Its propulsion system utilized a form of magnetism that repelled the Earth’s magnetism. The monks were taken on a tour of the spaceship. The vehicle left the atmosphere, with no increase in gravity or sensation of speed, and soared into space. The chapter continued with the seven lamas being taken up into space from where they could see Tibet. The humanoids told them of a “White Brotherhood,” composed of incarnate and discarnate entities, which safeguarded all life. They witnessed an enormous explosion that toppled buildings and caused a tsunami to rise above the ruins. The humanoids showed them pictures from the past civilization: huge buildings that sat by the sea with disclike vehicles soaring above. We made provisions so that those who were intrepid enough to enter this vessel should know the past.” To their surprise, they were approached by large humans who communicated telepathically: “Be not afraid, for we were aware of your coming for the past hundred years. Once inside, Rampa’s guide touched something that caused the ship to hum and emit a bluish light. The monks cautiously approached the vehicle, which was about 50 to 60 feet (15.24 to 18.29 meters) across, and ascended a ladder leading inside. “Nearby in a spacious courtyard, there was an immense metal structure that reminded me of two of our temple dishes clamped together. Half frozen in a glacier, this city had once accommodated a race of giants. The opening chapter, “Home of the Gods,” continues on from the description in Doctor From Lhasa of a visit to the Chang Tang Highlands, where the lamas discovered a huge, ancient city. Rampa did not really want it published, fearing it would be dismissed as science fiction. Prior to Barker’s book, it had been published in various magazines such as Flying Saucer Review.
My Visit to Venus, an anthology of Rampa chapters that had been rejected from earlier books, was published in 1959 by Gray Barker, an American who ran Saucerian Press. Clearly, Rampa’s revelations of extraterrestrial genetic engineering pre-dated Zechariah Sitchin’s Earth Chronicles series, and yet his early influence in the “Ancient Aliens” genre remains largely unrecognized. We know of the flying saucer people as the gods in the sky in their fiery chariots.ĭuring the following decades, his discussions on extraterrestrials became more sophisticated and on the cutting edge of UFO research, particularly with The Hermit (1971), which introduced the ideas of human abduction and experimentation for genetic engineering purposes.
Throughout the centuries, the people of Tibet have known the truth about flying saucers, what they are, why they are, how they work, and the purpose behind it all.
It is remote from the bustle of the everyday world, and is peopled by those who place religion and scientific concepts before material gain. Tibet is the most convenient country of all for flying saucers.
Lobsang Rampa described benevolent extraterrestrials that had come to warn humanity about the follies of nuclear power:įlying saucers? Of course there are flying saucers! I have seen many, both in the sky and on the ground, and I have even been for a trip in one. Like many writers of the 1950s, such as George Adamski and George Hunt Williamson, T.