Elizabeth Clare Prophet dies at 70; former leader of religious sect

[The Straight Story]

Elizabeth Clare Prophet dies at 70; former leader of religious sect

She was the head of the Church Universal and Triumphant, which gained notoriety in the late 1980s for its followers' elaborate preparations for nuclear Armageddon.

lizabeth Clare Prophet, retired spiritual leader of the Church Universal and Triumphant, which was based for several years in a Calabasas headquarters called Camelot and gained notoriety in the late 1980s for its followers' elaborate preparations for nuclear Armageddon, has died. She was 70.

Prophet, who had Alzheimer's disease, died Thursday in Bozeman, Mont., her legal guardian, Murray Steinman, told the Associated Press.

The church's beliefs combined aspects of the world's major religions, mixing Western philosophy with mysticism. Despite Prophet's illness, her videos and writings continued to dominate teaching in the church, which has transformed into a New Age publishing enterprise and spiritual university.

Prophet was called "Guru Ma" by her followers, who believe she received "dictations" from such "ascended masters" as Jesus, Buddha and St. Germain. She retired in 1999 from an active role in the church, which once had about 50,000 members.

http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-elizabeth-clare-prophet19-2009oct19,0,2148988.story

[Dogmudgeon]

1. That's a sad exit

She was as batshit-crazy as it's possible to be without a Townhall blog, and a gun nut to rival all gun nuts, but dying from Alzheimer's is a bad way to go.

Happy Trails, Lizzy Clare. And next time around, pick a body with a better brain to reincarnate into.

--d!

[Ozymanithrax]

2. What Karma brought her here?

What Karma does she carry forward?

Assuming, of course, there is such a thing as Karma.

[Gman2]

3. There is room for Bauchmann. She would fit in.