She believed that the Maharishi had the
ability to influence events remotely. This belief was based on her own
experiences of seeing him and other people in action. I have both read about
and experienced many metaphysical phenomena, some of which have been mentioned
on here as have some suspicious and/or convenient deaths, so I too believe that
a few people have special powers, powers that are often used to harm
others.
Joyce Collin-Smith’s account of these deaths
will be followed by some supporting material from various sources.
The Maharishi Yogi and the Beatles
There is a lot of information available about
the Maharishi and his dealings with the Beatles, but as it is Joyce Collin-Smith’s
experiences that are of interest here this article will concentrate on what she
tells us in Call No Man Master.
She says that the Maharishi wanted disciples with fame, power, money and influence who would tell the world about their
allegiance to him and his teachings. He hoped that top celebrities from the
world of pop and show-biz would attract many more followers and encourage large
numbers of people to take up Transcendental Meditation.
The Beatles attended one of his seminars and
endorsed the teachings. This attracted international publicity and had the
results the Maharishi hoped for. The younger generation flocked in to be
initiated as a result of the Beatles’ recommendation of his
meditation techniques.
The relationship started very well, but as
might have been expected it ended in disillusionment on the part of the
Beatles.
The convenient death of Brian Epstein
The Beatles had gone to the seminar against
the express wishes of their agent Brian Epstein. He managed all their affairs
and normally they were obedient to his commands, but on this occasion they decided
to have their own way.
They were closeted with the Maharishi for
hours at a time. He knew that they could be very useful to him, but came to realise that they were not free: Brian Epstein
dictated their actions.
While the Beatles were still with the
Maharishi at the seminar, Brian Epstein took a fatal overdose of prescription
drugs. It was considered to be suicide rather than an accident.
When the distraught Beatles turned to the
Maharishi for comfort, it seemed that he already knew what had happened
although he could not have heard about it by any normal means. He showed no
sign of sorrow; all he said was, “Now you will be able to come to India with
me.”
Joyce Collin-Smith says:
“A cold hand seemed to clutch at my heart as I
heard this news. I reflected on all that I had observed of the Maharishi’s
power and his ruthless will...there was no avoidance of the thought that continually
came uppermost: Epstein’s existence had been a decided nuisance to Maharishi.
His departure from the scene removed the major obstacle to his plans to use the
Beatles to bring the entire pop generation into the SRM (Spiritual Regeneration
Movement) field.”
This death certainly was extremely convenient
for the Maharishi. He became the replacement father figure and mentor for the
Beatles, and they all set off for India together.
This story reminds me very much of what
happened to the Victorian politician Wyndham Lewis. He died unexpectedly and very
conveniently, leaving his rich widow free to marry the penniless and ambitious
Benjamin Disraeli.
The suspicious death of John Lennon
The Beatles suddenly left the Maharishi after
just a few weeks.
They were asked many times why they had
deserted their guru so precipitately. They were tactful and careful, saying only
that he was human after all, though for a while they thought that he was not.
They said that they would go on meditating anyway.
The Maharishi’s side of the story was that
the Beatles were too unstable and too concerned with their Beatledom. He
announced with a dark laugh, “But as long as they go on meditating they will be
mine.”
That sounds very sinister indeed to me.
She says that John Lennon was the only Beatle
to speak out publicly and frankly about the relationship, and that only after
many years had passed since the Beatles parted company with the Maharishi.
Lennon suddenly denounced the guru at a press
conference. He said this about what happened
when some scandal broke while they were in India:
“We stayed up all night discussing, was it
true or not? We went to see Maharishi, the whole gang of us, the next day. I
was the spokesman. I said: ‘We’re leaving.’
He gave me a look like, ‘I’ll kill you, you bastard'…”
Joyce Collin-Smith says that the other
Beatles would parry questions and use discretion when speaking about the Maharishi.
At the time of writing they were all still alive, whereas John Lennon, like Brian
Epstein, had died a premature and inexplicable death.
She reminds us of the saying that you offend
some people at your peril.
She says this about John Lennon’s death:
“...remembering the naked anger and hatred that could
blaze out of Maharishi’s eyes, I shiver when I think of it to this day.”
Curse or coincidence?
Joyce Collin-Smith’s reactions, the cold hand
clutching her heart and the shivering, say to me that her suspicions that the Maharishi
Yogi was responsible for the two deaths are correct. Psychological black magic
was at work in both cases and she sensed this.
Such intuitions are not enough. In support of
her case, the next article inspired by Call No Man Master will include some more
material from her book.
The Maharishi Mahesh Yogi with the Beatles:
