswers.TheycomefromtheregionofexistencecalledtheEthericPlance,orEthericlevel–andbyuswiththenameEtheria.Whooperatesthem?TheEthericPeople,theEtherians.Aretheyfriendly,orhostile,ordangerous?Neitherfriendlynorhostileonthewhole,butmainlyindifferenttowardsus.Buttheyarenotindifferentifweattackthem,orpursueandannoythem,ormakethemuncomfortable(apparently)byouratombombs,thereleaseofatomicornuclearenergies.

Furtheronthispoint:Itishighlylikely,notprovable,thatourAirForcehasalreadylostmorethanoneshipthroughtheirattemptedinterferencewiththeseethericcraft.Itisbelievedandisprobablethattheyaresurroundedbyapowerfulmagneticfield,orsomeforcecorrespondingtoit,whicheasilydisintegratesourownaircraft.Itislikelythatthereleaseofatomicenergiesisfeltontheethericlevelswithsomediscomfiture.Itispossible,thoughwhollyconjectural,thattheymightintervenetopreventaworldwarwithatomicweapons,andespeciallywithsuchaweaponastheproposedhydrogenbomb.Butthen,whydotheycomeintoourskiesatall?Tworeasonscanbesuggested,ortwoaspectsofthesamereason.Theseethericcrafthaveappearedatintervalsthroughouthistory,sometimeswithoutadefinitecorrelationwithearthevents,butalways(itissaid)whenacivilizationorculturehadreacheditspeakandwasenteringuponaperiodofdeclineandfall.Theirpurposewassimplytoobserveandstudytheconditionsandstateofhumanity,fortheirowninformationandtheirhistoricalarchives.Theyhavealsoappearedpriortoterrestrialconvulsions,suchasvolcaniceruptionsandearthquakes.Inthepresentinstance,itislikelythatbothreasonsexist.Thesocialandpoliticalstateoftheworldisindeedperilous.OurweaponshavebecomeamenacetotheEtheriansthemselves,anditissaidthatseismicdisturbancesareimpending.OverthePacificslope,forexample,theflightofEthershipshasfollowedthemagneticmeridians,north‐and‐south.ItissaidthattheEtheriansaredoingthisinordertoobservetheformationoftheethericvortexeswhichpresageanearthquake;theyarechartingthisarea,andalsothewholeoftheearth’ssurface,forthesamegeneralpurposeofscientificstudy.Now,whateveryouthinkoftheideasandexplanationshereadvanced,rememberthatthereisnothingvagueanduncertainaboutthepresenceofthesestrangecraft,orabouttheirremarkablespeedandpowerandcompletesuperiorityintheair.Thisisanintenselypracticalmatter–andhowfar‐reachingitmaybe,noonecansay.Thimeansthatourpersonalattitudeisalsoamatterofpracticalconcern.LetusrememberthattheEtheriansarenotill‐disposedtowardus,thatweshouldNOTfearthem,shouldneverattackthem.Furtherphenomenaarealmostcertaintooccur–andmaybeofthemostremarkablekind.Panicandsuperstitiousfearmayseizeuponthemasses.Itmayhappenthataconsiderablemeasureofresponsibilitywillfalluponthoseuswhohavesomemeasureofunderstandingofwhatistakingplace.HeretoforetheEtherianshavewithdrawnquietlywhentheirmissionwascompleted;menthoughtofthemasGodsorAngels,orspiritsoftheairordemons,embodiedtheminfolkloreandmythology,andforgotthemlittlebylittle.Soitmaybe,thistime.Theymaywithdrawfromourskies,andinafewmonthsmenwillhavealmostforgottenthem.Buttherearereasonswhichcannotbeelaboratedhere,forbelievingeventsmaytakeanotherandmorestrikingcourse.Neitheryourwillnorminecanstaytheseevents,butfear,fanaticismandpanicmayworkincalculablewoe.Paniciscontagious,itengulfsonelikeanenormouswave,andatthemomentwefancyourselvescool,calmandsuperiorofmind,aredraggedunderbyit.Nootherconsiderationswouldleadustowritethesepages,whichwillforthemostpartbereadwithderisionorbewhollydisregarded.

WHEREISETHERIA?Onematterofimmediatepracticalinterest,theinevitablequestion!WhereisEtheria?(Ifyouthinkwhereisaneasyquestion,goputittothephilosophers!)Butsomeanswermustbemade,sohereisareplyinafewlines,tobeelaboratedperhapsonsubsequentpages.Etheriaishere–ifweknowwhatheremeans!Along‐side,inside,outsideofourworld.Becauseourworld,thatis,theso‐calleddensematteroftheobjectsinourworld,isararefication.Itisspacedoutlikeavstnet–anetwithenormousmeshes.Imagine,ifyouwill,anetofwirewithmeshesamilewide.Wouldnotwindandwaterflowthroughthatnetasifitdidnotexist?Alittlefriction,very,verylittle!Onthestrandsofthosemesheswelive.Thatistheso‐calleddensematterofourworld.Welookoutacrossthemeshanddonotseeanythinginit,orhearorfeelanythinginit,andsocallitemptyspace.Meaninglesswordsintheabyssesoffolly!Wesee,hear,feeltheotherstrandsofthemesh,andcallourworldsolid,firmandmaterial!Callitarealandsubstantialthing!Butthe“spaces”ofthemeshareathousandandtenthousandtimesgreaterthanthesubstanceofthestrands.Whatisinthesespacesofthemeshofour“matter”?Space?Spaceisnotnothing.Spaceisstuff,ismatter.Whatkindofmatter?Thematterwhichmakestheethers.Moredense–notless,butmoredensebyfarthantherarefactionsofourworld.ThematteroftheEthericworld!Insidethemolecules,insidetheatoms,otheratoms–stillotheratomsinsideofthose,ortenthousandChineseeggseachinsideofanother.Ifyouthinkthatthisisimagination,orthatthereisnoroomfortheseinterpenetratinguniverses–askthephysicistandthemathematician.Theywilltellyouthereisnothingintheomniversebutroom;androom,again,isspace,isstuff,isbasicworld‐stuff,mind‐stuff,life‐stuff;andthereisnoemptinessanywhere–AndthatiswhyEtheriaishere!Butitisalsoeverywhere.Allheavenlybodieshaveanethericrealm.Afewlinesmoreandweshallhavedonewiththemorepracticalandpressingaspectsofoursubject.Theetheric“ships”,aseveryoneknows,areofmanytypes,notallofthemDiscsbyanymeans.Somearelongandcigarshaped;manyareshapedlikeballoonsordirigibles;somehavewingsorwing‐likeattachments.Manyofthemappeartochangeshapewhileintheair.Theircolorvariesalsoandhasalsobeenseentochange.Someofthemresemblefire‐balls;othersareaccompaniedorfollowedbysmoke,vapor,andluminousappearances.Somearetranslucent,orseemtoglowfromwithin.Theytravelatallspeeds,fromzero(stationary)tothousandsofmilesandhour.Theyalsovarywidelyinsize,fromafewfeetoryardsindiametertonearlyincredibledimensions;wehavereportsconsideredtrustworthyofatleastonecrafttenmilesinlength.Theyhaveacuriouswayofdisappearingsuddenlywheninplainsight,andalsoofrapidlydwindlinginsizewithoutwithdrawingindistance.Itiswelltobearalltheseitemsinmind,sinceanysingleexplanationmustobviouslycoverallofthem;itisnotenoughtoinventsometheoryforthedisc‐shapesaloneandthenimaginewhatthatthewholematterisaccountedfor.Now,underthe“ethericexplanation”whichwearepresentinghere,ourunderstandingisbrieflythis:ETHERICEXPLANATIONOFFLYINGSAUCERSAllofthetypesofcraftjustmentionedcomefromthesamesource.AllareconstructedbyEtherians.Theirvarietyarisesfromthefactthatmanyofthemareexperimental,andthatdifferenttypesofthemservedifferenttechnicalpurposes.Thesecraftarebuiltinmatteroftheetheric

planeandareimperceptibletous,sincetheyexistinwhatwecall“emptyspace”.Theyenterourplaneorourlevelofperceptionbyaprocessofmaterialization.Theextremelydensematterwhichfillsinthepatternofethericstressesisreplacedbymatterofthekindthatisvisibletous–orbetter,itsvibrationrateislowereduntilitbecomesvisible.Alittlelikeslowingdownaveryfastfanuntilonecanseeitsblades.Thisiscloselysimilartowhathappensinthephenomenonorapportation(whereobjects,ofanykindorsize,are“miraculously”transportedintoandoutofsealedrooms,sealedcontainersandthelike).Manypeople,andmostscientists,takenostockinthisallegedphenomenon,butitiswellattestedandcannotbesurrenderedonthataccount.Neitherthepatternnorthemolecularfillingisdestroyed;theobjectbecomesinvisiblebecausetheatomicmotionisspeedup,anditcanpassthroughothermatter(awall,e.g.)becauseofthissamefact.Thisisequivalenttoanincreaseindensitywhenanobjectonourplaceisbeingapportedfromoneplacetoanother.ToanEtherian,anobjectmaterializingonourplanewoulddematerializeonhis;tousitmaterializesinourfieldofperception,anddematerializeswhenitreturnstoitsethericstate.Ifweunderstandthis,weareonthewaytowardaccountingformanyodditemsofbehavior,suchashavebeenmentionedabove.Itisprobablywellknownbythistime,thatseveraloftheseethershipshavefallen,andtheircontentscarefullystudied–althoughwithutmostsecrecy.Wecannotenterhereuponthispartof,whichhasbeenprintedinotherBSRApublications;wewishtoreferonlytothe“littlepeople”,dwarfsabout30inchesinheight,whosebodieswerefoundwithintheDiscs.WehavereasontobelievethattheEtherians,whomustoperateontheirbodiesjustastheydoontheethericsubstanceofthediscinordertoaccompanythemchoosetomaterializeinsmallforms,simplyfortheconvenienceofoperationandflight.This,likeeverythingelsesetforthhere,isaccordingtoourbestknowledgeandbeliefatthiswriting.Werepeat,thatweareofferingthefirstwordsandnotthelastonthisextraordinaryproblem.Thepropulsionoftheetheriancraftisbeyondthepresentconceptsofourscience–yetwehaveagoodcluetoitsnature,andshallcommentonitonalaterpage.(Thereisnomotor,propellerorothermechanisminsidethefallendiscs,sofaraswehavebeenabletolearn.)Wemustaddtheextraordinaryfact,thatundercertainconditions,oratcertainstatesofmaterialization,oratcertainaltitudesandpressures,thesubstanceoftheethershipsisjelly‐likeandactuallydoeschangeinshapeandapparentsize.(Theouterskinofthefallendiscs,however,isharderthansteel,andofunidentifiedsubstance.)Itisourinformationthatcertaintypesoftheethershipsareandhavelongbeenusedforinter‐planetarytravel.Thosewhopersistinthebeliefthattheycomefromvisibleplanetsofoursystem,willeventuallyseizeuponthisasaconfirmatoryfact.ButtheethershipsdoNOToriginateonvisibleplanets,aswehavesaid.Interplanetarytravelissimplyoneoftheirinnumerableuses,andthisfactshouldnotmisleadus.ThecraftaremadeinEtheria,andEtheriaisinandaroundallvisibleobjects.Itisalsothehomeandmotherlandofourplane,alltheobjectsweseeaboutusderivefromthatsource,andourownbodiesalso.WeourselvesareEtheriansbyancestryanddescent;forEtheriaisthehomeofthehumanrace.Thatweshouldbesogrosslyignorantofitisstrangeindeed.

SOMEWILLUNDERSTANDItisthisignorance,andthekindofunderstandableintolerancewhichmustaccompanyit,whichmakesitsodifficult,almostimpossibletoexplainthismattertomanyreaders,notexcludingtheaveragescientificworker,theprofessionalman,andtheso‐calledintellectualsgenerally.Theobscurantisteffectsoftheacademicandprofessionalbackgroundareinfactwell‐known,excepttothoseafflictedbythem.Thereare,however,somemillionsofpeople,lessvictimizedbythehypnoticdreamsofourpseudoculture,whowillwellunderstandwhatwearetryingtosetdown.“ThenextchapterinthestoryofEuropeanculturewillbethestoryoftheLightfromtheOtherSide”EgonFriedellwrotethisattheendofVol.IIofhis“CulturalHistoryofEurope”.***Ithasbeenthepracticeofthepresentwriter,whenattemptingtolectureonthissubjects,toallowabriefintermissionatthispointbeforeenteringonevenmorefantasticexcursions.Atthistimethemoreoutragedhearerswerefreetowithdraw,noisysleeperscouldbeadmonished,andiftheentireaudience–oftenasmanyastwentypeoplechosetodepartenmasse,arefundofone‐thirdtheadmissionmoneywasusuallysufficienttoinsureapeacefulexit.Theadvantagesofthisplanweresogreatthatithasherebeenimportedintowrittencompositionalso,theintermissiontakingplaceatthebeginningofSectionII.***IIHavingnowdisposedofthemoreurgentissuesofthissubjectandfollowingtheintermission,itseemsbesttoreferagaintothesubjectofthisCloud‐Cuckoo‐LandofEtheria,andthepossibility,probability,eventhenecessityforitsexistence.Werefertoitunderthismythologicaltitlebecausemostpeople,thoughtheybelieveinheavenonSundaysandinhellwhenmisfortunepursuesthem,arequiteunabletobelievethatEtheria,beinginvisible,unheardanduntouchable,hasanyrealityaboutitatall.Wedonotblamethemparticularly,atleastnotasmuchaswedosomeofourspeculativephysicistswhoarealreadyuptotheirnecksinOrientalmetaphysics,andhenceshouldbereasonablyopenminded.Yetitmaybepossibletoinvesttheideawithacertainsweetreasonablenessforatime,eventhoughourindomitablecommon(non)senserejectsitsoonafterward.Iftherearecolorswecannotsee,soundwecannothear,anddenseandsolidbodieswhichwecannotdiscoverbytouch,itiscertainlynottoodifficulttoconceiveofaworldwhichthoughpossessingsounds,colorsandmaterialobjects,isyetimperceptibletous.Itwouldbeasunknowntous,bydirectperception,asamanistoanant,orabirdtoabeetle.Andifanyorbeetle,orafishinitselementcouldbequestionedandcouldmakeareply,theywouldprobablybedeeplyskepticalabouttheexistenceofmenandbirds–unseenandunseeableentitiesallegedtobelivingrightalong‐sideoftheminthesameworld.Thisis,obviouslyamatterofwhatiscalledplanesofconsciousnessorawareness,andnotreallyinthe“same”worldatall.Theantworldisthenestorhill;thefishworldisalimitedareaofsea;andthoughithappensthatmancanpeerinonbothof

them,theyhavenowayofdiscoveringhim.Atthispointthefruitfulprinciplesofanalogysuggest,thatpossiblythereareinvisiblebeingswhocanpeerinonmanalso.Hemaybethe“crux”ofcreation(orcrossofafflictionofit)butisnotnecessarilyitscrown.Andthoughreputedtobealittlelowerthantheangles,thisearthmanifestationofhimatleastmaybebutlittlehigherthanacaterpillar,intheeyesofunknownbutobservableIntelligences.Thissomewhatdespitefulguess,however,isalittlebytheway;weintendedtoreturntoourhighschoolphysics(“Makemeachildagainjustfortonight.”)withreferencetoourperceptionofsoundandcolor.Ofcourse,ifyoudefinesoundassensation,asaudibility,thenbydefinitiontherearenosoundsyoucannothear.Ifyoudefinecolorasseeing,asvisualperception,thenbydefinitiontherearenocolorsyoucannotsee.Butthephysicistknowsthatcolorsaredistinguishedfromeachotherbytheirwavelengths,andthelengthofthewaveshasbeenmeasured.Red,forexample,hasawavelengthof.00007594;whileviolet,attheotherendofthevisiblespectrum,is.00003968.Alltheothercolorscomeinbetweenwithdecreasingvalues.Butthatdoesnotmeantheseriesorscaleofcolorisexhausted;thetabulationofwavelengthsgoesrightalongbelowtheredandabovetheviolet.Itisonlyourabilitytoseethemwhichrunsoutonus.Usingthewordcolorinthisverycorrectandlogicalsense,itisplainthatanobjectmayhaveacolorwhichwecannotsee,andwillthereforebeinvisibletous.

Thesituationwithregardtosoundisofcourseanalogous.Somepeoplehearsoundswhichotherscannot;manysavagesandnearlyallanimalshaveanalmostmiraculousacuityofhearing,andtheexistenceofinaudiblesoundvibrationsisacommonplaceofscience.Awholenewscienceofultra‐sonicsisnowfastdeveloping.Thepointistooobvioustospendtimeupon.Therearesoundsaboutuswhichwecan’thear;justastherearecolorswecan’tsee.Theremaybe,then,accordingtocommonsenseandcommonscience,aworldofsoundandofcolor,andevenofcoloredobjectsallaboutus,yetwhollyunperceivedbyus.Allthis,aswepromisedyou,issweetlyreasonable.Butnowwecometothesticker.Everyoneknows,yousay,thattherearewaves,frequencies,vibrationsofsoundandlightwhichwecannotsense–butwhataboutthismatteroftouch,oftangibility?Wedonotseeorhearthecatontherug–ortheantiquerockingchairwithitshundredarmswhenwegogropingandfumblinginthedark;butwesoondiscovertheminanotherway.Soundlessandcolorlessobjectsareatleasttangible,andifthereisaworld‐fullofthemallaboutus,whydowenotfeelthem,makecontactwiththem,discoverthembyinstruments?Ifthereissuchaworld,yousay,itmustbevaporouslikeairorgas,oremanations,radiationsorrays.Theobjectionisnatural,legitimateandanswerable;buttobegin,wemustmakethedifficultyseemworsebyaffirmingthatthisunseeableandunhearableworldiscomposedofmatterwhich,farfrombeinglikevapororgas,isathousandtimesmoredense,moresolid,realandmaterialthantheobjectsofourownplane.Thereissuchathingsasmatter,substancestuffwhichistoodensetotouch.Weweretalking,afewlinesback,aboutthespectrumofcolorandsound.Wemustnowconsiderthatbyanalogyatleastthereshouldbea“spectrumoftouch”oroftangibility,also.Therereallyissuchaspectrum,andtheupperlimitofitisfamiliartoeveryone.Whensolidmatterisvaporizedwecannottouchitorusuallyseeit;norcanwefellthepresenceofmostrays,radiationsandemanations.Thedifficulty,then,isaboutthelowerendofthisspectrum.Weareaccustomedtothinkingofverydensematter,suchasastoneorbrickorlead,asbeingrealandtangible,andoffluffy,light,floatingthingsasapproachinganintangiblecondition;yethereweareaffirmingthatstuffwhichisfarmoredensethanleadorstonecannotbetouchedatall,justforthatveryreason.Eitherwearetalkingnonsenseorourhabitualcommonsenseviewoftheworldisverynaïve.Togetstraightenedoutonthisweshallhavetoaskourselvesafewquestions.COMPRESSEDTOINVISIBILITYLetussupposewehavebeforeustwosmallcubes,oneofcorkandtheotherofleadandeachthesamesize,oninchineachdirection.Theleadcubeweighsmore(thepullorpushofgravityonitisgreaterthanonthecork),andhasmoremass(whichreferstothequantityofmatterinit);butithasthesameover‐allvolumeastheothercube.Nowimaginethatwecanexertaverypowerfulpressureonallsidesatonce,ofthisleadcube,sothatitiscompressed.Thatmeansthattheparticlesofleadareforcedalittleclosertogether.Imaginethispressurecontinuedandincreaseduntilthecubebecomesahalfinch,aquarterinch,ora16thofaninchindimensions.Imagineitdecreasedtoapin‐pointsize,andthentoapointwhereitbecomesmicroscopic,invisible.Alloftheoriginalcubeisthere;allofitsmassandweight;onlythevolumehaschanged.Supposethisultra‐microscopiccubeishurledagainstthecubeofcork.Willthelatterstopit?Thisenormously

heavyandextremelysmallparticlewillpassthroughtheloosestructureofthecorkasifitwerenotthereatall.Thecubicinchoflead,byvirtueofbecomingthousandsoftimesmoredensethanthecork,bytheprocessofreducingitsvolume,penetratesthelesserdensitywithease.Whatelsehashappenedinsidethecubeofleadasitwascompressed?Leavingasideallthebooks‐fulloffactandtheoriesabouttheatom,letusconcentrateonthesinglefactthateveryconstituentparticleoftheleadisbelievedtobeinmotion.Whenaparticlemovesithasatrackorpath;thereisdistanceinvolved,andalsospeedorrateofmovement.Supposeyouhaveapointerofsomekindwhichisswitchedbackandforthacrossadial,sayaone‐foot,one‐waymovementinonesecond.Cuttheone‐footmotiondowntosixincheswithoutchangingspeed.Thepointerwillthencoverthesamedistanceinthesametime,butitwillpassoverasix‐inchspacetwice,insteadofoverthe12‐inchspaceonce.Itwillhaveabeatorfrequencyoftwo,asaresultofshorteningitspath.Nowwhenwecompressthecubeofleadwemayconceivethatthepathsortracksofthemotionofitsparticlesareshortenedinsomewaytheirspeedisnotchangedbuttheirfrequencyofvibrationrateisincreased.Theleadremainsleadbuttheelectronsandnucleioftheatomareatrifleclosertogether.Ifwekeptthecubeinitsoriginalsizebutpressedmoreleadintoit,theeffectwouldbethesame;thedensitywouldbeincreased,andsowouldbeitsmassandweight.Wehaveusedthewordspeed,andproperlyspeakingthismeansrateofmotioninanydirection.Speedismeasuredonascaleandhasmagnitudeonly,butvelocityhasbothmagnitudeanddirection(avectorquantity).Ifwechangeeitherspeedordirectionwegetachangeofvelocity.Thesearequestionsofcorrectmathematicalusage;butallwearetryingtodohereisalittlecrudepicture‐thinking,toseehowthedensityofmatterisrelatedtothespeedorvelocityorvibrationrateofitsparticles.Densityisthequantityofmatterperunitvolume.Increaseddensityandincreasedspeedoftheatomicparticlesgotogether.Massincreaseswithvelocityandwithdecreaseinsize.Ourultra‐microscopicleadcubehasanenormousmass,averysmallsize,andaveryhighvelocityofitsparticles,andahighdensity.Thesecharacteristicswillmakeitpenetrative,sothatitwillgothroughthecorkoranylessdensematterlikewindthroughawiremesh.THELOWERENDOFTHESPECTRUMOFTANGIBILITYItshouldbeclearbythistime,thatifwetakeanysubstance,anyobject,andmakeitextremelydense,wedecreaseitsvolumeuntilwecannotseeitortouchit.Atacertaindensitywereachthelowerendofthe“spectrumoftangibility”andofseeablecolors.Wespokeonapreviouspageofthefactthattheso‐calleddensematterofourworldisreallyararefaction,akindofthinningoutofsomekindofverydensestuffcalledspace,ortheethers.Butwhenwetalkaboutcompressingacubicinchofleaddowntoasizewhereitisinvisible,weseemtobeoffendingcommonsenseagain.Eveniftheleadisa”rarefaction”,youmaysay,itcanhardlybeastenuousandrarefiedasallthat.Butletislookatthisinthelightofscientificfacts.Supposeanatomtobesoenormouslyenlarged,withallofthedistanceskeptinproportion,sothattheorbitoftheelectron(ifithasanorbit)hasadiameterequaltothatoftheearthaboutthesun,say184millionmiles,.Onthatscalethediameteroftheelectronitselfwillbeonly2000miles,andthediameterofthenucleus,wheremassandweightchieflylie,canbetakenastwomilesonly.Acentralmasstwomilesthick,anotherobject2000milesthickatadistanceofsome92million

miles!Evidently,plentyofroominsidethissystem.Andwhatdowemeanbyroom?Wedonotmeannothingness,butspace–andspaceisnotnothing.Itisidentifiablewiththeether(s),andtheetherismatterofextremedensity.Itissodensethatwecannotseeorfeelit,anditsfrictionasitflowsthroughthekindofmatterwedoseeandtouchissominutethatourinstrumentshavenotyetdetecteditwithcertainty.Inthisdensematter,insidethesystemofanyatomorcongregationofatomsofourworld,theremaybeotherworlds,andworldswithinthesealso–worldwithoutend.Thephysiscistwillsaythatforhimthecentersoftheatoms,thenuclei,seldomapproacheachothermuchcloserthanoneangstrom,whichisahundred‐millionthofacentimeter.Anegativeelectronhasadiameterofabout35millionthsofaninch,sothatitwouldtakeabout30,000electrons,touchingeachother,tomeasureoneangstromandreachfromonenucleustoanother.Considerthecomparativevastnessofthespacewhichseparates‐and‐unitesthepartsoftheatom.Itwastoillustratethisthatwemagnifiedtheatommathematicallyinthelastparagraph.Howmanyotheratomsmaylurkunseeninthesehuge,stellarinter‐spaces!Wespokeofthenucleusoftheatomasholdingnearlyallofitsmassandweight.Thelightestatomishydrogen,anditsmassisnearly1840timesthatofanegativeelectron.Butitisnotlargerinvolume,letustakegoodnoteofthat.“Thelargethemassthesmallerthediameter”isaxiomaticinpresent‐dayscience.Thenegativeelectronhasthegreatestvolumeofanyindividualbodyintheatom.“Ifthedistancefromcentertocenterofnearestatomsis,say,twoangstroms,”writesCrehorein“AtomicTheory”(1942),“andifthenegativeelectronisoftheorderof10^‐13(or1over10plus13ciphers)thevolumesaretoeachotherasthecubesofthesefigures,or10^15(10plus15ciphers).Thatistosay,thevolumeoftheatomis10^15timesasmuchasthevolumeofonesinglenegativeelectron.”Adiamondisaverydensesubstance(3.55timesasdenseaswater).SupposewecouldputsuchpressureonadiamondthatitwascrowdedintoadensityequaltothatattributedtothestarWolf457–orto500milliontimesthedensityofwater.Wold,bytheway,hasamasssome60timesthatofoursunbutisonlyabouthalfthesizeofourmoon,some3000milesindiameter–“Thegreaterthemassthesmallerthediameter”.Well,acubicinchofourcondenseddiamond(orofthestarmentioned)wouldweighabout9000tonsonourearth.Yetthenucleiofitsatomswouldstillbedistantfromeachother,from10^‐10to10^‐11centimeters.Thismeansthatthedistancebetweenthenucleiofitsatomswouldstillbebetween10and100timesthediameteroftheatomitself.Dowestillthinkthatourcubicinchofleadisalreadyhighlycondensed,toodensetobecompressedverymuch?Orthatthereisnoroominsideit,insidethesystemsofitsatoms?THELANDOFETHERIAThisisthelandofEtheria,Eden‐landandthehomelandofourrace.Theosophicalwritershaveusedahelpfulillustration.Fillalargebucketwithlargestones,thenwithsmallstones,pebblesandgravelthrowninalso.Addsandtothebrimful,thenyoucanstilladdwaterinconsiderable

amounts.Allofthesethings,inasense,andifbyspaceyoumeanthesizeandshapeofthebucket,areinthesamespace.Soifourworldbeasandgrain,notehowmanyotherworldsgreatandsmallmaybeinthecosmiccontaineralongwithit.Notaveryaccurateillustration,ofcourse.Thingsdonotreallyoccupythesameplace;itisonlythattheenormousplaceswecallemptyareallfilledup.Forgetabouttheatomsforamomentandlookboutyouincommon,three‐dimensionalspace.Howmuchofitisfilled,eventooursenseperceptions?Doyoureallythinkthatthereisnothingbetweenyouandthewallyonder,orthetree,thecity,themountainsinthedistance,theheightoftheskyoverhead?Doestheideaofnothingnessmakeanysense,ifindeedonecanhavesuchanideaatall?Nophilosopherhasevermadeprofitfromsuchaconcept.“Outofthevoide”weread,thisorthatissuedforth;butagain,exnihilonihilfit;andfromNothingnothingwaseverborn.Eventhescientists,waryofpicture‐thinking,weregraveledbythisdifficulty.Actioindistans,theyusedtocallit–ortheproblemofactionatadistance.MAGNETISMANETHERICPHENOMENAHoldamagnetoveranailandamiracleoccurs,thenailjumpsasifproddedbydemons,yet“nothing”seemstoconnectthetwo.“Wellthen,”reasonstheexperimenter,“weshallhavetoinventsomethingtoconnectthem.”(Justas,“iftherewerenoGodmanwouldneedtoinventone.”Weshallinvent,orratherpostulatetheether.Apostulate,ifyouplease,isanecessaryassumption.Linesofforce,stresses,amagneticfield,allmakeitnecessarytoassumeaspace‐fillingmedium.Andthiscosmicfiller‐in,orpostulate,orether,wasforalongtimeanimmenseconvenience,alsoanimmenseembarrassment.Itwasnecessaryanditwasinconsistent,matterandnon‐Matter,stuffandnot‐stuff.CameEinstein,camethedawn(ordidit?)andagreatsenseofliberationwithhim.Mathematicallyspeakingtheethervasnolongernecessary;wecanusetheconceptofspaceinstead.ThatshutonePandorabox,evenwhileitopenedanotherone.Ifthemathematiciansarerelieved,philosophersandmetaphysicianshavehardlyshiftedtheirground.OnecuriousfactcametolightinconnectionwiththedevelopmentofEinstein'sequations.Themassofabody(thequantityofMatterinit)increaseswithvelocity,whenthevelocityapproachesthatoflight.Massthereforeisafunctionofvelocity.Ifvolumeremainsconstant,andthevelocityandhencethemassbeincreased,thedensity,orquantityofmatterperunitvolume,isalsoincreased.Thisobviouslyrestatesmuchofwhatwehavesaidaboutthenatureofdensityandoftheethericworlds.OnecuriousfactcametolightinconnectionwiththedevelopmentofEinstein'sequations.Themassofabody(thequantityofMatterinit)increaseswithvelocity,whenthevelocityapproachesthatoflight.Massthereforeisafunctionofvelocity.Ifvolumeremainsconstant,andthevelocityandhencethemassbeincreased,thedensity,orquantityofmatterperunitvolume,isalsoincreased.Thisobviouslyrestatesmuchofwhatwehavesaidaboutthenatureofdensityandoftheethericworlds.

Buttogobacktothenothingnesswhichliesbetweenyouandthemountainyonder,orbetweenyoureyeandyouroutstretchedhand‐‐asifnothingcouldlieanywhere!Withsuchaconcept,orallegedconcept,youcannotthinkatall.Youmerelyceasethinkinganduttercertainverbalsounds.Rosicrucianshaveaphraseforit:"SpaceistheunperceivedaspectofReality."Morebasicallystill,itisaformoraspectorconditionofconsciousnesswhichattendsonexperience.Wemustrefusethisinvitingby‐path,whichwouldleadusasfarthegalaxiesatleast,andhumblyinviteyoutositdownandlookatspaceforafewminutes‐‐evenifyoucan’tseeit!Stoplookingthroughitatthethingbeyond,andtrylookingintoitinstead.Ifyoupracticethisabityou'llbegintoseethegrainingofit,somethinglikeheatwavesbutnotinmotion.Thatissaidtobetheauraandmaybeitis,butit'saprofitablehint.Ifyoukeptonlooking,conditioningyou’reeyes,youmightlearntoseemanythingsinthis"nothingness",maybeevenanEthereanfriendortwooccasionally,or"marvelouscitiesbuildedintheblue"asdotheHinduseers.Butdon’tmakethemistakeoftellingpsychiatrists,medicalmenandpsychologistsaboutthis;youhavethreeguesseswhy. ***12–

III

Since,torepeat,thisbookletisissuedinwhatweconceivetobethepublicinterest,itisimportanttoavoidtheappearanceofservinganyparticularcreedorcultorSchoolorotherorganization.'Wearedealing.withanintenselypracticalandfactualsituation‐‐·thevisitationoftheethercraft(FlyingSaucers)‐‐andwithproblemsarisingfromit.Thewriterandhisassociatesbelievetheyhaveanexplanationofthesecraftwhichisbasicallycorrect;anditistheirhopethatitwillbeexaminedinthelightofallavailabledata,andalsofromarigidlyscientificpointofview.Theyhaveusedinformationfromeverypossiblesource,andsomeofthesesourceswoulddoubtlessbediscreditedaprioribymanyreaders.Noone,however,isaskedtorespectsuchsources,oranyallegedauthority,perse,butonlytolistencriticallyowhatissaidifhisinterestissufficient,andthereaftertoformhisownopinion.ThosewhowishasimplestatementofthemainissuesinvolvingtheDiscproblemwillperhapsfindalltheycareforinSectionIofthisbooklet.ThosewhocaretogoalittlefurtherintothescientificconceptswillfindthemsketchedinSectionII.Butitisalmostcertainthattheseethercraftwereknowninantiquity,andthatatleastafewpersonsofunusualtrainingorgiftshavealwaysunderstoodtheiroriginandpurposes.Anditisentirelycertain,andafamiliarfact,thattheancientsknewagooddealaboutEtheria,thatis,abouttheetheric"planes"orworlds.Whetherthereaderhasanyinterestorconfidenceinthislore,ishisownbusiness.Butfromourpointof'view,alldata,realoralleged,aboutEtheriaispertinentandcontributory,andwebelieveagoodmanypeopleareinterestedinit.WethereforedevoteafewparagraphsinthissectionIIItothistopic.

Indoingthisweshallsimplyquoteexcerptsfromabookletpreviouslyissued,“TheMysteryoftheFlyingDiscs",MeadeLayne,BSRA,June1948"withoutattemptingtoorganizethematerial.Thewholeofthispresentbooklet,infact,hasbeencompiledunderdifficultiesandmakesnopretenseatskillfulpresentation.Thequotationsfollow."Youask,'IfthisimprobableEtheriareallyexists,howisitthatwedonotknowaboutit?'Well,ithasbeenknown,invaryingdegrees,toadeptsandinitiatesandoccultistsforthousandsofyears.Itislikescoresofotherfactsofgreatimportance,thecommonshaveneverunderstoodnorreallywantedtounderstand.Therehasalwaysbeenastoreofsecretknowledgeintheworld.Infactalladvancedtechnicalknowledgeissecretinasense,toallexceptthefewwhocanunderstandandapplyit.Ofcourse,Etheriaisincredible!Ithappenstobeanewfact,anewlightonthehorizonsofarascommonknowledgeisconcerned.X‐raysandradarandtheradioandatomicfissionandascoreorahundredmoreareincrediblenewfactsalso,yetitislikelytheywereknowninoldtime.Butifincredibleandimpossiblemeanthesametoyou,wearewastingyourtime…"Forthoseinterestedinwhatiscalledoccultoresotericideas‐13‐andphilosophy,thesubjectofetheriaisfamiliar.ThevariousSchoolsemployvaryingterminologyanddifferentclassificationsoftheplanesandworlds,buttheirbasicconceptsareverysimilarasfarbackaswehaveanyinformationaboutthem.Perhapsthemostfamiliarclassificationoftheethersisfour‐fold,andincludesthe(1)chemicalether,(2)thelifeether,(3)thereflectingether.Theseappeartobedifferentaspectsoftheethericworld,anditisthroughthemthatalltheforcesoflifeflowintotheorganicformsofplants,animals,andmen.AndCory'stranslationof'AncientFragments'quotesoneoftheChaldeanoraclesassaying,‘Fromtheetherhavecameallthings,andtoitallthingsreturn;theimagesofallthingsareimpresseduponit;itisthestorehouseofthegermsorremainsofallvisibleformsandevenofideas.'H.P.Blavatskywritesin'IsisUnveiled',Vol.Ipage284;‘Theuniversalether,intheeyesoftheancients,wasaboundlessoceanpeopledlikeourfamiliarseaswithcreatureslargeandsmall,andhavingthegermsoflifeineverymolecule…heretoodweltthevariousracesofelementalspirits'(page310)'Theprivationofaform(i.e.,itsabstractidea)whentransmittedtotheether,becomesmaterial.'Referencestothistopicoftheethers,however,in'IsisUnveiledand'TheSecretDoctrine'appeartobeveryfew…THESEVENSUB‐LEVELSOFTHEPHYSICALWORLD‐‐fromMaxHeindel's“RosicrucianCosmo‐Conception"[diagram] EthericRegion:7.7thReflectingEther,memoryofNature6.6thRegionLightEther,mediumofsenseperception.5.5thRegionLifeEther,mediumforpropagation.4.4thRegionChemicalEther,mediumforassimilationandexcretionChemicalRegion:3.3rdRegionGasesChemical2.2ndRegionLiquids1.1stRegionSolids

(TheabovechartwasinsertedinthispresenteditionofMr.Layne’sbookbytheDirectorofBSRAtoclarifyforthereadertheideaspresentedintheprecedingparagraph.Heindel's“Cosmo‐ConceptioncanbeobtainedfromtheRosicrucianFellowship,Oceanside,California,$3.50.ThefollowingmaterialontheEthericHypothesis,aone‐pagemimeosheet,wasissuedbyMr.Laynesometimeafterthepublicationof“TheEtherShipMysteryandItsSolution”.IbelievetheideaoftheinterlockingcirclesasadiagramoftheinterrelationshipofAstral,Etheric,andPhysicalplanes‐‐andthecommentonit‐‐camefromamemberofInnerCircle,oneofthecontrolswhoworkthroughtrance‐mediumMarkProbert.)THEETHERICHYPOTHESISThephenomenaoftheFlyingSaucers(FlyingDiscs)andotherstrangesky‐crafthaveonlyoneexplanation.Thisunfortunatelywillbenoexplanationatalltothosewhoareunabletounderstandthetermswhichmustbeused,orwhorejectthemethodsofpsychicinvestigationwhichmustbeemployed.Butfortheassistanceofallwhoareunderstandingandtolerantinsuchmatters,theinvestigatorsoftheBSRAgrouphave‐‐14–obtainedthefollowingdiagramandcomments:

THEINTERPENETRATIONOFTHEPLANES

"Physicallyconsidered,these'planes’aredistinguishedbyvaryingratesofvibration;spirituallyconsideredtheyarevaryingstatesofconsciousness."Substanceasearthmenknowittakesonthetangibilitysuitedtoearthconsciousnessontheloweretheric,anditisfromthisregionthatyourskyphenomenaburstintoview,andalsoyourphysicalpsychicphenomena.Atdeath,man’ssojourninthelowerethericisveryshorted.Buthedoesnotenterthehigheretheric,butgoesrightonthroughit,withnoconsciousnessofit,tothelowerastral.Later,anddependingonhismentalactivity,heentersthehigherspheresoftheastral.Butinordertomakeanycontactotherthanmental,hemustmakeitthroughandbytheloweretheric.”Thereadershouldobservetheextenttowhichthe“sphere”or“plane”ofthephysicalworldisinterpenetratedbytheethericregions.Allmaterialexistentsofourplaneissuefromtheethericandbecomematerializedforoursenses.Andwhenahumanbeingreincarnates,hemustenterthelowerethericlevelsofmatterinorder,todoso‐‐thusobeyingthecommonlaw.Ethericmatter,likethematterofthestillhigherlevels,issusceptibleofbeingmouldedbytheenergy‐actionofthought.Dwellersontheethericconstruct‐dwellings,houses,sky‐craftbythinkingoutthepattern,anddrawingintoittheheavierparticlesofmatter.Allobjectsofourworldhavebeencreatedinthisway,bymanhimself.(NowtocontinuewiththeoriginalEtherShipMysterytext:) CONCERNINGTHELOKASAswehavepointedoutelsewhere,theseskyphenomenahaveagreatmanyforms,andthewordDiscdescribesonlyonetypeofthem.Agenericnamecoveringalltheshapesortypeshaslongbeenneeded,andtheBSRApublications,severalyearsago,proposedthewordLoka,orLokas;whetherornotthistermcanbeacclimatized,itbringsuptheLokaideaorconceptasitexistsinOrientalphilosophy.ItisworthwhilesayingafewwordsaboutthisbecauseEtheria,theethericworldsorplanes,andtheLokasaretoaconsiderableextentidentifiable.Itmaybehelpfultosomeofus,ifweclearlyunderstandthatEtheria,andtheether‐ships,andetherianpeoplesarenotnewknowledgeintheworld,buthavebeenknownforthousandsofyears;theyaremerelynewtousbecauseofourignorance.‐15‐ThewordLocaitselfisoriginallynomorethantheLatinlocus,aplace.ADevalocaistheplaceoftheDevas,andKamalocaistheplaceofKamaordesire.InTheosophicalusageitisaboutequivalentto'world'or'sphere'or'plane'.Anotherword,Tala,isinseparablyconnectedwithLoka,andmaybeunderstoodasthematerialaspectofthelatter.Inoccultthinking,everyplanehasaninnerandanouteraspect.Hereonearth,forexample,wehaveatypeorformofconsciousnesswhichfunctionsinacertainway,andalsothematterorsubstanceorkindofmanifestationwithwhichthisformofconsciousnesscandeal.ThiscorrespondstothetermssubjectiveandobjectiveandroughlytothedistinctionbetweenLokaandTalaalso.Thetwoaspectsareasinseparableasthetwopolesofamagnet.AnditiscustomaryinexotericphilosophytorefertotheLokasorLoka‐Talasasbeingseveninnumber.Theseareoftenthoughtofas

spheresconcentricwithourglobe.Thefirstwassaidtoextendtotheupperlimitsofouratmosphere.ThesecondasfarasthePoleStarandincludingtheplanets."TheethericworldsorLokasareregardedasspacialandtemporalregionsofexistencewhichinterpenetratewithourworldof(morerarefied)matter,andalso,intheirhigheraspects,withthelowerlevelsoftheastral.Ourphysicalplaneincludesthelowerandhigherethericbutsomefour‐fifthsofthisliesoutsideournormalrangeofsenseperception.Inthisethericregionthereflourishcivilizationsandcultures,andaraceofbeingswhicharebornintothatworldanddiethere.TheyareNOTexcarnatehumans.Theyhaveknowledgeofourworldandcananddopenetrateit.Manydwellersontheastralplaneareawareoftheethericworldsalso,andhavethepowerofvisitingthem.Thisabilityhowever,doesnotseemtobeacommonandnaturalendowmentbutbelongstopersonsofacertaindegreeofdevelopment,correspondingtothosewhomweherecallAdepts,orpossessedofexceptionalpsychicpowersofprojectionorclairvoyance.Anyone,inshort,canfunctiononanypaneforwhichheisprepared,andastralvisionandastraltravellingisfairlycommonbecauseofourinterestintheafter‐deathlife;buttheethericregionshavebeenlittleexplored.Yettheyareinmanywaysthemostimportantofall,sincetheyholdthekeytoALLthephenomenaofourearthlife,andtotheoriginandhistoryofourrace..."AHUMLEBEGINNINGNECESSARYItiscertainthatexplorationoftheethericregionshasbeengreatlyneglectedevenamongWesternoccultists,probablyforthereasonsmentionedintheforegoingparagraph,andthewholesubjectispracticallyasealedmysterytoWesternscience.Althoughashasbeensaid,itwasfoundnecessarytoinventanetherasauniversalmedium,if"actionatadistance"wastobemadeintelligible.Thefirsttaskconfrontingus,then,indealingwiththephenomenaoftheDiscs,istoaccustomourselvestotheconceptofanethericworldandpeople,hereamongusandcloseathand,andtolearnallthathasbeenlearnedandtaughtinthepastconcerningthisworld,notdisdainingtostartwithAandB,butwithDandEasperhapsnotimpossiblegoals.(Atthispointitwouldbewisetocombinetheprecedingcharts,withtheCosmologyoftheWesternMysteryTradition,theKabalist'sTreeofLife,forthesincerestudent.Thusyoucanseeimmediatelythe‐‐16–originofFlyingSaucersinrelationtoWesternOccultScience.Crabb)[NextPage]

‐‐17‐‐IVPartofthepurposeofthisinformationbookletistostimulateinterestinthescientificproblemsinvolved.Inspiteofapolicyofsecrecyandanunofficialcensorship,itiswidelybelievedbythistimethatanumberofethershipsoftheDisctypehavelandedintheUnitedStates,throughaccidentofsomekind.Wehavenoreportsthatanyofthedwarfoccupantssurvivedthelanding,andwearetoldthatthepropulsionandcontrolofthesecraftisverymuchofapuzzletoscientistswhohaveinspectedthem.Theyaresaidtobewithoutmotors,propellers,oranythingrecognizableasadrivemechanism.Thissuggests,ofcourse,somekindofmagneticpropulsion.Theperformanceofthesecraft;theirextraordinaryspeed,powerandmaneuverabilityfaroutclassesanythingourownengineershavebeenabletoachieve.Anyraceornationpossessingsuchaircraftcouldeasilyattaindominanceoftheskiesandoftheworldwhenevertheysodesired.Thusfrombothapracticalandatheoreticalstandpointitisofsupremeimportancethattheirsecretbeattackedwitheveryresourceofpresentdayknowledge.Variousarticleshaveappearedgivingelaboratedescriptionsofpossibledrivesandcontrolsusedbytheethercraft,buttheabsenceofallsuchmechanismfromthelandeddiscs(ifcorrectlyreported)disposeoftheseconjectures.Nothinghasbeenproposedsofarwhichevenbegintosatisfytheobservedfacts,anditisthebeliefofthiswriterthatprinciplesareinvolvedwhicharenotyetknowntocontemporaryscience.Furthermore,itislikelytotakeanunusuallyenlightenedandtoleranttypeofscientificmindtograsptheseprinciples,evenifandwhentheycanbeexplicitlystated.Itisapity,forinstance,thattheenergiccharacterofmetal,orpsychicaction(telekinesis),soabundantlydemonstratedcannotbealloweditsplaceinthedomainofmodernphysics.Telekinesisrefers·tothemovementofobjectswithoutknowncontactoremploymentofanyrecognizedforceorenergy.Theliteratureisextensive,butthosewhoareinterestedmayconsultthesixcloselyprintedpagesinNandorFodor's"EncyclopediaofPsychicScience",articleonMovement.(Arthur'sPress,London,1933)Suchenergieswillberecognizedbythescienceofthefuture;butmeanwhileanyattempttoimportsuchconsiderationsevenintoourfast‐developingsuper‐physicswillmeetwithderision.Infact,onlythefree‐lancephysicist,owingnoallegiancetoanythingexceptthesearchfortruthandindifferenttoattack,willdaretosuggestagenciesofapsychicorpsychologicalorder.Itisinthehopeofstimulatingtheinterestofsuchfreespiritsinthiscriticalproblemofborderlandresearchthatweprintthefollowingparagraphs,admittedlytentativeandsuggestiveonly,contributedtothisbooklybyAssociatesforwhosemathematicalandscientificattainmentswehavethehighestrespect.‐18–‐MEMORANDUMCONCERNINGDISCPROPULSION

AssociateJohnA.HilliardisamechanicalengineerlivinginSt.Paul,Minnesota.HeisalsoastudentofmetaphysicsandheadofaRosicruciangroupthere.Mr.LaynecharacterizedthesecondparagraphofMr.Hilliard’smemorandumasabrillianttourdeforce"whichcomestoclosegripswiththebasicpropulsionproblem"oftheFlyingSaucers.“Inordertogetanycomprehensionofethericphysicswehavetogetawayfromhighschoolandfirstyearcollegephysics.Perhapsananalogyusefulinthismatterwouldbethefollowing:Apieceofsteelonefootlongand(say)1/4inchindiameter,heatedto1000degreesabovenormal(70)willstretchabout.00734inch,whichdoesn'tseemverymuch.Butsupposeitcouldbedonethreemilliontimespersecond,andsupposethereweresomemeansofmakingthestretch‐and‐relaxworkthesteelpiecealonginonedirection,liketheinchworm.Atthreemilliontimesorjumpspersecondat1000degreeschangingtemperature,thatbarwouldmoveattheincrediblespeedof1,254.59Milesperhour.Forustodosomethinglikethatwithapieceofsteelwewouldhavetoalternatelypegtheendssothatthebarwouldmoveinonedirection."Butsupposewehadasubstancethroughwhichwecouldsenda'heatwave'ofthreemillioncyclespersecond.Thewavesmovingbackatlightspeed(orevenfasterintheethericplane)wouldcausetheobjectasawholetomoveforward,inamannersimilartothewayasnailcrawlsbyaprocessofripplesmovingalongits'foot’.Againstwhatdoesthisphenomenonpush?Itdoesn't!It'sapick‐upandlay‐downprocessinwhichthewholesubstanceofthedrivingmechanismliterallyflowsforward.Iimaginethematerialofwhichthedrivingunitiscomprised(itmaybeabarortheskinoftheship)hasapeculiarpropertywhichmightbecalledlocalizedheattransfer.Ifitisheatedandcooledrapidlyononeend,thehotandcoldspotswilltravelalongthebar.Theprocessisnotsomuchmolecularasitisaspace‐timeprocess.Heat,light,etc.,arewavesorvibrationsintheabsoluteether,sotospeak.Thatisinfinite,sothereisnowhereinit.Ineffect,thewavesinthebarstandstill;theillusoryshapeorethericsubstanceflowsalongthembytheprocess,inamolecularsense.Andtheluminouseffectistheradiantdischargeattheend,wheretheshapeslipsoffthewaveform.(ThisradiantdischargefromFlyingSaucershasbeenseenmanytimes,photographedandcaughtonmotionpicturefilm.AMarinenamedRalphMayhercaughtoneoftheseUFOsinflightatnightoverMiami,Floridaareaseveralyearsago.Hewasactuallypaid$1.00byaMiamiTVstation,offeredasarewardtothefirstpersonwhoshowedupwithactualpicturesofaFlyingDisc.TheleadingedgeoftheMayherDiscwaselliptical.Thetrailingedgewasirregular:flame‐shaped.Later,Mayher’s16mmfilmwasconfiscatedbyanagentoftheCentralIntelligenceagency,JohnHazen.Thisconfirmsthe"unofficialcensorship”mentionedearlierbyMr.Layne.WhenMajorDonaldKeyhoe'sNICAPqueriedtheAirForceandtheCIAaboutthis,itwasdenied.SeeNICAPUFOInvestigatorBulletin,Vol.1,No.4,June1958,Washington,D.C.)“Theethershipscouldbeofpurelyphysicalorigin‐‐theyaretheproductofanadvancedrace.Propulsionbytheuseofphysicalmatter‐19–ispossible;itdependsonhowonelooksatit.Accordingtotheoccultists,theethersaresimplyalargerangeofphysicalmatterwhichwearenotawareofassubstance,andareonlypartially

awareofasforce.Ofthesevendivisionsofthephysicalplaneonlythreearesubstantialtoourconsciousness;theremainingfourareethericmatter.Ifinthethreelowerdivisionssome92‐oddelementsarefound,andanalmostlimitlesscombinationofthese,withresultingpropertiesalmostfantasticintheirnature,howmuchmorewillbefoundintheremainingfourdivisionsofthephysicalworldreferredtoasetheric?CRYSTALLINEETHERICSTRUCTURES“Acombinationofethericelements(orsay,higherphysicalsubstances)mayprovideasubstancejelly‐liketoourrangeofconsciousness,andratherdenseandsolidtoanEtherean.Thiswouldtransmitunidirectionallythroughitssubstanceshockwavesgeneratedbyalternateapplicationsofheatandcold.Ithinksuchasubstancewouldhaveacrystallinestructure:thatis,allitsatomswouldbearrangedinanexactgeometricpatternwithrespecttoeachother."Supposewehadanethericatomwithanoctahedralshape,inwhichanucleusvibratedalongoneofthethreediagonals.SupposethenormalplaceoftheatomisatB;ashockwavepassesatanangleandtheparticleatBliterallyjumpstoAanddeliverstheenergyofitsmotiontothewholeatominthedirectionofvectorV.

“lfthewholesubstanceoftheshellorjustsomepartoftheDiscwasenergizedinsuchamanner,eveniftheforwardkickofeachindividualatomwasintheorderofanAngstromunit,thefinalresultmight‐20‐wellbeinthethousandsofmilesperhour.Thatwoulddependonhowfasttheshuttlemotioncouldtakeplace.SHOCKWAVESASTRAL?"Therearealsotheenergyconsiderations.TheshockwavemaybeastralinoriginasrespectstheDisc,andthatmaybewhywecan’tdoitwithelectronics.Thatshockwavemayimparttotheshuttlingatomenergyofoneormoreelectronvolts.Translatedintoatomicmotionalongthevector,theaggregateofenergyinthesubstancecouldbeseveralmillionsofvolts(electromotiveforce)presentingathrustofanythousandsofpoundsinagivendirection.Onehatestothinkwhatwouldhappenifallthoseoctahededralatomsgotpointedindifferentdirections.Butthentheshockwavemaybeacontrollingfactoronthat.Justtheproperangleofapproachtotheatommustholdbeforethelittleatomwillshuttle.Notonlythat,butthefrequencyoftheshockwavemustcorrespondexactlywiththelengthoftheshuttlepathandthevectorspeedoftheoctahedralatom.Arithmetically,thevelocityVofthewholeatomequalsthequotientofthemassoftheshuttleatomx,it’svelocitydividedbythemassofthewholeatom:V=Mv/M.Infact,thenucleusorshuttleatomaswecallithasthegreaterportionofthemassofthewhole;thespeedofthewholewouldbecomegreaterthanthatofthenucleusandthelatterwouldbewithoutfurthereffect.Anotherreasonwhyphysicalarrangementsdonotrespondinthatwaytosuchstimulation.Theinnerparticleofthisethericatommustconsistoflessmassthantheoutershellorstructure."Thisideaisinversetotheconceptthatthenucleusoftheatomhasmostofthemass.Theperceptibilityofmatter,tomywayofthinking,dependsuponthearrangementofitsbasicparticlesinanygivenatom.Atomswithheavyshellsandlightnucleiimaybeimperceptiblephysicalsensesbutquitevisibletotheclairvoyantfaculty."ThereisnoreasontothinkthataDisconbecomingvisibletousundergoesanybasicatomicchanges.Wekeeplaboringunderthedelusionthattheethericisanotherplane.Thevisibilityofthediscsmaybeduetotheadheringofphysicaldebris,dustandthelike"tothesurfaceofitsshell,drawninbythefieldscreatedinitspropulsionmechanism.Theymayhavemeansofblowingthestuffoff,hencetheirappearanceanddisappearance,trailsofsmoke,fire,etc.However,whenoneofthem'cracksup'weareconfrontedwithaquitedifferentcondition.It'shardtotellwhatthereleaseofnuclearenergieswoulddotothesubstanceoftheshipinacaseoflostcontrol.Anatomwithalightnucleusmaybeamightyhungryfellowwhenitsmodeofcontrolisgone,andmightwellgetitselfaheavynucleusandabsorborreleaseagreatdealofenergyindoingso‐‐enoughtodotheoccupantsagoldenbrown!"Now,aboutthat'somethingtopushon'idea.Notnecessarily.Rocketsmoveinavacuumbyreactionoftheinertiaofonemasswithanother.Theshuttleatomdoessomethingofthesamething.The(astral)shockwavecomingatrightanglespresentsnoreaction,itbeingonahigherlevelsimplyenergizestheoneparticleinthewholeatom;thatmovesforwardalongitspathof

leastresistanceuntilitagainmeetsresistanceattheoppositeapex.Theretheenergyofitsmomentum‐21–isdeliveredtothewholeatomanditfallsbackintoitsplaceagain.Sincethekickcomesfromtheshockwaveexternaltoitself,andwhichaffectsonlytheshuttleatom,thereisnokick‐backtothewholeatom.Theshockwavesaretransmittedontheabsoluteether(asarephysicallightandbeat).Andsinceevery,anyandallatomicstructuresarefloatinginthatsameether,wavesarenecessarytomake.theatomsgo.Wavesgeneratedinanextraneoussource,maybeartificialorcosmicorplanetary. ."Anyhow,thoseethershipsDOFLYFAST!"***OVER9,000HILESPERHOURInlinewithHilliard'sfinalremarkabove,here'sasummary.ofaUFOsightingbyatechnicalobservatory,frompage193ofKeyhoe'sbook,"FlyingSaucersFromOuterSpace":"Ijustgotareportfromanionosphereobservatory,"Ishovedhimthename,whichtheofficialshadaskedmenottopublish."Theytrackthelowerionospherelayersbyradar,anditrecordsanychangesonachart.Onenight(InDecember1952)theyweretrackingtheElayer,over50milesup,andsuddenlytheradarpickedupaterrificdisturbance.Theneedlejumpedalloverthechart.Someexpertsanalyzedthetracinglaterandtheysaidthatasolidobject,flyingastraightcourse,hadpassedoverthestationatbetweennineandtenthousandmilesanhour…Thechartshowedtheionosphereinaviolentcommotion,apparentlyupsetbysomepowerfulelectricalforce.Itdidn'tgetbacktonormalforover30minutesandanyairturbulencefromthething’spassageshouldhavedieddownlongbeforethat."***‐22‐VETHERIA,HOMEPLANEOFTHEETHERSHIPSCommentsofAssociateEdwardS.Schultz,Buffalo,NewYork.HisForewordstatesthathisconceptsarearrivedatbyacorrelationoforthodoxscience,metaphysics,andhisownmethodofEquimaticanalysis,yet"theramificationsofthesubjectaresocomplexandunprecedentedthatonlytrail‐blazinggeneralizationsarepossibleinashortarticle.”AssociateSchultzhasheldanumberofhighlyresponsiblepositionsinorganizedresearch,andisauthoroftheBSRAbooklet,"ProvisionalAtomicResearch".(Nowoutofprint.)TheEtherPlane:"Thereisampleevidenceandauthoritativeopinionthatthisisaseptenaryuniverse,i.e.,manifesting1nnumericaldivisionsandrelationshipsofseven.Thisthreadofevidencerunsthruscience,religion,occultism,art,metaphysics,andphilosophy.Thereisalso

evidencethataboveandbeyondthesolid,liquidandgaseousstatesofmattertherearefourstatesofethericmatter,eachdifferingfromthestatesaboveandbelowit.ThishasbeenrecognizedforcenturiesintheteachingsofcertainSchoolsandreligions.Wehavealimitedawarenessofthefirstthreestates,butareobliviousoftheotherfourexceptunderhighlyspecializedconditions.Thereis,itistrue,someevidenceofethericphenomenabecomingrecognizedbyphysicsresearch,butonthewholetheyare,tous,aghostlyrealmwhichdoesnotrespondtoordinarylaboratorymethodsandinstrumentation.Yetitmustbeself‐evidentthatthereisplentyofroomforseparateplanesorworldsofphysicalmanifestationinthefourethericstatesjustoutofourordinaryreach.Itistheseregions,coexistentwithandinterpenetratingourownplane,thatarereferredtounderthetermEtheria.EtherianScience:"NotonlyMusttheethericplanebepostulated,buttheabundantandirrefutableobservationofthousandsofpersons,FlyingSaucersandotherrelatedphenomenagivesevidenceoftherealityoftheethericworlds,andthatitisinhabitedbybeingsatleastseveralcenturiesaheadofusinscience,andprobablyinotherrespectsaswell.Theirflyingcraftareimmeasurablyaheadofours.Theymakeathetransitionfromoneplanetoanother,areindependentoftheairforsupportorpropulsion,arehighlymaneuverableandcantravelatspeeduptothousandsofmilesperhour.Thereisreasontosupposethattheycananddotraveltootherplanetsofoursolarsystem;anditishighlyprobablethatiftheyareattackedorsufficientlyprovokedtheycanretaliateinamannerwhichwouldchurnthenewspapersandradiostationoftheworldintoafrenzyofmystificationandfear.Althoughthesecrafthavebeenwithusalongertimethanmostofussuspect,ourownscienceandtechnology,militaryandotherwise,haveonlyrecentlyenteredintoanerainwhichsomeofourdevelopments(radar,A‐Bombs,etc.)arebeginningtomanifesttotheEtherians,indegreesrangingfromanuisancetoamenace.“ThescienceandengineeringofEtheriaisdoubtlesssubjecttocontinuedprogressandimprovement,but(wemayconjecture)atafaster‐23‐ratethanours,sincetheymustlongagohaveevolvedoutofsuchnonsenseastechnologicalsecrecyandsecurity,andhavedoneawaywithnationalboundariesandotherartificialbarriers.Someoftheircraftareundoubtedlyexperimental.Itispracticallycertainthattheirinterestinourplanehasbeenincreasedbytheexplosionofatomicbombs.Anobviousquestionis:whydon’ttheytrytomakecontactwithusinsomeway?Theanswerprobablyis,thattheyhavebeenandareincontactwithustoadegreewhichservesalltheirpresentobjectives.Alltheyneedtoknowisprobablypickedupbythemthroughvariouscommunicationdevices,pluscertainadvancedmeansofpsychicandtelepathicperception.Thetorrentsofmaterialconstantlybeingpouredoutbyourradiostationsonaworldscaleareofcourseopentothem,andthisalonewouldenablethemtoevaluateourcultureandcivilization.SomeAspectsofEtheria:"Wemustnotharbortheillusionthatthefourethericstatesareghostlyandunsubstantial.Theyareagooddealmoresubstantialthanourso‐calleddenseworld,anditisWewho'retheghostsoftheEthericrealm.Thedistancebetweentheatomsofourbodiesandof

allobjectsareasgreatinproportionasthedistancesbetweenthestars.AndIhavereasontopostulate,onevidencewhichhascometomyattention,thattheforceofgravityinEtheriamaybetwicethatofourplane.Thusthenavigatorsofetheriancraft,inouratmosphereandsphereofgravitation,wouldexperienceafreedomofmovementwhichtheymustlearntoguardagainst. ."Thereisreasontosuppose,also,thatthelowestoftheethericstates,justbeyondourgases,servesasazoneofdemarcationbetweentheplanes,andthatthereissomeoverlapofphenomenaoftheethericandofourworldofmatter,inthiszone.Ethericmatterwillinterpenetrateallthingsofourworld(ethericdoubles).Oursenseoftouch,pain,andtemperaturedifferencemanifeststhroughoneormoretheethericcounterpartsofourbodies.Drugsandanestheticsaffectusthroughthesamemeans.Bymeansofhypnotismthefunctionalinteractionoftheethericdoublecanbemodifiedorevensuspended.Itwillalmostcertainlybediscoveredthatmanydiseasesoriginateinthisethericcounterpartofthehumanorganism.“Itwillbeacceptedeventually,thatcertainlawsofelectronicsfunctionviaoneormoreoftheethericstatesofmatter.Certainnuclearand/orsubnuclearphysicalparticlesornucleons,itwillbefound,passintoandoutofoneormoreoftheethericstatesofmatter.Anditisthisfactwhichaddssomuchtotheperplexitiesandbewildermentofourorthodoxatomicscientistsandmathematicallonghairs.TheyhavelatelyintheirresearchesenteredintoaparadoxicalAliceinwonderlandrealmofphysics.Thismakeslittleornosensewithintheframeworkoftheirscientificlogic.Theynotehownuclearparticlesseemtopopoutofnowhereandvanishwithoutatrace,inaninfinitesimalfractionofasecondsometimes.Thequestionastowhetheranelectronisawaveoraparticlestilldefiesorthodoxphysicallogicandsense.Thestateofbeingandstructureofanelectronhasbeendeducedacompositeblur,andneitheritsvelocitynoritslocationcanbeknownsimultaneouslywiththeotherfactor.Itisnotyetknownwhytheprotonswithinanatomicnucleus,eachwithapositivecharge,cansnuggletogetherforbillionsofyearsinsomeelements,withoutbeing‐24‐blownapartbymutualrepulsion.Obviously,orthodoxphysicsisfastapproachinganimpassewhichwillrequirethatthelawsofnaturebeinterpretedintermsofallsevenofthephysicalstatesofmatter.Afterthisisrecognizedweshallbegin,veryslowly,tocatchupwithEtheria‐‐homeplaneoftheFlyingDiscs.THORIESOFETHERCRAFTPROPULSION"Thespeed,thecontrol,andtheaccelerationpowersofthesecraftbringupquestionswhicharenotmerelyacademicbutintenselypractical.Ifweknewbutpartofthesecretitwouldadvanceourknowledgebydecadesifnotbycenturies.Forthepresentwehavethefollowingavenuesofinvestigation:

A. Thereportedappearanceandbehaviourofallvarietiesofethercraftfarsofarobserved.B. Theabove,analyzedintermsoforthodoxscienceandengineering.

C. Theabove{A)'analyzedintermsofborderlandsciencesandincludingmetaphysics,constitutingahighlyspecializedandadvancedsourceofscientificinformationonthisandassociatedphenomena,availabletotheDirectorsandAssociatesofBorderlandSciences,someofthisdatabeingatleastacenturyaheadofcontemporaryscience.

D.Thetheorems,postulatesandformulasofEquimaticanalysis,atpresenttheexclusiveresearchtoolofthiswriter.E..Itishopedthattotheforegoingwillbeaddedinduetimeanexaminationatclosequartersofoneormoreoftheethercraft,incaseoneormoreofthemisgroundedforanyreason‐‐aneventwhichmayhavealreadyoccurred.

"Onemajordifficultyinsolvingthesecretofthedrive,isthefactthatthesecraftalmostcertainlyhavemorethanonekindofpropu1sion,andthattheseareinterchangedinaccordwithconditionsorthemediuminwhichtheyoperate,inandoutofouratmosphere.Somemaybepropelledinaccordwithcertainobjectivesorexperimentalrequirements.Thesearegeneralizationswhichareboundtobenarroweddownwiththepassageoftime."Inworkingtowardthisworthyanddifficultobjective,BSRAssociateJohnAHilliardrecentlyblazedabrillianttrailofanalysisinthepresentationofhishigh‐frequencyheat‐flowprinciple,outlinedinanotherpartofthisbooklet.MATERIALIZATIONANDDEMATERIALIZATION,MATANDDEMAT“Atthiswriting,andinaccordwithEtherianphysicsthefollowinggeneralizedtheoryofpossiblepropulsionisadvanced:WhenEtheriasolvedtheproblemoftransitionfromtheirplanetooursviatheirethercraft,thatis,materializationintoourworld,theprinciplemayhavesolvedtheproblemofpropulsionatthesametime!Thelawsofquantummechanicsapplytoallplanesofmanifestation.Itisplainthatmaterializationanddematerializationwouldproceedintermsof‐25–‐quanta.i.e.,inexceedinglysmallorfinejerks.,Theprocesscouldbemadetoalternateatwill,andthequantainvolvedwouldalternateatveryhighfrequency.If,aftercompletematerialization,theforeandaftendsofthecraftwerecausedto“mat"and“demat”alternatelyathighfrequency,apropulsiveeffectwouldcomeintoplay.DIRECTIONALFLOW”Letussupposethatthecraftasawholestaysmaterializedbutthatonlyarelativelythinlayeroftheforeandaftpartsundergothematanddematcycle.Aslongasthiscycleweremaintainedinphaseno,propellingeffectwouldcomeintoplay.

ABALANCED,INPHASECYCLEOFMATANDDEMAT

"However,assoonastheDiscpilotputthecycleoutofphaseinfavorofeithertheforeoraftsections,onepartofthecraftwouldbematerializingasfastastheotherwouldbedematerializing,andthesumtotaleffectwouldbeaflowinanydesireddirection;although,sincethisflowwouldbeintermsofquanta,involvingbutsma11surfacesectionsofthecraft,itwouldbeinasenseanalogoustothemodeoftravelofacaterpillarorinchworm.ANOUTOFPHASECYCLECausingFlowInOneDirection

ANOUTOFPHASECYCLECausingFlowInTheOtherDirection

‐‐26–"Thereisstillanothersenseinwhichethercraftcanbeenvisionedas'flowing'forward.Atsupersonicspeed,whichisbutacrawlcomparedtoDiscspeeds,ouraircraftencounterso‐calledshockwaves,sometimesreferredtoasaburble.Thistendstoshake,shockordisintegratetheaircraft.Withoutadoubt,thedesignandoperationoftheethercraftissuchthat,atsupersonicspeedsandmuchhigher,thecraftflowsforwardinphasewiththeshockwaveorburbleandthewavehelpstopropelthecraftforward.Incidentally,therealsecretoftheso‐calledshockwaveinvolvesayet‐to‐be‐discoveredprincipleofphysicssounprecedentedthatourhighspeedplanedesignersandoperatorsofsuper‐sonictunnelswillbe/reluctanttobelievetheirownoperationsorformulas.However,theEquimaticallyarrivedattheoryconcerningthisphenomenonwouldnotbeinkeepingwiththesubjectmatterofthisarticle. ETHERCRAFTPROPELLINGPOWERSOURCE"Itiscertaintherearenochemicalprocessesinvolved,andthatthesourceofpowerisbasedonanatomicenergyorsub‐nuclearprocess.Theyhave,undoubtedlyandlongago,discoveredthesecretofreleasingandusingatomicenergywithouttheby‐productofradiationandradiationhazards,whichourorthodoxphysicistsappeartotakeforgrantedasbeingforeverinevitable.Evennowthereareamplecluestothereleaseanduseofatomicpowerwithoutsuchhazards;but,thereisanofficiallydecreedblindnessonthisandothermattersofsimilarorgreaterinterest.Itisentirelypossibleandprobablethattheuseofatomicenergybyethercraftinvolvesthetransitionofsuchenergyintoother,intermediateforms,i.e.,inter‐relatedfunctionsofheat,electricityandmagnetism,thenatureofwhichisbutdimlysuspectedinourphysics."HowevergreatourignoranceofEtherianphysics,itisentirelypossiblethatcertainisolatedlaboratorydiscoveriesduplicateorforeshadowprincipleswell‐knowntotheEtherians.Asoneofsuchglimmersofprogressletustakenoteofanitemappearingin'ScienceNewsLetters'Nov.19,1949,ofwhichthefulltextfollows:'NewElectronicTorchCanMeltTungsten:Heatenoughtomelttungsten,whichmeltsat3,370degreesCentigradeandhasthehighestmeltingpointofallmetals,isobtainedwithanewelectronictorchrevealedbytheGeneralElectricResearchLaboratory.Itutilizesextremelyhigh‐frequencyradiowaveswithsuchgasesasnitrogenorcarbonmonoxidefedatthedischargearc.'AsdescribedbyDr.J.D.Cobine,G.E.Scientist,theheartofthetorchisatubeknownasaMagnetronwhichproducesradiowavesofonemillioncyclespersecond.Leadingfromthetubeisanantennamadeofshortmetalcylinders,onewithintheother.Ahigh‐frequencyarccanbemadetoformononeendoftheantenna.Ifcertaingasesarefedpastthearc,theelectronictorchresults.Itresemblesajetofflameaboutnineincheslong.Thehightemperaturesproducedonanysurfaceplacedinthejetarecausedalmostentirelybytheheatgeneratedbyatomsjoiningtogethertoformmolecules,accordingtoDr.Cobine.Themoleculesofcertaingasesarebrokenupintoatomsbythehighfrequencyarc.Theseatomsjointogetheragainonsurfacesplacedinthetorch.‐‐27‐‐Thejetitselfisnotnecessarilyhot.'

ANINTERPRETATIONFROMOCCULTSCIENCE"Letmeaskthereaderatthispointtocomparetheforegoingdevelopmentwithstatementsmadeinaninterview(withamemberoftheInnerCircleoftrance‐mediumMarkProbert)summarizedbelowanddealingwiththeproblemofthediscpropulsion:‘Iwanttosaythattractionorwhatwouldbetermedthepressurefromtheoutertotheinner,oraswithwheelsonaroad,iscreatedbythemagneticfieldtheythrowoff‐‐thatisthrownoffbythebodiesofthesediscs.Thisistrueofallofthem,includingtheformthatyoucallthefire‐ball.Yes,theyoperateoutsidetheatmosphere,buttheformofpropulsionthereisnotdifferent,onlylowerandhigherratesofthesame.Thepropulsionissecuredaccordingtothe'conditiontheyenterinto.Atomsarenotsingleatoms;itisbettertosayafieldorapatternorawave,orsurfacebehaviorism.Thereisalwayssurface.Goingintothehigherethersthereisadenserfield;comingintotheearthatmospherethedensitygrowsless…Theradiationoutofwhichthesecraftarebuiltisbroughtaboutbymindactivity;itisbasedontheorderofphenomenacalledteleportation.Thisprocessalwaysbringsaboutextremeheatorcold.Inbringingthesemanifestationsintobeingheatisfirstused.Afterthebodytakesonthedensityoftheearthplaneitstartsthrowingoffheatradiations,heatenergy,ataterrificrateofspeed.Thisheatstrikesatthehydrogenandoxygenatomsaroundtheobject,creatingwhatmaybecalledaformofcombustion.Thiscreatesamagneticfieldaroundtheobject,atractionforit,aroadforit.'Yes(inreplytoaquestion)thethrustmightbecalledexternalinaway,becausetheheatedobjectactsasbothamagnetandarepellerItisextremelydifficulttoputintowords.Yes,thereisaheatwavewhichpassesovertheentireexteriorofthedisc.Haveyounoticedtheglowaroundsomeoftheseobjects?Someofthemreachwhatyoucallwhiteheat.Thisisheatedandcooledatanextremelyhighrateofspeed.Weneedthequantumtheorytoexplainthis.No,theheatwavedoesnotaffecttheinterioroftheDiscnorthepeopleinit.Yes,youcancallitapick‐upandlay‐downmotion,withtheexpansionandcontractionatquantumrates.'Yes,Ithinksuchamethodofpropulsioncouldbeusedhere,butthecostwouldbetoohigh‐‐toproducethatkindofheatandthatkindofmaterial,whichwou1dhavetobeexceedinglytenuous.No,Idonotknowofanysuchsubstance(onearth)atpresent.Yes,itwouldbeasyntheticmaterial.Ithinkthemostprofitablelineofinquiryforphysicistswouldbetotrytounderstandwhattheethericis,apartfromthegases.Thatwouldbethefirstapproach‐‐totrytounderstandthisunseeablespacearoundyou.Also,tounderstandmolecularmotion.Yes,molecularmotionappliestotheether.No,Idonotknowofanysuchthingasasubstancewhichisnotparticulate‐‐whichishomogeneous."(MeadeLayne’sfootnotetotheabovequotefromtheProbertséances:ThespeakerisanOrientalnamedRama‐Ka‐Lo.Thequotedpassagesare‐‐28–atleastaninterestingexampleofdeep‐trancecommunicationbyhighlyintelligententities;wehopethatitwillbereadonitsownmeritsandwithoutprejudicefororagainst.Communications

ofthisqualityhavebeenreceivedandstudiedforfouryearspastbytheBSRAssociates,whowishheretomakeacknowledgementofthelong‐continued(andunpaid)servicesofMarkProbert,undoubtedlyoneofthemostremarkable(andnon‐professional)trancemediumsintheworld.Weprintthiscommunicationandnote,sinceitistheopinionoftheBSRinvestigatorsthathelpfulandpromisingdatafromanysourceshouldneverberejectedapriorithroughprejudiceandignorance,asistoooftenthecaseunderthepresentattitudeofmanyworkersinthesciences.)"Lackofspacepreventsthiswriter(EdwardSchultz)frommakingadetailedcomparisonofthequotedparagraphswiththedevelopmentdescribedin'ScienceNewsLetter'.Wemay,however,particularlynotethehighdegreeofheat,thehighfrequencies,thefactthat‘extremelyhighradiowaves'arereallyelectro‐magneticinnature,andthereferencetohydrogenandoxygenontheonehand,andnitrogenandcarbonoxideintheGeneralElectricdevelopment.Notethereferencetoatomicbehaviorinbothcases,alsoto'surface'phenomena.Noteespecia11ythatinthecaseoftheethercraft,itissaidthattheheatdoesnotaffecttheinteriorofthesame,andthatthejetintheG.E.developmentis'notnecessarilyhot',thoughitcreatesheatsufficienttomelttungsten,whichhasthehighestmeltingpointofallmetals.THEGRAVEDUTIESOFGOVERNMENTS"Forthegovernmentsoftheworld,includingourown,theethercraftphenomenaoffernochoicebuttoassumecertaingravedutiesandresponsibilitiesinregardtotheenlightenmentandprotectionoftheircitizens,i.e.,Nottoobscurethefacts,evidence,statistics,etc.,involved,byinfantile'explanation',evasions,double‐talkandrankincompetencesofarasmattersofthiskindareconcerned.“Noso‐calledprojectsassumedtoinvestigateandevaluatemattersofthiskind(whetherintheopenorbehindtheprotectivescreenofwithdrawal)canbeanythingbutafarce,unlesssuchinvestigationincludesthecounselofanddatafromindividualsandsourcespossessingaspecializedandwell‐roundedknowledgeofthefactorsandprinciplesinvolved.Thereshouldbeproperlyorganizeddirectivestoallmembersofthearmedforcestoobserve,studyandreportallethercraftandrelatedphenomena;togetherwithacautionthatsuchcraftmustnotbeattackedorprovokedinanyway."Variouswaysandmeansshouldbeformulatedandtried(openlyorsecretly)forcommunicatingwiththeEtherianvisitors‐‐notonlybecauseoftheunprecedentedacademicinterestinvolved,butalsobecauseourknowledgeofamultitudeofmattersmightbeadvancedbyacenturyormore.Itisalmostcertainthatthe'Powersthatbe'mightlearn,viathisavenueofwisdom,howtoavoidanAorH‐Bombwar.Ifnot,andbecauseourmorecivilizedEtherianco‐inhabitantsoftheplanethaveanequalorgreaterstakeinthesame,theymayfinditexpedienttotakemattersofthatkindintotheirownhands,inwayswhichwouldbepeculiarlytheirown,butneverthelesseffective.‐‐29–“Sincegovernmentprocessesofthoughtandactionarenotoriouslyslow,befuddledandineffectiveinmattersofthiskind,theethercraftphenomenaofferanexceptionalopportunityforprivateinstitutionsoflearningandresearch,orenlightenedindividualswithabundantmeans,to

sponsoraresearchprojectorpermanentnucleusofstudyinbehalfoftheobjectivescitedabove.WritersandallpublicationshaveahighdutyNOTtotreatthesephenomenawithridiculeandthusdeterreportsandinvestigations.OurraceMUSTacceptadultresponsibilitiesandrealize,evenatthiseleventhhour,thatcertainthingscananddohappenforthefirsttime."***CHEMICALMATTERANDETHERICMATTERThefollowingcommentisbyAssociateMillenCook,nowMrs.BrinesleylePoerTrenchofLondon,England.Shehasbeenacontributortomagazinesofnationalcirculation,hasbeenalife‐longstudentofthesciencesandofesotericphilosophy,andhasmadevaluablecontributionsinthefieldofborderlandinvestigationandresearch“Chemicalmatter,thematterofourplaneofdailylife,isalimitedproductofwhatiscalledthethirdtransformation,andisproducedbythecombinationofastralatoms.Thereisonlysomuchofitinexistenceandthereisanendtoitsomewhere.Itwasadeliberatecreationbysentientbeingsandassuchwilleventuallydisintegratewhenthesupportingenergieshaverunout.Butthereisalotofitinexistence,ithasspreaditselfoveralotofterritoryandeachatomoccupiesalotofspacewithoutactuallyfillingthatspace.Itisbothheavyandcomplicatedwithoutbeingdense.Comparedtootherkindsofatomsitisalarge,room,open‐workaffairwhichlikethesolarsystemincludesmuchspaceinitsperiphery.Also,likethesolarsystem,itscomponentpartsarecomplicatedandcomposedofagreatnumberoffundamentalunitsofprimal‐statematter.Butthechemicalatomsweknowaresimplestructurescomparedtolargescaleprimitiveatomsofwhichtheyarethedisintegrationproducts."Thecatchis,thatyoucantgetachemicalatomoffbyitselfandtheotherkindsofmatterexistingintheareaitoccupiesaccountforsomanymorefundamentalmatter‐unitsthanthechemicalatomcontains,thatthespaceanygivenchemicalatomoccupiesoutweighsittimesoverfromthepointofviewofauniversalobserver.Buthumanbeingsobserveonlythechemicalatomsdirectly.Chemicalmattertendstobepushedtogetherineddiesorvortices,andwetendtogetanupside‐downideaofweightwhichisnottheproductofattractionitseemstobe.Inhabitantsofatubofwaterinwhichfloatingobjectsweregatheringatthecenterofaneddymightreason'thatthechipswereattractedtooneanother,iftheycouldnotsensetheexistenceofthewater.“Thereislittledifferencefromthehumanpointofviewbetweenspaceandmatterinitsprimalstate.PrimalMatteristhedensestofall'stuff'quantitatively.Agivencubicvolumeofitcontainsmore‐30‐fundamentalunitsthanagivencubicvolumeofanyofitscombinations.Allsuchcombinationsmovewithintheoceanofprimalmatter,orofspace.Eachsuccessivecombinationoccupiesalargerareainthatoceanthantheprecedingone.Chemicalmatteristhusthemoatcomplicated,themoatspread‐out,andthereforetheleastdenseofallkinds.Nomatterhowdenseitseemswhencomparedtootherchemicalmatter,acubicinchofleadisreallyalacylattice‐workthroughwhichthespacewindsblow.Andtheveilbetweentheastralandchemicalworldislittlemorethanasize‐gap;itisarealbarrieronlysolongas

perceptionisfocusedinonedirectionortheother.Thisisthe‘river'thedeadcrosstoreachwhatisliterallythe‘nextworld’inthecontinuumweinhabit,thatis,towhichwefastenourawareness.EARTHETHERIA,VENUSETHERIA,MARSETHERIA,ETC.“AgainconcerningtheDiscs.Ittheyareindeedmaterializations,whetherfromtheethericofourownplanetorofsomeother–“HereMr.Layneinsertedanotherlengthyfootnote:Animportantpoint,lightlytoucheduponinthisbookletbecauseofourwishtokeeptheexpositionassimpleaspossible.ButitisfamiliarteachingthatnotonlyourplanetEarth,butallcelestialbodiesalso,haveanethericregioninterpenetratingwiththeirsubstanceandextendingfararoundandoutsidethem.HencetosaythattheDiscscomefromEtheriadoesnotnecessarilymeanthattheycomefromtheEthericofTerra;theymayoriginateintheethericregionsofMarsorVenusorofotherbodies.Buttosayonlythatthey'comefromMars,etc.'istogiveanincorrectimpression.WhenweseetheplanetMarswearenotseeingtheethericplanetatall.Tospeakofthemasspaceships,meaningtherebyvisitingcraftfromotherplanetsiscorrectonlyinthisspecialsense,butastheexpressioniscertaintobeunderstood.Itispossibleandevenprobablythatthesecraftareusedforinterplanetarytravelinthissense.Andthedistancebetweenethericplanetsismuchless.“‐‐someshrinkagemightbeexpectediftheysolidifiedcompletely.The'littlemen'mightbeasbigaswearewhentheyareathome.Andthediscitselfmightbeconsiderablylarger.Iftheyenteredtheairtoofast(ashasbeenconjectured)andwentoutofcontrol,theymightalsohaveaccumulatedchemicalmattertooquickly.Ifthatistruetheywouldsurelyhavesufferedthedoubleeffectofexcessiveshrinkageandaheatingupfromtheswiftaccretionandcombinationofchemicalstuff.“TheideaoftheoriginoftheDiscsonVenusmaybepureassumption,butIcannotbesoutterlyscientificastodisregarditonthataccount.WithintheramificationsofthetheoryIplaywith,theycouldbebothethericandVenusian,sinceinthattheoryVenussupportsanethericcivilizationthatwasonce(andmaybeagain)incontactandcommunicationwiththechemicalcivilizationofthisplanet.AndifweassumetheyareVenusians,thestaturequestionwouldsolveitselfwithamuchdecreasedshrinkagefactorforcompletematerialization.THELITTLEBIGBUILDERSOFTHEPAST"Hereisabedtimestoryforyou.‐Onceuponatimetherewasaraceoflittlepeopleonthisplanetlittleascomparedtousatany‐‐31‐‐rate.Theywerethedominantraceandtheirinfluencemadeitselffeltina11thehabitableareasoftheglobe.Theyweregreatbuilders,and,longaftertheyweresupplantedbyotherracesandbecameaminoritytheycontinuedtobuild,ifonlytoheaptheearthupintohugeandsymbolicmounds,theoriginalpurposeofwhichmighthavebeenmuchdifferentfromwhat'wesupposeittobe.Theywentsomewhere,migratedperhaps.THEYWATCHANDWAIT

“Civilizationiscyclic,andthisisnotthefirsttimemankindhascontrolledthematerialelements.Indeed,thereisreasontosupposethatweofthiseartharealongwaybehind,bysystemic,andperhapsGalacticstandards."MaybetheywenttoVenuswhenanimmigratinggroupthreatenedthemwithextinction‐‐abiggerpeople,perhaps,fromanotherchemicalislandinspace.Apeoplebredtoaweakergravity,whocouldnot,inthousandsofyearsofhabitationofthisearth,quiteadaptthemselveseitherphysiologicallyorpsycholog1callytotheincreasedgravitationeffect.Agravitysostrong,tothem,thatitpullstheirinternalorgansoutofplace,flattenstheirfeet,andproducesdepressionandinsanity.“Perhapsthelittlepeoplecomebacknowandthentoseehowtheinvadershaveprospered.MaybetherewasmorethanonekindofthemandthelittlepeoplehopethatbynowaKilikennycatfightmayhaveensued.Or.andthisseemsmorelikelyinviewofthestructureofVenus(wherethe1ittlepeoplemayhavecomefrominthefirstplace)theyarejustcheckingup,watching,wonderingwhenoneofthestockswillprogressfarenoughinmaterialsciencetorediscoverspaceflight.“TheVenusEtherianswouldbemorenearlychemicalthantheearthEtherians.Theybelongtoaracewhosedensebodiesaresuchthattheycanemploychemicalenergiesasweusefireandphysicalforce.Theycouldbewellalongthewaytowardchemicalization(fromanearthetherpointofview)butnotsodeeplyinvolvedasweare.Thatcouldbeadifficultyinacompetitionwithaverychemicalraceforthepossessionofthisparticularglobe.OnVenusthedisadvantagewouldnotbesogreat;andtheeffectwouldtendtoworkintheirfavor.Venuswouldbecloudytousinmorewaysthanone,althoughthechemicalmaterialthatagreeswithourswouldbepresentandsubstantialenoughtous.Thelifeoftheplanetsimplywouldn'tbesoinvolvedwithit.“So(andthisisnotpartofthebedtimestory)Idontthinkallthespacecraftarecomingfromthesameplace.AndI’mnotreadytorejecttheideathattheymightbecomingfromVenus,Mars,orevenSaturn‐‐andstillbepilotedbypeoplewhomwewouldhavetocallEtherians. ‐"Jayremindsme(Millen'sTeacher?)toaddsomethingabouttheMenehunes,thelittlepre‐Hawaiianracethatwas'stillinpossessionoftheIslands,accordingtotheHawaiians,whenthelatterarrived.Thelittlepeoplecouldappearanddisappearatwill,andwhentheyappeartheywerequitechemicalandsolid.Theybuiltthefirstheiaus,those32greatplatformsoflavauponwhichtheHawaiianserectedtheirtemples,andtaughttheHawaiiansusefulcrafts."TowhichMr.Layneaddsthefootnote:TheMenehunesarefarfrombeingafairy‐taleinvention;theyhavebeenseeninrecentyearsandcircumstantialaccountsareavailable.StudentsoftheHawaiianHUNAlorearefamiliarwiththese.HUNAstudiesareunderthedirectionofMaxFreedomLong,authorof"SecretScienceBehindMiracles",apenetrating'andauthoritativeanalysisoftheoccultscienceoftheHavaiianKahunas,orpriests."SecretScienceBehindMiracles"

canbeboughtdirectfromMr.Longfor$4.00.HisaddressisPOBox875,VistaCalifornia.HewasaBSRAssociatefromthebeginningandaco‐directorformanyyears.FollowingareMr.Long’scommentsonflyingSaucersforinclusioninthe"EtherShipMystery"booklet.THEPROFOUNDEFFECTOETHEVISITORS"IaminfullagreementwithyouropinionthatthephenomenaoftheEtherShipsareofgreatimportanceandthattheonlyexplanationthatseemsremotelypossibleisthattheyareofethericorigin."Psychicphenomenasuchasapportation,transportation,andmaterializationofferproofthatso‐calledsolidobjectsorourplanecanbemadeinvisibleandintangibleorcontrarywise,broughtintomanifestationfromsomesuchinvisiblesource.Ifwecannotproducetheoriginalmolds,theinferenceisthatsomeconsciousandintelligententityisatthebackoftheoperation.“Icannotseehowwecanoverlookthispossibilityaftertheaccumulationofevidencethatwehaveseencoveringthisstrangechanging,bothintheseanceroomandoutofit.Astodenialoftheprovenfactthatthereisconsciousnessatworkontheinvisibleandintang1blelevels,onlythewillfullyblindandignorantareguiltyofthisbackwardstep.However,sadtosay,thesetwoclassesincludemostofthehumanrace.IftheDiscsandotherether‐shipssuddenlybegantoarriveingreatnumbers,thedisorganizationcanonlybeimaginedbyrecallingwhathappenedwhenWellesstagedhistoo‐realisticradioplayoftheMarsinvasion."Tomethepossibilityofsuchaninvasiononagrandscaleisnotimprobable.Certainlyitisnotimpossibleinthelightofwhatwehavebeenseeing.Ahundredyearsagotherewasaside‐spreadbreakingdownofthe'barriersbetweenthetwo(ormore)levelsofconsciousness,andawaveofspiritualisticphenomenasweptthecivilizedworld.Now,withtheappearanceofthesestrangeskycraft,comingfrom'nowhere'andvanishinginto'nothing',somethingverysimilarseemstobehappening."InadditiontothepressingandMaterialproblemoftheethership,thereisavastspeculativebackgroundopeningup.Themereexistenceofintelligentbeingswhoareabletoinvadeourworldatwillmustprofoundlyeffectevery‐mindcapableofreflectivethought.OnthebrightersideofthespeculativepicturewecanimagineourselvesenteringintofriendlycommunicationwiththeEtherianvisitorsandprofitingendlesslybytheirscientificknowledgeandculturalach1evements.Ontheothersideanightmarearisesbeforeus,ofmillionmaterializing‐33–inourmidstandprecipitatingastruggleforexistencethatcouldonlyendintragedyofincredibleproportions.Theideaofmakingafriendlycontact,orattemptingtomakeonehasbeenbroachedheretofore,butfromthepointofviewofourvisitorstheideamaybeanythingbutattractive.Theymaywellhavelearnedwhatwehavebeendoinginthewayofmassmurderinthepastfewyears.Theyundoubtedlyunderstoodswiftlywhathadhappenedafterweato‐bombedJapan.Iftheywerea1soawareofourreligiousandpoliticalsituationstheworldaround,tosaynothingofvestedinterests,theywouldhardlyfailtorealizethedangerofproposingadvancesinthesefields.

"Seriously,whatwefaceintheethershipsituationisfarfromamusing.Onthefaceofitwehavewhatseemsanequalchanceofutterdisaster,orofmakinginafewassistedyearstheleapfromourpresentbedeviledconditionintoacomparativelygoldenageofknowledgereasonandmorality.“Win,loseordraw‐‐bethedrawingonlytheinconclusiveappearancesoftheetherships‐‐thefewofuswhoareabletolookthesituationinthefacewithoutblindingprejudice,cannotdolessthanourbesttospreadtheinformationwehaveonthepossibleandveryprobableethericsourceoftheflyingobjects,whileatthesametimeweexerteveryefforttogainmoreknowledge."Mr.Layne'sfootnote:Thewriter,ofthisnoterefrains,onthewhole,fromadducingargumentsandevidencedrawnfrompsychicandspiritisticinvestigations.Manyofourreaderswillrealize,however,thatallofthesedatainterlock,andthatthetimeiscomingandisinfactalreadyathandwhenscientificthinkingwillhavetoreckonwithfactsobtainedinthisway.Yettheexistenceoftheetherships,andoftheregionswenameEtheriaarefactsofexperienceandoflogicalreasoning,quiteapartfromanypsychic,occultorspiritisticdata,anditisinthiswaythatwehavetriedtopresentthewholematter,inordernottocomplicatetheissueorawakenunnecessaryprejudiceandmisunderstanding.THEHERE‐NOWOFTHEETHERIANSFollowsnowasummaryofremarksonethershipsandEtheriansbyRamonNata11i,a16thCenturyItalianastronomer,andmemberofMarkProbert'sInnerCircle.“Thereisaroundeveryplanetandeverybodyinthevastheavens,anethericworld.ThesebodiesaregovernedbythoseintheEtheric.Everyplanet,includingtheearth,isunderthecontrolofitsethericcounterpart.Allthesestrangeskycraftcomefromtheethericregioneparticularplanet.TheDisctypecomefromtheethericregionVenus,andthedesignoftheDiscsiscopiedfromVenuswithitsoutervibratingdiscorring…AllsuchcraftmustpassthroughtheethericregionoftheearthandmusthavepermissionoftheEtherianstopassthrough.Eachcomesfromitsownparticu1arrateofvibration,whichisanunseenpatternoftheseenbody.TheyhaveoftencrossedtheMilkyWay.Theyarenotsolids;theirsolidityisformedaccordingtowheretheyaregoingandwhattheirmissionis.Theymaketheirvibrationconformtothatofthebodytheyapproach.Theirmatteris‐‐34–soformedthatitcanbedriven,bytheoperativeforceofthemind,atspeedswhichexceedthatoflight.Butthereisno'matter'or'stuff'asyouusethewords,whichpassesovertheenormousgulfofspace.Forsuchspeeds,hereandtheredonotexist;space‐timeisacontinuinghere‐now…Butyoumusthaveyourlawsandtheoriesofcourse!..”

VITHEFLYINGSAUCERSOFOAHSPEStudentsofthecuriousbookcalledOahspewillrecallanumberofreferencestoflyingcraftofmanykinds.Mr.WingAnderson,ChiefoftheEssenesofCosmon,writes:“FlyingSaucers..Discs,Ethereanvessels..AtmosphereanfireshipsOahspeisloadedwiththem!ThereferencesIencloseareonlyafewofthem,sincemanyshipsreferredtointhetextarenotlistedintheindex.Inoneplaceajetpropulsionshipisdescribed.ItismyopinionthatflyingdiscsarenotethereanintheOahspeansenseoftheword,butrather'atmospherean',andthattheirpropulsionisprobablyfromutilizationofVortexia,aprimaryenergy.ButtherelationoftheseOahspeanvesselstothevariouscraftnowbeingseeninourownskiesshouldbecarefullystudied…”Mr.Andersonsuppliesthefollowingpageandverserefereces:Page196‐3,4;167‐24,25;134‐14to23;732‐17to21:464,Ch.III,2~320‐14,15;123~7to12;733‐13,13;734‐9;316,317‐18to21;142‐5;~8~3,4;138‐4toII;312‐10;108‐2,3,4;109_16;290‐18;56,.57'‐2to14;470‐3;63‐‐21,22,23;412‐11s15&‐16a;25‐1to7;19‐1,line10,11,12;14‐13;257·‐7;170~11t14;87‐8,9;306‐14;1~4‐19T21;521‐2,4;522‐15;494‐15;39_6;178‐8;751‐5,8;496‐Ch.xviiSect.I;202‐6;alsop.24‐8,9;30‐16;49‐I;51‐J;~4‐4,5;135‐20;145‐9;173‐12;192‐9;458‐2:467‐1.AssociateH.M.WagnerofNiceville,Floridaalsosuppliesmanyofthesamereferencesandincludes:Page8‐12,16,17;54‐5;74~4,402‐5;454‐8;463‐3;464~2;486‐2ff;487‐1.AccountsofEtherShipscarryingmillionsofhumanspiritsandGodsare,ofcourse,utterlyfantasticatfirstglance.But,aswehavepointedout,thereispracticallynothingelseintheomniversebutroom,i.e.Spacenotoccupiedbyvisiblematter;moreover,weareheredealingwithconceptsquiteoutsideourordinaryspace‐timeworld.The"atmospheria”ofOabspeisspheresorplateauxsurroundingthewholeearth."Etheria”istheemancipatedheavensbeyondChinvat,thebridgeorboundaryoftheearth'svortex,beyondtheorbitoftheMoon.OahspewasmechanicallywrittenthroughthehandofaNewYorkdentist,Dr.J.B.Newbrough,1stedition,1882;oneofthemostextraordinaryworkseverproduced,aboutathousandpages.The"BookofCosmogonyandProphecy",oneofthe35booksmakingupOahspe,ispackedwithanextraordinarykindofsupersciencewhichisimpressiveandpowerful..whateverone'sbeliefinsuchmattersmaybe.***‐36‐

VIIANDINCONCLUSIONEveryfactandobjectandeventwhichentersourexperiencebelongsequallytoscience,philosophyandreligion,unlessbynarrowdefinitionsweexcludethem.Anelectron,astar,apulsebeatorathoughtareallandeachpropersubjectsforscientificanalysis;eachpresentsthemostprofoundproblemsofmetaphysics;andeachmaywellawakentheimpulsesofaweandworshipwhenthesenseofitsmysterygrowsstronguponus.Thisistrueevenofdreamsanddelusionsanderrors;forthesetooarefactualthings,formsofexperience,existentsintheirownwayandright,Ifyouaddacolumnoffiguresandadditwrongly,themistakeisasmuchafactandasmuchamysteryasthecorrectresultwouldbe.Noexplanationisevercompleteandfinal;allphenomenaofourplanebelongtotheborderland;andallaredeep‐rootedinthevastseaofcosmiclifeandenergyofwhichweknowsolittle.Attimestheborderlandcharacterofcertainhappeningsbecomesobtrusive,compellingandimportanttothewholeofhumanity.ThisiseminentlythecasewiththephenomenaoftheFlyingSaucers(EtherShips)Thedataaboutthemarefactualandempirical,butthescienceofourdayremains,uptothepresentatleast(1950),quitehelplessindealingwiththem.Menofscientificreputationhaveremainedcautiouslysilent,orinsomeinstanceshavejoinedorledthepopularchorusofderisionandincredulity.Forthepress,theradio,thescreen,andthemaninthestreetthewholeaffairhasbeenatonceahugejokeandahugefolly.Nomorebittercommentaryonthestateofourcontemporaryculturecouldbeimagined.Andyetfromthefirsttherehavebeenafewwhoacceptedthefactswithoutquestionandwhounderstoodinsomedegreetheirprofoundsignificance.Butwhenwesaythatthescienceofourdayishelplessinthefaceofthisproblem,wedonotimpugnthescienceoftomorrow‐‐thatis,oftheyearstocome.Thisscienceoftomorrowisnowcalledoccultandesoteric,andthesewordsinturnconnotedelusion,superstition,anddeceit.Soithasbeeninthepast,andsoitmustcontinuetobe,throughashorteningfuture.Onecouldfillabook,quiteeasily,withideas,concepts,predictionsofanoccultorder,regardedcontemptuouslyintheirtime,yetlateraccepted,restated,verified,integratedinoneformoranotherwithacceptablescientificthinking.Theoccultismoftodayisthescienceoftomorrow.Thisthoughtishatefultosome,butitisatruethoughtandhistorybearswitnesstoit.Itistotheoccultscientistorthescientificallytrainedoccultistthatthefutureofourculturebelongs‐‐ifbychanceitsurviveswhatseemstobeitsimpendingdebacle.TheEtherCraft(FlyingSaucers),theEtherians,andtheEthericWorldsexist,andmanhasalwayshadsomeknowledgeofthem.OccultistsandAdeptshavealwaysknownaboutthem.Modernsciencehasseennooccasioneithertoacceptorreject.Ethericphenomena,likethosecalled

psychicandspiritistic,havebeenoutlawedassporadicandwithoutsignificance.Butlittlebylittletheselattertwohavegained37disturbingimportance;andnow,allatonce,byasinglecoup,theFlyingSaucershavebecomeahardamazingfactforeveryone'sknowledge,asourimpossible,unexplainablebutfactualexperience.Thissomehowhasnotbeenwipedawaybyjeersanddenialsandsmugsuperiorities. OCCULTINVESTIGATIONItistheoldandrepetitioussmug‐sadstory,whichmostofourintellectualshaveneverlearned,perhapsneverwilllearn.ButMostofus,forallthat,wouldliketolearnalittlesomethingfromsomesourcesaboutthesestrangedisturbingvisitors,and,weaskourscientistsandintellectualsandgetnoansweratall.Butsincewehavesaidthatallphenomenaareborderlandinlastanalysis;andthatoccultismhasforerunsciencemanytimes,andisitselfthescienceofthefuture,letusatleastinquireofthissource.Letusask,andhearwhattheoccultisthastosay‐‐sincethereisnooneelsetolistento‐‐‐andthenifitseemsevenworsethanthemaunderingsofotherallegedauthorities,wecanputiteasilyaside.Whatdoesoccultinvestigationreveal,andwhatdoesoccultauthorityrevealifweconsultitasalastdesperateresource? Inthefirstplace,theoccultistconfirmsanumberofstatementsalreadymadeinthisbooklet,andelaboratesthemandaddsothers.Theetherships(FlyingSaucers),theEtherians,andEtheriaarereal,thoughtheir,existenceforthemostpartisoutsideourrangeofsenseperception.Ourearth,allplanets,allstars,allheavenlybodies,evenallterrestrialobjectshaveethericduplicates.Thecelestialbodieshavealsotheirethericspheresprobablyconcentricwiththevisiblebodybutextendingfarbeyondit.Thesespheres;insteadofbeingseparatedbyastronomicaldistances,actuallyinterpenetrate.Topassfromonetoanotherdoesnotmeantotraversedistance,butonlytochangeavibratoryrateoraconditionofconsciousness.Theclairvoyantwhohasethericvisiondoesnotgoanywhere,hesimplybeginstoseewhatisinvisibletomostofus.Theseethericworldshavetheirinhabitants,eachaccordingtoitskind‐‐andthenumberofsuchworldsisperhapsasinfiniteasthenumberoftheinterpenetratingethersthemselves.ETHERICMATTERRESPONDSTOTHOUGHTItisintheseethericworldsthattheEtherShipsofallformsoriginate.Ethericmtatterisresponsivetothought~energy.Anyobjectcanbecreatedbythought,will,andimagination;anditdoesnotlackrealityforthatreason.Ethercraftaremadeinthiswayintheearth’setheric,intheethericofVenusandMars,verylikelyinotherregionsalso.Thatdoesnotmeanthattheyaremadeonthevisibleplanets.Thesecraftcanbe,are,andalwayshavebeenusedforinterplanetaryflight.ItissaidthattheypenetratethegalaxiesoftheMilkyWay.Andthecraftbestknowntous,theDiscsorFlyingSaucers,originateintheEthericofVenusandtheirformimitatesthedisc‐likeappearancethatplanet.

Thisassertionaboutinterplanetarytravelraises,forus,theprob1emofenormousdistancesandthetimerequiredtotraversethem,even‐38–atspeedexceedingthatoflight.Fromtheoccultpointofview,however,thisproblemhardlyexists.Thesecraftarematerialinoursenseoftheword,wheninregionsadjacenttoourearth.Theyarealwaysmaterialwhenthewordmatterisusedinitsmostextendedsense;foreventhefinestethersarestillparticularate,andmaybeproperlycalledmaterial,thoughpossessingpropertiesunknowntotherarefiedmatterofourownplane.Wecanprobablysay,thatduringtransittheirmaterialityisthatofathought‐form.SPACE‐TIMEDESTROYEDLetuslookatthismatterfromanotherangle,eventhoughtheallegedfactswillbeunacceptabletomanyreaders.Remember,weareonlytryingtofindoutwhatastudentofoccultmattersmightsayifwecou1dgethimtotalkdowntous.Weareallmakingthought‐formsateverymoment;clairvoyantscanoftenseethemanditiseasytoimpressthemonphotographicplates.Also,wecansendtheseformstoanyplacewemaydesire,irrespectiveoftimeanddistance.IttakesnolongertothinkaboutthestarArcturusthanaboutyourfinger‐tip.Ifyouthinkanimageofyourself,youcanplaceitattheNorthPoleasquicklyasintothenextroom.Neitherthetimenorthedistanceenterintotheoperationatall.Letusrecallashortandprofoundsaying:Youarewhereyourconsciousnessis.Forifnot‐‐whereelse?PutALLyourconsciousnessintothenextroomandwhereareyou?Ifyoucanfindananswerwhichdestroysthisaphorism,youcanuprootalltheoccultphilosophiesintheworldatthesametime.Nowtheskilledoccultist,theAdeptifyoulike,makesathought‐formofhimself,orprojectshisconsciousnesswhichtakesonaform;andthisformmaybeandoftenisvisibleandtangibleatsomedistantplace.Hecanalsomakeathought‐formofadogorawolf(forexample)andunderspecialconditionsthisalsomaybeseenandheardandtouched.Bythislineofreasoning(andoffacts)becanmakeanobject,(sayaFlyingDisc)outofmentalmatter,mind‐stuff,andunderrightconditionsittoomaybeseeableandtouchableatwhateverplacehedesires.Thisisnotteleportationofanobject.Histhoughtmaterializesinmentalmatter,thensubsequentlyinethericmatter,finallyinmatterasisknowntooursenses‐‐iftheoperationiscarriedthatfar.Inasense,aFlyingSauceroranyobjectmadeinthiswayisalive.Itisin‐formedbythemind‐lifeofitsmaker.Itisakindofextensionoftheparentmind;justaseverythoughtis,insomewayanddegree.Thedestructionofsuchaformisonlylikethecessationorwithdrawalofathoughtoreffortofthewill.Innumerablequestionsofcourseoccurtoone.IftheseDiscsare,intheirinception,creationsofthought,wecanseebowanexperimenteron,say,Arcturus,canplacehismind‐createdDisc33lightyearsaway,intheearth'setheric,justaseasilyandquicklyasanywhereelse.Butthen,apparently,onceinsidetheearth'satmospherethismaterializedcraftbeginstoemploymeansofpropulsion;andifitchancestocometoaforcedlanding(?)wefindithasanextremelyhardmetallicshell.Further,therearethoselittlepeoplewhosebodiesarefoundinside.

‐39–OURPROFOUNDIGNORANCEThebasicdifficultywefindinconnectingthesefacts,comessimplyfromourprofoundignoranceofthepropertiesofethericmatter,andofitsbehaviorwhenplayeduponbymind‐energy.Wedohaveanalogousphenomenaonourownplane,inprojection,telekinesis,materialization,andformsofextendedsensoryperception(ESP)‐‐eventhoughtherun‐of‐the‐millscientistmaynotacceptanyofthem.Anobjectcreatedbythoughtenergyanywhereintheomniverse,mayconceivablybeplacedatanydesiredpointinouratmosphereandmadevisibleandtangibletous,butthesequenceoftransformationsinvolved(ortheteachingconcerningthem)isnotknowntothiswriter.Itseemstobetruethatacraftmadeofethericmatter(invisibletous)maystilluseamechanicalmeansofpropulsionwhileoutsideouratmosphere,thenuseavariantofthesamemechanicalmeanswhileinsideandvisible.Andwhethertheshipwasmind‐madeinPolaria‐Etheria,orVenus‐EtheriaorEarth~Etheria,itwasathought‐constructtobeginwith,astrulyasaboxoratableisanideainthemindofitsmakerfirstofall.Thecarpenterthinksouthistableindetail;that’smakingitinmind‐stuff;thenheusesmind‐bodyenergytofillinhismind‐stuffpatternwithwhatwecallphysicalanddensewood‐stuff.Thatismaterializingit.Wecanthenseeandtouchhisthought‐formforthefirsttime.Agoodclairvoyantofcoursecanseeitasathought‐formsometimes,andsometimesitcanbeimpressedonphotographicplates.Thismind‐originofourwholeobjectiveworld,insomesense,isatruismbothofphilosophyandofspeculativescience.Buttheexistenceofthingsinastral‐etheric‐mentalmatterislargelyclosedtousbecauseofthelimitsofsense‐perception. RENDINGTHEVEILThequestionisoftenasked:iftheEtheriansvisitusmainlytogaininformationaboutconditionshere,andfortheirownhistoricalarchives,whygotothetroubleofethercraftconstruction?Whynotobtainallsuchinformationbyprojectionofconsciousnessinonemodeoranother?Ananswerappearstobe,thattheyareintenselydesirousofawakeningearthpeopletoanawarenessofotherformsandregionsoflifethanourown‐‐forourownsakeandfortheirsalso.Itistheopinionofthepresentwriter,thatourpresentcivilizationandculturehavereachedanimpasse,forwhichthereisNOsolutioninthenormalcourseofevents.AndwhetherwemakeH‐Bombsorleavethemtakingtoourenemies,weshallcometothesamedestructionfromthem.Therealproblemistheunderlyingselfishnessandfear,andtheseareincurablebyanymeanswhichwecanandwilluse.Butitispossible,evenprobable,thatgreatevents,eitherofasupernormalorder,orgreatcataclysmsofNature,maysostunanddominatethemindsofmen,thattheywillturnasidefromoldthoughtsandconsiderwaysofbrotherhoodandmutualunderstanding.ItisprobablethatthisthoughtisinthemindsofourEtherianbrothersalso,andthatasalastresorttheymayintervene,withallimpartiality,inourtangledaffairs.

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