320 DATE WITH THE GODS
only good vibrations. She had planted a new seed in my
mind concerning Christ as a man. I would never have
guessed that a young woman with all the material things
in life could be so down to earth when it came to the
teachings of Christ.
I left Roy in San Francisco, where he rented a car to do
some sightseeing in and around California. We made
plans to meet each other in Los Angeles in four or five
days. I had to rush back, as I was booked on the Monday
noon flight to Mexico City.
My meeting there was for the purpose of straighten
ing out the situation of a certain motion picture business
in Peru. This was to be the last time I would get involved
in negotiations as an intermediary between the Peruvian
government and the international world of motion
pictures.
Things went smoothly the first two days. I was so sure
there would be no complications that I called New York
and told my partners that everything was working out
perfectly.
Early the next morning, I received a phone call from
the number one man in Mexico City. He said they had
decided not to go ahead with the deal. "Thank you very
much, don't call us; we'll call you."
The deal falling through didn't bother me too much;
somehow I'd been prepared for it. By this time, I was
making an effort to put into practice the principles Rama
had been teaching me. Taking a positive attitude, I
decided that I must be in Mexico City for some purpose
other than business.
I raided a few libraries and museums in Mexico City,
searching for more evidence of ancient cosmonauts. I
fo und a copy of the Rodolfo Benevides book, En Noche De
Los Tiempos, which in English means, "In the Night of
Time."
In this work, Benavides describes astral projection in
detail. He refers to God as the Eternal Thought of