Raelians Want An Embassy For Aliens In Canada

The Raelians are a bizarre group and not necessarily in a negative way, I just find the whole ancient astronaut ideology improbable.

What many don't realize is that Vorilhon's book "The Book Which Tells the Truth" (73) is part of a trilogy on the subject matter that appeared in the late 60s early 70s. "Chariots of the Gods" (69) by von Daniken being the first and Sitchin's "The Twelfth Planet " (76) being the last (of the modern originals). The contention of many who follow this mythos being, Sitchin's ideas along with those of Erich von Däniken may have influenced the beliefs of the religious sect of Raelism. Which as you can see by the dates of publication doesn't quite follow.

If you really want to make your head spin, the ancient astronaut/alien idea is not "new" and the modern idea can be traced to HP Lovecraft and his Cthulhu mythos. Lovecraft taking some inspiration from HG Wells. Lovecraft also dabbled a bit in the Nephilim mythos as well.

Pre-Lovecraft inspiration can then be assigned to Helena Blavatsky; her disciple W Scott-Elliot, who brought the Lemuria mythos into the mix with "Lost Lemuria" (1904), as well as Charles Fort with "Book of the Damned" (1919).

So in reality the Raelians are not the only ones to espouse this view. UFO/Alien based religions are not new.
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On Wedneday, The Raelians plan to hold a press conference at the Marriott Hotel in Ottawa to ask the Canadian government for a lot of four square kilometres on which to build the embassy. They don't care too much where, as long as it's not in the Arctic, a spokesperson told Postmedia. The Elohim, apparently, do not dig the cold.

The Raelians also want extraterritoriality for the embassy, which would presumably protect the group from pesky terrestrial taxes.

But the benefits for Canada could be significant, the group says.

"Canada will benefit from an economic impact of tens of billions of dollars in the long term," said spokesperson Daniel Turcotte in a press release. "In addition, the host country of this Embassy will improve and enjoy an immense prestige being the interplanetary hub. The residents of this country will be the first to benefit from the Elohim's very advanced technology in the fields, among others, of bio-robotics, nanotechnology, medicine, transport and communications, as well as an access to some sources of energy currently impossible to imagine by our scientists."

Raelians Want An Embassy For Aliens In Canada