Thank you John for sharing these notes. QuoteJohn lazurasAs quoted from The Truth about Serge Benhayon blog site: How My Depression Disappeared October 11, 2012 by Gabriele Conrad, Goonellabah, Australia When I first saw Serge Benhayon in early 2004, it was a mixture of curiosity and my aching right shoulder that prompted me to break my resolve to never ever try anything again, b
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The hostility shown towards those that have spoken out is shocking. Threats of violence, I quote "you need a fucking slap in the mouth ... Richard ... I would love to meet you x", unsubstantiated accusations of domestic abuse on another blog, our friend listed in this thread (page 89) commenting on the Good Weekend Magazine Facebook page (I'll spare his blushes and not reprint his
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That's absolutely insane, CP. Is there no end to this man's mad ramblings? And the followers say they are not brainwashed when they can lap this stuff up and still claim he is man of integrity. QuoteCOncerned PartnerInteresting Post on the Families of UM blog. I must say I find this part very interesting: Benevolence and charity - these are the highest forms of evil on
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Great news KIK, very happy to hear this. Quoteknowledge_is_kingHey guys, sorry I've been off the radar, just wanted to stop in quickly to say a big thank you to everyone here contributing and sharing your accounts on Universal Medicine and Serge Benhayon. You've helped me get my brother back and SB's 2,000 followers just dropped to 1,999. Keep up the good work.
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It's tragic to read this, and there are many other similar stories on that page. I have every sympathy for everyone who has been touched by this group. What is reassuring is that so many people are now coming forward, here on RRF, on blogs, and in the media to share their stories. This will help many others from falling in to the UM trap and hopefully, open a small door in the hearts of thos
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Thanks Willow for this moving post. It must be hard coming out the other side, but it is a really positive step to keep talking about it. If you would like any advice and wish it not to be in the public forum, do drop me or any of the other regulars here a PM. It's also proof (as if any more were needed) of the cult of UM that your former UM friends are treating you as they are, no group
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New articles from The Medical Observer and The Courier Mail added to this page: QuoteHerbertKane178As this thread has now got so long, many of the links to other sites that have useful information on Universal Medicine have become harder to find. I thought it would be useful to keep a post that has all the links on, as more sites appear, they can always be added and this message bumped: w
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Welcome Willow.Sunshine, and thanks for sharing your experiences. It's been really great to see new people coming forward and being open about how UM has affected their lives. Every person that stands and tells their story up helps many others gain the confidence to do so themselves, and be sure in the knowledge that you have done just that. I look forward to hearing more from you...
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"it is not uncommon for small edits to be made to writing" Why is this not suprising at all?
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In reply to VenusDarkly, this is very true: Finally, Esoteric Medicine doesn’t work. Serge looks ill. Someone here mentioned he has an eye disorder requiring surgery, but I sense it goes beyond that. Compare his photo in the Courier Mail article, which was taken a few years back to the recent photos in the Good Weekend. The CM shot was how he looked when I last saw him, with a nice healthy glo
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Amazing post VenusDarkly - thank you for the extremely detailed description of the workshop. Practitioners everywhere who have allied themselves with Universal Medicine should take special note of your conclusions.
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QuoteMacReadyQuoteCOncerned PartnerQuoteHerbertKane178Here's an interesting thread: http://forum.astro.com/cgi/forum.cgi?num=1343693750/0 There is some really insightful material on there, even if you don't follow astrology. I know Serge recently spoke on numerology, I wonder what his views would be on astrology and the information presented here? Well worth a read from start t
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Here's an interesting thread: http://forum.astro.com/cgi/forum.cgi?num=1343693750/0 There is some really insightful material on there, even if you don't follow astrology. I know Serge recently spoke on numerology, I wonder what his views would be on astrology and the information presented here? Well worth a read from start to finish.
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Welcome, VenusDarkly, and thank you for your detailed posts. I am sure we all look forward to hearing more from you.
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QuoteRock BiterI'm an ex-cult member still overcoming the effects of belonging to the cult. Its disturbing to write those words. I've always prided myself on my critical reflexive thinking. All my critical reflexive thinking and training did me no good though. I still became ensnared. Almost to the point of losing my beautiful precious wife and everything I love, my children, home
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"Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either." Albert Einstein Seems rather appropriate in light of recent revelations of bankruptcy. P.S. The "Everything is Energy" quote Serge Benhayon relies on for the basis of his 'theories', Einstein NEVER SAID THIS. Yet another ridiculous attempt by Serge to appear
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Quotetreefern.........and so it has come to this Not in my wildest nightmares did I think four years ago when I first came into contact with Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine, when I first had a "funny feeling" and "accussed" them then of being a cult, was berated and told how "pranic I was", did I ever think Universal Medicine led by Serge Benhayon was '
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QuoteMacReadyThanks for highlighting this, CP. This analysis is one of the most incisive deconstructions of Serge's psycho-sexual control mechanisms I have read. It is worth noting that, according to the UM blogs, there seems to be a considerable number of UM students who have experienced sexual abuse earlier in their lives (particularly in childhood), which, on a psychological level, may a
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QuoteMacReadyQuotelifetruetomethis link has to be the worst attempt at humour I have ever come across. It is so self serving and righteous. What happened to self deprecation as really good humour. I really can't believe how judgemental UM'ers are (yes the irony hasn't escaped me that I am being judgemental writing this post but I will always draw the line at particularly bad
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QuoteEric DobbsThe Benhayon Legacy - 50 families destroyed ,hundreds of partners, wives , husbands and children's lives in turmoil. 2,000 followers of Universal Medicine - 2,000 lies ! It's 50 that are known of, the actual figure would be much, much higher.
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Strange that in the rather vile and bitter response to the most recent media examination of Universal Medicine (read it here) that no link is given to the actual article so readers can make up their own mind. There is also no real response to the article, other than the normal 'media abuse' claim that accompanies every examination of them. Here's the article for those that would li
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I think it's worth reposting the below post here in light of the Courier Mail article. While the author is "Anonymous", what's written, and the fact it was on one of the UM blogs indicates it is from an insider. I just have to question how this statement can be true: "He started as a tennis coach but went on to own a successful tennis academy which saw him very financiall
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My perception was always as you say MacReady. Everyone talks of SB as being incredibly successful prior to UM, man of integrity etc. I wonder why he has never chosen to reveal this before? This combined with the other revelations in the Good Weekend article about his past are starting to paint a very different picture than the commonly accepted one. This claimed arbiter of truth seems to have
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The UM website states about the origins of Serge's work: "Personally, he was very fit and healthy, very content and financially successful with little need to change, as one would normally understand ‘change’ or ‘needing to change’ from something that is not working or from being ‘not happy’ or ‘discontent’ and therefore wanting to move on in search of more, etc. In short, there was
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I think they are having technical issues over at Universal Medicine. I've noticed posts disappearing from their blogs. The below posting WAS on "Words on Serge Benhayon" blog. For some reason it disappeared. Luckily, thanks to the wonders of the internet, it's not lost. So I share it here just in case anyone wants to read it. And if anyone at Universal Medicine wants a copy
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QuoteMacReadyQuoteHerbertKane178As this thread has now got so long, many of the links to other sites that have useful information on Universal Medicine have become harder to find. I thought it would be useful to keep a post that has all the links on, as more sites appear, they can always be added and this message bumped: words from the families of universal medicine students blog serge benh
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As this thread has now got so long, many of the links to other sites that have useful information on Universal Medicine have become harder to find. I thought it would be useful to keep a post that has all the links on, as more sites appear, they can always be added and this message bumped: words from the families of universal medicine students blog serge benhayon and universal medicine inve
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The art world has taken an interest in Serge. This article from Artinfo: http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/822508/did-aussie-self-styled-healer-claim-to-be-da-vinci-reincarnated-1 This comment by Serge stood out: “Due to the liberty of the unscrupulous use of positions in the media, and its one sided abuse of me, I am not in a position to offer any comment”. It would appear that eve
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QuoteMacReadyThe following piece was posted on a blog discussing another manipulative cult group. It perfectly describes the process of self-indoctrination that occurs when someone takes on the belief system of a cult. It's especially applicable to the followers of Universal Medicine, who don't think they're in a cult because 'nobody forces them to do anything'. Rather,
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QuoteMacReadyNote: the UM student (hi Steve) who posted the slanderous comment (quoted above) on the Good Weekend Facebook page has since removed it. I wonder if reading this thread 'touched a part of him him that he didn't want touched'? One of the wonderful things about the internet is when things are said or claims are made on it, they exist for ever in cyberspace.
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