{"id":19162,"date":"2019-08-08T00:15:33","date_gmt":"2019-08-08T07:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/Becomeimmersed.com\/?p=19162"},"modified":"2019-12-06T10:51:31","modified_gmt":"2019-12-06T18:51:31","slug":"society-now-babalon-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/becomeimmersed.com\/society-now-babalon-review\/","title":{"rendered":"The Society Now: Babalon – A Friendly Reappearance"},"content":{"rendered":"
I am walking down an incredibly steep mountain path. It\u2019s almost enough to make me turn back, but two things keep me going. First, I\u2019ve lost a ton of weight since the last time I traveled a mountain path like this one. Second, the reason I even contemplated today\u2019s journey was because they have returned. Babalon The Society<\/a> has come down from their mountain retreat for the first time since 2017 and I am one of the five people who have been granted a chance to see their return with my own eyes. I will not miss this for anything,<\/em> I think to myself.<\/p>\n And that\u2019s when my foot slips and I begin to slide down the mountain.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n In 2017, DryCraeft Los Angeles<\/a> wrapped up a fascinating series of immersive events surrounding a group (cult?) calling itself \u201cThe Society.\u201d Depending on whom you listened to, they were either a wonderful utopian group or a bunch of poor, lost souls being taken in by their leaders for nefarious purposes. A resistance group<\/a>, The Bobo, did everything they could to open audience members\u2019 eyes to the dangers they believed inherent in the group. When it was all over, it appeared that The Bobo had triumphed and defeated The Society, perhaps even for good.<\/p>\n I was fascinated by The Society<\/em> storyline<\/a> because there was almost no line between reality and fantasy within the experience. The person who helped us outsiders connect with The Society was Tad Shafer (one of the creators of the show) and he maintained himself as who he was throughout while also maintaining that The Society was its own, real group. He never blinked on this idea – he was working for<\/em> The Society and they were a real, legitimate organization<\/a>. It became a compelling scenario and one where I still<\/em> have Facebook friends from that organization, even though they\u2019re not actually real\u2026I think.<\/p>\n Now it\u2019s 2019 and The Society has returned. Tad is no longer the conduit between them and us. Now it\u2019s a woman named Liz Eldridge, a resident who lives off the mountain like us, those coming to experience the show, and who has taken on the position of Prudent Necessary. When you talk to her as I did, however, you learn that the barrier between reality and fiction remains just as thin. For instance, when I asked her whether she intended to join The Society and live up on the mountain, she responded with a laugh and reminded me that she is an actor and wants to be famous some day. I\u2019ve become friends with her on Facebook and, yes, she IS an actor. At least I \u00adbelieve<\/em> she is one – but in this immersive story, it can be hard to spot the truth, and that is one reason that this show is so compelling. But it\u2019s not the only one.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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