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by Benjamin E. Zeller


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  ———. Exit Video. Rancho Santa Fe, CA, 1997.

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  INDEX

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  Adherence: bounded choice theory of

  brainwashing compared to

  Advertising. See Heaven’s Gate recruitment; Media

  Agricola, Johannes

  Albanese, Catherine A.

  Alchemy

  Alexander, Kay

  Aliens. See Extraterrestrials; Next Level

  Alxody

  American culture

  American Religious Identification Survey (ARIS)

  Ancient astronaut theory

  Andersson, Pia

  Angels

  Anlody

  Anthology

  Anthony, Dick

  Antinomianism

  Apocalypticism. See also Dispensationalism

  Applewhite, Marshall Herff

  aging of

  background of

  castration of

  on Exit Video

  Heaven’s Gate naming by

  as Jesus Christ

  mental state and mood of

  Nettles’s meeting of

  in prison. See also The Two

  Area

  ARIS. See American Religious Identification Survey

  Arnold, Kenneth

  Art Bell show

  Ascended Masters

  Astrology: about

  Hale-Bopp and

  Nettles’s background in

  Astronomy

  Augé, Marc

  Away Team concept

  Baby boomer counterculture

  Balch, Robert W.: on Applewhite’s mental state

  cultic milieu theory of

  on dwelling practices

  on Heaven’s Gate organization

  on Heaven’s Gate suicide

  on Klug’s group

  on members’ background

  on name giving

  on New Age cultic milieu

  on The Two’s meeting

  Ballard, Guy and Edna

  Barker, Eileen

  Barkun, Michael

  Behaviors, self-control

  Behold a Pale Horse (Cooper)

  Belief system. See Theology; Worldview

  Bell, Art

  Bellah, Robert

  Bender, Courtney

  Benson, Bruce Ellis

  Beyond Human

  Bible: extraterrestrial hermeneutics of

  John passages in

  King James Version of

  Luke passages in

  Revelation passages in

  Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna

  Bo. See Applewhite, Marshall Herff

  Body: castration

  dualism of mind and

  energy centers in

  food cravings of

  meditative visualizations for

  self-control activities over

  as vehicles

  walk-ins. See also Human Individual Metamorphosis, process of

  Bombings

  Book, anthology

  Bounded choice theory

  Bourdieu, Pierre

  Boyer, Paul

  Brainwashing

  Branch Davidians

  Brenner, Athalya

  Bricolage

  Brnody

  Brown, Courtney

  Bruder, Kurt A.

  Buddhism

  Calabrese, Prudence

  California: Los Angeles meeting

  Rancho Santa Fe suicide location

  San Clemente meeting

  Calvinism

  Campbell, Colin

  Camps. See Dwelling

  Canyon Lake, Texas

  Catholicism

  Celibacy

  Chakras (bodily energy centers)

  Channeling

  Chariots of the Gods? (von Däniken)

  Charisma

  Charismatic commitment

  Chidester, David

  Christian Arts Center

  Christian Identity

  Christianity: angels in

  antinomianism in

  apocalypticism in

  Applewhite’s background in

  Calvinist

  corruption of

  diet in

  dispensationalism in

  extraterrestrial biblical hermeneutics of

  Heaven’s Gate members’ background in

  New Age themes in

  Orthodox monastic

  pastiche of

  prayers in

  Presbyterian

  prophets in

  science and technology in

  science fiction and

  self-control practices in

  theological roots of. See also Protestant Christianity

  Christology

  Chryssides, George D.

  Cognitive dissonance

  Cold War

  Colorado, first meetings in

  Comets

  Community. See Crossing; Dwelling; Identity

  Consciousness, Next Level

  Conspiracy culture

  Consumerism

  Cooper, Milton William

  Corporeal crossings

  Cosmic crossings

  Cosmology. See also Next Level

  Crafts. See Dwelling

  Craig, John

  Crlody

  Cross, Anne

  Crossing: behavioral self-control for

  bodily self-control for

  corporeal physical

  cosmic metaphysical

  defining

  dwelling practices with

  to energy vortexes

  types of

  wandering as

  Culpepper, Joan

  Cultic milieu. See also New Age movement

  Culture and society: American democratization

  American post-Bomb

  American Protestant popularity in

  baby boomer

  brainwashing by media in

  conspiracy in

  consumerism and novelty in

  Heaven’s Gate worldview shaped by

  individualistic

  NRMs influenced by

  pastiche tendencies of

  postmodern

  rejection by

  science and technology in

  science fiction in

  as theological basis

  ufology influenced by

  Cusack, Carole M.

  Danny (ex-member)

  Democratization, of theology

  Demonology

  The Demonstration: metaphorical reinterpretation of

  original vision

  Denzler, Brenda

  Dharma Bums (Kerouac)

  Diet

  DiMaggio, Paul

  Dispensationalism

  Django Django

  Do. See Nettles, Bonnie Lu

  Dolan, Jay P.<
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  Drrody

  Dualism: mind-body

  worldly

  Dwelling: crossing practices with

  Earth ship

  first

  of Heaven’s Gate members

  language

  launch pad

  in Manzano, New Mexico

  in Medicine Bow National Forest

  non-places of

  in partnership

  processes

  supplies

  Tweed’s study of

  Dymody

  Earth: as apocalyptic garden

  energy centers on

  as hell

  Earth Ship (Reynolds)

  Earth ships

  Easter

  ’88 Update

  The Elect

  Ellwood, Robert

  Embodiment

  Emotions. See Psychology

  End times. See Apocalypticism; Dispensationalism

  Energy: centers, in body

  centers, on Earth

  Next Level

  Enlightenment

  Esalen Institute

  Eschatology. See Apocalypticism; Dispensationalism

  Esotericism. See also New Age movement

  E-Squared (Grout)

  “E.T. Speaks” (Internet posting)

  Evangelical Christianity. See Protestant Christianity

  Evil: demonology and

  worldly dualism of

  The Evolutionary Level Above Human (TELAH). See also Next Level

  “The Evolution of a New Age Cult” (Balch)

  Exit Videos

  distribution of

  messages in

  Extraterrestrials: activities, non-mammalian

  ancient astronaut theory on

  biblical hermeneutics

  channeling

  evil

  Grays

  Jesus Christ as

  Luciferian

  Next Level characteristics of

  science and technology of

  soul deposits of

  Venusian

  walk-ins by. See also Human Individual Metamorphosis, process of

  Farsight Institute

  Festinger, Leon

  Final Exit (Humphry)

  A Focusing (prayer)

  Food

  “Freedom in a cage” concept

  Fruitarianism

  Funding

  Gbbody

  Gibson, Melvin

  Gldody

  Glnody

  Glock, Charles Y.

  God: as extraterrestrial

  Nettles as

  Gods, evil

  Gods from Outer Space (von Däniken)

  Government: on brainwashing

  conspiracy against

  suicide inaction of

  Grafting

  Grays (extraterrestrial beings)

  Griffith, R. Marie

  Grout, Pam

 

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