Hi Lifetruetome, That's right, everyone is free to choose. Serge's irrational, pseudoscientific lifestyle of neurotic, esoteric clap-trap or lifetimes of damnation and suffering. It's all about love, though. This, I think, is the key point in the previously referenced UM blog entry: "My husband and children put up with way more than I would have!" All the
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Finally, a UM blog entry that to some degree acknowledges the need students have to keep going back to UM events to maintain the mood created by external stimuli, the '"Serge said" syndrome that's so prevalent among the cult, and how difficult it is for the families of these people to live with an obsessive, devoted Benhayon follower. The author absolves Serge of any responsib
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QuoteHerbertKane178In 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
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Thanks again for the very interesting and detailed post, VenusDarkly. Regarding the 'burping up a storm' you mentioned, these sort of effects don't seem to be as common in the workshops anymore. You hear the occasional one perhats, but that's about it. Likewise, the vomiting and convulsing no longer seems to happen anymore. At least it didn't at the workshops I attende
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From the latest article in the Courier Mail: The College of Universal Land, to be built on Goonellabah land Mr Benhayon owns, will be non-profit, but its constitution allows directors' companies to sell it services and products. "The idea of the college is to eventually inherit all that I've got . . . I will hand over all the rights to the books and everything I've done
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Another dynamite contribution, VenusDarkly. Thank you! A new article has appeared in the Brisbane Courier Mail: 'Esoteric healer' Serge Benhayon plans College of Universal Medicine in Goonellabah Josh Robertson From: The Courier-Mail September 15, 2012 12:00AM SERGE Benhayon, the former bankrupt tennis coach turned multimillionaire "esoteric healer", plans to
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QuoteEric DobbsHey Serge , I teach mostly young teenagers and they are mostly females , it was compulsory for me to obtain a "Working With Children Check" before I could commence. My question to you Serge is - Do YOU have one? That is a very good question, Eric. I wonder how easy it is to obtain a 'Putting Entities Into Impressionable Children' check from the government?
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I found section of the Jungian analysis shared by Herb above to be particularly perceptive: "The establishment of UniMed is a sanatorium for Benhayon and nobody else. It keeps him in contact with humanity, prevents him from flipping-over into a murderous expression a la David Koresh, Charles Manson, James Holmes. It maintains the illusion that people are visiting him as an authority and t
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QuoteCOncerned 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 to finish. T
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To any/all UM students following this thread; I think you'll find the following quote not only familiar, but quite relevant to the ongoing exposure of Serge's many indiscretions and deceptions: "The greatest truths are discovered after the assumed truths are exposed as being not true at all" - SB To Serge; this may be the one 'revelation' of yours that
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Hello VenusDarkly and welcome. Thanks for sharing your experiences and insights into UM. The bizarre physical reactions you experienced were apparently not uncommon years ago. I know of people vomiting while recording healing techniques at UM workshops. This is not so common now for some reason and I didn't experience it at the workshops I attended, though I did witness people sobbing or
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Quotelifetruetomehas anyone noticed this: UM followers hiding behind support of women's issues. I would love a UM woman student to say what she classifies as "abuse". The women I have worked with who had suffered DV and "abuse" hid under tables and got hit over the head with hammers ended up in hospitals and fled to refuges. I wouldn't have thought a man cu
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I wonder what UM adherents would make of these statistics? More than 40% of domestic violence victims are male, report reveals Furthermore, let's see Serge's defenders address the issue of psychological and emotional abuse suffered by partners of UM cult members.
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"Firstly, to address one of the main accusations: Serge Benhayon and or Universal Medicine never, ever tell you what to do or not to do. Serge always mentions possibilities but never does he tell you what is good or wrong, or what you should or shouldn’t do. Like he always says, ‘I am just presenting’." False. All Serge does is tell people what is 'good' or 'wr
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QuoteJasmin Universal Medicine is in Germany now. they spread mainly over the "esoteric healing practicioners" and The Singer Chris James has always to be mentioned. He has al lot of influence on the people going to his "singing courses". His sold CD´s fit exactly into Serge Benhayons concept ($). People from germany went to many of his courses an they also went to the "
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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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QuoteHerbertKane178"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
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Gayle Cue, who acted as Serge's media facilitator via her radio show and never once questioned anything he said (no matter how unsubstantiated or ridiculous) here has the nerve to address the responsibility the media has in verifying the truth of the material they present. Amusingly, she refers to a quote by the Dalai Lama (a man who Serge has said he would debate in order to expose the erro
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How Did Taking 'Good Advice' Start Meaning You're In A Cult? Let's survey the belief system behind that 'good advice': Serge being the reincarnation of Imhotep, St. Peter, Pythagoras, Plato, Da Vinci and Alice A. Bailey, at least until he gets confonted on these claims, in which case he's 'only joking'. Lords of Form. Possession by entities
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QuoteHerbertKane178QuoteMacReadyThanks 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 psychol
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Note to Eric Dobbs: your PM in-box is full, please clear some space asap. Thanks!
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Thanks 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 account somewh
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Quotelifetruetomethis 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 humour). .
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Here we have a letter to the Courier Mail by a UM student that conveniently ignores the issue of Serge's deception regarding his bankruptcy, and focuses on the assumption that women outside of the UM community are routinely experiencing sexual assault in their intimate relationships. Without denying the fact that sexual assault is an unfortunate reality in our society, we can refute t
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QuoteHerbertKane178Strange 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
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QuoteCOncerned PartnerSo this is what we have so far: 1. Serge is a common liar just like every other mortal except on a grander scale- He has spent years telling everyone that he is a man of absolute integrity and honesty, and bragging about his success before resisting the call to enlighten the world with his brand of 'soulfullness' and bestow his unique and exclusive gift of en
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"Serge and his family live a very modest life as those close to him will attest...We all heard Serge tell you that he lived in a more grand house then than he does now! To suggest or imply that he is doing what he now does for the money is a misrepresentation of the truth and if I may say, not worthy of a serious journalist" Yet according to the article in the Brisbane Courier Mail:
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We all know Serge likes to throw around Albert Einstein's "Everything is Energy" to lend a scientific veneer to his cultish belief system. Here's another Einstein quote: "The important thing is to never stop questioning" To any UM student reading this, don't you think it's about time to start questioning Serge, and the possibility that the image o
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QuoteHerbertKane178The 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. I
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Quote "Yes, Serge did say that the annual turnover for UniMed was around $A2. mill. He also told you that much of that goes back into the business to support students. He mentioned that he maintains a second home where seriously ill students can stay free of charge while they are having medical treatment at the local hospital. He offers these and other seriously ill people free healing se
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