Sputnik, 74n[1]
Sri Lanka (Ceylon), 31
Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas (SCOBA), xxiii
Star Trek, 72, 75
Star Wars, 72–73
State of the World Forum, 231
Steiger, Brad, 101
Stephanou, Fr. Eusebius, xx, xxxiii, 115–16, 121, 123n[3], 152, 164, 166, 170, 179–82
Strieber, Whitley, 219–23
Sufism, 236
Suicide, 97, 112, 145
“revolutionary,” 197, 199
Sulpicius Severus, 104
Swedenborg, Emanuel, 147
Swing, Bishop William, 230–31
Symeon the New Theologian, St., 112, 182
Symposium of Religions, 24
syncretism, xxv, xxviii, 38, 46, 69
Syrian Antiochian Archdiocese of New York, 140
Talbott, Strobe, 228
Talmudic traditions, 2
Tantra, 19, 27, 60, 202
Tari, Mel
—Like a Mighty Wind, 185n[7]
Telepathy, 75, 97
Temple of Jerusalem, 174, 177, 179
Temple of Understanding, Inc., xxvi, 229
Theophan the Recluse, St., 122–23
—The Spiritual Life, 123n[3]
—Unseen Warfare, 189
Theosophical Society, 223, 224n[51]
Theosophy, 132
“3HO,” 61–62, 68
Tibetan Buddhism, 203–4
Time, 197n[1]
Timofievitch, A. P., 31
“TM.” See Transcendental meditation
TM in Court, 51n[4]
Tongues, speaking in. See Speaking in tongues
Toronto Blessing, 212–18. See also “Holy laughter movement”; Holy Spirit, “laughter of “
Airport Vineyard Church, Toronto, 215
Transcendental meditation, 45–47, 49–51, 56, 68
centers, 47
Transpersonal psychology, 208
2001: A Space Odyssey, 72
Unidentified flying objects (UFOs), xvi, 70–71, 77, 79, 81–83, 86–87, 90, 97, 101, 112–13. See also Close encounters; “Condon Report”; Cults, UFO; “Project Blue Book”; psychic
“abductions,” 95–97, 106, 220
contemporary researchers, 107
“Daylight Discs,” 86
debunking, 84
emotional response of witnesses, 87
encounters, 81, 90, 100–102, 219–23
government investigation of, 81
groups, 82
“landings,” 80–81, 93, 99
manifestations, 102, 108, 219, 222
network of watchers of, 219–21
“Nocturnal Lights,” 86
observations made of, 85
“occupants” of, 100
phenomena, xiv–xv, 71, 78, 81, 89, 98, 100–103, 107, 112–13, 218–19, 222
“Radar-Visual” reports, 86
reports, scientific analysis of, 78
sightings, 78, 84–85
wave, 79–80
United Nations, 228–29
United Religions Initiative, 230–31, 237
University of Creation Spirituality, 210
Upanishads, 8, 27
U.S. News & World Report, 67
Vallee, Dr. Jacques, 78, 83, 92, 94, 97–101, 108–9, 219
—The Edge of Reality: A Progress Report on Unidentified Flying Objects, 91n[18], 93, 99
—The Invisible College, 96–100, 108–9
—Passport to Magonia, 100n[22]
—UFOs in Space: Anatomy of a Phenomenon, 78n[7], 94n[19]
Van Dusen, Wilson
—The Presence of Other Worlds, 148n[13]
Vatican II, 37. See also Roman Catholicism
Vedanta, 10, 13, 14–15, 19, 22–24
Advaita, 18, 22–23
idolatry, 19
message of, 21–22
philosophy, 25, 203
plagiarisms from, 27
Societies, 13, 21
teachings and practices of, 26
Vedanta and the West, 24
Vedanta Kesheri, 24
Vedantasara, 8
Verne, Jules, 72
Visualization, 202, 213
Vivekananda, Swami, xxx, 15, 19–25, 28–29
mission of, 26
philosophy of, xxvii
power behind, 25
purpose for coming to the West, 22
Universal Religion of, 26, 28–29
Von Daniken, Erich, 73
—Chariots of the Gods? 73
—Gods from Outer Space, 73
Walsch, Neale Donald
—Conversations with God, 237–38
Ward, Admiral Charles, 227
Weldon, John
—Close Encounters: A Better Explanation, 102n[25]
—“UFOs: Is Science Fiction Coming True?,” 102n[25]
Welles, Orson, 79
Wells, H. G., 72, 223
—War of the Worlds, 79
Wicca, 206–9, 230n[65]
“Wicker man” sacrifices, 207
Wilber, Ken, 231–34
Williams, J. Rodman, 133–34, 136, 142, 160, 168
—The Era of the Spirit, 168
Wilson, Clifford
—Close Encounters: A Better Explanation, 102n[25]
—“UFOs: Is Science Fiction Coming True?,” 102n[25]
Witch doctors, 137
Witchcraft, 133, 204–10, 230n[65]
Witch’s Voice, 205
Wizards, 7
World Council of Churches, xxvi, xxx, 120, 211, 212
Central Committee of, xxvii
World Council Movement, 120
Yoga, 38–40, 43, 46–49, 68–69
Agni writings, 224
bhakti, 55
“Christian,” 39, 41–42, 46–47
hatha, 40
kundalini, 59
original purpose of, 33, 203
practice of, 40, 61, 202–3, 208
tantric, 59
Yogi Bhajan. See Bhajan, Yogi
Yonggi Cho, Paul, 213
Zaitsev, Dr. Vyacheslav
—“Visitors from Outer Space,” 74n[1]
Zen Buddhism, 37, 43–46, 62, 64–66, 68, 133, 203–4
agnostic, pagan experience of, 45
“Christian Zen,” 46–47
Japanese, 43, 53, 63
master, 22
near-death visions of, 68n[4]
Western, 53, 203–4
monastery, 62
Ziegel, Dr. Felix U., 83
—“On Possible Exchange of Information with Extra-Terrestrial Civilizations,” 83n[14]
—“UFOs, What Are They?,” 83n[14]
Zoroastrianism, xxx, 23
Scripture Index
Old Testament
Genesis
Ch. 3: 5 . . . . . . . . . . . 238
16: 1ff . . . . . . . . . . . 5
17: 5. . . . . . . . . . . . 5
18: 1–2 . . . . . . . . . . 4
Leviticus
Ch. 20: 6 . . . . . . . . . . 130
Deuteronomy
Ch. 18: 10–12. . . . . . . . 130
II Kings
Ch. 13: 21. . . . . . . . . . 129
Psalms
Ch. 95: 5. . . . . . . . . . . . 7
109: 1 . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Sirach
Ch. 21: 23. . . . . . . . . . 153
Isaiah
Ch. 5: 20–21 . . . . . . . . . 26
14: 13–14 . . . . . . . . 14
Jeremiah
Ch. 29: 8–9 . . . . . . . . . 161
Daniel
Ch. 3: 25. . . . . . . . . . . . 4
7: 13. . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Joel
Ch. 2: 28 . . . . . . . xxxi, 202
New Testament
Matthew
Ch. 5: 4 . . . . . . . . . . . 153
7: 22–23 . . . . . . . . 186
16: 18 . . . . . . . . . . 193
24: 21 . . . .
. . . . . . 200
24: 22. . . . . . . . . . 193
24: 23–27. . . . . . . . 178
24: 24 . . . . . . . 175, 191
24: 30. . . . . . . . . . 111
Mark
Ch. 14: 61–62 . . . . . . . . . 3
Luke
Ch. 12: 32 . . . . . . . 175, 192
18: 8 . . . . . . . . . . 170
21: 11. . . . . . . . . . 111
John
Ch. 5: 43 . . . . . . . . . . 178
6: 29. . . . . . . . . . . . 4
8: 39. . . . . . . . . . . . 4
8: 56. . . . . . . . . . . . 4
10: 30 . . . . . . . . . . . 3
12: 31 . . . . . . . . . . 36
14: 6, 9 . . . . . . . . . . 5
16: 33. . . . . . . . . . 193
17: 24 . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Acts of the Apostles
Ch. 1: 11. . . . . . . . 111, 179
2. . . . . . . . . . 125, 166
2: 34. . . . . . . . . . . . 4
10. . . . . . . . . . . . 125
10: 34–35 . . . . . . . . 36
10: 34–48 . . . . . . . . 37
14: 17 . . . . . . . . . . 36
19. . . . . . . . . . . . 125
19: 12. . . . . . . . . . 129
19: 15. . . . . . . . . . 146
Romans
Ch. 4: 17. . . . . . . . . . . . 5
8: 31 . . . . . . . . . . 193
11: 4 . . . . . . . . . . 184
I Corinthians
Ch. 12–14. . . . . . . . . . 126
II Corinthians
Ch. 4: 4 . . . . . . . . . . . xxix
6: 14–17 . . . . . . . . . 37
11: 14. . . . . . . . . . 149
Galatians
Ch. 1: 8–9. . . . . . . . . . 186
3: 16. . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3: 29. . . . . . . . . . . . 5
5: 24 . . . . . . . . . . 145
Ephesians
Ch. 1: 4–5 . . . . . . . . . . . 3
4: 14 . . . . . . . . . . xxiii
5: 15 . . . . . . . . . . xvii
Colossians
Ch. 3: 11 . . . . . . . . . . 239
I Thessalonians
Ch. 4: 16–17 . . . . . . . 181n
II Thessalonians
Ch. 2: 3–4, 9–12 . . . . . . 175
Ch. 2: 4 . . . . . . . . . . 58
2: 7 . . . . . . . . . . . 109
2: 8 . . . . . . . . . . . 238
2: 9 . . . . . . . . 171, 226
2: 10 . . . . . . . . . . 188
2: 15 . . . . . . . . . . 186
I Timothy
Ch. 4: 1 . . . . . . . . . . . 170
II Timothy
Ch. 4: 3–4 . . . . . . . . . xxiii
James
Ch. 4: 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
5: 16 . . . . . . . . . . 129
I John
Ch. 1:1 . . . . 5
2:18 . . . . 183
2:23 . . . . 3
4: 1 . . . . . . . . 11, 116, 214
4: 3 . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Apocalypse (Revelation)
Ch. 3: 17 . . . . . . . . . . 166
13: 13. . . . . . . . . . 111, 112
16: 14. . . . . . . . . . 170
20: 3. . . . . . . . 170, 188
20: 6 . . . . . . . . . . 179
20: 7 . . . . . . . . . . 188
20: 7–8 . . . . . . . . . 109
22: 20. . . . . . . . . . 193
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