"I have completely left NXIVM and New York," says an email message said to have been sent by Kristin M. Keeffe; the email was quoted in court papers filed by New Jersey attorney Peter Skolnik, the lawyer for Rick Ross, leader of an organization called the Cult Education Institute. Ross has been sued by NXIVM, which denies that it is a cult, for publicizing portions of its training p
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OK what happened? Kristin Keefe has done a runner with Gaelan the Golden Child and Saratoga in Decline has disappeared...
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Well it's finally happened. Rainbow Cultural Gardens is up and running in Northern Ireland. It's being ran by Kim Constable with help from her ex-Rugby star husband Ryan Constable. They have enlisted their own kids full time, and removed them from mainstream school, plus just got theit first customers. additional interest has been shown by former Big Brother contestant, fame-wannabe, Or
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Do you think 'the Rat' is a real poster? Or could it even be a Nxian setting someone up? The inner circle must be keeping a close eye on John's blog...wonder what their 'damage control' plans are involving. Had anyone on here sent any of their nxian friends or relatives anything from the blog? I sent my friend the story on Gailen, but she didn't believe a word of
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From "This means that terrorist activity, the president, the economy--anything you experience and don't like--is up for you to heal. They don't exist, in a manner of speaking, except as projections from inside you. The problem isn't with them, it's with you, and to change them, you have to change you." I'm afraid I will have to disagree with this man
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The recent posts about siobhan h seem to have hit a nerve. I wonder how many members are following the blog.
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It's the most info I've seen on Nxivm, great source. Also a great forum for ex-nxians to share what they know, the fact that it's anonymous means none of it can be substantiated, but anyone who knows someone involved can easily see similarities in experiences. Plus the humour really helps show people that Raniere is just a human, not some untouchable god...he can be ridiculed like
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This is the quietest this thread has been for ages - everyone just following the Saratoga in Decline blog?? Anyone going to V Week? :o)
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This clip is a few years old and i don't know if it's even about NXIVM - just came up when I searched on You Tube. But gives a good insight into how people can be affected by LGATs.
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I believe the photographer is Michael Eldredge, NXIVM member. As for Vanguard's motivation for setting up multilingual programs for kids, it's arrogance and greed that drive him. I've heard lots of references to V Week recently, totally didn't connect it was Vanguard Week. I'm sure there will be lots of reprogramming going on about suppressives who blog. Hope our fr
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On a separate side note I've been reading up on Raniere's favourite philisopher Ayn Rand. Gore Vidal has given an eloquent toasting to some of the theories... "Gore Vidal may not like New York Times' critic Orville Prescott, but he dislikes Ayn Rand's "philosophy" even more. "This odd little woman is attempting to give a moral sanction to greed and self
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QuotesaratogaindeclineDear pinkunicorn. I heard your comments here had been re posted at my blog without your consent.I am sorry and will remove them if you like. I am John Tighe from I could use all your support in this difficult time. Totally behind your good work John. This forum and your blog are my main sources of info on NXIVM. Anyone know of anywhere else? The 'Expose NX
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Surely child welfare services have a responsibility here to intervene? This whole thing makes me sick, are people in nxivm really so brainwashed that they can't see this is so wrong? Can any ex members shed some light?
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Quotepinkunicorn I do not see four people relating an "incident" in the blog's article. I see four people who have inside knowledge of what is actually going concerning this child, in particular, the actions and motivations of Raniere, if the said story is true. Having four people relate the events increases the chances of the story being true instead of one because it is typic
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This is where the challenge lies. There is so much info out there about NXIVM, including the stuff they put out themselves, that it's important to balance all of it with hard evidence. It means someone from the inner circle going on the record and potentially putting themselves in Barbara Bouchey's position of being sued from every angle...not very appealing. However, four people relati
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Has this story came from a reliable source or is it all hearsay? There are lots of claims that I am not sure can be substantiated unless someone on the inside is a whistle-blower e.g. the nannies, no contact with other children etc What are the sources for this story?
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I can't believe they were/are considering setting up in Northern Ireland, will have to investigate and oppose wholeheartedly.
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Thanks Macumazahn for the advice. It's hard to see someone you were close to change so much, but you're right about not trying to trick her into meeting up. I'll just keep in touch by e-mail for the moment and work out how best to support her. She's very involved and at a high level within the organisation so I can only presume she's immune to the criticism this group fac
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I have a friend who is involved in the higher levels of espian life. She makes excuses when I try and meet up with her so I haven't saw her for about 6 years. Using facebook and bebo I can see she has recruited her husband and family members and has 3 kids that she is language obsessed with i.e. they are fluent in spanish, their native tongue is english. I have no idea how to get some time w
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