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[[File:Benjamin_Creme,_consciously_looking_at_the_viewer.jpg|thumb|Benjamin Creme (1922-2016)]]
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'''Share International Foundation''' is a non-profit organization in [[London]] founded by [[Benjamin Creme]] (1922–2016) with sister organizations in [[Amsterdam]], [[Tokyo]], and [[Berkeley, California]].{{sfnp|Brown|1998|p=13}}{{sfnp|Melton|1990|p=135}} From their 'about us' page, Share International describes the group as: "A worldwide network of individuals... whose purpose is to make known the fact that Maitreya ― the World Teacher for the coming age ― and his group, the Masters of Wisdom, are now among us..."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://share-international.org/aboutus/aboutus.htm | title=About Share International }}</ref>
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{{Infobox film
| image = File:Saturday_Night_(2024_film)_poster.png
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Jason Reitman]]
| writer = {{Plainlist|
* [[Gil Kenan]]
* Jason Reitman
}}
| producer = {{Plainlist|
* Jason Blumenfeld
* Peter Rice
* Jason Reitman
* Gil Kenan
}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Gabriel LaBelle]]
* [[Rachel Sennott]]
* [[Cory Michael Smith]]
* [[Ella Hunt]]
* [[Dylan O'Brien]]
* [[Emily Fairn]]
* Matt Wood
* [[Lamorne Morris]]
* [[Kim Matula]]
* [[Finn Wolfhard]]
* [[Nicholas Braun]]
* [[Cooper Hoffman]]
* [[Andrew Barth Feldman]]
* [[Kaia Gerber]]
* [[Tommy Dewey]]
* [[Willem Dafoe]]
* [[Matthew Rhys]]
* [[J. K. Simmons]]
}}
| cinematography = [[Eric Steelberg]]
| editing = Nathan Orloff<br>Shane Reid
| music = [[Jon Batiste]]
| studio = {{plainlist|
* [[Columbia Pictures]]
* [[SNL Studios]]
* Right of Way Films
}}
| distributor = [[Sony Pictures Releasing]]
| released = {{film date|2024|8|31|[[Telluride Film Festival|Telluride]]|2024|10|11|United States}}
| runtime = 109 minutes<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tiff.net/events/saturday-night|title=Saturday Night|website=TIFF}}</ref>
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
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According to Share International, [[Maitreya (Theosophy)|Maitreya]], a great Avatar (which means "coming down from far away" in Sanskrit),{{sfnp|Bailey|1948|pp=6–7}} has been living among the Asian community in [[London]] since 19 July 1977, and presently is in the process of emerging publicly worldwide.{{sfnp|Barrett|2001|p=347}}{{sfnp|Brown|1998|p=8}}
'''''Saturday Night''''' is a 2024 American [[biographical film|biographical]] [[comedy drama]] [[Thriller film|thriller]] film<ref name=":0" /> directed by [[Jason Reitman]], who co-wrote it with [[Gil Kenan]], with both also co-producing it alongside Jason Blumenfeld and Peter Rice. The film stars an [[ensemble cast]] that includes [[Gabriel LaBelle]], [[Rachel Sennott]], [[Cory Michael Smith]], [[Ella Hunt]], [[Dylan O'Brien]], [[Emily Fairn]], Matt Wood, [[Lamorne Morris]], [[Kim Matula]], [[Finn Wolfhard]], [[Nicholas Braun]], [[Cooper Hoffman]], [[Andrew Barth Feldman]], [[Kaia Gerber]], [[Tommy Dewey]], [[Willem Dafoe]], [[Matthew Rhys]], and [[J. K. Simmons]].
==Beliefs, practices and background==
''Saturday Night'' had its world premiere at the [[51st Telluride Film Festival]] on August 31, 2024, and is scheduled to be released in the United States by [[Columbia Pictures]] through [[Sony Pictures Releasing]] on October 11, 2024.
[[Benjamin Creme]] was a student of the esoteric teachings of [[Alice Bailey]], [[Helena Blavatsky]] and [[Helena Roerich]].{{sfnp|Barrett|2001|p=348}} Share International's lectures and publications further these authors' ideas about Maitreya (meaning "kindliness or compassion" in [[Sanskrit]]).{{sfnp|Leadbeater|1925|p=295}} According to the Ageless Wisdom Teachings, the Advent of Maitreya fulfills not only [[Buddhist]] prophecies about the appearance of a future great teacher named ''Maitreya'', but also the prophecies of a number of other world religions ― including [[Christianity]] (the second coming of [[Christ]]), [[Hinduism]] (the [[Kalki]] avatar of [[Vishnu]]), [[Islam]] (the [[Imam Mahdi]]) and [[Judaism]] (the Jewish [[Messiah]]). Creme claimed that Maitreya was actually Jesus's teacher, and Maitreya manifested through (or ''overshadowed'') [[Master Jesus|Jesus]] 2,000 years ago.{{sfnp|Brown|1998|p=8}}
In 1974, Benjamin Creme began teaching "Transmission Meditation", offering it as a means of pooling positive, spiritual energy for the benefit of Humanity. In Transmission Meditation, groups sit silently receiving spiritual energy 'stepped-down' and transmitted through them by the Masters of Wisdom (also called by some groups [[Ascended Master]]s). This group meditation is both a means of accelerating one's spiritual development and a form of service, in contrast to other types of meditation that focus solely on relaxation, physical restoration, mitigating stress or optimizing cognition.{{sfnp|Brown|1998|p=250}}{{sfnp|Melton|1990|p=136}}
==Premise==
Set in 1975, the film chronicles the events leading to the premiere of ''[[NBC]]'s Saturday Night'', later known as ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''.
Creme was generally reluctant to share the exact details about Maitreya's appearances on television and elsewhere ― as he stated that Maitreya discouraged people from chasing after him, and that no one could own him. Nonetheless, Creme confirmed that on 11 June 1988, Maitreya had appeared before 6000 Kenyans in an outdoor church where he spoke perfect Swahili for 18 minutes before disappearing, as had been reported in the ''Kenya Times''.{{sfnp|Mutungi|1988}} Both CNN and the BBC reported on this event, including the fact that many miraculous healings occurred there.{{sfnp|Brown|1998|p=349}}
==Cast==
[[File:Gabriel LaBelle at the 2022 TIFF Premiere of The Fabelmans (52359190764) (cropped).jpg|thumb|150px|right|[[Gabriel LaBelle]] portrays ''SNL'' producer [[Lorne Michaels]] in the film.]]
{{castlist|<!-- Cast billing order by appearance, from LaBelle to Simmons. -->
* [[Gabriel LaBelle]] as [[Lorne Michaels]]
* [[Rachel Sennott]] as [[Rosie Shuster]]
* [[Cory Michael Smith]] as [[Chevy Chase]]
* [[Ella Hunt]] as [[Gilda Radner]]
* [[Dylan O'Brien]] as [[Dan Aykroyd]]
* [[Emily Fairn]] as [[Laraine Newman]]
* Matt Wood as [[John Belushi]]
* [[Lamorne Morris]] as [[Garrett Morris]]
* [[Kim Matula]] as [[Jane Curtin]]
* [[Finn Wolfhard]] as an [[NBC page]]
* [[Nicholas Braun]] as [[Andy Kaufman]] and [[Jim Henson]]
* [[Cooper Hoffman]] as [[Dick Ebersol]]
* [[Kaia Gerber]] as Jacqueline Carlin
* [[Andrew Barth Feldman]] as Neil Levy
* [[Tommy Dewey]] as [[Michael O'Donoghue]]
* [[Willem Dafoe]] as [[David Tebet]]
* [[Matthew Rhys]] as [[George Carlin]]
* [[J. K. Simmons]] as [[Milton Berle]]
* [[Jon Batiste]] as [[Billy Preston]]
* [[Muna (band)|Naomi McPherson]] as [[Janis Ian]]
* [[Taylor Gray (actor)|Taylor Gray]] as [[Al Franken]]
* Mcabe Gregg as [[Tom Davis (comedian)|Tom Davis]]
* Nicholas Podany as [[Billy Crystal]]
* Ellen Boscov as Mrs. Kaufman
* [[Billy Bryk]]
* [[Joe Chrest]] as [[Herb Sargent]]
* [[Catherine Curtin]] as Joan Carbunkle
* Leander Suleiman as [[Anne Beatts]]
* [[Paul Rust]] as [[Paul Shaffer]]
}}
Before his death, Creme increasingly described the Emergence as a gradual and intentional process rather than a distinctive event, as, according to Creme, Maitreya and the Masters of Wisdom are reluctant to infringe Humanity's free will.{{sfnp|Barrett|2001|p=347}}{{sfnp|Brown|1998|p=8}}{{sfnp|Nagel|1994}}
==Production==
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It was announced in May 2023 that [[Jason Reitman]] would be directing, co-writing, and producing a film about the creation of the series ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' for [[Sony Pictures]]. He, alongside his ''[[Ghostbusters: Afterlife]]'' (2021) and ''[[Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire]]'' (2024) collaborator [[Gil Kenan]], conducted interviews with the living cast and crew of the premiere season in order to better develop the screenplay.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kroll |first1=Justin |title=Jason Reitman To Direct Movie Based On Behind-The-Scenes Accounts Of 'Saturday Night Live's 1975 Opening Night For Sony; Gil Kenan Co-Writing With Reitman |url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/jason-reitman-saturday-night-live-sony-1235352606/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=19 January 2024 |date=May 1, 2023}}</ref>
==Creme and the press==
In January 2024, [[Gabriel LaBelle]] was cast to portray [[Lorne Michaels]], in his second major leading role following his performance as [[Sammy Fabelman]] in [[Steven Spielberg]]'s ''[[The Fabelmans]]'' (2022), with [[Cooper Hoffman]], [[Rachel Sennott]], [[Ella Hunt]], [[Emily Fairn]], [[Kim Matula]], [[Dylan O'Brien]], [[Lamorne Morris]], [[Cory Michael Smith]], and Matt Wood cast as [[Dick Ebersol]], [[Rosie Shuster]], [[Gilda Radner]], [[Laraine Newman]], [[Jane Curtin]], [[Garrett Morris]], [[Dan Aykroyd]], [[Chevy Chase]], and [[John Belushi]] respectively.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kroll |first1=Justin |title=''The Fablemans'' Star Gabriel LaBelle To Play Lorne Michaels In Sony's ''SNL 1975'', Cooper Hoffman And Rachel Sennott Also Join Ensemble |url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/the-fablemans-gabriel-labelle-lorne-michaels-snl-1975-cooper-hoffman-rachel-sennott-1235797505/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=19 January 2024 |date=January 19, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Kroll |first1=Justin |title='SNL 1975' Movie Finds Its Jane Curtin, Laraine Newman & Gilda Radner |url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/snl-1975-jane-curtain-laraine-newman-gilda-radner-1235805534/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=January 26, 2024 |date=January 26, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Kroll |first1=Justin |last2=D'Alessandro |first2=Anthony |date=January 30, 2024 |title='SNL 1975' Finds Its Garrett Morris, Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase And John Belushi |url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/snl-1975-garrett-morris-dan-aykroyd-chevy-chase-john-belushi-1235808188/ |access-date=2024-01-30 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> [[Nicholas Braun]], [[Tommy Dewey]] and Nicholas Podany were added in March to portray [[Jim Henson]], [[Michael O'Donoghue]] and [[Billy Crystal]] respectively.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kroll |first1=Justin |last2=D'Alessandro |first2=Anthony |title=''SNL 1975'' Origin Movie Finds Its Jim Henson, Michael O'Donoghue And Billy Crystal |url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/snl-1975-jim-henson-billy-crystal-michael-odonoghue-1235848237/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=March 7, 2024 |date=March 7, 2024}}</ref> Additionally, Braun ended up cast to play [[Andy Kaufman]] as well. That role was originally supposed to be portrayed by [[Benny Safdie]], but he had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Riccardo |first=Nick |date=2024-07-26 |title=Report: Nicholas Braun Is Playing Both Jim Henson and Andy Kaufman in 'SNL 1975' |url=https://latenighter.com/news/nicholas-braun-snl-1975-jim-henson-vs-andy-kaufman/ |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=LateNighter |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Andrew Barth Feldman]], [[Kaia Gerber]], [[Finn Wolfhard]], [[J. K. Simmons]], [[Billy Bryk]], [[Joe Chrest]], [[Taylor Gray (actor)|Taylor Gray]], Mcabe Gregg and [[Willem Dafoe]] joined the cast later that month.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kroll |first1=Justin |title='SNL 1975' Origin Movie Adds Andrew Barth Feldman, Kaia Gerber And Finn Wolfhard To Cast |url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/snl-1975-movie-andrew-barth-feldman-kaia-gerber-finn-wolfhard-1235856070/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=March 12, 2024 |date=March 12, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Kroll |first1=Justin |title=J.K. Simmons, Billy Bryk & Joe Chrest Among Final Additions To Jason Reitman's 'SNL 1975' |url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/snl-1975-casts-jk-simmons-billy-bryk-joe-chrest-more-1235868013/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=March 25, 2024 |date=March 25, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Kroll |first1=Justin |title=''SNL 1975'': Willem Dafoe To Play David Tebet In Origin Movie |url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/snl-1975-willem-dafoe-david-tebet-1235871593/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=29 March 2024 |date=March 29, 2024}}</ref> [[Jon Batiste]], who was hired to compose the score for the film, will also appear as [[Billy Preston]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gajewski |first1=Ryan |title=Jon Batiste to Score, Appear in Jason Reitman Film ''SNL 1975'' (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/snl-1975-jon-batiste-score-billy-preston-jason-reitman-1235861871/ |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=28 March 2024 |date=March 28, 2024}}</ref> In April, Naomi McPherson of the band [[Muna (band)|Muna]] was cast to portray [[Janis Ian]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gajewski |first1=Ryan |title=''SNL 1975'': Muna's Naomi McPherson to Make Acting Debut With Jason Reitman Film (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/snl-1975-muna-naomi-mcpherson-jason-reitman-movie-1235872505/ |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=12 April 2024 |date=April 12, 2024}}</ref> In June, it was reported that Leander Suleiman had been cast as writer [[Anne Beatts]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2024-06-14 |title=Leander Suleiman Joins ‘SNL 1975’ As Comedy Writer Anne Beatts |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/snl-1975-casts-leander-suleiman-anne-beatts-1235973875/ |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
Creme maintained that Maitreya descended from his ancient retreat in the [[Himalayas]] in 1977 and relocated to the Indian-Pakistani community of London.{{sfnp|Creme|1980|pp=20–21}} While journalists were invited to find Maitreya in the Brick Lane area, they failed to do so.{{sfnp|Barrett|2001|pp=347-349}}
[[Principal photography]] began in March 2024 in [[Atlanta]] and [[Fayetteville, Georgia]], as locations, under the [[working title]] ''Wolverines''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Seeking Core Background for Sony Pictures Feature Film ''SNL 1975'' |url=https://www.leadcastingcall.com/seeking-core-background-for-sony-pictures-feature-film-snl-1975/ |website=Lead Casting Call |access-date=30 January 2024 |date=January 28, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=<!--prodweek--> |date=February 29, 2024 |title=Production Weekly – Issue 1391 – Thursday, February 29, 2024 / 178 Listings – 38 Pages |url=https://www.productionweekly.com/production-weekly-issue-1391-thursday-february-29-2024-178-listings-38-pages/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240302190800/https://www.productionweekly.com/production-weekly-issue-1391-thursday-february-29-2024-178-listings-38-pages/ |archive-date=March 2, 2024 |access-date=March 2, 2024 |website=Production Weekly}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.georgia.org/industries/film-entertainment/georgia-film-tv-production/now-filming-georgia|title=Now Filming In Georgia|website=www.georgia.org}}</ref> Scenes were shot outside of [[Rockefeller Plaza]] on the weekend of March 9–10.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Davids |first1=Brian |title=Finn Wolfhard Talks ''Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire'', The Grandeur of ''Stranger Things 5'' and ''SNL 1975'' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/finn-wolfhard-talks-ghostbusters-stranger-things-5-1235851626/ |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=13 March 2024 |date=March 13, 2024}}</ref>
Creme continued until his death in October 2016<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2016/11/11/benjamin-creme-artist-and-esotericist--obituary/ | title=Benjamin Creme, artist and esotericist – obituary | newspaper=The Telegraph | date=11 November 2016 }}</ref> to assert that Maitreya's full, public emergence was imminent.
==Release==
On July 30, it was announced the title was changed from the working title of ''SNL 1975'' to ''Saturday Night'', which was the original title of the show during its first season, since there was already a competing show at the time on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] called ''[[Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell]]''. It was also given the release date of October 11, 2024, 49 years to the day that ''SNL'' premiered on NBC. It was also hinted that the film may hold its world premiere at the [[2024 Toronto International Film Festival]]. While the film was announced as part of that lineup, scheduled for screenings beginning September 11, this was stated to be its Canadian premiere, signifying that the film would have its world premiere at a prior festival, presumably the [[Telluride Film Festival]]; this would be confirmed in August 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/07/snl-movie-jason-reitman-release-date-1236027230/|title=Jason Reitman’s ‘SNL’ Movie Gets Title & Fall Release Date|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|work=Deadline|date=July 30, 2024|access-date=July 30, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=TIFF Adds 20 More Movies To Lineup With 'Saturday Night', Jacob Elordi & Daisy Edgar-Jones' 'On Swift Horses', Max Minghella's 'Shell', 'Megalopolis' & More|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=13 August 2024|access-date=13 August 2024|url=https://deadline.com/2024/08/toronto-film-festival-lineup-additions-2024-1236038779/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Telluride Film Festival Lineup Includes 'Saturday Night', 'The Piano Lesson', 'Conclave' & 'Nickel Boys' World Premieres|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Pete|last=Hammond|date=29 August 2024|access-date=29 August 2024|url=https://deadline.com/2024/08/telluride-film-festival-2024-lineup-1236071936/}}</ref>
==''Share International'' magazine==
==Reception==
[[File:Share_International_Magazine_cover_202303.jpg|thumb|The March 2023 issue of ''Share International'', with its cover featuring one of Benjamin Creme's pieces of artwork]]
===Critical response===
{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|80|7.10|10|ref=yes|access-date=September 2, 2024}} {{cbignore}}
Share International publishes a monthly magazine, also called ''Share International'', which brings together ancient ways of knowing and contemporary thinking. It considers the causes underlying social, economic, political, and spiritual changes now occurring on a global scale, while seeking to inspire practical and compassionate action, such as activism, social justice, integrous journalism, as well as planetary healing.{{sfnp|Brown|1998|p=257}}
{{Metacritic film prose|65|6|ref=yes|access-date=September 1, 2024}} {{cbignore}}
==Reception and criticisms==
According to the American religious scholar [[J. Gordon Melton]], Creme's statements served as a catalyst for assessment of the [[New Age]] movement by [[Evangelicalism|Evangelical Christian]]s.{{sfnp|Newport|1998|pp=180–181}} A week after the advertisements in 1982, other advertisements appeared in the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' denouncing Creme as an instrument of the [[Antichrist]]. [[Constance Cumbey]] (an Evangelical Christian and a Detroit area attorney and author) holds that "Maitreya" is a pseudonym for the Antichrist and regards Share International as an openly Luciferian movement.<ref>
She bases this on Creme's open professions of loyalty to [[Lucifer]] on various talk radio shows - some of which she has personally participated in. She also bases this on Creme's recitation of his belief in the contents of the Alice Bailey books - books which are published by Lucis Press - an organization that originally published under "Lucifer Publishing Company". {{harvp|Brown|1998|p=23}}: "Creme was agent for the AntiChrist. I had come across a pamphlet published by an organisation called the [[Christian Research Institute]] declaring its belief that Mr. Creme was indeed 'deriving his inspiration from a spiritual realm, albeit a malevolent one'."</ref><ref>
{{harvp|Barrett|2001|p=349}}: "Sensing a good offbeat story, a number of journalists search the Brick Lane area, but no one could point them at the returned Christ. Creme lost credibility and supporters, and gained some serious enemies among Evangelical Christians. An Evangelical book,''The Hidden Dangers of the Rainbow'' (1983) attacked all New Age and esoteric movements - especially Creme and the Maitreya [sic] - as a satanic conspiracy."</ref> Other Christian Evangelicals distanced themselves from [[Constance Cumbey|Cumbey]]'s [[conspiracy theory]].{{sfnp|Newport|1998|pp=180–181}}
British journalist [[Mick Brown (journalist)|Mick Brown]] wrote "I came to enjoy my talks with Mr. Creme. His stories of the Hierarchy, of hidden retreats in Tibet, of... the cogs... guiding the planet towards an age of harmony and enlightenment ..." He described Creme's claims as fantastic and outlandish.{{sfnp|Brown|1998|p={{pn|date=February 2024}} }}
==See also==
* [[Aetherius Society]]
* [[Master Jesus]]
* [[Theosophy (Blavatskian)|Theosophy]]
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
===Works cited===
* {{Cite book |last=Bailey |first=Alice A. |author-link=Alice Bailey |title=The Reappearance of the Christ |publisher=Lucis Trust |year=1948 |location=New York}}
* {{cite book |author-link=David V. Barrett |last=Barrett |first=David V. |title=[[The New Believers|The New Believers: A Survey of Sects, Cults and Alternative Religions]] |year=2001 |publisher=Cassell |isbn=0-304-35592-5}}
* {{cite book |author-link=Mick Brown (journalist) |last=Brown |first=Mick |title=The Spiritual Tourist: A Personal Odyssey Through the Outer Reaches of Belief |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |year=1998 |isbn=1-58234-034-X |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/spiritualtourist00mick}}
* {{cite book |last=Creme |first=Benjamin |author-link=Benjamin Creme |title=The Reappearance of the Christ and the Masters of Wisdom |publisher=Tara Center |year=1980 |location=North Hollywood}}
* {{Cite book |last=Leadbeater |first=C. W. |author-link=Charles Webster Leadbeater |title=The Masters and the Path |publisher=Theosophical Press |year=1925 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P4v6UbvGniIC}}
* {{cite book |editor-link=J. Gordon Melton |editor-last=Melton |editor-first=J. Gordon |publisher=Gale Research |title=New Age Encyclopedia |year=1990 |isbn=0-8103-7159-6 |pages=135–137}}
* {{cite news |last=Mutungi |first=Job |date=June 22, 1988 |title=Did Jesus Christ come to the city? |pages=16–17 |newspaper=[[Kenya Times]] |volume=2 |number=111 |url=https://web.stanford.edu/~ichriss/N.htm |access-date=2022-12-28}}
* {{cite journal |last=Nagel |first=Alexandra |title=De Sai Paradox: Tegenstrijdigheden van en rondom Sathya Sai Baba |trans-title=The Sai paradox: contradictions of and surrounding Sathya Sai Baba |series=Religieuze Bewegingen in Nederland [Religious movements in the Netherlands] |journal=Sekten |trans-journal=Cults |year=1994 |number=29 |publisher=[[Vrije Universiteit|Free University of Amsterdam]] Press |lang=nl}}
* {{Cite book |last=Newport |first=John |title=The New Age Movement and the Biblical Worldview: Conflict and Dialogue |publisher=Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |year=1998 |isbn=978-0-8028-4430-9 |location=Grand Rapids}}
==Further reading==
* {{cite news |author-link=Mick Brown (journalist) |last=Brown |first=Mick |title=Messiah is alive and well and in London |newspaper=The Sunday Times |date=23 October 1988 |page=A15 |ref=none}}
* {{cite book |last=Creme |first=Benjamin |title=Maitreya's Mission |volume=2 |publisher=Share International Foundation |year=1993 |location=Los Angeles |ref=none}}
* {{cite book |author-link=Constance Cumbey |first=Cumbey |last=Constance |title=Hidden Dangers of the Rainbow: The New Age Movement and Our Coming Age of Barbarism |publisher=Huntington House Publishers |year=1985 |isbn=0-910311-03-X |ref=none}}
* {{cite book |author-link=Douglas Groothuis |last=Groothuis |first=Douglas R. |title=Unmasking the New Age |year=1986 |publisher=[[Inter-Varsity Press]] |isbn=0-87784-568-9 |page=120 |ref=none}}
* {{cite book |last=Peterson |first=Wayne S. |title=Extraordinary Times, Extraordinary Beings: Experiences of an American Diplomat with Maitreya and the Masters of Wisdom |publisher=Hampton Roads Publishing Company |year=2003 |isbn=1-57174-376-6 |ref=none}}
==External links==
* {{official|http://www.Share-International.org/}}
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