Editing Aetherius Society (section)

=== Eschatology ===
King claimed to have been contacted by many aliens, including [[Venusians]], [[Martians]], [[Deva (Buddhism)|Devas]], and the [[Great White Brotherhood]] to spread a message to aid humanity.  This message exalted the promising future humanity has should Earthlings turn to better ways of living, while warning of the possible consequences otherwise.<ref name=Zeller2009p331>Zeller, Benjamin E. (2009). "Apocalyptic Thought in UFO-Based Religions". In {{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_UoNsXawpSIC&q=aetherius%20society&pg=PA331 |title=End of Days: Essays on the Apocalypse from Antiquity to Modernity |first1=Karolyn |last1=Kinane |first2=Michael A. |last2=Ryan |publisher=McFarland |page=331|isbn=9780786453597 |date=2014-01-10 }}</ref> King taught that humans had the choice of self-destruction or the enjoyment of a New Age that was coming to Earth. He also taught that the Cosmic Masters had intervened via the Aetherius Society to help humanity into the New Age.<ref name=LR2003p144-5/><ref name=S2003p89-90/><ref name=Sa2003p131/>

As Zeller notes in his chapter "Apocalyptic Thought in UFO Religions," King believed there would not be a catastrophic end to the world, but that the planet was on the verge of a new millennium of peace and enlightenment and the Age of Aquarius; King believed that this would also require human effort.<ref name=B2011p124/><ref name=Zeller2009p331/><ref name=LR2003p153>Rothstein, Mikael (2003), p153</ref> The Aetherius Society's teachings share the individualism of not only other New Age teachings of the era, but of the [[Protestantism]] King grew up in, i.e. individual humans face the decision of whether to join the millennial kingdom.<ref name=Sa2003p131/><ref name=Zeller2009p331/><ref name=LR2003p153/>

The society also predicts the coming of 'the next Master' from space at an indefinite time, which is said to depend on the advancement of humans and the balance of karma.<ref name=LR2003p144-5/><ref name=E1988p128/><ref>Smith, Simon G. (2003)p97</ref> It is claimed he will arrive in a spacecraft with great power, and present his credentials to the leaders of Earth.<ref name=B2011p124/><ref name=Sa2003p131/> Those who engage in war or ignore the 'Divine Law', will be removed from the Earth and reborn upon another planet where they will continue their progress. Those who understand the law will be left on Earth to enjoy the new millennium.<ref name=B2011p124/><ref>Zeller, Benjamin E. (2009) pp331-2</ref><ref name="Saliba, John A. 2003"/>{{rp|130–132}}<ref>Rothstein, Mikael (2003)</ref>{{rp|148}}

Zeller also compares King's call to correct living (with threats of suffering otherwise) to many forms of Christian apocalypticism, with King's claimed mental transmissions replacing the [[Bible]] as the standard for what that moral living is.<ref name=Zeller2009p331/> The Aetherius Society's eschatology is millenarian and, like Christian apocalypticism and [[Manichaeism]], features a strong [[Dualistic cosmology#Moral dualism|moral dualism]] in that the society seeks to follow the positive forces of the white magicians, rejecting the opposing evil forces.<ref>Zeller, Benjamin E. (2009)</ref>{{rp|329, 333–334}}