, ▁Ra ël ▁founded ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁establish ▁MA DE CH . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁December , ▁this ▁was ▁brought ▁into ▁f ru ition ▁as ▁ 1 7 0 ▁MA DE CH ▁members ▁gathered ▁at ▁P uy ▁de ▁L ass olas ▁and ▁formed ▁an ▁organization ▁of ▁" a ▁president , ▁a ▁tre as urer , ▁and ▁a ▁secretary " ▁who ▁each ▁signed ▁a ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁franc ▁check ▁pay able ▁toward ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Ra ë li an ▁book . ▁ ▁Susan ▁J . ▁Pal mer ▁commented ▁that ▁in ▁U FO ▁platform ▁soci eties ▁like ▁the ▁MA DE CH ▁organization , ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁oblig ation ▁of ▁membership ▁and ▁commit ment ▁like ▁those ▁found ▁in ▁cult s , ▁but ▁rather ▁an ▁open ▁place ▁where ▁people ▁could ▁freely ▁exchange ▁their ▁views ▁and ▁relate ▁their ▁experiences ▁on ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁U FO s . ▁ ▁Only ▁the ▁first ▁Ra ë li an ▁book ▁had ▁sur fac ed ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁and ▁Pal mer ▁says ▁it ▁had ▁consisted ▁largely ▁of ▁a ▁" cre ation ▁myth ▁and ▁es chat ology " ▁but ▁it ▁had ▁" no ▁rit uals , ▁no ▁priest hood , ▁no ▁exper ient ial ▁dimension , ▁and ▁no ▁coh er ent ▁system ▁of ▁eth ics " ▁which ▁would ▁lead ▁to ▁an ▁organized ▁movement ▁that ▁had ▁any ▁chance ▁of ▁comm itting ▁to ▁large ▁projects ▁gu ided ▁by ▁a ▁leader . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁Place ▁de ▁la ▁République ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁Claude