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DrTLobsangRampaMyVisittoVenusForwordbyJohnA.KeelDidT.LobsangRampaactuallygobuzzingthroughthesolarsysteminaflyingsaucer?Orwashejustanotherdeludedpsychopathdredgingupagoodyarnfromthedarkdepthsofatwistedmind?Ifhewasanut,hehadplentyofcompany.Men(andsomewomen)havebeencircumnavigatingthecosmosforthousandsofyears,leavingextensiverecordsoftheirtravelsbehindforustopuzzleover.EvenEnoch,thetraditionalsonofCainandfatherofMethuselah,issupposedtohavevisitedotherworldswherehehadsuchharrowingexperiencesthattheybecameapartofreligionandfolklore.AccordingtotheBooksofEnoch,whichwereoncepartoftheChristianbible,hewassleepingaloneinhishouseonenightwhenhewassuddenlyawakenedbytwomen,exceedinglybig,sothatIneversawsuchonearth...Theywerestandingattheheadofmycouchandbegantocallmebymyname.ThetwogiantentitiespluckedEnochfromhisbedandescortedhimintoouterspacewhere,duringthenextsixtydays,theygavehimaguidedtouroftendifferentworlds.Somewereoccupiedbydeliriouslyhappypeoplewhileothersweregloomyanddark,filledwithGregori...wretchedgraybeingswithwitheredfaceswhomumbledandmarkedindreariness.Enochsawworldsofdazzlinglightsandallergytoo.Hewasthefirstspacetraveler.Hewasalsothefirstabductee.Althoughhesupposedlyunderwentthoseadventuresmorethan4,000yearsago,copiesofhisbooks(scrolls)weresmuggledoutofRussiaabout1,500yearsago.Sincethen,thousandsofotherpeoplehaveclaimedalmostidenticalexperiences.Indeed,thebeginningofWhitleyStreibersCOMMUNION,thebigbestsellerof1987,isuneasilysimilartoEnochsaccount.AgreatSwedishseer,EmanuelSwedenborg,wentflounderingaroundthecosmosinthe1700s,leavingbehindascoreofponderousbookswritteninLatin.Apparently,hewasapowerfulpsychicandastralprojectionist.ManyofhisexperienceswereundoubtedlywhatwenowcallOBEs(outofbodyexperiences).LikeEnoch,manymodernOBEsbeginwhenthepercipientisseeminglyarousedfromasoundsleepandfindshimselfconfrontedwithaguidewhoresemblesanIndian,agiant,adwarf,anetherealspiritorevenaspaceentity.Thisguidethentakesthepercipientonawonderfultourofaveryrealisticuniverse.Itdoesntseemtobeadreambuttherearemanydreamlikequalities.Forexample,thetourmayseemtotakemanyhours,evendays,butwhenthepercipientisreturnedtohisbedhefindsonlyafewminuteshavepassed.ThishappenedtoEnochandSwedenborg.Theprocesscanalsobereversed.Theexperiencemayseemtobeshortbutwhenthepercipientreturnshefindshehasbeengonefordays,weeks,evenyears.Earthtimelosesitsmeaningintheseadventures.Formostofhislife,Swedenborgwasascientist,mathematicianandminingengineer.Then,suddenly,attheageoffiftysix,heunderwenttheclassicCosmicIlluminationprocesswhenpowerfulvisionsandpsychicinsightsrevolutionizedhisthinkingandchangedhisentirelifealmostovernight.Thedull,middleagedmanofsciencesuddenlybecameawareofthegreatuniverseofenergiesthatsurroundsallofus.And,likesomanyothervictimsofCosmicIllumination,heabandonedhisformerlifecompletely.Hisfriendsandrelativesthoughthehadgonebananas.HeclaimedthathehadvisitedJupiterandotherplanets.Andheprofessedtohavedailyconversationswiththespiritsofgreatmenfromthepast.Heoftenfellintotrancesthatsometimeslastedaslongasthreedays,muchtothealarmofthepeoplearoundhim.Ofcourse,duringsomeofthesetranceshebecamethevictimofmissingtime.Thatis,hisbrainwasunabletoaccountforlongperiodsoftimeorsuppliedconfabulations(falsememories)tofillinthegaps.Thismissingtimephenomenonhasbeenhappeningwholesaleinthe20thcenturyandwholecultshavesprunguparoundtheconfabulationsproducedbythepercipients.Lacunaamnesia,themedicaltermforthis,hasbecomeaseriousstudyformanydoctorsandpsychiatristsandhundredsoftechnicalbookshavebeenwrittenaboutit.DidEnochandSwedenborgactuallyvisitheaven,hellandallthemyriadworldsinbetween?Itsnotverylikely.Buttheirmindsdidtaketripsstimulated,perhaps,bythemysteriousforceswhichseemtocontrolthehumanraceandareactuallyabletodistortourreality.Theseforceshavebeengivenathousandnamesoverthecenturiesandhavebeencreditedwithallkindsofwonders,miraclesandcatastrophes.Manissocreated,Swedenborgnoted,astolivesimultaneouslyinthenaturalworldandinthespiritualworld.Thushehasaninternalandanexternalnatureormind...oftheinteriorstateofthemind,orofhisinternalman,manknowsnothingwhateverandthoughinfinitethingsarethere,notoneofthemrisestomanscognizance.Swedenborgastonishedhisfriendswithprecisepropheciesoffutureevents.Hewasevenabletoaccuratelydescribeeventsthatwereoccurringhundredsofmilesawayatthatexactmoment.Hetraveledinthehighestcircles,mixingwithRoyalcourtcirclesandthewealthiestpeopleofhistime.Buthisbookswerepoorlyreceivedduringhislifetime.Afterhedied,attheageof84,hisworkbecamethecenterofareligionthatflourishestothisday.AndhisbookshavebeentranslatedintomanylanguagesandareeasilyobtainablethroughthevariousSwedenborgianFoundationsandchurchesaroundtheworld.Sohereisacontacteewhohassurvivedforalmostfourhundredyears!Therehavebeenmanyothers.Severalyearsago,IwasmysteriouslydrawntoacemeteryonLongIslandafterarashofstrangephonecallsandeerieinstructionsfromvariousUFOcontactees.Followingtheirdirections,IfoundmyselfstandingamongthetombstonesofafamilynamedDenton.ButIdidntunderstandwhy.Solater,ononeofmymanyvisitstothemustybookstacksinthecavernousNewYorkPublicLibrary,IdecidedtoseeifIcouldlocateanyinformationontheDentonfamily.IwasflabbergastedbywhatIdiscovered.Backinthe1860s,shortlyaftertheCivilWar,theDentonfamilyofWellesley,MassachusettsbegantovisitVenusandotherplanets!Theydiditpsychically,withtheirmindseye,accordingtoWilliamDenton.HissonShermanwasthefirsttoestablishcontactin1866.VenuswasveryprominentintheskyandShermanjustclosedhiseyesand,accordingtohisfather,describedtrees,animalsthatwerehalffishandhalfmuskrat,andwaterthatwasheavybutnotwet.Thiswasthefirstofanumberofexperimentsinouterspace,achievedbychoosingtheobject,thenclosingtheeyes.ShermansnexttripwastoMarswherehesawflyingmachinesmadeofaluminum.PublicinterestintheDentonfamilysadventuressoared.Mrs.Dentonwassoonflutteringaroundthesolarsystemtoo,whilePapaDentonwroteaseriesofbestsellingbooks.Atelescope,heobserved,onlyenablesustoseebutthespiritualfacultiesenabletheirpossessorstohear,smell,tasteandfeel,andbecomeforthetimebeing,almostinhabitantsoftheplanettheywereexamining.TheDentonfamilyhittheroadwiththeactand,forthenextseveralyears,theyplayedtheatersalloverthecountry,peddlingtheirbooksinthefashionofthemedicineshowspopularduringthatperiod.TheytookadvantageoftheNewAgecrazethatwassweepingAmericaintheaftermathoftheCivilWarandtheamazingriseofSpiritualism.EveryoneeverywherewassuddenlyawareofSwedenborgsinternalmanandbeforethecenturyended,mostwerechattingwithspirits,Atlanteans,Indianguides,Ashtarandassortedspaceentities.AstralprojectionistseverywherewerezoomingaroundtothebacksideofthemoonandfrolickingonthesatellitesofJupiter.ThenextNewAgerevivaltookplaceintheaftermathofWorldWarI.Theboyswhofailedtocomehomein1918beganconversingwiththeirlovedonesthroughspiritmediumsandspiritualismagainbecametherage.(Spiritualismbeganin1848andhashadmanyrevivalssince.)HarryHoudinisavedhisflaggingcareerbyexposingsomeofthemanyphonyspiritualistswhoclaimedtheyhadvisiteddistantplanets,particularlyMars.MarswasafavoriteoftheSundaysupplementsbecausebeardedastronomersofgreatreputeclaimedtheycouldseebroadcanalsandevencitiesonthefarawaybody.Ourspaceprobesofthe1960sand70sprovedthattheywerewrongandthatthereisapparentlynosignofintelligentlifeanywhereinthissolarsystem.However,astronautsgazingbackattheearthfromdeepspacediddiscernpeculiargridmarksinNorthAmericathatsuggestedsomekindofintelligence.ItturnedoutthatthegridmarkswereloggingroadsinnorthernCanada.Exceptforthoseroads,thereisnoothervisiblesignoflifeonourownplanet!FollowingWorldWarII,therewasanotherbigrevivalofinterestinthingsspiritualandawholenewNewAgemovementsprangupinthe1950s.TheseNewAgerswerepreoccupiedwithflyingsaucersandthespacebrethrenwhowereissuingsternwarningsaboutouratomicfollies.Weweretoldtoshapeuporshipout.Andsomeofuswent!Thereweregrowingnumbersofcontacteesallovertheworldwhoclaimedtheyhadbeenflowntootherplanetsinflyingsaucers.Thousandsofotherswerecomplainingaboutbeingseizedbyhypnoticliketrancesandlosingtime.Thephenomenaweresowidespreadandsobizarrethatnogovernmentcoulddealwiththem.Investigatingthemanifestationswasanimpossibletask.Evenmoreimpossiblewasthetaskofinterpretingwhatwasgoingon.Hardfactswerefew.Speculationswererife.Scientistswhoattemptedtostudywhatwasgoingonsoonwereateachothersthroats.Civiliangroupsendedupbattlingmeaninglesswindmills...andeachother.Becausenogovernmentwouldconfirmtheirpersonaltheories,theyassumedthegovernmentsoftheworldwereengagedinamassivecoverup.TheFrenchgovernmentdidfinancecivilianinvestigatoryeffortsinthe1970s.TheresultwasthattheFrenchcivilianufologistssoondecidedtherewerenoUFOsandthewholeFrenchmovementcollapsedinaseaofdisgruntledblarney.HereintheU.S.,asignpainternamedAllenNoonanfelloffaladder,bangedhisheadandfoundhehadawakenedstrangepsychicabilitiesinhimself.Hewassooncommunicatingwithspacepeopleandundergoingallkindsofstrangeexperiences.InHolland,amannamedPeterHurkosalsofellonhisskullandtheaccidentturnedhimintoaworldfamouspsychicwhohasspenthislifehelpingpolicesolvecrimes.In1947,inEngland,astrugglingBritishwriternamedCyrilHoskintoldhisastonishedwifethathehaddecidedtochangehisname.Afewmonthslater,CyrilHoskinbecameCarlKuonSuobycourtorder.ButhefoundhewasjustasunemployableasKuonSouashehadbeenasHoskin.LifewasatiresomestruggleeventhoughhefeltastrangecompulsiontoadoptOrientalways.Hebecameconfusedmentally,abandonedhishomeandmovedtoadistantdistrictwherehewastroubledbyhallucinations(byhisownadmissionlater)anddevelopedakindofsplitpersonality,theEnglishmanbeingslowlyreplacedbyanOrientalentitywhilehisappalledwifewatched.Then,onJune13,1949,whileclimbingaladderinhisgarden,CarlKuonSuofellandcrackedhishead,sufferingamildconcussion.Whenherecovered,theEnglishmanwasgoneandhadbeenreplacedbyaTibetanwithfullmemoriesofgrowingupinTibet!In1949,TibetwasstilloneofthemostremoteandinaccessibleplacesonEarth.OnlyahandfulofWesternershadeverbeenthere.Itwasaforbiddenmountainkingdom.*******pagemissing*******tedtoanswerhiscritics.Thenewspaperswouldnotgivehimanyspaceandonlyonetelevisionstationofferedtointerviewhimprovidedhefollowedascripttheywrote!Fortherestofhislifeherepeatedlyinsistedthatallhisclaimsweretrue.ButtheBritishpressdelightedlypointedoutthathewasanunemployedEnglishmannamedCyrilHoskinwhohadneveroncesetfootoutsideGreatBritain.ThecontroversyragedforyearsandthepressfinallydroveTuesdayLobsangRampaoutofEnglandtoCanadawherehespenthisremainingdays.Hiswifelaterwrote,AlthoughTheThirdEyehasbeensuchagreatsuccessandbroughtenlightenmenttomany,myhusbandneverwantedtowriteit.Insteadhehopedtoobtainapositionwhichwouldprovideanadequateincomesothathecouldavoidpublicityandthelimelight...Beingunabletoobtainemployment,therewasnoalternativetowritingTheThirdEye,whichisabsolutelytrue,andheissatisfiedthatithasbeenameansofbringinghelp,comfortandassurancetomany.OncehewasafamousTibetanauthor,TuesdayLobsangRampawroteotherbooks,includingtheonenowinyourhands.Thisbookwas,infact,chaptersdeletedfromoneofhisotherworks.ItwasdiscoveredbythelateGrayBarker,whorescueditfromtotaloblivion.Itispossible,ofcourse,thatitistotalhogwash.ItisalsopossiblethatitisadescriptionofanO.B.E.,likesomuchofLobsangsworkpurportstobe.Certainly,itisatleastasvalidasSwedenborgsvisitstoJupiter,EnochstravelsamongtheGregoriandWilliamDentonsexcursionstoVenus.Itmaybethatthereisacurtainofmagneticfrequenciesbetweenourrealityandsomeother,greateruniversethatonlyafewareprivilegedtosee.AndeverythingindicatesthatT.LobsangRampawasoneofthem.JohnA.KeelP.O.Box1594,PrescotOntario,CanadaNewYork,N.Y.1988Mr.GrayBarkerBox2228ClarksburgWestVirginiaOctober31,1966DearMr.Barker,Thisbookshouldnothavebeenpublishedreally,butIampreparedtobelievethatyoupublishedingoodfaithundertheassumptionthatIwasinSouthAmericaandsonotavailable.ToregulariseyourpositionIsuggestthisyoumaketwoalterationsasrequestedbyme,andIwillgiveyoupermissiontopublishandsellthebook.Iwillnottakeroyaltiesonthisbook,MyVisittoVenus,butinsteadyoucansendtenpercentofyourprofitstoTheSaveACatLeagueof245West25thStreet,NewYorkCity,becausepoorlittlecatshaveamiserabletimeinthishardworld.YouandIhavehadahardtimeatthehandsoftheignorantandspiteful,andIhaveNEVERbeenaffordedanyopportunityofgivingmyownsideofthecase.Themoronicpressarelikemaddogsintheirinsensatehatredofthatwhichtheydonotunderstand.Itellyoudefinitelyandemphaticallythatallmybooksaretrue,aremyownpersonalexperiences,andIamwhomIclaimtobe.Yourssincerely,T.LobsangRampaIntroductionIn1956,LondonpublishersSeckerandWarburgbroughtoutwhattheythoughtwasaverygoodoccultbook.Neverdidthey,norDoubledayandCompanytheNewYorkpublishers,foreseethatthebookwouldsuddenlycapturetheimaginationoftwonationsasthegeneralpublicreadthemostfascinatingbookonTibeteverpublished.ThebookwasautobiographicandtoldthestrangeandinspiringstoryofaTibetanmonkwhohadprogressedfromneophytetolamahood,andhadeventuallyattainedacertainoccultfacultywhichcomprisedthetitleofthebook.THETHIRDEYE,byTuesdayLobsangRampawasnotonlyarecountingofhisinitiationsandmonasterydoings,butitalsoprovedtobeahighlylivelyaccountofeverydayTibetanlife.Wereadthebookfromcovertocoveronenight,everybitasfascinatedaseverybodyelse.ButwecouldnthelpwonderinghowanEasternercouldhavemasteredtheEnglishlanguagesovivaciously.ThereasonwassoontocomeinthefuroroverthebookwhichtookplaceinLondonwhensomeTibetanscholarschallengedtheauthenticityofRampaandaverredhewasnotaTibetanandhadneverbeentoTibet!ThenT.LobsangRampassideofthestorywasrevealed.NohehadindeedneverbeentoTibet,inhispresentbody.ThespiritofaTibetanlamahad,howeverenteredhisbody,underunusualcircumstances.Inreplytohiscritics,Rampastated:THETHIRDEYEisabsolutelytrueandallthatIwriteinthatbookisfact.I,aTibetanlama,nowoccupywhatwasoriginallythebodyofaWesternman,andIoccupyittothepermanentandtotalexclusionoftheformeroccupant.Hegavehiswillingconsent,beinggladtoescapefromlifeonthisearthinviewofmyurgentneed.Theactualchangeoveroccurredonthel3thofJune,1949,butthewayhadtobepreparedsometimebeforethat.IknowthatIhaveaspecialtasktodo,andIbecameawarethatitwouldbenecessarytocometoEnglandforvariousreasonsconnectedwithit.Inthelatterpartof1947,Iwasabletobytelepathysendimpressionstoasuitableperson.InFebruary,1946,hechangedhisnamebylegalDeedPoll.Tomakethechangeovereasierhealteredhisaddressanumberoftimesandlostcontactwithallfriendsandrelations.Onthel3thofJune,1949,hehadaslightaccidentwhichresultedinconcussionandwhichknockedhimoutofhimself.Thisenabledmetotakeover.ItriedveryhardindeedtoobtainemploymentinEngland,butforvariousreasonstherewasnoassistancefromtheEmploymentExchange.ForyearsIvisitedEmploymentExchangesandtheAppointmentBureauisTavistockSquare,London.IwasalsoregisteredwithanumberofprivateEmploymentAgenciesandpaidquiteaconsiderableamounttotheminfees,butnoneofthemdidanythingforme.ForsometimewelivedoncapitalwhichhadbeensavedanduponanythingwhichIwasabletoearnfromdoingfreelancewritingoradvertising.IhaveaspecialtasktodobecauseduringmylifeinTibetIhadbeentotheChangTangHighlandswhereIhadseenadevicewhichenablespeopletoseethehumanaura.IamclairvoyantandcanseetheauraasIhavedemonstratedtomanypeopleatmanytimes,butIamawarethatifdoctorsandsurgeonscouldseethehumanaurathentheycoulddeterminetheillnessafflictingahumanbodybeforeitwasatallserious.ItwasnotpossibleformetocometoEnglandinthebodywhichIthenhad.Itriedbuttonoavail.Theauraismerelyacoronadischargeofthebody,ofthelifeforce.Itissimilartothecoronadischargefromahightensioncablewhichcanbeseenbyalmostanyoneonamistynight,andifmoneywouldbespentonresearch,medicalsciencewouldhaveoneofthemostpotenttoolsforthecureofdisease.Ihadtohavemoneyinordertocarryoutmyownresearch,but,Ihavenevertakenmoneyforcuringpeoplesillnessesorfortakingtheirtroublesofftheirshouldersashasbeenmisrepresentedinacertainpaper!AndhowdidTheThirdEyecometobewritten?IcertainlydidnotwanttowriteitbutIwasdesperatetogetajobsoIcouldgetonwithmyallottedtask.Itriedforjobafterjobwithoutavail,untileventuallyafriendofferedtoputmeintouchwithagentlemanwhomightbeabletousemyservice.Mr.BrookssaidIshouldwriteabook.IinsistedthatIdidnotwanttowriteabookandsoweparted.Mr.BrookswrotemeagainandoncemoresuggestedthatIshouldwriteabook.IntheintervalbetweenseeinghimandreceivinghisletterIhadbeenforotherinterviewsandhadbeenrejected.SowithmuchreluctanceIacceptedMr.Brooksoffertowritesuchabook,andhereagainIrepeatthateverythingsaidinthatbookistrue.Everythingsaidinmysecondbook,DoctorFromLhasaisalsotrue.OneshouldnotplacetoomuchcredenceinexpertsorTibetanScholarswhenitisseenhowoneexpertcontradictstheother,whentheycannotagreeonwhatisrightandwhatiswrong,andafterallhowmanyofthoseTibetanscholarshaveenteredalamaseryattheageofseven,andworkedallthewaythroughlifeasaTibetan,andthentakenoverthebodyofaWesterner?Ihave!WhataboutthemanwhosebodyRampatookover?Whatofhisformerlifebeforethetransformation?Followingaresomeremarkablestatementsbyhiswife:ManypeoplewillwonderabouttheonewhooccupiedthatWesternbodybeforeitwastakenoverbyaTibetanandI,asthewife,wouldliketotellsomethingofeventsleadingtothechangeofpersonality.AtthefirstindicationofsomethingdifferentIwasmorethanalittlestartled.WewereleadingaquietlifeinSurrey,myhusbandbeingonthestaffofacorrespondencecollege,inanadvisorycapacity,andthewarhadbeenoverfortwoyears.Outofthebluecamehisremarktowardtheendof1947sittingquietlyforsometime,hestartledmebysuddenlysaying,Iamgoingtochangemyname.IlookedathimaghastforIfailedtoseeanypointindoingsuchathing.Wehadnothingtohide,nothingfromwhichtorunaway.Ittookmesometimetorecoverafterhecontinued,Yes,wewillchangeournamebyDeedPoll.ByFebruary,1948,allthelegalformalitieshadbeencompleted,andwehadnofurtherrighttoourpreviousname.Myhusbandsemployerwasnotpleased,buttherewaslittlehecoulddoaboutit,especiallyasataboutthattimeoneofthefirmsdirectorshadmadeanalterationtohisownname.Ofcourseeveryonethoughtwehadatlasttakenleaveofoursenses,butthatneverbotheredme.Ihadlivedwithmyhusbandforeightyearsandknewthatifhehadahunchtodoanythingatalltherewasalwaysagoodreasonforit.Soon,however,wenoticedpeoplewerenotsayingournamewhenaddressingus,andevenafterseeingitwrittentheydidntseemabletospellitforthatreasonwelatershortenedit.Iwanttoclarifythispointtoshowthatwehaveatnotimeusedanaliasashasbeenmistakenlysuggested.AtaboutthistimemyhusbandtalkedagreatdealabouttheEastandonoccasionshedidinfactwearEasterndressheoftenseemedtobeverypreoccupiedinhismanner,andIhaveknownhimtofallintoatrancestateandspeakinanunfamiliartongue,whichInowbelievetobealanguageoftheEast.InJuly,1949,heagainmadeasuddendecisionthistimetogiveuphisjob!Thishedidtotheconsternationofhisemployerwhohadalwaysfoundhimtobeaveryusefulandconscientiousmemberofhisstaff.Theideabehindthiswassothatwecouldleavethedistrictandloseallcontactwiththepast,whichwedid.Withinayearwehadcompletelylosttouchwithpreviousacquaintancesandwithourformerlife.Wemanagedtoexistonwhatwehadsaved,togetherwithwhatwecouldearnfromvariousformsofwriting.ThedayIhappenedtolookoutthewindowandseemyhusbandlyingatthefootofatreeinthegardenissomethingIshallneverforget.Ihurriedouttofindhewasrecovered,buttome,atrainednurse,heseemedtobestunnedorsomething.Wheneventuallyheregainedconsciousnessheseemedtoactdifferently,andinwaysIdidnotunderstand.Aftergettinghimindoorsandupstairstoourflattorest,themainthoughtinmymindwastogetadoctorasquicklyaspossible,butIwasreckoningwithouthimheseemedtosensemyalarmandimploredmenottodoso,assuringmethathewasquiteallright.Certainlyhisspeechseemeddifferent,morehaltingasifhewasunfamiliarwiththelanguage,andhisvoiceappeareddeeperthanbefore.ForsometimeIwasquiteconcerned,forsomethingseemedtohavehappenedtohismemory.BeforespeakingormovingheappearedtobemakingcalculationsmuchlaterIlearnedthathewastuningintomymindtoseewhatwasexpectedofhim.IdonotmindadmittingthatintheearlystagesIwasveryworried,butnowitseemsquitenatural.IhaveneverceasedtowonderthatsuchanordinaryindividualasmyselfshouldbesocloselyassociatedwithsucharemarkableoccurrenceastheadventofaTibetanlamatotheWesternWorldAlthoughthesocalledTibetanScholarsgrabbedmostofthepresscopy,therewerethosewhofeltthattheywerenotsoscholarlyafterall.Considerthefollowingletter,receivedbyGrayBarkerfromaBuddhist,whenBarkerannouncedthathewouldpublishRampassecondbookintheUnitedStatesanddiscussthecontroversyinprint.DearMr.Barker:AfterreadingyourremarksonLobsangRampasTheThirdEye,Iampromptedtoaddafewofmyown.During1957,IhadoccasiontowriteareviewofthebookfortheNorthIndianBuddhistQuarterly,andmostespeciallytodiscussthetheologicalandphilosophicalmaterialcontainedwithinthetext.AtthetimeIwrotethereview,Iwas,asweresomanyothers,tryingtofindfaultwiththeaccuracyoftheinformationgiven.Ihadalreadyheardthatsomeofthedescriptionsofcostumeandgarbdidnotaccordwiththereportsofacademicanthropology,and,inmyignoranceofthedivergencesofTibetanreligionfromorthodoxBuddhism,Iwasshockedtofindthatonewhocalledhimselfamonkshouldembraceviewswhich,fromthestandpointofAryandoctrine,wereallbutheretical.Imaginemysurprise,then,whenIreceivedlettersfromTibetanphoongi,complimentingthesuccinctdescriptionofdbuchantheologycontainedinmyreview.ThisdescriptionwascomposedexclusivelyofparaphrasesontheLobsangRampabookunderreview.ThegreatestpointofdiscussionwasthatwhichhadtodowiththeorderofdisciplinewithintheitinerantcommunitiesofTibetanmonks.TheWesterncorrespondents,andIndianobserversalltoldmethatRampawaswrongbuttheTibetanswrotecomplainingthathehaddivulgedsecretknowledge,whichwasthepropertyofthearcaneschoolsoftheircountry,andwhichaclosedbrother,inphysicalform,oretheric,didpoorlytopublishinthefarlandstotheWest,whereitlayopentothegazeoftheUninitiate.Sincerelyyours,Ganesha,Mahaguru,atBodhiSanghaSatAmericaNewYork,N.Y.ProloguebyGrayBarkerEventhoughexposedbyTibetanscholars,thepubliccontinuedtobelieveinRampaandtobuyhisbooks.LobsangRampa'ssubsequentbooksgivemoredetailsofexperienceswhichheencounteredaftertheperiodcoveredbyTheThirdEye.Someofthemconsistofpracticaloccultteachingsfromwhichtheordiriarypersoncanprofit.Rampakeptthesubjectofflyingsaucersandspacetraveloutofhisbooks,evidentlyafraidthattheseaccountsmightnotbebelieved.Someofthesewriting,includedinthisbook,havebeenpublishedbythesaucerpress,andsomeofthemhavebeencirculatedprivatelyinamimeographedmanuscriptedition.PublicawarenessoftheUFOphenomena,however,hascomealongwaysincethe1950's.WethinkitistimetoputtogetherRampa'sflyingsaucerwritingsinbookformsothatthepubliccanreadoftheseremarkableexperiences.Andsothislimitededitionhasbeenpreparedandpublished.Wepredictthatitwillbemuchsoughtafter,andthatoncethisoriginaleditionisgoneitwillbecomeaprizecollector'sitem.Thecopyyouholdwillbecomemuchwornanddogearedbeforeitsdemise.Wehopeitgivespleasuretotheowner,andtothosewhoborrowit!GrayBarker"MyVisittoVenus"byT.LobsangRampa.PARTONETHEHOMEOFTHEGODSFlyingsaucers?Ofcoursethereareflyingsaucers!IhaveevenbeenforatripinoneTibetisthemostconvenientcountryofallforflyingsaucers.Itisremotefromthebustleoftheeverydayworld,andispeopledbythosewhoplacereligionandscientificconceptsbeforematerialgain.ThroughoutthecenturiesthepeopleofTibethaveknownthetruthaboutflyingsaucers,whattheyare,whytheyare,howtheywork,andthepurposebehinditall.Weknowoftheflyingsaucerpeopleasthegodsintheskyintheirfierychariots.ButletmerelateanincidentwhichcertainlyhasneverbeentoldbeforeinanycountryoutsideofTibet,andwhichisutterlytrue.Thedaywasbitter.Frozenpelletsoficedrivenbythehowlinggalehammeredlikebulletsintoourflappingrobesandtoretheskinoffanyexposedsurface.Theskywasavividpurplewithpatchesofstartlinglywhitecloudswhichracedoffintothehinterland.Here,nearlythirtythousandfeetabovethesea,intheChangTangHighlandsofTibet,weweretoilingupwards,upwards.Atoutlastrestingplace,somefivemilesbehindus,avoicehadcomeintoourconsciousness:Striveon,mybrothers.Striveon,andenterthefogbeltagain,forthereismuchforyoutosee.Thesevenofus,allhighlamasfromthelamaseriesofTibet,hadhadmuchtelepathiccommunicationwiththeGodsoftheSkies.Fromthemwehadlearnedthesecretofthechariotswhichspedswiftlyacrossourlandandwhichsometimesalightedinremotedistricts.Onwardsweclimbed,higher,andhigher,clawingafootholdinthehardearth,forcingourfingersintotheslightestcreviceintherocks.Atlastwereachedthemysteriousfogbeltagain,andentered.Soonwewerethroughitandintothewonderfullyheatedlandofabygoneage.Adaysmarchmore,mybrothers,saidthevoice,andyoushallseeachariotofold.ForthatnightwerestedinthewarmthandcomfortoftheHiddenLand.Wefoundeaseandrelaxationonasoftbedofmoss,andinthemorningwegratefullybathedinawarm,broadriverbeforesettingoutonanotherdaysmarch.Hereinthislandtherewerepleasantfruitswhichwetookwithusforourmeal,asatisfactorychangeindeedfromtheeternaltsampa!Throughoutthatdaywejourneyedupwardsthroughpleasanttreesofrhododendronandwalnut,andotherthelikeofwhichwehadnotseenbefore.Allthetimewewererisingupwards,andallthetimewewereinthispleasantwarmland.Withnightfalluponuswemadeourcampbeneathsometrees,andlitourfire,thenrolledourselvesinourrobes,andfellasleep.Withthefirstlightofdawnwewereagainreadytocontinueourjourney.Forperhapsanothertwototwoandahalfmileswemarched,andthencametoanopenclearing.Herewewerestopped,dumfoundedwithamazementtheclearingbeforeuswasvast,andincredible.TheopenplainwesawwasperhapsfivemilesacrossandthescenewassostrangethatevennowIhesitatetowritebecauseoftheknowledgethatIshallbedisbelieved.Theplainwasaboutfivemilesacrossandatitsdistantsidetherewasavastsheetoficeextendingupwards,likeasheetofglassreachingtowardtheheavens.Butthatwasnotthestrangestthingbeforeus,fortheplaincontainedaruinedcity,andyetsomebuildingswerequiteintact.Somebuildings,infact,lookedalmostnew.Nearby,inaspaciouscourtyard,therewasanimmensemetalstructurewhichremindedmeoftwoofourtempledishes,clampedtogether,anditwasclearlyavehicleofsomesort.Myguide,theLamaMingyarDondup,brokeourawedsilence,saying.ThiswasthehomeoftheGodshalfamillionyearsago.DuringthosedaysmenstroveagainsttheGods,andinventedadevicetoshatteranatomwhichwroughtdisasterontheearth,causinglandstoriseandlandstosink,destroyingmountainsandcreatinganew.Thiswasamightycity,themetropolis,andherewasoncetheseashore.Theconvulsionoftheearthwhichfollowedanexplosionraisedthislandthousandsoffeet,andtheshockofthatexplosionalteredtherotationoftheearth.Weshallgocloser,andweshallseeotherpartsofthecityembeddedintheiceoftheglacieraglacierwhich,inthishotvalley,wasgentlymelted,leavingintacttheseancientbuildings.Welistenedinfascinatedsilence,andthen,asifbyonecommonimpulse,wemovedforward.Onlyaswecameclosetothebuildingsdiditbecomeapparenttousthatthepeoplewhohadlivedheremusthavebeennotlessthantwelvefeettall.Everythingwasonagiantscale,andIwasforciblyremindedofthosehugefigureswhichIhadseendeepinthehiddenvaultsofthePotala.Weapproachedthestrangevehicleofmetal.Itwasimmense.Perhapsfiftyorsixtyfeetacrossandnowdulledwithage.Wesawaladderextendingupintoadarkopeningand,feelingasifwetrodsacredground,wecreptup,onebyone.TheLamaMingyarDondupwentfirstandsoondisappearedintothedarkhole.Iwasnext,andasIreachedthetopoftheladderandsteppedinsidethemetalhullIsawmyguidebendingoverwhatlookedtobeaslopingtableinthislargemetalroom.Hetouchedsomething,abluishlightcameon,andtherewasafainthum.Toourhorrifiedamazement,atthefarendoftheroomfiguresappearedandwalkedtowardusandspoketous.Ourfirstimpulsewastoturnandrun,tofleethishouseofmagic,butavoiceinourbrainsstoppedus.Benotafraid,itsaid,forwewereawareofyourcomingandhavebeensoawarethislasthundredyears.Wemadeprovisionssothatthosewhowereintrepidenoughtoenterthisvesselshouldknowthepast.Wewereheldasifhypnotized,powerlesstomove,powerlesstoobeyouranimalinstinctsandescape.Beseated,saidthevoice,forthiswillbelong,andtiredmendonotlistenwell.Wesat,thesevenofusinarow,facingtheendoftheroom,andwaited.Forsomesecondsthebuzzingcontinued.Thelightintheroomfaded,andwewereinadarknesssoprofoundthatwecouldnotseeourhandsbeforeus.Somesecondslaterthebuzzingstoppedandtherewasafaintclick,thenuponthewallappearedpicturespicturessoutterlystrangethattheywerealmostbeyondourcomprehension.Picturesofamightycityamongwhoseruinswenowsat,acitybesidetheseauponwhichrodemanystrangecraft.Overhead,disclikevehiclessoaredthroughtheair,soundlessly,effortlessly.Upontheshoreofgoldensandsgiantfiguresstrodeamongstwavingpalmtrees.Wecouldhearthesoundofhappyvoicesofchildrenatplayastheysplashedinthesurf.Wesawscenesinthestreets,inthehouses,inthepublicbuildings.Withoutwarning,wesawasiffromsomecraftintheair.ItremindedmesovividlyofmykiteflyingthatIalmostclutchedanonexistentcrossbar.Thentherewasadreadfulboom,andfromafaramushroomshapedcloudsoaredmilestotheheavens,acloudshotwithcrimsonandyellow,asiftheverybreathofthegodswasafire.ENGULFEDFromourvantagepointwesawbuildingstopple,andpeoplefleeingfortheirlives.Then,fromoutofthedistanceroaredahugewaveofthesea,perhapsfiftyfeet,perhapsahundredfeethigh.Itstruckthelandandengulfedthehousestheoncestatelymetropolis.Theearthshook,thepictureswirled,andspinning,andallwasblackness.Forwhatseemedtobealongtimewesatwonderinglyinthedarkness.Apicturecameonthewallagain,butthistimeadifferentpicture.Wesawtheclearing,andinitwerestrangecraft,suchasthatinwhichwenowsat.Menseemedtobedoingmaintenancework,servicing.Craftwerecontinuallyarrivinganddeparting.Thereseemedtobemanydifferenttypesofpeople,rangingfromthoseaboutfifteenfeettalltosomeaboutfivefeettall.Thepicturechangedandwesawviewsoutsidetheearth,andaviewofthedarksideofthemoon.Thevoiceofthescreengaveusanexplanationthroughoutthepicture.WelearnedthattherewasanAssociation,aWhiteBrotherhood,composedofincarnateanddiscarnateentities.Thosewhowereincarnatecamefrommanydifferentplanets,andtheyhadastheironeaimthesafeguardingoflife.Man,weweretold,wascertainlynotthehighestformofevolution,andthesepeople,theseguardians,workedforcreaturesofallkinds,notmerelyforman.INVASIONWeweretoldTibetwastobeinvaded,andthattheinvaders,Communists,wouldbeasadiseaseonthebodyoftheearth.Communism,weweretold,wouldbeeradicatedandintheagetofollowcreaturesofallkindswouldcommunetogetherasinthedaysoflongago.Tibetwastobeinvaded.ButevenTibetwouldplayherpartwithtelepathiclamaswhocouldsoeasilycontactspaceships.Earth,theysaid,wasacolony,andthesepeopleofouterspacesupervisedtheearthsothattheycouldmitigatetheeffectsofatomicradiationand,itwashoped,savethepeopleofearthfromblowingtheirworldtopieces.We,theseventelepathiclamas,weretakeninaspaceship,andupintotheair.Wesaw,inhalfanhour,ourlandofTibetalandwhichitwouldtakethreemonthsforamanonafasthorsetocross.Thenwithnoincreaseingravity,withnosensationofspeed,weweretakenoutoftheatmosphereandintospace.Weknowhowthesespaceshipswork.Weknowwhytheycanturnsoquickly,andwhythosewithinthemarenotaffectedbycentrifugalforce,butthatisforanotheroccasion.PARTTWOINSIDETHESHIPThevividpurpleoftheafternoonskywassuddenlycutbyasnowwhitelineasifafingerofagodhadsweptasidethedarktoshowalightbeneath.Theglitteringsilverattheheadofthegrowinglinespedacrosstheskyalmosttoofastfortheeyetofollow.Asuddenflashoflight,andthesilverwasgone,headingfortheblacknessofspace.Welamaslayuponourbacksuponthesoftgreenswardofthehiddenvalleysometwentyfivethousandfeetabovethelevelofthesea.HigherstilltoweredthejaggedpeakswhichsurroundedthewarmandpleasantlandandprotectedlargerthantheBritishIsles,hasmanymysteriesbutnonesostrangeasthis,avalleyoftropicalsplendoramidthesubingbacktothetimeoftheFlood,andstrangerstill,wheretheGodsoftheSkyhadabase.ForcenturiespasttelepathiclamasofhighdegreehadbeenincommunicationwiththeseGods,andhadlearnedmuchfromthem.Nowwe,highlyfavoredmen,weremeetingthem.Welayuponourbacks,thinkingofthewonderswehadseen.Toourright,inanimmenseclearing,stoodstrangemachines,machineswhichwouldbestrangeeventothehighlymerchandisedworldbeyondourland.MenofotherworldsthanEarthwalkedabout,somemovingwithlithegrace,breathingtheairwebreathed,andothersstumblingalittleinstrangeclothingwhich,transparent,coveredeventheirheads,andallowedthemtobreatheadifferentatmosphere.Forsomehourswehadlainthus,watching,marvelingandfollowingbytelepathythepurposeoftheseactivities.Ourcloseconcentrationwassuddenlyshatteredbyadeephummingwhichcamefromjustaboveus.Turningourheadswesawaspinningdiscapproaching.Asitpassedoveruswewereflattenedtotheearthasifbyaverystrongwind,asifourweighthadsurprisinglydoubledontheinstant.Thenitwasover,andweraisedup,restinguponanelbowtowatchthelandingofthemachine.ItresembledtwoveryshallowTibetanbowlsplacededgetoedge,onerestingupontheother,andthroughthecenterofbothwasatransparentdome,orperhapstranslucentwouldbeabetterdescription,because,whileitwasobviouslytransparent,wecouldnotseeclearlyintoit.Nowthewholemachinewasrotatingabovethedome,andmakingaswishswishswishnoise,remindingusofPrayerFlagsflutteringinastrongbreeze.Thedeephumminghadstoppedasthemachinehoveredabovewhatwasquiteobviouslyalandingground.Graduallythemachinesank,lowerandlower,untilitwasobscuredfromtheviewby|muchlargertubularvessel.Fromanearbybuildingapearshapedvehiclespedtothenewlyarrivedmachine.Someminuteslateritcameintoviewagain,goingintheoppositedirection,andreturningtothebuilding.Ourintentwatchingwasinterruptedbyamanwhocametowardsusandsaid:Comenow,mybrothers,forwehavemuchtoshowyou.Werosetoourfeet,andonceagainwefeltashamedofourlackofstaturetheLamaMingyarDondupwassixfeettall,andwewereallwithinthreeinchesofthat,butthismanwastwiceastallasMingyarDondup!Ifeltasifwewereasevenyearoldabouttoenteralamaseryforthefirsttime.TheTallOnehadapparentlyguessedmythoughts,orreadthemtelepathically,forhesaid:Itisnotthesizeofthebodywhichmatters,mybrother,butthesizeoftheaura,andthesoulwhichiswithin.HerewehavepeoplerangingfromthosesmallerthanyoutotallerthanI.Heleadusacrossthegreen,mosscoveredearth.Thiswasashardasrock,smoothwithoutmarkorblemish,yetitdidnotjarourfeetaswewalkedacrossitasrockdid.Ilookedaboutmeinfascination,wonderingatallthestrangealienactivitiesgoingonaroundus.TheTallOnewasevidentlyamanofmuchimportance,forallthoseworkingnearbytouchedtheirhearttohimashepassedagreetingwhichweinourignorancethoughtwasourEasternmethod.Wefeltveryselfconsciousinourshabbyrobes,tornandthreadbarethroughthehardjourneyfromLhasa.Aswewalked,theTallOneamplifiedtheremarksofthedaybefore,tellingustheEarthwasacolony,acolonywhichwasafflictedwithadreaddiseasewhichmademostoftheinhabitantsbehavelikemaddogs.ForcenturiestheEarthhasbeenobservedsothatallattherighttimepeoplecouldbehelped.Thattimewasnear.Certainofus,ofTibet,weremoredevelopedtelepathicallyandesoterically,sowewerebeinggivenspecialinformationandspecialexperience.Now,hesaid,wearegoingtoshowyouyourworldfrombeyonditsatmosphere.Forthisitwillbebetterifyouareinacraftmannedbythoseofyourownstature.INSIDETHESHIPWewerestandingbeforeavesseloftubularshape,somethreehundredandfiftyfeetlongbyaboutsixtyfeetwide.Abroadplatformledfromthegroundtotheinterior.Asweapproached,amanofmediumheight,butverybroad,camedowntomeetus.HetouchedhishearttotheTallOne,andforamomenttheylookedateachotherwhileamessagepassedbetweenthem.ThentheBroadOneturnedtousandbeckonedforustofollowhim.We,followingtheexampleofmyGuide,theLamaMingyarDondup,turnedfirsttotheTallOne,touchingourrighthandtoourheartbeforebowingandturningawaytofollowtheBroadOne.Theunknownisalwaysfearsome.Myownheartbeatincreasedintempoaswewalkeduptheslopingramp,pausedamoment,andenteredthataliendoorway.Insidewasalongcorridor,palerestfulgreenincolor,andthewallsappearedtobeluminous.Thelightwasuniform,andtherewerenoshadows.TheBroadOneledusalongthecorridorforseveralyards,thenstopping,heraisedhishandsandaportionofthewallslidasidetorevealapleasantroomofwhichonesideandthefloorappearedtobesotransparentthatwewerealmostafraidtoenter.Havenofear,hesaid.Thefloorisverysolidandwillbearyousafely.Whatyouactuallyseeisaspecialscreenwhichshowsalloutside.Therearenowindowshere.Wegasped,andenteredhesitatingly:itwasasifwewerewalkingonnothingandIcertainlyhadtheimpressionthatIwouldfallthroughtotheground.TheBroadOnefacedawallandseemedtobecomeremotefromusasifheweredeepinthoughtforatime.IstoodidlygazingthroughwhatIhadthoughtwasatransparentfloor,butnowknewtobeaspecialscreen.Iwatchedothervesselsnearby,andpeopleworkingonthem.Suddenlymykneesfeltweakwithterror.Thingsweremovingfurtheraway:thegroundwasdroppingbeneathus,andIexpectedustofallaswell,buttherewasnosign,nosensationofmotion.TheBroadOnecameoutofhisseemingreverieandspoke.Wearegoingtotakeyouofftheearth,hesaid.Wearegoingtoshowyouyourearthfromafar.Ireplied,Butwearenotmoving.Ifwewerewewouldfeelsomething.WhenIswungattheendofarope,orwhenIflewinakiteIcertainlyfelt.Butherethereisnosensation.TheBroadOnereplied,No,thereisnosensation,butwemaneuveratspeedsbeyondtheabilityofanyfleshandbloodtowithstand,andwehavespecialdeviceswhichautomaticallyneutralizetheeffectofsuddenturnsoroftoohighspeedstops.Youwillfeelnothingwhateverinthisship,noristhereanythingforyoutoworryabout.Wehavelongagomasteredthescienceofgravity.Lateryoushallseethroughthisship,butfirstHegesturedwithhishandstowardthescreens.Welooked.NOSENSATIONOFMOTIONFarbeneathustheruggedlandthatwasTibetwassinking.Themightymountains,sometoweringhigherthanthemuchvaultedEverest,werebecomingflattenedbythedistance,becomingjustpimplesonaplainsurface.WerosehigherandhigheruntilatlastwecouldseeourHappyRiver(asweTibetanscallit)swellingoutintothemightysacredriverofIndia,outintotheoceanwhichwehadnotseenbefore.WesawtheoutlineofthecoastandcouldeasilydistinguishtheBayofBengal,andseefarintoChina.WecouldevenseetheGreatWallofChinaasathincrackacrosstheground.Thesunseemedtobebelowus,huge,swollenbytherefractionoftheair,glowingredliketheopenmouthofalamaseryfurnace.Stilltherewasnomotion,noimpressionofanything.Westoodandwatched,andthoughthowutterlyremotewasallthisfromournormallifeuponthearidearth.TheBroadOnegesturedtoawall.Hetouchedsomethingandbenchlikeseatssprangfromthepreviouslysmoothsurface.Sitdown,hesaid.Youcanseemorecomfortablysitting.Wesat,rathergingerlyandratherembarrassed,becauseaswesatdownweseemedtosinkintosomethingwhichgrippedourshrinkingformsthroughourthinrobes.Formfittingseats,saidtheBroadOne.verycomfortable.Theypreventyoufromslippingoffyettheyyieldtoeverymovement.Formfittingindeed,thoughtI.CertainlyIamnotusedtobeingheldinthismanner.Still,IsupposedIshallgetusedtoit.Nowsafelyseated,Igazedagainatthescreensandheldmybreathinsheeramazement.Ihadbeentaughtthattheearthwasflat,nowIknewbetterbecauseIcouldseemyselfthattheearthwasroundglobeliketheballwithwhichIusedtoplay.Herewewere,farupabovetheearth,goinghigherandhigher,untilatlastwewerecompletelyfreeoftheatmosphere.Theearthturnedslowlybeneathus,ahugeglobelargelycoveredbythegreygreenoftheocean.Thelandmassesappearedinsignificant,withsplotchesofgreenandrusset.Largeareasofitwerecoveredwithwhitefleecycloudsobscuringmuchofthesurface.Throughgapswecouldseetheoutlineofcontinentsandislands.Wecouldseeinlandlakes,butofcitiestherewasnosign.FromheighttherewasnoindicationwhatsoeverthattherewaslifeuponEarth.VIEWOFTHEUNIVERSESurroundingtheEarthwasafaintbluishhaze,fairlydenseclosein,butfadingoutaltogetherafterafewmiles.TheEarthrolledon,turninglazilylikeahawkwheelingslowlyinthesky.TheBroadOnesaid.YouareintentuponEarth,yetthewholeofyourUniverseisbeforeyou.Isitnotworthaglance?Itbroughtustolifewithastart,andwelookedup.Aboveuswasutterblacknessinterruptedwithstartlinglyvividpointsoflight.Distantplanetsappearedsharplyroundandofmanydifferenthues,whileonthosenearerwecoulddistinguishfeaturesoftheirsurface.Sothatwecouldgazeuponthesun,theBroadOnecausedadarkshieldtocoverpartofthescreen.Wesawthesunhugeandclear,andthesightstruckuswithterrorbecausewethoughtitwasonfire.Vasttonguesofflameleaptfromitscircumference,whileitssurfacepresenteditselftousasawrithingmass,freelymarkedwithdarkblobs.WehaveabaseonwhatyoucalltheMoon,saidtheBroadOne.TheMoonalwayspresentsonesidetotheEarth.Ourbaseisontheothersideandwearegoingtherenow.ThefilterwasswungasideandwewereabletogazeupontheblindinglybrilliantfaceoftheMoon,thatairlessworldwhichstillcontainslifedeepbeneathitssurface.Weapproacheditataspeedwhichwassofastastobequiteincomprehensibletous,buttherewasnosensationofspeed.Youhavelearnedmuchaboutus,saidtheBroadOne.Yet,uponEarthpeoplearetaughtthatwedonotexist.TheyhavetobetaughtsobecauseofthereligiousteachingthatManismadeintheimageofGod,andthepeopleoftheEarththinkthatManistheEarthhuman.TodaytoadmitthepossibilityofManonotherplanetswouldbetoprovethevariousreligionswrong.Again,thosewhoholdthepoweroflifeanddeathovernationsdarenotletitbeknownthatthereisevenagreaterpower,fortodosowouldbetolessentheirholdupontheirenslavedpeople.PROPULSIONLaterweweretakenonatourofthespaceshipandwereintroducedtothelargecrew.Wefeltveryignorantintheirpresence,buttheydideverythingpossibletoanswerourquestionsandsetusatease.Theproblemofpropulsioninterestedmegreatly,andIwasgivenananswerinmuchdetail.Therewereanumberofmethodsused,shipsfordifferentpurposeshadtheappropriatemethodofpropulsion.ThatonwhichweweretravelinghadaformofmagnetismwhichwasrepellingtoEarthsmagnetism.TheelectricityusedonEarth,weweretold,wasmostcrude.Thatusedelsewherewasaformofmagnetismbasedoncosmicenergy.Theforcewaspickedupfromthecosmosbyspecialcollectorsonthesurfaceoftheshipandconductedtotheengineroom.Hereitwasfedthroughinductioncoilstothetwohalvesoftheship.ThehalffacingtheEarthwasstronglyrepellingtoEarth,andthehalffacingtheplanetofdestination,inthiscasetheMoon,wasstronglyattractedtothatplanet.Onaplanettherepellingforcecouldbeadjustedsothatthemachinecouldhover,riseorsink.Thewholeinterioroftheshipwaslinedwithanetworkofconductorssothatnomatterwhatattitudeashipadopted,theforceofgravitywasatalltimesthatmostsuitablefortheoccupants.Wewereshowntheremarkablesimpledevicewhichautomaticallyadjustedthegravitationalforce.Butthereisnomorespacetogointogreaterdetail.ItisindeedatragedythatWesternpeoplesaresoskeptical,forthereissuchalottotell,anditisawasteoftimetoevenstartwhenoneKNOWSthatonewillbedisbelieved.Flyingsaucersarereal.Veryreal.PARTTHREEMYVISITTOVENUSTheeveningwindssighedgentlythroughthetreesoftheHiddenValley.Therewasanatmosphereofpeace,ofharmony,ofBeingsworkingforgood.Welaybythesideofourcampfire,theLamaMingyarDondupandthreecompanions,fiveofusinall.WehadjourneyedfarfromLhasa,fromthefrozenslopesofmountainsandbarrenland.Nowtherewerebutfiveofusthoughelevenofushadstartedout.Ourcompanionshadfallenbythewayside,victimsofavalanches,victimsofprivationandofthebitter,freezingcold.Now,though,inthewarmthofthisHiddenValleywelayatpeace.MarvelshadindeedbefallenussincewehadfirstcommunedwiththeGodsfromotherworlds,theGodswholookedaftertheEarthandkeptitfromselfdestruction.Tonight,wethought,wewillretireearly.Wehadearnedoursleep,ourrest,forthroughoutthedaywehadbeenseeingthesecretsoftheimmensecitywhichwashalfburiedintheglacier.Wehadlearnedmuchbutweweretolearnmore.Welookedateachother,wonderingwhowasspeaking,becauseagentlebutinsistentthoughtkeptcomingintoourminds.Brothers,brothers,comethiswayforwearewaiting.Hesitantly,oneaftertheother,wegottoourfeetandlookedaboutus.Therewasnooneinsight,butagaincametheinsistentcommand,Brothers,thisway,wearewaiting.Sowefollowedourintuitionandmadeourwaytothebustlingcampwherethemachinesfromotherworldslay,whereBeingsofmanyotherworldsswarmedaboutdoingtheirmultitudinoustasks.Asweapproachedoneofthelargershipsaman,theBroadOne,descendedfromitandcametomeetuswithhishanduponhisheartinagestureofpeaceandofgreeting.Ah,brothers,soyouhavecomeatlast.Wehavebeencallingyouforthepasthour.Wethoughtperhapsthatyourbrainsslept.Webowedhumblybeforehim,bowedtotheSuperiorBeingfromouterspaceheturnedandledthewaytothevessel.Westoodonacertainspotbesidetheshipitfeltasifwewerecaughtbysomestrongforceandwaftedupwards.Yes,hesaidtoourunspokenthoughts,thatisanantigravitybeam,alevitatorwecallit.Itsavesoneclimbing.Insidethevesselheledustoaroomwithseatsalongthewall.Itwasaroundroom,anditremindedusoftheshipinwhichwehadrecentlyhadatrip.Welookedabout,andwecouldseeoutasiftherewerenowallsatall,andyetweknewthatthosewallswereassolidasmetal,ametalharderthananythingweknew.Mybrothersyouhavetraveledfaraccordingtoyourstandards,andyouhaveenduredmuchaccordingtoanystandards.ThisnightwearegoingtotakeyoufarawayfromyourownEarth,wearegoingtotakeyoutoaplanetwhichyoucallVenus.TakeyoutherejusttoshowyouthattherearecivilizationsbeyondanythingthatyouknowonEarth,takeyousothatyourdaysoflifeuponEarthmaybebrightenedbytheknowledgeofwhatis,andwhatcanbe.Firstletuseat.Youwere,asIamaware,abouttopartakeofyoureveningmeal.Hegaveatelepathiccommand,andattendantsenteredbearingdishes.Onewenttoawallandpressedvariousbuttons.Asectionofthefloorroseupasatable,andwithitappearedseatsuponwhichwecouldreclineintheoldfashionedEasternway,andnotbecoopedupintheWesternstyle.Thecoversofthegleamingdishesdisheswhichappearedtobemadeofpurestcrystalwereremoved,andwewerehelpedtofood.Thefoodtouswastrulyamazing.Fruitsofvariouscolors,andthenpastesincrystaljars.Ourhostswereveryattentivetoourwants.TheBroadOnesaid,Hereweeatonlythatwhichnatureprovides.ThesearefruitssuchasyouknownotonEarth,fruitswhichtoussupplybread,meat,everything.Thesepasteswhichyouwillfindtrulydeliciousarecompoundedofnutsfromotherplanetsofthissystem.Theywere,ashesaid,trulydelicious,andweateverywellindeed.Theflavorsweremoststrangetous,butwhollypleasant,andtheliquorswhichwedrankwereagainthejuicesoffruits.Thesepeoplewere,wethought,evenmorehumanethanweofTibet.Theykillednothing,nordidtheyrestrainanimalsinorderthattheirmilkcouldbetaken.Attheconclusionofourmealthedisheswereremovedandthetableanddiningseatsdisappearedagainintothefloor.TheBroadOnesaid,ThistimeIshallgowithyou.Wearemovingnow.Weturnedandlookedthroughthewall.Therewasnosenseofmovement,nosound,yetwewererising.Werosefasterandfaster,leavingthedarkeningEarthandgoingoutsothatlookingdownwecouldagainseethesungleamingoverthehorizon,gleamingoverthecurvatureoftheEarthinthefar,fardistance.Aswerosehigherandhigher,wecouldseethecontinentsoftheEarthinvarioushuesandcolors,greenandbrownswecouldseethewhiteoftheclouds,andthebluishgreyoftheturbulentwatersoftheseas,butoftheworksofmantherewasnosign,nosignatallfromourheightthatanythinglivedupontheEarth.Aswewenthigherwefoundthatthestrangelightswereplayingaboutoutsidethewindowsasiftherainbowhadcomeinsheets,undulatingsheets,buthereweremorecolorsthananyrainboweverpossessed.Itwasanelectricdischargefromtheaurora.ItlookedasifthewholeEarthwasgirdedwithgold,red,green,andofdeepestpurple,wavingasifinsomeinvisiblewind.Showersoflight,glintingandscintillatingwithallcolors,flashedaboutthroughthecurtainsasifthosecurtainswerebeingpiercedbythespearsoftheGods.Higherandhigherwewent,outintothedeepblacknessofspace.TheEarthwasnowbutthesizeofasmallroundfruit,gleamingwithabluegreylight,notatalllikethemoonwhichhadayellowishlight,butbluegrey,astrangecolorindeed.Wespedonandonintospace,andthestarsaheadofuschangedcolor,thesunaheadofusturnedfromitsgoldenraystobloodred.BehindustheEarthhaddisappeared.Behindus,toouramazedstupefaction,therewasnothingatallsavedarkness,blackness,theblacknessofanuttervoid.IturnedwithagaspofamazementtotheBroadOne,buthejustlaughedandsaid,Oh,mybrother,wearegoingfasterthanlight,andsobehindusthereisnolightbecauseweareoutstrippingit,andaheadofuswearecatchinguponlight,sothewholevisiblespectrumisderanged.Thus,insteadofthewhiteglareofaplanetyouseered,anddarkerreduntiltheredturnspurple,andthepurpletoblack,andthelightwhichyouseeisnotlightatallbutanillusionofthesenses.FASTERTHANLIGHTThisindeedwasfascinating,butonwespedwithoutfeelinganysensation,outstrippinglightitself.Icouldnotunderstandhowtheycouldnavigateatsuchaspeed,buttheanswertothatwasthatitwasalldonebyroboticcontrols.Wewerespellboundinourseatswatchingoutside.Insteadofpinpointsoflightwesawstreaksasifsomeclumsyartisthaddaubedablackwallwithglowingcolorswhichchangedaswelookedatthem.Atlastthecolorsbegantoappearmorenormal.Theblackgavewaytopurple,thepurpletoredbrown,andthentoscarletred,andthenbehindusagainwesawpinpointsoflight.Stars,though,behindusweregreenandblue,whileaheadofustheywereredandyellow.Aswesloweddownstillmorethestarsaheadturnedtotheirnormalcolors,asdidthoseattheback.Aheadofuswasahugeball,turninglazilyintheblackseaofspace,aballcompletelycoveredinwhitefleecyclouds,aballwhichremindedmeofthistledownfloatingagainstablacksky.Wecircledtwo,three,perhapsfivetimes,andthentheBroadOnesaid,Weareabouttoentertheatmosphere.Soonweshallbedownandyoucanwalkuponaworldwhichisnotalien,butmerelystrangetoyou.Slowlytheshipsank,slowlyitbecameimmersedinthefleecywhitecloud,billowingfingersreachedoutandfledbyourwindows.TheBroadOnetouchedacontrol,anditwasasifmagicfingershadsweptasidethecloud,sweptasideeverythingthatobscuredtheview.Welookedoutinawe.ThecloudsbysomemagicoftheGodshadbeenmadeinvisible,andbeneathuswesawthisglitteringworld,thisworldfilledbysuperiorbeings.Aswesanklowerandlowerwesawfairycitiesreachingupintothesky,immensestructures,ethereal,almostunbelievableinthedelicatetracingoftheirbuildings.Tallspiresandbulbouscupolas,andfromtowertotowerstretchedbridgeslikespiderswebs,andlikespiderswebstheygleamedwithlivingcolors,redsandblues,mauvesandpurples,andgold,andyetwhatacuriousthought,therewasnosunlight.Thiswholeworldwascoveredincloud.Ilookedaboutmeasweflashedovercityaftercity,anditseemedtomethatthewholeatmospherewasluminous,everythingintheskygavelight,therewasnoshadow,butalsotherewasnocentralpointoflight.Itseemedasifthewholecloudstructureradiatedlightevenly,unobtrusively,alightofsuchaqualityasIhadneverbelievedexisted.Itwaspureandclean.Atlastweleftthecitiesandcametoabeautifulsparklingsea,aseaofpurestblue.Therewereafewlittlecraftuponthewater,andtheBroadOnesmiledbenevolentlyasIpointedtothem,andsaid,Oh,theyaremerelypleasurecraft.Wedonotuseanythingsoslowasshipsonthisworld.Aftersomeminuteswecrossedtheoceanandcametoanothergleamingcity,evenbetterthantheoneswehadseenbefore,andintheveryheartofthecitytherewasaclearingtowhichweapproached.Forsomeminuteswehoveredperhapshalfamileabovethecity,abovetheclearing,andthen,asifinanswertosomesignal,wesankslowly,soundlessly,andeffortlessly.Gradually,imperceptiblyalmost,thegroundcamecloserandcloser.Soonwewerelevelwiththetopmosttowersofthatglitteringcity,thatfabulouscity,thelikeofwhichnomanfromTibethadeverseenbefore.Wecouldnotdeterminethenatureofthematerialstheytoweredtowardthestars,pointed,andfromeverywindowofthoseimmensebuildingsfacespeeredout.Aswegotcloserandcloser,andlowerandlower,wecoulddiscernthosefaceswithstartlingclaritytheywerebeautiful.ThroughoutourstayonVenus,indeed,wesawnoonewhowasnotbyearthstandardsstartlinglybeautiful.Uglinesswasunknownhereonthisworld,whetheritbeuglinessofmindoruglinessofbody,bothwereabsent.Almostbeforewewereawareofitwewereontheground.Ourmachinehaddescendedwithoutatremor,withoutajerk.TheBroadOneturnedtousandsaid,Itistimeforustoalight,mybrothers.Andthenheledthewayoutoftheroom.Aswereachedthegroundwelookedaboutusforthefirsttime.Beforewehadbeentoobusymarvelingatthemethodofourdescent.Nowwefoundpeoplewaitingforus,officialsobviously,tallmen,gravefaced,butwithadignityandpresencenotknownupontheturbulentEarth.Oneofthemsteppedforwardandinclinedhisheadinourdirection.Intoourmindsfloodedthought,histhought,telepathy.Hewasgreetingusintheuniversallanguageofthought.Nosoundwasutteredinallthatgathering,nosound,thatis,exceptperhapsourowninvoluntarygaspsofastonishment.THEHALLOFKNOWLEDGEForsomeminutesweallstoodthusintelepathiccommunion,andthenthespokesmanbowedtousandturnedawaywithatelepathicinstructionforustofollowhim.Wedidsoforsomefiftypaces,andthenwecametoamostremarkablevehicle.Theycalleditanaircar.Itwasavehicleperhapsthirtyfeetlonganditwasfloatingtwoorthreeinchesabovetheground.Asectionofclearplasticslidasideandwewereshowninside.TheBroadOneandthespokesmangotinwithus.Wesatbackonthoseverycomfortableseats,andthenagainweexclaimedinastonishmentforwithoutfeelingmotionwewerespeedingalongatatrulyfrighteningspeed.Buildingsbyuswereblurredwiththevelocityofourtravel,andIcertainlywasquitefrightened.Therewerenocontrolsinthevehicle.Weweresittingandthemachinewastakingus.TheBroadOnesmiledbenevolentlyatme,andsaid,Fearnot,mybrother,thereisnothingtofear.Thismachineiscontrolledfromafar.Soonweshallbeatourdestination,TheHallofKnowledge,whereyouwillbegreeted,whereyouwillbeshownthepastofyourEarth,thepresentofyourEarth,andthefutureofyourEarth,theprobablefuture,mybrother,thatis,becausemanmakeshisownpath,butprobabilitiesareverystrongthingsindeed,andunlessmanchangeshismindtheprobabilitiesthatyouwillseeinTheHallofKnowledgewillbefacts.Ilookedoverthesideandfoundthatwewereperhapssixfeetabovethegroundwhichwasabsolutelyflashingby.Thevehiclespassingoneithersideofusseemedtocomechargingatus,andthenatthelastinstantmissus.Itreallyfrightenedme,itsentchillshiversupanddownmyspinetothinkwhatwouldhappeniftwoofthesevehiclestravellingatsuchcolossalspeedmetheadon.Ibecameawarethatthebuildingswerepassingbymoreslowly.Icouldthinkthatthebuildingsweremovingandnotus,becausewehadnosensationofmovingnorofspeed.Graduallythevehicleslowed,thenithovered,andturnedinahalfcircleandwenttotheleft,toanimmensebuildingwhichstoodinaclearing.Itwasahugepublicbuildingsupportedonglitteringpillars.Widestairsleduptoit,andonthestairsthereweregroupsofyoungpeople,apparentlyjustwaitingtoseeusvisitorsfromTibet.Themachinecontinuedonslowly,perhapsatthespeedofamanrunning.Itrosetothelevelofthetopofthesteps,andthenslidinsidethemaindoorsofthatmagnificentbuilding.Itcametoahaltattendantshurriedtomeetus,slidasidethedoorsofourmachine,andhelpedustoalight.Ilookedaboutmeinabsolutefascination.Toonesidewasagreencoveredtable,andaroundittherewerewhatappearedtobeagroupofgoldenthronesinwhichagroupofmensat.Soonwewereintelepathiccommunionwiththegroup,theLordsofVenus,thecontrollersofthatparticularsphereofactivity.Itdoesnotmatterwhattheytoldus,norwhatwetoldthem,buteventuallyonementhoughtatus.Now,mybrothers,wehaveexchangedmuchknowledgeofinterest.Wewillgiveyouasightofyourworld,asightofthepresentdayconditionsofyourworldastheyareinallcountriesofthatglobe,andwewillshowyoutheprobablecourseofyourworldsfuture.Herose,andtheothersrosealso.Theyleadthewayalongacorridor,andthenweofTibetinvoluntarilystoppedandheldourbreathinsheershockedamazement.Beforeusappearedtheblacknessofnight,theutterblacknessofspace,andfloating,turninglazily,wasourownEarth.Wesawthebluegreyofthecontinents,thebrownishpatches,thestreaksofgreen,andthewhiteoftheclouds.WesawthebluishhazeoftheatmosphereoftheEarth,extendinground,girdlingourworld.Ourgreatfriend,theBroadOne,touchedmeandwhisered,whisperedinTibetan,Fearnot,mybrother,forthisisbutthesimulacrus,thisistheHallofMemories,theHallofallKnowledgeoftheEarthbenotafraidofwhatistohappen,forthisisbutscience,thescienceofillusion,andthat,too,isbuttheworldofillusion.Youshallsee,andwhatyoushallseewillbethetruth.Wesatdown,andthatseemedtobethesignal.WegazedupontheEarth,andthenweseemedtobefalling,gentlyfalling.AswegotnearerandnearertotheEarthwesawthatitwasaverydifferentEarth.Firstwesawamoltenbowl,thenbeforeourstartledeyesthemoltenbowlbecamesolidified,cracksappeared,goutsofflamerushedout,watercameandspreadacrossthefaceoftheEarth.Thelandrose,partsofitsank,countrieswereformed,andseastoowesawtheconvulsionsoftheEarthasitwasatitsbirth,wesawthestrangeunbelievablepeoplewhichwerethefirstpeopleofEarth.WesawPoseidon,Lemuria,Atlantis.WesawalsothemightycivilizationswhichflourishedunbelievableeonsbeforePoseidon,beforeAtlantisandLemuria.Bynowwecouldacceptanythingwithoutaflickerofsurprise.Wehadasurfeitofmarvels,wondershadnopoweroverus.SoastheEarthgrewolderbeforeourgaze,andnationsweresweptandreplacedbyothernationsitevincedinterestinus,butnomore.Ourpotentialitiesofbeingsurprisedhadended.Thenwecametoourowntime.WesawTibetwhenthefounderofourreligionfirstappearedinthatcountry.WesawthebuildingsofthePotala,ofthesweepingasideoftheoldfortresswhichhadbeenputtherebeforebythebloodthirstykingofTibet.Wereachedourpresentyear,passedit,wentonandonintothefuture,intotheyear3,000.Itwaswonderfulthethingswesawandheard.WeseemedtobeupontheEarth,asifwewerestandingbeside,orevenslightlybehind,theprincipalactors.Wecouldseeall,hearall,butwecouldnottouch,norbetouched.Buteventuallythesewondrousimpressionsfadedintotheyearthreethousandandsomething.TheBroadOnestirredandsaid,Nowyousee,mybrother,whyitisthatweguardtheEarth,forifmansfollyisallowedtogouncheckedterriblethingswillhappentotheraceofmen.TherearepowersupontheEarth,humanpowers,whoopposeallthoughtofourships,whosaythatthereisnothinggreaterthanthehumanupontheEarthsotherecannotbeshipsfromotherworlds.You,mybrothers,havebeenshownandtold,andhaveexperiencedthissothatyouthroughyourtelepathicknowledge,cancontactothers,sothatyoucanbringinfluencetobear.Wedonotknowhowlongwewerethereuponthatplanet,itmighthavebeendays,itmighthavebeenweeks,wewerealmostblindedbythesplendorofthesightswesaw.peopledesiringonlypeace,desiring,asweofTibetdesired,todoaswewouldbedoneby.AndatlastitwastimeagaintoreturntotheEarth,whichnowtousseemedatawdryplace,andearthwhichpaledintoinsignificanceagainstthegloryofVenus.Sadlywegotaboardthisspaceship,andsadlywereturnedtotheHiddenValleyneveragain,Ithought,shallIseesuchwonderfulthings.HowmistakenIwas,forthatwasbutthefirstofmanytrips.PublishersClosingNoteOnceagain,thelateT.LobsangRampahassharedhisexperienceswithus.Whetherornotweaccepthisclaimsasauthenticisreallyquiteirrelevant.Onecannotdenytheknowledge,wisdomandtruedesireforthebrotherhoodofhumankindwhichhiswritingsimparttoallthosewillingtolisten.Inthisshortbook,asinallhisotherworks,hisdescriptivewords,betheyofahiddenvalleyinTibet,theicychilloftheTibetanmountains,ortheshimmeringbeautyofVenus,makeeachsceneoneofreality.MyTripToVenusisoneofRampasshortestworksbutwellworththereading.ThereiswisdomtobegainedasthelittlegroupoflamasistakentotheHallofKnowledgeforaviewofourworldasitwas,isnow,andwillbe.AsthetravelersreturntoEarth,thereaderisleftwithmuchtoponderandperhapswithabitoflongingforthepeaceandbrotherhoodachievedonotherworlds.ThePublisher~MENU~
