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This language family has have been in North America 4 ova 7,000 years!!!!!! It has 44 languages, it is one of the biggest language families in North America and it has 1 subfamily and 2 other languages. It has its own unique structure. Europeans created a writing system Algonquian languages. There are several Algonquian words in English. Algic people are amazing!!!! So I will write about them.
Subfamily and 2 Other Languages
Algonquian Subfamily: This subfamily is divided into 3 groups. They are as follows: Eastern, Central, and Plains. The eastern branch has @ least 17 languages and they share a common ancestor. They are spoken on the east coast of United States and Canada. They are the least diverse of the groups, which implies they are the youngest. Languages in the central branch are grouped together because they are in close proximity. They may not have a common ancestor. The plains branch is like the central branch.
Wiyot: This language was spoken in Northern California. The last native speaker died in 1962. Members of the Wiyot tribe are trying to revive it.
Yurok: This language is only spoken by a few elders.
Structure
"Most Algonquian languages have 4 to 7 vowels." The constants have stops, fricatives, and affricates. There are different stresses and tones throughout the language. These languages are polysynthetic, which means a word in a Algonquian language is a sentence in English. Nouns have 2 classes: animate and inanimate. Verbs can be adjectives and verbs come b4 or after subject or object. The premise come b4 the verb and the rest of the sentence comes after.
Script
The first bible printed in the U.S. were in the Massachusett language. The script was created by Europeans to translate the bible. That script had some problems. Tribal names and places were spelled differently by various people. All Algonquian languages have script now, it uses the Roman alphabet.
Algonquian English
Powwow: It comes from powwaw. It means to divine, shamans were called this. It is a Narragansett word.
Totem: It comes from odoodem. It is a Ojibwa word that means kin group.
Wampum: Massachusett word that means white string of beads. The original word is wampumpeag.
Tomahawk: Powhatan word that means cutting tool. The original word is tamahaac.
Moccasin: Word for shoe. (makasin)
Moose: Eastern Abenaki word. (Moz)
Pecan: Illinois word (pakani).
There are other words, but this will suffice.
Algic People
There are many Algonquian tribes. I will write about some of them.
Cheyenne: They are the combination of 2 tribes: Suhtai and Tsiitsistas. The Great Plains was their home. B4 they got there, they lived in the Great Lakes region. They were friends with the Arapaho and Lakota. The Crow and U.S. military were their enemies. Sweet Medicine was a Cheyenne prophet that predicted the coming of cows, horses, and pale faces. His real name was Motes'eonotse, it means sweetgrass. Southern Cheyenne tribe live in Oklahoma and Northern Cheyenne live in Montana. 800 people in Oklahoma speak Cheyenne and the alphabet have 14 letters.
Ojibwa: They lived in the Great Lakes region. They were sedentary, expect 4 the ones in the Great Plains. Their huts was made out of tree bark. Their modes of production was hunting and gathering, fishing, rice harvesting, and they ate maple syrup. Nature was very important 2 them; so they were close to spirits. They had sweat lodges and the dreamcatcher comes their spider web charm. Ojibwa had there own form of herbalism. 3 Fire Alliance consisted of the Odawa, Ojibwa, and Potawatomi. They defeated the Iroquois and fought the Sioux. Some of them were in Midewiwin. It was a secret society that had members of other tribes as while. This Grand Medicine Society had its own written language. They wrote on birch scrolls. There are 14 bands of Ojibwa.
Peoria: They lived in the Midwest. Their ancestors built pyramids in Cahokia, Illinois. Jesuits converted some of the members of the tribe to Catholicism. They lost some land after they signed a treaty with U.S. government.
Cree: Most of them live in Canada and Montana. There are ova 100 sub-tribes, which are called bands. In some of the bands they married people from other tribes, often. They used herbs to heal themselves.
Kickapoo: They lived in the Great Lakes region, until the Iroquois kicked them out. So they moved to Indiana. Now they live in Kansas, Texas, and Oklahoma. They signed 10 treaties with U.S. government, which caused them to lose land. Their written language was created in 1974.
Pequot: They lived in Connecticut and they have common ancestors with the Mohegan. They were bitter enemies of the Narragansett. Some of them became slaves after they killed a Englishmen. This is what caused the Pequot War. They are the richest American tribe in the states.
Shinnecock: They lived in Long Island, New York. Shell bead threads were used 4 currency and record keeping. The Shinnecock were big on the fur trade. A lot of them got smallpox from Europeans, so they died. Many other American people died on Long Island as well. Old Dirty Bastard grandfather or great grandfather was the chief of the Shinnecock.
Now you can read about the 2 other tribes.
Wiyot: They ate acorns and calms. They were good @ making canoes. The shamans of the tribe were women and they got initiated on the top of mountains. There are 450 members of this tribe in California.
Yurok: The mode of productions where fishing, hunting and gathering. They're great @ basket weaving and woodcarving. Their villages was ruled by rich men that were trained by the elders. They provided food and shelter with 4 the villagers. Most of the shamans were women. Husbands gave a dowry to their wife's family. There are 6,357 people in this tribe.
If you want to learn more about American tribes click here.
Conclusion
There is a subfamily and 2 languages that make up Algic language family. The subfamily (Algonquian) have 42 languages. It seems like Eastern Algonquian is true Algonquian. Central and Plains Algonquian don't seem like it is; it seems like grouping of languages because they're near by. The other 2 languages are spoken in California. These languages have a unique structure; one word in these languages is a sentence in English. Europeans created all the Algonquian scripts. There are many words from the subfamily in English. There are a lot of sweet tribes that speak these languages.
1. Do good avoid evil. Good is helping people(humans, animals, plants) and improving the environment. Evil is hurting people or polluting. Good unites and evil separates.
2. Be yourself @ all times. There is no one else you can be. The more you don't give a fuck. The more you will be yourself. Be unconcerned with how to people see you. The funny thing is people will like you more when you care less. That's because you are being yourself, which encourages them to be themselves. You are unique, special, blessed, wonderful, and so amazing!!!!!! You are significant part of the universe or else you wouldn't be.
3. Follow your highest joy. Your passion is your purpose. You are suppose to be happy. Happiness is not a destination. It is apart of the journey. Being yourself makes this eazy.
4. Build as many positive relationships as possible. Our greatest amount of happiness comes from our relationships with one another. Improves all the relationships you can. If you have negative relationships that can't be fixed, leave that person alone. Life is short, no need 4 added stress.
5. Moderation is paramount. Find balance in all the activities you do, Don't do to much or to little of anything. The golden mean is important. It is the middle way.
6. Consistency is also paramount. Practice makes perfect. If you do something for 21 days it becomes a habits. So, develop good habits that will help you better yourself and others.
7. Do you. Once you get all of this down. Do what you want, where you want, when you want, and with whom you want.
This language family started in South America. It influenced many other languages. Arawak people are so amazing. It had the most speakers, the most languages, the most linguistic diversity, and covered the "largest geographic area" in South America. Some of the words we use today are from this language family.
Languages of the Family
There are 56 languages in this family. They were spoken throughout South America and the Caribbean. Most of these languages are now extinct. I will explain some of the languages in great detail.
Taino: It was the most common language throughout the Caribbean. This was the language of Taino people. It was only a oral language, it didn't have a writing script . They also draw petroglyphs on rocks. There was eastern and western Taino. Both dialects were very similar. Some of their verbs was daka, waiba, and warike. Those words mean I am, we go, and we see. There were noun-class suffixes, possessive prefixes, and verb-designing affixes. My aunt's nurse had a Taino grandmother. The Tainos lived in Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Cuba, Jamaica, and several other places.
Garifuna: It is spoken in various Central American countries and parts of the U.S. Its vocabulary is 70% American (native) and 30% European. It has African words in it too. There male and female pronouns in this language. Most of the words for numbers are French. The word order is verb-subject-object. Garifuna people are a mix of Africans, Tainos, and Caribs.
There are other languages, but this will suffice.
Influence
It was influential to many other South American languages because it was a trade language. People in precolonial South America spoke to each other in Arawakan languages if they didn't have the same native tongue. 32 other South American languages share vocabulary with it. This is do to common origin for sum and cultural exchange 4 others. It also influenced Spanish and English.
B4 & After the Spanish Conquest
I will write about some of the tribes.
In the Amazon, Arawaks formed many different tribes that were very distant from each other. They practiced exogamy, so they learned other languages. There mode of production was hunting, farming, and fishing. There wasn't much social stratification in these societies. Theses tribes are endanger because of mining companies.
Hunting, fishing, and farming was the mode of production 4 Tainos. They had their own religion, which influenced Haitian Vodou. Caribs attacked some of the them and tookova some of the land they were living on. They were the first Americans to come in contact with the Spanish. Someone wrote in their diary that the Tainos were more Christians than Christians, because they were so kind. They touched the swords of the Conquistadors and cut themselves. They neva seen swords b4. The Spanish men murdered, raped and enslaved the Tainos. Infection killed a lot of them as well, because they weren't immune to European diseases. Some Tainos are still living in Haiti, Guyana, Venezuela, Suriname, and French Guiana.
Wayyuu tribe is the biggest American tribe in Columbia. They are known as the people of the sun, sand, and wind. They live in the desert; their houses are huts made from cacti, palm leaves, and mud. The women run the household and men farm and work with animals. Each of their communities have a chief. They fought the Spanish and the government to keep their land. The British and the Dutch helped them fight the Spanish by training them.
Arawaks Today
There are ova half a million speakers of this language family. Don't forget some of these speakers are not Arawak. There are 10,000 of them still alive today. Most Puerto Ricans have Taino ancestry on their mother side. There many Dominicans with Taino blood as well. Ethnic identity as more to do with culture than ancestry.
Words of Tainos
Several Caribbean countries name are Taino. Cuba comes from Cubao, Haiti comes from Ayiti, Hispaniola comes from Quisqueya, Bahamas comes from Bahama, Jamaica comes from Yahmahyeke, and Cayman comes from caiman.
A lot of Spanish and English words come from the Taino words. I will explain it in detail. Boricua is a word Puerto Ricans use to identify themselves. It comes from the Taino word borike'n. Canoe comes from canoa, barbecue comes from barabicu, and hammock comes from hamaca. Papaya is a Taino word, so is iguana. Maize come from maiz and tiburon is a Taino word for shark. Hurakan was the name of god the storm. It is the mother of hurricane. They used cassava 4 making bread, then the Spanish took it to Europe. The word tuna is Taino. They called hummingbirds colibri, which is now a Spanish word. Tabako is the origin of word tobacco.
Conclusion
Arawakan language family was the biggest language family in South America and the Caribbean. It has 56 languages and some them are still spoken today. It influenced many other South American languages. They had several modes of production b4 the Spanish conquest and Tainos were very kind. There are many Arawaks alive to day. Several countries are named after the Tainos. Also, there many Taino words in Spanish and English languages.
This religion has a long history. It has unique beliefs and rituals. Herbalism is popular in this belief system. There are very powerful spirits in Brazil. Magick is a big part of this religion and offerings are popular. It has similarities and differences to Umbanda and Candomble.
History
This religion was created in Brazil during the transatlantic slave trade. A lot of Bakongo and West African people were brought there. Quimbanda has beliefs from the 'Congo religion, Ifa, other African Traditional Religions(ATRs), and religions of the indigenous peoples.' There were European immigrants that were forced into semi-slavery. They added witchcraft and Western magick to Quimbanda. People that created this religion rebelled against the dominant society. They had a great desire to be free. The Portuguese tried to surpass the religion, but that only made it stronger.
Beliefs
There are 7 Kingdoms: Crossroads, Cross, Fields, Cemetery, Souls, Harp, and Beach. The kingdoms represent different aspects of human life. The kingdoms are ruled by a king and a queen. Under them are generals. The generals rule over "legions of spirits."
Kingdom of the Crossroads: This kingdom connects you to all other kingdoms, because it represents all intersections. Spirits in this kingdom rule ova opportunity. They can build or tear down relationships. Exu Rei das Sete Encruzilhadas and Pomba Gira Rainha das Sete Encuzilhadas.
Kingdom of the Cross: This kingdom represents transitioning from life to death. Spirits in this kingdom can heal or harm. It is ruled by Exu Rei dos Sete Cruzieros and Pomba Gira Rainha dos Sete Cruzieros.
Kingdom of Fields: This is the wilderness. 'Bones, herbs, roots, and poison' can be found in this kingdom. You can learn the knowledge of animals and plants in this kingdom. Spirits of indigenous Brazilians and hunters are in this kingdom. The king and queen of this kingdom is Exu Rei das Matas and Pomba Gira Rainha das Matas.
Kingdom of Cemetery: This is where the spirits of the deceased reside. Some of these spirits are restless and roam the graveyard. Some of them look like skeletons. They can cause divorces and decay. Exu Rei das Sete Calungas and Pomba Gira Rainha das Sete Calungas rule this kingdom.
Kingdom of Souls: The spirits in this kingdom guide the spirits of the deceased into the afterlife. They remind me of Anpu!!! They help people who are grieving after someone close to them dies. Exu Rei das Almas and Pomba Gira Rainha das Almas rule this kingdom.
Kingdom of Harp: This kingdom represents city nightlife. This kingdom is full of music, poetry, and danger. The spirits of this kingdom can help you with sex, $, psychic powers, success, love, and art. Exu Rei das Sete Liras and Pomba Gira Maria Padiha rule this kingdom.
Kingdom of the Oceanshore: This kingdom represents the the ocean and land meeting each other. It's the crossroads of land and water!!! Spirits in this kingdom are very lunar and Venusian. They can help with 'love, lust, attraction, purification and healing emotional wounds.' Spirits of those that died @ sea can be found here.
Type of Spirits
Exu Primordials: They came into being during the creation of the universe. They are the kings of the kingdoms and they are African, American(native), and European. The image of Devil symbolizes them, because he is the boogeyman of Christianity. Which is the religion of the dominant society in Brazil.
Exu Caticos: They are deified ancestors.
Pomba Gira: She is known as the Devil Woman. They are like Exus, but they are female.
These spirits are similar to the Pedro Loa of Haitian Vodou and the anti-gods of the Order of 9 Angles.
List of Exu
Exu Lucifer: God of wisdom and Satan (adversary) is the other side of him. We gain wisdom from our personal experiences. The wiser a person become the more they pull away from the world. They see that reality is an illusion and become adverse to it, which causes them to become Satan. The all seeing eye is the eye of Lucifer!!!!
Exu Belzebuth: He is Baphomet, which is a symbol of duality. He can open the mind up to the acausal realm. This where the anti-gods live. He can be used 4 healing, protection, wealth, and offense.
Exu Rei das 7 Encruzilhadas: He rules ova the kingdom of crossroads. You must go through his kingdom to get to any other. He is the god of war and wisdom. He opens doors to opportunities.
Exu 7 Campas: He guides spirits of the deceased in the afterlife. He can trap, free, and protect souls. He can make your enemies ill and cause them to putrefy.
Exu Lobo: Most people stay away from him. He loves blood and meat. He is the Great Beast in Book of Revelation. Just playing, but he is very carnivorous.
Exu 7 Cruzes: He works with spirits of people that committed suicide and people who committed terrible crimes while possessed. He can cause your enemy to have a violent death. He makes them suffer for 7 days b4 he kills them and the cross is his symbol.
Exu da Morte: He looks like the Grim Reaper. He rules ova alchemy; with his help you can become a greater magickian. He kills obstacles too, as well as protects and heals. Your enemies can become depressed and suicidal with his help.
Exu Omulu: He opens up the underworld 4 spirits of the deceased. He can heal, cause disease, and kill. He is similar to Baron Samedi. A person dies when he drains them of their life force.
Exu Caveira: He rules the graveyard and looks like a skull. He is a great warrior and can teach you how to kill those against you. Exu Omulu is his close friend.
Exu Tata Caveira: He teaches magic and alchemy. He can give vices to your enemies.
Exu Tranca Ruas: He is similar to Papa Legba, because he creates or destroys opportunity.
Exu Mirim: A group of child-like spirits. They are smart and mischievous; they help people's intellect and maturity.
Pantera Negra: Leader of the indigenous spirits of Brazil. He is a master magician, herbalist and knows a lot about nature. His power is healing and protecting. He will hunt the enemies of his children. By children I mean anyone who works with him.
Exu Chama Dinheiro: Master $ maker, he helps his children with 'business, prosperity, career success, and financial independence.'
Exu Pimenta: He was a chief of a native Brazilian tribe and a shaman. He creates and destroys disease.
Exu Morcego: Great vampire god that can heal, protect, transform, and develop the mind. He can make your enemies insane.
Exu 7 Cranios: He is very destructive. He can't be contacted directly. Only other Exus can contact him.
Exu Mare: He is in the oceanshore kingdom. When ocean is calm he is calm. When ocean is aggressive, so is he. For blessing leaves his offering @ the beach when it's calm. 4 curses the opposite.
Exu 7 Sombras: If his children asks, he will make someone so depressed they are suicidal. He likes his offerings in the daytime. Most Exus want their offerings @ night.
Exu Cobra: He can work anywhere and can do many different things. But most people call on him to give someone paralysis or cure it. After mediums are possessed by him, they can't feel their legs and arms 4 two hours.
Exu Vampiro: Vampire god that works closely with Exu Morcego and others. He loves blood, so that is his offering.
List of Pomba Gira
Pomba Rosa Caveira: She has 2 faces. One of a beautiful woman the other is skull. She is very serious and helps with revenge.
Pomba Gira Alteza: She is the goddess of magick, the Moon, lust, crossroads, snakes, shadows, and owls. She is similar to Lilith and Hecate. She helps destroy the false self, so the true self emerge.
Maria Padiha: She is the Queen of the Crossroads. She protects, open roads to $ and spiritual evolution, she can help people pair bond and tear the bond apart, heals, removes obstacles, and gets revenge. She reminds me of Erzulie Dantor. She has 10 paths. Paths are different versions of a deity.
Maria Navalha: She is like Loki and Erzulie Freda, because she is a trickster, feminine, and likes perfume. She has ova 7 paths.
Maria Mulambo: She is a lover and protector. Revenge is her middle name and she dresses very elegant. She has ova 17 paths.
Pomba Gira da Figueria: She is a native spirit of Brazil even though she doesn't look it. She's great @ herbal magick.
Ritual Magick
This religion is very magickal!!!!! The main way people create magick is by doing rituals. Religious rituals are magickal by nature; but the practitioners of the religion may not know that. Ceremonial magick is a very popular form of ritual magick.
There is a way someone can cause their enemies to get attacked by spirits of the deceased. It involves going to the graveyard with a doll with your enemy name on it and lighting candles. Stab the doll with a dagger and put it into a black coffin and bury it. This will cause the enemy to suffer and die.
There is another ritual that will cause your enemy mental illness. You write the name of the target on a photo. Then you put it in ground beef, finally you put that in a wax head, You take the head to the cemetery and light some black candles, etc.
Initiation: This ritual connects the initiate with the spirits of Quimbanda. Once the this is done they can work with the spirits and /or be mediums.
Temple Erection: The newbie creates a temple for his spiritual work. He/she appoints 7 people to help. That person may put statues of Exus and/or Pomba Giras in their temple.
Necklace Consecration: A necklace is consecrated by a priest for someone else. The necklace has the power of a spirit, kingdom or line in it. A line is a group of similar deities, like a family. No one can use the necklace. It is like an eleke. The necklace can help you with mental clarity and bring more power to the rituals.
Assentamento Consecration: Assentamentos are physical objects that houses the power of a spirit. It reminds me of a nkisi and a mojo bag. A priest does a ritual that will turn a ordinary object into a place of power. They can house the power of one or more spirits. But it's usually one spirit. Statues and altars become assentamentos quite often.
Pontos Cantados: These are "sacred songs" that are "ceremonial invocations." They help the practitioner get in contact with the spirits and invokes them. They are mantras that are chanted to help them remain focus. While they are doing that someone is beating conga drums.
Pontos Riscados: These are scratched points that are inscribed on offerings. It is like a phone number. Each spirit has its own scratched point. It connect the offering with that particular spirit. These different points have a certain type of energy as well. There are attack, protection, calling, and introduction points. This reminds me of veves.
Offerings
Giving offerings increases the connection the practitioner has with the deity. Offerings are given during rituals and they are placed on the altar. The most common ones are as follows: water, alcohol, cigars, cigarettes, candles, and animals. Offerings are disposed of in crossroads, graveyards, beaches, forests, and any other place the deities rule ova. There are different offerings 4 different deities. Animals are sacrificed as well. The animals are as follows: pigeons, chickens, bulls, goats, and sheep. Remember the offerings are portals for the energy of the deities to manifest in the physical world.
Intro to Herbs
They are used for various purposes. There 3 different types of herbs: warm, balanced, and cold. Warm herbs are used for attacking the enemy. Balanced herbs counteract the effects of warm herbs and it makes it easier to receive blessing. Cold herbs are for prosperity and mediumship.
List of Herbs
Rue: 4 protection and physical purification. It has been used by women to cause abortion.
Mulberry: It absorbs and transmits negative energy.
Castor Bean: Used 4 altar cleansing.
Tobacco: Used as an offering, increase psychic powers, and astral purification.
Myrrh: Used during meditation to increase intuition.
Wormwood: Used in bath for healing.
Almond: The branches are used to cleanse the environment.
Rosemary: The oil improves the brain.
Mint: Increase blood flow to the brain.
There are many more, but this will suffice.
Relatives
Umbanda-This religion is very Catholic. African and American(native) religions were demonized by Catholic priests. Africans used images of saints to represent their deities, This also happened in Haitian Vodou and Lucumi. The religions of the Americans are foundational to Umbanda. They invoked ancestral spirits 4 advice. Shaman and chief spirits are worked with as well. Some of them worship Orishas. Spiritism had an impact on this religion as well. There is great diversity within this religion. They work with spirits of light and darkness. It's like angels and demons. Some people see this religion as the light side and Quimbanda as the dark side. I look @ it like Star Wars. "May the force be with you."
Candomble: It is a mixture of Ifa, other ATRs, and Catholicism. They worship the Orishas and the equate them with saints. There are 12 major Orishas that people work with. Everyone has their own personal Orisha. It can discovered by divination. Olodumare is the creator in this religion. The exu and exuas are male and female spirits that work for the Orishas. They can be made to be bend to the will of the practitioner. Caboclos are American male spirits within this religion. Priests and priestesses heal and divine for people.
All 3 religions are a derivatives of Macumba.
Conclusion
This religion is very necromantic, that's one of the reasons why it's so amazing!!!!!!!!!!! It has a sweet history and great kingdoms. There are many fiery deities that have many paths. It is very magickal and have many rituals. The offerings they get help forge a greater connection with there children. This religion has a lot of herbal knowledge. It has 2 relatives Umbanda and Candomble.
It was a satanic cult working for the CIA. There was 1987 investigation and 1993 inquiry. They engage in mind control and child abuse. They had very weird rituals. They had their own warehouse and engaged in international purchases. You can find out about them on the FBI website.
1987 Investigation
2 white men were arrested in Tallahassee, Fl. They were driving a van with 6 minors. Their ages were 2-11. They were wearing suits and the kids were dirty and hungry. Most of the children weren't able to speak. Only the 11 year spoke, she said the 2 white men were teachers. Someone told the police the children were used in Satanic rituals. One of the white men told cops they were taking the children to Mexico and weaning them from their mothers. The cops found the men in the park; the men were charged with child abuse. They were in jail 4 six weeks and then all charges were dropped. The parents were called and they came got their kids.
1993 Inquiry
A U.S. Customs Special Agent searched the Finders's properties in Washington D.C. He found evidence they were trafficking children and doing other criminal activities. He tried to review the evidence, but was told not too. The Finders were under the protection of the CIA. There was a segment about the Finders on a CBS show called 48 hours. The segment never aired. Department of Justice investigated the inquiry. They said the CIA didn't interfere and the Finders committed no crime.
Rituals
They engaged in satanic rituals that involved children. Children were involved, so they could be mind controlled. Goats were sacrificed in front of the children, which would cause them to disassociate. They were also made to slaughter the goats as well. Some kids had to hold a goat head; while others played with goat fetuses. Abusing children with satanism is known as satanic ritual abuse. This was was happening in the 1980's during the satanic panic. Many people in the states believed satanists were killing people and abusing children in a daycares and other places. Most of the claims were untrue. Some of the claims were true. Studies show some of the adults that abused children used satanism to further traumatize them.
Warehouse
In the warehouse there was a bathtub, sauna, video room, 2 kitchens, altar, photos of naked children, sauna, jars of urine and feces there. Illegal porn was made in the warehouse. Children's minds were being manipulated and a lot of the parents were in on it. Sometimes children were taken to farms and terrible rituals was done there. Some of the members of the Finders flew to Hong Kong and bought some children.
CIA Connection
The founder of cult wife was in the CIA for ova 20 years. There was CIA agents in the cult. The investigation into the Finders was stopped by them. The agency was working with cults in mind control. They expanded MK-Ultra to secretive groups after experimenting with soldiers and citizens.
Conclusion
The Finders was a terrible cult!!!!!! People founded out about them in 1987. The CIA blocked the 1993 inquiry. They had awful rituals and a warehouse. They were deeply connected to the CIA. The cult ceased to existed after the leader died in 2004.
They existed before David Koresh. He was seen as the Messiah. There beliefs and rituals was peculiar. They broke apart over doctrine. There was a siege on their compound in Waco Texas. Where are they today?
History B4 David
This cult was created by Victor Houteff in 1934. They were a type of 7th Day Adventist cult. It was located in Waco, Texas. They were known as the Dravidian. After he died his wife became the leader. She believed the world was going to end in 1959. She brought her congregation to Mount Carmel Center to wait out the end of the world. After that didn't happen, Benjamin Roden created the Branch Davidian. His wife Lois Roden tookover after his death. After her, George became the leader. He was their son.
David Koresh
Vernon Howell came to the Branch Davidian compound in 1981. He was in a romantic relationship with Lois Roden. She was about 40 years older than him. Vernon wanted to have a child with her. He thought it would be the Messiah. There was a split within the cult. Most members followed Howell, some followed George, and some of the members moved to Alabama under Charles Pace leadership. George and his followers lived on the Mount Carmel compound.
Howell led a group of people to takeover Mount Carmel. They had guns and they went to trial. They were found not guilty. The lawyers were invited to eat ice cream on the compound.
Vernon changed his name to David Koresh. It was inspired by King David in the bible and Koresh is Hebrew for Cyrus. Cyrus was a Persian king. He wanted to create offspring that became world leaders. David believed he was the lamb in Revelations.
Beliefs
They thought the world was ending soon. They also believed David Koresh was the Messiah. All the members were celibate, expect David. He had 20+ wives, some of which were minors. David was writing the 7 Seals in Revelation. They saw the world as sinful, so they separated themselves from it.
Rituals
They followed the old testament and constantly studied the bible. Children were made to fight each other. If they didn't fight hard enough they were hit with wooden spoon. David was called father by the children and they called their parents dogs. Girls were given a Star of David to signify David wanted to have sex with them. Kids had to piss and shit in pots and pans. David Koresh was a Fucking monster, I glad he's dead. Don't be fucking with kids!!!!!!
Siege in Waco, Texas
People outside the compound heard gunfire and a UPS driver saw weapons in one of the boxes he was delivering to the compound. ATF had a search warrant, because it was believed BD was turning semi-automatic guns to automatic. When they entered the compound there was a shootout. 4 ATF agents died and 6 Branch Davidian. Then the FBI started the siege.
The siege for 51 days. It was from 2/28 to 4/19/1993. Texas Law Enforcement, FBI, ATF, and military were wrestling with the Branch Davidian @ the Mount Carmel compound. @ the end of the siege the compound was burned down. The government said the Branch Davidian did it. Others say the opposite. I've read the Branch Davidian found out about the CIA drug smuggling operation in the U.S. If that's true, that is the reason they were burned down.
9 people were arrested. Most of them appealed their sentences. They were all released from prison in 2007. A British Davidian was tortured in prison. He moved back to Britain after his release. He still believes in David.
Where Are They Now?
Clive Doyle created a church on top of the burned down compound. Another group of Davidian moved in too. They were led by Charles Pace the one that went to Alabama. He feels David messed up the message. Clive and Charles were beefing, so Clive left his church.
Conclusion
The Dravidian had a rocky history from the beginning. Vernon came and made it worst. The Branch Davidian had crazy beliefs and rituals. Then there was a siege and arrests. There are people today who believe in David, but not many. The moral of the story is don't but all your faith in someone outside yourself. You are the master of your own universe. Create your own destiny and stop worshiping stuff.
This was a sex cult that started off as a pyramid scheme. This cult is operating today. It had legal trouble and there was key players. They have strange rituals and subcults. There were/are quite a few rich folk in this cult. There were @ least 7 former members critical of it. There were several whistleblowers.
Consumer Buyline
This organization was created in 1990. People joined so they would pay less on consumer goods. The membership was $250 a year and Purchase Power was the company that created the discount. C.B. had made a deal with Purchase Power 4 discounts. C.B. gave P.P. $35 out of $250 they got from the members. This company was pyramid scheme so New York State put them out of business. The leader of this company had sex with a 12 year old.
History
NXIVM was created in 1998 for personal development. Members of the cult was taught techniques for self-improvement. There was over 3,000 members in 2003. Some of the members were millionaires. Some of the members of cult tried to ruin the critics legally. In 2010 the cult was seen as a pyramid scheme and a sexually deviant.
Legal Problems
In 2017 it was discovered that there was a sisterhood in the cult. The women in this sisterhood were sex slaves. They were branded and nude photos were taken of them. Nude photos were kept 4 blackmail. A woman left the cult b4 she joined the sisterhood. She talked about her experiences on 20/20. Many women left the cult after that.
The leader of the cult was arrested in 2018. He was arrested because of the sisterhood. Members close to leader were arrested as well. There was a lawsuit from last year. It deals with the experiments that abused people. The leader got 120 years in prison and other members got much less. He told his followers to get help from Alan Dershowitz. Alan is the lawyer that got Jeffrey Epstein the sweetheart deal.
Key Players
Keith Raniere: He is a terrible pedophile and he was influenced by Scientology. He created Consumer Buyline and NXIVM with sum help. He is in jail 4 the rest of his life. NXIVM is still lead by him.
Nancy Salzman: She help create NXIVM with Keith. She was a nurse, hypnotist, and nlp practitioner. The FBI seized $520,000, pesos, rubles, computers, camaras, and cell phones from her house.
Allison Mack: She played on Smallville and Wilfred. She became Keith right arm. She may have created the sisterhood. She blackmailed women into having sex with the leader. She also branded them with her initials. She got 3 years in prison and 3 years probation.
Clare Bronfman: She is the daughter of a Edgar Bronfman Sr. She help fund the cult with her sister. Clare spent $150 million on the cult. Her father joined the cult, until he founded out Clare gave Keith $2 million loan. NXIVM were able to spy on Edgar emails because Clare put a keylogger on his computer. She hired private firms to investigate the enemies of the cult.
Rituals
There was 12 classes and they had different ranks within in them. The classes costed $7,500. There were different modules. I will explain some of them. Relationship Sourcing-What is the benefit of your spouse dying? Dracula and Ghouls-Exposure to serial killers. They had one called Best People, Best World. There was another called The Heroic Struggle. EM Sessions: Older members asked younger members about their childhood.
Subcults
Jness: This was the lady group. It was suppose to give women a better understanding of what it means to be a woman. But it just made them feel bad. There were 11 day workshops that costed $5,000.
Society of Protectors: This was the men group. It was suppose to build character. It costed $1,500 to join. There job was to protect the women and children.
DOS: Theis group was composed of women who were sex slaves. They were blackmailed into having sex with Keith. They were also starved and branded.
Prominent Members
Pam Cafritz: She help create Jness. She was Keith's main squeeze. Now she's dead, 11/7/2016.
Nicki Clyne: Actress on Battlestar Galactica. Allison married her, so she wouldn't have to go to prison. It didn't work; she was one of the people that danced outside the court after Keith's trial.
Brandon Porter: He was a doctor that showed members violent videos. There was outbreak of a virus on a retreat. He failed to report it, so his license have been revoked.
Danielle Roberts: She was a doctor that branded 17 women. She danced outside the jail after Keith's trail. She lost her medical license this year.
Emiliano Salinas: Son of an ex-president of Mexico. He is very wealthy.
Edgar Boone: He is a rich Mexican man. He introduced NXIVM to wealthy Mexicans. He still believes in Keith.
Sara Bronfman: Clare sister, she help finance the cult. She got stiffed by the Dalai Lama gatekeeper. She did that so the Dalai Lama could speak in Albany, NY.
Critical Eye
Sarah Edmondson: She's an actress in Canada. She got out of the cult b4 becoming a sex slave. She was the first person to speak out about the evils of NXIVM.
India Oxenberg: She was a sex slave and was starved. Her mom wrote a book about her experience trying to save her daughter from a cult.
Toni Natalie: She joined Consumer Buyline with her husband in 1991. They broke up after she moved to be near Keith. He helped her quite smoking and she became his girlfriend for 8 years. He raped her multiple times.
Kristin Keeffe: One of Keith's girlfriends. She had his son in 2013. She left the cult the following year. She wanted to get her son away from them, because they were doing experiments on him.
Whistleblowers
Rick Alan Ross: He is the leader of Cult Education Institute. He published parts of the NXIVM training manual on his website.
James Odato: He reported on Keith's history of pedophilia.
Conclusion
Consumer Buyline was a pyramid scheme. NXIVM been around ova 20 years. It had a lot of legal problems. There were several key players in the cult. They had weird rituals and subcults. There were many prominent members and critics. There were quite a few whistleblowers.
