Was wellness company OneTaste a sex cult?
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Joseph Szimhart's essay on LKJ QuoteLaura Knight Jadczyk, now (2013) in her sixties, a self-styled researcher of the paranormal and occult operations throughout world history whose one claim to fame is “proper” use of the Ouija Board to commune with star system creatures that are our future selves, or Cassiopaeans. The video was viewed by 13,000 as of 08 2021 to give you some idea
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A nuanced assessment of Political Poenology on the website for the British Psychological Association -- it appears the book was written by a reputable man and it is now being tragically and banefully appropriated by this generation' emergent authoritarian demogogues and dictators over the human spirit. The Problem of Pathocracy
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" Whatever the area of conspiracy or spirituality or fringe thought in general, LKJ tends to keep herself and her community in the role of a uniquely valuable lone "lighthouse" shining a light into a world of darkness and doom, through the simple strategy of always having their own incompatible take on polarizing ideas of the day." RationalWiki article - Laura Knight-Jadczy
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Psychiatrists to assess starvation cult survivors as they continue to refuse food Published June 16, 2023
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The ‘orgasm cult’ founder accused of recruiting people with childhood sexual trauma once told Insider these victims have ‘a heightened ability to experience arousal’ Corboy - general observation: Persons with histories of childhood sexual trauma have impaired ability to defend themselves against boundary violation -- due to trauma they enter adulthood likely to deny boundary violation and
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Cult-Like San Francisco Company Execs Charged for Allegedly Coercing Members Into Sex With Investors Written by Jonah Owen Lamb Updated at Jun. 13, 2023 • 4:36pm QuoteOneTaste cofounder Nicole Daedone turned herself into federal authorities in New York on June 13 and entered a not guilty plea, according to court documents. She was released on $1 million bail—secured by a property in M
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Bookfinder website Sikh Identity: An Exploration of Groups Among Sikhs Opinderjit Kaur Takhar
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"sant virsa singh" "yogi bhajan" Yogi Bhajan reportedly abused trust back when he a recent immigrant to the US andan unknown yoga teacher in Los Angeles. Yogi Bhajan's Seven Years in America and His Tinkling Titles Gurmukh Yoga Forum
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Why I Stopped Teaching Kundalini Yoga as Taught by Yogi Bhajan Theresa Lyn Widmann December 2, 2020 QuoteI personally don’t feel that KYatbYB is a complete science as it’s sold to be. It most certainly made me feel better, but it didn’t always get to the root of what was causing me to suffer or struggle. It can help you move energy and release emotions and give you an adrenaline rush, b
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Gursant Singh, who now practices true Sikhi, was formerly bodyguard to Yogi Bhajan. In his memoir, Confessions of an American Sikh, Gursant Singh tells how as bodyguard, he accompanied Yogi Bhajan to private gatherings with expatriate Punjabi Indians and overheard Bhajan laughing with them in Punjabi, bragging how he had all these white Americans grovelling to him. How a Cult-turned-Corporatio
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19 new bodies recovered in Kenya doomsday cult, pushing death toll past 300
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Uganda's Kanungu cult massacre that killed 700 followers 17 March 2020 By Patience Atuhaire BBC News, Kanungu QuoteThe dead were members of the Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God - a doomsday cult that believed the world would come to an end at the turn of the millennium. "The end of present times", as one of its books phrased it, came two-a
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Ezekiel Ombok Odero Paul Mackenzie Boniface Mwamposa Quote When white-robe-wearing controversial Kenyan televangelist Ezekiel Ombok Odero was locked up for the long weekend on Friday, police said he had a hand in the “mass killing” of followers. He was arrested while heading for a ‘prayer mission’ in Tanzania. Kenyan authorities also closed his New Life Prayer Centre and Church, just da
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"Meditate and Liberate" Japa Yoga Concerns and Japa Ireland: Toxic spirituality involving sexual-assault, “my breasts were massaged”. Posted on 1 May 2023 by dialogueireland Here is the testimony of an ex-Japa Ireland member: QuoteJapa Ireland promise a happier life through “meditation, spirituality, personal-growth philosophy”. You are in a small medi
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Nicole Daedone and or her marketing advisors were clever to name their operation One Taste. "One taste. Just one taste. Come on, sweet heart, just have just onnne taste." In early toddlerhood most of us have heard this. This is how tiny, tiny children are persuaded, ever so gently PUSHED, to taste unfamiliar foods and habituate to them. Its how caregivers wheedle us tiny kids
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From the comments section following this article: Quote (commenter's username deleted for privacy - Corboy) I’m sure we all have our One Taste stories so here’s mine: A few years back they had a booth at the Green Festival (!) when it was still on Bryant Street. I stopped by out of curiosity and Nicole and a female assistant were there. They presented themselves as a sort
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Quote Has anyone been involved with EO (Entrepreneurs ... Reddit › Entrepreneur › comments Dec 1, 2022 — Is this a reputable organization? I have a potential business deal that has been vetted by these guys and they have a strong trust with each ... Anyone in Entrepreneur Organization (EO) or YEC? Reddit › comments › anyone_in_entr... Aug 12, 2015 — I was in EO accelerator for arou
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(For years, One Taste's HQ was located in San Francisco, on Folsom Street, south of Market. Later, OT HQ moved to an address on Market Street and Van Ness Street, its location identifiable by large letters reading, Love Your Orgasm. The establishment was blaringly adjacent to the Market Street offices of a blameless San Francisco trial lawyer.) They Promised ‘Orgasm Meditation.’ They
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To assist summer vacation research, here are just a few topics researched over the years by The Anticult, whose research skills were legendary. Waiver Forms -- never sign away your rights to sue or mediate for damages. No ethical therapist or healer demands that you sign one of these. Dodgy types push us to sign these. Too many persons who have signed such documents have told their stories
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Welcome to the CEI message board. We 'bump' older topics upwards to the front page all the time so that visitors can know what's available. The Byron Katie discussion was one of the most heavily disrupted, trolled conversations that took place on the message board. Heavy trolling is a sure sign that many consider a discussion valuable, and that many others want that same
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Moms for Liberty is a far-right organization that engages in anti-student inclusion activities and self-identifies as part of the modern parental rights movement. The group grew out of opposition to public health regulations for COVID-19, opposes LGBTQ+ and racially inclusive school curriculum, and has advocated books bans. ‘Parents rights’ groups, Moms for Liberty designated extremist
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QuoteUnburied our family time capsule from 5 years ago - my qmoms contribution was a card dedicated to Trump. 5 years later she joined a new age cult and cut us off. We’re now fighting the cult. Today we dug up our family time capsule. All the contributions from my family was tokens, mementos, and family related items. Photos, coins, family related writeups, souvenirs and toys for the kids
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Profundity Yours 1655 Oak Springs Rd Trlr H, Kempner, TX 76539 Overview PROFUNDITY YOURS (Taxpayer #32079287366) is a business in Kempner, Texas registered with Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. The registered business location is at 1655 Oak Springs Rd Trlr H, Kempner, TX 76539, in the county of Coryell. The permit start date is on May 18, 2021. The business is a franchise tax permi
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Profundity Yours Website Quotehttps://profundityyours.com Profundity Yours is a society of diverse humans, coming together Now to co-create a New environment. One of empowered gratitude and heart based living as One with Nature. ... Live Stream Videos · Emerald Sun City of Light · Online Store · Conscious Gratitude Profundity Yours - Social Media Quote Linda Good McGillis (@mcgil
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Corboy note: quoted portions are from the much longer article -- which deserves to be read in full) “It reminds me of ISIS”. The Briton talks about his collaboration with the St. Elizabeth Convent Belarus 25.05.2023 Steve Lacey Quote Q Did you know by that time about the political role played by Moscow Patriarchate and its connection with Putin’s regime? (Lacey)The interesting th
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Stephen Thomas Timothy Kjera Syro Russian Orthodox Catholic Church The Mercy and Right Greek Orthodox Church St. Michael's Greek Orthodox Church St. Mary the Theotokos Orthodox Catholic Church The Mercian Orthodox Catholic Church Sts. Peter and Paul Anglican Catholic Church Notre Dame de Lafayette Monks or con men? Sect has credibility issues The monks arrived in Canfield, Ohio
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American Conservatives and the Allure of Post-Soviet Russian Orthodoxy by Sarah Riccardi-Swartz Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281, USA Religions 2021, 12(12), 1036; Received: 30 September 2021 / Revised: 3 November 2021 / Accepted: 20 November 2021 / Published: 24 November 2021
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Cultenthusiast - your mailbox is full. Please do not deny yourself social connection. We are all hurting and make mistakes. The ones to despite are not ourselves but the ones who lied to us and wasted our time, our lives, our youth.
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"The reality is that there are differences in what they teach to the uninitiated public and the actual members." Ask Me Anything Former Hare Krishna Recruiter QuotePrometheus1776 Op · 5 yr. ago There is a big difference between being an observer and a player on the field. The HKs chew people up and spit them out when they are no longer useful to their agenda. Sunday feast
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