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George King (January 23, 1919 - July 12, 1997) was born in Shropshire, England. He worked as a taxi driver and claimed to receive telepathic messages from extraterrestrials since 1954. He stopped his job and founded the new religious movement Aetherius Society to convey the messages of these extraterrestrials.

The society's biography of their "Cosmic Master" records how King became fascinated with yogic meditation, which he would practise for 8 to 12 hours a day despite holding down full-time jobs. King also developed his own psychic ability, the energy of which he channelled into spiritual healing, and he believed he was on the verge of curing certain forms of cancer.

His followers address him as Dr. George King, but the doctor's title was conferred to him not by any university on earth but by spiritual sources. He was and still is revered as a "true Yogic Master for the Aetherius Age".

External link

Dr George King biography on the website of the Aetherius Society

References

Rothstein, Mikael, (associate professor in the department of history of religions at the University of Copenhagen) Hagiography and Text in the Aetherius Society: Aspects of the Social Construction of a Religious Leader, article that appeared in the book New Religions in a Postmodern World edited by Mikael Rothstein and Reender Kranenborg RENNER Studies in New religions Aarhus University press, ISBN 8772887486
The Secret World of Cults (ISBN 1841001325)

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	'''George King''' ([[January 23]], [[1919]] - [[July 12]], [[1997]]) was born in [[Shropshire]], [[England]]. He worked as a taxi driver and claimed to receive messages from extraterrestrials since [[1954]]. He stopped his job and founded the [[new religious movement]] [[Aetherius Society]] to convey the messages of these extraterrestrials.		'''George King''' ([[January 23]], [[1919]] - [[July 12]], [[1997]]) was born in [[Shropshire]], [[England]]. He worked as a taxi driver and claimed to receive telepathic messages from extraterrestrials since [[1954]]. He stopped his job and founded the [[new religious movement]] [[Aetherius Society]] to convey the messages of these extraterrestrials.

	The society's biography of their "Cosmic Master" records how King became fascinated with [[yogic meditation]], which he would practise for 8 to 12 hours a day despite holding down full-time jobs. King also developed his own [[psychic]] ability, the energy of which he channelled into [[spiritual healing]], and he believed he was on the verge of curing certain forms of [[cancer]].		The society's biography of their "Cosmic Master" records how King became fascinated with [[yogic meditation]], which he would practise for 8 to 12 hours a day despite holding down full-time jobs. King also developed his own [[psychic]] ability, the energy of which he channelled into [[spiritual healing]], and he believed he was on the verge of curing certain forms of [[cancer]].