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In large part, this timeline is derived from the exhaustive timeline found in [[Max Brecher | Max Brecher's]] book, ''[[A Passage to America]]'', reproduced whole at [[Rajneeshpuram News Summary 1981-1986 (source document)]]. Entries with shortened dates have been processed, with many entries deemed inconsequential left out. Underlined entries are from other sources. Other entries can certainly be added as appropriate.
A starter for a timeline for the Ranch-period and related facts before and after.


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=== wish-list for a timeline ===
*What was the timing of Osho's requests to Laxmi for her to find land, both in Poona 1 and during the Ranch
*Timing of the incorporation of the city / dis-incorporation / lawsuits. Plus the role of Antelope in this.
*Timing of the public school
*Celebrations --> see the [[:Category:Albums]] : music that was performed on celebration dates have been named starting with the date
*Rajneeshism, when did it start, when was the booklet ''[[Rajneeshism]]'' burned etc.
*Adoption stories, see [[Talk:Glimpses of a Golden Childhood#About the Missing Session 29]]
*''Timing of Osho starting to speak again, also to journalists'' (all in Osho's timeline). Plus reactions of Sheela (according to observers around). Plus, these talks were at first for a small group, "Special talks for a group called THE CHOSEN FEW who are going to be the messengers of Rajneeshism for the world at large." When did it start and stop? Who were these people?
**Talks started with ''[[From Unconsciousness to Consciousness]]'', Oct 30 1984. The "Chosen Few" were Ranch residents who were chosen by Sheela, but they did rotate. It is not clear what the basis of choosing was other than official Ranch [[Gold bead]] residents. They were a small group, perhaps 20 or so, to fit in the small room in Lao Tzu Grove where the talks happened, but talks were video'd and shown later in [[Rajneesh Mandir|the Mandir]] for everyone.
**The "Chosen Few" shtick ended when talks moved to the Mandir. The last talk in Lao Tzu Grove was Apr 2 1985, the second talk in ''[[From the False to the Truth]]''. The most mysterious item in this "Talks timeline" is the big gap in talks from Apr 2 to Jun 30, when talks resumed in the Mandir. Why so big a gap?
**And talks with journalists start, somewhat sporadically, on Jul 17 1985.
*Osho declares a group enlightened, bodhisattvas etc etc. When? Who? Many names are in the books, with full qualifications, like "Published by: Bodhisattvaa Ma Anand Sheela M.M., D.Phil.M., D.Litt.M.(RIMU), Acharya".
*Crimes committed by Sheela & gang: a summary of what & who knew what. Convictions & time served.
*Key comments from Osho on the developments
*Safety on the Ranch, "safe haven", threats from the outside. Police department. Guns on the Ranch, from what date?
*"Worship", meaning and experiences
*Nature coming alive again on the Big Muddy
*The magic of Rajneeshpuram: "Magical experiences" on the Ranch
*Dropping the red clothes and mala, why and when?
*Dropping sannyas with the events of 1985... experiences
*The [[The City of Rajneeshpuram]] was incorporated in 1982. When exactly?  And from when did sannyasins call the Ranch "Rajneeshpuram" ?


== 1980 ==
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: '''Oct 21:''' Shannon Ryan takes sannyas, becomes [[Ma Amrita Pritam]]. She was an iconic figure at the ranch and in that era, being the daughter of [[wikipedia:Leo Ryan | Leo Ryan]], the American congressman murdered in Nov 1978, while investigating [[wikipedia:Jonestown | Jonestown]].
=== Wikipedia links ===
:[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajneesh_movement Rajneesh movement]
:[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajneeshpuram Rajneeshpuram]
:[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_Rajneeshee_bioterror_attack 1984 Rajneeshee bioterror attack]
:[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_Rajneeshee_assassination_plot 1985 Rajneeshee assassination plot]
:[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byron_v._Rajneesh_Foundation_International Byron v. Rajneesh Foundation International]


== 1981 ==
;see also
 
:[[Test -- Ranch Who's Who]]
: '''Jan 12-18:''' [[Ma Anand Sheela]] (Sheela Patel Silverman at the time) visits Chidvilas Meditation Center in Montclair, NJ, where [[Ma Amrita Pritam]] and [[Sw Samir]] are resident. It has been in operation about a year. In the 1970's Sheela had lived in Montclair with her first husband, American [[Sw Prem Chinmaya (2) | Mark Silverman]] and taken some courses at Montclair State College.
:[[Test -- Rajneeshpuram Timeline]]
 
:[[Rajneeshpuram news summary 1981-1986 (source document)]]
: '''Apr 30:''' Sannyasins buy the 30-room Rhine-style [[media:Chidvilas-01.jpg | Kip's Castle]] for $370,000. Depending on source, castle has 7.2 acres or 15. According to The Oregonian series, "For Love and Money", the castle was purchased Apr 21.
:[[Media:Ranch map.jpg]]
 
:[[:Category:Rajneeshpuram]]
: '''<u>May 1</u>:''' Osho has not been coming out for discourse or darshan since Mar 24, originally because of a chicken pox quarantine, but now his period of public silence officially begins, with "[[:Category:Celebration Satsang | Satsangs]]" as the format for his public appearances, consisting of live music alternating with short readings from [[wikipedia:Kahlil Gibran | Kahlil Gibran]] and others, [[Gachchhamis]] and periods of "silent commentary".
:[https://youtu.be/ck8KunA9s28 Guru of Antelope and Fight for a City] TV broadcast "Town Hall", May 1 1985 - or is it 1982-11-19?
 
:[https://www.oshonews.com/2018/03/30/paradise-lost-as-guru-flees-its-all-a-joke/ Paradise lost as guru flees  - “It’s all a joke.”] (Nick Licata quoted in OshoNews 30 March 2018)
: '''Jun 1:''' Osho leaves India on Pan Am Flight 1, arriving at the Castle in New Jersey. His departure shocks everyone, save the few people in the know.
 
: '''Jun 12:''' According to July 6, 1985 The Oregonian article from the "For Love and Money" series, the search for American land, which was decided in November 1980 and in high gear in mid-May 1981 comes to fruition on this day as Sheela and [[Sw Prem Jayananda | Jayananda]] (John Shelfer) visit the Big Muddy for the first time and decided almost immediately to buy it.
 
: '''Aug 12:''' 35 people attend a meeting at Antelope School and worry about what's going to happen on the Big Muddy. "An Antelope woman, [named], said she was concerned that the ranch owners would begin selling printed material now distributed through the New Jersey center. She said she considers the material pornographic. Jefferson County District Attorney Michael Sullivan said he would like her to furnish him with the materials she considers pornographic to see if it meets with the criteria for pornographic material under Oregon law. Mayor Margaret Hill [who came to teach at Antelope school in 1966], who had a brochure advertising sale of items from the Montclair center, said if not pornographic the material was 'at least far out.'" -- reported by Bend Bulletin
 
: '''Aug 13:''' Some are worried about property values going up and others are worried about property values going down.
 
: '''Aug 29:''' Osho flies on rented Learjet 35 (cost $15,500) to Redmond (OR) and arrives at Rancho Rajneesh.
 
: '''Aug 30:''' An Oregonian article says the local people haven't seen "so much excitement since the sheepherders and the cattlemen were feuding decades ago. 'This town is so conservative, the women stand in one group and the men stand in another,' said Ray Reynolds, 57. 'That's the type of community it is, and we like it.'"
 
: '''Sep 4:''' [[Sw Veet Artho | Wolfgang Dobrowolny's]] 1978 documentary, [[Ashram in Poona: Bhagwans Experiment (1979) | Ashram]], highest grossing Germany documentary of 1980, opens in San Francisco.  
 
: '''Oct 14:''' Rajneeshees submit petition in The Dalles to incorporate their own city. "'It is sort of a foregone conclusion that the petition will be approved,' said Sue Profitt, Wasco County clerk. Judge Richard C. Cantrell said, 'There are no problems as far as the court is concerned. As long as they are legal, they have just as much right as any other citizen.' Although new towns may seem rare, according to the Oregon Blue Book, 11 cities were incorporated in Oregon during the 1970s." Bend Bulletin
 
: '''Oct 23:''' Osho applies for extension of stay in US to March 1, 1982, based on medical reasons.
 
: '''Nov 1:''' The Oregonian editorial. "Rajneeshpuram would not be the first Oregon community settled by a religious, ethnic or cultural group, but all others were opened to settlement by outsiders long before revenue sharing. The community of interest in Rajneeshpuram is understandable: a group of people sharing one religion, a common lifestyle, and seeking to cultivate agricultural land that, until their settlement, was only marginally productive. In fact, that sounds like the way many cities throughout the United States got their start. In addition, many company towns have become cities. Before 1906, the Oregon Legislature incorporated cities. In 1941, the law was changed to allow formation of cities by 150 persons if they so desired."
 
: '''Nov 4):''' About 250 people, including 26 Rajneesh disciples, crowded into the Wasco County Court House for 2 hour public hearing. By a vote of 2-1, The Wasco County Board of Commissioners voted to allow an incorporation election of Rajneeshpuram. The Oregonian, November 6. The Bend Bulletin described it as "the biggest crowd the second-floor circuit court room has seen in quite some time."
 
: '''Nov 24):''' Osho applies for permanent resident status as a religious leader and teacher.

Latest revision as of 14:01, 25 August 2018

A starter for a timeline for the Ranch-period and related facts before and after.

wish-list for a timeline

  • What was the timing of Osho's requests to Laxmi for her to find land, both in Poona 1 and during the Ranch
  • Timing of the incorporation of the city / dis-incorporation / lawsuits. Plus the role of Antelope in this.
  • Timing of the public school
  • Celebrations --> see the Category:Albums : music that was performed on celebration dates have been named starting with the date
  • Rajneeshism, when did it start, when was the booklet Rajneeshism burned etc.
  • Adoption stories, see Talk:Glimpses of a Golden Childhood#About the Missing Session 29
  • Timing of Osho starting to speak again, also to journalists (all in Osho's timeline). Plus reactions of Sheela (according to observers around). Plus, these talks were at first for a small group, "Special talks for a group called THE CHOSEN FEW who are going to be the messengers of Rajneeshism for the world at large." When did it start and stop? Who were these people?
    • Talks started with From Unconsciousness to Consciousness, Oct 30 1984. The "Chosen Few" were Ranch residents who were chosen by Sheela, but they did rotate. It is not clear what the basis of choosing was other than official Ranch Gold bead residents. They were a small group, perhaps 20 or so, to fit in the small room in Lao Tzu Grove where the talks happened, but talks were video'd and shown later in the Mandir for everyone.
    • The "Chosen Few" shtick ended when talks moved to the Mandir. The last talk in Lao Tzu Grove was Apr 2 1985, the second talk in From the False to the Truth. The most mysterious item in this "Talks timeline" is the big gap in talks from Apr 2 to Jun 30, when talks resumed in the Mandir. Why so big a gap?
    • And talks with journalists start, somewhat sporadically, on Jul 17 1985.
  • Osho declares a group enlightened, bodhisattvas etc etc. When? Who? Many names are in the books, with full qualifications, like "Published by: Bodhisattvaa Ma Anand Sheela M.M., D.Phil.M., D.Litt.M.(RIMU), Acharya".
  • Crimes committed by Sheela & gang: a summary of what & who knew what. Convictions & time served.
  • Key comments from Osho on the developments
  • Safety on the Ranch, "safe haven", threats from the outside. Police department. Guns on the Ranch, from what date?
  • "Worship", meaning and experiences
  • Nature coming alive again on the Big Muddy
  • The magic of Rajneeshpuram: "Magical experiences" on the Ranch
  • Dropping the red clothes and mala, why and when?
  • Dropping sannyas with the events of 1985... experiences
  • The The City of Rajneeshpuram was incorporated in 1982. When exactly? And from when did sannyasins call the Ranch "Rajneeshpuram" ?

Wikipedia links

Rajneesh movement
Rajneeshpuram
1984 Rajneeshee bioterror attack
1985 Rajneeshee assassination plot
Byron v. Rajneesh Foundation International
see also
Test -- Ranch Who's Who
Test -- Rajneeshpuram Timeline
Rajneeshpuram news summary 1981-1986 (source document)
Media:Ranch map.jpg
Category:Rajneeshpuram
Guru of Antelope and Fight for a City TV broadcast "Town Hall", May 1 1985 - or is it 1982-11-19?
Paradise lost as guru flees  - “It’s all a joke.” (Nick Licata quoted in OshoNews 30 March 2018)

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