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Cult leader Amy Carlson found dead in bizarre circumstances
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/cult-leader-amy-carlson-found-dead-in-bizarre-circumstances/UV4SBTBOONYYUGQB2L5JM7X5O4/
Seven people were arrested in connection to Carlson's death, facing charges related to abuse of a corpse and child abuse, with reports of a 13-year-old girl and a two-year-old boy being present in the home.
"I've never seen a group of people be so nonchalant about a dead person," Colorado police officer Corporal Steve Hanson told local news.
Carlson, whose followers called her "Mother God", claimed to be a divine presence sent for Earth's salvation having lived notable past lives as Marilyn Monroe, Cleopatra and Jesus Christ. She also claimed that Donald Trump was her father in a past life.
Carlson's real life was far less glamorous.
Reports indicated she set up the alleged cult around six years ago, after leaving her job at McDonald's and following the end of her third marriage. Carlson slowly gathered ardent followers through regular livestreams which were then uploaded to her YouTube channel.
"We know she's not completely innocent in this whole situation," Carlson's younger sister, Chelsea Renninger, told BBC News. "But at the same time, she doesn't deserve what happened to her in the end. No human being deserves that."
Many of the spiritual practices come at a price, with the group offering private "Spiritual Intuitive Healing Sessions" for nearly US$80 ($113) an hour.
The price tag initially gave Igor pause. "But they were telling me like, 'It's equal energy exchange, we're giving you an hour of our time, we're trained by God who is here in the physical' and so on," said Igor.
Igor saved up in order to pay for his first few sessions with one of Mother God's top disciples 'Faith'. He said the experience was nothing short of transformative.
"I put on the camera, she looks at me, I look at her and just my body is overwhelmed, my whole body is shaking." Igor compared the hallucinatory experience as similar to taking a psychedelic drug.
Since that moment, Igor has been a devoted member of Love Has Won, which has recently rebranded to 5D Full Disclosure, even broadcasting his own sermons via livestream in Mother God's absence.
But a short documentary released by Vice News before Carlson's death featured former members and loved ones of current members of Love Has Won who described the group as a cult.
The documentary highlighted Carlson's frequent intoxication with drugs and alcohol, her abuse of members, as well as the use of tactics such as sleep deprivation and psychedelics as manipulation.
** Colorado, [C]ult, New [C]age Movement
Need Bidan's face in there kek