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'''Ramtha''' is the name of a being in [[New Age]] [[mythology]]. According to [[JZ Knight]], Ramtha is a 35,000 year old spiritual being whom she claims to [[channeling|channel]]. Knight describes Ramtha as having been a [[Lemuria (continent)|Lemuria]]n warrior who conquered [[Atlantis]] and later became [[enlightenment|enlightened]]. It is notable to mention, however, that the non-existence of Atlantis is well established, and so Knight is claiming to channel a spirit from a fictional place. |
'''Ramtha''' is the name of a being in [[New Age]] [[mythology]]. According to [[JZ Knight]], Ramtha is a 35,000 year old spiritual being whom she claims to [[channeling|channel]]. Knight describes Ramtha as having been a [[Lemuria (continent)|Lemuria]]n warrior who conquered [[Atlantis]] and later became [[enlightenment|enlightened]]. It is notable to mention, however, that the non-existence of Atlantis is well established, and so Knight is claiming to channel a spirit from a fictional place. |
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Ramtha is the name of a being in New Age mythology. According to JZ Knight, Ramtha is a 35,000 year old spiritual being whom she claims to channel. Knight describes Ramtha as having been a Lemurian warrior who conquered Atlantis and later became enlightened. It is notable to mention, however, that the non-existence of Atlantis is well established, and so Knight is claiming to channel a spirit from a fictional place.
The organization founded by Knight based on the "teachings" of Ramtha is Ramtha's School of Enlightenment in Yelm, Washington in which she has made millions of dollars for her seminars. The central theme of the Ramtha teachings appears to involve the internalization of deity (God is in Us, You are God, etc.). Ramtha is described as having brought his knowledge to many ancient civilizations in the world. The website suggests that many historical philosophers were influenced by Ramtha, although this is not easy to prove. It's quite ironic, then, that the myth of Atlantis comes from a misinterpretation of Plato's description of it; so it has been said that in fact it isn't philosophers that have been influenced by Ramtha but Knight's conception of Ramtha that has been influenced by philosophers.
Ramtha figured in Shirley MacLaine's book Dancing in the Light, which was one of the earliest books in the New Age movement of the 1980s.
In court and in newspapers, former students have accused JZ Knight of brainwashing and taking them for every penny they had.