[20] In 2001, Icke said the Queen Mother was "seriously reptilian". He writes in The Biggest Secret, "The Brotherhood which controls the world today is the modern expression of the Babylonian Brotherhood of reptile-Aryan priests and 'royalty'". They financed Hitler to power in 1933 and made the funds available for his rearmament.[13][183]. Then it started raining and the experience ended. [9] His endorsement of an antisemitic forgery, The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, in The Robots' Rebellion and And the Truth Shall Set You Free led his publisher to stop handling his books, which became self-published. [49] His relationship with Grandstand was short-lived. [147], In Tales From The Time Loop (2003), Icke argues that the Illuminati create religious, racial, ethnic and sexual division to divide and rule humanity but believes that the many can only be controlled by the few if they allow themselves to be and that the power the Illuminati have is the power the people give them. In the book, Yair Rosenberg reports, Icke uses the words "Jewish" on 241 occasions, and "Rothschild" on 374 occasions. He also notes that Icke regards Christian patriots as the only Americans who understand the "New World Order". [35] But in 1973, at the age of 21, the pain in his joints became so severe that he was forced to retire. [109], In 1997 Icke met his second wife, Pamela Leigh Richards, in Jamaica. According to Lewis and Kahn, Icke aimed to consolidate all conspiracy theories into one project with unlimited explanatory power. [54] His second book, It Doesn't Have To Be Like This, an outline of his views on the environment, was published in 1989. The spirit world was going to pass ideas to him, which he would speak about to others. [146], Icke uses the phrase "problem–reaction–solution" to explain how he believes the Illuminati agenda advances. Ike White in an album publicity shot taken in prison in 1974. The Moon Matrix is a broadcast from that spacecraft to the human body–computer, specifically to the left hemisphere of the brain, which gives us our sense of reality: "We are living in a dreamworld within a dreamworld – a Matrix within the virtual-reality universe – and it is being broadcast from the Moon. When he was released, he went into hiding under a pseudonym for decades. He ultimately paid it, but his announcement that he was willing to go to prison rather than pay prompted the BBC, by charter an impartial public-service broadcaster, to distance itself from him.[52][53]. [13], Icke believes the universe to consist of "vibrational" energy and infinite dimensions sharing the same space. [44] BRMB gave him his job back, after which he successfully applied to Midlands Today at the BBC's Pebble Mill Studios in Birmingham, a job that included on-air appearances. 'He wanted to tell us his story.' [7] American novelist Alice Walker is an admirer of Icke's writings,[103][23][174][175] along with comedian Russell Brand,[176][177] and musician Mick Fleetwood. [133] In 2018, in response to allegations of antisemitism, Icke stated to Vox that: "My philosophy and view of life is that we are all points of attention within the same state of Infinite Awareness and the labels we are given and give ourselves are merely temporary experiences and not who we are… Thus to me all racism is ridiculous and completely missing the point of who we are and where we are. The family lived in a terraced house on Lead Street in the centre of Leicester,[27] an area that was demolished in the mid-1950s as part of the city's slum clearance. It was exposed as a forgery in 1920 by Lucien Wolf and the following year by Philip Graves in The Times. [136], Critics view Icke's "reptilians" and other theories as anti-Semitic,[24][137][138] and accuse him of Holocaust denial. [9] This led him to state in 1991 he was a "Son of the Godhead"[6] and that the world would soon be devastated by tidal waves and earthquakes, predictions he repeated on the BBC show Wogan. "[189], In February 2019, the Australian Government cancelled Icke's visa ahead of a planned speaking tour[190] on the grounds of his character. [80] However in his autobiography, Mustn't Grumble, Wogan described Icke as being a "ranting demagogue convinced we were all manipulated sheep".[81]. There followed what Icke called his "turquoise period". "[24] An event to be held at Manchester United's Old Trafford was also cancelled in 2017, with the venue saying it was due to Icke's "objectionable views. [7] He spoke for seven hours to 2,500 people at the Brixton Academy, London, in 2008,[15] and the same year addressed the University of Oxford's debating society, the Oxford Union. But I'm not talking about one earth race, Jewish or non-Jewish. [80], Icke stood for parliament in the 2008 by-election for Haltemprice and Howden (a constituency in the East Riding of Yorkshire), on the issue of "Big Brother – The Big Picture". He also said, "the families in positions of great financial power obsessively interbreed with each other. [57][61][56], In February 1991, Icke visited a pre-Inca Sillustani burial ground near Puno, Peru, where he felt drawn to a particular circle of waist-high stones. He wrote that a new editor arrived in 1983 who appeared not to like him, but he continued working for BBC Sport until 1990, often on bowls and snooker programmes, and at the 1988 Summer Olympics. "[73][74][75] The BBC was criticised for allowing it to go ahead; Des Christy of The Guardian called it a "media crucifixion".[76][77]. 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[115][116], Icke combines New Age philosophical discussion about the universe and consciousness with conspiracy theories about public figures being reptilian humanoids and paedophiles. Later that year the station stopped broadcasting. In this compelling feature documentary, extraordinary animation combines with Ike's archive to try to understand and get inside the head of this complex, talented and ultimately damaged man. Icke moved into a bedsit and worked in a travel agency, travelling to Hereford twice a week in the evenings to play football. [14], Icke briefly introduced his ideas about ancient astronauts in The Robot's Rebellion (1994), citing Milton William Cooper's Behold a Pale Horse (1991), and expanded it in And the Truth Shall Set You Free (1995), citing Barbara Marciniak's Bringers of the Dawn (1992). 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Icke wrote in 1993 that he decided not to visit his daughter and had seen her only once, at Shaw's request. Icke claims that Jews themselves are to blame for antisemitism (a classic Nazi claim that can be traced to Adolf Hitler): Thought patterns in the collective Jewish mind have repeatedly created that physical reality of oppression, prejudice and racism which matches the pattern – the expectation – programmed into their collective psyche. Within six months of joining the Green Party, he was given a position as one of its four principal speakers, positions created in lieu of a single leader. It also revealed the enduring and powerful urge of an artist to create art from their experience. Ike was given the chance to record while he was inside by legendary producer Jerry Goldstein, who heard him play in a prison band. [148] In 2018 researchers looking at the psychological effects of Icke's belief system argued that "problem–reaction–solution" resembles the misinterpretation of the Hegelian thesis, antithesis, synthesis triad popularized by Chalybäus. Amid laughter from the audience, Icke demurred when asked if he was the son of God, replying that Jesus would have been laughed at too, and repeated that Britain would soon be devastated by tidal waves and earthquakes. [16][14] He stated in an interview with The Guardian that: Our five senses can access only a tiny frequency range, like a radio tuned to one station. He played in goal, which he wrote suited the loner in him and gave him a sense of living on the edge between hero and villain. Due to continued violation of these policies, we have terminated David Icke's YouTube channel." The video was removed from the platform, and YouTube tightened its rules to prevent its website being used to spread conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 pandemic. He had been channelling for some time, he wrote, and had received a message through automatic writing that he was a "Son of the Godhead", interpreting "Godhead" as the "Infinite Mind". [10][11] His appearance led to public ridicule. [178] Icke has emerged as a professional conspiracy theorist[1] within a global counter-cultural movement that combines New World Order conspiracism, the truther movement and anti-globalisation, with an extraterrestrial conspiracist subculture. ər /; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was an American military officer and statesman who served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961. Both men said they were not lizards. He has written over 20 books and spoken in over 25 countries. [68][69], In March 1991, Icke resigned from the Green Party during a party conference, telling them he was about to be at the centre of "tremendous and increasing controversy", and winning a standing ovation from delegates after the announcement. [103][23] After borrowing £15,000 from a friend, Icke established Bridge of Love Publications, later called David Icke Books. I refuse to see black people in terms that I would not see white, nor to see the 'Left' as I would not see the 'Right'. [158] In April 2020, Icke claimed in a YouTube video on Brian Rose's London Real channel that there was a link between the COVID-19 pandemic and 5G mobile phone networks. During his speech he stated, "Anyone with a half a brain cell on active duty can see coronavirus is nonsense"[170] and, "We have a virus so intelligent that it only infects those taking part in protests the government wants to stop". "[113][114], In November 2013, Icke launched an Internet television station, The People's Voice, broadcast from London. The Protocols of the Elders of Zion is an anti-Semitic literary forgery,[86] probably written under the direction of the Russian secret police in Paris, purporting to reveal a conspiracy by the Jewish people to achieve global domination. Between 1992 and 1994, he wrote five books, all published by mainstream publishers, four in 1993. Icke began to flirt with alternative medicine and New Age philosophies in the 1980s in an effort to relieve his arthritis, and this encouraged his interest in Green politics. Icke sometimes calls the reptilian plot the "unseen". [134][15] He confirmed to Andrew Neil in May 2016 that he believes the British royal family are shape-shifting lizards. It is the same with the reality we experience here as "life". It was like an enormous penny had suddenly dropped". He argues in favour of reincarnation; a collective consciousness that has intentionality; modal realism[16] (that other possible worlds exist alongside ours); and the law of attraction[117] (that good and bad thoughts can attract experiences). But weeks after giving Dan the exclusive interview, Ike committed suicide. Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia. The Shop. 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[21] Icke claims that this dialectic allows the Illuminati to gradually move societies toward totalitarianism without challenge, a process he calls the "totalitarian tiptoe". [89] The Rothschilds, in Icke's opinion, are also blood-drinking, Satan-worshipers, which Daniel Allington and David Toube in 2018, argued was part of a revival of medieval anti-Semitic attitudes towards Jews.[135]. After much fuss over dates, the next combined Unite for Freedom rally in central London has been confirmed for 29th May. In May 1991, police were called to the couple's home after a crowd of over 100 youths gathered outside, chanting "We want the Messiah" and "Give us a sign, David". Get Exclusive Access to Premium Content. 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Icke claims the brotherhood's goal, or their "Great Work of Ages", is a microchipped population, a world government, and a global Orwellian fascist state or New World Order, which he claims will be a post-truth era where freedom of speech is ended. By then, he was known as 'David Maestro', his final assumed name after a lifetime of false identities. He came 12th out of 26 candidates, with 110 votes (0.46%), resulting in a lost deposit. Robertson also says that in order to believe the accusations of antisemitism you must ignore numerous things, such as the many high-profile people Icke names as reptilian who are not Jewish (a point also made by Jon Ronson in his 2001 documentary The Secret Rulers of the World, Part 2: "David Icke, The Lizards and The Jews"), Icke's frequent statements that he is speaking literally and not metaphorically, and that Icke identifies the supposedly reptilian ruling elite as "Aryan" in several places. 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