We were all uncomfortable when we found out that Nancy Reagan was consulting astrologers and then passing their advice along to Ronnie but Kucinich makes Nancy Reagan look like a paragon of rationality.
By mid-1985, he was dipping into New Age waters at a New Mexico institute and patching together a constellation of dietary and personal beliefs. During those lean years he lived for a while at Shirley MacLaine's house in Malibu and for 21 years has owed her $20,000, a debt he is now paying down. His supporters include MacLaine; Carol Rosin, a peace activist who helped hurl LSD pioneer Timothy O'Leary's ashes into space; and Chris Griscom, the proprietor of the aforementioned institute, where one can learn about liquid enlightenment, reincarnation, and hook up with a cranial adviser. (MacLaine credits Griscom with teaching her how to talk to trees.)
In 2001, Kucinich introduced a bill to outlaw space-based weapons that featured "radiation, electromagnetic, psychotronic, sonic, laser, or other energies...for the purpose of information war, mood management, or mind control of such populations." Also to be included were "chemtrails," the vapors left by jets, which some believe change weather and cause other mischief. When called on the chemtrail inclusion, he dropped it from the bill. Kucinich insists his real background lies in the ward politics of Cleveland, the grim realities of blue-collar life, and not his friendships with various New Age figures. And in the end, Kucinich is believable about his real roots. He is fundamentally an Us Against Them guy. In his wallet he carries a '60s Topps card of Indians slugger Rocky Colavito and a fragment from Spanish philosopher Miguel de Unamuno: "Only he who attempts the absurd is capable of achieving the impossible."
http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2003/11/ma_562_... Shirley MacLaine also claims Kucinich reports having seen a UFO. The Chris Griscom mentioned in the Mother Jones article is the proprietor of The Light Institute.
Nestled in the magical hills of Galisteo, New Mexico, The Light Institute remains timeless. Founded in 1985 by world renowned and respected Spiritual Teacher, Healer and Author, Chris Griscom, this enchanting center for spiritual healing and multi-incarnational exploration is without equal. Individuals of all ages, from all walks of life, from around the world visit The Light Institute to heal the body, mind, and spirit.
What distinguishes the work at The Light Institute is the expertise of the internationally famous and incomparably trained Light Institute Facilitators and the unique method they use. Personally selected and trained by Ms. Griscom, the Facilitators deliver the highest degree of integrity while guiding and protecting you during your spiritual exploration. The method used during this adventure is phenomenally powerful. Ms. Griscom teaches that merely viewing and clearing a lifetime is insufficient to actualize the healing process and develop a repertoire for living in ecstasy. To truly heal and live within divine frequencies, these incarnational memories must be released at the cellular level so that the pure energy is redirected to our lives now.
http://lightinstitute.com/?q=node/3 Kucinich also has close ties to the Maharishi University of Management.
Trailing in polls, Kucinich gains loyal following in Fairfield area
Fairfield Daily Ledger/January 15, 2004
By Erik Gable
Members of Natural Law Party embrace Democratic candidate.
He doesn't get as much press as Howard Dean or Dick Gephardt, and polls consistently rank him in the single digits, but Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich has developed a devoted following in Fairfield, due in part to members of the Transcendental Meditation community.
He's been endorsed by John Hagelin, three-time presidential candidate for the Fairfield-based Natural Law Party. Messages to the Natural Law Party's Fairfield e-mail list update supporters on Kucinich events in the area. And a house party Saturday afternoon at a Sthapatya-Veda mansion near Maharishi Vedic City drew a few hundred admirers to watch a presentation to the Ohio congressman from a group of Maharishi School students.
Members of the Students Creating Peace Network, an organization founded by Maharishi School students after Sept. 11, 2001, designed an award for Kucinich called the Shanti Award. "Shanti" means "peace" in Sanskrit, which is taught to Maharishi School students and appears along with English on Maharishi Vedic City's official signs.
http://www.rickross.com/reference/tm/tm73.html On edit: Kucinich may be a thinker but to term him an intellectual seems to me, given Kucinich's credulousness, to be a long stretch.
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