About the Author - Alan Valiant

The background of the author of the majority of the books on this website (Alan Valiant), is shown below:

Alan Valiant was born in 1920 in Montreal, Canada and served in the Royal Air Force for fourteen years, including the Battle of Britain and the invasion of Normandy. After the war, he worked as a research and development engineer at the Royal Aircraft Establishment at Farnborough in Hampshire.

Engineer

In radio, electronics, electrical, aeronautics, consultant in underwater technology.

Inventor

Designer and builder of four Diver Transport Vehicles (wet submersibles) and two remotely-controlled underwater surveillance vehicles. Inventor of a diver's lifejacket.

Musician

Plays guitar, clarinet and tenor saxophone in jazz and dance bands.

Author

Author of "How to Talk with the Dead", "My Conversations with Jesus Christ", "Why Believe? When You Can Know!" and "My Meetings With The Lord God". Editor of "A Course in Spiritual Philosophy".

Aviator

Has flown as pilot, hang gliders, sailplanes, motor gliders, light aircraft and microlight aircraft. Was Flight Test Engineer on British airship SK500.

Lecturer

Lectures in spiritual philosophy, sub-aqua diving and flying.

Diver

Was a sub-aqua diver for twenty years and a diving instructor for ten years. First person to re-discover the Mary Rose (Henry Vlll's flagship). First Class Diver of the British Sub-Aqua Club.

Linguist

Speaks English, French and German.

Psychic Researcher

Clairvoyant: Can see people in the spiritual world.
Telepath: Communicates with those in the spiritual world by telepathy which is communication between mind and mind other than through the known senses.