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Children of the Stars

 

Though I have not actually met many Students of Unarius during this particular earth walk, Unarius books have been present in my life since, at least, the early 1970s.


By the dawn of the new Millennium, I had read through the entire Pulse of Creation series. And I recognized some of the places described therein from my own astral journeys. I did not, however feel any great need to connect with Unarius HQ in El Cajon, even during my two visits to San Diego in the 1990s. 


As a fairly public person that many would describe as being more than a bit 'eccentric', I have always admired the colorfulness, creativity and courage of Ruth Norman, aka Uriel. Beyond her cosmic teachings, she remains a truly unique human individual, a Champion of creative self-expression, and thus one of my few 'real life' heroes.


Aside from occasional requests for information, my interactions with Unarius remained distant until after the World Trade Center toppled and the Saucers did not land in California as anticipated by the Unariuns.


As my familiarity grew, with the teachings as well as with the guardians of the Academy after Uriel had passed, my fondness for both increased. I considered myself a 'distant friend' of Unarius and spoke of them quite often in my UFO Workshops. I also disseminated their literature widely, and occasionally reviewed a Unarius book or DVD. 


In 2015 I finally became a Member as, given the length and extent of my long-distance involvement, it seemed foolish not to.

After watching Bill Perine's excellent documentary, Children of the Stars, whose tagline is 'Science Fiction is Real', I wish I had taken this step years earlier.


You see, in the mid-1980s through the mid-1990s, I introduced an epic outer space experience into NYC's sci-fi fandom. Though ostensibly set in a popular multimedia franchise, it was actually based on memories I had of times long past. I called what we were doing 'role assumption' and it caught on quickly. In time, others beyond New York joined this adventure, including my wife Athena, and many commented that it all seemed, in some strange way 'extremely real', as if it 'truly happened'. 


Only a handful of us knew that it truly had. The tale took nearly a decade to unfold, and many lives were radically transformed during that time. 


In the parlance of Unarius, what had unfolded was a psychodrama, a remembrance of our lives during the space-faring Orion Empire. We were heroic, barbaric, but not very nice, individuals, drunk on war's wild energies. We were ruthless, and reckless in battle. We were also wise in our way, and knew that ultimately we served the Maat and that our souls were immortal. So why fear death? Why fear the cosmic balance we served? Why fear anything at all?


Returning to the review: this film explores Unarius' assertion that 'Science Fiction is Real', and explains it through the voices of Unarius' greatest luminaries, folks I've come to know via the Academy's DVDs, as well as through the countless e-mails and occasional phone calls we've exchanged over the years.


The movie also reveals a lot of background information about Ruth and Ernest L. Norman, the personal experiences of numerous notable Students of Unarius, a lot more information on psychodrama, and contains clips from many vintage science fiction movies.


It was, as always, good to see the Kennedys, Kevin and Tracey. And it was a treat to revisit with some of the individuals I've encountered in earlier productions, then see where their earth walk has taken them since. It was nice to see Uriel in all her splendor and to hear the voice of the Moderator, introducing a lesson. The redemption of Antares, aka Tyrantus, aka Louis Spiegel, aka Vaughn Spiegel, aka Charles Spiegel, aka Lucifer, aka Satan was especially touching and is another aspect of Unarius I love: the 'Fallen One' is actually redeemed and resumes his proper place as a Bringer of Light.


Unarius is also quite unique in that Unariuns can admit to being personally responsible for commiting atrocities on scales inconceivable to most mortals, and to frankly assert that collectively, we are not yet ready to join the more evolved worlds that surround us in space. But perhaps, if we apply outselves, someday we will.


This movie has earned an honored place on my Unarius shelf, I recommend it highly.


Review by Hercules Invictus

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