ʃˈɔːɹtli ˈæftɚ ðˈɪs, hˈɪŋkɪnz vˈɪzɪɾᵻd tˈuː tɹˈænstʃˈænəlɚz ænd klˈeɪmd tə hæv ɛŋkˈaʊntɚd ɐ hˈaɪɚ kˈɑːnʃəsnəs nˈeɪmd dʒˈɑːn wɪðˌɪn hɪmsˈɛlf, ænd bɪɡˈæn ɹᵻfˈɜːɹɪŋ tə hɪmsˈɛlf æz dʒˈɑːnɹˈɑːdʒɚ.
Shortly after this, Hinkins visited two trance-channelers and claimed to have encountered a higher consciousness named 'John within himself', and began referring to himself as John-Roger.