Love Has Won

[[File:Amy Carlson cropped.jpeg|thumb|right|165px|Amy Carlson]]
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'''Love Has Won''', currently known as '''5D Full Disclosure''', is a [[New Age]] [[cult]], based primarily in Crestone, [[Colorado]]. For 15 years, its central figure was Amy Carlson {{lived|1975<ref>[https://www.staradvertiser.com/2020/09/07/breaking-news/police-say-colorado-based-group-love-has-won-has-departed-hawaii/ Police say Colorado-based group, Love Has Won, has departed Hawaii] (Sept. 7, 2020) ''Honolulu Star-Advertiser''.</ref>|2021{{efn|Her corpse was reportedly mummified and adorned with Christmas lights, so the exact date of death is unknown.<ref name=streetman>[https://denver.cbslocal.com/2021/05/04/love-has-won-cult-mummified-remains-lia-carlson-arrests-crestone-colorado/ 'Love Has Won' Cult Members Arrested After Mummified Remains Found Inside Crestone Home: Witness Says Body Is That Of Leader Lia Carlson] by Audra Streetman (May 4, 2021 at 10:49 am) ''CBS Denver''.</ref>}}}}, purported to be the 534<sup>th</sup> incarnation of "Mother God," a divine being on a multibillion-year mission to save humanity.<ref name="Vice"> [https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7mwvb/love-has-won-vice-documentary Watch Our New Documentary About 'Love Has Won', a Group Former Members Call a Cult: Amy Carlson leads the web-savvy New Age group, which former members have accused of abuse, fraud and brainwashing.] by Simon Doherty (March 23, 2021, 5:52am) ''Vice''.</ref> The group has a substantial media presence with daily "Energy Update" live streams, a sketchy website,{{efn|Said site, lovehaswon.org, was a decent source of basic information on what the group believes, and much of the initial research in this article came from reading their site. Now that it's gone and archived, you can safely visit certain pages, but while the site was active, [[User:ZoeTheWobbly]]'s antivirus was set off while trying to look at it.}} and a lifestyle brand peddling various [[alternative medicine]]s and objects of [[woo]].

Their headquarters in Crestone was Amy Carlson's residence, shared with her core group of devotees, referred to as "the First Contact Ground Crew Team" internally. ''Vice'' describes the headquarters as "a chaotic house" where members "are required to leave their old lives behind and instead concentrate on bringing in money and pandering to Carlson’s every need."<ref name="Vice"/>

==Beliefs and practices==
===Deities===
Mother God is the supreme deity of Love Has Won, but not the only deity. Amy Carlson claimed to be her current avatar, sent to [[Earth]] to fight "the Cabal" and bring about spiritual ascension of its inhabitants. Other deities include:<ref name="the team">[https://web.archive.org/web/20200921055315/https://www.lovehaswon.org/about-mom/our-team/ Our Team]'' Love Has Won: Mother Of All Creation & those who have heard their calling to hold space for her during Mission'' (archived from September 21, 2020).</ref>

* Father God, Mother God's consort. At least two of Carlson's lovers have been regarded as incarnations of Father God.<ref name="Vice"/>
* Master Saint Germain, the "Master of the Violet Flame." Seemingly a god of justice and [[alchemy]], but it's unclear what else he does besides wearing a snazzy purple uniform.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20201030162620/https://www.lovehaswon.org/team/master-st-germain/ Master of the Violet Flame, Chohan of the Seventh Ray] ''Love Has Won'' (archived from October 30, 2020).</ref>
* Kryon/Kryola, a creation of Lee Carroll, the author who coined the term "[[Indigo child]]".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20201028172209/https://www.lovehaswon.org/team/kryon/ Kryon ~ AKA Kryola!] ''Love Has Won'' (archived from October 28, 2020).</ref>
* {{wpl|Robin Williams||,}} the late comedian. Carlson claimed to have seen him appear in her room soon after hearing the news of his [[death]], and claimed he said he was murdered. He's regarded as an archangel who now lives on Ceres as a centaur.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20201031182337/http://www.lovehaswon.org/team/robin/ Robin Williams] ''Love Has Won'' (archived from October 31, 2020).</ref>

===Mother God's woo sessions===
The deities of Love Has Won constitute "the Galactic Federation of Light Team" and Mother God's "surgical team." The "etheric surgeries" they supposedly assisted Carlson with are essentially [[Psychic surgery|psychic surgeries]] performed via a phone/Skype call to treat spiritual ailments that most people supposedly have thanks to "the Cabal".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20201223220009/https://www.lovehaswon.org/sessions/etheric-surgery/ Etheric Surgery with Mother & Father of ALL Creation] ''Love Has Won'' (archived from December 23, 2020).</ref>

Etheric surgeries are one of a few services one can get from Carlson by booking a phone/Skype session for upwards of $70 an hour, which range from "[[Quantum woo|quantum]] [[numerology]]" to "overcoming [[addiction]]" (knockoff-psychotherapy) to "twin flame" (for finding one's soulmate).

===Tenets===
Love Has Won's basic beliefs are outlined by their Universal Laws and various Divine Decrees.<ref name="Universal Laws"> [https://web.archive.org/web/20210120070253/https://www.lovehaswon.org/universal-laws/ Understanding Universal Laws] ''Love Has Won'' (archived from January 20, 2021).</ref> The Universal Laws aren't particularly original, with many recognizably similar to other [[New Age]] and spiritual movements. As these are extensive, here are the highlights that can be translated into plain language:

* "Support honesty and Truth." Translation: be a [[Kool-Aid|sincere believer]]. "Truth" refers to Love Has Won's doctrine.
* "Support Mother Earth and Heaven" and "Support Un-conditional{{sic}} Love and GOD." Translation: worship Carlson/Mother God and the rest of the mishmashed pantheon. 
* "Support who you truly are as Gods/Goddesses." Translation: be grateful you're one of us, the good guys.
* "Support Beauty, Perfect health, and Healing." Translation: buy our [[Herbal supplement|supplements]] and book Etheric Surgeries to get rid of your/your kid's/your pet's Cabal Cooties.
* "Support Vision, Faith, and Miracles." Translation: buy sessions with Carlson so she can play surgeon, therapist, and/or matchmaker.
* "Support True Freedom and Live life Real." Translation: devote every aspect of your life to the cult, and regard others as [[Brainwashing|brainwashed]] for not doing the same.
* "Support Angels and all Who serve The Highest Good." Translation: take the word of Carlson and her inner circle to heart with no questions.
* '''The "Universal Laws Governing Duality:"''' [[tl;dr]] everything is connected to everything else; all spiritual energy is cyclical; one's thoughts and words must match their actions; [[free will]] is a thing, but [[Blaming the victim|anything bad that happens to you is your fault]] for misusing it and breaking Universal Law; any doubt is a "test of initiation" to help you grow spiritually; [[Dualism|everything is male or female]]. See also [[12 Universal Laws]].

There are two sets of Decrees. The New Earth Decrees call for the dissolution of ego to stop all conflict, and for all of humanity to be led and partnered up by Mother God. The Second Set of Divine Decrees call for a spontaneous end to war, [[Irony|religion]], corporations, and greed, as well as demanding proof of the various [[Conspiracy theory|conspiracy theories]] that Love Has Won claims are true (see below).

===Alternative medicine===
Love Has Won sold alternative medicines via their affiliated website Gaia's Whole Healing Essentials.<ref name=gaia>[https://web.archive.org/web/20201114182614/https://gaiaswholehealingessentials.org/ Gaia's Whole Healing Essentials] (archived from November 14, 2020).</ref> Products included:<ref name=gaia/>
*[[Chakra]]-related [[woo]], including [[essential oils]]
*[[Colloidal silver]], titanium, [[gold]], and iridium
*[[Crystals]], including ones encased in big, useless resin pyramids
*[[Herbal supplements]] ([[List of medicinal plants#Yerba maté|yerba maté]], wild lettuce leaf, blueberry), and L-theanine (exracted from [[green tea]])<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20201001161151if_/https://gaiaswholehealingessentials.org/collections/alternative-medicine-holistic-healing/products/gaias-whole-healing-supplements#product-4638103896158 Gaia's Whole Healing Supplements] ''Gaia's Whole Healing Essentials'' (archived from October 1, 2020).</ref>
*"Plasma Healing Spray" and "Plasma Water" — apparently some type of [[water woo]]

===Conspiracy theories===
Love Has Won is known to support many conspiracy theories, sometimes with their own caveats.

* '''[[9/11|9/11 trutherism]]''' — One of the group's decrees calls for "The Entire 9/11 Truth" to be revealed or else the US government will be abolished.<ref name="Universal Laws" />
* '''[[Unidentified flying object#The rise of the conspiracy|UFOs]]''' — the aforementioned decree also demands the revealing of an alleged "UFO Conspiracy Cover~Up<sup>[sic]</sup>" or else the government will be abolished.<ref name="Universal Laws" />
* '''[[Illuminati#Keeping the fire alive|The Illuminati]] put a "[[Purported legal highs#Dreamachine|Dream Machine]]" in [[Giza pyramids|the Pyramids]] while [[Atlantis]] still existed''' — They seriously claim exactly this in Decree 7 of the Second Set of Decrees.<ref name="Universal Laws" /> Supposedly this machine puts all of humanity in a stupor and joining Love Has Won is a sign that you've broken out of said stupor.
* '''[[QAnon]] is legitimate and [[Donald Trump]] is one of the cosmic good guys''' — Despite the [[Anarcho-communism|anarcho-communistic]] tone of some of the group's more overtly political decrees, Love Has Won is very much pro-Trump. Searching for references to Trump on their now-moribund website turned up 64 articles, several of which recycle QAnon talking points about Trump's "cosmic purpose".<ref name=scofield>[https://gurumag.com/crestone-cult-love-has-won-leaves-man-to-die-in-desert/ Crestone Cult Love Has Won Leaves Man to Die in Desert] by Be Scofield (July 22, 2020) ''The Guru Magazine''.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210124151344/https://www.lovehaswon.org/who-really-is-donald-trump-and-why-does-it-matter/ Who, Really, IS Donald Trump? And Why Does it Matter?] by Ann Kreilkamp (August 14, 2020) ''Love Has Won'' (archived from January 24, 2021). "Especially fascinating to me, his perspective on details of Trump’s world travels to various nations around the world to bring their leaders into alignment with  The Plan to Save the World — or else!"</ref> The cult believes that one of Mother God's previous avatars was the queen of [[Lemuria]] and that Trump was the queen's father in a past life.<ref name=scofield/><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMr3wObgon8 Introduction to the Mother of All Creation] (Jun 2, 2020) ''YouTube''.</ref><ref>[https://www.docdroid.net/nkbk7PV/an-introduction-to-mother-of-all-creation-with-the-first-contact-ground-crew-pdf An Introduction to Mother of All Creation with The First Contact Ground Crew]</ref>
* Members of the cult have (along with QAnon) advocated similarly dangerous and morally bankrupt hard right conspiracy theories that goes directly against the group’s “all you need is love” hippie image, such as [[Holocaust denial]] and claiming that the [[Sandy Hook massacre]] was a hoax.<ref>[https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/a37417778/love-has-won-cult-amy-carlson-stroud-death/ "Love Has Lost"] by Virginia Pelley, Marie Claire, 2021 September 7</ref>

==A (mother) god complex==
{{cquote|"Anyone who tries to fuck with us? We’ll kill you... We will fucking kill you, because there’s no time left."|||Love Has Won cult member Adam Haller in a 2019 video, clearly demonstrating the cult's love and affection<ref name="rscarlson">[https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/love-has-won-amy-carlson-mother-god-1254916/ "From ‘Mother God’ to Mummified Corpse: Inside the Fringe Spiritual Sect ‘Love Has Won’",] Christopher Moyer, Rolling Stone, 2021 November 26</ref>}}
[[File:Love Has Won mugs.jpg|thumb|right|260px|The arrestees]]
Love Has Won has gained considerable media attention from the reckless and abusive behavior of Amy Carlson, much in contrast with the cult's calls for world peace, spreading love, etc. ''Vice'''s documentary extensively documented her screaming abuse at her followers for disobedience. She's also seen referring to non-followers as "spiritual ego whores".<ref name="Vice" /> Despite other members claiming that Love Has Won is entirely drug-free, Carlson reportedly drank copious amounts of [[vodka]] every night,<ref name="Vice"/> enough to make her "lose her cognitive abilities" and coordination.<ref name="Carlson death">[https://www.thedailybeast.com/corpse-found-in-colorado-cult-of-so-called-cult-love-has-won-led-by-amy-carlson Daily Beast: "Decayed Corpse of 'Cult' Leader Found in Colorado HQ"] by Carol McKinley (Updated May. 01, 2021 7:36PM ET; Published Apr. 30, 2021 7:08PM ET) ''THe Daily Beast''.</ref> Her followers explained this away by claiming she consumed alcohol as a "natural painkiller."<ref name="Vice" />

The Love Has Won cult can be seen as a solid example of [[conspirituality]] in action.<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2023-11-28/love-has-won-amy-carlson-hbo-director "HBO’s ‘Love Has Won’ shows how cult leader Amy Carlson went from McDonald’s manager to mummy"] by Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 2023 November 28</ref> Reportedly, when Carlson started the cult in 2009, her beliefs were standard [[New Age]] and [[UFO]] woo. However, in the late 2010s, as Carlson's [[alcohol]] [[addiction]] became worse, her demeanor, described as "vital, charismatic, and sunny" at the time, increasingly began to be taken over by her "mean" demeanor while intoxicated. Other members of the cult increasingly became [[paranoid]], uttering violent rhetoric tinged with [[racist]], [[homophobic]], and [[antisemitic]] rants, and became associated with darker conspiracy theories like [[QAnon]].<ref name="rscarlson"/>

Carlson's body was found in April 2021; she died at the age of 45.<ref name="Carlson death" /> It's unknown what Love Has Won will do to replace her; they neglected to announce her death, and the news only broke when Carlson's body was found in her home by local law enforcement on April 29<sup>th</sup>. She had been "dead for weeks"<ref name="Carlson death" /> when found, and seven members were arrested for abuse of a corpse and [[child abuse]] that day:<ref>[https://nypost.com/2021/05/04/mummified-corpse-of-cult-leader-found-wrapped-in-christmas-lights/ Mummified corpse of cult leader found wrapped in Christmas lights in Colorado] by Jackie Salo (May 4, 2021 | 12:36pm) ''New York Post''.</ref><ref name=jorobado>[https://www.reddit.com/r/LoveHasWonCult/comments/n4b9g5/mugshots_of_lhw_crew/ Status of LHW members currently in custody] ''Reddit''. Mugshot identifications by Cletus Jorobado, May 3, 2021.</ref>
{{collist|2|
#Jason Castillo (a.k.a. Father of All Creation, a.k.a. Father God, a.k.a. Pops)
#Ma Obdulia Franco-Gonzalez
#Ryan Kramer (a.k.a. El Morya)
#Karin Raymond
#John Robertson (a.k.a. Hilarion, a.k.a. Father of the Multiverse)
#Christopher Royer
#Sarah Rudolph
}}
Isn't it embarrassing when one of your cult's gods pickles herself on colloidal silver and vodka,<ref name="Vice"/><ref>[https://gurumag.com/love-has-won-cult-leader-found-deceased-near-crestone-members-arrested/ "Love Has Won" Cult Leader Found Deceased Near Crestone, Members Arrested] by Be Scofield (April 30, 2021) ''The Guru Magazine''.</ref> then dies and gets lit up like a [[Christmas]] tree…<ref name=streetman/> and another one (or more) gets arrested for corpse and child abuse?<ref name=jorobado/>

==Post-Carlson==
After the death of Carlson, the cult splintered. One group, started in [[Florida]] by former members ​Lauryn Suarez and Ashley Peluso, renamed themselves as "5D Full Disclosure",<ref>[https://www.thedailybeast.com/my-friend-still-believes-in-mother-god-after-amy-carlsons-tragic-death My Friend Still Believes in ‘Mother God’ After Cult Leader’s Tragic Death: “I’ve struggled to reconcile the thoughtful, empathetic Gabriel I knew with the ‘Commander Buddha’ in ‘The Cult of Mother God,’” the author writes.] by Sezín Devi Koehler (Dec. 21, 2023 4:49AM EST) ''Daily Beast''.</ref><ref name="lovewonintouch">[https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/love-has-won-cast-where-are-the-former-cult-members-now/ "‘Love Has Won’ Cast: Where Are Former Members of Late ‘Mother God’ Amy Carlson’s New Age Cult Now?"] by Hannah Loesch, In Touch Weekly, 2023 December 11</ref> and continued to flog dangerous alternative medicine on the internet, earning a 2022 warning letter from the [[FDA]] for their sale of “Plasma Colloidal Silver Eyedrops,” “Gaia’s Organic Nasal Spray,” and “Copper Healing Roller”.<ref>[https://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/warning-letters/new-earth-healing-essentials-llc-dba-5d-full-disclosure-620001-02012022 New Earth Healing Essentials, LLC d/b/a 5D Full Disclosure] (February 01, 2022) ''U. S. Food and Drug Administration''.</ref> Colloidal silver was one of the three listed causes of death in Carlson's autopsy report, the other two being [[alcoholism]] and anorexia.<ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/love-has-won-leader-amy-carlsons-cause-of-death-released-1266385/ ‘Love Has Won’ Leader Amy Carlson’s Cause of Death Released: Woman called "Mother God" by her followers weighed just 75 pounds when her mummified corpse was discovered by authorities in April 2021] by Daniel Kreps (December 3, 2021) ''Rolling Stone''.</ref>

A second splinter group, awkwardly named "Love Has 1 Joy Rains 2" (or "Joy Rains" for short), was started by former members Castillo and Robertson. Aside from posts dedicated to Carlson's memory, this group also offers $122.22 "Christic Awakening" sessions, continuing Carlson's tradition of hawking "etheric surgery" woo over the phone.<ref name="lovewonintouch"/><ref>[https://www.denverpost.com/2023/12/07/love-has-won-mother-god-cult-documentary-colorado/ "Love Has Won documentary drew attention to Colorado cult. But does it make light of cult dangers?"] by Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 2023 December 7</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20231222170911/https://www.lovehas1joyrains2.com/christicawakening "Christic Awakening with Mother Father of all creation"], Lovehas1joyrains2.com, archived on 2023 December 22</ref>

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://lovehaswon.org Love Has Won] — archived copies of the Love Has Won website
*[https://www.risingabovelhw.com/ Rising Above Love Has Won] — support for Love Has Won leavers
*[https://gurumag.com/crestone-cult-love-has-won-leaves-man-to-die-in-desert/ Crestone Cult Love Has Won Leaves Man to Die in Desert] by Be Scofield (July 23, 2020) ''The Guru Magazine'' — former [[McDonalds]] manager makes bad.
*[https://gurumag.com/love-has-won-cult-kicked-off-kauai-after-fleeing-crestone/ Love Has Won Cult Kicked Off Kauai After Fleeing Crestone] by Be Scofield (September 7, 2020) ''The Guru Magazine''.
*[https://gurumag.com/inside-the-crestone-cult-raid-that-led-to-a-deceased-body/ Inside the Crestone Cult Raid that Led to a Deceased Body] by Be Scofield (May 3, 2021) ''The Guru Magazine''.
*[https://www.5dfulldisclosure.org 5D Full Disclosure]
*[https://www.lovehas1joyrains2.com/ Love Has 1 Joy Rains 2]

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