Hamlet's last words were "The rest is silence". Perhaps the epitaph for Moo will be "It was all just dopamine"? And the theme music could be "Whats Love Got to Do With It?" by Tina Turner The backstory to this song is a message of hope for all of us. It was not easy for Miss Turner to create it. Truth is painful as hell. I cannot agree that this
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Constantin, I am so glad you are out of there and now safe at home with your real friends. What you wrote above: Quote the fact that he is very uncomfortable in his own skin is apparent he is fidgety and restless on his own, he can never sit still and just be quiet. Thats why he always has to talk. The covid 19 has been tough on him since the ego needs people to look up to him, so then he
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Why I Left QAnon Forum QAnon cult recovery How to Chart a Path out of QAnon and Other Cult-like Communities QAnon functions "like a video game" to "hook" converts — and some include former Navy SEALs: reports QAnon shows no signs of slowing down as it reportedly attracts some well-trained military veterans Reddit QAnonCasualties discussion
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QuoteAlternate Reality Game -- ARG An alternate reality game is an interactive networked narrative that uses the real world as a platform and employs transmedia storytelling to deliver a story that may be altered by players' ideas or actions. Wikipedia Corboy: People discussing QAnon on Twitter suggest that a big part of QAnon's appeal is that it gives all the satisfaction a good A
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QuoteDalai Lama Signing Taschen Books new Posted by: facet Date: August 02, 2020 12:16PM I hope this is posted in the correct section, apologies in advance if it is not. I received a marketing email from Taschen Books, something that I signed up for in 2009 and never heard anything from since.. until now. The Dalai Lama has teamed up with Taschen and others in order to sell highly
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QuoteDalai Lama Signing Taschen Books new Posted by: facet Date: August 02, 2020 12:16PM I hope this is posted in the correct section, apologies in advance if it is not. I received a marketing email from Taschen Books, something that I signed up for in 2009 and never heard anything from since.. until now. The Dalai Lama has teamed up with Taschen and others in order to sell highly
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The smiling callousness of the New Age on display. Is Mr Trinity aware that poor persons, persons of color and those getting heavier exposure (front line health workers) are the ones most at risk of dying from Covid-19? That these are the persons most likely to be 'purged?' Oh, wait. Trinity is unlikely to meet anyone poor--they don't have the leisure and funds to afford
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When reaching out to persons involved in COG, perhaps another way would be to emphasize who stands to gain. Jesus told the rich young man that to be perfect, he should give his possessions *to the poor* then follow Jesus. Jesus did not say give to me, he said give to the poor. When COG say theyre real Christians, because they gave up their possessions, whom did they give to? The poor? Or t
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(Corboy note: many Orthodox Christian websites and discussions refer to Ephraim as a legitimate spiritual guide. St. Paul taught that those who sow discord in churches are not guided by the Holy Spirit. With this in mind, the article below gives some troubling information) An Interview with Metropolitan Nathanael of Chicago: Promoting or endorsing agendas of fundamentalist thoughts will harm a
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Do an all dates search on CEI onTony Parsons w TP name in the all words slot. We had allegations TP was involved with Rajneesh.
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I put this into the google search slot. "soham" "mooji" Here's what came up. Check Google Images too before things get scrubbed. Quotehttps://shop.mooji.org/product/music/kissed-from-within/ Kissed From Within €8 – €12 Sahaja Sat-Songs. The latest offering from Omkara, Soham and musicians from the heart of Monte Sahaja. A beautiful variety of music and
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Quoted from an informative article Revisiting the Book That Inspired Pickup Artists, Cult Leaders--and Was Linked to a Murder QuoteIn recent years, NLP has linked to notable allegations of abuse. Nancy Salzman, the president of the “sex cult” NXIVM, reportedly studied NLP under a Bandler protege. Keith Raniere, the group’s leader, “saw the value” in Salzman’s NLP expertise, as his ex-gi
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The Anticult published material on this discussion thread that is very informative about Neuro Linguistic Programming and TAC discussed NLP in relation to Byron Katie. Here is an article about NLP - and the influence of Bandler and Grinder's work. Revisiting the Book That Inspired Pickup Artists, Cult Leaders--and Was Linked to a Murder Here is an informative quote: QuoteT
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Friends, could we find out what Kabbalah Centre is teaching folks about Covid-19? Madonna taught science based safer sex messages during the AIDS pandemic back in the 1980s. Today there's an article in The Guardian that Madonna is preaching conspiracy theory nonsense about Covid virus. Does Kabbalah Centre stay out of medical affairs or are they teaching folks to peddle medical dis
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In the 1980s, AIDS/HIV was pandemic, no treatment, people were dying, and the Reagan Administration would not mention the disease. In 1986, a young Madonna used her celebrity status to teach and normalize ways to prevent transmission of the deadly virus, incorporating safer sex information into her concerts. Google search results. Today, 2020, decades later, what is Madonna doing?
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Madonna leads celebrity vogue for Covid-19 conspiracy theories Singer’s claim vaccine is being concealed is latest example of stars spreading falsehoods during pandemic QuoteA study by researchers at the Reuters Institute at Oxford University found most engagement with coronavirus falsehoods came via social media posts by politicians, celebrities and influencers. “Rather than being c
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Of the two potential heirs, one is in prison, leaving the other a free agent. Let's see if there are any lawsuits.
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Re: I'm just a soul whose intentions are good... new Posted by: John Hunter PhD Date: July 23, 2020 01:02PM Quote• “On March 3, 1992, Attorney Walter Maksym filed a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Chicago on behalf of Werner Erhard against CBS, 60 Minutes producers David Gelber, Douglas Hamilton, and Donald Hewitt (…) alleging defamation of character, interference with prospective e
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It's been emotional torture': Tormented father reveals his five-year plight to save his daughter, 9, from an international breast-fondling cult that says burping casts out evil spirits Graham's only daughter - 9-year-old Lara - was lost to an international cult The cult - Universal Medicine - is lead by Serge Benhayon, who was once described as having an ‘indecent inter
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Twelve years ago, The Anticult, a shrewd observer had this to say: Quotehttps://forum.culteducation.com/read.php?12,59228,59654#msg-59654 Hey, if I were an ambitious eastern based Guru in the west, the first thing I would do would be to open up a chain of Yoga Schools, or better yet, buy-out or take over local ones, preferably in high income areas. That is the golden harvest. Greg Gumuci
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Thailand Koh Phangan Tantra Allegations Agama Yoga STD Chylamidia Romanian Swami Vivekananda Saraswati Narcis Tarcau . Thailand's Agama yoga school to close after sexual assault claims This article is more than 1 year old Koh Phangan retreat will shut for ‘restructuring’ after allegations, revealed in the Guardian, against its leader QuoteThe world’s biggest tantric
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I'm mostly over it now. My awareness of cults was far above average and I still got seduced. Was bummed out by parental death that left me guilt ridden, no family, living in own apartment for first time. Classic sitting duck situation. When the going gets tough it is *human* and appropriate to trust someone who has been a close friend, with whom you've gotten arrested at pea
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Dear John, I wrote in generalizations. The ones I was thinking of were the persons who have not only taken the LGAT introductory seminar but have gone on to do the advanced courses offered by that LGAT. I confess I have a bias of sorts. I got entangled in a cultic situation by a combination of personal vulnerability on my part and a person I regarded as a long time friend, who was actually in
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When someone emerges after having taken the advanced courses offered by an LGAT, they're no longer your friend, your son your daughter, your teacher or trustworth therapist or business associate. They've been weaponized. Assimilated to the LGAT Borg. The grim lesson we learned in CEI message board discussions is a conversation with an LGAT recruiter, especially one who has taken
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QuoteJanet Heimlich, one of the world's foremost authors on the topic and writer of the book Breaking Their Will: Shedding Light on Religious Child Maltreatment, says children are more vulnerable to abuse and neglect if they live in religious authoritarian cultures. "There are three perfect-storm factors that identify a religious culture or community as authoritarian: One, the cu
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Quote...ultimately, the way to prevent the powerful elite from abusing people is to not have a powerful elite at all. Epstein – and allegedly Maxwell – could do what they did, and get away with it for so long, because they had wealth and knew people. They chose teens who were financially desperate. Eliminating the existence of financial despair and extreme wealth concentration is thus an i
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Eight go mad in Arizona: how a lockdown experiment went horribly wrong This lengthy article is fascinating and well worth a peek. There's a suprising connection between John Allen, the driving force behind the BIosphere Spaceship Earth project and The Theater of All Possiblities. John Allen's techniques are said to have been similar to those of Sharon Gans. See note belo
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Notice too how often the trainer interrupts the participant, trips her up when she's trying to say something. Distraction tactic. John, you really nailed it, did us a service when writing,"the “logic” of the environment is used to replace the realities of this person’s experience." This tactic, "using the logic of the environment" to replace the realities of the per
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Evangelical Purity Movement Corboy comment: Purity of virgin girls means males are responsible for protecting their "virtue" and justifies Evangelical male privilege - and male control of girls and women. In a perverse twist, Evangelical Purity Culture requires girls and women take responsibility for controlling not only themselves but also avoid triggering lust in boys and m
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"One of the most interesting threads in your book is this story about how evangelical leaders have tried to modernize the church by using pop culture to lure people in, but over time the pop culture has completely supplanted the theology and all that’s left is the vacuous political brand." Jesus and John Wayne QuoteSean Illing I’d like to steelman the evangelical perspectiv
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