Adam Curtis recently posted a BBC film from the 1950s featuring London taxi driver George King who founded the Aetherius Society. King and the members of the society believe(d) they could contact extraterrestrial life via meditation and telepathy. King had learned these techniques via his interest in yoga.
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| George King (1919–1997) |
The film is a nice reminder that western interest in Eastern religions predates the post-hippy fallout. But also that there is a long standing tradition of sci-fi in Britain that has always had its mystical or uncanny elements. It goes right back to Frankenstein and is the difference between Doctor Who and Star Trek.
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