GETTY/SUPERSTOCK Mr King claims to have had an unusual encounter with “Master Jesus” in 1958.

The Aetherius Society was founded in the 1950s by George King who says a voice told him he was to be the earthly representative of an inter-planetary parliament. Cabbie Mr King, who died in 1997, claims to have had an unusual encounter with “Master Jesus” at Holdstone Down near Combe Martin in 1958. The cult, which is described as a 'growing religion' with a global following now has groups in several countries around the world. And it is now organising a pilgrimage to its special place on Saturday, July 28 for what is called Operation Prayer Power.

I knew that he was Jesus and that he had come from the planet Venus Mr King

On its website, the society says the operation is a “a cosmic mission” devised by George King in which “spiritual power is invoked through prayer and mantra and directed into a specially designed physical container for later release”. Speaking in a previous documentary, Mr King described the experience of meeting Jesus at the top of Holdstone Down hill. He said: "It was very, very windy at the top of Holdstone Down. As a matter of fact it was quite dark by this time. "Dimly out of the corner of my eye I saw something in the sky. Then I saw a being which kind of appeared before me - I didn't see him walk up to me, I opened my eyes and he was there.

GETTY/FRANZ MARC FREI Mr King described his meeting with Jesus near Combe Martin

"He was very tall, he was dressed in a long robe, he had long brownish hair – there was so much radiance around the man. "I knew, although he didn't tell me, I knew that he was Jesus and that he had come from the planet Venus – I didn't have to be told, I just knew this. "I think it was some sort of telepathic impression that I picked up. There was no denying it and there was no denying his presence." Mr King said Jesus had arrived in a space craft and had "sent power through himself" to Mr King and into the mountain top at Holdstone Down.

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In the documentary he said that he was "told later by inter-planetary sources that this mountain was holy". He continued: "That's why we use Holdstone Down because we really truly believe that it is holy." The society continues this tradition to this day, with July's meeting followed by a social event at a nearby venue. According to the Aetherius Society, Holdstone Down is just one of several holy mountains – with another being located here in Devon at Yes Tor near Okehampton.

GWTTY/SCIEPRO The spiritual organisation believes that Jesus was an extraterrestrial being from Venus