New Religious Movement
Church Universal and Triumphant (Elizabeth Clare Prophet)
27/40· HighConfidence: High
American Ascended-Master movement led by Elizabeth Clare Prophet (1973–2009). Notorious for the 1989–90 armed-bunker apocalyptic incident at Royal Teton Ranch (Montana).
CLCI radar
High Control
BITE breakdown
Behavior Control7/10
Information Control6/10
Thought Control7/10
Emotional Control6/10
Modifiers (+1)
+1 for the 1989–90 Royal Teton Ranch armed-bunker apocalyptic incident.
Founded
1958
Members
Few thousand active
Active in
USA
In context
Church Universal and Triumphant grew from Mark Prophet's 1958 Summit Lighthouse with channelled Ascended-Master teachings. Elizabeth Clare Prophet led after Mark's 1973 death. The 1990 ATF arms charges and members' bunker preparations for the predicted nuclear apocalypse drew international attention. Organisation continues at much-reduced scale.
Legal cases & controversies
- 1990 ATF arms charges
Timeline
- 1958Summit Lighthouse founded by Mark Prophet
- 1973Mark dies; Elizabeth assumes leadership
- 1990Royal Teton Ranch bunker incident
- 2009Elizabeth dies
Sources
- Catherine Wessinger academic work
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