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In his online autobiography, he writes that, in March [[1990]], he received a message from the spirit world through a medium. She told him that he was a healer sent to heal the earth, chosen for his courage, and had been directed into football to learn discipline. He was going to leave politics and would become famous, writing five books in three years. One day, there will be a great [[earthquake]], and the "sea will reclaim land", because human beings are abusing the earth. [http://www.icke-media.com/biography.html]

When Icke told the Green Party leadership what he had experienced, he was immediately banned from speaking at party public meetings. [http://observer.guardian.co.uk/osm/story/0,6903,1294841,00.html] He began to wear only [[turquoise]] and in different interviews claimed that he was [[God]] or the son of God. In an interview on the [[Terry Wogan]] show in [[1991]], his announcement that he was "a son of the Godhead," and that Britain would be devastated by [[tidal waveswave]]s and earthquakes[[earthquake]]s, was met with laughter from the studio audience, derision in the press, and suggestions that he was [[mentally ill]]. His supporters say that he was fact describing all humans as children of God, or of some sort of deity, and that the confusion resulted from his scrambling to explain his spiritual [[apotheosis]].

After being widely ridiculed, he disappeared from public view for a short time. He has written that, for several years, he was unable to walk down the street without people pointing and laughing, and that this experience helped him find the courage to develop his reptilian ideas, because he was no longer afraid of what people thought of him.

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<blockquote>[O]ne of my very greatest fears as a child was being ridiculed in public. And there it was coming true. As a television presenter, I'd been respected. People come up to you in the street and shake your hand and talk to you in a respectful way. And suddenly, overnight, this was transformed into 'Icke's a nutter'. I couldn't walk down any street in Britain without being laughed at. It was a nightmare. My children were devastated because their dad was a figure of ridicule. [http://books.guardian.co.uk/extracts/story/0,6761,458001,00.html]</blockquote>

He lives in [[Ryde]] on the [[Isle of Wight]], where he makes occasional public appearances. Some newspapers stated in [[2004]] that he might appear on the UK [[Big Brother]] television programme in [[2005]], but Icke later said that he was interested in "the REAL Big Brother, not adding to the diversions that allow him to operate unchallenged".

== Conspiracy writings ==

Icke has published ten books outlining his views, which are a mixture of [[New Age]] philosophy and apocalyptic [[conspiracism]], combined with what many interpret as [[neo-fascist]] or [[anti-Semitism|anti-Semitic]] views. Michael Barkun, in his [[2003]] study of [[conspiracy theory]] [[subculture]], ''A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic Visions in Contemporary America'', writes that Icke is "the most fluent of conspiracy authors, which gives his writings a clarity rarely found in the genre."

Michael Barkun, in his [[2003]] study of [[conspiracy theory]] [[subculture]], ''A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic Visions in Contemporary America'', writes that Icke is "the most fluent of conspiracy authors, which gives his writings a clarity rarely found in the genre."

At the heart of Icke's ideas is the belief that the world is being controlled by a secret government. In [[1996]], in his book '' . . . and the truth will set you free'' he claimed this government was financed by Jewish bankers and businessmen, such as the [[Rothschild]]s and [[Rockefeller]]s. According to British journalist Simon Jones, Icke claims that:

At the heart of Icke's ideas is the belief that the world is being controlled by a secret government. In [[1996]], in his book '' . . . and the truth will set you free'', he claimed this government was financed by Jewish bankers and businessmen, such as the [[Rothschild]]s and [[Rockefeller]]s. According to British journalist Simon Jones, Icke claims that:

<blockquote>Ordinary people are being massively duped into believing that the ordinary course of world events are the consequence of known political forces and random, uncontrollable events. However, the course of humanity is being manipulated at every level . . .</blockquote>

<blockquote>Ordinary people are being massively duped into believing that the ordinary course of world events are the consequence of known political forces and random, uncontrollable events. However, the course of humanity is being manipulated at every level . . .</blockquote>

<blockquote>Now you may be wondering just what nefarious activities these people could possibly get up to. Icke, of course, has the answer. These individuals arrange for incidents to occur around the world, which then elicit a response from the public ("something must be done"), and in turn allows those in power to do whatever they had planned to do in the first place. [http://www.simon-jones.org.uk/articles/david_icke.htm]</blockquote>

Icke cites [[the Holocaust]], [[Oklahoma City bombing]], the bombing of [[Pan Am Flight 103]], the [[Yugoslav wars|war in Bosnia]], and the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]] as examples of events caused by the secret government. Meanwhile, he has said, Jewish bankers are in control of the world's economy, stealing interest from the banks.

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In [[1999]], Icke wrote and published ''The Biggest Secret: The Book That Will Change the World'', in which he said the planet was being run by a [[New World Order (conspiracy)|New World Order]] controlled by a race of [[reptilian humanoid]]s called the "Babylonian Brotherhood". He wrote:

<blockquote>My own resaerch [sic] suggests that it is from another dimension, the lower fourth dimension, that the reptilian control and manipulation is primarily orchestrated. Other people know this as the lower astral dimension, the legendary home of demons and malevolent antities [sic] in their black magic rituals ... </blockquote>

<blockquote>Other people know this as the lower astral dimension, the legendary home of demons and malevolent antities [sic] in their black magic rituals . . . </blockquote>

According to Icke, the reptiles' "hybrid reptilian-human DNA" allows them to change from reptilian to human form if they consume human blood. He has drawn parallels with the [[1980s]] science -fiction series [[V (television series)|V]], in which the earth is taken over by reptiloid aliens disguised as humans.

The reptilian group involves many prominent people and practically every world leader from Britain's late [[Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon|Queen Mother]] to [[George H.W. Bush]], [[Bill Clinton]], and [[Bob Hope]]. These people are either themselves reptilian, or work for the reptiles as what Icke calls slave-like victims of [[multiple personality disorder]].:

<blockquote>The Rothschilds, Rockefellers, the [[British royal family]], and the ruling political and economic families of the U.S. and the rest of the world come from these SAME bloodlines.</blockquote>

<blockquote>It is not because of snobbery, it is to hold as best they can a genetic structure &mdash; the reptilian-mammalian DNA combination which allows them to "shape-shift".</blockquote>

Icke describes "shape-shifting" as "the phenomena in which witnesses have reported seeing people (most often those in positions of power), transform before their eyes, from a human form to a reptilian one and then back again". According to Christine Fitzgerald, a confidante of [[Diana, Princess of Wales]], Diana believed that the British royal family was connected to reptiles and said that they could shape-shift.

HeIcke has since published a number of additional books on the same theme. His latest work sees [[George W. Bush]], also a reptiloid, playing a key role in what Icke alleges is thea [[September 11, 2001 attacks|September 11, 2001]] conspiracy. (See also [[Bush family conspiracy theory]].)

==Anti-Semitism and the far right==

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However, Icke's statements that a cabal of Jewish bankers planned [[the Holocaust]] and financed [[Hitler]]'s rise to power are regarded as anti-Semitic by Jewish groups and others. Icke has cited [[White supremacy|white supremacist]], [[neo-Nazi]] and other far-right publications in his books. Simon Jones notes that the bibliography of '' ... and the truth will set you free'' lists ''The Spotlight'', formerly published by the now-defunct [[Liberty Lobby]], and which Icke calls "excellent," and ''On Target'', published by the [[Australian League of Rights]], which has organized speaking tours for [[Holocaust denial|Holocaust denier]] [[David Irving]]. Jones writes:

<blockquote>It's tempting to dismiss David Icke as a confused and ignorant man, manipulated by extremists in order to present their philosophy in a socially acceptable format. But Icke clearly understands the implications of his words. [http://www.simon-jones.org.uk/articles/david_icke.htm] </blockquote>

During a question-and-answer session after one of his lectures, Icke told Jones:

<blockquote>I believe that people have a right to believe, to read, and have access to all information, so that they can then make up their own minds what to think. If something is a nonsense, and if something doesn't stand up, it will be shown to be a nonsense in the spotlight of the public arena.</blockquote>

In [[1999]], Icke's books were removed from [[Indigo Books and Music|Indigo]] stores across [[Ontario]], and several venues on his speaking tour were cancelled, after protests from the [[Canadian Jewish Congress]]. The [[University of Toronto]] allowed his planned speech there to go ahead, despite the presence of 70 protesters, including the [[Green Party of Ontario]], outside the Hart House Theatre. Icke received a standing ovation from the audience after speaking for five hours.