It has been a while since I have been here. It seems like the pattern of people sharing here who have brushed up against, been nicked by, or been sucked dry by these vampires hans, sally, pamela, et al. goes in spurts. When i left the training, i was told "you have dark energy," and was kicked out. This was after i requested to talk with hans for a moment before a level III meeting. At the time i was so devastated, because i gave my life to these people the same way i gave it to a religion that i have also since left. I left sobbing. Months before this incident i had confided in sally that i felt this maybe wasn't the place for me, and the issue wouldn't go away. I still experience triggers. I remember using their cd's to chant on about the violet flame and all its magic to save this planet and make things more livable. i have a palpable, although plausibly irrational fear, that the people in charge blast us with the violet flame so that we will be silent and not continue discussing our so called "bad" experiences with these histrionic blood suckers. I could be paranoid because they are probably searching their crystals and third eyes right now to annihilate whoever it is that could be writing such lies.
Then I remind myself, how many people really are still involved with them since when they begun proselytizing their bastardized new-agish and paganistic practices?
They don't admit it, but people slip away all the time.
Most trainees move on after their ability to spout their agenda and add enrollees have been thoroughly exhausted.
Also, they may be kicked out by subtle and not so subtle means if they don't lavish on enough praises, or if they question the trainers, or if they bring their doubts forward.
The founders of Impact are laden with hidden agendas. They may be so delusional that in fact they believe everything themselves. Sally, Pamela, and Hans et al. lead people astray by making them believe that those "truths" were their sacrosanct property. If so, why did I pay over 7000 dollars to get that knowledge? Spiritual witnessing is FREE. Pamela, Sally, and Hans et al. are masters alright; Masters of Denial and Deceipt.
If any of you are reading this, i am glad. You don't like critiicism, scrutiny, or any honest effort by anyone to gather more information about your methods that you claim adds years and cheers to one's life. At best, your methods add layers of delusion to already vulnerable prey who have not learned enough about thinking critically to stop the onslaught of seducing cacophony when it begins.
Those that may be researching this organization for the first time: RUN, don't walk to the nearest exit away from this training. If you loose a friend, than that was not a good friend to begin with.
And to those in the training, if you are sick and tired of being trained to "come," and "heel" to their every command, OR
if you think there is more to life then being a bliss bunny, then
i recommend the following links and book list as a way to understand the process of cultthink and as a means to begin to deprogram yourselves:
you tubeLifton's 8 criteria of mind controlimpact IS a spin-off of lifespringpsychological issuesLeaving a cultBOOKS:
Combatting Cult Mind Control by Steven Hassan
Breaking the Bonds: Empowering People to Think For Themselves by Steven Hassan
Cults in Our Midst by Margaret Singer
Take Back Your Life: Recovering from Cults and Abusive Relationships by Janja Lalich and Madeline Tobias
In Sheep's Clothing: Understanding and Dealing with Manipulative People by George K Simon, Jr, PhD
Disclaimer regarding Steve Hassan
The Ross Institute of New Jersey/May 2013See [
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The inclusion of news articles within the Ross Institute of New Jersey (RI) archives, which mention and/or quote Steven Hassan, in no way suggests that RI recommends Mr. Hassan or recognizes him in any way.
News articles that mention Steve Hassan have been archived for historical purposes only due to the information they contain about controversial groups, movements and/or leaders.
RI does not recommend Steven Hassan.
RI has received serious complaints about Steve Hassan concerning his fees. Mr. Hassan does not publicly disclose his fee schedule, but according to complaints Steve Hassan has charged fees varying from $250.00 per hour or $2,500.00 per day to $500.00 per hour or $5,000.00 per day. This does not include Mr. Hassan's expenses, which according to complaints can be quite substantial.
Steven Hassan has charged families tens of thousands of dollars and provided questionable results. One recent complaint cited total fees of almost $50,000.00. But this very expensive intervention effort ended in failure.
Dr. Cathleen Mann, who holds a doctorate in psychology and has been a licensed counselor in the state of Colorado since 1994 points out, "Nowhere does Hassan provide a base rate and/or any type or accepted statistical method defining his results..."
Steve Hassan has at times suggested to potential clients that they purchase a preliminary report based upon what he calls his "BITE" model. These "BITE reports" can potentially cost thousands of dollars.
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Steve Hassan runs a for-profit corporation called "Freedom of Mind." Mr. Hassan is listed as the corporate agent for that business as well as its president and treasurer.
RI does not recommend "Freedom of Mind" as a resource.
RI also does not list or recommend Steve Hassan's books.
To better understand why Mr. Hassan's books are not recommended by RI read this detailed review of his most recently self-published book titled "Freedom of Mind."
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Steve Hassan's cult intervention methodology has historically raised concerns since its inception. The book "Recovery from Cults" (W.W. Norton & Co. pp. 174-175) edited by Dr. Michael Langone states the following:
"Calling his approach 'strategic intervention [sic] therapy,' Hassan (1988) stresses that, although he too tries to communicate a body of information to cultists and to help them think independently, he also does formal counseling. As with many humanistic counseling approaches, Hassan’s runs the risk of imposing clarity, however subtly, on the framework’s foundational ambiguity and thereby manipulating the client."
RI has also learned that Mr. Hassan has had dual-relationships with his counseling clients. That is, clients seeing Mr. Hassan for counseling may also do professional cult intervention work with him.
Professionals in the field of cultic studies have also expressed concerns regarding Steven Hassan's use of hypnosis and Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP).
Based upon complaints and the concerns expressed about Mr. Hassan RI does not recommend Steve Hassan for counseling, intervention work or any other form of professional consultation.
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