In September 1967, Beausoleil and Anger presented an event titled the Equinox of the Gods to mark the autumnal equinox. The show was to involve the Magick Powerhouse of Oz playing while Anger pantomimed a magical invocation to the new Luciferian age. Anger took LSD before the event; it faced various technical problems and was not deemed a success. Relations between Anger and Beausoleil were increasingly strained, and the latter decided to leave the Embassy, later claiming that he only took his own possessions with him. Anger proceeded to inform the "Berkeley Barb" underground newspaper that his house had been burgled, and that his camera, props, and footage for "Lucifer Rising" had been stolen. He subsequently made the claim that Beausoleil was responsible for the theft of the footage. Beausoleil denied the accusation, stating that Anger had spent all the money on frivolous items, that had been invested in the film and that Anger had simply claimed it was stolen to avoid being punished by his creditors. In October 1967, Anger then posted a full-page advert in the "Village Voice" declaring his own death with "IN MEMORIAM. KENNETH ANGER. FILMMAKER 1947–1967". In this, he was imitating Crowley, who had faked his own death in order to drum up interest for an art exhibition, although Anger also told friends that it was a stunt to protest the limited finances that were available to independent filmmakers. Anger then furthered this publicity campaign by arriving at the New York City office of the Film-Makers' Collective and burning dozens of his old films, before returning to San Francisco to appear at the funeral for one of the Church of Satan's parishioners.