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Reason why conspiracy theorists think the world is ending today because of the solar eclipse

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Published 20:27 8 Apr 2024 GMT+1

Reason why conspiracy theorists think the world is ending today because of the solar eclipse

There are a handful of conspiracy theories about today's total solar eclipse

Niamh Shackleton

Niamh Shackleton

Featured Image Credit: Getty Stock Images / Stringer/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Topics: Conspiracy Theories, Science, Social Media, Space, NASA, US News

Niamh Shackleton
Niamh Shackleton

Niamh Shackleton is an experienced journalist for UNILAD, specialising in topics including mental health and showbiz, as well as anything Henry Cavill and cat related. She has previously worked for OK! Magazine, Caters and Kennedy.

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With there being so much hype ahead of today's total solar eclipse, there were, of course, going to be some conspiracy theories thrown into the mix.

Today (April 8), marked the first total solar eclipse to grace the US skies since 2017 - so it's understandable there there was a lot of excitement for it.

In fact, some people believed that the eclipse was that momentous that they wanted to get married at the exact moment the Moon aligned with the Sun.

Ahead of today's event, it was reported that the city of Russellville had plans to host more than 300 weddings at the local soccer complex, New York Post reported.

But not everyone has seen the eclipse as a good thing and those who don't have been sharing their very unique ideas...

A massive human sacrifice event

Some people believe that the eclipse would mark the beginning of a so-called massive human sacrifice event that will be made to look like a natural disaster.

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Taking to Reddit thread r/conspiracy several months ago, u/wefellinloveinnyc explained why they 'believe they are planning a massive human sacrifice event' for when the total eclipse occurs.

Redditors have been Redditing.  Omer Taha Cetin/Anadolu via Getty Images
Redditors have been Redditing. Omer Taha Cetin/Anadolu via Getty Images

In the post, the user says they are 'pretty concerned' about the eclipse on the April 8, arguing 'the line from the solar eclipse of 2017 and the line from the one upcoming on April 8th creates an X, very close to the New Madrid Fault Line', and 'if something were to trigger that fault line - something man-made they could make look completely natural - it could mean a serious loss of life disaster for the US'.

Rapture

Theorists on X suggested that the eclipse would coincide with the Rapture. This is the Christian idea that an end-time event when all dead Christian believers will be resurrected and, joined with Christians who are still alive, together will rise 'in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air'.

The return of Aiwass?

Aleister Crowley claimed that Aiwass, an ultraterrestrial being, was the one who dictated to him what to write in the Book of Law in the religion of Thelema.

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According to many X users, April 8 marked the day Crowley had his chance encounter with Aiwass.

"Aleister Crowley claimed he first channeled an entity named Aiwass, on April 8, 1904," someone penned on the social media platform.

"They remained in communication for three days or until the 10th. During that time, he was instructed to draw an X symbol. Oddly enough, April 8th is the day of the X Eclipse."

People cheered as the historic moment occurred on April 8. BBC NEWS/NASA
People cheered as the historic moment occurred on April 8. BBC NEWS/NASA

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With today marking the same day Crowley supposedly spoke with Aiwass 120 years ago, some were led to believe that some were trying to reach out to the demonic being.

More specifically, some argued that the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) has moved away from its usual research and activities to try and contact the demonic entity that is Aiwass, IFL Science reports.

Meanwhile, there's been some time since the first sightings of the eclipse were seen in Mexico, and there doesn't seem to be any sign of Aiwass yet...

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