Another Letter from a Friend From Devon Adler, author of the James Swartz-allegations inspired "Guru? The Story of Heather," came a message, copied in part below: Hi Trav, As you know, my wife and I have been traveling. We came near to Heather's abode, and I let her know we'd be around. Graciously, she invited us over. It was the first time for my wife to meet her i
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"You can be moral without being spiritual but you cannot be spiritual without being moral." A letter came to Devon Adler from a woman who had read "Guru? The Story of Heather." Usually he checks with me before sending things to Heather, but this one he sent direct to her and me at the same time. "She seems for real," he summarized succinctly. "And she's
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A couple days ago I sent a message to exactly the same group of persons to whom I sent a message way back in 2017. That message was to persons James Swartz had listed on his website, and were thus likely considered to be his most loyal supporters. In that original message, I listed four articles that detailed the charges made against James Swartz by the woman we now know as Heather, and requested
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Swartz's Teachings Examined, and more of the sad plight of some ex-Andrew Cohen followers From one of the first persons to hear Heather's claims, to think something like, "Oh, Shiva! Based on what I know of James Swartz, she could be telling the truth," and then to have Swartz's own responses to questions about her claims confirm, to her and to many others, his guilt,
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Two “FYI’s” FYI #1— It took me days to publish the post above. Just so you know, if you ever copy another message and do a post on this site, do not repeat do not copy the sentence that says “Original Message.” It will prevent you from posting the whole thing. FYI #2– Some persons have advocated that those of us who know the ugly truths regarding James Swartz (just what he has confessed
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Below is a personal MESSAGE FROM JAMES SWARTZ Before going to Swartz’s message, as Heather mentioned in her initial post above, as her accusations were publicized in the winter of 2016-17 at first James Swartz denied her existence. He tried to say that the girl didn’t exist and that the allegations made against him were part of a conspiracy of jealous followers of other, inferior teachers—ones
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In the last two pages of this forum, so far (excepting messages from Heather, which to me form their own special category): — Corboy has aptly compared the behaviors displayed by Swartz and some other male reachers to that of wild apes, — Valma has lamented the fact that so many have their “heads in the sand” and cite “lacking proof” as a reason for maintaining an affiliation or allegiance
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Of the Andrew Cohen—James Swartz dynamic, Being “Too Nice,” Cow Pies in Potholes. and more... One of my dearest friends, someone I’d known for years before I “met” Heather, she is a tall, striking woman. One sees her power in her eyes and hears it in her deep, interesting voice. She called me on Skype from India, and got right to the point. “What is it about Andrew Cohen people that makes them
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A hard thing to write about.... From Heather Writing details of my experience with Swartz is not easy. Telling intimate details of how he traumatized me physically can feel embarrassing (when I write on a public forum) and it can also have retraumatizing effects as in panic attacks etc. However, I feel a civic duty to tell my account to people who may be following him. People need to kno
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Heather, from the posts above, was 14 when she met James Swartz. It took her over thirty years to be able to come out publicly about what James Swartz, under the guise of being her spiritual teacher, did to her. Her story, her accusations, are the basis of the book “Guru? The Story of Heather.” Most important in this book is, of course, Heather and her story. However, the author, Devon Adler,
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From Heather: I have something I want to say to people still following the cult leader James Swartz. Lately, I’ve been thinking about our human nature, how most people have good natures, have a connection to God and all that is…and yet we seek outside ourselves for confirmation of our very existence. Most of us grow up and live in a state of fragility and vulnerability. We don’t feel st
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Part 2 — Heather to James Swartz And more... Hey Swartzy...here are the lyrics to the song, in the off chance you didn't feel up to dancing to it, you can read it! I put special emphasis on this part, and the last part of the song...a conversation with self (note the lowercase s in self.) Ya running and ya running And ya Running Away. But ya can't run away from yourself C
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From Heather to James Swartz Hey there Swartz...Sunny boy ol' Jim...you KNOW what you did. Here's a little song just for you...let's all dance to the tune like we used to..ya…in the kitchen, next to the parlor...where you gave your so called "satsangs"...let's all dance to a song that is just for you!i This part of the lyrics...just for you: "...Who
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So what is the truth about James Swartz? Is he a true spiritual teacher, sometimes maligned by plotting and jealous inferiors, or is he actually a scheming, persuasive conman using a spiritual pretense to get rich, enjoy life, and in tohe past, to lure in underage girls to be raped and made to striptease professionally to make him money? To attempt to find the facts, in a few weeks we have
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A response from Heather to Earthquake, and for us all. Yes Earthquake, I can relate to how you describe Swartz as presenting himself as God…what a terrible joke he is! Adding on to my description of the energy system in our bodies…and how Swartz steals our energy…what I left out before is the most important (of course!) and that is the Heart center! By stealing our power from our 3rd energ
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A message from Heather, copied directly. Hi Trav, Would you be willing to post this latest thing I wrote? Dear Traveller, Earthquake, ZizIz and others on this thread, I would like to respond to some of the ideas that have come up… Please know that I do not have a problem or dispute Advaita Vedanta…not in the least. I have a problem with what (in the words of Earthquake) JS has done w
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More from Heather Message 1 from Heather Dear Trav, Thank you very much for posting all of that...I really appreciate it In regards to some recent posts I saw on the cult ed site: In my opinion...people should be careful in rushing into judgment about Swartz's current wife Isabell...I do not know her at all...she may be involved in (criminal?) activities with JS...but how do we
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One person who was apparently a strong supporter of James Swartz has let it be known that he now sees Swartz as a spiritual fraud, and his wife as both a leader and accomplice in his (criminal?) activities. Here is a message from this person. It came to me via a friend. This friend a#ked me to post this message. just belowis the cut and pasted message,with all identities kept private.
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More from Heather Will You please pass on this message to Earthquake””? Thank you! Love, “Heather” Earthquake…what you wrote reminded me of so much crap JS used to tell us. When “Sandy” and I were with Marlene and JS…Marlene & “Sandy” were doing regular strip gigs overseas as well as in North America (Canada included). I was technically underage, and Rama felt uneasy with this…didn
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The following are two messages from Heather herself. These were the first from her regarding the “James Swartz—What is the Truth?” message board. Message 1: Hi Guys, I looked at the cult ed site...and wow...lots of responses! the last one though...the fellow who said he knew js from 96 to 2010...I got slightly irritated with that one...simply because I'm tempted to log onto cu
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This post is in response to, and thanks to, Valma. First, Heather is okay. She has a wonderful husband and super children, which have made all the difference. As pointed out in the book (“”Guru? The Story Of Heather”, available for free at www.reallyguru.com ) without them surviving the PTSD suffered due to two years under the thrall, as she asserts, of a rapacious manipulative spiritual fraud
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This message board has barely been up for a week. There are over 40 posts and 1100 views already. James Swartz cannot be a happy camper. Apparently, truth is coming out about him, and in such a way that he can’t bully or bluster himself out of it for a change. Unlike what allegedly happened back in the 80’s, he can’t brainwash and threaten a drugged teenage girl to stay quiet about brainwashin
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This Mooji forum is huge. I first came to it as I heard that the controversial teacher (and alleged criminal) James Swartz had become a sub-topic. I’ve known about the reputed dark aspects of James Swartz since late 2016. Having discovered this excellent site, a separate chain for James Swartz seemed an obvious next step. This page, “James Swartz— What is the Truth?”, alredy has hundreds of
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Rick Archer is a very smart man. Based on the evidence you put together, he knows Heather, and believes her story, but he can’t say so directly because his leadership position with Buddha at the Gas Pump precludes that. Rick is a positive person, who wants to focus on the best. Rather than speak of those persons who have proved to be bad or highly questionable, and his reasons for having s
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It seems strange to continue to discuss the “pros and cons, is he really a rapist or not?” aspects of James Swartz on this section designated for the ongoing Mooji debate. Therefore, I’ve opened up a new topic, “James Swartz-What is the Truth?” Perhaps this would be a more appropriate place for this examination.
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The controversial spiritual teacher James Swartz has come under increased scrutiny in the last few years. This is partly as a byproduct of his contributions to ongoing debates about the “realness” of some other teachers. His comments have not surprised those aware of his unusual ways. For decades, James Swartz has been free in his criticism of what he sees as the bad behavior and weaknesses of
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The book “Guru? The Story Of Heather”is available for free download as a PDF at www.reallyguru.com. This book speaks for itself. The author asserts that every letter written by the bad guru in the book was actually one written by JS himself. The author has original copies of all of these messages. Only the names and locations have been changed, and these in accordance with the book’s “allegati
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If a person takes even ten minutes to do a web search for such things as “ISKCON crimes” a plethora of items will appear, perhaps the worst being the pedophilia rampant in that movement’s schools and orphanages. Sad to say, the Hare Krishnas seemto be no better than the Catholic achurch— for every St Francis there are a thousand abusers of children, or so it seems. Allegedly now the predomi
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As I’ve read about Mooji, I’ve also seen comments about James Swartz. For those interested in his words, it might will be advised to read the book “Guru, The Story Of Heather.” This book is allegedly all about James Swartz. It is available for free download as a PDF at www.reallyguru.com. Simply put, even if everything about Muji that has been said that is bad is true, he can’t come clo
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