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Marshall Applewhite in 1975... Heaven's Gate...
Marshall Applewhite in 1975... Heaven's Gate...
Item # 722309
December 01, 1975
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 1, 1975
* Early Marshall Applewhite & Bonnie Nettles
* Heaven's Gate - new religious movement - cult
* Two witnesses of Revelation ? UFO religion
* Black Sabbath - English heavy metal rock band
* "Sabotage" Madison Square Garden advertisement
* Ozzy Osbourne - Tony Iommi w/ Aerosmith concert tour
The front page has a heading: "UFO CULT MYSTERY TURNS EVIL" with lengthy editorial on pages 12 & 13 including a photo showing Marshall Applewhite and Bonnie Nettles. The Heaven's Gate mass suicide didn't happen for another 22 years later.
AI notes: In 1975, Marshall Applewhite was at a critical turning point in his life, moving from a background as a music teacher and choir director into the early formation of the beliefs that would later define the Heaven’s Gate cult. During this period, he was deeply engaged in exploring spiritual, mystical, and esoteric ideas, drawing on a mixture of Christian theology, New Age philosophy, and emerging UFO and extraterrestrial concepts. Applewhite was experiencing personal crises, including health concerns and a profound sense of existential searching, which made him receptive to alternative religious ideas and apocalyptic thinking. It was also in 1975 that he met Bonnie Nettles, a nurse and like-minded spiritual seeker, who would become his close collaborator and co-founder of what would eventually become Heaven’s Gate. The two quickly formed a unique spiritual partnership, interpreting their meeting as divinely orchestrated and beginning to frame a cosmology in which they saw themselves as messianic figures tasked with guiding select followers toward a higher evolutionary existence, ultimately leaving the human plane to ascend to a transcendent, extraterrestrial realm. This year marked the initial fusion of Applewhite’s charismatic personality, Nettles’ practical and mystical influence, and the doctrinal seeds of a movement that would later attract devoted followers and culminate in one of the most infamous mass suicides in American history.
Page 84 has a 5 x 3 1/2 inch ad for a "Black Sabbath" concert at Madison Square Garden. (see image)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.
It is worth noting that "The Village Voice" was an American news and culture paper, known for being the country's first alternative newsweekly. Founded in 1955, the Voice began as a platform for the creative community of New York City.
Complete with 136, tabloid-size, one crease across the center, nice condition.
Provenance note: This issue comes from The Village Voice's own archives, part of their in-house collection used to create their digital archive. Rare as such.
Alert: Many issues of The Village Voice contain articles and/or photos which some consider offensive, and are certainly inappropriate for children. Please purchase with discretion.
Category: The 20th Century
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