I don't normally post on notice boards or forums either, but I too felt that something needed to be said about the Template (although it is an alternative view to the previous two posters!). CVK -what I said was my actual experience. I gather that I am not the only one to be dropped once I left the 'Template Family' either. Just because you might not like what I say does not mean
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'Lost her rag' is precisely what happened at that event, as anyone who was there could have told you. (It was this incident and the venom behind it that got at least a couple of the party faithful questioning their loyalty to J and J and the Template set-up). Nothing derogatory in what I said about women either, I would probably have said the same if it was Jiva who had thrown his toys
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Interesting to hear about the Template in Australia. From what I saw in the UK participants were 'Members' in all but name: there was a very strong emphasis on the 'Template family', everyone encouraged to stay in touch with other participants, be on the email/Facebook lists, do repeat ceremonies etc. Those of us who stopped going to the ceremonies or who pulled away were pre
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Hi Stacie, I know a bit about this lot. I came across them in Glastonbury a few years ago (where else!!) and ended up doing some of their ceremonies before pulling away. One of the reasons was I didnt feel comfortable with the way that Juliet Carter publicly and vociferously harangued people if they were not towing the party line exactly (people HAD to be veggie, they MUST NOT believe in religio
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