Mark Prophet (1918-1973) formed the Summit Lighthouse religious organization in 1958, presumably because his last name was Prophet and he figured why fight it? He released this album in 1968, and it is 95 minutes of utter gibberish. Really, not a single sentence here is grounded in any known empirical reality. Good on you if it's your thing, but I fell asleep. Mark married Elizabeth Clare Prophet (1939-2009) in 1963 and after she killed him, she changed the name of the organization to the Church Universal and Triumphant, who you recall called for the destruction of individuals and groups making rock music for whom they called for the judgment of the sacred fire before the throne of almighty God.
Only kidding...she didn't kill him! But who cares? Her job, like her husband's, was to fill the world with a torrent of bullshit. And I'm helping.
(Hat tip to Rich Lindsay for the loan of the LP!)
Sword of Blue Flame Over America - Archangel Michael
The Pageant of Creation - Archangel Raphael
The Conformity of the Spirit - Archangel Zadkiel
Advent of the Holy Comforter - Holy Amethyst
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