And, of course, when he called us and told us that we were like, 'You believed them?'". The group's former website said Carlson was a spiritual surgeon who would work "multidimensionally" to operate on people's bodies and cure various physical ailments. Who was Amy Carlson aka 'Mother God'? [19] A multi-day protest ensued, with protestors lighting driftwood fires and chanting Hawaiian prayers around the rented property the group were staying in. He just cant believe he did what he did. Supplements sold on the 5D Full Disclosure website. Lamboy also in 2020 incorporated Love Has Won as a nonprofit organization in Colorado, listing himself as president, and obtaining 501(c)3 status from the IRS. Local authorities said they had received many complaints from families across the country saying Love Has Won had been brainwashing people and stealing their money. Im assuming if they get found, theyll be arrested, the mother said. Cole Carlson said 15 years ago, his mother Amy Carlson, also called Lia, left him when he was 10-years-old to become the leader of Love Has Won. Theres no way. Now, her autopsy result has confirmed the shocking cause of her death. Carlson, known as Mother God by dozens who followed her in person and online, had for years predicted she would ascend to a fifth dimension to save humanity. 'Love Has Won' Leader Amy Carlson's Cause of Death Released Woman called "Mother God" by her followers weighed just 75 pounds when her mummified corpse was discovered by authorities in April. Previously, Carlson and her followers had moved around between Colorado, Oregon, California and Florida. Lia "Amy" Carlson Stroud, a former McDonald's employee from Texas, was the leader of the now-defunct obscure religious foundation Love Has Won (LHW) when she passed away. In the past couple of years, Haythorne and others said Carlson appeared more frail in videos. Admit that Amy Carlson was a fraud? Those who were not arrested disappeared. Amy Carlson, the leader of the Love Has Won cult, was found dead in a house in Colorado. All seven also were charged with two misdemeanor counts of child abuse because two children were inside the house when Saguache County sheriffs deputies arrived to investigate. Videos from Love Has Wons online sessions also show glimpses of abusive behavior toward followers. Four of them are charged with tampering with a deceased human body and three face charges of abuse of a corpse. That man introduced Carlson to the Crestone area, long known as a spiritual place that attracts seekers and those who trying to find healing for their bodies and souls. Her daughter also dropped her birth name and began using one given to her by Love Has Won. Sheena requested that Insider use an alias as she still has family involved with the group. She is a proud WKU Hilltopper journalism graduate. [15] The group offered "etheric surgery", which cost $88 per session, claiming that it could remove sickness and "negative energy" from the body. Si vous ne souhaitez pas que nos partenaires et nousmmes utilisions des cookies et vos donnes personnelles pour ces motifs supplmentaires, cliquez sur Refuser tout. Nope, a follower says. They quickly became prominent figures, often leading the group's daily livestreams. Hope and Aurora have rebutted the allegations. After Carlson's death, the community fractured, but feuding splinter groups say they're carrying on the mission of the Mother God. Her mummified corpse weighed a mere 75 pounds when the autopsy was carried out. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. [1] On April 28, 2021, the mummified corpse of Carlson was discovered in the mission house near Crestone. She reportedly started the Love Has Won organization to bring peace to the planet. Love Has Won had around 20 full-time members living together, but it also reached a large audience online that would watch the daily livestreams, purchase its products, and donate money. "If anybody knows what it takes to create something extraordinary it takes a lot of work and dedication," Aurora said. They also offered "etheric surgeries," which Carlson would perform remotely. [20] They subsequently flew to Kahului Airport on Maui, but were convinced to fly back to Colorado in September 2020. We had to play that game with him. The family lived a middle-class life in Texas, where Carlson made good grades and sang in the school choir, Haythorne said. Former members said they weren't allowed to sleep for more than four hours a night. The group has been described as a cult by ex-members and media outlets. Its state of decay suggested that she had been dead for several weeks. A coroners report revealed that Amy Carlson the leader of the fringe spiritual sect Love Has Won whose mummified remains were discovered in April had died from a combination of alcohol abuse, anorexia, and chronic colloidal silver ingestion.. The last time she asked the Saguache County Sheriffs Office to look in on her daughter, a deputy reported that the young woman, now 27, came out of the house but said she didnt want to go home. [26] After Carlson's death was publicised, the group's Facebook page stated that she had "ascended", and the website Lovehaswon.org was taken offline. I love meatballs, but I didnt (expletive) say that. In recent months, Haythorne and others believe Carlson wanted medical care. Ross, who's worked closely with families and people directly involved with the cult, said former members and their families told him that Carlson would "sexually exploit" her followers. Noelle Phillips was born and raised in Nashville, Tenn., so that's the accent you hear during interviews. The young woman never came home. . dvelopper et amliorer nos produits et services. A day later, Whitten saw her husband appear on a livestream from Colorado. Other facts about Mother God, according to her followers: she loves sriracha, Beat Bobby Flay,. Early on, Carlson and her followers identified as the Galactic Federation of Light. You just lied!. And theyre just allowed to go at it again.. Cult members called Carlson "Mom" or "Mother God," and she called them her children. "She said she had stage 5 cancer.". [15] Carlson was last seen alive by someone outside the group on April 10, 2021. Over the years, Haythorne followed her daughter as she bounced around the country, building her persona as Mother God and accumulating loyal followers. Amy Carlsons journey from a McDonalds supervisor to cult leader took place over 13 years, and it still confounds her family. Carlsons death was confirmed in Colorado on April 28 when the Saguache County Sheriffs Office searched the Moffat house and found the body. The Denver Post agreed not to publish her husbands name since he is still recovering from his time in the cult. "The police officer who went there said he was met by two cult members at the door who said she was not there, so he left. [26][29] The group renamed their Facebook page and YouTube channel to "5D Full Disclosure",[8] and launched a new website, 5dfulldisclosure.org. The writers originally intended many of these characters as one-time jokes or for fulfilling needed functions in the town of Springfield, where the series . She and Haythorne began calling police, ambulance services, fire departments, county sheriffs and a district attorney in the Mount Shasta area to plead for intervention. Instead, Love Has Won found someone to rent them a house, and observers say the connection was made because a relative of the property owner spent time in the cult. A defense attorney, during one of the members recent court hearings, said Lamboy had taken the groups money and left the area. At the head of the organization was Carlson, known to followers as "Mother God," who was revered as an almighty figure: She told her followers that she could communicate with angels, was capable of curing ailments like cancer, and would help guide chosen ones toward a great awakening or a new dimension. President Fauci? The notion of joining God's team makes somebody feel like maybe all of that untapped potential in their life will finally get used for something," Profaci said. "After that, they just fed off each other and went down," she added of Castillo and Carlson. Instead, members in South Africa and Australia record them, along with one woman who says she is in Memphis, Tennessee. [5] During the mid 2000s Carlson developed an interest in New Age philosophy, and became a regular poster on the forums of the website Lightworkers.org. But the followers she converted over the next few years were more devout and sycophantic, fueling her worst impulses. In an email to The Denver Post, Lamboy declined an interview request. The woman does," he said. Yes, you have read it right. "To tell you the truth, I had no intentions of being in a relationship with her. [21], In September 2020, it had been stated that Carlson was in poor health and was paralysed from the waist down, with Carlson herself stating that she had cancer. Carlson was the self-styled "Mother God," and the group she led has been widely described as a cult by local authorities and former members. . Her corpse had decayed for several weeks and was decorated with fairy lights and glitter and appeared to. But was there a form of betrayal? Carlson became known to her followers as "Mother God." She was their . He added, "It will take a monumental effort for these people to pull themselves out of it.". Steven Hansen executed a search warrant on a house in Moffat, Colorado. So without any delay let's get into the article. He thought he had ascended the world into this 5D matrix and had done what Mother God and Father God wanted him to do, Whitten said. For more than 16 minutes she delivers a narrative about Mother God and her ascension that blends Christianity, Hopi beliefs, New Age spirituality, historical myths and political conspiracy theories to explain Mother Gods existence on Earth to save humanity. A cult leader whose mummified body was found without eyes and enshrined with Christmas lights in Colorado died due to a history of alcohol abuse, anorexia and colloidal silver dosing, her autopsy has revealed. The El Paso County Coroners Office in Colorado Springs, Colorado released its findings, obtained by Rolling Stone, seven months after the death of Carlson Mother God to her followers who was 45 years old and weighed 75 pounds at the time of the April 28th discovery of her mummified corpse enshrined in a followers Colorado trailer. And they are leaving their entire lives, giving all their money, and going to worship this person," Sheena said. In December, Lamboy, who is known within the group as Archangel Michael, purchased the property for $63,000, giving Love Has Won a permanent residence. The woman said she pleaded to her daughter to come home, but her daughter blocked her messages. Amy Carlson, 45, who led the group and was known as "Mother God" by her followers, was found dead in a home in the rural town of Moffat last Wednesday, according to arrest affidavits obtained by . Amy Carlson, 45, known as "Mother God" by the followers of "Love Has Won" was found dead by cops in a mobile home in Moffat, Colorado on Wednesday. She said she had cured cancer, removed brain tumors, and helped cases of autism. Carlsons body was discovered in a home in Moffat on April 28 after a cult member went to the Salida Police Department to report a dead body. Aurora disputed the idea that Castillo protected the group. Her family, who once appeared with the cult leader on the "Dr. Phil" show, said Carlson made bad decisions about men and had been married three times by the time she was in her early twenties. They believe she often was drunk or on drugs. Ms Carlson's body was discovered on 28 April this year in . No remaining members of the group have had any communication with Lamboy since Carlson's death. Could it have been in Siskiyou? Meanwhile, on August 12, Joy Rains posted and then deleted a Facebook message referring to Father God's "suicide mission" and "last moments humanity.". [13], A core group of 1220 members lived with Carlson in Crestone, a small town in Saguache County in southwestern Colorado. But when Amy was in junior high, she and her family also lived in the Middle East where her parents, Bob and Barb, taught at the American School. She claims to be Jesus and to have been Joan of Arc, Cleopatra, Queen Elizabeth, and Marylin Monroe. The only problem Haythorne saw was that her daughter always made poor choices when it came to men. [31], This article is about the religious group. Questions have been raised about whether Carlson's followers were guilty of neglect, having not taken her to a hospital despite her ailing health. Amy Carlson, 45, who was known as "Mother God" by her followers, was found dead in a home in the tiny, rural town of Moffat on 28 April, according to arrest affidavits. When asked about this by Insider, Aurora said Carlson was joking about going to a hospital and claimed that Carlson had signed three documents saying never to take her to a hospital under any circumstances. Ray believes Carlson was alive as recently as April 10 because she talked to the groups California landlord who told her he spoke to Carlson that day and she appeared to be dying. Carlson told her followers she could perform spiritual surgeries, even repair brains,. All Rights reserved. The Denver Post is her fifth newspaper, but her first in the West. Theres been moments when mom has asked us to take her to a community hospital. [8] Jason Castillo would gain the position as the final "Father God" in 2018. His behavior at home became more unsettling. Shasta area was found in Colorado last week. On the forum, she met Amerith WhiteEagle, who convinced Carlson that she was divine, and Carlson began to claim to experience paranormal phenomena. "Unfortunately, you couldn't get her away from this idea of needing this title and thinking she's God. While older videos show a composed, soft-spoken Carlson, more recent videos show the cult leader visibly drunk, verbally abusing members, and shouting, "I'm fucking God, you fucking whores!". mesurer votre utilisation de nos sites et applications. Insider was unable to find Lamboy for comment. Paschal said he also witnessed Castillo using his position of power to engage in sexual activities with members of the group. But she was healthy and knew what she was doing.. Carlson claims to be "Mother God" sent here to save the earth from destruction along with 144,000 chosen ones. Carlson parted ways with the man after a couple of years and a succession of other men became Father Gods to Carlsons Mother God. "As crazy as it might look and hard to believe that people actually believe this stuff, they do. She would say, 'This person is ordained to be my partner,' and she would have sex with that member. Carlson claimed she had been reincarnated 534 times, including as Jesus, Joan of Arc, Marilyn Monroe and Cleopatra, and would lead 144,000 people into a mystical "5th dimension". He slept less, and he started following a schedule aligned with the seven colors of the chakra, so on certain days he only ate foods and wore clothes that matched that days color, as ordered by the cult. She sent their children away because she feared he would start indoctrinating them. Born in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, Amy Carlson spent most of her early life in the Chicago area. After making his discovery, Lamboy stated that he had tried to leave with his 2-year-old son but . We know how a hijacking works.. I thought, Great, she has a name change now,' the woman said. Her husband lost his job and fell into a rabbit hole, spending more and more time online with Love Has Won. A shrine was set up around the corpse. "I'm Amy's oldest child, she's my. We want to hear it. The cult members rented a home in Casita Park, a subdivision in a larger residential area known as the Baca Grande. In Colorado, Carlson lived with her followers, often appearing in livestreamed videos from the house with the Sangre de Cristo mountains in the background. Carlson's cause of death has not been made public. Visit Insider's homepage for more stories. Visit Insider's homepage for more stories. Despite Carlson's death, Love Has Won devotees are committed to carrying on Mother God's mission, albeit under different names. "[8] Despite the group banning drink and drugs for members, Carlson was accused of drinking large amounts of alcohol and subsequently behaving abusively. ", "Love Has Won was one of the most destructive cults that I have observed," said Rick Alan Ross, a cult expert and the founder and executive director of the nonprofit Cult Education Institute. It was a complete shock to us, she said. As we are going to tell you all about them and their late leader. In an Oct. 15 livestream, two women talk to viewers about her health and explain that she would never go to a doctor because a doctor would not understand the process of ascending. [13] The group's theology also included references to the concepts of Atlantis, the Anunnaki and "reptilians". She was unable to walk, was underweight, and had a gray complexion, which observers of the group believed was caused by her regular ingestion of colloidal silver supplements. When her husband awoke and saw his brother, he was disoriented. Hed stared at the sun so much hed burned his eyes terribly, she said. Or, at least, that's what her LinkedIn profile said. Carlson, known as Mother God by dozens who followed her in person and online, had for years predicted she would ascend to a "fifth dimension" to save humanity. The web-savvy New Age outfit uses daily livestr. Most people assume that Amy Carlson, the cult leader, is dead and all is well and all these people are going to realize this is an illusion, said Amanda Ray, one of the leaders of Rising Above Love Has Won. It was an abrupt departure, Haythorne said, as Carlson, then 32, left a family Thanksgiving dinner and never came back. Saguache County sheriffs deputies found Carlsons mummified remains covered in a sleeping bag and wrapped in Christmas lights with glitter makeup painted around her eye sockets. No one would help me and no one would help my husband, and a woman has died because she didnt have access to medical treatment. "The group was saying on the livestream that her eyes were rolling back in her head and she was having difficulty breathing. The group had between 12 and 20 full-time members who lived with her at the time of her death. Hes still healing and he will be for a long time from this, she said. In 2018, Lauryn Suarez, who now goes by the name Aurora, and Ashley Peluso, who is called Hope, joined Carlson. He was not arrested and since then has disappeared. [4] The group featured on an episode of Dr. Phil in September 2020, where Carlson and two members were confronted with claims of abuse, which they denied. 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The Saguache County coroner has identified a woman found dead inside a home used by the Love Has Won cult as Amy Carlson, the groups leader, but hes not yet been able to determine her cause of death because of the need for complicated lab testing. Amy Carlson, 45, who was known as "Mother God" by her followers, was found dead, wrapped in a sleeping bag in the rural town of Moffat on Wednesday, according to arrest affidavits. Amy Carlson is pictured at 16 years old in this undated photograph. The cult Love Has Won believed that its leader, Amy Carlson, was God incarnate. Then Whitten got a phone call from a hospital, and a doctor told her that her husband had been found wandering in the wilderness alone, naked, dehydrated and with cactus needles in his feet. [6] In late 2007, Carlson left her third husband, her children, and her job as a manager at McDonald's,[5][7] and ceased contact with most members of her family,[5] and joined up with WhiteEagle in Colorado. On April 16, a photo of Castillo holding Carlson in his arms circulated on the groups private chatrooms, and Ray, who saw the picture, said Carlson was either dead or almost dead in the photo. He and six other members were subsequently arrested and charged with the abuse of a corpse. Facebook posts made by Castillo's group, Joy Rains, said Carlson died on April 21 in California, exactly one week before her mummified body was found in the group's communal house in Colorado after being reported by Miguel Lamboy, a former group member. At the time of Carlsons death, observers believed there were 29 devoted followers who lived in Love Has Won properties in Colorado and California. Amy has three siblings, sisters Betsy and Lori and brother Joe. The video is one of hundreds posted on YouTube and social media sites by Love Has Won, the cult based in the southern Colorado town of Moffat. Amy would talk about crazy stuff, she said. She couldn't walk. The cult Love Has Won believed that its leader, Amy Carlson, was God incarnate. One volunteer from Crestone found Whittens husband wearing hospital scrubs and sitting under a bridge near Salida. A follower posted a video message on Love Has Won's Facebook page on Sunday to say that Amy Carlson "has ascended." Amy Carlson, 45, has been identified as Love Has Won's leader in . How did Love Has Won cult leader die? Videos posted online often amassed thousands of views. "She would use people sexually. The reality is there are tons of family who are really scared and nervous. They remain active online, running various websites and channels on Facebook, YouTube, and Telegram, and selling a range of products. On April 28, 2021, Miguel Lamboy, another member of the cult, contacted Colorado police about a body that he had located inside the premises. Carlsons face was also covered in foundation, blush and a multicolor vibrant glitter eyeshadow, according to the report. On April 28, 2021, Miguel Lamboy walked into the Salida Police Department and told authorities that they would. The police report said she was wrapped in a string of Christmas lights, and that glitter was smeared around her eye sockets. Three Remarkable Ladies Amy Dillwyn, Frances Havergal and Morfydd Owen by Gary Gregor
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