Beliefs and Activities
As in other New Age religions, alternative medicine (including energy medicine), yoga, and dowsing are also accepted and practiced by the Aetherius Society. King designed many items of equipment for such purposes. Probably the best known of these is the 'Spiritual Energy Battery.' Its precise design and composition are not in the public domain. Its purpose is to hold a "charge of spiritual energy for an indefinite period." When connected to a 'Spiritual Energy Radiator' (again designed by King), it can be 'discharged.'
In Aetherius Society teachings, various religious figures come from different planets. Krishna, for example, is from Saturn, which is the home of an Interplanetary Counsel. These beings are, however, spiritual beings on another dimension's version of those planets, as the idea of corporeal intelligent life on Mars and Venus was known to be unlikely in the 1950s. King claimed to have been contacted by many aliens, including Venusians, Martians, Devas, and the Great White Brotherhood to spread a message to aid humanity. This message exalted the promising future humanity has should Earthlings turn to better ways of living, while warning of the possible consequences otherwise. King is now regarded by the Aetherius Society as an Avatar and Cosmic Master, though he did not make any claim to being either in his lifetime. The Aetherius Society also believes that King was the last person to receive mental transmissions.
The Aetherius Society claims that under the guidance of the Cosmic Masters and with the aid of Spiritual Energy Batteries, they have prevented wars, natural disasters, disruption of the Earth's magnetic field caused by atomic power, and even alien invasions. King taught that these spiritual exercises are meant to prevent the world's destruction, and that the Cosmic Masters of other planets are fighting off a number of evil alien invaders. The Aetherius Society has also launched initiatives against pollution and nuclear power, and generally identify with the ideals of the Green Movement. However, the Aetherius Society believes that environmental and societal problems are only symptoms of a much larger spiritual problem that, once solved, would cure all other problems. To help with this, the Aetherius Society pray and meditate to draw Prana to earth. The source of this prana, they believe, is an orbiting spaceship known as Satellite Number Three, which they claim is shielded to not show up on telescopes or radar. The Aetherius Society often make pilgrimages to mountains where they have painted the movement's symbol, believing they receive more spiritual power. This began with "Operation Starlight," where, between the years 1958 and 1961, members climbed eighteen mountains throughout the world, seeking to be spiritually charged by the Cosmic Masters.
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