The background music is indeed Pomp and Circumstance. Catchy little tune, not.

Your exploration of El Morya’s friends is hilarious. I didn’t get that far. And yes, the picture. That picture was staring down at me the whole time I was growing up. The kids in the church school used to joke that the eyes in the picture would follow you around. Later, when Osama Bin Laden first showed his ugly mug, I thought “Oh my god, it’s El Morya come back to kill us all!” Then I realized why I always hated that turban.

I don’t know what these peace, love and light new-agers see in him. He was always in a sour mood, but…he loved us. Love=discipline, you see. Morya was the guru (master) we were the chelas (slaves).

Another little tidbit: A kook named Arhat Ariya started posting on Black Sun Journal a few months ago making a big deal that the photo of El Morya was stolen from the Theosophical Society, and that the FBI was investigating. He posted over 20 comments in one day and I had to ban him.