[ed. - The current (as of January 2020) Introduction to the "Robert Earl Burton and The Fellowship of Friends" blog follows. The blog was launched August 7, 2011 by Tim Campion, a member of the Fellowship from 1974 to 1987 and participant in the Fellowship of Friends Discussions since 2007. An image of the blog as it originally debuted appears below.]
Robert Earl Burton founded The Fellowship of Friends in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1970. Burton modeled his own group after that of Alex Horn, loosely borrowing from the Fourth Way teachings of Gurdjieff and Ouspensky. In recent years, the Fellowship has cast its net more broadly, embracing any spiritual tradition that includes (or can be interpreted to include) the notion of "presence."
The Fellowship of Friends exhibits the hallmarks of a "doomsday religious cult," wherein Burton exercises absolute authority, and demands loyalty and obedience. He warns that his is the only path to consciousness and eternal life. Invoking his gift of prophecy, he has over the years prepared his flock for great calamities (e.g. a depression in 1984, the fall of California in 1998, nuclear holocaust in 2006, and most recently the October 2018 "Fall of California Redux.")
According to Burton, Armageddon still looms in our future and when it finally arrives, non-believers shall perish while, through the direct intervention and guidance from 44 angels (recently expanded to 81 angels, including himself and his divine father, Leonardo da Vinci), Burton and his followers shall be spared, founding a new and more perfect civilization.
Many regard Robert Earl Burton a narcissist and sociopath, surrounded by a largely greed- and power-driven inner circle. The following pages offer abundant evidence supporting that conclusion.
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| Screen capture of "Robert Earl Burton: An Unauthorized Blogography" (2011) |
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ReplyDeleteI am a historian conducting research into how cults use their own currencies (ie funny money) to abuse members and their finances. I wanted to know if any ex-members of the Fellowship are able and willing to share pictures of the vouchers the cult uses, or even be willing to send old vouchers for me to document and preserve. It would go a long way into including the Fellowship's abuses in line with other cults with similar behavior. I am happy if you wish to communicate anonymously. Please feel free to respond here, send an email to zkidca [AT] comcast.net, or reach out in any way you feel comfortable. Thank you greatly.
Miles was a terrific person. I can't say how much he helped me when I was a lost soul. God bless you Miles and thank you for all your help.
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