Editing J. Z. Knight (section)

==Career==
Knight grew up in poverty. After graduating from high school, she dropped out of business school.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1992/09/27/new-age-guru-called-a-fake/ |title=New Age guru called a fake |publisher =Tampa Bay Times |date=1992-09-27 |accessdate=2024-03-01}}</ref> She later worked in the cable television industry, and due to her work moved to [[Tacoma, Washington]], where, according to her autobiography, a psychic told her the "Enlightened One" would appear to her in the future.<ref name="mystory"/> She says that Ramtha first appeared to her in her kitchen in 1977.<ref name="mystory"/><ref name=testifies>{{Cite news
| title = JZ Knight testifies against ex-student
| work = Seattle PI
| location = Olympia
| access-date = 2013-02-18
| date = 2008-09-10
| url = http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/JZ-Knight-testifies-against-ex-student-1284883.php#src=fb
}}</ref>

Knight appeared on ''[[The Merv Griffin Show]]'' in 1985 and wrote the autobiographical ''A State of Mind'' in 1987. ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' called her "probably the most celebrated of all current channelers".<ref name="timemag">{{cite magazine|last=Friedrich|first=Otto|date=December 1987|title=New Age Harmonies|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|url=http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,966129,00.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630023021/http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,966129,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 30, 2012|access-date=2008-09-16}}</ref> She is currently the president of JZK, Inc. and [[Ramtha's School of Enlightenment]], located near [[Yelm, Washington]]. Knight owns several US trademark registrations featuring the "Ramtha" name.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tess2.uspto.gov/ |website=Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS) |access-date=13 August 2018|title=Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS) }}</ref> She appeared in the 2004 film ''[[What the Bleep Do We Know!?]]'', produced by members of the Ramtha School.<ref>Harriette Yahr, [http://www.salon.com/entertainment/movies/int/2004/09/09/bleep/index.html Let's get metaphysical] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100620135233/http://www.salon.com/entertainment/movies/int/2004/09/09/bleep/index.html |date=2010-06-20 }}. In ''Salon'', 2004-09-09, page found 2010-07-03.</ref><ref>Chris Lydgate, [http://www.wweek.com/story.php?story=5860# "What the #$*! is Ramtha"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100426084858/http://www.wweek.com/story.php?story=5860 |date=2010-04-26 }} Willamette ''Week'', December 22, 2004. Page found 2010-10-15.</ref>