Centennial Celebration

Q.M.I. Celebrates

Civilizations come and go but ideas remain forever floating within that etheric realm of Mind. We can always reach into it and pull down whatever idea we choose to draw upon. But also because civilizations do come and go along with cycles of development, our needs will go in cycles as well and change as our world changes. But the truth remains that those ideas are always there. This also explains why at certain times in history certain individuals come along who have reached into the abstract of consciousciousness and brought forth ideas which represent the eternal truths of the Infinite that Truth Seekers long to discover. This explains the phenomenon of Teachers who appear with spiritual ideas whose time has come to understand and utilize for the expansion of consciousness and the betterment of civilization (the unfoldment of Mind).

Thane of Hawaii was born July 15, 1909 and grew up in Nodaway County, Missouri, as he used to say: "...between Possum Walk and Toad Holler."

According to tradition, the nickname of "Possum Walk" (also known as Lamar Station) originated from an anecdotal story of one of the early settlers who imbibed, too often, the "corn juice" at Hallsa's Ferry (1.5 miles south of there), resulting in his walk resembling that of an oppossum. An old saying that resulted from this incident and repeated by locals involving some rural schools in that area. "Monkey Run up Toad Holler to see Possum Walk at Sunrise."

Thane was born Donald Wayne Walker, the son of William Walker, Jr. and Elfie Walker. Wm was born in Indiana in 1885 and Elfie was born in Iowa in 1888. Thane's father, William Walker, Jr. was a farmer on his own land and his mother was a housewife. "Donny", as Thane's mother always called him rarely used his first name after he left home, but rather went by the name of Wayne Walker. He then became Rev. Wayne Walker in the 1930's. By 1935 Thane was changing his name to Eloi-Sun. In one of the flyers put out by Thane and his staff it read as follows:

"Wayne Walker is a widely known teach of Metaphysics and Occult Science. He has traveled extensively throughout the United States and foreign countries. His early trainin has fitted him to be a leader in the Order of Melchizedek, attaining the unusual office of priesthood at a very early age. He has the distinction of being one of seven priests in this mystic order and was elevated to the office of Prince Iole Eloi Sun, Kulkuthma Ray a few months ago. Much of the teaching he gives has never before been given outside of the retreats; he stands as a great figure-head of the New Age. He is the founder of THE VOICE OF HEALING in Huntington Park, California, and is the physical head of the Outer Lodge, Order of Melchizedek, with headquarters in the Executive Residence, 729 South Windsor Boulevard, Los Angeles, Calif.

Later in the 1940's Thane, then known as Eloi-Sun aka Rev. Wayne Walker would change his name to Kenneth Walker and would head up an entertainment extravaganza while a U.S. Marine in World War II with his production called The Chinese Follies and he would entertain the troops.

In the 1950's this Kenneth Walker would change his name again to Thane Walker, then Thane and finally to Thane of Hawaii. His change of identities seemed to reflect his Teaching when he would proclaim: "Of the many roles I play in life what I am is consciousness which is not of the many roles I play."

More to continue.... "In Search of Clarity..." and "A New Thought Teacher".

This page was last updated on March 20, 2009

Return to Home Page