Raelian
Raelian refers to a follower of the Raelian Movement, a new religious movement founded by Claude Vorilhon, who adopted the name Rael. Vorilhon reported a transformative encounter with an extraterrestrial being in the early 1970s, which led to the establishment of the movement in 1974 in France. Adherents are commonly called Raelians and describe the movement as a religion or philosophy based on science and spirituality.
Central to Raelian belief is the idea that life on Earth was created by extraterrestrial scientists known
Practices associated with the movement include the promotion of sexual freedom and what Raelians call sensual
Scholars and critics often categorize the Raelian Movement as a new religious movement or cult-like group.