 In 1962 he met Gareth Knight and, with Knight, began to develop a correspondence course in Qabalah for Helios Books.During this time he also rejoined the Society of the Inner Light, where he met Michael Nowicki and Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki.By 1973, the Helios Course in the Practical Qabalah had gained popularity and was spun off to form the Servants of the Light, for which Ernest was the first Director of Studies.