{
  "id": "the-book-which-tells-the-truth",
  "title": "The Book Which Tells The Truth",
  "description": {
    "en": "\"The Book Which Tells the Truth\" is a book written by Claude Vorilhon, also known as Raël, the founder of the Raëlian Movement. The book details Raël's claims of encounters with extraterrestrial beings and presents his beliefs and teachings. According to Raël, the extraterrestrial beings he encountered revealed to him that life on Earth was created through genetic engineering by a highly advanced civilization of extraterrestrial beings, who he refers to as the Elohim. Raël claims that the Elohim created humans in their own image, and that they continue to observe and guide humanity's development. The book presents Raël's beliefs about the nature of reality and the purpose of life. He argues that humans have a divine origin, and that our purpose is to evolve and eventually become like the Elohim, through the development of science and technology. Raël also teaches that the Elohim will return one day to bring about a new era of peace and enlightenment for humanity.\n\n![Image](images/le-message-book.jpg \"Extraterrestrials Took Me To Their Planet, 1976 — Raël\")\n\n### About Claude Vorhilon\n\nClaude Vorilhon, who goes by the name Raël, is a French spiritual leader and founder of the Raelian movement. Born in 1946, Raël worked as a race car driver, journalist, and singer before claiming to have a spiritual encounter with extraterrestrial beings in 1973.\n\nAccording to Raël, these beings instructed him to spread their message of peace and love to humanity and to establish an embassy for them on Earth. He founded the Raelian movement in 1974, and it has since grown to become a global organization with thousands of members around the world.\n\nThe Raëlian movement's teachings draw on a mix of science, religion, and philosophy, and emphasize the idea that humans are descended from extraterrestrial beings\n\n### Read it for yourself\n\n[Rael I — The Book Which Tells The Truth](https://wheelofheaven.github.io/rael-one-the-book-which-tells-the-truth/)\n\n### See also\n\n- [Resources › Extraterrestrials Took Me To Their Planet](/resources/extraterrestrials-took-me-to-their-planet/index/)\n- [Wiki › Raëlism](/wiki/encyclopedia/raelism/)"
  },
  "original_title": "Le Livre qui dit la Vérité",
  "authored_by": [
    "Raël"
  ],
  "topics": [
    "Age of Aquarius",
    "Ancient Astronauts",
    "Canonical",
    "Elohim",
    "Intelligent Design",
    "Neo-Euhemerism",
    "Raëlism",
    "Religion",
    "Syncretism"
  ],
  "stance": "supportive",
  "source_type": "scripture",
  "library_slug": "the-book-which-tells-the-truth",
  "publish_date": "1973",
  "source_family": "raelian",
  "relation_to_wheel": "foundational",
  "licensing_status": "licensed",
  "follow_url": "https://www.rael.org/downloads/",
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    "/resources/the-book-which-tells-the-truth/"
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}