It is time for one chapter in human history to close and another to open. Do we have the courage to embrace this new world, the hallmarks of which are universal peace, enlightenment, and a genuinely high technology civilization on earth that is sustainable for thousands of years? The retrograde forces that are attempting to hijack humanity to a time of war in space, global destruction, environmental ruin and cultural insani- ty must be supplanted, through the courageous acts of others, with an entirely new way of being.
It is time for you to know - and for all of us to act. For it is only through the collective actions of those who yearn for the good future that awaits humanity that we can leap across the abyss of impending destruction and secure a world ready to take her place among the cultures of the cosmos, enlightened and at peace.
Steven M. Greer MD Albemarle County, Virginia
1 February 2006
Authors Note
This story is told in three parts. The first of these illuminates the events that set the stage for all to follow; it covers my childhood through early adult life, up to 1990. The second traces the years from 1990 to the present day. During this time, we formed the Center for the Study of Extraterrestrial Intelligence, the Disclosure Project, and Space Energy Access Systems. The third part moves into the future, gazing into a time when the fulfillment of the promise of humanity will be realized - a time that will endure for 500,000 years.
In order to first give you a frame of reference, I'll share some important statistics. In 1980, the world community eradicated smallpox off the face of the earth. The World Health Organization predicts that by the end of 2006, we will reach the last remote villages of Africa and Asia and we will wipe out Polio. These are accomplishments that should bring much gratification to us all as citizens of this world. Yet, it is with restrained joy that I celebrate these feats. Why? Because, sadly, by the time you read the first chapter of this book (approximately 15 minutes), the following will happen: 250 children will die of starvation; 15 people will die of AIDS; 31 will die of Malaria and 50 will die of TB.
You might ask how this possibly relates to ETs or CSETI or the Disclosure Project. It is all connected to control, power, religious ideology, and greed. We know that the technologies have existed (for many years) to alleviate Small-Pox and Polio much earlier, plus the diseases I mentioned above, as well as other ills that plague the world community. We know that technologies have been around that can supply the world with an abundance of energy without using up our valuable natural resources. Unfortunately, the people who have access to these technologies have not shared them with us.
I mention this not to depress you, but because it is a reality. Yet it is a reality that can be changed. As you read HIDDEN TRUTH - FOR- BIDDEN KNOWLEDGE, you will see that changes have already begun in some of the very people who are in-
volved with these technologies; changes that can and WILL make this a peaceful world.
CHAPTER 1
Q^D
Improbable
Messenger
"We'll get the little Holloman room for this event...It's all you'll need."
"Oh, no - we need the ballroom."
"But, that room is never used - except for very large and important events."
"This wz'//be a very large and important event!" "You've got to be
out of your mind."
"No, we need the entire ballroom!"
"Well, the last time they filled the ballroom was when President Reagan was there!" "Just get it! Do it."
"Okay - you won't listen to me... but I'll get it."
The room in question is The National Press Club ballroom in Washington, D.C. The verbal wrangling between myself - Dr. Steven Greer - and a press agent, proved worthwhile on May 9, 2001. She kept her word, and my instinct proved to be on target! We watched the ball- room fill to capacity: nearly two dozen television cameras and a battery of journalists assembled to hear and record statements offered by twenty one witnesses from military, intelligence, government, corporate and scientific organizations.
The witnesses had stepped forward to relate their personal experiences with extraterrestrial vehicles (ETVs; aka UFOs) and extraterrestri- al life forms. More than two hours of public testimony ensued, verify- ing the reality of ETV/UFO contact and a largely unknown outcome: the interaction with extraterrestrial intelligence has produced advanced energy and propulsion technologies. This information has been kept secret from the masses for years.
The event marked the launch of the Disclosure Project; an out- growth of years of effort by the Center for the Study of Extraterrestrial Intelligence (CSETI). It was also a milestone in my personal journey, having moved from a career as an emergency room doctor living in Asheville, N.C into a new role - the unlikely courier of a message that is insisting to be heard. It was one more step along the sometimes rocky path I'd stumbled upon as a nine-year old playing on the streets of Charlotte, North Carolina.
A sunny afternoon in 1965 saw me out roaming with the usual group of neighborhood urchins. We were typical Southern kids, wandering about in search of all manner of adventure - something to build, or see, or take home. Little were we prepared for what suddenly appeared in the southwest sky: a silver, oval-shaped, gleaming craft - obviously not an airplane or helicopter. It was seamless, totally silent - and unlike any- thing we'd ever seen. After hovering for a short time, it instantly van- ished.
We felt this was something truly unusual. My family, predictably, passed off the incident as a childish musing. But my cohorts and I knew we'd seen something way beyond the ordinary. It was my first encounter with an "ETV" the term used by the National Security Agency for extra- terrestrial vehicles, also commonly known as UFOs.
Since that day, my sense of connection to that spacecraft has endured. Events over the next few weeks strengthened the tie: I experienced a series of lucid dreams and night encounters with beings who were not from the Earth. Because I was simply a young boy I was able to take it "all in stride" - it seemed a natural result of the incident with my three friends. I believe the ETs were focused on instilling in me an awareness and acceptance of things beyond the world I could see. My innocence allowed me to view this without prejudice, although I didn't speak pub- li- cly about it (due to the potential ridicule) until a few years ago.
But this early connection was life-altering. It was clearly the dawning of a larger search for truth that grew stronger as I matured.
My interest and curiosity about these matters intensified, although I didn't have another direct ET encounter for years. Until around the age of twelve, I would collect relevant articles from such magazines as "True", "Argosy" and "Life" as well as books about UFO encounters, and accumulated a large stash in my closet! The idea of knowledge of people from other planets enthralled me, and fed into the sense of wonder and joy I felt when looking at the night sky. Fear never entered my mind - it seemed as comfortable as home. So my approach to the idea of extraterrestrials was that their existence is understood, or a "given," and that these beings are aware of our evolution on earth. This sense of familiarity with the great expanse of creation has always induced a sense of joy and peace, even as a preschooler. When out in nature, I gained this sense of something awake and divine beyond everyday existence. I believe there was always something, like a hand on my shoulder, helping and guiding me toward a perception of awakeness, a mysterious conscious presence that would open to me when I looked at the sky or played out- doors. There is a Persian expression: "the best way to love God is to love His creation." I was blessed with this reality in a very innocent, elemental way.
It was an unconventional view of life, perhaps the natural outcome of an equally unconventional childhood.I grew up in a deliciously eccentric Southern family. Mother was like Scarlett O'Hara blended with Bette Davis in "Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte", mixed with a touch of Joan Crawford's "Mommy Dearest"! Father was half Native American, his mother a Cherokee.