Lady Gaga Religious Movement
The charismatic leader Lady Gaga has presented her followers with the 10 Commandments of the 21st Century. The guide stones are located in Elberton, GA and were placed there by an anonymous group. While not specifically stated, they are believed to be the creation of the Illuminati. There is no formal church sight at this time but access to Lady Gaga and her interpretation of GA’s word can be found online at her official website. Her website also includes a link to join The Church of GA. Lady Gaga is a strong leader and shares her message in her music, tattoos, hair styles and photographs. Her most shocking revelation is the end of the world on December 21st 2012. To reach the understanding “the end of times is near,” we will start with Lady Gaga and her new religious movement.
She announced on live television worldwide:
“I’m so honored for all the little monsters and self-professed freaks of the universe. GA put me on Earth for three reasons: To make loud music, gay videos and cause a damn ruckus!” (Lady Gaga, Sept 12, 2010, MTV music awards)
And make a ruckus she did.
This new religious movement was founded on Catholicism. Lady Gaga was raised Catholic and defends her Catholic beliefs. She presents herself as the mother to “monsters” and everyone is welcome to follow her and her teachings. Her stage presence, elaborate costumes, props, and symbolism draw in followers with her songs. That message is “follow what I do and say….dress like me if you want…otherwise just adore me. I take all of you!”
An important message to her little monsters is the significance of The Georgia Guidestones. The GA Guidestones are located in Elberton, GA. The 10 Commandments of the 21st Century were dedicated on March 22, 1980. Made of granite and engraved in eight languages, the tablets were created as a life guide to the people remaining on earth after the apocalypse. Thirty-one years after the Guidestones were assembled in Georgia, Lady Gaga announced to her followers, “I had a dream and must share it with you. It was God and he told me his name is GA and I was his chosen messenger. This message is to all of us on earth about our future socially established code. Watch with your own eyes; see the symbolism in my messages. Listen to my songs, watch my videos, and recognize what is right and wrong. The end of times is near and there will be severe changes. The chosen 500,000,000 people remaining on earth must live by these ten laws.”
The Georgia Guidestones
1. MAINTAIN HUMANITY UNDER 500,000,000 IN PERPETUAL BALANCE WITH NATURE
2. GUIDE REPRODUCTION WISELY — IMPROVING FITNESS AND DIVERSITY
3. UNITE HUMANITY WITH A LIVING NEW LANGUAGE
4. RULE PASSION — FAITH — TRADITION — AND ALL THINGS WITH TEMPERED REASON
5. PROTECT PEOPLE AND NATIONS WITH FAIR LAWS AND JUST COURTS
6. LET ALL NATIONS RULE INTERNALLY RESOLVING EXTERNAL DISPUTES IN A WORLD COURT
7. AVOID PETTY LAWS AND USELESS OFFICIALS8. BALANCE PERSONAL RIGHTS WITH SOCIAL DUTIES
9. PRIZE TRUTH — BEAUTY — LOVE- SEEKING HARMONY WITH THE INFINITE
10. BE NOT A CANCER ON THE EARTH — LEAVE ROOM FOR NATURE
IN ACCORDANCE TO THE WORD OF LADY GAGA STATING THE MEANING OF THE GEORGIA GUIDESTONES
Listen to my words people of earth. I am a messenger on earth. What I sing and say is GA’s word. Learn this new language, embrace it and you will understand GA’s Word. The new language is verbal and visual. Follow me through my life on earth and you will receive messages with your eyes and ears. It is important to speak of what you learn and spread the message of GA. Much of what I reveal is to point out those who wish to suppress the change in society as directed by GA. Every Sunday at 7 PM you can join the chat room and share stories, the actions to those resisting The Church of GA, personal thoughts and more about Lady Gaga and The Church of GA.
People must get along. Do not place blame on others but hold yourself accountable for your actions. Resist those that test your faith. Believe in GA. Understand that GA is of the Heavens, an alien. You see, because I receive this message from GA I know there will be a resistance to our cause. You must be good to each other because the future of earth is dependent upon those who can unite. Acceptance of all people, no matter of race, sexual orientation, or religious beliefs must be socially established. The “homosexual panic” sweeping over the earth generated by my song “Born This Way” is the message to those people who are in denial of homosexuality. Social acceptance is the key to stopping the thrusting of our fellow humans into the outer darkness that separates one person as ‘normal’ while another as ‘abnormal’.”
We must over-throw the government and start over. Most of the politicians will go at the time of the apocalypse. The governmental officials remaining will follow GA’s guides as instructed to re-establish the new world. External disputes will no longer exist as the five hundred million people remaining will have peace on earth and live in a new, utopian life.
There will be no written laws on pettiness. Officials of the old religions will be replaced both in religious sanctions and governmental rule. No one will tell you who to love or who to marry. Only those left are worthy, and may choose freely. We will repopulate the earth with our Monster seed.
Be yourself, but act with correctness. We will be changing the world. This world is full of hate and we have the ability to make the change to love. It is GA’s desire for his people to start a new society by forming new families. The hateful people will be taken to eternal pain and suffering at the hands of Satan.
Be honest with others. Be honest with yourself. Show your inner beauty and embrace it. We will grow in harmony for eternity. Heed what the ancient Mayans have taught for they were correct. GA has had the end of the world determined longer than imaginable. The Mayans used the stars and planets of the Heavens to determine the end of the world. That date is December 21st 2012. When the blue comet passes the earth, the result will be a new earth for GA’s followers. You can’t buy a house in Heaven: GA must decide if your final home will be with him. It’s been a long time since I came around but I’m back in town and this time I’m not leaving without you. (Germanotta) Prepare now for 2012 because I want as many of my little monsters to join me in the future as possible.
GA will judge the people of earth. If you are a cancer to earth and to society you will be banished. The earth needs to replenish its self. By removing six billion people on December 21st 2012, the earth will be cleared and nature will return. Do not think of this as the fall of humanity, but the pursuit of a new society to reclaim the earth and embrace the opportunity to live in peace with others chosen by GA.
I love all of you and look forward to seeing you soon.
Love,
Mother Gaga
Millions of people have joined online to see what Lady Gaga’s message is about the future. Her message has gained millions of followers, all vying to be one of those remaining on earth. Her little monsters have flocked to the GA Guidestones eager to share the messages Lady Gaga has presented to her followers. Serious resistance to her new religious movement has developed.
The Anti-GA Cultist Resistance Group (AGaCRuG) is out to stop The Church of GA. This group is headed by Mark Dice, author of The Resistance Manifesto. Dice demanded in his book that the Guidestones be “smashed into a million pieces.” He claims the monument of GA’s commandments are of deep Satanic origin (Dice). Lady Gaga instructs her followers to ignore this man. The tablets were not created for Satan, but for GA.
Not long after the publication of his book, Phyllis Brooks who runs the Elbert County Chamber of Commerce remembers when the Guidestones were attacked by vandals for the first time ever. The message spray-painted on one tablet was “Jesus will beat u Satanists.” Dice denied any involvement in the assault of the stones. Other defacements asserted that the Council on Foreign Relations is “ran by the devil,” and the September 11th 2001 attacks were an inside job headed President Obama, who is a Muslim. Vandals have also splashed the Guidestones with polyurethane, which is much more difficult to remove than paint. Despite the graffiti artist’s alignment with his views, Dice says he disapproves of their acts.
The Guidestones were paid for by “R.C. Christian” as homage to the legendary 14th century founder of the Rosicrucians. Secrecy is the hallmark of the Rosicrucian’s. The group announced itself to the world in the early 17th century with a pair of anonymous manifestos. The manifestos created a huge stir across Europe. The Guidestones were created to stress reason and endorse a harmonic relationship with nature. Lady Gaga reveals Rosicrucian symbolism to stress the importance of their work.
Charlie Clamp was the sandblaster who carved each of the 4,000-plus characters on the stones said, “During the hundreds of hours spend etching the guides, I was distracted by strange music and disjointed voices.” In 1980, Clamp did not recognize the music or voices. He has since realized the music and voices were Lady Gaga’s who was not born yet.
The Rosicrucians have been passing down knowledge of a solar cycle that climaxes every 13,000 years. The passing of this blue comet will lead to the devastation of the earth as human now know it. Currently, the recent collapse of the United States financial system will eventually result in major disruptions of oil and food supplies. Mass riots and ethnic wars will break out worldwide with all of this chaos leading up to December 21st 2012.
A local minister in Elberton, James Travenstead, predicted that “occult groups” would flock to the Guidestones, and warned that someday a sacrifice would take place there. Lady Gaga has stated The Guidestones are not a sacrificial altar, but a marker for GA to land his ship on the day of the apocalypse. When viewed from directly overhead, they form an X and are the ideal landing area. All monsters remaining on earth will gather at the GA Guidestones. Have faith; there is a way for all of us to gather. The ritual of communion will be preformed to all. We will join in singing and dancing in joy as the Father of Jesus arrives in his most glorious! A time of celebration as GA reveals himself to his followers.
The great alien will arrive by UFO in the sky to a joyous celebration. Aliens have always been present as they have watched over the earth for centuries. Charles Berlitz and William Moore were correct that UFO activity is significant. Roswell and the events that have taken place in New Mexico area are facts. Visitors to earth from the Heavens should not be viewed as hostile. People who tell stories of hostile abduction were not taken by messengers of GA, but demons sent by Satan (Partridge). The government is hiding the fact that there is life on other planets and that GA’s disciples are watching over us. Some may see GA’s watchers as angels or ghosts. Other people may see them as demons, disease or death.
Lady Gaga explains, “The Lord GA has been commonly recognized as ‘God’ in many, but not all faiths. I pray to GA everyday and ask for guidance. At night I dream the most wicked and horrible nightmares. These dreams are messages from GA. I see the wickedness of the people on earth and must share these dreams with you in my works of art. If I must cover my naked body with the social issues of the world, I will.”
Reflecting on GA
I developed this new religious movement based on the Georgia Guidestones and my fascination with this granite monument. The combination of the Guidestones and singer Lady Gaga was an easy connection. Conspiracy theories link Lady Gaga to multiple organizations such as The Illuminati, The Rosecrucians and Satanic cults. As I viewed pictures of her and watched her videos I could easily spot all the symbolism displayed for the world to see. The fact that she refers to herself as a mother of little monsters sealed the deal.
In constructing my NRM I based it on Lady Gaga’s Catholic upbringing. I viewed her interview with Katie Couric on Thanksgiving Day and was touched at the sincerity in her stories, songs and words. Initially, I was going to take the story depicting Lady Gaga as a cult leader but eventually came to realize she was an inspiring person who could easily be the head of a NRM.
Blending Catholicism and Ancient Alien Theory, I came up with the New World belief. Lady Gaga, instructed by GA, would spread the message of his return by UFO to the Guidestone monument. I used the date based on the Mayan calendar for the end of the world; December 21st 2012. The more I learned about Lady Gaga the easier it became for me to realize how she could get millions of people to follow her based on faith. Millions already look up to her as an advocate for human rights. Her stand on accepting people who are diverse is passionate and a testament of her faith in God.
The Georgia Guidestones are recent sculptures and give a message in eight languages. There is no doubt the world is the intended audience. Lady Gaga reaches the world daily in some form and on occasion graces us locally. She doesn’t hide from the “real world” but encourages people to be themselves, just as the Guidestones direct.
Creating a fictional NRM was incredibly helpful in understanding how NRMs started in the past and how they start now. New religions are developed by people looking for a new way to understand a faith. Using the methodology of Geertz, I further developed Lady Gaga sending messages with her eyes and symbols so followers would recognize what is right and wrong with society in this century (Geertz 6). The ideology of a new world and apocalyptic times based on the “Nexus of Novelty” typology stressed to the followers of this NRM. Lady Gaga is a disciple of God intent on spreading the meaning of this typology (D&A 5). Also important to a NRM is the role of a charismatic leader as a guide to the followers. This type of leader can influence their followers in unimaginable ways. (D&A 12)
I also explored the sociological theory of religion and could relate the actions of Lady Gaga and the message she teaches is acceptance of all people. As Berger touched on in “The Sacred Canopy,” people must not be pushed into the darkness of what separates one person as normal and another as abnormal. This made a great connection to Lady Gaga as she defends the rights of people (Berger 24).
The stories of people who claim to have been abducted by aliens in Partridge’s book UFO Religions influenced my decision on what form GA would take. The alien stories seemed to have been a negative experience and in developing this religion, I wanted the possibility of an alien coming to earth as a positive experience for the earth (Partridge 6,10).
This final for the NRM course helped clarify how and why religious movements are developed. Given creative freedom in developing a NRM, the experience has been eye-opening in many respects. Gaining knowledge about NRMs, The Georgia Guidestones, alien theories and Lady Gaga was a good learning experience. I plan to continue elaborating on my fictional religion as a creative writing piece of work. The interest in Lady Gaga is immense and will attract many people to read about my fictional religious movement.
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