Rawat's claim that the name "Elan Vital" came to him in a dream was just the usual cover for blagging a name without acknowledging its orgin - (philosopher Henri Bergson). Even in the early 80s it was a pretty questionable choice - not much evidence of a Bergsoninian 'vital spark' in Rawat's teaching ! Now with everything from computer cases and herbal remedies to sewage treatment companies sharing the Elan Vital name the Elan Vital Church of Denver, Colorado is looking decidely 'back street'. Here's the latest comercial claim to the name:
Pretty Girls Make Graves Hit West Coast
December 28, 2005
Fresh off a mini East Coast tour earlier this month, Pretty Girls Make Graves are planning a handful of West Coast shows in February to preview material from their upcoming album, Elan Vital, which is due out in April on Matador. PGMG kicks things off on Valentine's Day in Moscow, Idaho, then they will travel west to Berkeley, Portland, and wrap in Bremerton, Washington on February 18. Elan [Vital]will be the band's first full-length since 2003's acclaimed The New Romance
