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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