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Amy Carlson Background
Amy Carlson developed an interest in New Age philosophy, and became a regular poster on the forums of the website Lightworkers.org. On the forum, she met Amerith WhiteEagle, who convinced Carlson that she was divine, and Carlson began to claim to experience paranormal phenomena. -
The Official Establishment of Love has Won
Members 12–20 (full-time residential), 26+ ambassadors internationally -
Amy Leaving her Past Behind
In late 2007, Carlson left her third husband, her children, and her job as a manager at McDonald's ceased contact with most members of her family and joined up with WhiteEagle in Colorado. The group was originally known under the name "Galactic Federation of Light". -
Love has Won YouTube Channel
The group posted its first videos on YouTube in 2009. These videos were like vlogs and just recording her insane belives and ideas. -
WhiteEagle
Carlson had several romantic partners throughout the group's history, beginning with Amerith WhiteEagle, who was referred to as "Father God", and who played a counterpart role to Carlson in the theology of the group. The group also adopted elements of the QAnon conspiracy theory. -
The Beliefs of Amy and Her Cult
The theology of Love Has Won has been described as fluid, combining New Age spirituality, conspiracy theories, and elements from mainstream Abrahamic religions. The group proclaimed that Carlson was a divine, 19 billion-year-old being who had birthed all creation. Carlson claimed she had been reincarnated 534 times, including as Jesus, Joan of Arc, Marilyn Monroe, and Cleopatra, and would lead 144,000 people into a mystical "5th dimension" -
After WhiteEagle Left/ First Follower
WhiteEagle left Carlson around 2014. Carlson gained her first follower, Miguel Lamboy, the same year. Miguel would serve as the manager of the group's logistics and finances. The movement began to grow from 2014 onwards, mainly by the internet -
Group Traveling
The group traveled between Colorado, Oregon, California, and Florida prior to 2018, before moving to Moffat, Colorado. Jason Castillo would gain the position as the final "Father God" in 2018. -
Amy Hypocrisy
In May 2020, a member of the group was found wandering the wilderness disoriented, naked, and dehydrated, after being described by the group as lacking the "right energy" and being on "the wrong side of the mountain."Despite the group banning drink and drugs for members, Carlson was accused of drinking large amounts of alcohol and subsequently behaving abusively. -
Amy's Health Decline
In September 2020, it had been stated that Carlson was in poor health and was paralyzed from the waist down, with Carlson herself stating that she had cancer. -
The Group Moved to Kauai Hawaii
Where they met with hostility from locals after Carlson publicly proclaimed that she was the Hawaiian goddess Pele. A multi-day protest ensued, with protestors lighting driftwood fires and chanting Hawaiian prayers around the rented property the group was staying in. Video footage provided by Love Has Won member Lauryn Suarez showed eggs and rocks being thrown at the house, as well as the broken windows of the house and the SUV parked in the driveway. -
Amy Carlson's Last Days
In early April 2021, the group was located in an RV park in Mount Shasta in northern California but was asked to leave due to overcrowding. Carlson was last seen alive by someone outside the group on April 10, 2021. -
Amy's Death
On April 28, 2021, their mummified corpse of Carlson was discovered in the mission house near Crestone. Its state of decay suggested that she had been dead for several weeks. She was 45 at the time of her death. The body was found in a sleeping bag wrapped in Christmas lights, the face covered in glitter and the eyes missing, in what authorities stated were a makeshift shrine.