Greer's UFO stuff seems off. Can anyone shed light on whether he is a fraud or leading a cult?
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

Just watched "How I created a cult" and find Andrew partially reflective on his project of 27 years, but he appears to externalize some of the responsibility and seems to lack a true "waking up" to the horror of his actions. Instead of the $800k going to an endowment at Harvard which still reflects his ego-mania, why not disbursed to his members and returned to them! My q
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I don't know much about deprogramming. But, if your daughter is being abused, maybe keep telling her you love her and that if she is hurt, it's not her fault and you are there for her anytime. Don't directly call it a cult b/c from what I have read, cults usually have thinking that has been indoctrinated where a member has to push away anyone who calls their organization a cult.
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Very disturbing! Is there anything in this Country (US) that isn't a cult. Are there more cults b/c of some zeitgeist?
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Corboy - I really appreciate your incisive analyses of the techniques used to induce mind control. I am trying to unpack the hypnosis by Osho. Seems to be Tony Robbins like? Getting people to be "ecstatic"?
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Hmm, upon reading it through, these are insufficient. Although the external milieu structure is part of the brainwashing and indoctrination... there needs to be more analysis of the language patterns used to imprison the minds. The NLP structures, coded suggestions, and coded internal kernels of circular thinking. It is the circular thinking that had India blocked even when she was phys
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Found it. :)
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

Not sure if this was picked up else where, but I think you are spot on. It is the "technologies" or the para-hypnotic strategies and the pattern of coded suggestions, the structure of cult curricula, the use of NLP strategies in marketing, and MLM coercive patterns that drive the development of the "closed loop" systems. When a malignant narcissist / pedophile is at the
Forum: Large Group Awareness Training, "Human Potential"

Hi, I have been watching the documentaries on HBO and Starz related to the NXIVM cult and my mind is blown. It is so very disturbing to see the persuasion techniques (NLP, para hypnotic, etc.) used to bind up the critical thinking of the subjects and then mind controlling them to the cult objectives. Heartbreaking. I came to this forum because I read in some blogs covering that documentaries
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

Outstanding summary and very clarifying.
Forum: Large Group Awareness Training, "Human Potential"