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J. Z. Knight
BornJudith Darlene Hampton
(1946-03-16) March 16, 1946 (age 78)
Roswell, New Mexico
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipUnited States
OccupationChanneler
Known forRamtha's School of Enlightenment

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JZ Knight (Judy Zebra Knight, born Judith Darlene Hampton on March 16, 1946, in Roswell, New Mexico) is the channel of Ramtha and author of the best-selling autobiography, “A State of Mind, My Story.” Historians and religious experts who have studied her life’s work call JZ Knight the Great American Channel and recognize her as one of the most charismatic and compelling spiritual leaders of the modern age.

JZ Knight and Ramtha have captivated and inspired audiences worldwide for the last three decades, bridging ancient wisdom and the power of consciousness together with the latest discoveries in science. JZ Knight has appeared on national TV shows, such as Larry King and The Merv Griffin Show, offering spiritual insight and inspiration to thousands of people from all over the world and all walks of life, including many well-known figures from the entertainment world.

JZ Knight is the president of JZK, Inc and Ramtha’s School of Enlightenment, located in the foothills of Mt. Rainier in Washington State.

Career

Knight appeared on The Merv Griffin Show in 1985, and later wrote the autobiographical A State of Mind in 1987. Time called her at that time "probably the most celebrated of all current channelers." Ramtha's School of Enlightenment website says that since 1988, through the JZ Knight Humanities Foundation, Knight has donated $1,181,068 to 200 graduating high-school seniors "that they may pursue their educational goals." In 1996, a total of $280,000 was given to 39 graduating seniors.

JZ Rose

JZ Knight has a store in Yelm, WA, along with an online store which sells products not connected with JZK's spiritual teaching. The store sells kitchen utensils, women's apparel, cosmetic products and pet supplies, among other products. The "About Us" section of the online store mentions that: "JZ Knight is the President and owner of JZ ROSE, formerly The Outback Boutique, a treasure chest in the countryside of Washington State that offers vintage style gifts and collectibles, home furnishings, fine antiques and everything beautiful."

Knight now lives in a French-chateau-styled mansion in the outskirts of Yelm, Washington, where she teaches courses nationally and internationally and runs Ramtha's School of Enlightenment.

JZ Rose, and JZK Publishing among other pursuits. After an absence from public view for several years, she returned to public speaking on radio and in magazines and workshops.

Ramtha

Ramtha is the entity that JZ Knight states she channels. According Ramtha, he was a Lemurian warrior who fought the Atlanteans over 35,000 years ago. Ramtha speaks of leading an army over 2.5 million strong, conquering two thirds of the known world, which was going through cataclysmic geological changes. According to Ramtha he led the army for ten years until he was betrayed and almost killed.

Ramtha says he spent the next seven years in isolation recovering and observing nature, the seasons, his army making homes and families, and many other things. He later mastered many skills, including foresight and out-of-body experiences, until he led his army to the Indus River while in his late fifties. Ramtha, at age 63, taught them everything he knew for 120 days, he bid them farewell, rose into the air and in a bright flash of light he ascended before them. He made a promise to his army that he would come back to teach them everything he had learnt. In 1977 JZ Knight says that Ramtha appeared before her and told her that he had come to help her over the ditch. JZ Knight became his first student of what he calls the great work.

Teachings

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Ramtha is the central figure (the "master teacher") of Ramtha's School of Enlightenment, started by JZ Knight in 1987 in Yelm, Washington. Classes (or "dialogues") had been held around the world for the previous ten years. A central theme of Ramtha's teachings involves the internalization of divinity (God is in Us, You are God, Behold God, etc). Ramtha is described as having brought his knowledge to many ancient civilizations in the world such as the Ancient Egyptians. The website also suggests that traces of the lineage of the original teachings and philosophies he taught 35,000 years ago have appeared throughout history in the schools of philosophers like Socrates, religions like Hinduism and Judaism, and the works of great minds such as Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo.

The four cornerstones of Ramtha's philosophy are:

  1. The statement 'You are God'
  2. The directive to make known the unknown
  3. The concept that consciousness and energy create the nature of reality
  4. The challenge to conquer yourself

There are currently over 11,000 current students of Ramtha's Teachings and many more have been to retreats in the past.


Controversy

Court cases

JZ Knight has been involved in several court disputes, some personal (her divorce from Jeff Knight, see Jeff Knight interview below under external links) and others business-related, for example, one involving the dissemination of material containing the trademark Ramtha. In Knight vs. Knight, 1992-1995, Jeff Knight alleges that he lost years of his life by postponing modern medical treatment for his HIV infection, due to advice from his wife that Ramtha could heal him — he died before he could appeal the court's decision against him. Another case, in Austria, involved a Berlin woman who also claimed to channel Ramtha. The Austrian Supreme court decided that JZ Knight was the sole owner of the trademark for the name Ramtha and its associated teachings.

Literature

Ramtha was one of the more popular channeled entities during the New Age explosion of the '80s in America and was figured in Shirley MacLaine's book Dancing in the Light, amongst others. The book Finding Enlightenment: Ramtha's School of Ancient Wisdom (J. Gordon Melton, 1998, ISBN 1-885223-61-7) describes Ramtha's Teachings and RSE. The book was written after several years' study of the school, its environs, and the school's body of teachings. There have been over 120 books and 40 DVDs released by RSE, JZK Inc. or independently in the past twenty-five years.. She appeared the 2004 movie What the Bleep Do We Know!?.

See also

Notes

  1. Friedrich, Otto (1987). "New Age Harmonies". Time. Retrieved 2008-09-16. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  2. JZ Rose - For All Things Beautiful: About Us
  3. ^ JZK Publishing; Revised & enlarged edition (February 14, 2005), Language: English, ISBN 1578730457, ISBN 978-1578730452
  4. Jzk, Inc. v. Joseph Glandon
  5. Ramtha School of Enlightenment, J.Z. Knight - Religious cults and sects, doctrines and practices

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