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Subject: Hungariam UFO and other phenomena
Date: 29 Dec 1994 20:59:47 GMT
Organization: The University of Manitoba
Lines: 73
Message-ID: <3dv803$1pl@canopus.cc.umanitoba.ca>
NNTP-Posting-Host: mira.cc.umanitoba.ca
Summary: Article about Hungarian phenomena
Keywords: Hungary,UFO
The following article appeared in The London Times yesterday, Wednesday
28 December 1994:
MARTIANS REPLACE MARX AS HUNGARY
SEEKS NEW BELIEFS
From Adam LeBor in Budapest
Aliens have surveyed Szolnok and one of their ships has been hovering
above the Hungarian city.
The vehicle flew several hundred feet above ground before its bright
light dimmed and it changed shape, apparently due to advanced technology
not yet available on Earth.
"There was a light ten times as bright as Venus, 300 metres high, with an
unbelievable flight path, tracing zeds in the sky," UFO Magazine said.
Mock this news about a close encounter of the Hungarian kind at your
peril because the story's author, Gyorgy Keleti, is now Hungary's Defence
Minister.
His brief also encompasses the negotiation of Hungary's entry into
Nato under the auspices of the Partnership for Peace programme as well as
monitoring more esoteric threats to Hungarian security.
UFO Magazine is one of many manifestations of Eastern Europe's growing
interest in the paranormal. Witchcraft, unidentified flying objects and
the occult are growth industries in a region where many people are dazed
and confused by the transition from communism and capitalism.
The old certainties of Marx and Lenin have been replaced with new
beliefs. Every main Hungarian city has a UFO society and this year the
country hosted an international UFO conference.
"People don't care about political parties shouting at each other, they
are fed up with politics. But these phenomena are interesting because
they are unexplainable and they are miracles," said Sandor Pusztay, the
editor of UFO Magazine.
Many Hungarians in search of such miracles can be found at the Red
Raven witchcraft studio in Pest. The studio's waiting room is full every
day with people seeking answers to life's problems from Jozsef Meszaros,
Hungary's chief witch, for a price. Red Raven offers ritual magic, love
spells, curse removal and reincarnation hypnosis at prices ranging from
2,000 forints to 10,000 forints (12UKP to 60UKP [$18 to $90]).
Mr Meszaros says he has 8,000 members in his "church", which is registered
as a religion in Hungary although his more established rivals frown on it.
"The Bishop of Esztergon told his congregation to have nothing to do with
us. The same night the cathedral roof caught fire and they have not
identified a cause," the chief witch said.
Profits from the studio, set up in 1991, will go towards the witch's
temple.
"It is not necessary to have a church, witches can work out of the room,
but it is a matter of prestige. Professional witchcraft rituals are
difficult to organise in small east European flats," said Mr Meszaros.
The studio sells 72 kinds of polarised water, each of which, it is
claimed, can cure a different disease. However, the Ministry of Health
said the water was identical to normal water and brought legal proceedings
against the studio.
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Sean.
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Chris Rutkowski - rutkows@cc.umanitoba.ca
University of Manitoba - Winnipeg, Canada