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Emin

A highly secretive British cult formed in 1970 by an encyclopaedia
salesman called Raymond Armin, who now lives in Florida.

It was under an oak tree on Hampstead Heath that Armin first
discovered 'The Eminent Way' which he shortened to 'Emin'. There
is no communal living within the cult but clandestine meetings are
held about three nights a week and at weekends - there are now
members in America, Australia and Israel. The British Cult
Information Centre considers Emin to be one of the fastest-
growing cults in this country.

Armin made a brief public appearance in 1983 when David Mellor
prevented Emin leasing a church hall in Putney. In an interview
with the Putney And WandsworthGuardian, Armin said:

        "I reckon I'm about the most brilliant man you have
        ever met. I must be to have all these people with
        university degrees following me...obsession is a weak
        word for it.  These people would follow me around the
        world till I die."

Emin followers believe that the world is terrible and is about
to destroy itself. The answer is to follow Armin's 'esoteric
philosophy', whichmeans accepting the mystical significance of
colours and numbers, dancing ingowns, astrology, astral travel,
heraldry, tarot, reincarnation and changingyour name to words
like Opal or Wonderful. Ravel's Bolero is often played atmeetings
where Armin's latest cryptic messages from Florida are read out
tomembers.

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