George King was born on January 23, 1919, in Wellington, Shropshire, England and brought up in a Protestant family with strong occult interests.[2][3][4]
In 1954, he claimed that a voice told him "Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament." Afterwards in 1955, he founded the Aetherius Society and published the book Contact Your Higher Self Through Yoga.
George King died in Santa Barbara, California, on July 12, 1997, at the age of 78, according to the Aetherius Society.[5] However, his death was not reported in major newspapers.
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