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Of the approximately fifty percent of Americans who believe in
UFOs, a fraction are devotees of one of the numerous UFO-based new
religious movements. The Unarius Academy of Science is one of the
oldest of these groups. Founded in 1954 by "Cosmic Visionaries"
Ruth and Ernest Norman (also known, respectively, as Archangels
Uriel and Raphiel), Unarius is devoted to teaching the
all-encompassing Uranian Science. Combining elements of pop
psychology, new age thought, and science fiction, the Science asks
its students to channel messages from the infinitely intelligent
Space Brothers and to heal themselves through the practice of
past-life therapy. Unarians await the arrival of spaceships, manned
by the Space Brothers, that will bring to earth advanced
intergalactic technology that will benefit all humankind. Tumminia
has been conducting research on Unarius for over a decade -
attending meetings, inteviewing members, and studying official
Unarian literature and videos. Here she offers an inside look at
this fascinating movement. She pays particular attention to the
ways Unarians adapt when their prophecies - and particularly their
prediction that the Space Brothers would land in 2001 - don't
materialize. This is the first in-depth study of any UFO religion.
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