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"human rights" under that name. He also founded the World Younghusband kept an active interest in Tibet until his death in Congress of Faiths in 1936 and authored many books on spiritual 1942, under the cover of sponsoring attempts to climb Mount topics. Oh, and did I mention that in 1904 he invaded Tibet? Everest and other Himalayan mountains and claim them for the In his own writings, he openly described his involvement in British Empire. One of the first climbing groups to get The Great Game five years before he invaded Tibet. In 1889, Younghusband's "approval" to enter the "forbidden" country was Younghusband was the commanding officer of a famous Gurkha _— just after his invasion of Tibet. This was the ill-fated 1905 regiment which surveyed the Hunza Valley, and he was one of expedition which included a young Aleister Crowley, a self- the first to report on the longevity and virility of the people living confessed British secret agent. Crowley openly participated in there. While he was based in Hunza, a messenger came to his drug-induced conditioning, reconditioning and suggestion camp, inviting him to dinner with Captain Gromchevsky, the experiments with his groups in Italy. These techniques became man he describes as his "Russian counterpart in The Great essential components of a new generation of strategic warfare. Game". Younghusband accepted, and after dinner the two rivals Younghusband maintained British sway in Tibet until his talked into the night, sharing brandy and vodka and discussing death. Due to his influence, Tibet became and remained the the possibility of a Russian invasion of forbidden country. It was during the time of British India. Younghusband's greatest influence that the Transferred in 1890 to the Indian Political Penchen Lama—the one person best Service, an arm of the British Secret Service, ' positioned to call a nation to its senses and Younghusband served as a political officer Younghusband S oppose Tibet's participation in a game that on secondment to the British Amy. From " " ran contrary to Buddhist spiritual practice— 1902 to 1904 he was British Commissioner approval to enter was hased out of Tibet by the Dith Dalai to Tibet. In 1903-04, he led a military | the "forbidden" country | Lama. Did Younghusband achieve this by mission to Tibet as a result of fears that the A A reat force? No! He achieved it by minimal Tibetans were harbouring Russian war was just after his force and cost, but maintained it by criminals who had stockpiles of illegal invasion of Tibet. maximum use of other methods. He was Russian weapons that they were using in adept at using political tools: songs, disputes over the Sikkim-Tibet border. This was the ill-fated spirituality, exploration, human rights Sound familiar? The mission controversially became a de facto invasion and British forces occupied Lhasa. The invasion was brutal and quick, with the invading force sustaining few casualties. This was due to the terrifying power of the new Maxim machine-guns used by Younghusband's forces. The Tibetans did not have any Russian weapons of mass destruction, only old muskets. The Maxim guns mowed them down campaigns, sporting events, crippling debt, subterfuge, alliances, silent removal of opposition and, above all, the art of misdirection of blame. These political tools were readily absorbed by the new leader of the Tibetan government who, incidentally, was being trained for his job while Younghusband was deploying this new generation of warfare methods. It must be remembered that the Dalai Lama is the political head of Tibet. In a mode like grass, and the survivors quickly similar to that set out in Plato's surrendered. Republic, the 13th Dalai Lama would The invasion also paid for itself. The Tibetan government have been trained from an early age in all of the skills required to agreed to pay the equivalent of £500,000 over 75 years to cover be an effective political leader. This training would have the costs. A British trade office was established in the country included these less-than-honourable skills of this new statecraft. and a frontier valley was to host a British force until the oo indemnity was paid off. The British force was supported by | About the Author: King Ugyen Wangchuck of Bhutan, who was knighted in return Rev. Dr Shé D'Montford, editor of Spellicraft magazine for his services. (http://www. spellcraft.com.au), has an honorary doctorate in Ironically, when Younghusband returned to Britain he religion and philosophy, specialising in Tibetan and Hindu launched his patriotic "Fight for Right" campaign in 1915; it was shamanism and ancient warrior codes. In recent years, Shé has the beginning of the human rights movement as we know it today travelled extensively, presenting public discourses on Tibetan and the first to use and popularise the term "human rights". erat s darker side as well as teaching an authentc heed Before World War I, the term was not in use. In reality it or "i ene oO eet magick ritual T e nas a lored’ many became a front for world war propaganda, as the campaign's articles on these subjects tor international and national esoteric and : . New Age magazines. Shé is a contributing author to new books by main work appears to have been to commission flyers and letters Deborah Gray and Oberon Zell-Ravenheart. She has appeared on from reputable members of society that extolled Britain's moral television and radio and has presented lectures at numerous rectitude for participating in war. The Fight for Right campaign _egtivals.. Dr D'Montford spoke at the Brisbane NEXUS Conference commissioned the hymn Jerusalem as its anthem. This pro-war in September 2005. Her book Unveiling Tibetan Buddhist propaganda fighting song was such an "inspiration" to this new Propaganda and Atrocities: A Way for Progress in the Tibe/China human rights movement that it has become one of England's Conflict was featured and reviewed in NEXUS vol. 12, no. 4. most popular patriotic songs, often being used as an alternative Dr D'Montford can be contacted by email at anthem. It is the official anthem of the British National Party shambhallah@yahoo.co.uk. and the British Women's Institute and is sung at British sporting 1905 expedition which included a young Aleister Crowley, a self-confessed British secret agent. References continued on page 79 was just after his invasion of Tibet. secret agent. About the Author: Rev. Dr Shé D'Montford, editor of Spellcraft magazine (http://www. spellcraft.com.au), has an honorary doctorate in religion and philosophy, specialising in Tibetan and Hindu shamanism and ancient warrior codes. In recent years, Shé has travelled extensively, presenting public discourses on Tibetan Buddhism's darker side as well as teaching an authentic recreation of 1,600-year-old hermetic magick rituals. Shé has authored many articles on these subjects for international and national esoteric and New Age magazines. Shé is a contributing author to new books by Deborah Gray and Oberon Zell-Ravenheart. She has appeared on television and radio and has presented lectures at numerous festivals. Dr D'Montford spoke at the Brisbane NEXUS Conference in September 2005. Her book Unveiling Tibetan Buddhist Propaganda and Atrocities: A Way for Progress in the Tibe/China Conflict was featured and reviewed in NEXUS vol. 12, no. 4. Dr D'Montford can be contacted by email at shambhallah@yahoo.co.uk. events. NEXUS = 55 This was the ill-fated References continued on page 79 AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 2006 www.nexusmagazine.com