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(19) In my Forward, | set forth some pertinent facts as a background for the text. It is my hope that these closing remarks will provide an informative and enlightening supplement. In order to complete our journey to the past, it remains but to turn our attention to the Holy Scriptures. If one studies the sacred literature of the people of all the Earth with an open mind, one will discover that the ‘sky cars' in the writings from India, China and primitive America, the ‘feathered serpent' of the Popul Vuh, (Bible of the Quiche Indians of the great Mayan race), the ‘firebird’ of the Hopi Indians, the ‘transparent spheres and sky pearls’ of the Kaniur and Tamiur,(sacred books of the Lamas of Tibet), as well as the ‘clouds and pillars and fiery chariots' of the Old and New Testaments, all possess remarkably similar characteristics. We have the 'vimanas' or 'ventlas' of the Asiatic Indians, the mighty flying craft of the Gods of Homer, the globes and shields in the heavens of Cicero, Julius Obsequens, and Plinius the elder, Seneca, Valerius Maximus and Xenophon, also the spheres and trumpets of Lycostenes, and finally the discs and cigar shaped flying objects of our time. The only difference is that in the past, sightings were described in mystical or awe- inspiring terms, in the light of the knowledge of those days. Erich von Daniken asserts in his book, "Memories of the Future", that it was not God's chariot that Ezekiel saw at the river Kebar, but simply a spaceship which the prophet, knowing nothing of space flight, could only describe in the vocabulary of his time. When the NASA engineer, Joseph F. Blumerich, (from the American space program), read von Daniken's took, he was disturbed, both from a scientific and religious point of view. He determined to refute the author's thesis on scientific and technical grounds, and began his own study of the Ezekiel text. To his great surprise, he came to the conclusion that von Daniken was right. Following the exact description which the prophet gives, a spaceship could be designed consistent with engineering principles, which would not only be technically feasible, but also practical for accomplishing its intended purpose. Blumerich reported his work in detail in his book, "The Spaceships of Ezekiel". Although his original intention of disproving von Daniken's thesis ended in defeat, he writes, "Never was defeat so richly rewarding, so fascinating and enjoyable." Today, following George Adamski and this book, "Angels in Starships", we can combine the two interpretations in this way: one may assert that Ezekiel and some of the other prophets really had seen flying discs and spaceships, and had even flown in them occasionally; and one may also be sure these were the ‘chariots of the Lord’. Neither of these realities excludes the other; on the contrary, they tell us about a possible bonding or synthesis of science and religion. 81 concern, as well as the awesome activity, of the extraterrestrial brothers who visit us. Giorgio Dibitonto, Genoa CONCLUDING REMARKS by Eufemio del Buono ANGELS IN STARSHIPS www.cosmic-people.com