Got this little while ago. New on Feral House:
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If something is "typical interest" in industrial music, I guess Process Church is one of them. Cult and their imagery jumps up to your face in many releases from the oldest ones till today. Cult is covered in media / publications in quite mysterious ways, but this is the first time that actual insider, basically 1st ever guy to join in and who stayed in for decades, is writing very detailed story from beginning.
Quote from: Feral House
The Process Church of the Final Judgment was the apocalyptic shadow side of the flower-powered '60s and perhaps the most notorious cult of modern times.
Scores of black-cloaked devotees swept the streets of New York, San Francisco, London, Paris, Rome, Chicago, Toronto, Boston, New Orleans and other cities selling magazines with titles like Sex, Fear, Love and Death.
The Process' no-holds-barred theology brought on accusations of sinister conspiracies.
Personalities like Marianne Faithfull, George Clinton and Mick Jagger participated in Process publications, and Funkadelic reproduced Process material in two of their albums.
Love Sex Fear Death — written by original Process Church member Timothy Wyllie — is the first book to provide the astonishing inside story of this fascinating group and the mysterious woman at its center. Included are contributions from six other former members and Genesis Breyer P-Orridge.
Included are never-before-seen photographs and reproductions from rare Process publications.
I have yet to finish the book completely, but already as it is, I could say this is the most essential reading. It may shatter many of the scadalous theories of past, but in other hand the actual look for groups practices and methods is partly very harsh reading.
I recall Aes Nihil is still distributing xerox copies of all the Process publications?
Yeah, he did and charged a fortune for them. I´ve been fascinated by the Process since I first read the small fragments that was published in original Apocalypse Culture. Later reading Stephen Sennit's pieces in Rapid Eye just increased my wish to get deeper into the whole mythos. I have the book at home and plan to read during Christmas. Really looking forward to it!
Wasn't there also some of Process manifests in the PRIVATE EDITION booklets? Yet to get them, hint..
I don't remember when I read apocalypse culture, but know that it was so long time ago, I hardly remember what was in it.
There was Finnish hardcore guy who took one of the Process symbols tattooed in his hand, next to thumb & index finger, so it's always visible. He thought it was just Integrity (hc band) logo.
I have ordered plenty of things from Aes Nihil, but none of process stuff. Sometimes prices are rough, but often I see more value in pile of xeroxes than he asks for them.
...yes... lost some artwork for some tapes so they had to be redone from scrape... package goes out this week.
Short bits in the first one. I think it was quotes that Boyd Rice put together.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on December 10, 2009, 11:11:57 AM
I have yet to finish the book completely, but already as it is, I could say this is the most essential reading. It may shatter many of the scadalous theories of past, but in other hand the actual look for groups practices and methods is partly very harsh reading.
Did it discuss their beliefs in detail? I've always been under the impression that it was just an updated version of gnosticism. My curiosity about them only goes as far as their theology and how they came up with it.
Btw what do you mean by harsh reading? That it's boring and tedious (I could easily see that being the case...)? Or that it's disgusting?
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on December 10, 2009, 11:38:10 AM
There was Finnish hardcore guy who took one of the Process symbols tattooed in his hand, next to thumb & index finger, so it's always visible. He thought it was just Integrity (hc band) logo.
Oh man, that has to be embarrassing...
Damn, i remember that one member of Process church, and also the band Changes i believe, wrote about the history of the cult/church as a serial in a Industrial music magazine (in the 90s probably). Was at least a couple of articles covering history, beliefs etc. in some issues, now i can´t remember what magazine that can have been and it´s frustrating as fuck... anyone know?
From what i remember pretty interesting reading.
Ajna released Process Church LP w/Parfrey n' others. I forgot the name of the project though. Came out a month or so back.
Quote from: magnus on August 12, 2010, 08:49:24 PM
Damn, i remember that one member of Process church, and also the band Changes i believe, wrote about the history of the cult/church as a serial in a Industrial music magazine (in the 90s probably). Was at least a couple of articles covering history, beliefs etc. in some issues, now i can´t remember what magazine that can have been and it´s frustrating as fuck... anyone know?
From what i remember pretty interesting reading.
The magazine was called Esoterra. Taylor was not a member though more of a hang-around.
Thanks, that´s the one, now i don´t have to wrestle the brain anymore! At times like these i kinda regret parting with so much old stuff....
yeah i love this book.
nice pics inside. very complete.
http://vimeo.com/6587408
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on December 10, 2009, 11:11:57 AM
If something is "typical interest" in industrial music, I guess Process Church is one of them.
Is it because the Process philosophy is highly relevant to industrial music, or just people following the interests of their idols? I have not read the new Process book, though I was considering it.
Interesting indeed. I have a PDF file on my PC, some kind of 'eBook' with some writtings from the Process Church.
If anyone is interested let me know, I can post it here. It has 520 pages.
oh man, Integrity did wonders for getting people into PCFJ. I go to this bar occasionally near Stephen Petrus' house and there's all these 30-40 year old ex-hardcore guys with Process Church "crosstikas" all over them. hilarious.
Here is info ont he Process book. Ajna is involved & info is from www.theajnaoffensive.com
PROPAGANDA AND HOLY WRIT OF THE PROCESS CHURCH OF THE FINAL JUDGEMENT. A hardback book published in conjunction with Feral House, ,being reprints of the Death, Fear and Sex issues of the impossible to find Process magazines and a contextural interview with Timothy Wyllie, one of the designers of the original magazines and early Process member. 208 pp. An edition of 1200 copies. Layout/design by Timo Ketola. The book will include information for downloading a reading of The Gods on War as orated by Lydia Lunch, Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, AdamParfrey and Timothy Wyllie. We're hoping for a Samhain release date.
Quote from: bitewerksMTB on September 24, 2011, 09:25:40 PM
Here is info ont he Process book. Ajna is involved & info is from www.theajnaoffensive.com
PROPAGANDA AND HOLY WRIT OF THE PROCESS CHURCH OF THE FINAL JUDGEMENT. A hardback book published in conjunction with Feral House, ,being reprints of the Death, Fear and Sex issues of the impossible to find Process magazines and a contextural interview with Timothy Wyllie, one of the designers of the original magazines and early Process member. 208 pp. An edition of 1200 copies. Layout/design by Timo Ketola. The book will include information for downloading a reading of The Gods on War as orated by Lydia Lunch, Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, AdamParfrey and Timothy Wyllie. We're hoping for a Samhain release date.
Finally got this. Very nice, very professional. I didn't think it would be this big. It's full A4 size, mostly in full color! I think the story of the Process can be more interesting than their propaganda actually, but still interesting to read and pure visual excellency!
I have a torrent download of all of their pamphlets, writings, etc. Pretty wacky stuff.
could you please share the torrent?
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Wow, that's a really strong material. Psycho gnostic theology in hippie mask, with interesting pantheism. Strange, that i have commenced to read Herbert's Dune again and in the first book, there are many enigmatic quotes about consciousness and unconsciousness related to human transcendency. I wonder if there hasn't been some common influence.
The process are mentioned also in the book Firechild which is a biography by Maxine Sanders it's an interesting account she had met some of them in London in the 1960's and actually links them with Charles Manson overall not a bad read. http://mandrake.uk.net/fire-child/
I remember reading some of there writings in rapid eye but it didnt make any impression on me probably i was to young but it would be hard for me to imagine myself succumbing to the carisma of DeGrimston with his beard and suit !
Turns out the psychedelic rock band Sabbath Assembly (http://sabbathassembly.bandcamp.com/) "is playing the hymns of the Process Church of the Final Judgment, an Apocalyptic religious sect from the late 60's and early 70's". They also talk about this quite a bit in a year-old interview over at Heathen Harvest (http://heathenharvest.org/2012/10/01/if-love-is-what-we-seek-then-we-must-know-hate-if-joy-is-what-we-seek-then-we-must-know-pain-an-interview-with-dave-nuss-of-sabbath-assembly/) (probably in other places as well, but that's where I learnt about it).
Quite amazing to see I wrote this back in 2009!
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on December 10, 2009, 11:11:57 AM
I have yet to finish the book completely, but already as it is, I could say this is the most essential reading. It may shatter many of the
scadalous theories of past, but in other hand the actual look for groups practices and methods is partly very harsh reading.
Book has been in shelves for quite some time, but decided to re-visit and read the final bits and pieces what I didn't back then. While I was originally slightly bored to see Genesis P Orridge again, his part of the book focusing on Process influence on TOPY was among some of the most interesting reading.
The full logic of theology remains still kind of vague. I'm certainly sure that one needs to be there. Reading of cult or ritual practices will never provide the true essence of experience and walked path.
However, I think this book was much better than re-print of magazines. While magazine re-print offered visual and extremely stylish front, I prefer the inside look even if sometimes can come out very mundane and pointless.
Another in-depth study on the subject has just been published in Italy (unfortunately in our mother-tongue).
Author is Federico of the experimental/ambient project UR and, I assume, is an evolution of his university study... Makes me wonder how his teachers reacted to this.
Will get my copy in a few days, but index seems interesting:
FEDERICO ESPOSITO
THE PROCESS E LA RICONCILIAZIONE DEGLI OPPOSTI
STORIA, DOTTRINA E PRATICHE DI UN CULTO PSICOTERAPEUTICO
Nulla rimane da fare nel mondo degli uomini, se non prendere fra l'umanità quei
pochi, quei pochissimi che non appartengono all'umanità, e permettere che la
Devastazione degli Ultimi Giorni segua il suo inevitabile corso.
Robert De Grimston
A parere di diversi studiosi, The Process fu uno dei più complessi e strutturati
gruppi nella galassia delle sette che nel continente americano hanno trovato fertile
terreno per la loro opera di proselitismo. Sebbene la sua esistenza si fosse
esaurita, almeno ufficialmente, nell'arco del decennio che va dal 1965 al 1975, la
sua influenza si è rivelata seminale e sorprendentemente duratura nel tempo, tanto
da esercitare tuttora grande fascino negli ambienti della sottocultura non solo
esoterica ma anche musicale.
Il notevole impatto che il culto sapeva produrre era dovuto principalmente alla sua
contemporanea venerazione delle antitetiche figure di Cristo e Satana nel contesto
di una visione apocalittica, un messaggio che veniva evidenziato in maniera
eclatante nella sua iconografia, a partire dalle uniformi nere riproducenti i simboli
della croce cristiana e del Baphomet/Capro di Mendes luciferino-satanico.
Nell'atmosfera della rivolta culturale giovanile degli anni '60, pullulante di gruppi
volti alla ricerca di evasione e salvezza che, con esiti spesso discutibili, scoprivano
l'interesse per religioni alternative a quelle prevalenti nel mondo occidentale, The
Process rappresentava un elemento più di rottura che di continuità, quasi fosse il
gemello nascosto, "pericoloso" piuttosto che "malvagio", della controcultura che
propagandava pace, amore, libertà da tutti i vincoli artefatti.
Indice:
INTRODUZIONE
I. STORIA
II. STRUTTURA GERARCHICA
II. 1 Considerazioni preliminari
II. 2 Il sistema dei ranghi
III. DOTTRINA
III. 1 Una dottrina in evoluzione
III. 2 Due sistemi Primo sistema Secondo sistema
III. 3 Temi cardine della dottrina processiana
La Legge Universale
Il Ciclo dell'Ignoranza
La Separazione
Il Sé Il Controllo è Contatto
Il Nuovo Gioco
Il Gioco degli Dèi
La Menzogna
III. 4 Definizioni e Precetti processiani
IV. SIMBOLISMO
1."P" 2. Croce cristiana e Baphomet/Capro di Mendes
3. Segno dell'Unione
4. Croce dell'Unità
5. Il nuovo Simbolo dell'Unità
V. PRATICHE
V. 1 Assemblea Sabbatica
Testi Liturgici
Canti e Inni processiani
V. 2 Pratiche psicoterapeutiche
Cerchio per sviluppare la telepatia
Meditazione di mezzanotte
Progressi
Sessioni al P-scopio
Sedute parapsicologiche per membri interni
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It's bizarre how the process still raise interests in Italy after many years.
very interesting
http://dangerousminds.net/comments/the_process_church_of_the_final_judgement_revelations_of_an_apocalypse_cult
The Alessandro Papa book looks like a must read ... is it only available via EBay? I can't see any other sellers ...
if you use face book you can contact alex here: https://www.facebook.com/kaliyuga.editions
if not I can give you his email.
Resurrecting this thread to ask if anybody already had the chance to watch "SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL – THE TRUE STORY OF THE PROCESS CHURCH OF THE FINAL JUDGMENT" and can provide some comments or even a short review?
Thanks!
http://www.theprocessmovie.com/ (http://www.theprocessmovie.com/)
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the years bring the process further from proto mansonoids to odd Christian sub cultists
recent books debunking Ed sander's shock horror hype.
similar books debunk the acid fascism hype towards the solar lodge of the onto, also part of the sanders/hippy paranoid conspiracy.
good to see these cults/currents in a more sober light.
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http://www.cvltnation.com/process-church-final-judgement/
if you look in the itallo giallo
film, 'cold eyes of fear' you will see profess street sellers( in their capes) of their magazine in the London street scenes.
http://www.paranoiamagazine.com/2012/11/the-process-church-of-the-final-judgment-and-the-manson-family/
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http://thepiratebay.se/torrent/4584984/Process_Church_of_the_Final_Judgment_combo_pdf
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Hello, I know it's rude to ask for favours in a first post but I am really hoping someone might have a copy of this PDF to help me out on some research - I'm writing my master's thesis on cults and graphic design. The torrent is long-dead unfortunately.
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Quote from: Reprobate on April 10, 2012, 10:12:30 PM
http://thepiratebay.se/torrent/4584984/Process_Church_of_the_Final_Judgment_combo_pdf
Not too many seeders so please seed for as long as you can!
Hello, I know it's rude to ask for favours in a first post but I am really hoping someone might have a copy of this PDF to help me out on some research - I'm writing my master's thesis on cults and graphic design. The torrent is long-dead unfortunately.
This ? http://abraxas365dokumentarci.blogspot.gr/2010/12/process-church-of-final-judgment.html