Editing Love Has Won (section)

== History ==
WhiteEagle left Carlson for another lightworker he had recruited from New York 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 through the internet.<ref name=":8" /> The group travelled between Colorado, Oregon, California, and Florida before 2018, before moving to [[Moffat, Colorado]].<ref name=":3" /> Jason Castillo would gain the position as the final "Father God" in 2018.<ref name=":8" /> The group briefly moved to the island of [[Kauai]] in Hawaii in August 2020, where they were met with hostility from locals after Carlson publicly proclaimed that she was the Hawaiian goddess [[Pele (deity)|Pele]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Bodon|first=Sabrina|date=September 4, 2020|title=Residents protest Love Has Won|url=https://www.thegardenisland.com/2020/09/04/hawaii-news/residents-protest-love-has-won/|access-date=May 7, 2021|website=The Garden Island|language=en-US}}</ref> A multi-day protest ensued, with protestors lighting driftwood fires and chanting Hawaiian prayers around the rented property the group were staying in.<ref name=":2" /> Video footage provided to ''[[The Denver Post]]'' 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.<ref name="Violent protests" /> The mayor of Kauai, [[Derek Kawakami]], intervened to negotiate the departure of the group from the island.<ref name="Violent protests">{{Cite web|last=Tabachnik|first=Sam|date=September 11, 2020|title='Cult-like' Colorado spiritual group met with violent protests during Hawaiian sojourn|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2020/09/11/love-has-won-cult-protests-hawaii/|access-date=May 5, 2021|website=[[The Denver Post]]|language=en-US}}</ref> They subsequently flew to [[Kahului Airport]] on [[Maui]], but were convinced to fly back to Colorado in September 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|author=<!--not stated-->|date=September 7, 2020|title=Police say Colorado-based group, Love Has Won, has departed Hawaii|url=https://www.staradvertiser.com/2020/09/07/breaking-news/police-say-colorado-based-group-love-has-won-has-departed-hawaii/|website=[[Honolulu Star-Advertiser]]|language=en-US}}</ref>

In September 2020, Carlson reportedly was in poor health and was paralyzed from the waist down, with Carlson herself stating that she had cancer.<ref name="Arrested After" /><ref name="Violent protests" /> In early April 2021, the group was located in an RV park in [[Mount Shasta, California|Mount Shasta]] in northern California, but were asked to leave due to overcrowding.<ref name="Roots Shasta">{{Cite web|last=Kinkade|first=Skye|title=Spiritual group accused of cult-like activities may be planting roots in Mt. Shasta area|url=https://www.mtshastanews.com/story/news/2021/04/26/cult-like-group-love-has-won-planting-roots-mt-shasta-area-love-has-won/4844980001/|access-date=May 5, 2021|website=Mount Shasta Herald|language=en-US}}</ref> Carlson was last seen alive by someone outside the group on April 10, 2021.<ref name=":5">{{Cite news|last=Vallejo|first=Justin|date=June 10, 2021|title='They become re-wired, a different person': Inside the fight to deprogram Love Has Won cult members|work=[[The Independent]]|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/love-has-won-mother-god-cult-b1858639.html}}</ref>

On April 28, 2021, the [[Mummy|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, in what authorities stated was a makeshift [[shrine]]. Seven members of the group were charged with abuse of a corpse as well as child abuse due to the presence of two children in the property.<ref name="Found Mummified" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Phillips|first=Noelle|date=May 3, 2021|title=Mummified remains of Love Has Won cult leader found in group's Colorado home|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2021/05/03/love-has-won-cult-leader-dead/|access-date=May 4, 2021|website=The Denver Post|language=en-US}}</ref> A photo from a few weeks before she is thought to have died shows her appearance to be [[Emaciation|emaciated]], with thinning hair and discoloured skin with a purplish hue.<ref name="Found Mummified" /> According to Saguache County Coroner Tom Perrin, Carlson had been ingesting large amounts of [[colloidal silver]], which the group had been previously [[COVID-19 misinformation#Silver|promoting as a COVID-19 cure]], even receiving a warning from the [[Food and Drug Administration|FDA]].<ref name="Glitter">{{Cite news|last=McKinley|first=Carol|date=May 3, 2021|title='Mummified' Cultist's Corpse Found With Glitter Makeup but No Eyes|language=en|work=The Daily Beast|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/mummified-cultists-corpse-found-with-glitter-makeup-but-no-eyes|access-date=May 5, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Gaia's Whole Healing Essentials Warned for Colloidal Silver Coronavirus Claims|url=https://www.consumerlab.com/recalls/14353/gaias-whole-healing-essentials-warned-for-colloidal-silver-coronavirus-claims/|access-date=May 6, 2021|website=ConsumerLab.com|language=en}}</ref> Consuming colloidal silver over a long period of time can lead to blue-grey discolouration of the skin, as well as seizures and organ failure.<ref name="Found Mummified" /> An autopsy report released in December 2021 revealed that Carlson had died from "global decline in the setting of alcohol abuse, [[Anorexia (symptom)|anorexia]], and chronic colloidal silver ingestion".<ref>{{Cite web|date=December 3, 2021|title=Alcohol, anorexia, colloidal silver dosing killed Love Has Won cult leader|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/love-has-won-cult-leader-autopsy-b1968987.html|access-date=December 6, 2021|website=[[The Independent]]|language=en}}</ref> On May 5, Deputy District Attorney Alex Raines announced plans to upgrade the abuse of corpse charges to the more serious charge of tampering with a deceased human body, the group members were reported to be facing a mix of charges of child abuse, abuse of a corpse, tampering with deceased human remains, and false imprisonment.<ref name="Severe Charges" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Vallejo|first=Justin|date=May 26, 2021|title=Love has Won cult member Christopher Royer appears in court|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/love-has-won-christopher-royer-b1854574.html|access-date=May 31, 2021|website=[[The Independent]]|language=en}}</ref> The charges were later dropped.<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 21, 2021|title=Charges related to death of spiritual leader dropped|url=https://apnews.com/article/colorado-child-abuse-amy-carlson-abbe4072a709918e8642cb3198b88500|access-date=September 23, 2021|agency=[[Associated Press]]|language=en}}</ref>

Authorities stated that Carlson had not died at the property, but in California; her body was subsequently transported back to Colorado.<ref name="Severe Charges">{{Cite web|last=Phillips|first=Noelle|date=May 5, 2021|title=Love Has Won followers face more severe charges in connection with cult leader's death|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2021/05/05/love-has-won-cult-amy-carlson-death/|access-date=May 6, 2021|website=The Denver Post|language=en-US}}</ref> After Carlson's death was publicised, the group's Facebook page stated that she had "ascended", and the website Lovehaswon.org was taken offline.<ref name="Severe Charges" /><ref name="Could It Have">{{Cite web|last=Kinkade|first=Skye|title=Authorities don't know where Love Has Won leader died. Could it have been in Siskiyou?|url=https://www.mtshastanews.com/story/news/2021/05/04/where-did-love-has-won-leader-die-could-have-been-siskiyou/4942538001/|access-date=May 5, 2021|website=Mount Shasta Herald|language=en-US}}</ref>

In the aftermath of Carlson's death, the group splintered, with co-leader (Father God) Jason Castillo forming the group Joy Rains.<ref name=":5" />  A faction of opposing members that had control of the group's online activities, renamed the Facebook page and YouTube channel to "5D Full Disclosure"<ref name=":3" /> and launched a new website, 5dfulldisclosure.org.<ref name=":4" />