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The Siege - Three that such messages came from the spirit world, but now with an awareness of extraterrestrial involvement he wasn’t sure. In spite of its nebulous source, the message was quite spe- cific, about a book that Ted was directed to write. In past readings that other psychics had done for him, he had repeat- edly been told that he would be involved with the production of a book. Some of the readings, all the way back to the 1970s, indicated there would be more than one book. But Ted had never felt the urge to write a book, at least not until this new message. Now the idea caught his fancy. He felt a compulsion to write about his life and experiences, but being no writer, he was frustrated and uncertain of how to begin. So, as he’d done in the past, Ted put the whole thing in the hands of his spirit guides. He told them that if they really wanted him to write, they would have to provide him with the proper equipment and inspiration. “T don’t even have a typewriter,” he told them. “If I’m going to do this book, then I want a word processor.” He let the thought go with that, but later, when a friend of his died and bequeathed Ted a word processor, that chal- lenge to the spirits came back to him. A vivid dream soon fol- lowed, in which some unidentifiable entities showed Ted the very book he was supposed to write. The next morning, he told a friend about the dream, convinced that it was import- ant. “They’re serious,” he said, “they really must want me to do this book. Not only did they show it to me, they even told me what to call it - THE LIGHT WORKER.” But even though the spirits were insisting and the equip- ment had been provided, Ted delayed starting on the book. His doubts about the nature of these entities tempered his enthusiasm for the project. Instead of writing, Ted put his energy into the psychic readings at the bookstore, yet he con- tinued to think about UFOs and aliens and to discuss them with his friends. One afternoon, when they had just had one of these con- versations at the bookstore, Ted began rummaging through the books alone. A few moments later he glanced up and Masquerade of Angels 20 The Siege - Three noticed a woman, small and mature but very attractive and well-mannered, watching him with a smile. “I was just browsing,” she told him, “and I overheard your conversation.” 6.9) Ls A OMe “Oh?” he replied. “Pretty interesting stuff, isn’t it?” “T really feel that you should read this,” she continued, handing him a book. Ted took it and glanced down at the cover. It showed a drawing of a strange being with large, black eyes, and Ted cringed. It wasn’t that he felt the being was familiar, but still it sent a chill through his body. The title was COMMUNION. He looked up to ask the woman about the book, but she was gone. Quickly he searched the bookstore without finding her, so Ted went over to his friends in the back of the room. “Who was that woman?” he asked. “We don’t know,” Beverly replied. “We saw what she did, though. I thought it was someone you knew. I don’t think I’ve ever seen her in here before.” “T’ve been meaning to tell you to read that book, too,” Felicia remarked. “Since you’re having ET visitations, you ought to read this. It should help you a lot. Take it home, and when you finish it, there’s another one you’ ve got to read, too-TRANSFORMATION.” “Okay,” Ted agreed, taking the book with him when he left. Reading COMMUNION triggered some strong emotions in him, and by the time he finished the book he was pretty well convinced that some of his experiences were indeed alien visits. He read TRANSFORMATION as well, and after that Ted opened up and told his bookstore friends about several other of his unusual past events. “See,” his friends responded, “we told you all along that they were alien visitations! You’re so lucky, Ted, to have been chosen by them.” Ted didn’t feel very lucky, but he tried to accept what his friends said. If most other people did not have such experi- ences, maybe he was indeed “chosen,” although he saw no reason for it. Still, he gave up arguing with his friends about the benevolent nature of the aliens’ actions and motives. It would require more knowledge and more experiences, he Masquerade of Angels 21