Has anyone here heard of a small cult-like group in Northern Virginia, run by a sixty-ish American who calls himself Premanand
Deva (formerly John Kennedy) and his young British
protegee who calls herself Lakshmi? They call their
organisation The New Future Society, with something
about being "Brothers of the White Lodge," whatever that is. Their website is:
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www.geocities.com]
I met Deva and Lakshmi some time ago at a yoga event and left the auditorium shaking. I spoke later with two former devotees of theirs who told me stories of Deva and Lakshmi's
manipulation of the unsuspecting, of Deva's mistreatment of Lakshmi and his other monks, of how they have become robot-like under his domination, of Deva trying to extract more and more money out of his followers. In Deva's presence, I initially was fascinated with what he was talking about (a hodgepodge
of Indian/Tibetan/metaphysical elements and a pseudo-Tibetan yoga system). He saw me in the crowd, and fixed his gaze on me in a powerful, uncanny way I've never felt before -- it seemed he was trying to exert some sort of mind control over me, and he very nearly succeeded. My strong sixth sense kicked into
gear just in time - either that or angels were on my shoulders, protecting me. My blood ran ice cold and I left as soon as I politely could, feeling alarmed with regard to these 2 people and what clearly appeared to me to be yet another cult. They give numerous talks in the greater Washington DC area -- I hope attendees at such events are not pulled into Deva's chilling vortex
as I so nearly was.
Namaste.
N.