Chacho the Author 321Creation, using familiar terminology such as the Third
Force, and calling the energy components of the spirit
ananas and anionites.
I also studied some Mayan and Aztec archaeology,
calendars, beliefs and myths. All the evidence pointed to
the fact that these ancient people believed that they
were direct descendants of the sun.
I knew there was a place in Mexico called Palenque
where, at the bottom of one of the pyramids, there is a
huge tombstone with a bas relief carving of a humanoid
piloting a rocket. I could n't imagine anyone could still
believe UFOs were fiction when some ancient Mexican
sculptor had carved this historical document in stone
some ten thousand years ago.
I wanted to go to Palenque and see this stone for
myself in the worst way. But I had to meet Roy in Los
Angeles and someone else in Dallas, Texas, to discuss
the possibilities of making a film in Peru about Peruvian
horses. I consoled myself with looking at the photo
graphs of this marvel, which I had already seen illus
trated in one of the Von Daniken books.
I couldn't miss this meeting. My only hope of going
back to Peru was Roy and his Peruvian horse deal. I kept
working on successful images, concentrating on the
process a step at a time. Roy and I spent the next few
days discussing the details of the negotiations, did some
sightseeing, and visited many places around southern
California, including a few movie studios.
By the time Roy returned to Ohio, the horse deal in
Peru was almost a reality. It was mid-December; the
holiday season was approaching. Roy and Betty, his
fiance, invited me to spend Christmas with them in
Michigan. I accepted their kind invitation and made
plans to meet them in Swanton, Ohio, a few days before
the holidays.
In the meantime, I needed to take a few days to
straighten out my personal situation in a Beverly Hills