In Memory of Susan Denise Atkins-Whitehouse
The Importance of
The Myth of Helter Skelter
by Susan Atkins-Whitehouse
Why is The Myth of Helter Skelter such an important work?
Depending on your source(s) of information,
the reasons behind the tragic events of 1969,
and what led up to the events,
can be as confusing and daunting as the events themselves.
The "theorists" seem to have all the answers;
what happened, and why it happened.
Same goes for all the websites and such
who 'know' what happened and why, and want to enlighten us.
What do they 'know'?
They can offer as much of their 'expert' opinions as they wish;
they can cite their education, training, and experience,
to convince those who listen to them that their opinion is a valid one:
their opinion is just that; an opinion.
because they were not there in the Summer of 1969.
Why there are theories at all is perplexing.
It's these theories which lead to a cause and effect
that does not make sense.
"And when things don't make sense,
it generally means you haven't got the story quite right."
(from The Myth of Helter Skelter,
by Susan Atkins-Whitehouse)
In Susan's work, she helps the reader
to see everything clearly.
But writing this work wasn't fun for Susan.
And as her husband James states in the work
"It wasn't fun for me either"
It was not a project Susan enjoyed;
it was offensive to her.
It meant her going back to those days and reliving the moments
in her life that disgusted her and were foul.
But Susan and her husband understood the importance of the work,
and that it should be completed.
Think about a time or occurrence in your life
that you would rather not remember, if you will.
And it doesn't matter if it was when you were young or not.
If you are recalling a time that makes you react negatively,
then it counts.
Is it upsetting for you to remember?
Now think about the events in Susan's life,
and how she would feel reliving those moments.
Think about how you feel.
Imagine how she feels.
Now relive that time over and over and over.
How do you feel now?
The same can be said for Susan's parole hearings.
(See 'What is a Parole Hearing?' if you haven't yet.)
The Myth of Helter Skelter
by Susan Atkins-Whitehouse
Why is The Myth of Helter Skelter such an important work?
Depending on your source(s) of information,
the reasons behind the tragic events of 1969,
and what led up to the events,
can be as confusing and daunting as the events themselves.
The "theorists" seem to have all the answers;
what happened, and why it happened.
Same goes for all the websites and such
who 'know' what happened and why, and want to enlighten us.
What do they 'know'?
They can offer as much of their 'expert' opinions as they wish;
they can cite their education, training, and experience,
to convince those who listen to them that their opinion is a valid one:
their opinion is just that; an opinion.
because they were not there in the Summer of 1969.
Why there are theories at all is perplexing.
It's these theories which lead to a cause and effect
that does not make sense.
"And when things don't make sense,
it generally means you haven't got the story quite right."
(from The Myth of Helter Skelter,
by Susan Atkins-Whitehouse)
In Susan's work, she helps the reader
to see everything clearly.
But writing this work wasn't fun for Susan.
And as her husband James states in the work
"It wasn't fun for me either"
It was not a project Susan enjoyed;
it was offensive to her.
It meant her going back to those days and reliving the moments
in her life that disgusted her and were foul.
But Susan and her husband understood the importance of the work,
and that it should be completed.
Think about a time or occurrence in your life
that you would rather not remember, if you will.
And it doesn't matter if it was when you were young or not.
If you are recalling a time that makes you react negatively,
then it counts.
Is it upsetting for you to remember?
Now think about the events in Susan's life,
and how she would feel reliving those moments.
Think about how you feel.
Imagine how she feels.
Now relive that time over and over and over.
How do you feel now?
The same can be said for Susan's parole hearings.
(See 'What is a Parole Hearing?' if you haven't yet.)
In her work, Susan describes the true motives for the crimes.
How would Susan know?
Susan was there,
and she was there from the beginning.
Susan was living it.
Susan was part of it,
and then she was sucked into
a vacuum of no return.
Susan presents what happened.
It's not for anyone to speculate about.
She presents the facts as they occurred.
There is no other account of these events which is more clear
than what Susan presents in her work.
(We thank Susan's husband James,
for persevering through the most difficult of times
so Susan may get this work into the hands of those
who want to know what really happened.)
And what can we say to Susan?
What can we say.....
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How would Susan know?
Susan was there,
and she was there from the beginning.
Susan was living it.
Susan was part of it,
and then she was sucked into
a vacuum of no return.
Susan presents what happened.
It's not for anyone to speculate about.
She presents the facts as they occurred.
There is no other account of these events which is more clear
than what Susan presents in her work.
(We thank Susan's husband James,
for persevering through the most difficult of times
so Susan may get this work into the hands of those
who want to know what really happened.)
And what can we say to Susan?
What can we say.....
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