Editing Unarius Academy of Science (section)

== Early years ==
Ernest Norman became a "channeler", the process by which he "wrote" his books.  Unarian channeling is a process of relaxed contemplation in which the practitioner closes their eyes and enters into a composed state, allowing thoughts and images to flow freely, as he or she voices "messages" received from a supposed higher consciousness, or "other beings" which speak to or through him or her.<ref name="T2005"/> The Normans coupled "channeling" with "past life" readings, and developed a devoted following.

Ernest's first books contain themes similar to those in other metaphysical American religions and early 1950s [[contactee]]s.  While the Normans interacted with other early contactee groups, Ernest initially concerned himself with the "spiritual nature" of planets and their supposed history.  He briefly mentioned flying saucers, saying that residents of more "spiritual" worlds were concerned about [[atomic testing]], and responded by making their spacecraft visible and increasing contact with Earth people in order to attract attention.<ref>Tumminia, Diana (2005) p38</ref><ref>Saliba, John A. (2003) p195</ref>

Ernest Norman claimed to receive "transmissions" from Mars and Venus, the homes of "great teachers" and [[ascended master]]s who described their cities to him.<ref>Tumminia, Diana (1995) pp86,88</ref>

Altogether, channeled descriptions of seven spiritual planets including Venus, claimed to be "advanced teaching centers", comprise the set of books known as the "Pulse of Creation" series.<ref name=T1995p86/>

The Normans operated out of their home, and in the 60s and early 70s, they moved to different cities in California before settling in [[Escondido, California|Escondido]].<ref name="T1995p88"/>  During that time, Norman and Ruth claimed to have lived past lives as [[Jesus]] and [[Mary Magdalene]], respectively, as well as other famous people.<ref name="T1995p88"/><ref name="C2006p588"/><ref name="T2000p300">Tumminia, Diana (2000) p300</ref> In 1970, Ernest channeled his prime lesson book, ''The Infinite Concept of Cosmic Creation''.<ref name="T1995p88"/><ref name="T2005p166">Tumminia, Diana (2005) p. 166.</ref>

The formation of the mission in February 1954 by the Normans, led to the publication of the Pulse of Creation series. The first book, ''The Voice of Venus'' (1956), concerned a [[Astral projection|psychic trip]] to Venus and described the advanced wonders of its civilization.  Now known as the Moderator, Ernest explained the existence of "healing wards" on that planet where troubled souls go to recuperate from traumatic experiences.<ref name=T2003/> He explained this book was not channeled in the usual type of meditative, trance-like state or in a darkened room, but spoken normally and recorded on tape. The work describes communication from Mal-Var of [[Venus]], who gives a tour of the Venusian capital. In the work, [[Venusians]] are described to have "energy bodies" and live in a [[Etheric plane|higher vibratory plane]] that would be [[invisible]] to a human were he to stand in the middle of the capital city known as Azure.<ref>Norman; ''Voice of Venus'', 1956</ref>

The Pulse of Creation series consists of seven books (the last three are bundled as one):
* ''The Voice of Venus''
* ''The Voice of Eros''
* ''The Voice of Orion''
* ''The Voice of Hermes''
* ''The Voice of Muse, Unarius & Elysium''

The seven books describe the seven planes of [[Shambhala|Shamballa]], which are claimed to exist outside the natural world and are spiritual or non-physical [[world]]s. Each plane has a specialty in the teaching of advanced principles, for the betterment of an individual's progressive evolution from life to life.

The planes' specialties are:
* Venus – Healing
* Eros – Science
* Orion – Education
* Hermes – Philosophy
* Muse – The arts
* Unarius – Leadership
* Elysium – Devotion

These books and ''The Infinite Concept of Cosmic Creation'', which was a series of 13 lectures given in 1956 and later compiled into book form with seven advanced lesson courses, constitute the early teachings and beliefs of Unarius.