…Francine says that there is a lotus-shaped city in the center of the Himalayas that is inhabited by beigns from outer space. Might these be the Dropa of the stone discs and crystal skulls that were found in the mountains of China?) This mysterious place is also called Shamballa by the local Tibetian inhabitants. According to an article in The People’s Almanac #3 by David Wallechinsky, it is known as the “Hidden Kingdom”, where perfect and semiperfect human beings exist who are guiding the evolution of humankind (i dont want to be harsh, but they arent doing too good a job as far as i can tell; then again, maybe we would be a lot worse off if they werent there)

Shangri-La is supposedly protected from the outside world by psychic barriers and what the Tibetians call “snow guardians.”…

…Shamballa or Shangri-La is also supposed to be the source of the Kalacakra, the highest form of Tibetian mysticism…

…The People’s Almanac reports that “the prophecy of Shamballa states that each of its kings will rule for 100 years and that there will be 32 in all.” As each reign passes, “conditions in the outside world will deteriorate” until the last king saves the world by leading a mighty host against evil….