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{{Tradurre}} [[Image:Elizabeth Clare Prophet - Guru Ma.JPG|thumb|200px|right|Elizabeth Clare Prophet]] '''Elizabeth Clare Prophet''' (''née'': '''Wulf''') (April 8, 1939 – October 15, 2009) was an American spiritual author and lecturer who was the leader of [[The Summit Lighthouse]] and [[Church Universal and Triumphant]], a [[New Age]] religious movement which gained media attention in the late 1980s and early 1990s while preparing for potential nuclear disaster.<ref>DeHaas, Jocelyn H. "The Mediation of Ideology and Public Image in the Church Universal and Triumphant," in Lewis, James R., and J. Gordon Melton, eds. (1994). ''Church Universal and Triumphant in Scholarly Perspective''. Center for Academic Publication. pp. 21–37. ISBN 978-0-8191-9634-7.</ref><ref name="teleobit">{{Cite news | last = | first = | coauthors = | title = Obituaries – Elizabeth Prophet | newspaper = Telegraph | pages = | publisher = | date = October 23, 2009 | url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/religion-obituaries/6417918/Elizabeth-Prophet.html | accessdate = 2010-02-13}}</ref> During this time, Prophet appeared on ''[[Larry King Live]]'', ''[[The Phil Donahue Show|Donahue]]'' and ''[[Nightline (U.S. news program)|Nightline]]'', among other television programs.<ref>DeHaas, Jocelyn H. "The Mediation of Ideology and Public Image in the Church Universal and Triumphant," in Lewis, James R., and J. Gordon Melton, eds. (1994). ''Church Universal and Triumphant in Scholarly Perspective''. Center for Academic Publication. pp. 31–32. ISBN 978-0-8191-9634-7.</ref> Earlier media appearances included a feature in 1977 in "The Man Who Would Not Die," an episode of [[NBC]]'s ''[[In Search Of... (TV series)|In Search Of...]]'' series.<ref>[[Leonard Nimoy|Nimoy, Leonard]] (host) (December 31, 1977). "The Man Who Would Not Die." ''In Search Of...'' [Television series]. NBC.</ref> She was also featured in 1994 on NBC's ''Ancient Prophecies''.<ref>McCallum, David (host) (1994). ''Ancient Prophecies''. Coast to Coast Productions. ASIN B0027PIA6M.</ref> == Biography == === Early years === Prophet was born '''Elizabeth Clare Wulf''' in [[Red Bank, New Jersey]] to Hans and Fridy Wulf. She spent her junior year studying French in [[Switzerland]], and graduated from [[Red Bank Regional High School]] second in her class. She attended [[Antioch College]] in Ohio from September 1957 to March 1959,<ref>''In My Own Words'' Chronology p.239</ref> transferring to [[Boston University]] in September 1959. She received a bachelor of arts degree in [[political science]] in approximately August 1961.<ref>''In My Own Words'' p.221 "The reason I stayed as long as I did, for four months, was to accrue more credits at B.U. so I could get my degree."</ref> From the age of nine, Prophet suffered from [[absence seizure]]s, a form of epilepsy, which worsened to include [[Tonic–clonic seizure|tonic-clonic seizure]] in 1988.{{Citation needed|date=October 2009}} After visits to the Catholic Church, the Jewish synagogue and every Protestant church in Red Bank, she attended Methodist Sunday School before finally settling on [[Christian Science]] at age 9, attracted in part by its emphasis on healing and her desire to overcome her epilepsy. {{Citation needed|date=October 2009}} She eventually expressed ambition to become a Practitioner. [[Image:Elizabeth clare prophet 1984.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Elizabeth Clare Prophet, 1984]] In 1960, while volunteering as a Sunday school teacher in the Christian Science Church in Boston, she met Dag Ytreberg, whom she briefly married.<ref>''In My Own Words'' p.222 "I was so burdened and I could not understand how I had married this person to be only married ten months."</ref> === Mark Prophet === On April 22, 1961, her group invited [[Mark Prophet]], who claimed to be a messenger for the [[Ascended masters]], to speak in Boston. She attended this meeting at which Mark claimed to give a message, from the [[Michael (archangel)|Archangel Michael]]; afterwards, she asked Mark to train her to be a "messenger". Mark and Elizabeth were married in 1963, had four children, and together administered [[The Summit Lighthouse]], which Mark had founded in 1958. On July 5, 1964, Prophet delivered her first public dictation, purportedly as a messenger for the ascended masters. In 1965, the Prophet family relocated to [[Fairfax, Virginia]], and in 1966 to [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]]. In 1970, the Prophet family founded Montessori International, a school based on the principles of the acclaimed educator Dr. [[Maria Montessori]]. "Montessori International" was used by the Prophets for their church/community school, which at various times offered classes for students ranging from preschool age to high school. Although their preschool teachers were trained at official Montessori organizations such as the [[Association Montessori Internationale]] and the [[Pan-American Montessori Society]],{{Citation needed|date=October 2009}} they were not officially associated with the Montessori umbrella organizations. In the elementary and high school levels, teachers were not Montessori certified.{{Citation needed|date=October 2009}} In 1970, the Prophets went to India with several dozen church members. They toured the country, meeting with [[Indira Gandhi]] as well as the [[Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama|Dalai Lama]].{{Citation needed|date=October 2009}} In 1972, the first volume of ''Climb the Highest Mountain'' was published, a projected five-volume work{{Citation needed|date=October 2009}}, which the Prophets intended to become their central scripture. On February 26, 1973, Mark Prophet died of a stroke. Elizabeth assumed leadership of their organization, which began an interest in survivalism, based on instructions she said Mark gave her the night before his stroke. She organized survival training on a {{convert|240|acre|km2|sing=on}} property outside of Colorado Springs, which they had purchased with the intention of using for a headquarters. In May 1973, the organization entered into a partnership with a member who owned a property near [[Coeur d'Alene, Idaho]], and attempted to establish a community there.{{Citation needed|date=October 2009}} === Ministry and expansion === Prophet married Randall King, a staff member, on October 17, 1973. They were married for seven years. King later sued Prophet for $16 million, alleging involuntary servitude, among other causes of action. The suit was settled out of court for an undisclosed amount.{{Citation needed|date=October 2009}} In 1974, the headquarters of the Church was moved to [[Santa Barbara, California]], where Elizabeth Prophet founded [[Summit University]], a 12 week program of instruction in her teachings. In 1975, she founded Summit University Press. On May 1, 1975, Prophet established [[Church Universal and Triumphant]] as the religious arm of the organization.<ref name="teleobit"/> She believed her church to be the rightful successor to the Catholic Church and used the title ''[[Vicar of Christ]]'' for the highest spiritual office in the church. (She was the first holder of that office; the church articles and bylaws define processes for future appointments to the office). The church eventually became the umbrella organization for Prophet's work, with The Summit Lighthouse becoming the publishing arm of the church. [[Image:Ecp-croagh-patrick-1980.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Elizabeth Clare Prophet in front of the chapel at the summit of [[Croagh Patrick]], Ireland, 1980]] In the summer of 1976, church headquarters were again relocated to the campus of Pasadena College, in [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]]. Summit University, Montessori International, and quarterly church conferences were held there. About 300 staff members were then in residence.{{Citation needed|date=October 2009}} In September 1976 and again in January 1978, Prophet returned to Africa.{{Citation needed|date=October 2009}} She conducted a conference at the [[Kwame Nkrumah]] conference center in [[Accra]] which was attended by thousands.{{Citation needed|date=October 2009}}{{Vague|date=October 2009}} She also met with the heads of state of [[Ghana]] ([[Ignatius Kutu Acheampong]]) and Liberia ([[William Richard Tolbert, Jr.]]).{{Citation needed|date=October 2009}} In 1977, the church purchased a former Claretian seminary in [[Calabasas, California|Calabasas]], a {{convert|218|acre|km2|sing=on}} campus near Los Angeles, and moved its operations there in 1978. Due to opposition from various governmental agencies, including the California Coastal Commission, the church was never able to build its planned headquarters there. The church sold the property in 1986 to [[Soka University]]. In October 1981, Prophet married Edward Francis, who was at that time a vice-president of the church. They were married for 16 years. Also in 1981, the church purchased the {{convert|12000|acre|km2|sing=on}} Forbes Ranch, just outside of [[Yellowstone Park]], near [[Gardiner, Montana]].<ref name=ecp2>{{cite web|title=125 Montana Newsmakers: Elizabeth Clare Prophet|url=http://www.greatfallstribune.com/multimedia/125newsmakers3/prophet.html|work=Great Falls Tribune|author=Tribune Staff|accessdate=August 26, 2011}}</ref> === Final years in the ministry === In 1986, Prophet relocated her headquarters to the Forbes Ranch, which she had renamed the Royal Teton Ranch. It was here that she made her more well-known prophecies including the possibility of a nuclear war between the superpowers.{{Citation needed|date=October 2009}} Beginning in 1986, as she was leaving Los Angeles, Prophet began predicting a possible first-strike nuclear attack by the [[Soviet Union]] and urged followers to prepare for this possibility by building fallout shelters and storing food and other necessities for survival.<ref name="teleobit"/> She was diagnosed with [[Alzheimer's disease]] in November 1998. The leadership of her church subsequently passed to a board of directors.{{Citation needed|date=October 2009}} === Retirement and death === In 1999, deteriorating health led Prophet to retire from the church. In 2000, she entered full-time nursing care for [[Alzheimer's disease]] in [[Bozeman, Montana]]. She died October 15, 2009 at the age of 70.<ref name=ecp2 /><ref name="ECPObit">[http://tsl.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/PressRelease-ElizabethClareProphet-10-15-09.pdf Elizabeth Clare Prophet, Pioneering Spiritual Leader, Passes], [[The Summit Lighthouse]], 2009-10-15, retrieved 2009-10-16</ref><ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/17/us/17prophet.html Elizabeth Prophet, 70, Church Founder, Is Dead], [[The New York Times]] 2009-10-16, retrieved 2009-10-18</ref> In September 2011, Prophet and several other prognosticators who incorrectly predicted various dates for the end of world were jointly awarded an [[Ig Nobel Prize]] for "teaching the world to be careful when making mathematical assumptions and calculations".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/09/29/winners_of_the_2011_ig_nobel_awards/?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Massachusetts+news|title=Winners of the 2011 Ig Nobel Awards|publisher=Boston Globe|date=September 29, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Wasabi alarm, beetle sex win Ig Nobel spoof prizes |url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/sns-rt-us-nobel-spooftre78s6vp-20110929,0,3616048.story|publisher=Baltimore Sun|date=September 29, 2011}}</ref> == Teachings == <!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Elizabeth Clare Prophet chart of the presence.jpg|frame|"[http://www.tsl.org/presence/ The Chart of the I AM Presence]." This image illustrates the "I AM Presence," (upper figure) and the "Holy Christ Self," (middle figure) which Elizabeth Clare Prophet taught was the "Real Self" of each person. The lower figure in the chart represents the Soul in the Human Level, standing in the "violet flame."]] --> Both Mark and Elizabeth taught the Path of Personal Christhood, the way of the soul's one-on-one relationship with the god within. Through the practice of the path of "karma yoga" (the path of balancing each and every one of the untoward acts, which one has committed in this and previous lifetimes), and the use of the Science of the Spoken Word, a form of mantra combined with meditation, prayer and visualization, individual souls seek reunion with God, desiring to "Ascend into Oneness with that God", even as Jesus did at the end of his lifetime.<ref>Prophet, Elizabeth Clare. Climb the Highest Mountain, Church Universal and Triumphant, 1995.</ref> They taught that this divine gift (The Ascension) could be earned after many lifetimes, upon balancing 51% or more of the negative [[karma]] of the soul.".<ref>''The Science of the Spoken Word'' p. 9</ref> The key to a more rapid balancing of Karma is the invocation of the Violet Flame, a spiritual light that is closest in its frequency or vibration to the physical octave. The teachings state that the Violet Flame, invoked by specific mantras called "decrees," actually transmutes negative karma, changing it into positive spiritual treasures, which accrue to an individual's heavenly "bank account." The doctrine brought forth by Mark L. Prophet and Elizabeth Clare Prophet combines both Eastern and Western religious teachings, and came from divine messages transmitted by the [[Ascended master|"Ascended Masters"]], heavenly beings ranging from universally familiar beings such as [[Gautama Buddha]] and [[Jesus Christ]], to lesser known beings such as [[Sanat Kumara#Sanat Kumara's cosmic bureaucracy|Ascended Master K-17, the head of the "Cosmic Secret Service"]].<ref name="teleobit"/><ref>[http://www.ascension-research.org/k-17.html "Ascended Master K-17"], Retrieved 2011-03-31.</ref> === Innovations in the Ascended Master Teachings === {{Disputed-section|date=October 2011}} Elizabeth Clare Prophet significantly expanded the use of the concept of "Twin Flames" which had been introduced in previous New Age teachings. A Twin Flame is supposedly the other half of a pair of souls which is always created at the beginning of the incarnation of a human being in the physical realm. The concept of had been included in the teachings of Guy and Edna Ballard's I AM Activity, but the idea of attempting to find one's twin flame had been dismissed by them as a distraction to one's main goal of accomplishing the ascension. Elizabeth Prophet popularized the notion and encouraged it, including it as a major them of one of her quarterly teaching sessions, entitled "Twin Flames in Love." In another break from previous New Age teachings, Elizabeth Prophet promoted the concept of "Fallen Angels" as beings similar to those taught of in evangelical Christian teachings. Previously, in the I AM Activity and Theosophy, it had been stated that angels cannot fall. === Dictations === Both Elizabeth and Mark Prophet took more than 3,000 "dictations" from more than 200 different "Ascended Masters". The messages, which often quoted the Bible or other scriptures, were published as "Pearls of Wisdom," which were mailed to weekly subscribers and later compiled into annual hardcover volumes.<ref>{{citation | last=Morya | first=El | year=1979 | title=Pearls of wisdom : volume eighteen [nos. 1–53], 1975 : teachings of the ascended masters dictated to the messengers Mark and Elizabeth Prophet | last2=Prophet | first2=Elizabeth Clare | last3=Prophet | first3=Mark | publisher=Summit University Press | isbn=978-0-916766-15-3 | url=http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/78237022}}</ref> Mrs. Prophet described her taking of dictations as a raising of her consciousness to the level of her Higher Self, or Holy Christ Self, whereupon the Ascended Master who wished to communicate would then lower his or her Consciousness from the level of the God-Consciousness, to that level of the Christ Self of Mrs. Prophet. She stated that she was fully conscious and not in a [[trance]] when she took dictation. === Previous incarnations === Ms. Prophet said that she was previously incarnated as [[Nefertiti]], [[Queen Guinevere]] of [[Camelot]], [[Teresa of Ávila|St. Theresa of Avila]], [[Catherine of Siena|St. Catherine of Sienna]], and [[Marie Antoinette]].<ref>[http://www.rickross.com/reference/cut/cut45.html Associated Press Report on Death of Elizabeth Clare Prophet – December 6, 2009:]</ref> === Extraterrestrial life === The Prophets believed in [[extraterrestrial life]]. However, Prophet did not see alien visitors as a benign presence (as did many New Agers) but generally having malevolent intent.<ref>For a brief explanation of the Prophets' views on UFOs, see Mark L. Prophet and Elizabeth Clare Prophet, ''The path of the Higher Self'' (Gardiner, Mont.: Summit University Press, 2003), pp. 429–31.</ref> Some of Prophet's ideas are published in her book ''Fallen Angels and the Origins of Evil'' and in ''Paths of Light and Darkness'', the sixth book in her ''Climb the Highest Mountain'' series. == Elizabeth Prophet's family == [[Image:Lanello, Guru Ma e Tatiana.JPG|thumb|280px|Mark and Elizabeth Prophet with Tatiana]] Prophet was survived by her five children and former husband Ed Francis. Her four adult children: Sean Prophet, Erin Prophet, Moira Prophet, and Tatiana Prophet had all worked for the group at one time or another, but left the Church in the 1990s. Erin Prophet is a project manager at a Boston hospital, and was her mother's co-guardian for many years. She also ran a website that raised funds for her mother's medical care. Sean Prophet is a creative director in Los Angeles, and also runs a prominent atheist website, [http://www.blacksunjournal.com Black Sun Journal]. He has publicly repudiated the teachings of the Ascended Masters and [http://www.blacksunjournal.com/elizabeth-clare-prophet/150_happy-birthday-mom_2006.html recounted] his mother's admission to him of her abuses of power. He has also expressed regret for his role in promoting the organization as minister and vice-president, and his desire to right past wrongs by exposing what he now views as transparent fraud throughout organized religion and the New Age movement.<ref>[http://www.blacksunjournal.com/about About Black Sun Journal, Statement of Sean Prophet], Retrieved 2009-10-19</ref> Moira Prophet was the first of Prophet's children to become publicly antagonistic, speaking out against the church on ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]'' in 1989. Tatiana Prophet was a reporter for the [http://www.vvdailypress.com Victorville Daily Press]. Prophet's grandson Chris Prophet is the former drummer for the post-hardcore group [[Horse the band|Horse The Band]]. == References == <references /> === Additional references === <!-- an earlier version of this article - dated 2009-10-19 – had these listed under the section title "Bibliography." Please improve this article by adding in-line citations to the article when referencing these works. --> * [[Chris Roth|Roth, Chris]] (1995) ''A Prophet in Her Own Compound: The Millennial Angst of Elizabeth Clare Prophet, Secretary to the Gods'' ''[[Steamshovel Press]],'' no. 14, pp.&nbsp;13–19 * [[James R. Lewis (writer)|Lewis, James R.]], and [[J. Gordon Melton]], eds (1994) ''Church Universal and Triumphant in Scholarly Perspective'', Stanford, Calif. Center for Academic Publication * [[Bradley C. Whitsel|Whitsel, Bradley C.]] (2003) ''The Church Universal and Triumphant, Elizabeth Clare Prophet's Apocalyptic Movement'', Syracuse University Press * [[Erin Prophet]] (2008) ''Prophet's Daughter: My Life with Elizabeth Clare Prophet Inside the Church Universal and Triumphant'', Lyons Press * [[Kenneth Paolini]], [[Talita Paolini]] (2000) ''400 Years of Imaginary Friends: A Journey Into the World of Adepts, Masters, Ascended Masters, and Their Messengers'', Paolini International == Publications == <!-- an earlier version of this article – dated 2009-10-19 – had these listed under the section title "Bibliography" implying they were references for this Wikipedia article. It is unclear if they are actually used as sources for this article. Please improve this article by adding in-line citations to the article when referencing these works. --> Works by Mark and Elizabeth Prophet (See [http://tsl.org/2009/08/list-of-books-by-mark-and-elizabeth-clare-prophet/ full list of books] published by [[Summit University Press]], [[Corwin Springs, Montana]]): * (1965, reprinted 1974, 1983, 1991, 2004) ''The Science of the Spoken Word'' ISBN 0-916766-07-1 * (1965, reprinted 2005) ''The Soulless One: Cloning a Counterfeit Creation'' ISBN 0-916766-43-8 * (1984, reprinted 1986, 1987) ''Prayers, Meditations, Dynamic Decrees for the Coming Revolution in Higher Consciousness'', Loose-leaf Sections I, II, and III, informally known among followers as "The Decree Book" * (1984) ''The Lost Years of Jesus" * (1986) ''The Path of the Higher Self,'' book 1 of the Climb the Highest Mountain series ISBN 0-916766-26-8 * (1993) ''Saint Germain on Alchemy'' ISBN 0-916766-68-3 * (1999) ''Saint Germain's Prophecy for the New Millennium'' ISBN 0-922729-45-X * (2000) ''Fallen Angels and the Origins of Evil: Why Church Fathers Suppressed the Book of Enoch and Its Startling Revelations'' ISBN 0-922729-43-3 * (2005) ''Paths of Light and Darkness,'' book 6 of the Climb the Highest Mountain series ISBN 1-932890-00-9 * (2006) ''The Path to Immortality'' ISBN 1-932890-09-2 * (2009) ''In My Own Words, Memoirs of a Twentieth Century Mystic'' ISBN 978-1-932890-15-0 By Elizabeth Clare Prophet (published independently) * (2008) ''Preparation for My Mission: Childhood Recollections'' Edited by Tatiana and Erin Prophet ISBN 978-0-578-00357-3 By Alex and Margaret Reichardt * (2009) ''On Fire for God: Adventures on the Mystical Path with Elizabeth Clare Prophet'' ISBN 978-1-60530-955-2 == External links == <!--========================({{No More Links}})============================ | PLEASE BE CAUTIOUS IN ADDING MORE LINKS TO THIS ARTICLE. 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