Heaven's Gate: Pawns of the Superspectrum? Part 3
The conclusion. Was Heaven's Gate just Superspectrum bait?
Catch up on Part 1 and Part 2
Keel didn’t sugar coat the mental and physical consequences that might arise after an interaction with the superspectrum. As he so cheerfully wrote: we are “helplessly controlled by forces that can scramble our brains.”1
After a run-in with the unknown, experiencers often became obsessed, depressed, or completely lost their wits.
In her paper about Heaven’s Gate, Dr. Susan Raine suggested that Bo might be suffering from a mental disorder like schizophrenia.2 While her diagnosis is up for debate, it deserves recognition because of the connection Keel saw between psychological conditions and the superspectrum. He proposed that certain disorders were caused by a sensitivity to the superspectrum’s frequencies. A person exhibiting these symptoms might just be processing a crowded “ESP band” full of projected thoughts and unheard voices.3 Most of us aren’t inundated with this cosmic white noise, but for those cursed with the right antenna, these signals could be picked up inadvertently. If Dr. Raine is correct, and Bo experienced an episode similar to schizophrenia, then maybe his behavior is another sign of the superspectrum’s presence.
Peep’s battle with an aggressive form of cancer is another indicator that the superspectrum was impacting her life. Throughout their teachings, the Two insisted that Earth was being inundated by “an intense energy source striking the planet.”4 This “band of radiation” saturated the atmosphere, causing feelings of restlessness in people across the globe.5
Keel asserts that these are the same type of high-frequency waves the superspectrum uses to manipulate minds and manifest minions. This type of radiation causes ionization in cells, damage DNA, and increase the risk of cancer. Keel was clear about the harmful side effects that might result from an encounter with one of these creations:
“Let’s imagine that when energies of the superspectrum vibrate down into our reality they change into very short-lived atoms of unusual density. In the early stages of creation, the transmogrified entities are relatively harmless to us, but when deterioration begins to occur, they throw off electrons and radiation that can harm humans and animals…”6
In 1983, Bonnie lost an eye due to cancer. She died two years later after the disease spread to her liver. It’s no secret that she spent years communicating with ETs and disembodied spirits. Were these spooks from the superspectrum shedding radioactive particles as they traversed our reality? Was this the cause of the cancer that took her life?
We close our investigation into the superspectrum’s potential influence on Applewhite and Nettles by turning our attention back to the Summer of 1974. As the Two began their pilgrimage across the Southwest— proselytizing about NLBs and the “level above human”—our Sun was releasing significant amounts of energy into space. Newspapers around the world carried stories about this “unexpectedly high” solar activity.7 The situation reached a crescendo in July as a series of severe flares and storms sent a tsunami of electromagnetic radiation streaming toward our planet.
This “gigantic solar storm”8 produced a series of highly energetic events, punctuated by “numerous major flares”9 that unsettled Earth’s geomagnetic field. Some of the anomalous sunspots were 3 times larger than usual, generating bursts of EM energy at “extremely high intensities.”10
Topping off this solar madness was a rare phenomenon known as a white-light flare (WLF)—a visible flash of energy caused by electrons traveling at over half the speed of light. The mechanism behind this expulsion of fast-moving particles still puzzles astronomers. According to experts from the Space Sciences Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley, “it’s being done by electromagnetic effects that are not really understood.”11 What is understood is how WLFs impact our planet—causing increased radiation exposure, along with disruptions to satellites, radios, and power grids.
The implications should be obvious. If Keel is right about the existence of an apex form of energy—a superspectrum that uses electromagnetic frequencies to manipulate earthlings—then maybe the solar disturbances in 1974 amplified its power and presence on our planet. For the Two, this period of heightened activity was profound. They acted with increased urgency, purpose, and organization during the Summer’s outpouring of cosmic energy.
Were they inspired by the superspectrum?
Throughout the time frame in question, Bo and Peep channeled orders from telepathic extraterrestrials to develop the foundations of what would become Heaven’s Gate. They began articulating their beliefs about a coming period of ascension and their roles as catalysts for a divine prophecy. It was a decidedly dramatic period of personal and spiritual transformation.
The Two weren’t sharing a private psychosis—at least not one of their own design. Something else sparked their conversion from ordinary individuals to devoted Next Level ambassadors.
Evidence suggests that their awakening was triggered by shotgun blasts of superspectrum energies to the head. The paranormal entities generated by this radiant onslaught ensnared both Bonnie and Marshall with familiar promises of otherworldly rewards.
Their resulting journey parallels those of other superspectrum experiencers, and as a result, raises troubling questions about the nature of beliefs and the forces that shape them.
Did Bo and Peep suffer from the effects of an unseen cosmic energy acting upon their minds, or were they just swept up in the cultural currents of their era?
In either scenario, their story makes us wonder about the hidden forces that might be at work in our daily lives.
Keel, John. Disneyland of the Gods. New Saucerian Books, 2014, p. 174.
Raine, Susan. “Reconceptualising,” 99.
Keel, The Eighth Tower, 82.
Hewes and Steiger, UFO Missionaries, 163.
Vallee, Jacques. Messengers of Deception: UFO Contacts and Cults. Daily Grail Publishing, 2008, p. 83.
Keel, The Eighth Tower, 120.
Bruzek, A. “The solar flare activity at the beginning of July 1974.” Kleinheubacher Berichte, vol. 18, pp. 179–185.
Solar Storm Extends Time To View Northern Lights.” New York Times, 9 July 1974, p. 74.
Mangis, Stephen. “July 1974 Solar Activity and Related Geophysical Effects.” U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Environmental Research Laboratories, Space Environment Laboratory, 1975.
Bruzek, “The solar flare activity at the beginning of July 1974.”
Madrigal, Alexis. “White-Light Solar Flares Finally Explained.” Wired, 21 May 2010.
Thanks for this series Bernie. The connection to the massive solar flares is an interesting one, especially given the implications of the 'plasma life' hypothesis. Cheers!