Alien mother goddess? Or something? September 28, 2013 1:32 PM Subscribe
I'm trying to find a post I'm almost certain I saw here a long time ago, but no amount of creative searching is turning it up. It was about an older wealthy couple who believed in some sort of alien race (I think?) who were going to come to earth, possibly in a comet but maybe just in a ship, and scoop up all their believers.
They made movies about this, and the wife starred in them as some sort of mother/goddess. I just remember she had platinum blonde hair, and in the videos, she wore some sort of sparkly white gown. I have a memory of her descending from a bright spaceship, possibly singing. These people actually started a whole company about this (maybe with membership fees?), and they had a website. Argh! Does anyone remember that post?
They made movies about this, and the wife starred in them as some sort of mother/goddess. I just remember she had platinum blonde hair, and in the videos, she wore some sort of sparkly white gown. I have a memory of her descending from a bright spaceship, possibly singing. These people actually started a whole company about this (maybe with membership fees?), and they had a website. Argh! Does anyone remember that post?
That sounds a lot like the folks I'm remembering, but the ones I recall were far more ridiculous. I'm glad to know about the Prophets, though!
posted by Gee, June! at 7:10 PM on September 28, 2013
posted by Gee, June! at 7:10 PM on September 28, 2013
If the lady in the gown was middle-aged and had a dress that had all sorts of lights and sparkly things on it, you may be thinking of the Unarius group, which has shown up on the blue a few times, namely here and here.
posted by chambers at 7:10 PM on September 28, 2013 [4 favorites]
posted by chambers at 7:10 PM on September 28, 2013 [4 favorites]
Yessss! It was the Unarius group! Thanks, chambers!
posted by Gee, June! at 7:12 PM on September 28, 2013
posted by Gee, June! at 7:12 PM on September 28, 2013
Rhomboid: Wow. Are people sure this isn't part of the Jejune Institute thing or some other ARG?
posted by aubilenon at 11:12 PM on September 28, 2013
posted by aubilenon at 11:12 PM on September 28, 2013
Guys,come on, you deleted my answer to a question in the MIA thread. I don't mind, but it now looks like I never replied. Can you add a note that I replied but it was deleted?
posted by Ad hominem at 12:06 AM on September 29, 2013
posted by Ad hominem at 12:06 AM on September 29, 2013
And my niece claims cos-play only got big with her generation.
posted by Tell Me No Lies at 12:06 AM on September 29, 2013
posted by Tell Me No Lies at 12:06 AM on September 29, 2013
Do we need a "My request requires community input and cannot be addressed by contacting MetaFilter staff" checkbox on Metatalk comments?
posted by Tell Me No Lies at 12:07 AM on September 29, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by Tell Me No Lies at 12:07 AM on September 29, 2013 [1 favorite]
Can you guys at least email me that deleted comment? It is a bit capricious to toss shit down the memory hole that people spent time working on. I'm fine with you deleting stuff as long as I get a chance to save it myself.
posted by Ad hominem at 1:16 AM on September 29, 2013
posted by Ad hominem at 1:16 AM on September 29, 2013
Are those some sort of stunt-comments, or are you serious, Ad hom? This is, after all, a meta about the "Alien Mother Goddess."
posted by marienbad at 2:29 AM on September 29, 2013
posted by marienbad at 2:29 AM on September 29, 2013
Yeah, sorry, I probably shouldn't have jumped into this meta. I do want the text of my deleted comments from the MIA thread, email is ok, as well as a note in the thread that I replied. I'll STFU now.
posted by Ad hominem at 2:41 AM on September 29, 2013
posted by Ad hominem at 2:41 AM on September 29, 2013
Ad hominem - have you tried contacting the mods directly?
posted by Wordshore at 3:08 AM on September 29, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by Wordshore at 3:08 AM on September 29, 2013 [1 favorite]
Ad hominem, I Mefi mailed you your comment text. Rather than just throw out requests randomly in completely unrelated metatalk threads you can contact us and get an answer in a few minutes instead of several hours later when we happen to accidentally come across it.
posted by taz (staff) at 5:32 AM on September 29, 2013 [3 favorites]
posted by taz (staff) at 5:32 AM on September 29, 2013 [3 favorites]
In retrospect, that would have worked. At the time I figured that option fell short on indignation and grandstanding. I apologize.
posted by Ad hominem at 5:39 AM on September 29, 2013 [4 favorites]
posted by Ad hominem at 5:39 AM on September 29, 2013 [4 favorites]
Somewhere there's a comet that is carrying all our deleted comments to heaven.
posted by escabeche at 7:34 AM on September 29, 2013 [10 favorites]
posted by escabeche at 7:34 AM on September 29, 2013 [10 favorites]
Forget that, I want my forehead to be all sparkly. And none of this modern video toasting either, I want it old school.
posted by Tell Me No Lies at 10:34 AM on September 29, 2013
posted by Tell Me No Lies at 10:34 AM on September 29, 2013
Ad hominem, thanks for apologizing/ lightening up.
posted by theora55 at 11:22 AM on September 29, 2013
posted by theora55 at 11:22 AM on September 29, 2013
"Forget that, I want my forehead to be all sparkly. And none of this modern video toasting either, I want it old school." Ok, No worries.
posted by marienbad at 11:23 AM on September 29, 2013
posted by marienbad at 11:23 AM on September 29, 2013
Somewhere there's a comet that is carrying all our deleted comments to heaven.
There's a user who's sure/his comments are all gold/and they're riding a comet...to heaven.
posted by Steely-eyed Missile Man at 2:24 PM on September 29, 2013 [2 favorites]
There's a user who's sure/his comments are all gold/and they're riding a comet...to heaven.
posted by Steely-eyed Missile Man at 2:24 PM on September 29, 2013 [2 favorites]
I actually wound up in the Unarius Academy of Science in San Diego randomly when I was a teenager. We just giggled uncontrollably until we were forced to leave.
posted by Existential Dread at 9:01 PM on September 29, 2013
posted by Existential Dread at 9:01 PM on September 29, 2013
Yessss! It was the Unarius group! Thanks, chambers!
I enjoy finding about about the vast, wonderful assortment that the world has to offer in the area of bizarros/wackos/crazies* organizations. It presents so many different and unique ways of seeing and explaining the world that can spawn other interesting ideas and discussions, and if one is lucky, can at times provide many hours of entertainment and wonder. A side benefit, with a near-infinitely small chance of actually being useful, is that in the event that somehow, simply from the weirdness that is the universe, it turns out that one of them is actually right, knowing what's going on may just save your life.
*please note that I am not making light of those who are dealing with mental illness by the use of those terms - each describes a different kind of group organization and belief system and the terms are very out of date, sensitivity-wise. For example:
'Bizarro' is more about hidden knowledge and esoteric mysteries, often gained from sources outside our normal time/dimension/planet.
'Wacko' covers extremely exaggerated views about organizations or the future - usually regarding preparation to combat or survive an impending event.
'Crazies' can have elements of the others but often contains a worldview so contrary to generally accepted principles of reality that is known to people of any faith or observation that the groups tend to be smaller and find difficulty in gaining a larger following.
posted by chambers at 9:20 PM on September 29, 2013
I enjoy finding about about the vast, wonderful assortment that the world has to offer in the area of bizarros/wackos/crazies* organizations. It presents so many different and unique ways of seeing and explaining the world that can spawn other interesting ideas and discussions, and if one is lucky, can at times provide many hours of entertainment and wonder. A side benefit, with a near-infinitely small chance of actually being useful, is that in the event that somehow, simply from the weirdness that is the universe, it turns out that one of them is actually right, knowing what's going on may just save your life.
*please note that I am not making light of those who are dealing with mental illness by the use of those terms - each describes a different kind of group organization and belief system and the terms are very out of date, sensitivity-wise. For example:
'Bizarro' is more about hidden knowledge and esoteric mysteries, often gained from sources outside our normal time/dimension/planet.
'Wacko' covers extremely exaggerated views about organizations or the future - usually regarding preparation to combat or survive an impending event.
'Crazies' can have elements of the others but often contains a worldview so contrary to generally accepted principles of reality that is known to people of any faith or observation that the groups tend to be smaller and find difficulty in gaining a larger following.
posted by chambers at 9:20 PM on September 29, 2013
I was certain this was going to be about the Heaven's Gate cult, but I guess not.
posted by jquinby at 7:40 AM on September 30, 2013
posted by jquinby at 7:40 AM on September 30, 2013
*please note that I am not making light of those who are dealing with mental illness by the use of those terms
I hereby propose the use of the word "Eccentric" as an alternative. Because:
a) it suggests that the person in question is indeed sane, thankyouverymuch, they're just profoundly unconventional.
b) Right now, "eccentric" feels more like a thing in the UK, but the US has produced a couple of great eccentrics of its own.
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 7:59 AM on September 30, 2013 [1 favorite]
I hereby propose the use of the word "Eccentric" as an alternative. Because:
a) it suggests that the person in question is indeed sane, thankyouverymuch, they're just profoundly unconventional.
b) Right now, "eccentric" feels more like a thing in the UK, but the US has produced a couple of great eccentrics of its own.
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 7:59 AM on September 30, 2013 [1 favorite]
I hereby propose the use of the word "Eccentric" as an alternative. Because:
a) it suggests that the person in question is indeed sane
...but are they?
posted by Steely-eyed Missile Man at 9:19 AM on September 30, 2013
a) it suggests that the person in question is indeed sane
...but are they?
posted by Steely-eyed Missile Man at 9:19 AM on September 30, 2013
...but are they?
...Okay, maybe there's some gray area. They at least are not certifiably or clinically "danger to themselves and others" mentally disordered. I mean, yeah, it's weird that Little Edie Bouvier wore a sweater as a skirt or whatever, or that Alfred Jarry walked a lobster on a leash around Paris, but Edie Bouvier's fashion sense and Alfred Jarry's choice of pets didn't harm themselves or people around them. Maybe Jarry's lobster got a little pissed off but that's it.
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 10:03 AM on September 30, 2013
...Okay, maybe there's some gray area. They at least are not certifiably or clinically "danger to themselves and others" mentally disordered. I mean, yeah, it's weird that Little Edie Bouvier wore a sweater as a skirt or whatever, or that Alfred Jarry walked a lobster on a leash around Paris, but Edie Bouvier's fashion sense and Alfred Jarry's choice of pets didn't harm themselves or people around them. Maybe Jarry's lobster got a little pissed off but that's it.
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 10:03 AM on September 30, 2013
'Eccentric' when applied to a person, seems to denote an individual that is, for the most part, harmless. When applied to a group, it feels to me like they would be also considered harmless, but mostly on the periphery of 'normal', where finding enjoyment and satisfaction in being unconventional or having unconventional beliefs is just as much a factor as the belief itself.
The groups I'm referring to are the ones far beyond eccentric - from the harmful (cults, messianic/suicide groups, even some apocalyptic armed militias) to ones that have views that are not compatible with co-existing inside the current society (remote compounds, etc). Some may be scams, some may be just earnest delusions, and some may be dangerous, but I think lumping them in with the eccentrics is doing a disservice to the classic notion of 'the eccentric'.
posted by chambers at 11:46 AM on September 30, 2013
The groups I'm referring to are the ones far beyond eccentric - from the harmful (cults, messianic/suicide groups, even some apocalyptic armed militias) to ones that have views that are not compatible with co-existing inside the current society (remote compounds, etc). Some may be scams, some may be just earnest delusions, and some may be dangerous, but I think lumping them in with the eccentrics is doing a disservice to the classic notion of 'the eccentric'.
posted by chambers at 11:46 AM on September 30, 2013
*shrug* I just saw people falling all over themselves to try to not use a term that would be offensive to people with genuine mental illnesses, and was suggesting an alternative.
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 12:11 PM on September 30, 2013
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 12:11 PM on September 30, 2013
I totally understand, Empress. I suppose I am a little more wary and 'preemptively explanatory' these days around here.
I dig the eccentrics you linked - I knew of Emperor Norton, but the other two were new to me. The category of 'eccentric' is often passed over, or casually lumped in with, the people or groups who are much further 'out there' in comparison. I see them as such a great natural resource of 'interesting' that can be found in almost any society, not to mention the different ways different cultures handle them. But in the end, I just was just expounding on the differentiations, and perhaps in a bit of a ham-handed manner, addressing the possibility of a derail from misinterpretation.
posted by chambers at 1:01 PM on September 30, 2013
I dig the eccentrics you linked - I knew of Emperor Norton, but the other two were new to me. The category of 'eccentric' is often passed over, or casually lumped in with, the people or groups who are much further 'out there' in comparison. I see them as such a great natural resource of 'interesting' that can be found in almost any society, not to mention the different ways different cultures handle them. But in the end, I just was just expounding on the differentiations, and perhaps in a bit of a ham-handed manner, addressing the possibility of a derail from misinterpretation.
posted by chambers at 1:01 PM on September 30, 2013
At 1.19 in the video Rhomboid linked, Uriel reincarnates as King Friday XIII !
posted by Catch at 2:10 PM on September 30, 2013
posted by Catch at 2:10 PM on September 30, 2013
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