AO is an acronym for "Adelphi Organization." The Adelphi Organization began in 1976, when Richard Kieninger, the creator of the Stelle Group, moved from Stelle, Illinois, to Dallas, Texas, to start a new organization.
The Ultimate Frontier, Kieninger's autobiography, had been
the major source of instruction at Stelle, but he was ordered to leave when his
sexual liaisons with many of the married ladies were revealed.
The new organization was fashioned after Stelle and had the
same purpose as Kieninger's teacher: to construct a new country that would
withstand the end-of-the-century crises.
Following Kieninger's departure from Stelle, a major power
struggle erupted.
His ex-wife, the corporation's president, and the whole
board of trustees resigned and departed the town.
Those that were left regained contact with Kieninger.
Stelle and Adelphi rejoined, the company's headquarters were
relocated to Texas, and Kieninger was appointed chairman of the board of
directors.
Kieninger was thrown out again in 1986, and he formed the
Builders of the Nation of God, a short-lived organisation.
Kieninger was accepted back to Adelphi a short time later,
and Adelphi and Stelle parted relations at that moment.
Adelphi's plan to develop a metropolis on a Pacific Ocean
island is still on track.
Adelphi Quarterly is a newsletter published by the Adelphi
Organization, which may be addressed at PO Box 2423, Quinlan, TX 75474.
http://www.adelphi.com/ is the organization's website.
Richard Kieninger, The Christ Who Is Not Seen. Paragon Press, Dallas, Texas, 1989.
———. 4 volumes of observations 1971–79, Chicago: Stelle Group.
———. Hidden Threats to Men tal and Spiritual Freedom, as well as Spiritual Seekers Guidebook. Stelle Group, Quinlan, Texas, 1986.
Donna Kossy: A Guide to Human Belief's Extremes is a book on the extremes of human behavior. Feral House, Portland, Oregon, 1994.