From Eliyahu
UFOs and the Occult: The Space-Age Mask of an Ancient Deception -
Part 3
From Hidden Masters to
Space Brothers
After the flying-saucer age began, the phenomenon did not merely
appear in the sky.
It began to speak.
Men and women claimed that beings from beyond earth were
communicating with them. These beings were often described as wise,
advanced, peaceful, spiritually evolved, and deeply concerned about the
future of mankind. They came with warnings. They came with teaching. They
came with promises. They came with a message.
This is where the UFO story moves beyond sightings. It becomes
revelation. And for Bible believers, that is the line that must not be
crossed without serious discernment.
In the early years of the flying-saucer age, a number of people
claimed not merely to see strange craft, but to meet or communicate with the
beings who operated them. These figures came to be known as “contactees.”
The early contactee message was usually different from many later
alien-abduction accounts. It was often optimistic and spiritual. The beings
were commonly presented as benevolent visitors, sometimes called “Space
Brothers.”
They were said to come from Venus, Mars, Saturn, or other worlds.
Some were described as human-looking, beautiful, wise, and spiritually
advanced. They warned humanity about nuclear war. They spoke of world peace.
They urged mankind to evolve. They called for unity among nations. They
often suggested that earth’s religions were partial, limited, or
misunderstood expressions of a larger cosmic truth.
That is important. The message was not merely, “We are from another
planet.” The message was, “We have come to guide you.” That makes the
contactee movement religious in character, even when it used the language of
space travel.
One of the most famous early contactees was George Adamski.
He claimed to have seen and photographed flying saucers, and he became
widely known for his stories of contact with friendly beings from other
planets. In Adamski’s world, the visitors were not monsters. They were not
invaders. They were not merely pilots of machines. They were higher beings —
advanced, noble, peaceful, and concerned about humanity’s self-destructive
path.
This had enormous appeal in the early atomic age. The world had just
seen the destructive power of nuclear weapons. The Cold War was rising. Many
feared mankind might destroy itself. So the idea that wiser beings from the
heavens had come to warn us was emotionally powerful. But from a biblical
standpoint, we must ask a deeper question: Who has the authority to teach
mankind?
If a being appears with a message of peace, unity, and
enlightenment, that does not automatically mean the message is from YHWH.
Scripture does not tell us to accept a message because it sounds peaceful.
Scripture tells us to test the spirit behind the message. The issue is not
whether the messenger claims to be loving. The issue is whether the message
agrees with the Word of YHWH.
George Hunt Williamson is another important figure in this early contactee world. He was
associated with Adamski and became known for his own UFO-related writings
and claims of contact. What makes Williamson especially relevant to our
series is the occult character of the communication involved. The early
contactee world did not rely only on telescopes, photographs, or physical
sightings. It often included automatic writing, channeling, telepathic
communication, and messages received from unseen or nonhuman intelligences.
That should get our attention. When a person receives messages from
invisible beings through channeling, automatic writing, trance states, or
psychic contact, the Bible already has categories for that. It does not
matter if the being is called a spirit, a master, an angel, an
extraterrestrial, an ascended teacher, or a Space Brother. The method itself
is spiritually dangerous.
YHWH did not leave His people without warning:
“There shall not be found with you anyone who makes his son or his
daughter to pass through the fire, one who uses divination, one who
practices sorcery, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer, or a charmer, or a
consulter with a familiar spirit, or a wizard, or a necromancer. For whoever
does these things is an abomination to YHWH.” - Deuteronomy 18:10–12
This is not a small matter. YHWH forbids His people from seeking
knowledge through occult contact. That prohibition does not become
irrelevant because the communicating entity claims to be from Venus.
Hidden Masters
To understand the early contactee message, we must look at what came
before it. Before the Space Brothers, there were hidden masters.
In Theosophy and related occult movements, spiritual teachers or
“masters” were believed to guide the evolution of humanity from behind the
scenes. These beings were said to possess higher wisdom, ancient knowledge,
and spiritual power. They were often described as hidden adepts, elder
brothers, or advanced beings who watched over mankind and communicated
through selected messengers.
Notice how familiar that sounds. The hidden masters were above
ordinary humanity.
They possessed secret knowledge. They communicated through chosen
intermediaries.
They taught that mankind must evolve spiritually. They promoted a universal
wisdom behind all religions. They pointed toward a coming transformation.
Now compare that with the early Space Brother message.
The Space Brothers were above ordinary humanity. They possessed
superior knowledge. They communicated through chosen contactees. They taught
that mankind must evolve. They promoted world unity and a higher cosmic
understanding. They warned of crisis and promised guidance toward a new age.
The costume changed. The old occult master put on a space suit.