To explore more from us: Please visit SectarianDigest.com The host interviews members of the “UFO Church” in Downtown Los Angeles, describing it as a welcoming, artistic space amid a chaotic neighborhood. Hermes (nicknamed Mercury), the founder, says he opened the space about eight months earlier to help people “open” and evolve their minds, share and sell art, and build community. Babylon explains she was drawn in through long-term metaphysical and alien experiences and connections to Jack Parsons, believing humanity is approaching a major “event” or singularity involving aliens, technology, old gods/goddess energy, and awakening; she emphasizes that members don’t have to agree on everything, only that “something is happening,” and that the community aims to explore, translate experiences, and have fun. Isaiah says he came to meet like-minded people and seek truth about extraterrestrials and government secrecy. Minister Jah, the ordained interfaith minister, shares a background as a Jehovah’s Witness, lifelong feelings of not belonging on Earth, recurring deja vu, and visions he frames as spiritual rather than mental illness; he criticizes what he calls hidden theocratic power structures and says the church is approaching a year since its opening, with sermons every Friday at 7 p.m. (citing numerology around the number seven). The group contrasts their approach with mainstream proselytizing: Jah argues they offer individualized “suggestions” rather than advice, emphasizing behavioral-therapy principles, critical thinking, and not converting people to place faith in a preacher. They talk about false prophets, mental health clarity through prayer/meditation, and concerns that accelerating AI and information overload will increase confusion and mental illness. Babylon expands on her view that patriarchal religion displaced earlier earth-centered, matriarchal spirituality, contributing to trauma and cognitive dissonance; she describes personal awakening experiences (including identifying an entity as Gaia) and claims of forewarnings about Corona, a “fog” affecting motivation, and war in Israel. The host critiques a San Francisco Gate article that compared the church to groups like Heaven’s Gate and the Aetherius Society, calling it one-sided; participants argue the comparison is inaccurate, emphasize transparency, and reject “cult” labels. Hermes outlines an objective to develop reusable missile-like firefighting technology using existing chemicals to rapidly suppress wildfires, presenting it as a humanitarian project distinct from churches that pursue personal gain. Isaiah shares an unusual, ongoing claim: a magnetic foreign object/“implant” in his finger discovered in childhood when magnetic darts stuck to him. He says hospitals offered no clear explanation and that it appears connected to veins with only a small scar and no history of surgery. He also recounts seeing a red “comet” or celestial object on October 19, 2024, followed by a large glowing yellow plasma-like phenomenon that seemed to “stare” at him and vanished when he felt fear. The host asks about ritual and magik; Babylon says she practices earth- and cosmos-centered rituals aimed at collective healing, anti-capitalist system change, and preparing for a major societal shift, connecting themes to AI, mythology (Psyche/Eros), and a coming portal-like transition. Jah stresses self-reflection, shared guidance, and interfaith practice—prayer for him, goddess devotion for Babylon, and other paths for others—framing the church as non-proselytizing, diverse, and collaborative. They differentiate themselves from Heaven’s Gate by emphasizing pro-Earth, pro-human values and rejecting escapism; Hermes summarizes the church’s core as “love, logic, evolution, art,” and humanitarian action.
