280 DATE WITH THE GODS
By this time, the sun had come out and was shining
brightly. That put us in the mood for a picnic and we
started looking for a pleasant spot. We chose a place on
top of a hill overlooking the whole panorama of Man taro
Valley.
As we settled down we began our session. She
discussed the similarities between the Incas and lamas in
Tibet. Both cultures taught the concept of the Third Eye
and man's connection to the stars. She reminded me that
many years ago Lobsang Rampa wrote about the Third
Eye and how it connects the physical body and the spirit.
"Love God and your fellow human beings, is the basic
theme of all the esoteric teachings of man throughout
history," she said. "Anybody with a certain amount of
culture should have at least an elementary awareness of
the schools we've been discussing."
"You mean the Rosicrucians, the magicians of Zara
thustra, Madame Blavatsky and her Theosophical Soci
ety, the Essenes, the Tibetan lamas, the Order of
Aquarius, metaphysics, and all the so-called hermetic
initiates?"
"Yes, but names aren't important. Since the beginning
of written history, these esoteric centers have taught
the same things, many under very tight secrecy and
severe discipline, and only to a chosen few."
"Why the secrecy?"
"They had to carefully screen those with whom they
shared these teachings, because the knowledge of such
truths meant the development of new powers and
faculties that could cause tragedies and wars in the
hands of the wrong people."
"You mean learning these things could be that power
ful, that people who didn't have pure intentions could
cause disasters?"
"Correct. Imagine the absolute control of matter, and
its intimate relationship with energy going far beyond