QuoteMariah It would be wonderful if something COULD be done soon because if Christopher ends up in prison, that will certainly finish off the possibilities. He'll then have to carry these klingons into the next life - ( more mayhem). . No matter what someone's personal spiritual beliefs, Hansard has still done things that might require a legal response and there's no need for
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Just to clarify- my experience with the police was not with Hansard. You might have more success than me :)
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Quotejeff boweKath's comments "But he has never called himself 'Dr. Christopher Hansard' and pretended to have trained as a conventional medical doctor, has he?" That being so why, in his email to me, did Paul Nelson (Canada) refer to Hansard as Doctor. Well Hansard would dodge out of that by saying that he is not responsible for what these people write or the mi
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QuoteLilyMariah - I agree with you that Christopher's behaviour is abusive and, if he were a member of a professional body, he would surely be in breach of his ethical code - for abuse of power, dual relationships... Do other complimentary practitioners know - if he was not a voluntary member of a professional body (which I am assuming he was not), is there any other monitoring authority
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QuoteHDMDear Lily, please go back and check the bottom of page 29 where I wrote how a medical board CAN and WILL sue someone who misleads the public by pretending to be a doctor. But he has never called himself 'Dr. Christopher Hansard' and pretended to have trained as a conventional medical doctor, has he? That is the only instance where it would be a crime, impersonating a con
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You could also, arguably, charge him with fraud as he has knowingly fabricated his training.
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QuoteChavah I believe that people can change, change their paths and their destinys. Just like you said Wisedup, "pull a '360". Yes but being faced with the possibility of charges for his actions needn't be a hindrance to Chris doing that. It would certainly make him think twice in future, and stop the likelihood of him doing that to someone else. Just saying, sometimes
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QuotepemaHello everyone, This is the first time I have been able to access this forum for app 2 weeks. I wrote several times to info@culteducation.com and received replies telling me the site was under hacker attack and could not be accessed from the UK. This I suspect is not entirely accurat
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Quotewisedup In the clinical situation I decided to let my guard down in that I thought I was with a person who had my best interests at heart. NOT THE CASE. Yes that's just how someone like that would operate. He was in a position of responsibility and trust and he abused it. You didn't do anything wrong.
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This programme's available for all to watch online here :)
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QuoteCranial Most people join the relevant organisations when they qualify and get practice insurance too Anyone can start one of these organisations- I could start one today. I agree with you that maybe some organisations may be more scrupulous than others but on the whole there need ideally to be some form of external regulation not just 'working towards self-regulation'. I&#
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Quotejeff boweI wonder however, as Dorje raises the matter, if a legal route would be better served in terms of the reported abuse, seemingly experienced by some former clients of Mr.Hansard? Although I can imagine it would be a tremendously painful, and possibly intimidating experience, perhaps those who may have been traumatised by Hansard ’s ’practices’ will decide to step out from the shadow
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There's also a forum specifically for ex-members of the ICC, where a large number of ex-members share their experiences, you will find dozens of ex members of the ICC there who will know exactly what you've been through. I read their forum and the ICC seems a really nasty organisation to have been in. I have friends who were in the ICC and they found it very controlling and damaging.
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QuoteWickOh Dear, why do some of you find such enjoyment in attacking this man? He has been of great help to a lot of people and an inspiration to many others. For a fee. I mean we all have to live, but what we do for money doesn't make us saints, it often tends to do quite the opposite.
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QuotejeannelucilleToday I found the following bit of wicked humor re the New Age, entitled "12 Steps For Recovering New Agers": While I don't think I'd go as far as the author in denouncing ALL things New Age, I certainly found myself nodding in agreement A LOT! Sorry I had lost track of this thread for some reason, I just came across this post and am laughing at th
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It has been said that she is having a breakdown of some kind. There is allegedly a spiritual element to it, I don't think it has much to do with cults though
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I am too- a lot of the groups discussed on this forum have a presence in the UK too.
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Hi Anticult, you shold be able to get some excellent help from the Electronic Frontier Foundation They have helped activists a lot in the past. You have lots of people's experiences on your site, a site which you know how much I love :) Concentrate on getting the advice you need from the EFF and other lawyers/digital rights experts is what I would suggest at the mo.
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QuoteSangre The bad thing, that still pisses me off, is that I am very sure that I was/am not the only one they play(ed) mindgames and powergames on If you google and search the teacher's name + destructive, and other searches like that, you may find others have written about their experiences with this school online.
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Yes, that's the group I know, the Aivanov group.
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Quoteshininglightthis sounds crazy. who would beleive such a lie? It is too obvious. Why they cannot see? Think of famous cults- Heaven's Gate, Charles Manson. By a strong leader and other methods people can be convinced to believe anything. And the people- who are often children- in the JOS are particularly young too.
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QuoteEudaemonium But power corrupts, as does money - the JOS majorly started going downhill once she started the whole 'donations' racket. Considering she effectively lived off donations, the amount of 'research' she did and the time she spent answering questions just seemed to drop almost every week. Were there a lot of 'donations?' :shock:
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Hi Eudaemonium (a good name) :) Brill to have you here. QuoteEudaemonium However, as a former believer, I need to state a simple fact: it is <i>intoxicating</i> - dangerously so. It combines all the hubris and self-exhaltation of LaVeyan Satanism, with the 'Chosenness' of Judaism, with the militancy of Radical Islam. That is a really good way of descr
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Hi Midnight, I was very moved by your story :cry: Never experienced anything like that myself but it sounds absolutely evil. So I googled and found this DeSisto School The DeSisto School had been operating in Massachusetts, but closed after an investigation into allegations of child abuse. The school transferred many students to a sister-school in Mexico. News reports indi
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what do you think that is all about? :shock: It's very carefully worded.
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Oh I am sorry it's not them, I think it's one of many groups with a similar sounding name and philosophy.
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dwest I will PM you with it. :)
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I have googled them before as I met someone who was into them. I couldn't find much about them but yes they did seem a bit dodgy to me. I won't link to his site off here because he was friendly to me, but his site seemed a bit mad keen with huge pages of teachings, pictures of the founder, dediction to spreading his work etc. Sounded a bit over-zealous on his site. And he was ma
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How people (most people) react if you mention a destructive experience you had with a group is in such a disappointing and painful way :shock: It really changed the way I feel about the human race. I wish I had never mentioned the experience I had with a destructive group, to anyone but instead had just gone on to other experiences in my life. By talking about it I have just been shred
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OMG I just looked at the first of those links. If this doesn't convince your husband not to let your daughter do it, I don't know what will. "More than 30 lawsuits were filed against Lifespring, alleging that the training had caused everything from emotional damage to psychotic breakdowns to suicide. The first unfavorable jury verdict came in 1984, when Deborah Bingham, a 30-ye
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