You have probably already resolved this problem, but the psychic's influence would depend on how easily your relative is now influenced. Maybe she wasn't at all at an earlier point in life, but now that she is older, she is more susceptable. I knew of someone who in a state of pre-senility, accepted a younger woman as her friend, a sort of 'companion', who she asked to walk
Forum: Abusive and Controlling Relationships

I was later sent this message again, and so would like to apend my earlier comments, regarding Teen Challenge/PA or any such group, that, one: if you participate in one and they do not let you take perscription medication for any reason, it would be best to discontinue attending. If you suffer medical problems from Teen Challenge or any program's poor advice, seek an attorney to contact the
Forum: Destructive Churches

I hope that you were able to broaden your scope beyond your experience if you were disappointed. There is almost nothing worse that being dependent on information from a source and either not agreeing with or outright knowing they are incorrect.
Forum: Destructive Churches

I would like to find out why religion, in any form, bothers you as a cult-- since membership in any Christian group/denomination is voluntary (in the Christian church, it is to establish 'free will' membership according to Jesus' own statement and it's membership is free, despite the organized church's interest in 'charging dues', which is it's own design,
Forum: Destructive Churches

Which state Teen Challenge have you experienced?
Forum: Destructive Churches

I would like to suggest that those seeking drug or alcohol treatment view Teen Challenge as a cult. This is a one year program/ treatment facility in states throughout the U.S. as well as PA. The 'teen' part is a holdover from yesteryear--it now treats adults. It is not for the religious of any other denomination but 'Born Again'. It's belief is in total spiritual ref
Forum: Destructive Churches

I am sorry to hear that Pinnacle Point is recreating some new vibe, but not surprised. If Cochran can hold out without actually running anything for seven years by selling occult jewelry, he can probably go on forever. No one will know unless they look for a way to report him, as I did. It's not that easy to overcome the enertia of revulsion for predatory behavior like his--and he is not
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

Always feel free to complain about any professional. His thumbnail diagnosis is inappropriate under the nonprofessional atmosphere as long as you did not ask him for one.
Forum: Clergy and Therapy Abuse

I believe that the rich and famous run out of steam for the ordinary and lose track of what that is in some cases. They also have enough money that they can afford to be different. It won't cost them too much.
Forum: Celebrities associated with "cult-like" groups

I had the sheriff's intervene when this idiot tried to force me to drive his car across a flooded out throughway. He was intoxicated and insisted I drive through a too deep body of water that would have destroyed the car's electrical system. I got out of the car and hailed a passerby until the sheriff was called. I was afraid he would become physically violent since I refused to driv
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

Derek Cochran's website boasts he is an individual who studied under a Jain monk and wants to offer you--is it relaxation? It's not really clear. It doesn't get clearer when you visit, except of you're a potential employee like me. Cochran professes he doesn't believe in God, has a facility he finished constructing seven years ago and is really now just a fat lecherous
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

Are you really ready to commit to this? Derek Cockran, the self styled 'Danesh' who by his own admission no longer believes in God, means give me your money and can we go to bed and he has no money to pay any staff he hires until the business is 'off the ground', even though he states his facility was completed seven years ago and he pays his bills making medallions and marke
Forum: Coercive Persuasion and Undue Influence

Derek Cochran, PinnaclePointRetreat.com, is, by now, a fraud. His website boasts of his training with a Jain monk, but a week's visit there in preparation for an acceptance of what seemed a legitimate hire turned into a nightmare. This man is a fat, lecherous alcoholic who now suggests 'believe what you feel'. He states he no longer believes in God, and that his Jain monk who vi
Forum: Large Group Awareness Training, "Human Potential"

Last week I accepted an offer to visit Pinnacle Point Retreat outside Leslie, AK, for a trial week in preparation for a hire offered by Derek Cochran, 'Danesh', as he claims he once was called by a Jain. Instead of finding a person who matches an individual who trained under a monastic in India, as his picture on his website appears, I find a self styled fat, lecherous, alcohol drinker
Forum: Multi Level Marketing and Commercial Schemes