 Although Robert Short had spent a lot of time promoting the Ashtar message, he was neither the leader nor the only interpreter, as by this time dozens of Ashtar channelers were presenting conflicting messages.With the advent of UFO religions, "Ascended Masters" from the esoteric teachings have been described as reappearing in space suits.The space concept was not entirely new however, as the more arcane teachings of Theosophy contained references to extraterrestrial masters.