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400 Years of Imaginary Friends: A Journey Into the World of Adepts, =
Masters, Ascended Masters, and Their Messengers

by Kenneth Paolini and Talita Paolini
Foreword by Joe Szimhart

For more details about this book, see =
http://www.factsource.com/400years.html

>From the back cover of the book:

Who are the Adepts, Masters, and Ascended Masters? Who are the =
messengers? Why do people believe in the Masters and join groups built =
on "Their" teachings? Why and how do members leave? Most importantly, =
where did belief in the Masters originate and how do these beliefs =
manifest themselves today?

Kenneth and Talita Paolini's thirteen years of research, meticulous =
compilation of source material, access to original documents and inside =
information, and personal experience in an Ascended Masters group helps =
you answer these questions and understand one of the most intriguing =
phenomena of this era.

400 Years of Imaginary Friends: A Journey Into the World of Adepts, =
Masters, Ascended Masters, and Their Messengers takes you inside one of =
these groups, Church Universal and Triumphant. The Paolinis' trek into =
the group and their personal interaction with its leader, Elizabeth =
Clare Prophet, gives you insight into a modern-day Masters group. Their =
struggle to leave and find independence outside of the organization is =
riveting.

After recounting their adventures, the Paolinis document the creation =
and evolution of the Masters, and introduce the messengers--the =
controversial people who claim to write and speak for the Masters. =
You'll follow the trail of the Masters as it winds through =
Rosicrucianism, Freemasonry, Spiritualism, New Thought, Theosophy, Agni =
Yoga, I AM, Bridge to Freedom, Church Universal and Triumphant, and The =
Temple of the Presence. And you'll see the evolution of the belief =
system developed through the persons of Rosenkreuz, Swedenborg, Mesmer, =
Fox, Quimby, Eddy, Blavatsky, Leadbeater, Bailey, Krishnamurti, =
Roerichs, Ballards, Innocente, Prophets, and Shearers.

Common threads link many of the groups. The Paolinis discuss some of the =
groups' fundamental teachings and explore the messengers' motives, the =
treatment of members, and the origin of the Masters Saint Germain, El =
Morya, and Kuthumi.

The Paolinis address the issue of phenomena by exploring a variety of =
possibilities for people's mystical encounters and conclude by offering =
ex-members ideas on life after involvement with a Masters group.

Well-researched, well-written, engaging, and credible, 400 Years of =
Imaginary Friends untangles the web of mystery that surrounds the =
Masters and the messengers.

See How These People Influenced the Formation of the Masters Myth As It =
Exits Today

Christian Rosenkreuz
Emanuel Swedenborg
Anton Mesmer
The Fox Sisters
Phineas P. Quimby
Mary Baker Eddy
Helena Blavatsky
Charles Leadbeater
Alice Bailey
Krishnamurti
Nicholas and Helena Roerich
Guy and Edna Ballard
Geraldine Innocente
Mark and Elizabeth Prophet
Monroe and Carolyn Shearer

Below is  the Table of Contents.
Contents

Dedication
Foreword--Joe Szimhart
Preface

1. The Dream

Part I--Our Journey
2. Talita's Story
Who is that Turbaned Man?
I Find the Brotherhood
Welcome to Camelot
Living in a World Apart
Through the Looking Glass
Back in Santa Cruz
Round Two
Row, Row, Row Your Boat . . . Life is but a Dream

3. Kenneth's Story
Summit University
Beer, Beer Everywhere, but Not a Drop to Drink!
The Yellow Brick Road
Cosmic Honor Guard: Training, Guard Dog, and Bulletproof Glass
Sleep, Food, and Life in the Mystery School
Sons and Daughters of Dominion
What is the Sound of One Hand Clapping, Grasshopper? or Is it Better to =
Marry than to Burn?
Oops!
Leaves, Leaves, and More Damn Leaves
Let Them Eat Cake, but Guru Food is Better
The Second Set of Books
True Love

4. Together at Last
The Dating Game
Guns in the Basement
We Tie the Knot
And Baby Makes Three
Alaska Bound . . . Then Again, Maybe Not!
Toil and Trouble
All You Need is Love
The Final Straw

5. Life Without the Masters

6. Guns? We Don't Have No Stinking Guns

7. The Boise Intervention

8. Free at Last!

Part II--The Masters and Their Messengers=20
9. The Masters

10. Esoteric Tradition

11. Gnostic Roots of the Masters

12. Occult Tradition of the Masters

13. Rosicrucianism
The Masters in Rosicrucianism
A Modern Rosicrucian Group

14. Freemasonry

15. Swedenborg's Rings of Angels

16. Mesmer and Animal Magnetism

17. The Birth of Spiritualism: The Fox Sisters
Spiritualism Sweeps America

18. New Thought

19. Theosophy
Blavatsky the Storyteller
The Founding of Theosophy
The Masters Appear
Blavatsky's Writings, Plagiarism, and the Mahatma Letters
The Masters
Another View of the Masters
After Blavatsky
The Judge Affair
Leadbeater the Pedophile
Krishnamurti
Alice Bailey
Benjamin Creme

20. Phylos the Thibetan

21. Agni Yoga Society

22. Mighty I AM
The Ballards Before the I AM
I AM That I AM
Sources of Inspiration for the I AM Movement
Baird T. Spalding
The Movement Grows
Do as I Say, Not as I Do
Writings and Teachings
The Ascended Masters
Decrees
Ballard Demise
A.D.K. Luk

23. Bridge To Freedom

24. Church Universal and Triumphant
Life at La Tourelle
Of Prophets and Kings
All that Glitters
Church Universal and Triumphant is Born
Staff, Summit University, and Decrees
Confessions Betrayed
Buddha's Birthday Caper
Camelot Comes Again!
The Call of Camelot
Power Plays
Daughter of a Devil?
Children at Camelot
Political Aspirations
Gregory Mull
Prophet's Very Private Life
Montana Bound
Prepare Thee an Ark
Gotcha!
Hear No Evil, See No Evil, . . .
The Sky is Falling!
The Shelter Crisis and Children
The Final Crisis
Fuel Leak
A Trail of Guns and Deception
And More Trouble
It's a Miracle!
Once Upon a Dream
What Motivated Prophet?
Gone With the Wind

25. The Temple of the Presence

Part III--Common Threads=20
26. The Messengers and Their Stories
Messengers to the Gods
The Big Lie
A Good Story Never Dies
The Notovitch Affair
Dueling Messengers--Malice in Wonderland

27. Saint Germain

28. El Morya and Kuthumi

29. The Teachings
Astrology
Karma
Reincarnation
I AM Presence
What of the Ascension?

30. Science of the Masters
The Truth and Nothing but the Truth
Eye of Newt and Toe of Frog

31. Treatment of Members
Praise and Condemnation

Part IV--Know Thyself
32. Phenomena and the Believer
We Can All Be Fooled
Storytellers vs. Scientists
Masters and Dragons
Nobody's Home
Mystical Experience
Look Into My Eyes
And Santa is Real
Of Men and Masters

33. Life After Myth
A New Path . . .

Appendix: The Pantheon of Masters, Angels, Archangels, Elohim, and =
Assorted Beings of Light

Bibliography

Suggested Reading

Acknowledgments

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<P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><FONT=20
face=3DArial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular>by Kenneth Paolini =
and Talita=20
Paolini<BR>Foreword by Joe Szimhart<BR></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><FONT=20
face=3DArial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular><FONT size=3D2>For =
more details=20
about this book, see <A=20
href=3D"http://www.factsource.com/400years.html";>http://www.factsource.co=
m/400years.html</A></FONT></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>From the <B>back cover</B> of the =
book:<BR><BR>Who=20
are the Adepts, Masters, and Ascended Masters? Who are the messengers? =
Why do=20
people believe in the Masters and join groups built on "Their" =
teachings? Why=20
and how do members leave? Most importantly, where did belief in the =
Masters=20
originate and how do these beliefs manifest themselves =
today?<BR><BR>Kenneth and=20
Talita Paolini's thirteen years of research, meticulous compilation of =
source=20
material, access to original documents and inside information, and =
personal=20
experience in an Ascended Masters group helps you answer these questions =
and=20
understand one of the most intriguing phenomena of this =
era.<BR><BR><I>400 Years=20
of Imaginary Friends: A Journey Into the World of Adepts, Masters, =
Ascended=20
Masters, and Their Messengers</I> takes you inside one of these groups, =
Church=20
Universal and Triumphant. The Paolinis' trek into the group and their =
personal=20
interaction with its leader, Elizabeth Clare Prophet, gives you insight =
into a=20
modern-day Masters group. Their struggle to leave and find independence =
outside=20
of the organization is riveting.<BR><BR>After recounting their =
adventures, the=20
Paolinis document the creation and evolution of the Masters, and =
introduce the=20
messengers--the controversial people who claim to write and speak for =
the=20
Masters. You'll follow the trail of the Masters as it winds through=20
Rosicrucianism, Freemasonry, Spiritualism, New Thought, Theosophy, Agni =
Yoga, I=20
AM, Bridge to Freedom, Church Universal and Triumphant, and The Temple =
of the=20
Presence. And you'll see the evolution of the belief system developed =
through=20
the persons of Rosenkreuz, Swedenborg, Mesmer, Fox, Quimby, Eddy, =
Blavatsky,=20
Leadbeater, Bailey, Krishnamurti, Roerichs, Ballards, Innocente, =
Prophets, and=20
Shearers.<BR><BR>Common threads link many of the groups. The Paolinis =
discuss=20
some of the groups' fundamental teachings and explore the messengers' =
motives,=20
the treatment of members, and the origin of the Masters Saint Germain, =
El Morya,=20
and Kuthumi.<BR><BR>The Paolinis address the issue of phenomena by =
exploring a=20
variety of possibilities for people's mystical encounters and conclude =
by=20
offering ex-members ideas on life after involvement with a Masters=20
group.<BR><BR>Well-researched, well-written, engaging, and credible, =
<I>400=20
Years of Imaginary Friends</I> untangles the web of mystery that =
surrounds the=20
Masters and the messengers.<FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><FONT=20
face=3DArial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular></P></FONT></FONT>
<P></FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><FONT=20
face=3DArial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular size=3D2><FONT=20
face=3DArial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular><B>See How These =
People=20
Influenced the Formation of the Masters Myth As It Exits =
Today</B></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular>Christian=20
Rosenkreuz<BR>Emanuel Swedenborg<BR>Anton Mesmer<BR>The Fox =
Sisters<BR>Phineas=20
P. Quimby<BR>Mary Baker Eddy<BR>Helena Blavatsky<BR>Charles =
Leadbeater<BR>Alice=20
Bailey<BR>Krishnamurti<BR>Nicholas and Helena Roerich<BR>Guy and Edna=20
Ballard<BR>Geraldine Innocente<BR>Mark and Elizabeth Prophet<BR>Monroe =
and=20
Carolyn Shearer</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3D2>Below&nbsp;is  the <B>Table of=20
Contents</B>.<BR>--------------------------------------------<BR><B>Conte=
nts</B><BR><BR>Dedication<BR>Foreword--Joe=20
Szimhart<BR>Preface<BR><BR>1. The Dream<BR><BR><B>Part I--Our =
Journey</B><BR>2.=20
Talita's Story<BR>Who is that Turbaned Man?<BR>I Find the =
Brotherhood<BR>Welcome=20
to Camelot<BR>Living in a World Apart<BR>Through the Looking =
Glass<BR>Back in=20
Santa Cruz<BR>Round Two<BR>Row, Row, Row Your Boat . . . Life is but a=20
Dream<BR><BR>3. Kenneth's Story<BR>Summit University<BR>Beer, Beer =
Everywhere,=20
but Not a Drop to Drink!<BR>The Yellow Brick Road<BR>Cosmic Honor Guard: =

Training, Guard Dog, and Bulletproof Glass<BR>Sleep, Food, and Life in =
the=20
Mystery School<BR>Sons and Daughters of Dominion<BR>What is the Sound of =
One=20
Hand Clapping, Grasshopper? or Is it Better to Marry than to=20
Burn?<BR>Oops!<BR>Leaves, Leaves, and More Damn Leaves<BR>Let Them Eat =
Cake, but=20
Guru Food is Better<BR>The Second Set of Books<BR>True Love<BR><BR>4. =
Together=20
at Last<BR>The Dating Game<BR>Guns in the Basement<BR>We Tie the =
Knot<BR>And=20
Baby Makes Three<BR>Alaska Bound . . . Then Again, Maybe Not!<BR>Toil =
and=20
Trouble<BR>All You Need is Love<BR>The Final Straw<BR><BR>5. Life =
Without the=20
Masters<BR><BR>6. Guns? We Don't Have No Stinking Guns<BR><BR>7. The =
Boise=20
Intervention<BR><BR>8. Free at Last!<BR><BR><B>Part II--The Masters and =
Their=20
Messengers </B><BR>9. The Masters<BR><BR>10. Esoteric =
Tradition<BR><BR>11.=20
Gnostic Roots of the Masters<BR><BR>12. Occult Tradition of the=20
Masters<BR><BR>13. Rosicrucianism<BR>The Masters in Rosicrucianism<BR>A =
Modern=20
Rosicrucian Group<BR><BR>14. Freemasonry<BR><BR>15. Swedenborg's Rings =
of=20
Angels<BR><BR>16. Mesmer and Animal Magnetism<BR><BR>17. The Birth of=20
Spiritualism: The Fox Sisters<BR>Spiritualism Sweeps America<BR><BR>18. =
New=20
Thought<BR><BR>19. Theosophy<BR>Blavatsky the Storyteller<BR>The =
Founding of=20
Theosophy<BR>The Masters Appear<BR>Blavatsky's Writings, Plagiarism, and =
the=20
Mahatma Letters<BR>The Masters<BR>Another View of the Masters<BR>After=20
Blavatsky<BR>The Judge Affair<BR>Leadbeater the=20
Pedophile<BR>Krishnamurti<BR>Alice Bailey<BR>Benjamin Creme<BR><BR>20. =
Phylos=20
the Thibetan<BR><BR>21. Agni Yoga Society<BR><BR>22. Mighty I AM<BR>The =
Ballards=20
Before the I AM<BR>I AM That I AM<BR>Sources of Inspiration for the I AM =

Movement<BR>Baird T. Spalding<BR>The Movement Grows<BR>Do as I Say, Not =
as I=20
Do<BR>Writings and Teachings<BR>The Ascended =
Masters<BR>Decrees<BR>Ballard=20
Demise<BR>A.D.K. Luk<BR><BR>23. Bridge To Freedom<BR><BR>24. Church =
Universal=20
and Triumphant<BR>Life at La Tourelle<BR>Of Prophets and Kings<BR>All =
that=20
Glitters<BR>Church Universal and Triumphant is Born<BR>Staff, Summit =
University,=20
and Decrees<BR>Confessions Betrayed<BR>Buddha's Birthday =
Caper<BR>Camelot Comes=20
Again!<BR>The Call of Camelot<BR>Power Plays<BR>Daughter of a =
Devil?<BR>Children=20
at Camelot<BR>Political Aspirations<BR>Gregory Mull<BR>Prophet's Very =
Private=20
Life<BR>Montana Bound<BR>Prepare Thee an Ark<BR>Gotcha!<BR>Hear No Evil, =
See No=20
Evil, . . .<BR>The Sky is Falling!<BR>The Shelter Crisis and =
Children<BR>The=20
Final Crisis<BR>Fuel Leak<BR>A Trail of Guns and Deception<BR>And More=20
Trouble<BR>It's a Miracle!<BR>Once Upon a Dream<BR>What Motivated=20
Prophet?<BR>Gone With the Wind<BR><BR>25. The Temple of the=20
Presence<BR><BR><B>Part III--Common Threads </B><BR>26. The Messengers =
and Their=20
Stories<BR>Messengers to the Gods<BR>The Big Lie<BR>A Good Story Never=20
Dies<BR>The Notovitch Affair<BR>Dueling Messengers--Malice in=20
Wonderland<BR><BR>27. Saint Germain<BR><BR>28. El Morya and =
Kuthumi<BR><BR>29.=20
The Teachings<BR>Astrology<BR>Karma<BR>Reincarnation<BR>I AM =
Presence<BR>What of=20
the Ascension?<BR><BR>30. Science of the Masters<BR>The Truth and =
Nothing but=20
the Truth<BR>Eye of Newt and Toe of Frog<BR><BR>31. Treatment of=20
Members<BR>Praise and Condemnation<BR><BR><B>Part IV--Know =
Thyself</B><BR>32.=20
Phenomena and the Believer<BR>We Can All Be Fooled<BR>Storytellers vs.=20
Scientists<BR>Masters and Dragons<BR>Nobody's Home<BR>Mystical=20
Experience<BR>Look Into My Eyes<BR>And Santa is Real<BR>Of Men and=20
Masters<BR><BR>33. Life After Myth<BR>A New Path . . .<BR><BR>Appendix: =
The=20
Pantheon of Masters, Angels, Archangels, Elohim, and Assorted Beings of=20
Light<BR><BR>Bibliography<BR><BR>Suggested=20
Reading<BR><BR>Acknowledgments<BR><BR>-----------------------------------=
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