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Another murder suicide, but with no apparrent motive for it or personal problems...
Thursday, October 2, 2008
a bit naughty...
stolen from paradise lost with thanks! Just to bear in mind...
some definitions of Paradise as found on dictionary.com
par·a·dise [par-uh-dahys, -dahyz]
–noun
1. heaven, as the final abode of the righteous.
2. an intermediate place for the departed souls of the righteous awaiting resurrection.
3. (often initial capital letter) Eden (def. 1).
4. a place of extreme beauty, delight, or happiness.
5. a state of supreme happiness; bliss.
6. Architecture. a. parvis.
b. an enclosure beside a church, as an atrium or cloister.
7. (initial capital letter, italics) Italian, Pa·ra·di·so [pah-rah-dee-zaw] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation. the third and concluding part of Dante's Divine Comedy, depicting heaven, through which he is guided by Beatrice. Compare inferno (def. 3), purgatory (def. 2).
[Origin: bef. 1000; ME, OE paradīs < LL paradīsus < Gk parádeisos park, pleasure-grounds < Iranian; cf. Avestan pairi-daéza enclosure]
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
some definitions of Paradise as found on dictionary.com
par·a·dise [par-uh-dahys, -dahyz]
–noun
1. heaven, as the final abode of the righteous.
2. an intermediate place for the departed souls of the righteous awaiting resurrection.
3. (often initial capital letter) Eden (def. 1).
4. a place of extreme beauty, delight, or happiness.
5. a state of supreme happiness; bliss.
6. Architecture. a. parvis.
b. an enclosure beside a church, as an atrium or cloister.
7. (initial capital letter, italics) Italian, Pa·ra·di·so [pah-rah-dee-zaw] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation. the third and concluding part of Dante's Divine Comedy, depicting heaven, through which he is guided by Beatrice. Compare inferno (def. 3), purgatory (def. 2).
[Origin: bef. 1000; ME, OE paradīs < LL paradīsus < Gk parádeisos park, pleasure-grounds < Iranian; cf. Avestan pairi-daéza enclosure]
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
From Dan
Some interesting themes have emerged from a blg discussion between leo and Charlotte. The concept of Apocolypticism refers to beliefs in paradise on earth created through a catclysmic disaster after which the world becomes the perfect place to live. This is common to cults, but is suggested by Christianity in the book of Revelations. More details at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocalypticism
The other issue is the fact that there tends to be a charismatic individual coming up with the belief system and persuasion (and often getting a good deal out of the cult with regards to money and sex) This is a description from an 'expert':
“[David Koresh is] your stock cult leader. ... They're all the same. Meet one and you've met them all. They're deeply disturbed, have a borderline personality and lack any type of conscience. ... No one willingly enters into a relationship like this. ... So you're talking about deception and manipulation (by the leader), people being coached in ever so slight increments, pulled in deeper and deeper without knowing where it's going or seeing the total picture."
Reed, Steven R. (April 20, 1993). "Deadly Finale/Standoff ends in firestorm/Would-be Messiah gave death, not life", Houston Chronicle. Retrieved on 2008-04-29
The other issue is the fact that there tends to be a charismatic individual coming up with the belief system and persuasion (and often getting a good deal out of the cult with regards to money and sex) This is a description from an 'expert':
“[David Koresh is] your stock cult leader. ... They're all the same. Meet one and you've met them all. They're deeply disturbed, have a borderline personality and lack any type of conscience. ... No one willingly enters into a relationship like this. ... So you're talking about deception and manipulation (by the leader), people being coached in ever so slight increments, pulled in deeper and deeper without knowing where it's going or seeing the total picture."
Reed, Steven R. (April 20, 1993). "Deadly Finale/Standoff ends in firestorm/Would-be Messiah gave death, not life", Houston Chronicle. Retrieved on 2008-04-29
ladies and gentleman i give you mr marshall applewhite...again
and the rest of his and the heavens gate cults videos on...
google videos
and the rest of his and the heavens gate cults videos on...
google videos
Charlotte - Heavens Gate Cult
Alien Rescue
One of the most unusual mass suicides of the last decade was the Californian-based cult Heaven's Gate, who believed that a spaceship flying behind the Hale-Bopp comet was coming to pick them up.
Hale-Bopp comet
Heaven's Gate waited 22 years for Hale-Bopp
Thirty-nine members died in their mansion in San Diego after eating poisonous pudding or apple sauce, washed down with vodka.
The bodies were discovered lying in bunk beds covered in purple shrouds, each with a five-dollar bill in their pocket and a small suitcase beneath the bed.
Founders Marshall Applewhite and Bonnie Nettles wrote on the cult's website that in their suicide they were 'graduating' to a higher level of life.
One of the most unusual mass suicides of the last decade was the Californian-based cult Heaven's Gate, who believed that a spaceship flying behind the Hale-Bopp comet was coming to pick them up.
Hale-Bopp comet
Heaven's Gate waited 22 years for Hale-Bopp
Thirty-nine members died in their mansion in San Diego after eating poisonous pudding or apple sauce, washed down with vodka.
The bodies were discovered lying in bunk beds covered in purple shrouds, each with a five-dollar bill in their pocket and a small suitcase beneath the bed.
Founders Marshall Applewhite and Bonnie Nettles wrote on the cult's website that in their suicide they were 'graduating' to a higher level of life.
From dan
I have sent you all an email so that you can have your own profile for the blog and it will be easy to see who is leaving what comments and we won't have to bother with the "From Such-and-Such" in the title. Please respond ASAP
Charlotte - Timothy McVeigh Oklahoma Bombings
This is a quick back ground of the Oklahoma Bombings - Turner diaries again mentioned.
bbc article on the bombings
Also
Ingredients to paradise? How we in turn try to establish paradise.
Lethal injection
Ingredient:
sodium pentothal
Effect: causes unconsciousness
Ingredient:
Pancuronium bromide and potassium chloride
Effect: stops heart and lung function
Time: 10-15 minutes
bbc article on the bombings
Also
Ingredients to paradise? How we in turn try to establish paradise.
Lethal injection
Ingredient:
sodium pentothal
Effect: causes unconsciousness
Ingredient:
Pancuronium bromide and potassium chloride
Effect: stops heart and lung function
Time: 10-15 minutes
Charlotte - Timothy McVeigh Oklahoma Bombings
This was quoted in one fo the online BBC reports but thought it was very interesting....
An even stronger influence was The Turner Diaries, a racist, anti-Semitic novel which tells the story of a gun enthusiast who reacts against tighter gun laws and starts a revolution by packing a van with home made explosives and blowing up the FBI headquarters in Washington.
Interesting that even books really do have an effect on the world...
An even stronger influence was The Turner Diaries, a racist, anti-Semitic novel which tells the story of a gun enthusiast who reacts against tighter gun laws and starts a revolution by packing a van with home made explosives and blowing up the FBI headquarters in Washington.
Interesting that even books really do have an effect on the world...
From Dan: Comments
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From Dan
This is not necessarily relevent but Lisa passed the website on to me:
Project Censored
The website contains hundreds of articles of current affairs that have been "buried" for government or corporate reasons. There may be some enlightening articles relating to Paradise Lost and Found and also useful for your dissertation on individual projects if you are approaching from a political angle
Project Censored
The website contains hundreds of articles of current affairs that have been "buried" for government or corporate reasons. There may be some enlightening articles relating to Paradise Lost and Found and also useful for your dissertation on individual projects if you are approaching from a political angle
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