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[Cyphermage]

In his latest newsletter, Randi makes fun of some psychics, and suggests they took the name "Maitreya" from a 1967 Roger Zelazny novel.

Of course, Lord Maitreya is one of the most famous Ascended Masters in occult teachings, and not a fictional character invented in 1967 by Zelazny.

A little Googling shows that he has quite a presence on the Web lately, with all sorts of people claiming on their Web sites to have "channeled" messages from him.

Mark Prophet, husband of Church Universal and Triumphant leader Elizabeth Claire Prophet, and an Ascended Master himself, was reporting messages from Maitreya back in 1960, along with the other favorite Ascended Master of the CUT folks, Comte de Saint Germain.

So while we may wish to make fun of people who claim to follow Maitreya's teachings, we don't need to do so by incorrectly claiming he's a fictional character invented by Roger Zelazny in 1967.

[hipparchia]

NO, he ain't no fictional character. In fact, a lot of people have claimed to be the incarnation of Maytreya. We had one here in BG as well. L.Ron Hubbard claimed he was M...and other wackos.

But all of that ain't true. Cause I'm M. Or maybe some of the other posters below? Well, this just may be a message from Maytreya:) Who said using boards was an illegetimate way to manifest?

[Cuddles]

I'm Maitreya and so's my wife.

[Lothian]

In his latest newsletter, Randi makes fun of some psychics, and suggests they took the name "Maitreya" from a 1967 Roger Zelazny novel.

Of course, Lord Maitreya is one of the most famous Ascended Masters in occult teachings, and not a fictional character invented in 1967 by Zelazny.

A little Googling shows that he has quite a presence on the Web lately, with all sorts of people claiming on their Web sites to have "channeled" messages from him.

Mark Prophet, husband of Church Universal and Triumphant leader Elizabeth Claire Prophet, and an Ascended Master himself, was reporting messages from Maitreya back in 1960, along with the other favorite Ascended Master of the CUT folks, Comte de Saint Germain.

So while we may wish to make fun of people who claim to follow Maitreya's teachings, we don't need to do so by incorrectly claiming he's a fictional character invented by Roger Zelazny in 1967.Sorry, you are quite right and your corrention is noted, Lord Maitreya is not a fictional character invented in 1967 by Zelazny.

He is a fictional character invented by the leader of an angel worshiping, failed doomsday predicting, weapon stockpiling cult.

[hipparchia]

But are we talking plain vanilla Maitreya or theosophy flavored Maitreya? Or maybe Jim Jones flavored Maitreya?

[Cyphermage]

Sorry, you are quite right and your corrention is noted, Lord Maitreya is not a fictional character invented in 1967 by Zelazny.

He is a fictional character invented by the leader of an angel worshiping, failed doomsday predicting, weapon stockpiling cult.

I don't think CUT invented Maitreya. As far as I can recall, the Great White Brotherhood and its stable of Ascended Masters was part of the doctrine of the Western Occult Revival of the late 19th century. CW Leadbeater and J Krishnamurti claimed to have been in regular contact with Maitreya during the formative years of the Theosophical movement in the early 1900's. Ascended Masters were also part of the doctrine of the Golden Dawn, OTO, and various Rosicrucian and other initiatory orders.

Paramahansa Yogananda's uber-guru, Babaji, has also been identified with Maitreya.

[Lothian]

I don't think CUT invented Maitreya. As far as I can recall, the Great White Brotherhood and its stable of Ascended Masters was part of the doctrine of the Western Occult Revival of the late 19th century. CW Leadbeater and J Krishnamurti claimed to have been in regular contact with Maitreya during the formative years of the Theosophical movement in the early 1900's. Ascended Masters were also part of the doctrine of the Golden Dawn, OTO, and various Rosicrucian and other initiatory orders.

Paramahansa Yogananda's uber-guru, Babaji, has also been identified with Maitreya.You would have thought an enlightened one would keep better company.

[robinson]

In his latest newsletter, Randi makes fun of some psychics, and suggests they took the name "Maitreya" from a 1967 Roger Zelazny novel.

Of course, Lord Maitreya is one of the most famous Ascended Masters in occult teachings, and not a fictional character invented in 1967 by Zelazny.

What a gaffe by Randi. Maitreya is the name of the Buddha to come, as told by Buddha Shakyamuni, something both Zelazny and Sam (the character in the novel), both knew.

But interesting, because in the SF novel, they used technology to mimic spiritual powers and stuff. Sam pretended to be Buddha, but his real power was to control electromagnetic forces. Or to redirect them actually.

On a woo scale, channeling Maitreya is right up there with speaking for God himself.

[Cyphermage]

What a gaffe by Randi. Maitreya is the name of the Buddha to come, as told by Buddha Shakyamuni, something both Zelazny and Sam (the character in the novel), both knew.

But interesting, because in the SF novel, they used technology to mimic spiritual powers and stuff. Sam pretended to be Buddha, but his real power was to control electromagnetic forces. Or to redirect them actually.

On a woo scale, channeling Maitreya is right up there with speaking for God himself.

Maitreya does get around. He's the next Buddha in the Hindu tradition, an Ascended Master of the Great White Lodge in the Western occult tradition, the anti-Christ to the Funny Mentalists, and he still has time to dictate books, and speak through dozens of cranks worldwide.

Busy him.

[Hauteden]

I'm Maitreya and so's my wife.

:D

Thanks, I needed that.