jak.themothmanprophecies- 第47节

　　
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　　On　June　19　Mr。　Apol　gave　Jane　a　message　to　pass　along　to　me。　It　was　a　prediction：　〃Things　will　bee　more　serious　in　the　Middle　East。　The　pope　will　go　there　soon　on　a　peace　mission。　He　will　be　martyred　there　in　a　horrible　way　。。。　knifed　to　death　to　a　bloody　manner。　Then　the　Antichrist　will　rise　up　out　of　Israel。〃
　　
　　I　was　shocked。　But　here　was　a　statement　that　could　be　checked　against　future　events。　Apol　also　said　the　Vatican　was　planning　to　send　food　and　materiel　to　Arab　refugees。　There　had　been　no　announcement　in　the　press　about　this。
　　
　　Two　days　later　Miss　Paro　had　an　unnerving　experience。　A　black　Cadillac　pulled　alongside　her　as　she　was　out　walking　at　8　P。M。　and　a　well…dressed　man　in　the　back　seat　ordered　her　into　the　car。　He　named　a　friend　of　hers　and　she　foolishly　obeyed　him。　The　car　headed　for　Mount　Misery。
　　
　　〃There　was　a　funny　smell　inside；〃　she　reported。　〃Antiseptic　。。。　like　a　hospital。　And　there　were　flashing　lights　on　the　dashboard。　I　couldn't　take　my　eyes　off　them。　I　felt　like　they　were　hypnotizing　me。〃
　　
　　The　car　traveled　isolated　back　roads　until　it　reached　a　crossroads　where　another　vehicle　was　waiting。　A　man　holding　something　like　a　doctor's　bag　was　standing　there。　He　got　into　the　Cadillac　and　waved　a　small　object　in　Jaye's　face；　like　a　bottle　of　smelling　salts。　She　felt　her　will　power　drain　away　and　sat　there　helplessly　while　the　men　asked　her　questions　which　didn't　make　any　sense　to　her。　Finally　they　returned　her　to　the　spot　where　they　had　picked　her　up。　The　whole　episode　had　terrified　her　and　she　called　me　immediately。
　　
　　Was　Jaye's　experience　merely　an　updated　version　of　the　Mattoon　〃gasser〃　and　old　Springheeled　Jack？　（*）　Months　later　when　I　interviewed　Tom　in　Washington　I　remembered　this　seemingly　meaningless　incident。　Had　Tom　also　been　gassed　or　hypnotized　the　moment　he　stepped　into　Vadig's　old　Buick？　
　　
　　　
　　
　　＇*＇　Springheeled　Jack　was　a　tall；　caped　phantom　with　a　bright　light　on　his　chest　who　appeared　in　England　in　the　1830s。　He　was　able　to　leap　great　distances　and　he　spewed　a　nauseous　gas　into　the　faces　of　surprised　witnesses。　Although　he　was　the　subject　of　a　massive　manhunt；　he　was　never　caught　or　identified。　A　black…garbed　phantom　terrorized　Mattoon；　Illinois；　in　the　1940s；　spraying　a　noxious　gas　into　bedroom　windows。　
　　
　　　
　　
　　On　October　23；　1971；　the　Washington　Post　published　a　strange　〃gas〃　story　involving　President　Nixon's　maid。　The　story　contains　some　of　the　elements　we　have　been　discussing　here。
　　
　　Nixon　Maid　Stole　In　Trance；　She　Says
　　
　　Miami；　Oct。　22　（AP）…A　part…time　housekeeper　at　President　Nixon's　Key　Biscayne　retreat　has　testified　she　was　put　in　a　hypnotic　daze　by　a　stranger　who　told　her　to　shoplift　four　dresses。
　　
　　Shirley　Cromartie；　32；　and　a　mother　of　three；　pleaded　no　contest　Thursday　and　was　given　a　suspended　sentence　after　law　enforcement　officers　and　a　psychiatrist　testified　they　believed　she　was　telling　the　truth。
　　
　　Mrs。　Cromartie　holds　a　security　clearance　to　work　in　the　Florida　White　House；　according　to　testimony。　She　said　a　woman　met　her　in　a　parking　lot　and　asked　the　time；　then　ordered　her　to　take　the　items　and　bring　them　to　her。
　　
　　Mrs。　Cromartie　testified　she　fell　into　a　daze　when　the　young　woman　released　a　jasminelike　scent　from　her　left　hand。　〃I　just　sort　of　lost　my　will　。。。　it　was　a　terrifying　experience；〃　she　testified。
　　
　　Mrs。　Cromartie　joined　the　Key　Biscayne　White　House　housekeeping　staff　about　a　year　ago；　according　to　FBI　Agent　Leo　Mc　Clairen。　He　testified　her　background　was　impeccable。
　　
　　Dr。　Albert　Jaslow；　a　psychiatrist；　said　he　examined　her　and　found　she　could　be　hypnotized　〃quickly　and　easily〃　and　believed　she　was　telling　the　truth。
　　
　　〃But　it　wasn't　the　same　when　he　hypnotized　me；〃　Mrs。　Cromartie　said。　〃I　couldn't　remember　anything　afterwards。　Whatever　that　young　woman　did　to　me；　it　was　like　being　in　a　sleepwalk；　only　awake。〃
　　
　　There　was　no　further　ment　on　this　strange　incident。　At　the　time　I　wondered　if　perhaps　this　was　not　some　small　demonstration　for　the　benefit　of　President　Nixon；　similar　to　the　power　failures　that　seemed　to　follow　President　Johnson　in　1967。　（The　lights　failed　wherever　he　went　。。。　from　Washington　to　Johnson　City；　Texas；　to　Hawaii。）
　　
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　　Woodrow　Derenberger　found　a　new　world　with　Cold；　Klinnel；　Ardo；　and　pany。　Now　Jane　was　moving　among　twilight　presences；　Mr。　Apol；　Lia　（the　name　of　his　female　panion）；　and　several　others　who　mischievously　adopted　names　from　my　obscure　（damn　it）　novels！　They　amplified　their　dire　prophecy　for　Pope　Paul。　He　would　be　attacked　in　a　crowd　at　an　airport；　they　said；　by　a　man　dressed　in　a　black　suit　and　wielding　a　black　knife。　After　his　assassination　there　would　be　three　days　of　darkness　and　worldwide　power　failures。
　　
　　On　June　28　the　Vatican　announced　that　a　personal　envoy　of　Pope　Paul　VI；　Monsignor　Abramo　Frescht；　was　being　dispatched　to　Cairo　to　discuss　〃Vatican　assistance　to　war　victims　and　refugees。〃　On　June　30　it　was　announced　that　the　wooden　throne　said　to　have　been　used　by　Saint　Peter　was　going　to　be　dug　out　of　the　Vatican　basement　and　placed　on　display　for　the　first　time　since　1867。
　　
　　I　went　out　to　Mount　Misery　and　hypnotized　Jane。　She　was　a　good　subject　and　after　performing　various　tests　to　assure　myself　that　she　was　really　in　a　deep　trance；　I　began　to　ask　her　subtle　questions　about　Apol　and　his　friends。　To　my　utter　amazement；　the　impossible　happened。　The　control　was　taken　away　from　me。　I　couldn't　direct　the　session。　Instead；　I　found　myself　talking　directly　to　Apol　through　Jane。　He　wanted　to　talk　about　Marilyn　Monroe　and　Robert　Kennedy。　I　didn't　want　to　gossip；　I　insisted；　but　wanted　some　hard　facts　on　the　overall　situation。　Apol　persisted；　warning　me　that　Kennedy　was　in　grave　danger。　Where　was　he　talking　from？　He　said　he　was　parked　nearby　in　his　Cadillac。　He　made　some　specific　predictions　about　pending　plane　crashes；　then　returned　to　Marilyn　and　Kennedy。
　　
　　All　the　while　we　were　conducting　this　insane　conversation；　Jane's　telephone　was　ringing　madly。　Each　time　I　picked　it　up　there　was　no　one　on　the　line。　Finally　I　just　left　it　off　the　hook。
　　
　　The　session　ended　abruptly　when　Jane　woke　up　by　herself。　Another　impossibility。　She　would　have　required　a　suggestion　from　me　before　she　could　awake。　（*）　
　　
　　　
　　
　　＇*＇　In　paring　notes　with　psychic　investigator…author　Brad　Steiger；　he　told　me　he　had　similar　experiences　with　hypnosis；　that　is；　the　control　was　taken　out　of　his　hands　by　some　other　intelligence。　
　　
　　
　　
　　The　predicted　plane　crashes　occurred　right　on　schedule。　I　was　slowly　convincing　myself　that　the　entities　were　somehow　tuned　to　the　future。
　　
　　I　was　making　other　startling　discoveries。　I　had　only　to　think　of　a　serious　question　and　my　phone　would　ring　and　Jane　would　deliver　a　message　from　Apol　answering　it
　　
　　Other　ufologists　were　also　getting　predictions　from　contactees。　When　Gray　Barker　arrived　in　New　York　for　the　convention　at　the　Hotel　modore　he　told　me　that　he'd　received　a　prediction　that　〃a　famous　newsman　in　the　Midwest〃　would　die　very　soon。　Two　days　later；　on　the　evening　of　June　23；　Frank　Edwards　died　suddenly　of　a　heart　attack　in　Indiana。　Edwards　was　a　newscaster　and　author　of　the　1966　bestseller　Flying　Saucers…Serious　Business。
　　
　　The　Year　of　the　Garuda…1966…67…was　only　half　over　and　I　was　talking　to　half…a…dozen　entities　through　contactees　scattered　throughout　the　Northeast。　Scores　of　new　games　were　going　on　at　once；　each　one　designed　to　prove　something　to　me；　not　to　the　contactees。　The　latter　would　never　quite　figure　out　what　was　happening　to　them　or　what　it　all　meant。　Like　the　UFO　enthusiasts　themselves；　the　contactees　would　be　manipulated；　used　as　robots　to　propagate　beliefs　and　false　frames　of　reference；　and　then　be　discarded　to　sit　in　the　darkness　and　wonder　why　the　world　was　not　as　they　had　imagined　it；　why　the　wonderful　space　people　had　abandoned　them。
　　
　　On　Long　Island；　a　dozen　eccentrics　still　sit　by　their　phones　waiting　for　Princess　Moon　Owl　to　call　again　and　restore　their　waning　faith。　
　　　
　　
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