Well I went along to the "Cosmic Agenda Lecture" not
really knowing what to expect.
Space Channeling is something which I personally have never really
touched on through the pages of ENIGMAS before.
This conference, it was stated, would lend a new dimension to the events in Bonnybridge, insofar as American Phyllis Schlemmer would be in Scotland apparently to tell us all about the Council of Nine, and on how mankind was on the downward spiral of destruction, and it was time that we Earthlings pulled our socks up, "mega old hat"!
SPI members joined around 700 people in Falkirk Town Hall to hear not only Phyllis Schlemmer, but Geri Rodgers and Ken Macfarlane as well. Ken Macfarlane had come up from Cheshire in England, whilst Geri Rodgers, (mistakingly taken for the Zal-us Character by the Scottish press !) had came from Edinburgh. The media clowns were out in full force with many newspapers represented. Television cameras were also in full view and I had already given that afternoon, a live Radio Scotland broadcast on the event.
Of course it's fair to say that this large turn out by the media was in
response to the "Zal-us affair". Indeed , as I was purchasing my ticket
at the box office one lady was holding up the queue asking the lady
behind the ticket kiosk if an alien really was going to be here tonight.
When the ticket lady explained that there was no such alien and that
it was essentially the press that had built this story up, the lady about
turned and said "well that's it, I won't be going in then", and with that
she stormed off. Back inside the main hall, Councillor Billy Buchanan took
the stage, he was well dressed in a black tuxedo. He launched straight
into an attack on the British press for their mis-treatment on the Zal-us
affair and their disrespect for the people of Bonnybridge who were trying
to come to terms with their UFO sightings. Billy's outburst was met by
thunderous applause and the look on some of the press members present was
a joy to behold.
Billy then went on to state the fact that, if anybody was
here tonight thinking that they were going to hear an alien speak (which
he had now stated was not the case) he would personally refund their money
and travelling expenses, "no matter if they had come all the way from
Australia"! Thankfully for Billy, no one took him up on his offer.
The first speaker was 33 year old Geri Rodgers. Geri is part of a British group to support the 'Council of Nine' and to encourage greater awareness of the present crisis in human affairs. Geri and the 'Council of Nine' would like to bring love, peace and harmony back to the planet. Geri was only on for around 15 minutes during which he spoke about his involvement with this 'Council Of Nine', which by the way, are apparently Nine Extraterrestrials who are looking over the affairs of planet Earth! Looking around this large audience, I was begining to wonder if they really knew what they were letting themselves in for! [no signs of answers yet!]
Next up was American Phyllis Schlemmer, who, with her radio mike attached to her lapel, paraded back and forth on the stage telling us all about her early childhood and psychic experiences. Phyllis incidentely, is a writer and researcher on UFO and psychic matters with world-wide experiences. For over 20 years she has been the transmitter of communication from 'The Council of Nine'. Her book, 'The Only Planet Of Choice' subtitled, 'Essential Briefings From Deep Space', is currently a world best seller.
Anyway, so far so good, Phyllis's early talk was quite interesting, however, then she went on a love trip which was followed by some new age sentiments of 'hugging trees' and 'love thy neighbour'. Phyllis mentioned that this was her first visit to Scotland, and she was astounded by the loving kindness shown by the Scots people towards her, so much so, that she was even considering moving here! Eventually we got round to her telling us all about the 'Council of Nine' in which she said she is not a channeller but a transceiver. The leader of the 'Council of Nine' was a guy with the building site name of Tom. She continued by issuing the same tired old statements that we have all heard so many times throughout the UFOlogical years, and that mankind is slowly killing mother Earth and that we should all start to care and do something about it, but it isn't so simple as that, and with some more love thy neighbour stuff she finished off.
I must admit, I was a wee bit disappointed, I felt as if I did not know much more about this 'Council of Nine' now, than I did when I had walked in the door. Following Phyllis's lecture, was Ken McFarlane who has been involved in many conferences to help raise public awareness in the areas of enviromental issues. To me, Ken's talk was more like a Party Political Broadcast on behalf of the Scottish National Party. Ken asked the large audience to raise their hands if they had seen a UFO, at this, about half the audience raised their hands, "quite a considerable amount of people"! which I suppose is not to surprising given that the meeting was being held in a "UFO Hot-spot"!
There then followed a break in which the audience retired to the bar were a few pints of the amber nectar was consumed. Much debate took place in the bar with many people airing their views that they had not heard anything at all which will help the people of Bonnybridge and surrounding areas understand exactly what was going on!
Part two of the 'Cosmic Agenda Lecture' was a panel debate which included all speakers including Councillor Billy Buchanan. During the interval, the audience were invited to write out any questions that they had on a piece of paper which had been placed on their seats prior to the event. These were then collected during the break and read out to the panel by a spokesperson. Now we were in business. Questions like, "What do the Governments of the world know about UFO's? "Is there a UFO cover-up"? "What is going on in Bonnybridge"? These questions were taken by the panel, and taken I feel, down a new age pathway, (apart, that is from Ken MacFarlane who impressed me with his answers) but sadly he too eventually went down this new age, hug a tree pathway.
With the answers not up to the audiences expectations, I knew that it was only going to be a matter of time before the pot, so to speak, boiled over, and as sure as the Pope is a catholic, that is what happened. Outbursts from the audience started to ring out, shouts of, "What the bloody hell has all this got to do with the UFO sightings in Bonnybridge"? followed by, "Get off that stage woman, you don't know what you are talking about"! One chap stood up and really stated his disappointment at this meeting saying that it was not doing anything for the people of Bonnybridge, hugging trees was not the answer.
Councillor Billy Buchanan then broke in and calmed the situation down with a few choice words, (and sufficiently good they were too!) He said, in part, "Look, these speakers have travelled many miles to be here tonight, especially Phyllis Schlemmer, so please give them the respect they deserve." At this an appreciative round of applause went round the hall afterwhich the debate then continued, but by now some people had walked out. The meeting was then brought to a close and a vote of thanks was given to the speakers for taking time out to attend and speak.
So dear readers, what did I think of this well billed event?, not too much I am afraid. I will close with these choice words, and thay are. If there truly is a 'Council of Nine' overlooking planet earth and are concerned by the way we are treating it then forget the words, forget talking to choice individuals like Schlemmer, Rodgers and MacFarlane, if you really want people to sit up and believe that you are real and that you are there, do something really constructive, something impressivily visual. What I suggest this 'Council of Nine' should do is this. State the fact that you are going to create a visual sign in the sky, it could be say over Swansea, over Newcastle, over Edinburgh, a lsrge visual cross or shape in the sky on a selected date at a selected time. Doing this, would really get mankind to sit up.
Something as visually impressive as this on a selected date and time over a
selected city in the U.K. would undoubtedly prove your point, there would be
no need to get your message out through others, this "sky" message would then
wake up those people you wish to reach. But of course I can hear people say,
"it isn't as simple as that". Well pray tell me what if not this "Sky sign"
would convince the people that there is a 'Council of Nine'?
Anyway, thats
my own thoughts, perhaps you have your own!
Finally I have a couple of tail end pieces to complete this article, firstly, Coucillor Billy Buchanan upon paying the Town Hall and speakers from the money obtained through the sale of tickets for the event, used the remainder of the ticket sale money to purchase six large colour televisions which he then donated to six local primary schools within the Stirlingshire district. I would also remind the readers that Councillor Buchannan bought football strips for a local junior football club with the remainder of the ticket sale money from the June 1994 Falkirk Town Hall UFO event. Billy is not in this to make money,(as some have suggested). Any money left over from these events, goes, as we can see, to local clubs or schools. My second tail piece which is a wierd one!, concerns a chap who travelled up to Falkirk from Birminghan in England to attend this 'Cosmic Agenda Lecture'. The chap was using a small Dictaphone to record the Phyllis Schlemmer lecture. Upon playing back the tape the following day, he was more than surprised to hear the words, "Help Me" "Help Me". The chap is as sure as he can be that no one around him said those words, (at least that he can recall!) and wonders if some "unearthly voice" has left its indelible mark on his audio tape! Well what can we make of that? did someone close to this chap say those words? Or, was it something else! I'll leave you as I hear the subtle strains of the 'Twilight Zone' enter my consciousness.