mdiman:
Read the links. You apparently have not bothered to do your research and don't know the facts about Sterling.
Sterling admitted his felony conviction on NBC News. I have a tape and this is cited within the Details Magazine article.
See [
www.culteducation.com]
There are numerous first-hand accounts submitted by Sterling graduates within this database.
Frankly, I don't have the time or resources to archive every complaint about Sterling I receive within the database. Suffice it to say, there are many, many more than currently posted. But those posted represent the basic type of complaints that I have received from participants, spouses, partners and families.
I have been receiving complaints about Sterling for years.
I notice you did not dispute the waiver previously linked and/or that men strip naked and are routinely videotaped during their weekend.
Of course you didn't know about this in advance, because Sterling requires that everyone sign a confidentiality agreement. In this way he keeps people from actually explaining what to expect to future and/or potential participants.
In this sense no one can make a fully informed decision to participate in the weekend.
This type of manipulation seems unfair and unreasonable.
Comments like "happy in their misery" and "too feminized" sound like an attempt to dismiss the first-hand experiences of others that don't agree with you.
First, you dismiss anyone who has not done the weekend and then you dismiss those who have, but see it as negative as "too feminized" or some other negative term.
The only response to Sterling you seem willing to accept as valid is one that is positive and agrees with you.
I have not done Sterling and have no interest in either signing my rights away through his paperwork and/or listening to Mr. Sterling rant and ramble on and on through a weekend.
There are always better things to do, such as go see a movie, which is far more entertaining, meaningful and cost-effective. Movie Previews also allow ticket buyers to know what to expect when they walk in and sit down for the show.
If you have done both Lifespring and Landmark you should know that Sterling is just another LGAT (large group awareness training) or mass marathon training weekend. It's the structure, not the philosophy he rants about that I was referring to.
There are sections within the database about Lifespring or Landmark too.
See [
www.culteducation.com]
And also [
www.culteducation.com]
It appears that you are something of an LGAT junkie, hopping from one LGAT to another.
Both Lifespring and Landmark have been sued for injuries linked to their seminars. Landmark has a deeply troubled history as most members of this board already know. Lifespring was apparently sued out of business.
If you are not a "Sterling groupie" you are certainly doing a good imitation of one. That sing-song recitation of Sterling slogans comes across much like a memorized mantra.
Again, see [
www.culteducation.com]
And also [
www.culteducation.com]
First hand experiences are cited in the first article above and the second is actually by a reporter that attended the weekend and wrote a first hand account relating his experience.
You will probably dismiss all this too, but you really should do some research and have a better understanding of the material within the database before posting here again.