No, my point of extreme interest was this strange woman, Mary Ann (MacLean), who no one on the outside ever knew was the one in charge of the whole operation.Īlthough I feel I have discharged or released the scars I carried from my 15 years of misplaced adoration – after all, I'd proved to myself Mary Ann was the incarnate Goddess – I was still curious about the nature of her personality and how she was able to have this extraordinary effect on so many of us. However, no one person would be able to tell the history of the group since so much went on in so many different places, over a number of years, everyone in the group would have to be extensively interviewed. I was in at the beginning, and out in 1977, at the time when the group had effectively run its course. As Adam and I got to know one another, I realized that I could tell the inside story of The Process Church. I hadn't thought to write the book, but when Genesis P-Orridge, who'd been archiving Process Publications over the years, introduced me to Adam Parfrey of Feral House, the original concept was to simply publish a facsimile edition of the graphic art I created for Vice: How did you start this whole project? The sincerity of the message aside, these extreme views sure didn't hurt magazine sales. These conveyed The Process's complex views, for example: Christ and Satan were one in the same, meaning you have to worship equally drugs are evil entities that should not be allowed in your bodies Armageddon is, obviously, on the way. Included in the book are reproductions of the beautifully-designed magazines and other handouts that the church used to sell on city streets.
While there are no stories of animal sacrifice or virgin-laden orgies (that stuff is cliche), the book is a worthwhile glimpse into how a cult forms, what goes on in such an inclusive and sheltered environment and, ultimately, how these things tend to dissolve (spoiler: it's not all Kool-Aid and Nike sneakers). The book offers a number of perspectives (including Wyllie's own, obviously) on the story of the cult and how life was lived in such a setting. Love, Sex, Fear, Death: The Inside Story of the Process Church of the Final Judgment This mass recreation was set up by the publishing company Feral House as a way to promote Wyllie's new book
#Process church of the final judgment license#
Unfortunately, most of these links are either embellishments or complete fabrications: The Mick Jagger/Marianne Faithful connection were simply examples of the cult's star-fucking promotional tactics, trying to sell magazines by getting big stars on the covers the Manson connection was an example of author Ed Sanders using a bit too much creative license in his book The Process Church of the Final Judgment was a religious group that lasted from about 1966 to 1974 and reportedly had ties to all of the big counter-culture names of the time, including Scientology, Mick Jagger, Marianne Faithful, and the entire Manson clan. Back in the 60s and 70s, he was a high-ranking member of this cult. As he stands there watching the performance, he is no doubt bombarded with years of memories and constant déjà vu. This man, as I later find out, is Timothy Wyllie. He has a Christopher Lloyd as Doc Brown mane of white hair and a Christopher Lloyd as Judge Doom evil smirk, which is to say, he looks a lot like Christopher Lloyd. An older man stands near the side of stage, not part of the performance but slapping enough people on the backs as they walk by that it's obvious he has something to do with the proceedings.
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