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The Seekers

Also known as The Brotherhood of the Seven Rays.

They were a group of rapturists or a UFO religion in the mid-20th century Midwestern United States. The Seekers met in a nondenominational church. The group was originally organized in 1953 by Charles Laughead.

They were led by Dorothy Martin (a.k.a. Sister Thedra) from the Chicago area, who believed a UFO would save them from a disaster on December 21, 1954. They’re believed to have been the earliest UFO religion.

Martin told her followers that the United States was going to be destroyed by a massive earthquake & a huge tidal wave on December 21, 1954. This was due to telepathic messages that she claimed to have gotten from aliens.

She called the aliens the Guardians & said they came from a planet called Clarion. Believers would be saved from destruction by flying saucers that would take them to Clarion.

The Seekers were the subject of the book When Prophecy Fails by Leon Festinger, in which Laughead was given the fake name of Dr. Armstrong & Martin the name of Marian Keech. Festinger infiltrated the Seekers to study their cognitive reactions & coping mechanisms when their beliefs failed, a thought process dissonance.

When the UFO didn’t come, a majority of members became convinced it would arrive on Christmas Eve, at which time their 2nd disappointment produced even greater dissonance.

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Victor Stiebel and His Timeless Contributions to Mid-20th Century Fashion

📰 Original title: Victor Stiebel: The Architect of Romantic Elegance

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Victor Stiebel and His Timeless Contributions to Mid-20th Century Fashion

📰 Original title: Victor Stiebel: The Architect of Romantic Elegance

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David Burliuk
Live Lobsters at Joe's
1961
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🟡 Five Flying Seagulls Against Blue Sky⁣
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🟡 Head of the Buddha 1943 Reijer Stolk⁣
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🟡 Sun Shining Moon Stars Night Sky 1950 Dirk van Gelder⁣
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🟡 Harlem Street Dance New York City by Elizabeth Olds 1935-1943⁣
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🟡 Small Town Harlem 1945, New York City, Saul Kovner⁣
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🟡 Sleepy Time Down South, Bluesman & Guitar 1941 by Saul Kovner⁣
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🟡 Inland Puerto Rico 1935 by Albert Potter⁣
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🟡 Peace Signs White on Blue⁣
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🟡 Shasta Daylight Portland - San Francisco Streamliner Train 1950⁣
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🟡 Statue of Liberty, Manhattan, New York City 1950 Poster Art⁣
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🟡 Make Friends With Books 1949⁣
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🟡 Women's Liberation Statue of Liberty Fist 1970⁣
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🟡 Eagle Dancer Native Indigenous Indian 1952 Woody Crumbo⁣
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🟡 Come Together In PeaceCome Together In Peace Hands Joined Together⁣
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🟡 Herons 1940 Pennsylvania⁣
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🟡 Hong Kong Sailing Junk Airplane Scenery 1940s Travel⁣
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🟡 Four Ducks On Green Grass 1942 Bertha Züricher⁣
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🟡 Running Toward The Finish Line 1950s Paul Ordner⁣
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🟡 Central Park, New York City 1939 Charles Prendergast⁣
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