Cosmic Circle of Fellowship
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Cosmic Circle of Fellowship was an organization active during the peak of the contactee era of the mid- to late-1950s, founded by a postman named
William R. Ferguson.
Ferguson was a proponent of what he called "absolute relaxation," a state in which, so he claimed, not only the mind but also even the body and soul may temporarily cease to exist. After about a year of experimentation with this state, Ferguson said he was able to transport himself to the sixth and seventh dimensions, where he studied the forces of creation in action. Each time upon returning to earth, Ferguson found his body no longer existed and he had to re-create it by strenuous psychic
exertions.
After World War II
Ferguson began to channel techniques for bodily healing and increased spiritual development from a friendly pan-dimensional entity called Khauga. The resulting "cosmic healing lore" was promptly offered for sale. One of Khauga's prize techniques, the mystical "clarification" of water to give it the ability to heal almost any disease, resulted in Ferguson being charged with medical quackery and the perpetration of medical fraud, being convicted, and being imprisoned in 1947. After leaving prison, with flying saucers suddenly in the news, Ferguson reported he had travelled astrally
to Mars
, telling his few followers that Mars was about to send a friendly expedition to the earth.
1953, Ferguson promptly jumped on the George Adamski
bandwagon.
He too reported visits from friendly Space Brothers from Venus
, and
trips aboard their space ships. Like contemporary contactee
Orfeo Angelucci
, Ferguson revealed that the space men and their ships exist in higher dimensions and can therefore appear in and disappear
from our own space-time at will. Like almost every other mid-1950s contactee, Ferguson quickly founded a religious cult to popularize the revelations he was receiving from the Space Brothers: the Cosmic Circle of Fellowship (1955), and also published the usual contactee book,
A Message from Outer Space (also 1955). How the Martian and Venusian spacemen got along with Khauga was not at once made clear, but Khauga's medical quackery was readily incorporated into the new Cosmic Revelations. Eventually Khauga was revealed as one of the many Sons of God, advanced spiritual entities which have evolved on every solar planet, and on most planets in other solar systems. The cult continued to emphasize the
"absolute relaxation" methods first described by Ferguson in 1937 as the certain way to achieve super-consciousness, shed the material body and earthly concerns, and prepare spiritually for the Second Coming
(of Jesus, not Khauga).
After Ferguson's death in 1967, the cult appears gradually to have dwindled out of existence.
William R. Ferguson.
William Ferguson
Before World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
Ferguson was a proponent of what he called "absolute relaxation," a state in which, so he claimed, not only the mind but also even the body and soul may temporarily cease to exist. After about a year of experimentation with this state, Ferguson said he was able to transport himself to the sixth and seventh dimensions, where he studied the forces of creation in action. Each time upon returning to earth, Ferguson found his body no longer existed and he had to re-create it by strenuous psychic
Psychic
A psychic is a person who professes an ability to perceive information hidden from the normal senses through extrasensory perception , or is said by others to have such abilities. It is also used to describe theatrical performers who use techniques such as prestidigitation, cold reading, and hot...
exertions.
After World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
Ferguson began to channel techniques for bodily healing and increased spiritual development from a friendly pan-dimensional entity called Khauga. The resulting "cosmic healing lore" was promptly offered for sale. One of Khauga's prize techniques, the mystical "clarification" of water to give it the ability to heal almost any disease, resulted in Ferguson being charged with medical quackery and the perpetration of medical fraud, being convicted, and being imprisoned in 1947. After leaving prison, with flying saucers suddenly in the news, Ferguson reported he had travelled astrally
Astral projection
Astral projection is an interpretation of out-of-body experience that assumes the existence of an "astral body" separate from the physical body and capable of traveling outside it...
to Mars
Mars
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the Solar System. The planet is named after the Roman god of war, Mars. It is often described as the "Red Planet", as the iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance...
, telling his few followers that Mars was about to send a friendly expedition to the earth.
Founding
When the earliest contactee reports gained nationwide publicity in1953, Ferguson promptly jumped on the George Adamski
George Adamski
George Adamski was a Polish-born American citizen who became widely known in ufology circles, and to some degree in popular culture, after he claimed to have photographed ships from other planets, met with friendly Nordic alien "Space Brothers", and to have taken flights with them...
bandwagon.
He too reported visits from friendly Space Brothers from Venus
Venus
Venus is the second planet from the Sun, orbiting it every 224.7 Earth days. The planet is named after Venus, the Roman goddess of love and beauty. After the Moon, it is the brightest natural object in the night sky, reaching an apparent magnitude of −4.6, bright enough to cast shadows...
, and
trips aboard their space ships. Like contemporary contactee
Orfeo Angelucci
Orfeo Angelucci
Orfeo Matthew Angelucci was one of the most unusual of the mid-1950s contactees who claimed to be in contact with extraterrestrials....
, Ferguson revealed that the space men and their ships exist in higher dimensions and can therefore appear in and disappear
from our own space-time at will. Like almost every other mid-1950s contactee, Ferguson quickly founded a religious cult to popularize the revelations he was receiving from the Space Brothers: the Cosmic Circle of Fellowship (1955), and also published the usual contactee book,
A Message from Outer Space (also 1955). How the Martian and Venusian spacemen got along with Khauga was not at once made clear, but Khauga's medical quackery was readily incorporated into the new Cosmic Revelations. Eventually Khauga was revealed as one of the many Sons of God, advanced spiritual entities which have evolved on every solar planet, and on most planets in other solar systems. The cult continued to emphasize the
"absolute relaxation" methods first described by Ferguson in 1937 as the certain way to achieve super-consciousness, shed the material body and earthly concerns, and prepare spiritually for the Second Coming
Second Coming
In Christian doctrine, the Second Coming of Christ, the Second Advent, or the Parousia, is the anticipated return of Jesus Christ from Heaven, where he sits at the Right Hand of God, to Earth. This prophecy is found in the canonical gospels and in most Christian and Islamic eschatologies...
(of Jesus, not Khauga).
After Ferguson's death in 1967, the cult appears gradually to have dwindled out of existence.