The Unarius Society

[kamalktk]

There seems to have been a Fortean Times article on them, but no thread about them.

http://www.forteantimes.com/features/articles/45/the_unarius_society.html
(see link update below)


Unarius members believe that 33 spaceships are heading toward Earth to a landing base in Jamul, Calif. When they arrive, the saucers will land on top of each other.

A documentary has now been made about the group. The following article has a few details about the documentary, as well as more information about the group. And pictures, lots of pictures, that make the link worth visiting.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/01/unarius-documentary_n_4697049.html

 

[sherbetbizarre]

Cinefamily in L.A. are having an Unarius season - but not showing the above documentary, but others made by the Unarius themselves:

Welcome, Space Brothers: The Films of the Unarius Academy Of Science

The Unarius Brotherhood were on a radical mission from the late-‘70s to the mid-‘80s: to spread their “interdimensional science of life” and the principles of reincarnation to the masses via some of most wildly inventive, waaaaay outside-the-box public access TV programming in America. Their cosmic leader, the exuberant septuagenarian Ruth Norman (aka Archangel Uriel), an advanced clairvoyant with a fondness for glittery dresses, rainbow capes and benevolent aliens, permanently altered the minds of tens of thousands across the country — from late-night stoners to seekers leaving behind their lives in order to move to El Cajon, CA, and join the cause.

As part of their outreach, the Unarians created elaborate psychodramatic “documentaries” for the purpose of spiritual healing: films of Uriel and the students channeling and re-enacting their previous lives together on Earth and other planets, no matter how debauched or outlandish — for spiritual healing. Utilizing otherworldly costumes and makeup, guerilla location-filming techniques, elaborate sets and ingenious no-budget special effects, this ambitious collective produced a legacy of some of the most mind-shattering, oddly uplifting gems of American outsider cinema. Bootlegged and coveted by collectors for decades, these films have never before been presented as works on the large screen — until now.

This full-immersion weekend includes core Unarius members onstage for live Q&As, the world theatrical premiere of Unarius’ 1979 16mm masterwork The Arrival, highlights from their massive archive of public access videos — plus a Unarius costume exhibit, pop-up reading room, workshops, and tea house on Cinefamily’s back patio. Join us!

http://www.cinefamily.org/films/welcome ... f-science/

Includes plenty of trippy clips...

 

[Peripart]

Unarius members believe that 33 spaceships are heading toward Earth to a landing base in Jamul, Calif. When they arrive, the saucers will land on top of each other.

And then... the inter-galactic Jenga championships can begin!

 

[EnolaGaia]

There seems to have been a Fortean Times article on them, but no thread about them.
http://www.forteantimes.com/features/articles/45/the_unarius_society.html
(see link update below)

The cited Fortean Times article is no longer offered at the FT website. The MIA article can still be accessed via the Wayback Machine:

https://web.archive.org/web/2008090...features/articles/45/the_unarius_society.html

 

[Herr Cloaca]

California's fringe sects – in pictures
Some of California’s fringe spiritual groups are still out there – little pockets of commune dwellers, transcendental meditators and UFO worshippers dotted around the state.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/mar/27/california-cults-sects-photos-in-pictures

 

[Lord Lucan]

I have some weird shit bookmarked from searches made years ago. When I saw this thread this morning I just had to add this: