Editing Cosmic Circle of Fellowship (section)

== Background ==
[[William R. Ferguson]] was a former postman and ex-[[taxi]] driver. In 1938 he claimed that he had relaxed so deeply that he had been transported to another dimension.{{sfn|Clark|2001|pp=357–358}} Ferguson reported several UFO or alien encounters, all of which occurred during mediation sessions, and later claimed to be visited by a being named Khauga from Mars.{{sfn|Clark|2000|p=143}}{{sfn|Clark|2001|p=358}}{{sfn|Bartholomew|Basterfield|Howard|1991|p=218}} In 1954, he published this narrative in a book published by the CCF, ''My Trip to Mars''.{{sfn|Clark|2000|p=143}} 

In the 1940s, Ferguson manufactured and created a [[Quackery|quack]] medical device called the Zerret Applicator, which he marketed as a [[cure-all]]. He was convicted of [[fraud]], was found guilty, and spent a year in prison.{{sfn|Hogan|2016|p=295}}<ref name="Browning1959">{{Cite news |last=Browning |first=Norma Lee |date=1959-06-14 |title=Quackery — $500,000,000 Racket: The Snake Oil Salesman Was a Piker Compared with the Grafters Fleecing the Gullible Today |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-quackery-500000000/172539749/ |access-date=2025-05-17 |work=[[Chicago Sunday Tribune]] |pages=35 |language=en-US |issn=1085-6706}}</ref>