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ť For the religious organisation founded in 1959 by Reverend Kirby J. Hensley, see Universal Life Church and for insurance company see Universal Life (Cyprus)

Universal Life (German: Universelles Leben, inofficially abbreviated to UL) is the name of a controversial new religious movement based in Southern Germany, which is described by members as a part of the new revelation movement, and by critics as a cult. The group originally called itself Heimholungswerk Jesu Christi, and is known since 1984 These works were claimed to be revelations from Jesus Christ the fundamental basis of the faith. In 2003 Wittek published her own bible, "Das ist mein Wort" (This is My Word).
Members of Universal Life run, among other institutions, a school, a natural healing clinic
On 18 April 1987, Christ allegedly spoke in a great revelation, among other things, about the "Inner Path". It concerns a mystic school of though in which God is considered to be also in people and in all living beings, according to Jesus' saying: "The kingdom of God is 'within' you."

Adherents

Exact numbers are hard to determine, since there's no formal membership within Universal Life.
   Georg Schmid estimated, in his book "Churches, Sects, Religions", the number of members to be 100,000 worldwide, including 40,000 in Germany.
   Other estimations claim 10,000 members worldwide, with 3000 of them in the Würzburg region.
   The association Universelles Leben e.V. has around 500 members. The inner circle, who live in communities in the Würzburg region and work in farms, calls itself the "Community of New Jerusalem".
   The activities of Universal Life are concentrated in Bavaria. The organisation is represented in other regions of Germany, as well as in Austria, Italy and in Switzerland.

Believes

Their members believe in reincarnation and promote vegetarianism.

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