Hi and welcome, Esocynic. Thanks for your informative post. The Lighthouse is the UK headquarters for Universal Medicine, any claims to the contrary are patently false: 'Truth' and 'Integrity' in UM parlance seem to translate to the exact opposite in real world language.
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QuoteJohn lazurasQuoteEric DobbsHi Readers, so Serge's meat of choice is LAMB, well isn't that interesting!- Eric Hi Eric, Though they promote that the followers choose what they eat and do i know at the Retreats they only serve the foods that are Fiery....so much for them making their own choices. Hi John, At the workshops lunch usually consisted of lamb curry or satay chick
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QuoteHerbertKane178Worth noting a couple of negative reviews creeping in to the reviews of "The Lighthouse" in the UK, where Universal Medicine holds many of its courses and retreats. The Lighthouse responds below one of the reviews that they do more than host the events. Worth noting the user photos for a large copy of the Mona Lisa on the wall of one of the rooms and the mention of &#
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QuoteHerbertKane178 I'd love to know more about why some meats are fiery - like lamb, and yet others are pranic - chicken, pork etc. I'm seems like the whole thing is wildly random and based on one persons dietary likes and dislikes with a few generally accepted truths thrown in there, like alcohol being not so good for you etc, to make it seem in some way scientific or comprehensive.
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I think this piece is worth reproducing here in full. While the author notes that it is speculative, I think it just may be onto something: "What if" Serge is teaching you to be a Narcissist? I lent the books to a colleague of mine who is a forensic psychiatrist and from that we had some interesting discussions about the pathology of the condition of the leader of this (and po
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QuoteMacReady Interesting. Serge advises people to avoid many fruits for being excessively sweet, yet pineapple is near the top of the fiery list. Likewise, he bangs on endlessly about how evil sugar is, yet honey (which is 80% natural sugar, and sweeter than table sugar), is also at the top of the fiery list. It's almost enough to make one conclude that he doesn't have a clue wha
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QuoteJohn lazurasHi All, Please find a brief breakdown of the foods that UM have approved for the followers. These are not all the foods only some that have been listed, so if you partner starts to introduce these into your diet you know they are falling into Serges cult: Universal Medicine Food Classifications: Three main foods groups – 1. Evil (really bad) – separates you from your
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QuoteCOncerned PartnerQuoteCOncerned PartnerYes Rachel andras, using serge catchphrases like ridiculous, step up, responsible constructs an argument of stupidity based on nothing other than her own ideas and Serges moronic view if the world. Rachel, it is not mainly men. None of the men that have lost their , women, parents that have lost their loved one to UM are violent or abusive, and that y
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Single Women are not really missing out, most women are only in relationships because it relieves a need and because they are too afraid of what it would be like, without it. Form relationships from love for love and to to relieve hurts of fill needs. -SB Interesting that Serge should give that advice, considering the unlikelihood that female students are going to find a suitable male companio
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Single Women are not really missing out, most women are only in relationships because it relieves a need and because they are too afraid of what it would be like, without it. Form relationships from love for love and to to relieve hurts of fill needs. -SB Interesting that Serge should give that advice, considering the unlikelihood that female students are going to find a suitable male companio
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Given Serge's apparent pre-occupation with insidious sexuality (always other people's, of course) I just can't believe any parent would trust him with their children. There's always young teenage girls unaccompanied at the workshops and hanging around at the clinic. From what I understand they occasionally stay at the Benhayon's house, too. I don't want to speculate
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Regarding 'scurrilous lies' and 'smear campaigns', it's worth noting that Serge Benhayon has targeted other alternative practitioners in the Byron Bay area by name and warned the UM community not to use their services because they are 'evil'. More disturbingly, Serge apparently assures his followers that any child enrolled in the Waldorf education system suffers
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QuoteCOncerned PartnerInteresting Essay on the minds of the members and their current behaviour. Thanks XO. That is a brilliant analysis. After seeing the ACA piece and reading various blog pieces by UM students, it's quite concerning to note how many of Serge's followers claim he 'allows them to be who they truly are', which suggests they had no sense of themselves b
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Bump.
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QuoteSandmanAn interesting thread. I'm wondering if Serge Benhayon has expressed any overtly political views and if so what form do they take? He's quite critical of capitalism for being 'loveless and exploitive'. Of course, he hasn't suggested what system should take its place, and he's more than happy to own multiple properties, pocket millions of dollars a year
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From the most recent Medical Observer article: Mr Messerschmidt wrote in the newsletter that Mr Benhayon told him “this is you releasing the evil/prana of Dorn Therapy from your body – a little more to go”, and to take photos of the swelling, and that Mr Benhayon said “sorry to hear this is still happening but I can’t help being excited by ”. And: Mr Benhayon told MO his remarks to M
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QuoteHerbertKane178What amazes me about the recent newspaper articles and TV reports on Universal Medicine is the response of Universal Medicine to them. If you go on their website, the front page is now dominated by links to their 'media' page. The whole set up displays a massive lack of understanding of how the media works and actually human responses to it. The letters to various med
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Quoteknowledge_is_king Full article below as available for members of the Medical Observer readership of 28,000 health professionals at the following link: Concerns raised over 'prana' treatment - Medical Observer MORE questions have been raised about treatments being offered by the Universal Medicine (UM) organisation in northern NSW following revelations a man, with what appe
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Hi Lovingsister, Welcome and thank you for sharing your experience here. Anyone else reading this thread with a story of their own to share, please feel free to contribute. We would all appreciate hearing from you.
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Thanks again Treefern, for your courage in sharing your difficult experiences here and also for once again reminding potential readers that it's not just a a few 'jealous, abusive, vengeful men' who are concerned about the impact Serge's teachings are having on people. Hopefully as awareness grows more women will feel confident enough to follow your example.
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QuoteJohn lazurasAs Quoted from the Anna Maria web site: (annamariacom.blogspot.com/2012/07/new-australian-cult) "Serge had a brilliant idea that couldn't lose. Gullible women looking for that elusive "something" missing from their lives have had their prayers answered and Serge was clever enough to put a name to it - he says his female students have merely discovered the
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Well said K_I_K. It's worth noting that the comments being made by students have been requested by Serge. "What to do – if you feel to… Rebecca has just created and posted a blog site, which we can as a student body comment on to help correct the lies. Please observe to not react, that is, to not write in reaction to the lies as this will only feed them more words to manipulate on
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Another prediction from Serge: "The future of man lies in the ability to self-realise as the Son of God on Earth. As this occurs between now and 250 years from now, the re-awakening of the Divine Hermaphrodite will slowly re-appear. They will not be freaks as man will be intellectually more advanced and well forewarned of this appearance" Once again, according to Serge, that pesk
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Indeed, CP. If UM was just about healing, self nurturing, alternative therapies, meditation, brotherhood, love etc. I wouldn't be here. For the most part, I have no problem with those elements of Serge's teachings and if it stopped there, I might even be one of his defenders. The truth is, however, that it does not even remotely stop there, as has been repeatedly and explicitly demonstr
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I agree CP, despite the strategic avoidance of any and all mention of the Serge's many supernatural claims and the general acceptance of them, the slavish comments being made in Serge's defense (at his request) future illustrate that UM is, in fact, a cult. Note this comment recently posted in Serge's defence on the new pro-UM blog: "What I have heard Serge talk abou
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QuotefrodobagginsQuoteNofooliamQuote: corboy Extraordinary claims require extra ordinary proof. Last July (2011) Serge stood in front of his Friday night meetings followers (200 at least) and animatedly predicted that Sydney would be hit by a freak tornado in the coming November, and that specifically Kirribilly would be hit. Nothing ever happened of course. No-one IMHO can predict the
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In the interview Serge also suggests that the influence of entities is a reasonable explanation for a PHD student going berzerk. Just speculation, but I think he's refering to James Holmes, the main suspect in the case of the recent massacre at the 'Dark Knight Rises' premiere in the USA. Holmes was studying for a PHD in Neuroscience before suddenly dropping out. If this is actuall
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QuotefrodobagginsQuoteMacReadyNew article from the ABC including audio interview: Interesting to note that whenever the interviewer asks Serge about some of the more bizarre elements of UM cosmology, he simple points the finger at other unusual spiritual beliefs to justify it. He also avoids a straight answer on the Leonardo da Vinci question. How can people defend him when he cant even an
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New article from the ABC including audio interview: Interesting to note that whenever the interviewer asks Serge about some of the more bizarre elements of UM cosmology, he simple points the finger at other unusual spiritual beliefs to justify it. He also avoids a straight answer on the Leonardo da Vinci question.
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An indication of how disingenuous some UM students are being while defending Serge. This quote is taken from a comment recently posted on the UM Facebook page: "No guru, though I jokingly called him "Swami Serge" which he thought was quite funny. No cult. No relationship advice, good or otherwise" Really? Then what is this: The commentor in question goes on to ad
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