Quoteglam Also, you'll never get sick -- if you do, you haven't followed the diet stricly enough. He berated himself last year when he did get sick, and he started hallucinating while I was with him. This diet doesn't give you enough B vitamins, so the founder has concocted his own expensive B vitamin supplement, which you must buy only from Halelujah Acres. Anyone else heard of th
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I woke up this morning thinking on freedom. I can compare my life now to what it would be if I was still a member of The Church of Immortal Conciousness, and I find I have so much to celebrate. This is very helpful in my recovery process. I can use the public library. I was not allowed to back then. What a gold mine a public library is of information and inspiration. I can own books. I was no
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QuoteToniMy understanding is that many former followers of Rajneesh/ Osho joined the Miracle of Love. I also understand that the Rajneesh Community in Oregon eventually dissolved because of rampant AIDS. In a prior posting above, someone mentioned a (former?) high level MOLr w/ schizoid-like symptoms. Both HIV and Syphyllis can attack the Central Nervous System and cause serious mental di
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Osho is the current name used for the now dead cult guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, some info on I was involved with them briefly back when the man was alive in Oregon state, USA. Your experience is chilling, so glad you survived, I hope their abusive actions are exposed and stopped soon. I remember doing what they call Dynamic Meditation, we were encouraged to do this often. 10 minutes of int
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QuoteWhat would you rather do? Let a job beat you to death, then move to a retirement condo in Florida, or spend your life trying to realize the goal of improving the world's energy and reversing the obvious trend downward? Some of my own personal thoughts on this quote, nothing personal intended, simply using it to explore some alternatives: This is a trap question, assumes that there
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Resource list on how to start a non-profit at: www.nolo.com is a great self help legal resource, their press also issues excellent how-to books. Public library most likely will have specific books that are helpful, mine does, I think rules vary by state. Some books will even have the proper forms needed. Also, your local courthouse may have packets all ready to go for a fee of the forms n
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I had some time today for research and I thought I’d attempt to find out how big Eckhart Tolle and related enterprises are. The answer is HUGE. I finally just stopped researching because it would be endless. Many many people involved, most list each other as references, most are working on the devotional guru wavelength. They are presented as enlightened masters. Some tuck themselves directly und
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Info can be found at: Google search too may turn up some useful info. I found this for instance in the reader feedback section of: Quotecampus crusade for christ. by cheri (tevik220@aol.com) on 01-19-2004, 14:19 I went to Ohio State University and got involved with Campus Crusade for Christ. Everyone is friendly and welcoming at first and suddenly you have about 15-20 instant "n
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QuoteJust a thought... with the combined knowledge and experience of the posters on this board.. how about if we go into business and found our own cult? We could make a bunch of $$, speak real slowly and spacey, tell folks to trust their inner possibilities by listenting to us, etc. WE know it's a proven formula! I am reading Carl Sagan's The Demon-Haunted World, Science as a Candle
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His official web site has a photo section, 7 different close ups, all available for purchase, certainly looks to me that they are intended for devotion/reverence/meditation. He does have official disciples, that term "disciple" used, Katie Davis is one. His story is included in the book Mystics, Masters, Saints, and Sages: Stories of Enlightenment by Robert Ullman and Judyth Reiche
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Vows of Silence: The Abuse of Power in the Papacy of John Paul ll, by Jason Berry and Gerald Renner, is an excellent book on this subject. Includes information on Father Marcial Maciel, an accused pedophile and founder of the Legion of Christ. Maciel's crimes date back to the 50s, but he still is revered and public. There are several Catholic organizations working for change, We Are Chur
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I do not have any experience in setting up a concerned relatives/ex-members group, I do have experience in my own recovery from destructive groups. The Rick Ross site has excellent information, including links to support groups from . The Cult Education Forum has helpful thoughtful information also. You could possibly start a thread themed on this particular church, encourage others to join i
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For $6 plus $2 for shipping and handling we can buy a NOW symbol for our cars, for some reason we are instructed to place it on the left rear trunk area. The NOW Symbol Formed by two simple characters, the NOW symbol signifies the present moment. > represents the completed past. < represents the future, which is unknowable. The gap between the two marks is NOW - the pr
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QuoteGee whiz, he seems pretty "attached" to selling videos to local groups he is starting, and getting people to associate their deepest wishes for Peace to HIS voice and image. I was just putting together a similiar post on this fact, money money money being made. He encourages followers to listen to the tapes often. There are many of what they call "local silent groups"
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Tolle listed as in the lineage (or something) of a Shri H.W.L. Poonja. ---------------- From an interview titled "The Power of Eckhart Tolle A teacher of Tolle's work describes his unique brand of 'secular spirituality.' An interview with Dr. Gunther Weil", about Tolle: "He spent the next two years reading Krishna Murti, Ramana Maharshi, going t
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QuoteAmong other things, I am not aware that Tolle has ever mentioned which groups or teachers he studied with to refine or develop his insights. (If Tolle has published this information, could someone please post it, along with citations or URLs where it can be fact checked?) On his web site, under News, following the Archive link at the bottom of page, then link to India Tour, his #1 wom
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QuoteI really do see what he is saying as a type of metaphysical suicide attempt. Its sick. Why not embrace our wonderful human mind, which is a wonder of evolution, and still unexplained by science? We can still learn to relax, and enjoy life, and use our POWERFUL critical faculties to not be duped in this manner. He's preaching nihilism, and Ego-death. Scary stuff. This enti
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QuoteHarmonize His whole class has willfully perjured themselves in an attempt to portray us as some crazed individuals. We just needed to empower ourselves, that is why we did what we did. Does any of this make sense to anyone out there? Certainly does make sense. Congratulations on getting out. Seems to be a common technique for destructive groups to use on former members, attempt to labe
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Oprah is good at orchestrating group trances in her audiences, audience is already primed, the entire session becomes a love-in for Oprah and favored guests. I don't recall Oprah shows being this way in the early days, she seemed to act more as an investigative reporter on social ills. I hear that she still is a philanthropist, doing good works, don't know if that fact excuses what she
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Very good info on Phil McGraw, thanks everyone. I caught a recent episode of Oprah recently and cannot help but think that her involvement with Dr. Phil and whatever else she is doing, is causing her to become more and more downright strange. It's as if she is in a bubble. I've noticed her more bully like and less compassionate, more impatient, and she surely does love John Travolta
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Another good expose at: looks to be orginally from Salon. Bleep" of faith An indie film gets buzz and a big rollout. But "What the Bleep Do We Know!?" uses questionable on-screen experts -- and appears to be an infomercial for a controversial New Age sect. - - - - - - - - - - - - By John Gorenfeld Sept. 16, 2004 | Last week, the national release of the independent fil
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The Children's School of Excellence in western Washington is directly Ramtha related, some info on this link at: School site at: School site does not outright tell folks that they are Ramtha linked. Listed under their philosophy is a bit of a tip off: "The philosophy of the school is based on the core concept of Quantum Physics that the observer has a directeffect on
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A Seattle television station, KING 5, ran ads for a story upcoming on their Evening Magazine, about Tony Robbins. So I made a point of viewing the story when it aired last night. The film might very well have been provided by Robbins, was slickly done, no actual interviews of or with local Seattle people. Quite a bit of time lauding him, no critique whatsoever. During commercial breaks the voic
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The Dr. Lawlis on Dr. Phil's Approaches Series from Professional CEU names April Diane Glunt(Life Coach) a Senior Life Strategist Coach. ProfessionalCEU is pleased to announce that April Diane Glunt is now a Senior Life Strategist Coach. As a Senior Life Strategist, April Diane has been taught all of the theories and techniques behind all of Dr. Phil's methodologies. April Diane has
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QuoteglamI wish I could find a news article about the sexual abuse allegation. Does anyone subscribe to LexisNexis? I don't have a LexisNexis subscription, hopefully someone does who can post here. I've found some other bits of info on Dr. Phil: Finally, Dr. Phil McGraw thrilled the audience when he described Quixtar as "one of the greatest success stories in American b
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QuoteSL1993What's a SLAPP suit? SLAPP stands for " strategic litigation against public participation ". It is used in an effort to shut people up. SLAPP suit A Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation, in which a corporation or developer sues an organization in an attempt to scare it into dropping protests against a corporate initiative. SLAPP suits typically invo
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This page lists Phil McGraw's group as a LGAT, listed under "Other Transformational Encounter Groups" "Pathways LifeStyle Seminars, Inc. is a non-profit corporation founded in 1985 by TV talk show host and national best selling author, Dr. Phillip C. McGraw. Dr. Phil McGraw is no longer connected to Pathways, but he did train Andy Lawrence, the lead facilitator,
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Media shrinks' quick fixes fail By Steven Berglas Dr. Phil is hot. The new TV show got the highest ratings for a talk show debut since Dr. Phil McGraw's mentor, Oprah Winfrey, went national in 1986. Between his TV show, lectures and books, no living man in the business of dispensing psychological wisdom is making more people feel good than Dr. Phil. Dr. Phil's succes
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Quotecorboy Now that Maharishi is in his 90s, more and more folks are swiping his stuff and creating spin offs. There is someone named Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (not the musician) who is doing something similar to TM. He's getting a nice rep because he's sponsoring social justice programs in India. But I did find one citation on a google listserve in which someone complained that he an
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Oprah Switches from Estrogen to est September 10, 2001
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