The ultimate quest for power and mind manipulation, and a serious lesson in the reality of uncontrolled experimentation on the innocent. Claimed via mediums to be the gods of ancient Egypt, the Nine courted an elite following, including aristocrats, top politicians, industrialists and even Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, whose shows revealed their influence. But behind it all was one man, the shadowy scientist Dr. Andrija Puharich, Uri Geller’s first mentor and an agent for the American military. With total disregard for the welfare of his subjects, he used hypnosis and drugs to create communication with non-human beings. Twenty years ago Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince exposed the “Nine” in their ground-breaking book The Stargate Conspiracy, arguably helping to close down the experiment. But we forget the lessons of the past at our peril.
