DATE WITH THE GODS

The Fourth Dimension 311

guide. As far as giving you a scroll to eat, I won't do that,
but I will give you this."
She placed a metal band around my left wrist. I
couldn't tell what kind of metal it was, but it looked like
the POW bands people had worn during the Vietnam
war.
As she adjusted it, she said, "This is plain stainless
steel. No one would want to steal it from you. You can
get these at any store for sixty-five cents. This one has a
special electromagnetic charge that is tuned into your
personal vibrations."
"Am I supposed to feel anything, experience changes?"
"You may have a skin rash for a few days while the
radiation is absorbed. You've seen the copper bracelets
people wear for health reasons?"
"Uhuh."
"There are also a couple of my vibrations in there.
Many times you will hear me think. Since this is steel, it
will keep away evil forces."
"What do you mean?"
"Evil forces are also third energy, and are potentially
very powerful. Witchcraft, voodoo, jinxes, curses, vam­
pires, all these can be repelled by steel."
"I was going to give you a steel cross, but was afraid
you'd hit me and call me a Jesus freak."
"You know I'm polite. Anyway, getting back to this big
event you might stage. Does that mean the 144 ,000 are
going to be waiting already for some kind of special
event? Among themselves, they'll be saying, 'Hey, on
such and such a day we'll meet at such and such a place."'
"That's right; it's like having a date .... "
"A date with the gods ... hey, not a bad title for a
book!"
"Wear this bracelet night and day, and we already have
a date. It won't bother you. You can swim with it on,
sleep, make love, do whatever you have to. It'll stay the
same."