---------------------------------------------- Move from other thread for message consistancy. -d ---------------------------------------------- Well I posted a reply but now I can't find it. I took classes for two years at a sister school of the Berkely Psychic Institute (BPI) here in Chicago at MPI - Midwest Psychic Institute (now called InVision I believe). Suffice to say that
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Every organization, Cult or Corporation, has it published hierarchy and non-published hierarchy. After a very interesting phone call late last night, we learned that BPI is broken down into four main circles of influence (non-published organizational hierarchy) with three purposes. The following is an attempt to describe these but anyone with more information please feel free to correct. 1)
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anastasia_2023 and corboy, Thanks for the posts. Today was an interesting day. Someone at BPI likes us. Today, we were sent a BPI e-mail titled “Bishops Meditation” which was sent to all the BPI Bishops. Guess they are getting to many Rev’s. Anyway, the e-mail outlined the BPI weekly agenda for the Bishops. It was every interesting reading and ended
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I am positng this reply again since my first post did not show up. anastasia_2023, Thank you for your post. Yes, our research also indicated that Lewis Bostwick was a Scientologist but became unhappy because he wanted more power and money and decided to build his own religion using the same psychological methodology that L. Ron Hubbard made-up but he just changed t
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anastasia_2023, Thanks for your input. It is important that those that understand the darker side of BSI and CDM let others know. I agree that illegal activity exists. I have found what seems to be two such items and have let the authorities know. One was a volition of zoning in Pleasanton CA, where they were not filing the proper paper work and submitting t
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Thanks for the feedback. Here is more information that I have dug up. The Berkeley Psychic Institute’s is owned and operated by the Church of Divine Man. Both organizations were founded in 1974 by Lewis Bostwick. After his death in March of 1995, his wife, Susan Hull Bostwick, assumed spiritual leadership. Berkeley Psychic Institute offers classes in occult topics such as aura reading, Psy
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I am working with psychology academics, a therapist, and some apologetics authors in a study on New Religions Movements (NRM.) Part of this study is of an Organization Called the Church of Divine Man and Berkeley Psychic Institute. Does anyone know anything or know anyone that has information about an organization called Berkeley Psychic Institute. The Berkeley Psychic Institute’s is o
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