Invoking the Beyond, 2020
Joseph SzimhartMay 2, 2021"Invoking the Beyond: The Kantian Rift, Mythologized Menaces, and the Quest for the New Man by Paul D. Collins and Phillip Collins (2020, 1160 pages). I reviewed this book...
View ArticleDOCUMENTARY - America's New Gurus
DWTop Documentary Films2021, RELIGIONIn this feature, the search for enlightenment is brought into focus. It follows several individuals who are considered to be religious leaders by their communities....
View ArticleAdult hired by BPS to work with student leaders tried to get them to cry
Universal HubMarch 7, 2021The Globe reports a consultant hired by BPS to work with the Boston Student Advisory Council used re-evaluation counseling, in which meetings would turn from dealing with...
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May 3: This day, that year in music history
US fans reject Maharishi Mahesh Yogi while Jimi Hendrix records iconic ‘Voodoo Chile’ Gulf NewsLeslie Wilson JrMay 03, 2021 Fans walk out from Beach Boys concert as the Maharishi speaks 1968" ... The...
View ArticleCritique of Re-evaluation Counseling
RE-EVALUATION COUNSELING (RC):A CRITICAL ACCOUNT OF ITS CONTRIBUTIONTO PERSONAL AND POLITICAL CHANGEOriginal essay: 1995This blog version: 2011"There are days when I think that RC taught me everything...
View ArticleGroup influence and the psychology of cultism within Re-evaluation...
Professor Dennis TourishAberdeen Business SchoolRobert Gordon UniversityKaim HouseGarthdee RoadAberdeenAB10 7QEPauline Irving BSc, MSc, Dip CG, CPsycholSchool of Behavioural and Communication...
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MANDEL: Could Ontario have rescued child brides of extremist Jewish sect?
Michele MandelToronto SunApril 20, 2021 An Ontario judge may have missed a chance to rescue a future child bride and others like her when the “Jewish Taliban” case came before her court seven years...
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CultNEWS101 Articles: 5/5/2021
Return to Eden, Scientology, Hasidic, Yoel Roth, Legal, Troubled Teen Industry, Red Rock Canyon School, Casa by the Sea, Sequel's Lava Heights Academy, Diamond Ranch AcademyThe Jakarta Post: Lia...
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Historic home of notorious B.C. cult listed for $2.8M
Todd CoyneCTV News Vancouver IslandMay 4, 2021 VICTORIA -- The former homestead of one of Canada’s most notorious cults is up for sale. The historic island property is largely unchanged since the...
View ArticleLegal battle over meditation far from tranquil in Iowa
Ryan J. FoleyAssociated PressJanuary 20, 2013FAIRFIELD — The followers of a meditation practice that has roots in ancient India say it’s simple: Close your eyes, silently repeat a mantra and relax. But...
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CultNEWS101 Articles: 5/6/2021
Love Has Won, Legal, SSPX, NXIVMDaily Beast: Decayed Corpse Found in Colorado 'Cult' HQ Identified as Group's Leader"Several members of a ... spiritual group called "Love Has Won" have been taken into...
View ArticleInside the Spirituality 'Cult' Whose Members Allege Sexual and Financial...
VICE World News spoke to dozens of ex-Modern Mystery School members, who described bizarre initiations, sexual coercion and rampant profiteering.Mark WildingVICEApril 4, 2021Starving hungry and near...
View ArticleThe Cult Effect: A True Story of Mind Control in Australia 1996 - 2010
Interview conducted by Cult Interventionist Patrick Ryan!April 26, 2021Author Interview with Carli McConkey on her book: "The Cult Effect: A True Story of Mind Control in Australia 1996 - 2010"."A...
View ArticleLife Integration Program
LIP versus ACA part 2July 6, 2007A continuation from LIP Versus ACA part 1-5
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CultNEWS101 Articles: 5/7/2021
Exclusive Brethren, New Zealand, Ole Anthony, Obituary, Edgar Cayce, Legal, Child Abuse, ARE, EU, Online RecruitmentNote: an article in yesterday's newsletter has been retracted by the publisher. "EU...
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What Is The ‘Love Has Won’ Cult, Whose Founder Amy Carlson May Have Been...
Raetta HoldmanCBS Denver May 7, 2021CRESTONE, Colo. (CBS4) – A promise of awakening, peace, love and unity. That’s what former followers of the cult Love Has Won say lured them into the orbit of Amy...
View Article'Belonging Is Stronger Than Facts': The Age of Misinformation
Social and psychological forces are combining to make the sharing and believing of misinformation an endemic problem with no easy solution.Max FisherNew York TimesMay 7, 2021There’s a decent chance...
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Ex-Exclusive Brethren accuse church of tearing families apart
Ruth HillNew Zealand HeraldApril 29, 2021Former members of the Exclusive Brethren allege the secretive sect is breaking up families, putting members in isolation and attacking their livelihoods in...
View Article7 Arrested, Charged In 'Love Has Won' Cult
CBS DenverMay 6, 2021Two cult members talked to CBS4's Rick Sallinger after their release from jail.https://youtu.be/-S8IGfC4igU
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Understanding Religious Abuse and Recovery: Discovering Essential Principles...
Patrick J. Knapp (Author), Michael Langone (Contributor)Currently there are at least four major, identifiable perspectives on how people best understand and recover from religious abuse. Both secular...
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