Buffman and Anticult--thanks so much for the excellent explanations of NLP and other persuasion techniques. Mindblowing. I, too, have known a little about these techniques and still found myself being persuaded or nearly persuaded to hand over money I wasn't planning to. If one wanted to learn more, ethically, what is the best resource? Anticult, can you narrow it down and Buffman, do you re
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Attendees are starting to come out of the woodwork--yay: WINNIPEG — Sweating profusely in the 53 C heat, a Winnipeg man was barely conscious Oct. 9 when he looked around a Sedona, Ariz., sweat lodge and noticed fellow participants foaming at the mouth. Moments later, he collapsed on the coals, burning his arm. Somehow he got outside, and when he eventually regained control of his s
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Here's an interesting post by a lady at examiner.com. Sounds like a perfect description of a narcissistic sociopath to me: I have attended James Ray events. I am also an attractive woman. Fortunately, I have studied human behavior at length. I recognized his sophistication, seduction and “con-game” long before I became a victim. James uses psychology and charm to deceive, intimidat
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Oh, wow. This article about Narcissistic Personality Disorder in spiritual gurus could have been written about the man, himself: . I also posted over in saltydroid.info. He's got good stuff on this egomaniac.
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