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The Siege - One amount that you need.” “You explained that to the group,” Beverly said, “and do you remember what I decided to ask for?” “Yes, I think you said you wanted a VCR,” Ted nodded. “And I told you to visualize the specific brand you had in mind.” “A Panasonic,” she confirmed. “And I told you to request that you get the VCR with no strings attached,” Ted laughed. “After what happened with me and the car, that seemed the safest thing to do.” “Right,” Beverly said, “and that’s just what I did. So guess what’s happened? My daughter just came home from Saudi Arabia, where her husband works in the oil business. And she has $50,000 from the bonus he got when he renegotiated his contract! She said she wants to buy me something, what- ever I most want. It’s an unconditional gift, Ted, exactly what I requested less than three months ago.” “Tt’s fantastic the way the ETs interact with you, Ted,” Felicia said. “You're so lucky that they’ve chosen you.” “T guess so,” Ted replied uncertainly. “But I’m still not sure what to think about them. You know, through all these years of psychic work, I’ve believed that my helpers were strictly part of the spiritual plane. They were God’s agents, so I knew they were pure and benevolent. But UFOs and aliens? That’s all pretty new to me.” “And surely they must be benevolent, too,” Beverly told him. “Look at all the wonderful things they’ ve taught you. I’ve read a lot of books about aliens, and from what they tell the people they contact here on earth, they want to help us. You're a perfect example, Ted. You’ve been given special psychic abilities and you use them to help people. Don’t you think the ETs have something to do with that?” “All I ever knew in the past were spirit guides,” Ted insisted, “but the beings who’ve come to see me recently are different.” “Maybe so, or maybe you’re seeing them more clearly than before?” Felicia offered. “And anyway,” Beverly continued, “they teach you about spiritual matters, don’t they? That shows their benevolence Masquerade of Angels 6 The Siege - One towards us.” “Tt’s possible, I guess,” Ted conceded. “These alien beings do give me a lot of information about metaphysical matters. But, look, you both know as well as I do that spirits don’t need to fly around in UFOs, like some of the creatures that have been coming to me. What if their agenda isn’t spiritu- al?” “Impossible,” Beverly argued, “because universal law won't allow negative beings to harm us. Besides, everything the ETs have done has been positive and wonderful. They’re trying to help humanity, not hurt us.” “God’s still in charge of the universe,” Felicia agreed. “Like you said, all things must work for the good.” Ted didn’t argue with the women, but later when he was alone he couldn’t help wondering if his friends were right. He had always tried his best to follow the wishes of the spir- its, and many times he had seen good results come from his work. So why, he wondered, did he have such a feeling of fear each time these alien entities visited him? Why did they seem so dreamlike and shadowy? He couldn’t remember much about their visits, so why was he too nervous to sleep at night without sedatives, dreading his next encounter? If all of his metaphysical beliefs were true and cosmic law forbade the intrusive actions of negative beings, then the aliens, whatever they were, must be compatible with God’s higher spiritual plan for humanity. That’s how it should be, Ted insisted to himself, but he couldn’t shake the feeling that something was wrong. Before he moved to Shreveport, Louisiana, in 1988, Ted gave very little thought to UFOs. His training in spiritualist philosophy taught him nothing about the subject. He had no reason to think there were any forces, other than those of the spiritual realm, involved in his life. Indeed, it had been through a psychic message that Ted was told he’d be moving to Louisiana, where God’s universal forces wanted him to continue his mission of helping people progress upward, beyond the limits of the material world. Through his psychic readings, which served to demonstrate Masquerade of Angels 7