Aliens, Monasteries, and a Russian Tortoise of spiritual significance...

It turns out that we are all really aliens... from another galaxy... sent here to help humanity... If we can channel our true self, then maybe we will ascend into the next life... and... in a thousand years we will all be wearing triangle necklaces... or something like that...

At least that's the story according to the "Morningland Urban Monastery", as passed down to them (through their leader) from a vision of a giant Tortoise named Thinis back in the 1980s.



Well...
This isn't that same tortoise, but Thinis II suddenly dissappeared from the "monastery" recently. He holds some mystic place of spiritual significance for the group as a representative of their founder's vision.

So....
If you've seen a Russian Tortoise trekking around LA somewhere...
You might want to let them know... they're worried...

If you live in Long Beach you've probably seen these signs up all over the place!


Check out this past week's District magazine (or read it online here) for more about Thinis II and the Morninglanders... and for an alternative point of view, check out Ex-Morninglanders.com.