Billy Meier

Billy Meier
Born	Eduard Albert Meier February 3, 1937 (1937-02-03) (age 74)
Occupation	Ufologist

"Billy" Eduard Albert Meier (February 3, 1937) is a citizen of Switzerland who claims to be a UFO contactee and prophet. He is also the source of many controversial UFO photographs, which he states are evidence of his encounters. Meier reports regular contact with extraterrestrials he calls the Plejaren (aliens from beyond the Pleiades) describing them as humanoid Nordic aliens.

Background

India, 1964

A farmer born in the town of Bülach in the Swiss Lowlands, Eduard "Billy" Meier's claimed his first extraterrestrial contacts occurred in 1942 at the age of five with an elderly extraterrestrial human man named Sfath.^[1] Contacts with Sfath lasted until 1953. From 1953 to 1964, Meier's contacts continued with an extraterrestrial human woman named Asket.^[2] Meier says that after an eleven year break, contacts resumed again (beginning on January 28, 1975) with an extraterrestrial human woman named Semjase^[3] the granddaughter of Sfath.

In his teens, Meier joined the French Foreign Legion but says he soon left and returned home. He traveled extensively around the world pursuing spiritual exploration, covering some forty-two countries over twelve years. In 1965 he lost his left arm in a bus accident in Turkey. In 1966 he met and married a Greek woman, Kalliope, with whom he has three children. The nickname "Billy" came by way of an American friend who thought Meier's cowboy style of dress reminded her of "Billy the Kid". This anecdote was told by Meier himself in an interview with Bob Zanotti of Swiss Radio International in June, 1982. (BZ, 1/08).

Meier has accumulated a large collection of controversial photographs showing alleged spaceships (called beamships) as well as alleged extraterrestrials (humanoids called the Plejaren). Meier says that the Plejaren gave him permission to photograph ^[4] and film their beamships in order to produce some of the evidence for extraterrestrial visitation.^[5] Meier's claims are both believed and disputed by UFO skeptics and enthusiasts.^[6][7][8]

Contact

Beginning in 1975, Meier says he began his official contacts ("official" in that evidence was to be provided publicly, unlike earlier contacts), communicating both directly (face-to-face) and by telepathy with a core group of the Pleiadians/Plejaren, or Errans as he also refers to them (Erra being their home planet), who gave their names as "Ptaah", "Semjase",^[9] "Quetzal" and "Pleja",^[10] among numerous others. According to Meier himself in the video documentary 'Contact', he says that his first contact with extraterrestrials began on January 28, 1975.^[11]

These visitors reportedly hail from the Plejares star system which is beyond the Pleiades and in a dimension that is a fraction of a second in the future from our own (an alternate timeline). These Plejaren have allegedly afforded Meier a more interesting sampling of evidence than that derived from most such encounters, including highly detailed photography, videos, multi-toned sound recordings, the temporary use of a weapon which he employed for trial on a nearby tree, and metal alloy samples.^[12]

Meier claimed the visitors charged him with certain informational and consciousness-raising tasks.^[13] As he undertook this mission, he met with a great deal of scorn and derision in addition to (according to his center) twenty-one assassination attempts. Some of these were allegedly initiated by hostile extraterrestrial entities and subsequently defeated largely through the intervention of his Plejaren friends.^[14] Meier was uncomfortable with the megalomaniacal associations some would attach to his role as a representative (such as use of the term "prophet", e.g.) but he undertook the effort nonetheless.

In 1975 Meier established the Freie Interessengemeinschaft für Grenz- und Geisteswissenschaften und Ufologiestudien ("Free Community of Interests for the Fringe and Spiritual Sciences and UFOlogical Studies"), or FIGU, a non-profit organization for the benefit of researchers into this field, and headquartered it at the Semjase Silver Star Center.^[15]

Topics

Meier claims that he was instructed to transcribe his conversations with the various extraterrestrials, some of which have been published in the German language. These books are referred to as the Contact Notes (or Contact Reports). Currently, there are ten published volumes of the Contact Reports (titled Plejadisch-Plejarische Kontaktberichte). Some of the Contact Reports were translated into English, extensively edited and expurgated, and published in the out-of-print four-volume set Message From The Pleiades by Meier case investigator Wendelle Stevens.

Meier's discussions with the Plejarens are highly detailed and wide-ranging, dealing with subjects ranging from spirituality and the afterlife to the dangers of mainstream religions, human history, science and astronomical phenomena, ecology and environmental dangers, in addition to prophecies of future historic trends and events.

An additional aspect of the Meier case is the highly controversial book the Talmud Jmmanuel. It is said to be the translation of ancient Aramaic scrolls that were discovered by Meier and a colleague in Jerusalem in 1963. The book claims to be the original teachings and life events of the man named Jmmanuel (called Jesus Christ by historians and Christians). Extensive study has been made of the book by James Deardorff.

Criticism and controversy

The photographs and films

Some of the most important evidence for Meier's claims come from his large collection of controversial photographs. These include images of alleged spacecraft in the Swiss countryside, the Apollo-Soyuz 1975 docking and distant astronomical phenomena. Supporters insist that the images are exceptionally high quality and that a one-armed man could not possibly have fabricated them.

In 1978, the pictures and Meier himself were the subject of 6 years of onsite investigation by Retired Lt Col Wendelle Stevens and an American team assembled specifically for the purpose of determining whether trickery was involved. Stephens himself thought the case was genuine but his findings were largely ignored by the UFO community because of his refusal to hand over any of the evidence because of fear of tampering or theft.^{[citation needed]}

Critics such as Stanton Friedman and Jacques Vallée believe them to be fakes.^[16] Some critics have provided examples of similar faked photos^[17] and have pointed out that some of his photos are taken from science fiction books, paintings and television programs.^[18] Meier claims that these photos were altered by intelligence agencies and slipped into his collection in order to discredit his UFO testimony.^[19] Other allegations include focus and light-direction problems consistent with cut-and-paste and model techniques.^[20]

Some of the most convincing recreations of Meier's images were created by photographic effects specialist and stop-motion animator Alan Friswell, for the June, 2005 issue of Fortean Times magazine. Friswell had employed techniques used in the pre-digital age of film special effects, as modern processes would, in Friswell's opinion, have been "unsporting". Using 'old fashioned' tricks, such as foreground miniatures and photographic cutouts, Friswell crafted believable copies of Meier's UFOs, but claimed that his pictures did not in any way confirm that Meier was a hoaxer, as without personal experience of the events, he had no right to draw conclusive opinions one way or the other.

Meier's relationship with his wife Kalliope ended acrimoniously and in 1997 Kalliope stated in an interview that the UFO in the photos looked like models that Meier had made himself with items like trash can lids, carpet tacks and other household objects, and that the stories he told of his adventures with the aliens had been entirely fictitious. She agreed when asked by an interviewer that the infamous "wedding-cake" ufo looked the lid to a trash barrel. She has also claimed that one of the pictures taken of an "extraterrestrial female" was actually an acquaintaince covered in tanning foil, however Kalliope had previously signed a sworn statement stating that Meier's contacts were genuine and to having witnessed events herself so her testimony is at best unreliable. Also, photos claimed to be Asket and Nera was actually two The Golddiggers dancer-Michelle DellaFave and Susan Lund, though Meier claims that these photographs were part of a batch that had been tampered with.

Now there is new evidence ^[21] because Michelle DellaFave has confirmed that pictures of her were illegally used by Billy Meier to support his claims of having been visited by female Extraterrestrials.

The metal samples

In a video titled “Contact: An Investigation Into the Extraterrestrial Experiences of Eduard Meier” a metallurgist’s examination of Billy Meier’s metal revealed: “We have little marker bars here that we can line up on each peak as they come up. This one indicates that we have silver there. Over here, let's see, we've got some copper. A small amount of copper. That looks about all that's in here at the moment."

In 1979 Meier sent Marcel Vogel, a chemist working at IBM, crystal and metal samples Meier claimed to have received from the Plejarens. Vogel examined these samples with a scanning electron microscope and reported; "When I touched the oxide with a stainless steel probe, red streaks appeared and the oxide coating disappeared. I just touched the metal ... and it started to deoxidize and become a pure metal. I have never seen a phenomenon like that before." Vogel also claimed that another metal sample he examined contained nearly every element in the periodic table stating; "Each pure element was bonded to each of the others, yet somehow retained its own identity." At 2500 X Vogel claims the sample was, "...metal, but at the same time... it is crystal!"

And here is a piece of text transcribed from a video file from an interview of Vogel: It's a very unusual combination from an metallurgical standpoint. I've shown these to metallurgists and they shake their heads. The most unusual thing you'll see, purity of these metals in adjacency to one another without their cross contamination. They're very sensitive to marking, the soonest I've exposed them to intense light from my microscope the metal oxidizes very rapidly and just breaks down. I've never seen that.

Front view of sample under microscope

Rear view of sample under microscope

And on the right side there are 2 screen captures from the same video file, front view and rear view of 1 of the 3 samples he claims he received.

Vogel put the full weight of his expertise into these findings however, Vogel was not a metallurgist and a scanning electron microscope cannot determine the atomic or molecular structure of a substance, calling into question his findings.

Meier's Meeting with Jmmanuel

As recounted in the unabridged version of Message from the Pleiades, Vol. 2, Meier was taken back in time by the extraterrestrial Asket where he met personally with Jmmanuel, alleged to be the real Jesus, and who told Meier that Meier's evolution was higher than that of Jmmanuel himself, saying, "Truly, your evolution has proceeded for 2000 years further, which fact I have not considered." (page 512). The contact with Jmmanuel lasted for four days after which Meier was returned to the present time.^[22]

World War Three

Billy Meier has repeatedly warned of an impending Third World War beginning in November 2006, 2008, 2010, or 2011. He has also denounced the terrorist activities and vigilante behaviours of various Muslim extremist groups, which he says only foment the possibility for war. At one time, Meier suggested November 2006 as the most likely start of World War III, then revised the date to November 2008, a period that has also now passed. Meier also stated that, in an approaching year, four world leaders will die within seven days of one another, giving a clear sign that within a mere 2 years of these events the long-feared world war will indeed erupt — that is unless terrestrials finally gain mastery over their reason and change their behavior. He always insisted that these prophecies are all just probabilities subject to change, as opposed to predictions, which are inevitable consequences.^[23]

Business

FIGU is a non profit organisation that supports (through membership and newsletter fees) the dissemination of Billy Meier's writings. Funds raised from FIGU core group and passive members go towards the upkeep of the Semjase Silver Star Center (SSSC) in Switzerland and towards the cost of putting the writings of Mr Meier into a high quality hardback book. All financial records are available to the public as per Swiss law.

See also

• Talmud Jmmanuel

References

1. ^ Sfath - An alien picture of a Plejaren
2. ^ http://www.gaiaguys.net/Asket.sketch.jpg^{[dead link]}
3. ^ Semjase - An alien picture of a Plejaren
4. ^ http://www.gaiaguys.net/meier.contactreference.1.htm^{[dead link]}
5. ^ FIGU Society USA Web Site
6. ^ "Spaceships of the Pleiades: The Billy Meier Story. - book reviews". http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2843/is_n2_v20/ai_18158449. ^{[dead link]}
7. ^ http://70.86.59.150/forum/thread53600/pg1
8. ^ "UFO" Photos by the IIG and Billy Meier
9. ^ Source of Image of Semjase:
10. ^ Source of Image of Pleja:
11. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sCz7GFtkYQ
12. ^ FIGU Society USA Web Site
13. ^ http://www.theyfly.com/PDF/PlejaransWish.pdf
14. ^ FIGU Society USA Web Site
15. ^ FIGU Society USA Web Site
16. ^ Sheaffer 1998, p. 34
17. ^ Billy Meier 101
18. ^ Korff 1995, pp. 245–247
19. ^ Korff 1995, pp. 297, 307–309
20. ^ Korff 1995, pp. 169–193, 208–213, 245–247
21. ^ http://www.kochkyborg.de/Archive/BillyMeier/MeierIntro.htm
22. ^ Message From the Pleiades, Vol. 2 (Unabridged) Translated by Wendelle Stevens
23. ^ A Word to Third World War

Further reading

• Kinder, Gary (1987) Light Years: An Investigation into the Extraterrestrial Experiences of Eduard MeierISBN 0-87113-139-0
• Moosbrugger, Guido. And Still They Fly ISBN 0-9711523-1-4
• Meier, Eduard Albert, Through Space and Time: A Photo Journal of Billy Eduard Albert Meier ISBN 0-9711523-5-7
• Stevens, Wendelle C., Message from the Pleiades, Vol. 1: The Contact Notes of Eduard Billy Meier ISBN 0-934269-14-9
• Stevens, Wendelle C., Message from the Pleiades, Vol. 2: The Contact Notes of Eduard Billy Meier ISBN 0-934269-24-6
• Stevens, Wendelle C., Message from the Pleiades, Vol. 3: The Contact Notes of Eduard Billy Meier ISBN 0-934269-28-9
• Stevens, Wendelle C., Message from the Pleiades, Vol. 4: The Contact Notes of Eduard Billy Meier ISBN 0-934269-30-0
• Stevens, Wendelle C., UFO Contact from the Pleiades: A Preliminary Investigation Report ISBN 0-9608558-2-3
• Stevens, Wendelle C., and Lee Elders, UFO... Contact from the Pleiades, Volume 1 ISBN 0-937850-02-0
• Sheaffer, Robert (1998). UFO Sightings: The Evidence. Prometheus Books. ISBN 1-57392-213-7. 
• Stuttaford, Andrew (2003-01-17). "Spirits in the Sky". National Review. Archived from the original on 2007-06-02. http://web.archive.org/web/20070602212922/http://www.nationalreview.com/script/printpage.p?ref=/stuttaford/stuttaford011703.asp. Retrieved 2007-05-01. 
• Ortega, Tony (1998-03-05). "The Hack and the Quack". Phoenix New Times. http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/1998-03-05/news/the-hack-and-the-quack/full. Retrieved 2007-05-01. 
• Talmud Jmmanuel: The Clear Translation in English and German (Isa Rashid, Eduard Meier, J. H. Ziegler & B. L. Greene): ISBN 978-0971152335
• In Search of Truth & Freedom (Dietmar Rothe), ISBN 0-9677453-2-2
• King of Travelers: Jesus Lost Years In India (Edward T. Martin): ISBN 0-9672408-3-2
• The Meier Contacts: The Key To Our Future Survival (Michael Horn) (2004) (video)

External links

• Billy Meier - Homepage
• Billy Meier - Figu Website
• Billy Meier - Figu Arabic Website آول موقع عربي بيلي ماير و فيقو
• Steelmark Books (English Billy Meier Publisher)
• Michael Horn - Exploring the Billy Meier UFO Contacts
• James Moore's Meier Wiki - The Largest Collection of English-language Contact Reports
• Michael Horn's guest appearance on The Paranormalis
• James Deardorff's Talmud Jmmanuel Website
• Bibliography of English-language materials
• The Billy Meier UFO Case Investigation
• 2004 Skeptical Report on Meier's Predictions
• James Randi on Billy Meier
• Billy Meier biography, tales and evidence
• In Which A. W. (UK) fakes a UFO photograph just like Meier's
• Pictures analysis
• The Silent Revolution Of Truth, a documentary by Michael Horn including extensive video interviews with Billy Maier
• Is Billy Meier the Only UFO Contactee? a documentary by Michael Horn

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