The totally indoctrinated James Ray followers (and possible media propagandists) like "Hermia Nelson" (quotes below) are part of the serious persuasion process to get the remaining JAR followers to pay the piper. One can imagine the extremely intense group persuasion happening inside the James Ray inner circle to reframe his claims that the wealth master Guru says he is broke.
It would trigger a self-satisfied smirk in James Ray that he has been able to pull that one off.
- claim for years you are a wealth master who is making many millions a year
- make millions a year convincing your followers you make millions a year.
- and then instantly turnaround and say you are broke and convince some others of that.
- then cry victimhood when you are the perpetrator, and create a new emotional manipulation process (using a fake limp, and many other tactics) to extract even MORE money from the same followers who believed you when you said you were making millions.
That would trigger a self-satisifed smirk in any arrogant manipulator Guru.
There is another old stand-by Guru technique used when when they get caught and get into trouble.
Fabricate a cancer diagnosis rumor, or another serious life-threatening disease.
That works like Modern Magick to create instant sympathy in the followers who might start to have a few doubts about the conflicting stories from the Guru.
Even while in lockup, James Ray has been clever enough to encourage his inner circle to keep the indoctrination and deep LGAT programming of his remaining followers "hot" by using those conference calls.
That also works to "keep the story" about the sweat lodge the way he wants to keep it.
It will be interesting how witness contamination will play out in the time ahead.
Using those conference calls, is using repetition and direct social influence to counteract the facts that keep coming out about the case, and solidify the in-group seige us-vs-them mentality of the remaining James Ray followers.
These "prayer circles" sound like a code word. They say prayer circle in the media, and people think of the standard concept. But the James Ray version of the prayer circle, would be something else entirely.
But again, that is a very clever technique. To take the remaining followers, and deeply and emotionally continue to link and enmesh them with James Ray and his organization, in their deepest belief systems.
It would be very interesting to get a hold of a transcript/recording of one of these James Ray prayer circle vigils, to see that tactics at work to deeply reinforce the bond to James Ray in peoples core belief systems. They can use guided imagery and suggestions that are repeated and reinforced regularly. Those are the followers who will carefully read the James Ray propaganda posted on his website almost on a daily basis.
When a Guru gets in trouble, its not that hard to keep the inner circle True Believers in line, as a seige mentality sets in. The worse it gets, often the more they seem to believe. The Guru knows humans can literally be persuaded to believe ANYTHING, if a person knows how to do it.
Once James Ray hits the streets again, all he has to do is put together some in-person meetings and seminars with those inner circle followers, and work even deeper into their programming, which for many of them has been happening for years.
There seem to be no restrictions at all on James Ray from meeting personally with followers who attended his seminars, including the death lodge. So those "witnesses" to the death lodge who are still followers will be in the bag, as they say.
The Sedona sweat lodge was many things. But one of the main tactics used by extreme LGAT seminars, is to create very extreme emotional experiences to create a deep bond to the Guru and the group. One step up would be to manufacture serious trauma within the group, to create a deep bond the Guru hopes will last for years, and even for life.
All Guru's know you only need a few hundred serious followers with money to spend (repeat high-ticket customers) to keep the gravy train rolling. Only a mere 200 close followers who spend only 10K a year each, makes 2 million a year for the Guru. That is how these LGAT Guru's think, they cost their lifestyle, and figure out how many followers/customers they need, and how much money needs to come from each follower.
This is why they create their World Wealth Societies or platinum partnerships, and other scams.
The James Ray World Wealth Society costs 20K to join, and apparently "costs" $60,000 a year per person. So the goal would likely be to get 100 people x 60K for 6 million a year to the LGAT Guru.
Every LGAT Guru has a scam like that, to extract money from inner circle followers who have money, and who want to believe they are "friends" of the Guru. And those are the high-ticket repeat customers.
The James Ray sweat lodge and other LGAT seminars at that level, are designed to deeply and totally indoctrinate followers for years to come, some for life. And to get them to keep coming back, year after year, and to recruit those with money to join the inner circle, for a mere 60K a year at minimum.
Of course, for those with serious family money, they get "special treatment" from the Guru personally.
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"Hermia Nelson, 45, said she and others have been holding conference calls and prayer circles in support of Ray's release and was hopeful that he now might speak out about his side of the story and continue his teachings.
"His teachings absolutely need to go on, in whatever form I'm sure it will become clear down the road what that will be," said Nelson, of New York."
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"But Hermia Nelson, 45, from New York, says the two "Spiritual Warrior" retreats she attended were intense and cathartic. "You go into super-turbo-therapy mode, and he makes you get into all those things you have hidden," she said.
The sweat lodge sessions didn't seem particularly dangerous, Nelson added. "Everyone was very encouraging, and it was a very loving environment in there."
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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 02/27/2010 04:20AM by The Anticult.