MEDICAL Observer has won top honours at the 2012 Publishers Australia Excellence Awards, with senior political reporter Byron Kaye named journalist of the year. Kaye took out the award, in competition with reporters from some of Australia’s best known publications, after providing leading coverage on Bahrain’s persecution of 20 doctors in the Arab Spring uprisings and on controversial northe
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QuotecorboyTwo points in Armstrong's favor, vs SB: Lance did not proclaim a programme of cosmic salvation, with himself at the centre of it. Nor did Lance send forth disciples who used the appearance of friendship to recruit for the cosmic salvation crusade. Last point: Lance didnt push awful music. Admirers of Lance Armstrong were free to pick and choose their own music. Totall
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Hi All and UM followers, In recent weeks a man that many people respected, had integrity and was known as one of the best sportsmen in the world has been exposed as a fraud /drug user and a cheat – and this person rides push bikes. Over the last 10 years there were many rumours about this person character / integrity and the persons speaking out against this person were victimized and frown
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Hi All, Please read the following posted by a UM follower Rod Harvey, Gold Coast, Australia on the Truth About Universal Medicine blog. My summary is Rod to put it kindly you are a big fool and very lost in the fake world of UM, what you have written here where women are in today’s society I do not see this and many others would not also. I hope you are not speaking for the majority of male
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As 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, be it mainstream medical or so-called alternative. I mainly ca
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As quoted from the blog site - "Words From The Families of Universal Medicine Students" a statement about Serge and Universal Medicine - August 2012 10:26 My partner and I have a family which is being torn apart currently in the UK by his work. We have children, and until my partner found this man, we were happy, loving, joyful, and my partner was looking for something to fill the
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Hi All, Please find a quote from Jeannie Mills a (Ex - member of The People's Temple) on the Cult Counselling Australia web site. About Cults: "When you meet the friendliest people you have ever known, who introduce you to the most loving group of people you've ever encountered, and you find the leader to be the most inspired, caring, compassionate and understanding perso
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QuoteesocynicOn my previous post, I documented my stay at The Lighthouse, Frome, Somerset in the UK, where I had not realised until I had paid that it was Universal Medicine Uk's HQ, and not the innocent bed and breakfast as advertised. I have kept reading this thread in incredulous horror at what Universal Medicine, its founder and associated "medical" practitioners are all abo
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As quoted from “Words on Serge Benhayon by Universal Medicine students” Gayle Cue, Byron Bay, NSW Sports ‘stars’ on steroids are paid millions. School teachers and nurses are paid barely more than minimum wage. Corporations can contribute millions to a politician’s campaign to ensure laws are passed that favour their business. Never mind that it is causing havoc on the planet. An undetermin
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QuoteHowDoesItHappenHi all, Firstly, thanks to Willow.Sunshine for adding a voice and sharing their experiences. I just wanted to share a thought I had about the interactions with a UM devotee. It is easy to see them as the enemy when they are constantly attacking you. But I liken it to fighting child soldiers in a war (not that I have any idea what that is like so I'm probably just ta
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As quoted from the Universal Medicine web site: Is it true that a practitioner at the Universal Medicine clinic talks to ovaries? No, that is not true. Nobody at Universal Medicine talks to ovaries. Again another lie, false information coming from the UM camp let me provide some quotes from Natalie’s Esoteric Women’s Group meeting No4 as spoken by Natalie: “hands down fascinating to r
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Hi All, A Registered Psychologist who works from and for the Universal Medicine Clinic at Goonellabah has made some comments on the “Truth about Universal Medicine” web site. I am not too sure where he gets his information from about UM but I need to share my experience with UM here. His comments are in black bold: In recent weeks, there have been a number of articles written by 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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QuoteMorpheusHi Again since Ive been out it is starting to be really clear to me how much of a cult UM is and how raving mad Serge is. I have been thinking about the things he said, and at the time with everyone else around laughing and cheering I just went along with it. Now I realize it is just a big ego trip with everyone else cheering him on. As for this from the courier mail today: Dr H
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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 ! Thanks Eric and let’s not forget the many husbands and partners still together with their LOVED ONES but are miserable in the relationship. Why are they miserable .................not because of relationshi
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Hi Concerned Partner, With all the NEWS reports (paper and TV) and articles such as Good Weekend, Medical Observer, Australian Doctor and the various forums the same old story is coming out about this organisation. This organisation is a CULT and is very dangerous in its practices and beliefs. How can all these news reporters get it wrong on this organisation, I have heard all the UM PR
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Thanks MacReady, This article is correct and exactly what happens in the UM world. They UM followers believe that they are not in a cult because they can come and go and they are not locked up in a compound….read the blogs it is all about LOVE and looking after self. But reading this article is a TRUE representation on what happens in UM………………..so you UM followers have a read of this and
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Well said Corboy and 100% correct. If UM did not interfere with our family life I may be able to accept some of their crap teachings……and spending the $ for this. But they could not, they have pushed the boundaries with their wacky belief system onto our family life and divided great relationships between husbands and wife’s, children in the family, partners, mum and dads, brothers and sist
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As quoted from the Good Weekend Facebook site: "This article spoke nothing but the truth. I know this because my mother is one of his loyal devotee's and she has taken me to see him twice when i was younger and his only real message is that he is the only person that knows the truth, i think that anyone who claims a monopoly on the truth has some serious psychological and egotistical
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Hi All, I have noticed that the UM is running its 2013 year Retreat for the followers over ANZAC day the 25th April 2013. I hope Serge stops on this important day and acknowledge the great work that our Armed Forces do and have done for Australia to be the great country we are today. I know that this year I have tried to get my partner to attend the local ANZAC Day commemorations but she
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QuoteEric 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.
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QuoteMacReadyQuoteHerbertKane178 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 c
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Hi All, The food classifications were developed by "This knowledge is based on the work of and by Serge Benhayon and the Hierarchy - Universal Medicine" Some more noted on the food groups quoted in their words: Ginger in esoteric herbs is very beneficial but not as a condiment. Ginger is the scavanger of Prana and cleanses up the excessive maleness in the uterus. For men it wor
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Hi All, How our LOVED ones got caught up into this CULT. In many cases from my experience with the UM community our loved ones that have joined this cult Universal Medicine have had some life crisis in their life (death of a loved one, divorce, not feeling loved by husband /kids or family, depression, over worked, lack of friends) and they go out looking for some fulfilment of this emptines
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Hi 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 divine essence.
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Hi All, I have just watched the ACA interview and if anyone ever had any doubt about this UM being a CULT they were able to see it first handed. A few notes from the story: 1. What is appealing about UM the reporter asked………………………………….no answer….if it was that great the ladies should have answered the question without any hesitation…. I nearly feel asleep waiting for a response. 2. Why we
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As quoted from the UM web site: "Illness or disease is not the outcome of a random event or genetic predisposition, but the product of ill choices and the resulting energetic disharmony (anger, self loathing, disregard, not expressing truth) that we have been content to live with over many years or even lives before the disharmony manifests much later as symptoms or as a diagnosable condi
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Thanks HowDoesItHappen, Thanks for sharing your story with this forum. Your story sounds almost identical to mine. It is very scary when you start to understand the control that UM and their Practioners have over our loved ones and it frustrates me when they seem to have to clear / get approval for everything by the practioner. This is where I struggle with it, as they lose their ability to
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Hi CP and LTM, At this year’s retreat (sorry Cult gathering/ brainwashing session) Serge also covered off with the cult followers about the resistance from family / friends and loved ones with regards to their involvement in UM. He goes on and states something along the lines that if their relationship fails what the consequences will be for the UM follower and how as an individual the followe
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Hi All, MO article re the TGA investigation: AN ALTERNATIVE therapy group has removed a number of unregistered herbal supplements – previously promoted on its website – from sale online following MO’s inquiries to the Therapeutic Goods Administration about its efficacy claims. Lismore-based Universal Medicine, led by unregistered former tennis coach Serge Benhayon, is the subject of mu
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