Mother God

Amy Carlson, known to her followers as "Mother God," (November 30, 1975 – c. April 16, 2021) was a controversial spiritual leader and the founder of the cult "Love Has Won." Carlson's life took a peculiar turn as she claimed to be the embodiment of a divine entity on a mission to save humanity.
== Biography ==
Born in 1975, Amy Carlson's early life remains relatively obscure, with limited available information on her upbringing and family background. Amy had two children, a fiancé and a steady job as a manager at their local McDonalds before she decided to leave it all. Her mother recants that she and her family were out one night until Amy got up and walked out. They went back to her house only to discover Amy took all her belongings and left. 
=== Becoming "Mother God" ===
The first notable mentions of Amy Carlson occurred in the mid-2000s when she founded the spiritual group Love Has Won. Carlson adopted the title "Mother God" and asserted that she was the earthly vessel for this divine entity. Her teachings blended elements of New Age spirituality, apocalyptic predictions, and unconventional healing practices.
Under Carlson's leadership, Love Has Won gained a following of individuals who believed in her divine connection and followed her teachings with unwavering devotion. The group's core beliefs included the imminent end of the world, the importance of Carlson's guidance for salvation, and adherence to a lifestyle that included veganism and esoteric spiritual practices.
=== Mother God and beliefs ===
Carlson's teachings revolved around the idea that she was the 534th incarnation of Mother God and was destined to lead exactly 144,000 believers out of the superficial reality of our "3-D world" and into a fifth dimensional plane of higher existence. Carlson claimed that she lived in the mythical, ancient land of Lemuria and Donald Trump was her father. "Mother God" was able to save the technology, but wasn't able to fully ascend to the fifth dimension because humanity wasn't ready, so she continues returning to Earth in human form.
The group's former website said Carlson was a spiritual surgeon who would work "multidimensionally" to operate on people's bodies and cure various physical ailments.
=== Controversies ===
Former members and concerned individuals accused the group of emotional manipulation, financial exploitation, and isolation from friends and family. Legal troubles followed, with authorities in multiple states investigating allegations of child abuse, false imprisonment, and other criminal activities.
Video footage provided to The Denver Post by Love Has Won member Lauryn Suarez showed eggs and rocks being thrown at the house, as well as the broken windows of the house and the SUV parked in the driveway. The mayor of Kauai, Derek Kawakami, intervened to negotiate the departure of the group from the island. They subsequently flew to Kahului Airport on Maui, but were convinced to fly back to Colorado in September 2020.
=== Health and death ===
In September 2020, it had been stated that Carlson was in poor health and was paralyzed from the waist down; Carlson herself stated that she had cancer. In the weeks leading up to her death, the police were called multiple times to perform wellness checks on her. On each visit, LHW members claimed she was not home.
In early April 2021, the group was located in an RV park in Mount Shasta in northern California but were asked to leave due to overcrowding. Carlson was last seen alive by someone outside the group on April 10, 2021. Carlson was found dead in a Colorado home, and seven of her followers were arrested in connection with the discovery. A former member discovered the body on April 27, 2021, and reported to the Saguache County police department on April 28. The mummified corpse of Carlson was discovered in the home. Its state of decay suggested that she had been dead for several weeks. The body was found in a sleeping bag wrapped in Christmas lights—the face covered in glitter and the eyes missing—in what authorities stated was a makeshift shrine. Seven members of the group were charged with abuse of a corpse as well as child abuse due to the presence of two children in the property. A photo from a few weeks before she is thought to have died shows her appearance to be emaciated; she had thinning hair and discolored skin with a purplish hue. She was just 75 pounds when she died.
According to Saguache County Coroner Tom Perrin, Carlson had been ingesting large amounts of colloidal silver, which the group had been promoting as a COVID-19 cure, and had received a warning from the FDA for promoting it. Consuming colloidal silver over a long period of time can lead to blue-grey discoloration of the skin, as well as seizures and organ failure. An autopsy report released in December 2021 stated that Carlson had died from "global decline in the setting of alcohol abuse, anorexia, and chronic colloidal silver ingestion." The autopsy found no evidence that Carlson had cancer.
Amy Carlson's legacy is one marked by controversy, tragedy, and the impact of charismatic leadership on vulnerable individuals. Love Has Won serves as a cautionary tale about the potential dangers posed by individuals who exploit spiritual beliefs for personal gain, leading followers down a perilous path with profound consequences.
== Gallery ==
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File:Amy-Carlson.webp|Carlson in her younger years
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File:Who-Was-Love-Has-Won-Cult-Leader-Amy-Carlson-Early-Life-Becoming-Mother-God-How-She-Died2.webp|Carlson with partner Jason Costello " Father God"
File:IMG 8714.jpg|Carlson with one of several former Father Gods, Miguel Lamboy.
File:0 Amy-Carlson.webp|Carlson skin changing due to colloidal silver injection.
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File:0 s7Xe9G rRZD7VDq0.jpg|One of the last images of Carlson
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