Swim Through the Darkness: My Search for Craig Smith and the Mystery of Maitreya Kali - Book image updated 10/13/25 -ch John Ellis on guitar

John Ellis on guitar

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Swim Through the Darkness: My Search for Craig Smith and the Mystery of Maitreya Kali - Book image updated 10/13/25 -ch John Ellis on guitarCraig Smith was a 1960s golden boy good looking, charismatic, outgoing; a preternaturally gifted musician and songwriter whose songs were recorded by some of the biggest names in entertainment Andy Williams, Glen Campbell, the Monkees. His future success seemed assured, until an unexpected turn of events plunged him into a terrifying darkness. Clean cut Craig Smith became Maitreya Kali, the self proclaimed psychedelic Messiah. He laid out his