Last week I talked a little about Star Trek and humanism. While writing the post, I came upon some . . . um . . . interesting information about where Gene Roddenberry got his ideas for the series. Warning: this is weird.
There’s a book called The Only Planet of Choice by a woman named Phyllis Something-or-other. In her website for the book, she provides some background. (I’m not linking to her site. If you want, you can google to find it.)
Did you know that Gene Roddenberry researched background material for his Star Trek series with a distinguished international group, using a medium?
This group was comprised of scientists, doctors, teachers, ambassadors, athletes, and film-makers from several countries. The medium is Phyllis V. Schlemmer who currently lives in Florida and is an internationally known psychic/healer of unusual ability. (See Author Bio). She was a colleague of Dr. Andrija Puharich who recognized The Nine Universal Beings who came through her when Phyllis was in a trance.
The Nine are a group of wise universal beings. When Roddenberry asked where The Nine came from their answer was, “the zone you call cold in Deep Space”. Sound familiar? “Deep Space Nine” became a hugely popular television sequel to “Star Trek”.
I tried to do some cross-checking to find out if the above is indeed true or if this woman is just trying to make a buck off the Roddenberry name. It seems there is some validity to the statements; however, the more I researched, the weirder it got and I had to quit. (Google “Ashtar Command”. I dare you.)
How deep was Roddenberry involved in the “Council of Nine”? Was he an atheist, an agnostic, a humanist, or an occultist? I don’t know. I’m not sure I want to know. Regardless, the warning still stands. Christians, be on guard. Watch Star Trek with caution.
Watching most sci-fi shows through the years, the general theme is secular humanism. Wouldn’t be surprised at all to find the inspiration of the writers centered in the occult.
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I discovered this years ago and was fascinated. Mr. Roddenberry was sitting in on sessions that led him to the Ashtar Command…thus the A type insignia featured on Star Trek. Most people are not aware of this. They are not aware of many things… The mainstream I find has no interest. I don’t consider this apart of the occult though. What the word “occult” stands for is another post as well, as there are many faucets to that word. The Ashtar Command is believed to be within the vicinity of earth to give assistance to this planet. They are thought to have first come here, during the time of the first atomic bomb, with the goal of preventing humanity from killing all life on this marvelous world. Whether or not people believe it or not, there is a lot of information out there that shows that we are not alone in the universe. Gene Roddenberry very subtly brought this to the attention of the masses without causing painic. He is one of my favorites.
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The issue I have with the Ashtar Command is that they communicate via channelling, which is nothing more than a window into the occult. So, I’m quite certain these “beings” are not who they say they are.
Jessica