Some of them were crying when they made these videos. They were scared, but were so passive as people, they would not stand up and say “No, I want to live.” How could someone be that unwilling to save their own life? It’s scary.
@Arcanjo Miguel I’m not judging them, but most humans have an instinct that tells them “Dying is bad, we don’t want that.” These people took their own lives when it is clear to me some of them didn’t want to. I’m wondering why. What happened to their human instinct, their will to live?
So sorry to hear. Look forward to seeing to seeing him again in the resurrection. I was a teenager in Guyana at that time. It was a dark day and the majority of us locals had no idea what was actually going on. We heard the religious broadcast once a week on the radio and did not realize Peoples Temple was right in our hinterland.
This is so sad. The fragility of the human mind and psyche and how easily some people can be brainwashed into believing just about anything is so scary.
I saw a documentary series about this. I cried during the final episode when a man who left the cult talked about his girlfriend, who stayed with the cult and took her own life with them. He talked about how he dreamt of her for years afterwards. He was able to move on with his life but never forgot his time there. It was really sad.
I had a dream someone stole my four wheeler and I was grabbing people by collar demanding answers. I woke up mad. Man I don't even have a four wheeler and never even been on one. That was mad. I was legit beating people in that dream looking for my wheels.
@@Zealantyeah. A lot of people don’t really understand how a cult works and how it doesn’t just happen to “stupid people” (I’ve actually seen that in a comment).
What's even more so horrific than these people taking their own lives is that they were able to be brainwashed by someone who was totally insane. To believe such a ridiculous tale as the one which this guy came up with had me shaking my head in disbelief.
Whats sad was they should have read the bible. Their is only heaven and hell. And good people end up in hell due to not knowing and asking Jesus for forgiveness.
...the prollem is, it's always the most insane of people that are the most influential, Charles Manson, Yahweh Ben Yahweh, James Jones etc etc etc, smh
My father was on vacation and one of these people invited them to their “church”. He went to a “service” , thinking it was going to be a normal Christian service. Once he was there he realized it was a cult, he left and skipped town.
@@thekaren1111 he is a cult leader.. What he teaches is a molested version of the truth in which he uses bible verses out of context to get people to give money.. An absolute molestation of the bible for personal gain.
It gets quite macabre at the 0:45 mark. She's visibly concerned, on the verge of tears, trembling in her voice, and states softly she couldn't be happier about what she is about to do followed with a heavy sigh. This is met with laughter from everyone else. It's like a sick joke.
It’s never that simple. There are a lot of people right now whom have fallen in with the conspiracy theory crowd, the QAnon grade stuff, who believe that they’ve come to absolute acknowledge and truth logically and independently, and that everyone who doesn’t believe what they believe need to wake up from being sheep who can’t think for themselves.
@@ninij9692 The Trump Cult dates back farther than 2 years, although the January 6th attempt to overthrow the government and install the Cult Leader as dictator for life is the defining moment and culmination of the raison d'etre of the Cult. The Leader's claims of his divine origins grew while the belief in his Savior like qualities and his messianic mission also grew in the minds of the Cult members.
Oh Please.. you're probably the biggest nacissist in your neighborhood. I always find that people who use the word "narcissist" so freely.. are usually the biggest ones of all.
Makes you think though. How many of us are truly 100% critical thinkers and have 100% independent thought. I see tribalism/influence everwhere now. Democrat vs Republicans. Theist vs Atheist. I see a lot of influence from our friends, family, coworkers, internet, etc for any particular subject/opinion.... You start getting too deep in your way of thinking and it gets hard to admit you were wrong before or change your way of thinking. I think self-awareness is key here though.
I remember when this happened; it was so disturbing and shocking to me and I was raised in an apocalyptic cult. I was actually taking a class on group dynamics psychology at an Ivy League school and we were actually talking about how people act in high controlled groups. After this event we literally spent a week discussing what had happened and I had a few serious questions. 1) If you believed you are part of an ordained group, why would you mutilate yourself in any way? These people were taught they were asexual, so men were actually removing their testes. 2) If you are actually apart of some interstellar group, why would you have to be killed or commit murder? You should literally be beamed up, not spend time making videos saying goodbye and then drinking a poison. It was so sad that so many innocent people lost their lives at the hands of a mentally I’ll nut job.
@@christiandavila8589 We were taught that the entire world will be destroyed by an event called Armageddon and that only the true believers would remain. So basically 8 billion people will be destroyed unless they joined our religion.
Thats like arguing about the details in the bible... wrong argument. - The right argument would be to say: why believe anything the book says in the first place? This truly is nothing more than a few fucking idiots. Im sure thats offensive to some, just like their stupidity is to me.
@@christiandavila8589 no I think they’re saying they grew up in an apocalyptic cult. And then they went to an Ivy League. The school and the cult are unrelated to each other
I feel so bad for the family members . They are heart broken 😞 . I am sure they regret their decisions in the afterlife . The saddest part is the families will never ever understand their choice
Yes they do regret their choice 😔 I dreamed with my best friend a few days after he took his life and in my dream he was crying and his face was red it appeared like he had been crying for hours, he said “tell them I’m sorry I’m so sorry” I will never forget this dream.
@@brendaclemens3951 when my best friend since childhood committed suicide I had a similar dream. She was wearing all white and laying on a bed and she got up and looked at me and her mouth was stuck shut. Like she couldn’t talk or open it. I later found out when they prepare a body for a viewing , they wire their jaws shut . I am still horrified by this . I felt like she was trying to talk to me but couldn’t for whatever reason. She just looked at me very sadly . Her eyes were sad and full of regret .
0:47 "I couldn't be happier about what we're about to do" (breathing heavily and sniffling). It's obvious that she is absolutely terrified and wants to continue living more than anything in this world, but knows she's trapped. RIP
It’s uncanny how he could find 38 people that were exactly alike. All it would take is one person to say hey, I don’t wanna do this and I believe you would have seen others follow suit. But because he was so manipulative, so good at reading people, he literally was able to get an entire cult of the most passive people. Quite remarkable when you think about his tactics
I think a lot of them were passive because they were encouraged to act in a certain way because they were promised something. The mind is not as solid as people think. With good reasons people will go anywhere, that's what people who haven't been in a cult have a hard time understanding. The cult has an excuse for every weird thing, and people will choose to believe the excuse as long as the promise is big enough. Also it's usually a slow process. They gradually draw you in something very different from what you know, and you start questioning if whether or not your usual way of thinking can apply in such a case.
Thats why it took him many years to conform his flock, he contacted many, many people through his "seminars" until he assembled his final group with the 38 most vulnerable, troubled and emotionally weak individuals out of thousands.
To those who say, they don’t understand how things like this can happen- it’s simple: the consciousness will seek whatever one spends their energy towards. When one is subconsciously seeking an out of their current reality, or even “life” as many know it, they will meet others/energy/circumstances on the same path. They will join the collective energy, increasing the energy and all intentions, and boom. All sorts of things happen, because all things were possible anyway. Everyone may have their story, childhoods, trauma, whatever- but all in this cult, came to this conclusion. This happens to this day, with all religious groups, political groups, personal relationships, etc. All one has to do, is observe children in a classroom or playground.
The believers eyes are just like a calm sheep that obeys and trust their shepherd. We are human, only if they were brave enough to question, to think critically!
well said there are many red flags to me prior that the people ignored! They were like sheep being lead to the slaughter! How someone gets a hold of ones mind and heart stumps me! Guess I need a vid or two on cult leaders how they do it!
Its just nuts. Dont know about you, but I was clever enough at age four or five to correllate Santas handwriting with my parents handwriting; so by extension, Ive never understood how grown adults can be such suckers. You know?
@@a.n.tunderground1282 ..They are not suckers .They were vulnerable people deceptively lured into a group that pomised them a better future in a better world and manipulated with fake love aka lovebombing .Then isolated from friends and family outside the group which prevented them from receiving critical feedback then indoctrinated with phobias about horrible things they would experience if the left.It happens to millions of people and highly intelligent people at that.
@77Creation " todo por mejor , nada por la pejor. " My quote still stands. Interept how you like but this QUOTE is more for me since it applied alot to my life since I'm the one who made the quote. Take it or leave it still doesn't chance the fact.
I remember when this happened they claimed the comet hailbot was a spaceship coming for their souls. I recall that there was one person who didn't go thru with the suicide pact, but he changed his mind a couple of days later and "joined" the others by taking his life.
technically we cannot blame on just one person. the herd mentality is very common in this world. unless you have a tendency to be a rebel, it is common for humans to feel belonged and this is what caused these people to hang on to the group. they have a strong need to be recognized but they were not getting any outside the group
You can decide not to belong without being a rebel. It's called "thinking for yourself". It's not bound by a desire to be a different per se, it's simply being able to think through each decision and choosing wisely, whether that means making a similar decision to millions of other people or you being the only one in the whole world making a different decision.
@@mysteryman3054 I agree but it's easier said than done with these kinds of people. Look at their body language and facial expressions. They lack any of the attributes that you've mentioned.
I still remember the look of one cult members mom that she gave me after I denied a „talk“ with her daughter about their „religion“. She was like scanning me from the very bottom to the top with a smirk. It creeped the hell out of me.
they have vulnerabilities and people like applewhite prey on them. they might come from terrible families. they may have been abused as children. they may feel misunderstood. the list is long but the fact of the matter is that something caused them to be vulnerable and it's just sad.
Most of them found the cult while trying to find themselves and figure things out on a spiritual level. Do was unfortunatly their to guide them to a plastic bag
Did they just laughed when that woman started sort of crying? ???? People, use your brains to think for yourselves otherwise someone will insert their will onto you
I was a kid when this was all over the news, and even as a child I recognized the absurdity of the cult and what they believed in. Quite a few of them were clearly repressed homosexuals and had mental/emotional issues that were taken advantage of. So sad.
i truly also find it so crazy the age range of this group it's not just young adults similar to the manson family it's a range of young adults to elders....just wow...
I just took one look at does eyes and my heart dropped. there is just this insanity in his eyes, no face ever has been able to do that to me. I’m terrified. what a tragedy. cults are no joke people!!!
There’s good & there’s bad in this world. Many times they share facets. They all wear clothes, yet wearing clothes is not bad. Star Trek has been very beneficial our people’s imagination & dreams beyond cable news women. I’m sorry for these people’s loss. This person was wicked & wrong. Don’t give up on your dreams & don’t let anyone steal them from you, or else you’ve handed them victory again. Stay young in your heart & mind, but not to young. I’ve noticed that with the elderly.
This is so sick, and sad at the same time omg 😳. People the minute you hear the word CULT no matter how bad things are in your life , just ran !. Those so call leaders are always a coward behind a mask, while you’re looking for strength, you are their strength.
I was 22 at the time & when I heard about this I was floored thinking what the hell posessed these people to kill them selves , then I read all about this cult & still 27 years later it boggles the mind
Life is hard. And for some much harder. Who am I to judge when you've had enough and rdy to check out. Life is not as fulfilling for some... and I get it
These people had a huge hole in their soul...that is how they became victims to this cult and believe this ridiculous idea if killing themselves as ok....awful!!!!!!
They’re the happiest theyve ever been. They fully believed without a shred of doubt that their worldly deaths were actually for the perfection of their souls in the afterlife. These werent suicides to them. This was “leveling up” in the world.
@Lina’s Tarot-Oracle❤️ Being a “Christian” means nothing. Being a follower of Christ and his teachings is what matters. Only way to heaven is through Jesus.
This is true. What do you think this is appropriate time to say that? The family of the deceased do not need to see that. If they’re true followers of Jesus they already know it. But you don’t have to put that out there in front of them and remind them one more time that a love ones didn’t make it to heaven. That’s not our job as Christians. There is a right time to do things and there is a wrong time to do things. Also the Bible tells us that we should test spirit meaning if we think it is of God or not. And we should also test our Beliefs to make sure they line up with Jesus. The Bible says that we can have blinders over our eyes and not see the truth. That’s why we need to test our beliefs to make sure that we are in the truth. Regardless of what religion you are. You should test your beliefs to make sure you are following after Jesus. When I say that I’m not saying test God. There is a difference
Religion is a powerful manipulation tool, especially towards weak and sad people. Religious leaders can twist words around to make you think what they do. I recommend reading your religious text yourself and alone instead of blindly listening to someone else.
A”friend” conned me into going to a pyramid scam thing one time. It was a cult like this and after going there and watching manipulated people, I can totally see how this can happen
You guys known that even after this event after all these years they are still around right? I emailed them and they replied within an hour and they responded "Yes we still are around"
It’s absolutely crazy bc their original plan wasn’t to die, applewhite told them they were going to live. The plan changed “last minute” soon after his wife died. They didn’t want to die
People will agree, and believe something CRAZY as nothing of a problem, and ignore the obvious just to simply fit in... If their favorite artist, actor, athlete says, or does something crazy, or out of line they'll defend it, and write it off as being fine when most think otherwise. They'll defend, and argue in defense of said person when they never even met them because they want to fit in with that crowd. These people in Heaven's Gate had nobody in their lives, and they all finally felt a part of something. Seeing their fellow "students" agreeing to taking the journey, they weren't ready to be alone again, I bet most weren't sure in the end if they wanted to, and the peer pressure made them... that along with the fear of being depressed, and alone all over again. Just my take on it. God bless anyone reading this, know you're not alone.
Thirty nine people and not one person stood up and asked, "What if this guy is wrong?" That's the hardest part to believe...that no one spoke up and questioned the insanity of it all.
Yeah, I thinks its all about like in this case finding people that are in that moment that they can accept it, but I think overall humans are very thrusting and overall looking over the fact that people are in general are kind of egoistic, we are crowd people but in this instance this just pleased the leader how it went down down, but this is nothing new this happens all the time, look at russia now for example they been brainwashed for 80 years by their so called leaders and thats million by isolating and just getting one message through all the time, people are easy duped, if you have a wider perspective on life you question things though, but I agree it could be that specific time or moment in that persons life that made this possible, totaly fucked up anyhow, but the island case is more insane the guy that killed a whole island.....😵💫😵💫
Are you kidding me? This place is literally HELL ! Reincarnation (Aka: Reincarceration) is like finally being set free from prison, only to make it all the way to the exit gates and be told by the prison gaurd: Where do you think you're going? Back to your cell inmate! #PrisonPlanet
@@nonexistenceisbliss9528 You only think that because you’ve encased yourself in a nihilist echo chamber of one perspective which isn’t entirely wrong that the world is entirely a negative shell of energy when there’s balance like Taoism explains. As much negative chaos as there is in this existence, there is positive chaos as well. It’s all relativity and perspective of course. I’m not denying the world has its many cons but it also has many pros. I personally do not believe in reincarnation because I believe once biological life ceases thats it. You’re done.
Sad that some people have such deep insecurity and desperate to find meaning that they fall victim to things like cults, abusive relationships, substance abuse or become a monster themselves. We as a species need to do better helping vulnerable people in need before it escalates them to this point
exactly. it's horrifying that most people have no idea just how completely some people are totally misunderstood and shut out since they enter this world. mainstream society IS mind control, and those who can't fit in feel it the most. People (including doctors) are also very bad at understanding things like neurological differences - or brain injuries in others, these will obviously make someone easier to manipulate and affects people in ways most can't comprehend. People's reactions to this video and general stupidity, ignorance and cruelty to people that don't have a path to follow is heartbreaking. High and mighty people in the comments: If you consider yourself intelligent you need to stop reacting like this, and try and develop more empathy to the best of your ability, and open yourself up to different kinds of people. Be better people, someone others will genuinely admire.
I remember this...One look at that applewhite guy and it's quite clear to me he's sick, possessed and completely out of his mind...I wouldn't accept a phone call from him let alone his ideas of "the meaning of life" it's amazing how strong and yet fragile, easily beset and manipulated the human mind can be...this was very sad
Remember those two girls that lured their friend In a forest and stabbed her multiple times because they were offering her as sacrifice to Slenderman….this world needs truly help.
I did a wildcard internet search on the terms "weird website" a few weeks before the bodies were discovered. Heaven's Gate website was in the top 10. I gave it a quick peek for a few minutes thinking little of it at the time. It was still near the top of my browser history when the news of their "boarding the mothership" broke.
What was the internet like back then? It's funny but since it was only used by a few people compared even to a couple years later, it's almost like the internet was a cult of its own in a way.
@@visionist7 I was using a set top box device called webtv from Microsoft, not to be confused with another product by the same name. webtv was a dumb terminal connected first to microsoft servers then other internet. It used a CRT television tuned to channel 3 to display content. I never hooked up a printer. it had a 133 MHz processor and 8mb? 16 mb?....128??? MB on board flash memory? No document storage browsing only. lots of texty stuff everywhere. Boolean searches. I used Alta Vista search and had a geocities page until yahoo and myspace ramped up.
knew what ? they fully understood that they were going to kill themselves. They believed their physical body was a "vehicle" for this earth. They thought when they ascended (died) they would take on a different body form in space with god. highly recommend listening to a podcast I listened to Spotify.
Some of them were crying when they made these videos. They were scared, but were so passive as people, they would not stand up and say “No, I want to live.” How could someone be that unwilling to save their own life? It’s scary.
That’s so heartbreaking. Hopefully people nowadays start to learn to built their own independent power.
Sometimes, the most sensitive souls, and hearts. Get to that point. I been there many times myself.
How could you judge these people without being on their shoes? Its petty.
@Arcanjo Miguel I’m not judging them, but most humans have an instinct that tells them “Dying is bad, we don’t want that.” These people took their own lives when it is clear to me some of them didn’t want to. I’m wondering why. What happened to their human instinct, their will to live?
@@arynrowland862 Exactly! They freely did this dumb shyt.
The pain never goes away. My dad died in Jonestown.
OMG 😳 It breaks my heart I’m so sorry. I thought they did to all those people. I’m praying for you and your family and for your father In Jesus name….
So sorry to hear. Look forward to seeing to seeing him again in the resurrection. I was a teenager in Guyana at that time. It was a dark day and the majority of us locals had no idea what was actually going on. We heard the religious broadcast once a week on the radio and did not realize Peoples Temple was right in our hinterland.
Where can I get the full glimpse of what happened
u poor soul another tragic story! I am sincerely sorry!
@@ronniemushiwokufa2508 all kinds of videos about Jonestown here on you tube.
Lady stating that she couldn’t be happier doing what she was about to do while she’s obviously upset and distraught.
Yeah, that was incredibly disturbing
She was not upset, she was emotional because she was truly happy for everything Ti and Do had taught them, and truly happy to meet Ti again.
@@ferb3447 wtf
That's actually unfortunatly true, they really thought they were ascending, it's crazy@@Bellasosa1
@@Bellasosa1 yeah, crazy stuff
"I wish she'd found something to make her happy here". That's the sound of a daughter who wishes she was enough for her mom to stay around.
So sad.
all she needed is Jesus
A great example of how dangerous a cult truly is...
And how stupid people are. If they were smart enough they would never join
cult these days are less about believes and more about movements.
BLM already show how dangerous a cult is before this.
Trumpy/Qanon/Evangelicals...
Democrats/Leftists/NWO/GLOBALISTS/Secularists/Fauciists
This is so sad. The fragility of the human mind and psyche and how easily some people can be brainwashed into believing just about anything is so scary.
Just like how y’all believe in religion for all we know these people have reached the enlightenment what they searched for and believed in
Rather like the idiots who queue up for their quaccines... which later go on to kill them.
Ur just not based honestly
@@Doabubba lol. Nigga said based ..
I know. That’s exactly what I think of people who believe in Adam and Eve, etc.
“Couldn’t be happier…”
Voice trembling like a leaf in the wind
One look at this guy's eyes should have been enough to repel anybody. He hadn't been plugged into reality in a loooong time, if ever.
he reminds me a lot of bezos
@@peabody3000 exactly!
If you want truly scary eyes look no further than Kenneth Copeland.
@@alanchase7329 snake eyes
@@alanchase7329 Exactly! that is one EVIL dude!
I saw a documentary series about this. I cried during the final episode when a man who left the cult talked about his girlfriend, who stayed with the cult and took her own life with them. He talked about how he dreamt of her for years afterwards. He was able to move on with his life but never forgot his time there. It was really sad.
Could you share the name of the documentary please?
Yes can you share
I had a dream someone stole my four wheeler and I was grabbing people by collar demanding answers. I woke up mad.
Man I don't even have a four wheeler and never even been on one. That was mad. I was legit beating people in that dream looking for my wheels.
That's pretty G,.@.,¥
@@peopleslayer12333Sounds like you're speaking from personal experience
Broke my heart to see all of those people's loves ones just breaking down on camera almost right away when watching the videos
You can tell immediately that these people had issues and unfortunately received inspiration from a bad source. My condolences to their loved ones.
@crlody How? It's true that you can have issues, making it easier to be fed beliefs. Like schizophrenia or going through rough periods in your life.
What's scary is that this can happen to anyone, not just people with issues.
That's the way cults works, using people who have suffered a lot to manipulate
@@Zealant i hope it never happens. I wonder if being a naturally rebellious person makes someone less susceptible to this type of cult.
@@Zealantyeah. A lot of people don’t really understand how a cult works and how it doesn’t just happen to “stupid people” (I’ve actually seen that in a comment).
What's even more so horrific than these people taking their own lives is that they were able to be brainwashed by someone who was totally insane. To believe such a ridiculous tale as the one which this guy came up with had me shaking my head in disbelief.
Whats sad was they should have read the bible. Their is only heaven and hell. And good people end up in hell due to not knowing and asking Jesus for forgiveness.
So much like QAnon and other Trump supporters. Believing only lies and worshipping evil.
...the prollem is, it's always the most insane of people that are the most influential, Charles Manson, Yahweh Ben Yahweh, James Jones etc etc etc, smh
@@robd1329 god the irony in your comment
Millions voted for Donald Trump and said he was a great Christian, family man and business person. Let that sink in.
I am so heartbroken and sadden by their families crying for their loss loved ones. May the 38 loss of life RIP.
They all knew what they were getting themselves into.
@@edwardlindberg3048 Ok… so? What if they were not feeling mentally well or stable. Plus they sounded like they were upset when recording the video.
My father was on vacation and one of these people invited them to their “church”. He went to a “service” , thinking it was going to be a normal Christian service. Once he was there he realized it was a cult, he left and skipped town.
Talk about dodging a bullet
Yikes!
Ffs
Amway?
@@thekaren1111 he is a cult leader.. What he teaches is a molested version of the truth in which he uses bible verses out of context to get people to give money.. An absolute molestation of the bible for personal gain.
In their farewell statements, you can see some of these folks are terrified.
Yes. It's very sad.
It gets quite macabre at the 0:45 mark. She's visibly concerned, on the verge of tears, trembling in her voice, and states softly she couldn't be happier about what she is about to do followed with a heavy sigh. This is met with laughter from everyone else. It's like a sick joke.
Ik everyone's just laughing at her while she's crying, it's disgusting. I also think she was very conflicted.
@crlody "akshully! 🤓" - You
Things like this can happen when you don't think for yourself.
It's been happening right in front of us for the last 2 years.
It’s never that simple. There are a lot of people right now whom have fallen in with the conspiracy theory crowd, the QAnon grade stuff, who believe that they’ve come to absolute acknowledge and truth logically and independently, and that everyone who doesn’t believe what they believe need to wake up from being sheep who can’t think for themselves.
That’s most of the world only a handful are truly capable of free will
@@ninij9692 The Trump Cult dates back farther than 2 years, although the January 6th attempt to overthrow the government and install the Cult Leader as dictator for life is the defining moment and culmination of the raison d'etre of the Cult.
The Leader's claims of his divine origins grew while the belief in his Savior like qualities and his messianic mission also grew in the minds of the Cult members.
I know it’s hilarious
What happens when you let a narcissist prey on people.
Emma: Exactly!!!
Oh Please.. you're probably the biggest nacissist in your neighborhood. I always find that people who use the word "narcissist" so freely.. are usually the biggest ones of all.
More likely someone possessed by an entity
Exactly what happened to Trump, although he covers the bowl cuts of his followers with identical red hats.
Trump has a lot of phycological disorders. He's evil. That's why he's so successful in this world run by the beast system.
It's sad how brainwashed people can get.
Yea its fucking crazy
It is scary, for sure.
And to this day alot of people are brainwashed from religion.
@@gerardorodiguez5117 Sad but true.
Makes you think though. How many of us are truly 100% critical thinkers and have 100% independent thought. I see tribalism/influence everwhere now. Democrat vs Republicans. Theist vs Atheist. I see a lot of influence from our friends, family, coworkers, internet, etc for any particular subject/opinion.... You start getting too deep in your way of thinking and it gets hard to admit you were wrong before or change your way of thinking. I think self-awareness is key here though.
I remember when this happened; it was so disturbing and shocking to me and I was raised in an apocalyptic cult. I was actually taking a class on group dynamics psychology at an Ivy League school and we were actually talking about how people act in high controlled groups. After this event we literally spent a week discussing what had happened and I had a few serious questions.
1) If you believed you are part of an ordained group, why would you mutilate yourself in any way? These people were taught they were asexual, so men were actually removing their testes.
2) If you are actually apart of some interstellar group, why would you have to be killed or commit murder? You should literally be beamed up, not spend time making videos saying goodbye and then drinking a poison.
It was so sad that so many innocent people lost their lives at the hands of a mentally I’ll nut job.
Am apocalypse cult so y’all think a end is coming? Is this a actual think in league school?
@@christiandavila8589 We were taught that the entire world will be destroyed by an event called Armageddon and that only the true believers would remain. So basically 8 billion people will be destroyed unless they joined our religion.
Thats like arguing about the details in the bible... wrong argument. - The right argument would be to say: why believe anything the book says in the first place? This truly is nothing more than a few fucking idiots. Im sure thats offensive to some, just like their stupidity is to me.
@@christiandavila8589 no I think they’re saying they grew up in an apocalyptic cult. And then they went to an Ivy League. The school and the cult are unrelated to each other
Did the cult have a name?
It’s Easier To Fool People Than To Convince Them That They’ve Been Fooled- Mark Twain
Excellent quote.
So true. Great quote.
Just like Covidiots
Just like the TDS copium I see in many replies here
I feel so bad for the family members . They are heart broken 😞 . I am sure they regret their decisions in the afterlife . The saddest part is the families will never ever understand their choice
Yes they do regret their choice 😔 I dreamed with my best friend a few days after he took his life and in my dream he was crying and his face was red it appeared like he had been crying for hours, he said “tell them I’m sorry I’m so sorry”
I will never forget this dream.
@@brendaclemens3951 that's wasn't a dream, you went to the astro world my friend, and it's very real.
Sadly the probabilty of an afterlife is close to zero
@@HottieHottieHottie that’s your opinion
@@brendaclemens3951 when my best friend since childhood committed suicide I had a similar dream. She was wearing all white and laying on a bed and she got up and looked at me and her mouth was stuck shut. Like she couldn’t talk or open it. I later found out when they prepare a body for a viewing , they wire their jaws shut . I am still horrified by this . I felt like she was trying to talk to me but couldn’t for whatever reason. She just looked at me very sadly . Her eyes were sad and full of regret .
0:47 "I couldn't be happier about what we're about to do" (breathing heavily and sniffling).
It's obvious that she is absolutely terrified and wants to continue living more than anything in this world, but knows she's trapped. RIP
The response is laughter because it’s so obviously not true
“Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.”
~Voltaire
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It’s uncanny how he could find 38 people that were exactly alike. All it would take is one person to say hey, I don’t wanna do this and I believe you would have seen others follow suit. But because he was so manipulative, so good at reading people, he literally was able to get an entire cult of the most passive people. Quite remarkable when you think about his tactics
38? Just 38? Like 70% or more of the population are brainwashed by religion.
Except that there were people who stepped away.
I think a lot of them were passive because they were encouraged to act in a certain way because they were promised something. The mind is not as solid as people think. With good reasons people will go anywhere, that's what people who haven't been in a cult have a hard time understanding.
The cult has an excuse for every weird thing, and people will choose to believe the excuse as long as the promise is big enough. Also it's usually a slow process. They gradually draw you in something very different from what you know, and you start questioning if whether or not your usual way of thinking can apply in such a case.
Thats why it took him many years to conform his flock, he contacted many, many people through his "seminars" until he assembled his final group with the 38 most vulnerable, troubled and emotionally weak individuals out of thousands.
They were encouraged to leave if they had doubts because if one guy starts questioning, the whole cult would collapse in on itself
To those who say, they don’t understand how things like this can happen- it’s simple: the consciousness will seek whatever one spends their energy towards. When one is subconsciously seeking an out of their current reality, or even “life” as many know it, they will meet others/energy/circumstances on the same path. They will join the collective energy, increasing the energy and all intentions, and boom. All sorts of things happen, because all things were possible anyway. Everyone may have their story, childhoods, trauma, whatever- but all in this cult, came to this conclusion. This happens to this day, with all religious groups, political groups, personal relationships, etc. All one has to do, is observe children in a classroom or playground.
Facts. War is created the same way!
The believers eyes are just like a calm sheep that obeys and trust their shepherd. We are human, only if they were brave enough to question, to think critically!
well said there are many red flags to me prior that the people ignored! They were like sheep being lead to the slaughter! How someone gets a hold of ones mind and heart stumps me! Guess I need a vid or two on cult leaders how they do it!
Yes, as you describe it too. So sad, losing their precious life.
Its not hard when you look at all the people who were willing to destroy their freedom by having lock downs and mandates
@@jamalwilburn228 yeah the galatically challenged
@@pamelanovelli1239 not you victim shaming
The SECOND that Marshall Applewhite asked them to volunteer to be castrated, they shouldve known where this situation was going.
Not when your under mind control.They believed they were benefiting somehow.
Its just nuts. Dont know about you, but I was clever enough at age four or five to correllate Santas handwriting with my parents handwriting; so by extension, Ive never understood how grown adults can be such suckers. You know?
@@marmackk Not mind control but they where brainwashed, just like 99.9% of all humans are brainwashed about something
@@a.n.tunderground1282 ..They are not suckers .They were vulnerable people deceptively lured into a group that pomised them a better future in a better world and manipulated with fake love aka lovebombing .Then isolated from friends and family outside the group which prevented them from receiving critical feedback then indoctrinated with phobias about horrible things they would experience if the left.It happens to millions of people and highly intelligent people at that.
Rigjttt!?!! I said as soon as people start asking me for money …I’m outtttt!!!
0:47 that absolutely breaks my heart
A quote I live by
" Do everything for the better , not for the worst. "
"Better" and "worst" are subjective.
Example: These Heaven's Gate people killing themselves thought it was for the better.
@77Creation " todo por mejor , nada por la pejor. "
My quote still stands.
Interept how you like but this QUOTE is more for me since it applied alot to my life since I'm the one who made the quote.
Take it or leave it still doesn't chance the fact.
I remember when this happened they claimed the comet hailbot was a spaceship coming for their souls. I recall that there was one person who didn't go thru with the suicide pact, but he changed his mind a couple of days later and "joined" the others by taking his life.
isn’t that what The Knowing was?
This is insane it’s just unbelievable that these victims are going to die for a demented man.
Trump
@@mwesigwapeter9319 Honestly no one is a nut head and the other is pure dangerous.
peter yup. My thoughts too.
@@mwesigwapeter9319 And they don't even realize that they're in a cult. But they are. trump,to them is the King,God in the flesh. It's just crazy.
@@mwesigwapeter9319 leftists.
technically we cannot blame on just one person. the herd mentality is very common in this world. unless you have a tendency to be a rebel, it is common for humans to feel belonged and this is what caused these people to hang on to the group. they have a strong need to be recognized but they were not getting any outside the group
No one does anything until it’s too late. It makes me so mad
You can decide not to belong without being a rebel. It's called "thinking for yourself". It's not bound by a desire to be a different per se, it's simply being able to think through each decision and choosing wisely, whether that means making a similar decision to millions of other people or you being the only one in the whole world making a different decision.
@@mysteryman3054 id like to mention the 38 murders again. keep that in mind. "society" deez nuts. lets not compare the incomparable.
@@mysteryman3054 I agree but it's easier said than done with these kinds of people. Look at their body language and facial expressions. They lack any of the attributes that you've mentioned.
Thank God I can’t stand society and government.
Living outside the sheeple isn’t always easy-but I have done it for a decade now.
Best be a rebel
I still remember the look of one cult members mom that she gave me after I denied a „talk“ with her daughter about their „religion“. She was like scanning me from the very bottom to the top with a smirk. It creeped the hell out of me.
The fact a human like that can be so powerful and make people take their lives is overwhelming. How on earth are some people so easy to manipulate
they have vulnerabilities and people like applewhite prey on them. they might come from terrible families. they may have been abused as children. they may feel misunderstood. the list is long but the fact of the matter is that something caused them to be vulnerable and it's just sad.
They might've felt rejected by society, invalidated, abused, misunderstood and more.
Most of them found the cult while trying to find themselves and figure things out on a spiritual level. Do was unfortunatly their to guide them to a plastic bag
Low self esteem. Loneliness. Depression. All these things make for a weak mind.
Did they just laughed when that woman started sort of crying? ????
People, use your brains to think for yourselves otherwise someone will insert their will onto you
The desire to be a part of something is paramount to human existence
I was a kid when this was all over the news, and even as a child I recognized the absurdity of the cult and what they believed in. Quite a few of them were clearly repressed homosexuals and had mental/emotional issues that were taken advantage of. So sad.
“I couldn’t be happier…”
Voice trembling life a leaf in the wind
The sadness never goes away
0:59 It scared the crap out of me.
Kenneth Copeland vibe (I had to search for his name. Crazy evangelist pastor brought it out instantly).
He looked like the tech guru in "don't look up"
😳
Did he also killed himself ?
Lmao he looks creep asf
i truly also find it so crazy the age range of this group it's not just young adults similar to the manson family it's a range of young adults to elders....just wow...
The cult was active since the 70s and a lot of them that died were around during that time
I live in San Diego and I remember this like it happened yesterday. They fact they all had new Nikes on always got me.
"Just do it"?
That’s a tell. All the world’s a stage.
@@lottie5346 you’re sick 😂
Corrupt company related with a religion. Makes sense.
Hard to believe people could be so brainwashed. On the other hand, it seems pretty commonplace now and throughout history.
Jus watch MSM(dont matter which side) they brainwash and gaslight all the time
Uh, not like that. Keep it in perspective.
A lot of these people who basically say they feel found most still look terrified and very very lost.
All those poor people :(
For these people to follow a man with eyes like their leader blows my mind. His eye are screaming I am insane.
I just took one look at does eyes and my heart dropped. there is just this insanity in his eyes, no face ever has been able to do that to me. I’m terrified. what a tragedy. cults are no joke people!!!
How broken you have to be to blindly follow someone like that. Tragic. All the way around.
"Bounded Reality" THIS!!!
This is what EVERYONE in modern day society lives in!!!
Mental health is real
It’s real, but this isn’t the case with this.
This is why cult leaders are dangerous and should be held accountable those people were clearly not in control of their actions
There’s good & there’s bad in this world. Many times they share facets. They all wear clothes, yet wearing clothes is not bad. Star Trek has been very beneficial our people’s imagination & dreams beyond cable news women.
I’m sorry for these people’s loss. This person was wicked & wrong. Don’t give up on your dreams & don’t let anyone steal them from you, or else you’ve handed them victory again. Stay young in your heart & mind, but not to young. I’ve noticed that with the elderly.
Doesnt matter how charismatic the guy was,as long as I saw his face,I would run away as fast as I could
This is so sick, and sad at the same time omg 😳. People the minute you hear the word CULT no matter how bad things are in your life , just ran !. Those so call leaders are always a coward behind a mask, while you’re looking for strength, you are their strength.
Wow, I feel sorry for everyone. Prayers to ALL.
i just read about this bruh. it makes me so sad. its stuff like this which makes you wonder what type of people we have in this world
God I was 15 but I still remember hearing about this like it was yesterday…
I was 22 at the time & when I heard about this I was floored thinking what the hell posessed these people to kill them selves , then I read all about this cult & still 27 years later it boggles the mind
Yes the world is corrupt- still is. But there’s plenty of beauty too. How sad.
Life is hard. And for some much harder. Who am I to judge when you've had enough and rdy to check out. Life is not as fulfilling for some... and I get it
These people had a huge hole in their soul...that is how they became victims to this cult and believe this ridiculous idea if killing themselves as ok....awful!!!!!!
I'm so sorry...please rest in peace, all of you.
Why are you sorry, you weirdo? You didn't do it
@@monkeytennis8861it’s a way of sympathy not an apology
I feel sorry for their families and loved ones but I can’t really feel sorry for them. I’m glad there was no kids involved.
They were children of God
You can always hear regret in the way one speaks
They’re the happiest theyve ever been. They fully believed without a shred of doubt that their worldly deaths were actually for the perfection of their souls in the afterlife. These werent suicides to them. This was “leveling up” in the world.
*loads shotgun*
May those 38 Soul's Lost that Day Find Enteral Peace & Harmony.
how ironic
If they read their Bible they would know this wasn't leading them to Heaven where the Lord is sitting at the right hand of the Father.
@Lina’s Tarot-Oracle❤️ Being a “Christian” means nothing. Being a follower of Christ and his teachings is what matters. Only way to heaven is through Jesus.
Any and all religion is a giant cult that brain washes the vulnerable and stupid
This is true. What do you think this is appropriate time to say that? The family of the deceased do not need to see that. If they’re true followers of Jesus they already know it. But you don’t have to put that out there in front of them and remind them one more time that a love ones didn’t make it to heaven. That’s not our job as Christians. There is a right time to do things and there is a wrong time to do things. Also the Bible tells us that we should test spirit meaning if we think it is of God or not. And we should also test our Beliefs to make sure they line up with Jesus. The Bible says that we can have blinders over our eyes and not see the truth. That’s why we need to test our beliefs to make sure that we are in the truth. Regardless of what religion you are. You should test your beliefs to make sure you are following after Jesus. When I say that I’m not saying test God. There is a difference
But then you're just trading one cult for another.
@@BrianBuitragoStudios "Christian" literally means follower of Christ. That's ALL it means. Nothing more, nothing less.
What goes wrong in someone's life to get swindled like this?
low mentality
We need more of these. This can only improve us as a species.
More of what?
Well the most recent one was the cult of covid...
@@vigilantbruiser1119girl you sound so stupid
Cult of covid?@@vigilantbruiser1119
Ok, we put you in the bog first.
An infamous quote by a mad man in Jonestown went like this, "Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it".
Religion is a powerful manipulation tool, especially towards weak and sad people. Religious leaders can twist words around to make you think what they do. I recommend reading your religious text yourself and alone instead of blindly listening to someone else.
It's those who seek acceptance / want to belong that always fall victims
They seem so happy to have lived and to being leaving onto something else. Hmm… conflicting emotions.
Gotta remember: It was a great comet!
I feel the same way. When I was a kid I think I was suicidal (age 7 to 10) because I would fantasize about someone killing me so I could leave my life
It's hard to find something worth living for here. And, when you do somebody wants to destroy or take it from you.
Crazy part is someone is still running the heavensgate website to this day.
A”friend” conned me into going to a pyramid scam thing one time. It was a cult like this and after going there and watching manipulated people, I can totally see how this can happen
You guys known that even after this event after all these years they are still around right? I emailed them and they replied within an hour and they responded "Yes we still are around"
I noticed the website is still up too
There are two survivors running the site today.
It’s absolutely crazy bc their original plan wasn’t to die, applewhite told them they were going to live. The plan changed “last minute” soon after his wife died. They didn’t want to die
He fooled them all
Scumbag decided that if his wife dies, then they all die
They wanted to go to Heaven. This world sometimes feel like Hell. I don’t know where they ended up but …
People will agree, and believe something CRAZY as nothing of a problem, and ignore the obvious just to simply fit in... If their favorite artist, actor, athlete says, or does something crazy, or out of line they'll defend it, and write it off as being fine when most think otherwise. They'll defend, and argue in defense of said person when they never even met them because they want to fit in with that crowd.
These people in Heaven's Gate had nobody in their lives, and they all finally felt a part of something. Seeing their fellow "students" agreeing to taking the journey, they weren't ready to be alone again, I bet most weren't sure in the end if they wanted to, and the peer pressure made them... that along with the fear of being depressed, and alone all over again. Just my take on it.
God bless anyone reading this, know you're not alone.
if you want to go...then go,
BUT DON'T persuade, brainwash, encourage, force OTHERS to go.
That is NOT what the SCRIPTURE teaches Us.
They all could’ve left if they wanted to but they decided on their own to stay
@@dot6595 brainwashed, no turning back
@@odetedasilva1322 that's So sad.
Silly people. We will all die soon enough, there’s no need to rush it.
That seems like a pretty good reason then if it's going to happen anyways soon.
Shocking how mind manipulation makes them believe ending their lives is the meaning of life
Thirty nine people and not one person stood up and asked, "What if this guy is wrong?"
That's the hardest part to believe...that no one spoke up and questioned the insanity of it all.
Unfortunately this guy manipulated all these people into something harmful.
It’s amazing to me how weak some people are.
Matthew 24 one of the first things Jesus says to us is " do not be deceived "
Hypocrisy
Easily manipulated folks are caused by ignorance and loneliness
Yeah, I thinks its all about like in this case finding people that are in that moment that they can accept it, but I think overall humans are very thrusting and overall looking over the fact that people are in general are kind of egoistic, we are crowd people but in this instance this just pleased the leader how it went down down, but this is nothing new this happens all the time, look at russia now for example they been brainwashed for 80 years by their so called leaders and thats million by isolating and just getting one message through all the time, people are easy duped, if you have a wider perspective on life you question things though, but I agree it could be that specific time or moment in that persons life that made this possible, totaly fucked up anyhow, but the island case is more insane the guy that killed a whole island.....😵💫😵💫
I like to believe that some of these people have reincarnated already and are walking among us. So sad what happened to them.
Are you kidding me? This place is literally HELL ! Reincarnation (Aka: Reincarceration) is like finally being set free from prison, only to make it all the way to the exit gates and be told by the prison gaurd: Where do you think you're going? Back to your cell inmate! #PrisonPlanet
@@nonexistenceisbliss9528 ikr. The concept of reincarnation itself is so cruel
Not all of us want to reincarnate. What’s so great about this world?
Let my soul be free from flesh and dwell beyond the stars.
It's either heaven or hell once we die. God gives us free will to choose
@@nonexistenceisbliss9528 You only think that because you’ve encased yourself in a nihilist echo chamber of one perspective which isn’t entirely wrong that the world is entirely a negative shell of energy when there’s balance like Taoism explains. As much negative chaos as there is in this existence, there is positive chaos as well. It’s all relativity and perspective of course. I’m not denying the world has its many cons but it also has many pros. I personally do not believe in reincarnation because I believe once biological life ceases thats it. You’re done.
I would like to watch the full documentary (I'm based in England) but, unfortunately, the link doesn't work.
There Website is still up but nowadays it's just a relic of the early days of the Internet.
Stand for something or fall for anything rip to the family 👪
Sad that some people have such deep insecurity and desperate to find meaning that they fall victim to things like cults, abusive relationships, substance abuse or become a monster themselves. We as a species need to do better helping vulnerable people in need before it escalates them to this point
exactly. it's horrifying that most people have no idea just how completely some people are totally misunderstood and shut out since they enter this world. mainstream society IS mind control, and those who can't fit in feel it the most. People (including doctors) are also very bad at understanding things like neurological differences - or brain injuries in others, these will obviously make someone easier to manipulate and affects people in ways most can't comprehend. People's reactions to this video and general stupidity, ignorance and cruelty to people that don't have a path to follow is heartbreaking.
High and mighty people in the comments: If you consider yourself intelligent you need to stop reacting like this, and try and develop more empathy to the best of your ability, and open yourself up to different kinds of people. Be better people, someone others will genuinely admire.
May you all rest in peace ✞
I remember this...One look at that applewhite guy and it's quite clear to me he's sick, possessed and completely out of his mind...I wouldn't accept a phone call from him let alone his ideas of "the meaning of life" it's amazing how strong and yet fragile, easily beset and manipulated the human mind can be...this was very sad
He pretty much admitted to being possessed anyway.
God keep them and give them peace.
So sad. Some humans can make themselves believe in anything, no matter how crazy. I wish that they could have been helped at the time.
Remember those two girls that lured their friend In a forest and stabbed her multiple times because they were offering her as sacrifice to Slenderman….this world needs truly help.
Who are we to judge. Mental illness comes from all shapes and forms
I did a wildcard internet search on the terms "weird website" a few weeks before the bodies were discovered. Heaven's Gate website was in the top 10. I gave it a quick peek for a few minutes thinking little of it at the time. It was still near the top of my browser history when the news of their "boarding the mothership" broke.
What was the internet like back then? It's funny but since it was only used by a few people compared even to a couple years later, it's almost like the internet was a cult of its own in a way.
@@visionist7 I was using a set top box device called webtv from Microsoft, not to be confused with another product by the same name. webtv was a dumb terminal connected first to microsoft servers then other internet. It used a CRT television tuned to channel 3 to display content. I never hooked up a printer. it had a 133 MHz processor and 8mb? 16 mb?....128??? MB on board flash memory? No document storage browsing only. lots of texty stuff everywhere. Boolean searches. I used Alta Vista search and had a geocities page until yahoo and myspace ramped up.
@@visionist7 I sometimes recorded content to VHS tape.
@@thomashughes_teh thanks
Who was the member from Missouri? I couldn't find anything. If it specified then I missed it.
Choose your friends carefully. Remember, you only have to be catastrophically wrong with one guy.
Gosh, this makes me so sad. If only they knew..
knew what ? they fully understood that they were going to kill themselves. They believed their physical body was a "vehicle" for this earth. They thought when they ascended (died) they would take on a different body form in space with god. highly recommend listening to a podcast I listened to Spotify.
@@the_man2107 Hm I’m interested to learn more about this sad story. What’s the podcast?