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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode we'll explore Victoria's infamous cult leader Brother Twelve and his followers who resided on DeCourcy and Valdes islands near Nanaimo, BC. Podcast links and further reading: Oliphant, John (2006), Brother XII: The Strange Odyssey of a 20th-century Prophet and His Quest for a New World, Twelfth House Press, ISBN 0-9780972-0-3Oliphant, John. "Brother Twelve". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 12 September 2007.Moss, Jennifer (29 August 2016). "Searching for Brother XII: The ...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode we&apos;ll explore Victoria&apos;s infamous cult leader Brother Twelve and his followers who resided on DeCourcy and Valdes islands near Nanaimo, BC.</p><p>Podcast links and further reading:</p><ul><li><em>Oliphant, John (2006), Brother XII: The Strange Odyssey of a 20th-century Prophet and His Quest for a New World, Twelfth House Press, </em><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)'><em>ISBN</em></a><em> </em><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-9780972-0-3'><em>0-9780972-0-3</em></a></li><li><em>Oliphant, John. </em><a href='https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/brother-twelve/'><em>&quot;Brother Twelve&quot;</em></a><em>. </em><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Canadian_Encyclopedia'><em>The Canadian Encyclopedia</em></a><em>. Retrieved 12 September 2007.</em></li><li><em>Moss, Jennifer (29 August 2016). </em><a href='http://www.cbc.ca/radio/docproject/encore-searching-for-brother-xii-the-story-of-nanaimo-s-infamous-cult-leader-1.3389041'><em>&quot;Searching for Brother XII: The story of Nanaimo&apos;s infamous cult leader&quot;</em></a><em> (Audio). CBC Radio. Retrieved 1 May 2017.</em></li><li><em>Moss, Jennifer (22 March 2016). </em><a href='http://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/the-dream-of-brother-xii-1.3500955'><em>&quot;The Dream of Brother XII&quot;</em></a><em> (Audio). CBC Radio. Retrieved 1 May 2017.</em></li><li><em>Lillard, Charles; MacIsaac, Ron; Clark, Don (1989), The Devil of Decourcey Island: The Brother XII, Victoria: Porcepic Books, </em><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)'><em>ISBN</em></a><em> </em><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-88878-286-1'><em>0-88878-286-1</em></a></li><li><em>Oliphant, John (1992), Brother Twelve: The Incredible Story of Canada&apos;s False Prophet, McClelland &amp; Stewart, </em><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)'><em>ISBN</em></a><em> </em><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7710-6848-5'><em>978-0-7710-6848-5</em></a></li><li><em>Symons, Philip (2004), Brother XII&apos;s Letter, Victoria: Ruddy Duck Press, </em><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)'><em>ISBN</em></a><em> </em><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-9734928-0-4'><em>978-0-9734928-0-4</em></a></li><li><em>Luke, Pearl (2007), </em><a href='https://archive.org/details/madamezee0000luke'><em>Madame Zee (novel)</em></a><em>, Harper Perennial Canada, </em><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)'><em>ISBN</em></a><em> </em><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-00-639173-9'><em>978-0-00-639173-9</em></a></li><li><em>Wilson, Herbert Emmerson (1967), Canada&apos;s False Prophet: The Notorious Brother Twelve, Simon &amp; Schuster</em></li></ul><p><a href='https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/brother-twelve?utm_source=chatgpt.com'>https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/brother-twelve?utm_source=chatgpt.com</a></p><p><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brother_XII?utm_source=chatgpt.com'>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brother_XII?utm_source=chatgpt.com</a></p><p><a href='https://montecristomagazine.com/highlights/for-sale-the-former-home-of-b-c-s-notorious-apocalypse-cult?utm_source=chatgpt.com#gsc.tab=0'>https://montecristomagazine.com/highlights/for-sale-the-former-home-of-b-c-s-notorious-apocalypse-cult?utm_source=chatgpt.com#gsc.tab=0</a></p><p><a href='https://www.reddit.com/r/Yellowjackets/comments/18xfg4c/ever_heard_of_brother_xii_and_the_aquarian_cult/?utm_source=chatgpt.com'>https://www.reddit.com/r/Yellowjackets/comments/18xfg4c/ever_heard_of_brother_xii_and_the_aquarian_cult/?utm_source=chatgpt.com</a></p><p><a href='https://search-bcarchives.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/cults-british-columbia-vancouver-island-history?utm_source=chatgpt.com'>https://search-bcarchives.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/cults-british-columbia-vancouver-island-history?utm_source=chatgpt.com</a></p><p><a href='https://staff.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/2014/04/09/brother-xii/?utm_source=chatgpt.com'>https://staff.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/2014/04/09/brother-xii/?utm_source=chatgpt.com</a></p><p><a href='https://search-bcarchives.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/case-files-with-regard-to-brother-xii?utm_source=chatgpt.com'>https://search-bcarchives.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/case-files-with-regard-to-brother-xii?utm_source=chatgpt.com</a></p><p><a href='https://theohistory.org/issue-archive/volume-xvi/?utm_source=chatgpt.com'>https://theohistory.org/issue-archive/volume-xvi/?utm_source=chatgpt.com</a></p><p><a href='https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-happened-to-this-cult-leaders-lost-treasure?utm_source=chatgpt.com'>https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-happened-to-this-cult-leaders-lost-treasure?utm_source=chatgpt.com</a></p><p><a href='https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9780889773998-008/html?srsltid=AfmBOoo17nSGLOYdqOMcA1ljF2dAMsXwfU-Gs-jqzrr8o_oo0gCf9cB5&amp;utm_source=chatgpt.com'>https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9780889773998-008/html?srsltid=AfmBOoo17nSGLOYdqOMcA1ljF2dAMsXwfU-Gs-jqzrr8o_oo0gCf9cB5&amp;utm_source=chatgpt.com</a></p><p>Facebook: @gaslightchroniclesvictoria</p><p>Instagram: @gaslightchroniclesvictoria</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode we&apos;ll explore Victoria&apos;s infamous cult leader Brother Twelve and his followers who resided on DeCourcy and Valdes islands near Nanaimo, BC.</p><p>Podcast links and further reading:</p><ul><li><em>Oliphant, John (2006), Brother XII: The Strange Odyssey of a 20th-century Prophet and His Quest for a New World, Twelfth House Press, </em><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)'><em>ISBN</em></a><em> </em><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-9780972-0-3'><em>0-9780972-0-3</em></a></li><li><em>Oliphant, John. </em><a href='https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/brother-twelve/'><em>&quot;Brother Twelve&quot;</em></a><em>. </em><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Canadian_Encyclopedia'><em>The Canadian Encyclopedia</em></a><em>. Retrieved 12 September 2007.</em></li><li><em>Moss, Jennifer (29 August 2016). </em><a href='http://www.cbc.ca/radio/docproject/encore-searching-for-brother-xii-the-story-of-nanaimo-s-infamous-cult-leader-1.3389041'><em>&quot;Searching for Brother XII: The story of Nanaimo&apos;s infamous cult leader&quot;</em></a><em> (Audio). CBC Radio. Retrieved 1 May 2017.</em></li><li><em>Moss, Jennifer (22 March 2016). </em><a href='http://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/the-dream-of-brother-xii-1.3500955'><em>&quot;The Dream of Brother XII&quot;</em></a><em> (Audio). CBC Radio. Retrieved 1 May 2017.</em></li><li><em>Lillard, Charles; MacIsaac, Ron; Clark, Don (1989), The Devil of Decourcey Island: The Brother XII, Victoria: Porcepic Books, </em><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)'><em>ISBN</em></a><em> </em><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-88878-286-1'><em>0-88878-286-1</em></a></li><li><em>Oliphant, John (1992), Brother Twelve: The Incredible Story of Canada&apos;s False Prophet, McClelland &amp; Stewart, </em><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)'><em>ISBN</em></a><em> </em><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7710-6848-5'><em>978-0-7710-6848-5</em></a></li><li><em>Symons, Philip (2004), Brother XII&apos;s Letter, Victoria: Ruddy Duck Press, </em><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)'><em>ISBN</em></a><em> </em><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-9734928-0-4'><em>978-0-9734928-0-4</em></a></li><li><em>Luke, Pearl (2007), </em><a href='https://archive.org/details/madamezee0000luke'><em>Madame Zee (novel)</em></a><em>, Harper Perennial Canada, </em><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)'><em>ISBN</em></a><em> </em><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-00-639173-9'><em>978-0-00-639173-9</em></a></li><li><em>Wilson, Herbert Emmerson (1967), Canada&apos;s False Prophet: The Notorious Brother Twelve, Simon &amp; Schuster</em></li></ul><p><a href='https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/brother-twelve?utm_source=chatgpt.com'>https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/brother-twelve?utm_source=chatgpt.com</a></p><p><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brother_XII?utm_source=chatgpt.com'>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brother_XII?utm_source=chatgpt.com</a></p><p><a href='https://montecristomagazine.com/highlights/for-sale-the-former-home-of-b-c-s-notorious-apocalypse-cult?utm_source=chatgpt.com#gsc.tab=0'>https://montecristomagazine.com/highlights/for-sale-the-former-home-of-b-c-s-notorious-apocalypse-cult?utm_source=chatgpt.com#gsc.tab=0</a></p><p><a href='https://www.reddit.com/r/Yellowjackets/comments/18xfg4c/ever_heard_of_brother_xii_and_the_aquarian_cult/?utm_source=chatgpt.com'>https://www.reddit.com/r/Yellowjackets/comments/18xfg4c/ever_heard_of_brother_xii_and_the_aquarian_cult/?utm_source=chatgpt.com</a></p><p><a href='https://search-bcarchives.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/cults-british-columbia-vancouver-island-history?utm_source=chatgpt.com'>https://search-bcarchives.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/cults-british-columbia-vancouver-island-history?utm_source=chatgpt.com</a></p><p><a href='https://staff.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/2014/04/09/brother-xii/?utm_source=chatgpt.com'>https://staff.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/2014/04/09/brother-xii/?utm_source=chatgpt.com</a></p><p><a href='https://search-bcarchives.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/case-files-with-regard-to-brother-xii?utm_source=chatgpt.com'>https://search-bcarchives.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/case-files-with-regard-to-brother-xii?utm_source=chatgpt.com</a></p><p><a href='https://theohistory.org/issue-archive/volume-xvi/?utm_source=chatgpt.com'>https://theohistory.org/issue-archive/volume-xvi/?utm_source=chatgpt.com</a></p><p><a href='https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-happened-to-this-cult-leaders-lost-treasure?utm_source=chatgpt.com'>https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-happened-to-this-cult-leaders-lost-treasure?utm_source=chatgpt.com</a></p><p><a href='https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9780889773998-008/html?srsltid=AfmBOoo17nSGLOYdqOMcA1ljF2dAMsXwfU-Gs-jqzrr8o_oo0gCf9cB5&amp;utm_source=chatgpt.com'>https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9780889773998-008/html?srsltid=AfmBOoo17nSGLOYdqOMcA1ljF2dAMsXwfU-Gs-jqzrr8o_oo0gCf9cB5&amp;utm_source=chatgpt.com</a></p><p>Facebook: @gaslightchroniclesvictoria</p><p>Instagram: @gaslightchroniclesvictoria</p>]]></content:encoded>
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