Prophecy Keepers: Prophecy Potpourri
Posted by The Fool at 1/19/2009 9:15 AM 
Categories: 2012, Nostradamus, Psychic Frauds, Mayan Calendar
Categories: 2012, Nostradamus, Psychic Frauds, Mayan Calendar
Continuing our roundup of end-of-the-world prophecies, here's a web site you should be aware of: it's called "Prophecy Keepers." An odd name, right? I mean, I get the "prophecy" part, but the "keepers" business is problematic. It suggests that someone is trying to make sure a particular prophecy actually happens.
Anyway...
The stated mission of PK is a Native-American-flavored world peace message, with lots of dire woo-woo warnings from all over the world mixed in. The peace part is laudable, naturally. Who is opposed to world peace, after all? But PK is long on "woo" and short on "do." They seem to have no clear idea how actually to achieve the world peace they say they so desperately want. They are quite sure, however, that the whole thing has something to do with being in "right relation with the Earth."
The whole thing is very preachy (in the vein of the poster below, which appears on the site). Frequent mention is made of the "White Roots of Peace Council," which—again—sounds very nice, but so what? Exactly how do they propose to bring peace to the world? I hope they have something concrete, since they clearly state that the White Roots Peace Council is "Creator's 'only way out' for us." (NOTE: On the site, the quotation marks really do appear around the phrase "only way out." What on Earth is that supposed to indicate?)
Ah, the answer to that requires some serious reading.
The site sells books (naturally), by an author named "Blue Otter," with titles like Ancient Prophecy, and Earth Mother Crying. You can plunk down $14.99 for permanent web access to all titles (actual paper and ink probably make Mother Earth sad) plus PK's interminable audio interviews with assorted "experts" of uncertain qualifications. Or you can download sample PDFs like this one from Prophecy Keepers. This book could be called Eschatology's Greatest Hits. It's a veritable end-of-the-world-prophecy rodeo! It has everything, from the Bronze Age to the Mayans to Crystal Skulls to Edgar Cayce. And of course, Nostradamus. In my opinion, the sample is enough to give you the gist of it.
By the way, "Blue Otter" is Will Anderson of Salt Lake City, Utah. According to the site (which conveniently omits the very non-Native-American-sounding "Anderson" moniker), Anderson "is a (sic) legally recognized as a Cherokee Indian in The State of Alabama and The Nation of Mexico, and wants to teach you to be a "Do-It-Yourself Prophet" —so you can safely navigate "The End Times" 2008-2017"
Well, if he's good enough for Alabama and Mexico, he's good enough for me.
The Salt Lake City connection is rather telling. In one of his barely intelligible discourses, Anderson claims that the Native American "Ghost Dance" is a perversion of a dance of Friendship and Welcome taught to someone named Wovoka in 1889 by—get ready for it—Jesus Christ.
I think it's safe to say our friend Will "Blue Otter" Anderson is or was a Mormon. Or something of equal historical authority.
The kookiness of this site is a real smorgasbord. You can pretty much get anything you want. Here's a real gem, just to give you the flavor:
Among PK's many fine features is an interview with someone named Sammy Eagle Vomit, AKA Barton Weasel Foreskin,
just so you know how serious these people are about the whole end of
the world deal. Alas, the link to the Eagle Vomit/Weasel Foreskin
interview is broken! We can only hope the web shaman at PK is on the
case.
Of course, when the apocalypse does come, you all want to be ready, don't you? Well, have no fear. Prophecy Keepers have you covered. Sort of. There are links here to sites like homelancivildefense.org which will show you how to build your own fallout shelter. Some of the links at PK are broken (how ominous—clearly someone doesn't want you to have this widely available information). There's also a link to plans for a Kearny Fallout Meter, a low-tech radiation detector which we actually made in high school science class thirty-five years ago. (See plans here, or just look it up in Appendix C of your personal copy of Nuclear War Survival Skills, by Cresson Kearney himself.)
If this site sounds like an episode of "Coast to Coast with George Noory," you're not far wrong. This sort of thing is typical of the quality of the online presence of the 2012 doomsayers I have found so far. Readers will also notice some overlap between guests of programs like "Coast to Coast" and the now-defunct-but-archived "Prophecy Keepers Radio" program, an internet-only show that showcased anybody with a prediction and a pulse. Among the archived list, I happened to notice the name of one John Hogue, an inept "seer" with a boner for Nostradamus.
Hogue's scruffy, I-live-in-my-mother's-basement-and-I've-never-had-a-sexual-relationship beard were prominently featured in the History Channel's crap-umentary, "Nostradamus: 2012." Hogue also appears from time to time on "Coast to Coast" radio, a medium for which he is far better suited. I should probably cover Hogue in more depth—if that's the proper word—in a future post.
All in all, Prophecy Keepers is pretty pathetic. They never call "bullshit" on any prophecy. They accept everything. If it has a mystical quality to it, they like it. It reminds me of the line about being so open-minded your brains fell out.
Anyway...
The stated mission of PK is a Native-American-flavored world peace message, with lots of dire woo-woo warnings from all over the world mixed in. The peace part is laudable, naturally. Who is opposed to world peace, after all? But PK is long on "woo" and short on "do." They seem to have no clear idea how actually to achieve the world peace they say they so desperately want. They are quite sure, however, that the whole thing has something to do with being in "right relation with the Earth."
The whole thing is very preachy (in the vein of the poster below, which appears on the site). Frequent mention is made of the "White Roots of Peace Council," which—again—sounds very nice, but so what? Exactly how do they propose to bring peace to the world? I hope they have something concrete, since they clearly state that the White Roots Peace Council is "Creator's 'only way out' for us." (NOTE: On the site, the quotation marks really do appear around the phrase "only way out." What on Earth is that supposed to indicate?)
Ah, the answer to that requires some serious reading.
The site sells books (naturally), by an author named "Blue Otter," with titles like Ancient Prophecy, and Earth Mother Crying. You can plunk down $14.99 for permanent web access to all titles (actual paper and ink probably make Mother Earth sad) plus PK's interminable audio interviews with assorted "experts" of uncertain qualifications. Or you can download sample PDFs like this one from Prophecy Keepers. This book could be called Eschatology's Greatest Hits. It's a veritable end-of-the-world-prophecy rodeo! It has everything, from the Bronze Age to the Mayans to Crystal Skulls to Edgar Cayce. And of course, Nostradamus. In my opinion, the sample is enough to give you the gist of it.
Well, if he's good enough for Alabama and Mexico, he's good enough for me.
The Salt Lake City connection is rather telling. In one of his barely intelligible discourses, Anderson claims that the Native American "Ghost Dance" is a perversion of a dance of Friendship and Welcome taught to someone named Wovoka in 1889 by—get ready for it—Jesus Christ.
I think it's safe to say our friend Will "Blue Otter" Anderson is or was a Mormon. Or something of equal historical authority.
The kookiness of this site is a real smorgasbord. You can pretty much get anything you want. Here's a real gem, just to give you the flavor:
The Great Peacemaker, is sometimes referred to as Deganawida or "Dekanawida." No one we know has drawn the direct correlation between Deganawida and and Ancient race off "Giants." According to Paul Wallace's seminal work titled The White Roots of Peace, Deganawida translated means "Double Row of Teeth." In the entire history of the world, only ONE race is known to have had a Double Row of Teeth - The Fallen Angels, or Grigori aka "The Nephilim."Wow! Gosh yes, that's exactly what I was thinking! How do you do that?
Now I know what you are thinking... uhhhh, aren't they supposed to all have been evil and responsible for The Great Flood?
Of course, when the apocalypse does come, you all want to be ready, don't you? Well, have no fear. Prophecy Keepers have you covered. Sort of. There are links here to sites like homelancivildefense.org which will show you how to build your own fallout shelter. Some of the links at PK are broken (how ominous—clearly someone doesn't want you to have this widely available information). There's also a link to plans for a Kearny Fallout Meter, a low-tech radiation detector which we actually made in high school science class thirty-five years ago. (See plans here, or just look it up in Appendix C of your personal copy of Nuclear War Survival Skills, by Cresson Kearney himself.)
If this site sounds like an episode of "Coast to Coast with George Noory," you're not far wrong. This sort of thing is typical of the quality of the online presence of the 2012 doomsayers I have found so far. Readers will also notice some overlap between guests of programs like "Coast to Coast" and the now-defunct-but-archived "Prophecy Keepers Radio" program, an internet-only show that showcased anybody with a prediction and a pulse. Among the archived list, I happened to notice the name of one John Hogue, an inept "seer" with a boner for Nostradamus.
Hogue's scruffy, I-live-in-my-mother's-basement-and-I've-never-had-a-sexual-relationship beard were prominently featured in the History Channel's crap-umentary, "Nostradamus: 2012." Hogue also appears from time to time on "Coast to Coast" radio, a medium for which he is far better suited. I should probably cover Hogue in more depth—if that's the proper word—in a future post.All in all, Prophecy Keepers is pretty pathetic. They never call "bullshit" on any prophecy. They accept everything. If it has a mystical quality to it, they like it. It reminds me of the line about being so open-minded your brains fell out.
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