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The Process, or in full,
The Process Church of the Final Judgment, commonly known by non-members as the
Process Church, was a religious group that flourished in the 1960s and 1970s, founded by the
English couple Mary Anne and
Robert DeGrimston (originally Robert Moor and Mary Anne MacLean).
[1] Originally headquartered in
London it had developed as a splinter
client cult group from
Scientology,
[1] so that they were declared "
suppressive persons" by
L. Ron Hubbard in December 1965.
[citation needed] In 1966 the members of the group underwent a
social implosion and moved to
Xtul on
Mexico's
Yucatan peninsula, where they developed "processean"
theology (which differs from, and is unrelated to
process theology). They later established a base of operations in the
United States in
New Orleans.
They were often viewed as
Satanic on the grounds that they worshipped both
Christ and
Satan. Their belief is that Satan will become reconciled to Christ, and together will come at the end of the world to judge humanity, Christ to judge and Satan to execute judgment.
Vincent Bugliosi, the prosecutor of the
Charles Manson family trial, comments in his book
Helter Skelter that there may be evidence Manson borrowed philosophically from the Process Church, and that representatives of the Church visited him in jail after his arrest. According to one of these representatives, the purpose of the visit was to interview Manson about whether he had ever had any contact with Church members or ever received any literature about the Church.
In April, 1974 Robert DeGrimston was removed by the Council of Masters as Teacher. They renounced
The Unity, his exposition of the above-noted
doctrines, and most of his other teachings. DeGrimston attempted to restart the Process Church several times, but he could never replace his original following. Following DeGrimston's removal the group underwent a significant change in orientation and renamed itself the
Foundation Faith of the Millennium. Further changes in both name and focus followed, and the organization eventually became the
Best Friends Animal Society, which is now one of America's best known animal welfare rescue groups. Later on, many of these same believers went on to support
Gilles Deleuze in his leadership of the Anti-Oedipal movement of
1968. Most notable works of French critical theory came out of this period
[2] Originally headquartered in
London it had developed as a splinter
client cult group from
Scientology,
[1].
A detailed account of the history of and life within the Process Church as told by a participant-observer is contained in
William S. Bainbridge's book
Satan's Power. (He employed a pseudonym for the name of the group, referring to it as "The Power", and disguised the names of people to preserve their identities, a procedure used for sociological studies of living groups to ensure privacy.)
[edit] Processean theology
The term "processean theology" distinguishes these ideas from the
process theology derived from the thoughts of
Alfred North Whitehead.
At
Xtul was the first 'channeling' of
God. After Xtul,
Jehovah was the only recognised God. Later, with Jehovah,
Lucifer and
Satan were recognised as "The Three Great Gods of the Universe" and
Christ as the Emissary to the Gods. The Three Great Gods represent three basic human patterns of reality:
- Jehovah, the wrathful God of vengeance and retribution, demands discipline, courage and ruthlessness, and a single-minded dedication to duty, purity and self-denial.
- Lucifer, the Light Bearer, urges us to enjoy life to the full, to value success in human terms, to be gentle and kind and loving, and to live in peace and harmony with one another. Man's apparent inability to value success without descending into greed, jealousy and an exaggerated sense of his own importance, has brought the God Lucifer into disrepute. He has become mistakenly identified with Satan.
- Satan, the receiver of transcendent souls and corrupted bodies, instills in us two directly opposite qualities; at one end an urge to rise above all human and physical needs and appetites, to become all soul and no body, all spirit and no mind, and at the other end a desire to sink beneath all human codes of behavior, and to wallow in a morass of violence, lunacy and excessive physical indulgence. But it is the lower end of Satan's nature that men fear, which is why Satan, by whatever name, is seen as the Adversary.
In between these Three Great Gods and man, is an entire hierarchy of Gods, beings and superbeings,
angels and
archangels,
demons and archdemons,
elementals and guides, and
fallen angels and
watchers.
The Process believes that, to varying degrees, these "God-patterns" exist within all of us. The main doctrine of The Process is the unity of Christ and Satan, who exist as opposites. Jehovah and Lucifer exist as opposites and when Christ and Satan are united this will unite Jehovah and Lucifer.
In the original 1960s literature of the church, Christ, Lucifer, Satan, and Jehovah were all arranged on a
mandala, with Christ at the top opposite Satan on the bottom and Jehovah on the left opposite Lucifer on the right.
(The descriptions of the Gods comes from a teaching called "The Hierarchy" published in December 1967, as a part of "The Tide of the End".)
http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/criminal_mind/forensics/hollywood_mistress/8.html
Parallel Investigations
The Mincher case would soon be linked to an even colder case, but one that was being actively investigated, because it had been a celebrity hot potato. The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department contacted the LAPD to compare notes. Michael Pascal, it turned out, was a name common to two murders. So were the names of a few of his bodyguards.
Roy Alexander Radin, a movie producer from New York who'd staged successful vaudeville revivals, was working with other Hollywood notables on putting together deals to back the expensive production of
The Cotton Club. The story was based on a famous nightclub in New York City that had operated throughout Prohibition. Opened in 1920, a gangster took over operations three years later, offering bootlegged liquor, scantily-clad female dancers, and even strippers. Francis Ford Coppola directed the 1984 film which starred Richard Gere, Diane Lane, and Gregory Hines. While it did not do well at the box office, the film was nominated for several awards, including Golden Globes for Best Director and Best Picture (Drama) and the Oscar for best Film Editing.
http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/criminal_mind/forensics/hollywood_mistress/1_index.html
The Mistress of Hollywood: June Cassandra Mincher
Death of a Madam
They had just left the apartment of a friend, where June, 29, was staying. She was a well-known figure around there, having undergone over $20,000 worth of cosmetic surgery to sculpt her face, supplement her reported 66-inch bosom, and reshape her lower torso. Some say she was a prostitute, others elevate her to a madam, but in any event, she advertised in underground porn magazines for her lucrative sex-by-phone services. Known for flamboyance, she drove a lavender Rolls Royce, wore elaborate wigs under which she often stuffed thousands of dollars, and referred to herself in print as a "sexy Black goddess." Many erroneously thought she was not a woman at all but a transvestite, in part because many of her associates were. As long as she got customers, she didn't care what anyone thought.
To some extent, June used phone sex to perpetuate lies — or rather, to enhance fantasies. At five-foot-seven and 245 pounds, she wasn't exactly a
Playboy centerfold type, but since she supported herself on male sexual desires she had learned to manipulate by voice alone until her clients were driven to call...and call again. But some developed an obsession, and one of them decided he needed more than just a breathy voice.
Greg Antonelli, a twenty-one year-old bodybuilder from a wealthy Beverly Hills family, used every means available to learn June's address, although she'd persistently refused to give it. One night, hoping to be welcomed, he showed up at her door. When she saw who it was, she played coy and refused to let him in, so he grew enraged and broke down the door. To his stunned surprise, he found not the sexy goddess with luxurious curls that he'd expected from photos but an obese fraud with close-cropped hair. In disgust, he called her several vile names and walked away.
Several months thereafter, on May 3, 1984, June and Christian passed a man standing outside a dark car, with a driver inside. The man mumbled something and June spun around to run. She'd seen this man before.
Christian yelled at him, "What do you want?" and a shot cracked through the night air. Christian grabbed his stomach, falling backwards. More shots caught June in the back of her head and she collapsed to the street, instantly dead, with blood running onto her clothing and the sidewalk. Someone inside the car yelled for the shooter to hurry, but he wanted to empty his gun first. Then he kicked both victims hard before he got back into the car; it sped away from the scene, but not before people had seen it.
June's friend heard the shots and rushed out, saw the blood-soaked forms, and called the police. She knew June had been targeted before for rough treatment, possibly with good reason, but had never believed it would result in murder.
* L.A. Forensics Season 2 Episode 3 - Mistress of Hollywood
Lavender Rolls Royce, similar
Los Angeles skyline
It was a hot night in Los Angeles. Around 10:30 p.m., June Cassandra Mincher descended the steps of a building the 6800 block of Sepulveda Boulevard in Van Nuys. She wore a wild print dress, tan jacket, curly black wig, and very high heels. Her good friend, Christian Pierce, accompanied her. He adored her, and as a result, he followed her at 10:30 that night into the danger zone. He had no idea that someone was watching for them.
http://www.nytimes.com/1988/10/04/us/four-are-accused-of-killing-producer-in-soured-film-deal.html
NYTimes.com
Four Are Accused Of Killing Producer In Soured Film Deal
AP
Published: October 04, 1988
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 3 — Four people have been charged with murder in the slaying five years ago of Roy Radin, the New York producer who the authorities say was involved in a soured deal to finance the movie ''The Cotton Club.''
Mr. Radin disappeared May 13, 1983, on his way to a meeting concerning the film, and his body was found a month later with a bullet wound in the head. His death, the authorities said today, was a contract killing.
Charged with murder were Karen De Layne Greenberger, formerly known as Elaine Jacobs; William Molony Mentzer; Alex Lamota Marti; and Robert Ulmer Lowe. The complaint alleged that they killed Mr. Radin for financial gain. Became a Middle Man
David Conn, deputy district attorney said a key figure in negotiations over the film was its producer, Robert Evans. Mr. Evans, who also produced ''Chinatown'' and ''Marathon Man,'' was not charged.
Mr. Conn said Mr. Radin's slaying resulted from a dispute between Mr. Radin and Ms. Greenberger about a plan to raise $35 million from investors in the Puerto Rican Government for ''The Cotton Club.''
The prosecutor said Mr. Radin was introduced to Mr. Evans by Ms. Greenberger and became a middleman in the Puerto Rican negotiations. Dispute Over Fee
But a dispute developed between Mr. Radin and Ms. Greenberger over a finder's fee she was demanding, Mr. Conn said.
''We think the individuals felt the deal could go forward without Radin being involved,'' Mr. Conn said, ''and it did go forward, but without the Puerto Rican investors.''
On May 13, 1983, he said, Mr. Radin stepped into a limousine rented by Ms. Greenberger ''with the intention of going to a restaurant and discussing the business arrangement further.''
Mr. Radin's body was found June 10, 1983, in northwest Los Angeles County.
Mr. Conn said new evidence had been uncovered in an investigation by the Sheriff's Department. Fears for Informant
Mr. Conn said the complaint was issued Sept. 22 but kept sealed because of fear for the safety of an informant who has since been relocated.
Searches carried out under warrants Sunday turned up weapons and explosives at the homes of Mr. Mentzer and Mr. Marti and at a storage locker, he said. Mr. Conn said Mr. Mentzer was a private investigator involved in security work with Mr. Marti, Mr. Deremer and Mr. Lowe.
Ms. Greenberger was arrested in Florida, Mr. Conn said. Mr. Lowe was arrested in Maryland, where Mr. Deremer was expected to be arrested, he said. Mr. Mentzer and Mr. Marti were arrested in Los Angeles.
The complaint also charged Mr. Mentzer, Mr. Lowe and a fifth defendant, Robert Leroy Deremer with murder in the slaying of June Mincher, a prostitute. Mr. Conn said said the two killings were unrelated except that two of the defendants were involved.
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