JZ Knight

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Judy Zebra Knight (born Judith Darlene Hampton on March 16, 1946, in Roswell, New Mexico) is a self-proclaimed spiritual medium as well as the CEO of JZK, Inc., parent company of Ramtha's School of Enlightenment. Knight says that on February 7, 1977, an entity called Ramtha, The Enlightened One, appeared to her and her husband in the kitchen of her Tacoma, Washington trailer. She further says Ramtha prepared her for out-of-body experiences. Knight says that since then, she has been able to channel Ramtha by going through a process of leaving her body, allowing Ramtha to teach through her.

She appeared on The Merv Griffin Show in 1985, and later wrote the autobiographical A State of Mind in 1987. Time magazine called her at that time "probably the most celebrated of all current channellers."^[1] Ramtha's School of Enlightenment Web site 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. Yelm High School counselor Carol Parker is quoted on the Ramtha Web site: "JZ has done a lot for the kids in our community. Her generous scholarships have given them the opportunity to further their education."^[2]

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, The Outback Boutique, and JZK Publishing – amongst other pursuits.

In the early 1990s, Knight's high-profile divorce case appeared in the tabloids. In Knight vs Knight, 1992-1995 Knight's ex-husband 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.[1] Knight has been married five times, and has been with her current partner for ten years.

Although absent from public view for almost five years, she has returned to public speaking, on radio and in magazines and workshops.

[edit] See also

• What the Bleep Do We Know!?

[edit] External links

• Ramtha's School of Enlightenment
• NNDB - Notable Names Database
• Article on Ramtha, in the Skeptic's Dictionary
• The Outback Boutique
• JZK Publishing
• [2] Radio interview on Coast-to-Coast Oct. 2005.
• [3] March 11, 2006 - J Z Knight Radio interview.
• Knight Fever Newspaper interview, Good Times Weekly Feb. 2006.
• Interviews on Beyond The Ordinary 2004

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