The Colombian Cult Worshiping an ‘Alien Jesus’

Deep within the thickets of the Santander department, a remote Colombian cult pledges its future to a figure who claims to be a reincarnation of Jesus. The cult, known as the Sakroakuarianos, operates out of a compound called the “Vegetal Sakroakuarius Temple,” where members invoke flying saucers and worship a leader named Jah Kelium Zeus Induzeus.

Located at the Bogotacito farm in Gámbita, the compound functions as a fortress guarded by sentinels armed with machetes, pistols, and walkie-talkies.

Visitors describe an environment of intense surveillance and strange rituals, where evangelical chants mixed with psychedelic tones play over loudspeakers 24 hours a day. The lyrics reportedly wish death upon “sinners” and the diseased in the name of their leader.

The Colombian cult worships a man who claims to be a UFO-contacting reincarnation of Jesus

The cult was founded by Luis Gustavo Morales Sierra, a former salesman born in the Sierra Nevada del Cocuy in 1940, who adopted the name Kelium Zeus. In 1986, he declared himself a messiah who could levitate and summon UFOs. He claimed to cure ailments using a sacred honey produced by bees he raised.

His followers, who refer to themselves as “Tao-Jews,” blend teachings from the Tao, the Christian Bible, and the Torah. Their doctrine includes strict vegetarianism, chastity, and prayer to extraterrestrials, which they believe leads to equilibrium.

According to the group’s theology, Zeus is an extraterrestrial being and the reincarnation of both Jesus Christ and the Chinese philosopher Lao-Tse. The community utilizes a unique dialect called “Castesakro,” invented to attract heavenly goodness by removing negative phonetics. For example, they refuse to use the Spanish word for name, “nombre,” interpreting it as “no-man.” Instead, they use “símbre,” meaning “yes-man.” Members replace their legal identities with these titles.

According to his official biography, Kalium Zeus is “A very strong man, slender in presence, highly symmetrical and powerfully built, a practitioner of weightlifting that is, what Sodom calls bodybuilding and, said in true Tao-Jewish language, it is templar physique. He won several competitions, eventually becoming Mr. Colombia, but he could not represent the country internationally because they required him to shave. Being a very hairy man, he refused to do so, because hair, all body hair, all hair is very important, it is sacred.”

Sakroakuarians have had confrontations with local law enforcement

Despite the spiritual veneer, the group has a history of conflict with the law. Kelium Zeus, along with his wife and son, fled the compound on November 25, 2004. Colombian authorities, including the police, army, and the now-defunct Administrative Department of Security (DAS), pursued him on charges of conspiracy, arms trafficking, and violent sexual abuse.

The investigation stemmed from complaints filed by local residents and 15 former members, four of whom were murdered after becoming witnesses for the prosecution. Arnulfo Gutiérrez, a police inspector from a neighboring district, stated that Kelium Zeus drove a massive truck that sounded like a helicopter. Gutiérrez noted that the leader rarely spoke publicly, claiming the world would end if he did, and surrounded himself with girls between the ages of 10 and 14, whom he claimed were “interpreters” of his divine message.

Before disappearing, Zeus reportedly gathered his followers, convinced them the army was about to bomb the temple, stole the community’s money, and fled. Some reports suggest he may have escaped to Venezuela.

The cult is composed of roughly 600 people

Life inside the temple is regimented and austere. Roughly 600 people live in the monastery in wood or plastic cabins. Men wear long beards and tunics, while women cover their heads to supposedly protect their mental faculties. Sanitation involves digging holes in the ground in designated areas of the jungle.

Residents prepare for the end of the world through early morning martial arts sessions called “multi-runas,” where participants train with katanas and machetes. The hierarchy is currently led by a figure known as the “Gran Komandante,” who reportedly communicates instructions through the internet.

Despite the disappearance of its founder and the criminal allegations, the cult continues to operate. On weekends, vans arrive carrying foreigners and Colombians seeking cures for terminal illnesses, entering a territory that local authorities and neighbors have largely treated as a “forbidden valley” for over a decade.