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“..we are dealing with a full-size world-mystery and a real fight between the Black and White Brotherhoods.” - Frater Achad, 1948 “Throughout medieval times, a major current of thought distinct from official religion existed, culminating in the works of the alchemists and hermetics. Among such groups were to be found some of the early modern scientists and men remarkable for the strength of their independent thinking and their adventurous life, such as Paracelsus. The nature of the beings who mysteri- ously appeared, dressed in shiny garments or covered with dark hair, and with whom com- munication was so hard to establish intrigued these men intensely.” - Jacques Vallee, Passport to Magonia. Nn 1947 the CIA was organized and the first UFO cases burst upon the American media landscape as “flying saucers.” In that year, also, the first modern visitation by the infamous Men in Black took place in which a witness, one Harold Dahl, was silenced. From that point on, a pattern began to emerge. The Men In Black legend is perennial; that it shows up in connection with the UFO lore should come as no surprise. UFOlogy bizarro chronicler John Keel (Dis- neyland of the Gods, Jadoo, etc.) observed in his UFOs: Operation Trojan Horse: “ The records of demonology are filled with striking parallels ... the general descriptions of the vampires themselves are identical to the ‘men in black.’ The dark skin and angu- lar, Oriental-like faces were commonly reported ...” The Autobiography of Malcolm X described Malcolm's encounter with an MIB in prison: “He had on a dark suit I remember. I could see him as plainly as I see anyone I look at. He wasn’t black, and he wasn’t white. He was light-brown skinned, an Asiatic cast of countenance, and he had oily black hair...” It is interesting that the celebrated film Malcolm X chooses to imply that this figure was Nation of Islam leader Elijah Mohammed. While Elijah Mohammed and his mysterious teacher Wal- lace Fard (who vanished without a trace) had come out of High Degree Prince Hall Freemasonry, and certainly knew some of the esoteric secrets, the being Malcolm X described is more in accord with Aleister Crowley's description of the Praterhuman intelligence Aiwass than of Elijah Mohammed. “In the shadows, the Men in Black had long lurked, biding their time, waiting. Here and there, now and then, some people thought they had seen them, but they weren't quite certain; perhaps they more sense than actually regarded them... “Fourteen years earlier, the shadowy visitors had shown themselves openly. Then they had descended upon flying saucer buffs, threatening and terrorizing them, hushing them 57 THe Men In Biack AND THEIR Macicat OrIGINS