Re: Millenium3 in Dallas Texas
Date: September 01, 2008 12:44PM
My son was involved in Millenium3. Please, don't think for a moment that this is anything other than an evil scam. They cynically employ mind control techniques to exploit the vulnerabilities of (mostly) young people, to cause them great harm, FOR MONEY. It is true that early on the front people, being victims themselves, may know little of the scam. It’s also true that there is an initial high and apparent (illusory) physiological improvement. It's part of the pathology.
Do your research. Read about Mind Dynamics, Lifespring - M3 is a Lifespring clone, est, Landmark, etc. Learn of the utter lack of qualifications of these putative experts. Understand that the founding fathers of these self-improvement cults are convicted felons and con men.
"Dr." John Hanley, Sr., the founder of Lifespring, obtained his BA in economics from the University of Wisconsin in 1973, four years after he obtained his mail fraud conviction for selling nonexistent janitorial franchises. “Doctor” Hanley received his “Ph.D.” from Columbia Pacific University, generously described as "an unaccredited nontraditional distance learning school," shut down by the State of California
The 1960's saw an increase in the use of medically supervised group therapy sessions to treat a variety of mental illnesses. Con men and hucksters came up with a new con.
Take the time to read about the LGAT or “personal awareness training” cons. Here are some suggested search terms to get you started:
“William Penn Patrick, "Leadership Dynamics Institute," “Holiday Magic,” “Alexander Everett,” “Mind Dynamics,” “Werner Erhard Seminars Training,” "est," "est: the Steersman Handbook," "A Door to Door Mind Salesman," Landmark or "Landmark Forum" or "Landmark Education," "Dare to be Great" motivational course, LGAT or "Large Group Awareness Training," "mass therapy encounter group," "Pathology as Personal Growth," "Report of the APA Task Force on Deceptive and Indirect Techniques of Persuasion and Control," "White Collar Cults, they want your mind . . . and your money, and six of your friends," "cults of the afflicted."
You might throw in "mail fraud" and "pyramid scheme" "Bestline soap powder."