What appears to be a genuine alternative to TM and one FAR CHEAPER is at
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QuoteAcid ReindeerQuoteS_Byers666 www.ayahuayra.org at this site they promise a cure for HIV, among other diseases. maybe they can, for I know, but I just thought that I would make note of that. Thank you that alert. This org. has been removed from my list. The demand for this experience is increasing and I guess that the Amazonian Indians are also cashing in on those desperate enough to hope
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Quotekath Do you think that aya and plant spirits like it can be used to achieve authentic spiritual/mystical states and that there is any legitimacy with their use in a ceremonial/religious context? Yes - I've been there, and did not suffer from insanity afterwards. But we were well supported by an experience ayahuascero. But the spiritual and religious context is importsnt, as is the
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Quotewhat2do"You may now reach over and grab your "brother's" d**k. If he does not want this, he may remove your hand." There is something very, very sick with this group. When I attended the intro. seminar I asked four things: 1/ would I be physically safe? 2/ would I be mentally safe? 3/ was nakedness involved? 4/ were sexual activities involved?
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Is this yet another Indian-based cult? They have registered the generic term 'Gay Tantra' - as is usual in the USA. Weekly meetings: Location: Ashram W. apartment, corner of Hyperion & Lyric Avenues, Los Angeles Street: 2070 Lyric Avenue City State Zip: Los Angeles, CA 90039 Phone: 323 906-1744 Description: We usually read from THE GOSPEL OF SRI RAMAK
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What puzzles me is why Landmark is so big in the UK. They've really hit gold. Whereas they've pulled out of many European countries. What makes folk in the UK so receptive to this cr&p?
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Quotezelig FOLKS -- there is a good reason you HURL this stuff. You body has a higher wisdom and knows when shit is coming in that doesn't belong there!!!!!!!!! Perhaps you also need to post this warning to the forums at www.ayahuasca.com ?
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QuotesametannerAlso, there will be no emergency medical staff there to help those who suffer ill effects - keep that in mind as well. Thank you for the warnings. It seems that having "no emergency medical staff" is a common feature of these orgs. e.g. Mankind project, Landmark, AUM, etc., etc.
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QuoteJack Oskar LarmYou may have stumbled onto something... Actually I've known about this guy for sometime. He's trained in voudou. He used to be a respected shaman and part of EagleSwing ( www.shamanism.co.uk ) - a perfectly respectable and trustworthy organisation running safe courses in all kinds of shamanic activities. But now no-one will work with him and he kinda got kicked out
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From a leaflet handed out before a recent session. NEVER take ayahuasca alone. ALWAYS have at least one sitter. It WILL make you purge so be prepared for that. Do NOT leave the premises until the effect has fully worn off. ================== Ayahuasca Set 1) Mind set is important and the way I do it is preparation. I avoid alcohol and sex 3 days before and after a journey and eat a v
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I have heard bad reports from the below: www.spiritgarden.co.uk www.vodoushaman.com www.the-awakening.net www.heartoftheinitiate.com www.theedgeofinfinity.com
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I think that these organisations are OK: www.ayahuasca-healing.net www.santodaime.org www.daime.net/beija_tour.html yatra.yage.net/ www.daime.net/ www.wasiwaska.org/ www.ayahuasca-wasi.com www.ayahuayra.org www.yanapuma.com www.ayahuasca-shamanism.co.uk/index.html www.bluemorphotours.com/ www.biopark.org/sprtqu3.html barrioperu.terra.com.pe/takiwasi/
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Sorry that should be
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The major discussion forum is at http;//www.ayahuasca.com and Before embarking on an ayahuasca experince it is essential to research the organisation involved. Ayahuasca Tourism is big business. Also it is essential that the group organising your experience is trust worthy. There are charlatans out there. There have been some very bad reports from organisations based in the USA.
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Wondering if this is a cult in the making? SB.
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Advanced course – 4 days to convince you to register people into our courses Being – sitting in one of our courses Being 'right' – you are forcing me to argue for a really LONG time to get you to do one of our courses 'Being nasty' – not being willing to a) register oneself into landmark courses b) register other people in landmark courses c) stop saying mean an
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From another forum: Safeguards in Dealing with Landmark Subscribe Introduction I get a great deal out of my participation with LandMark Education. It has opened up a remarkable amount of new territory for me. In my reading though, of the medical literature and a mountain of material on mind control, I can not completely disregard the element of risk. I have read about and meet people
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Another Landmark forum can be found at: Create a free account to post, enter as Guest to read. This also has some reports of $cientology. SB
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From: kalle (ulfmyllenberg@hotmail.com) Subject: Landmark stop their operations in Sweden Newsgroups: alt.fan.landmark Date: 2004-06-08 15:00:10 PST According to public service TV in Sweden, SVT, Landmark will stop its operations in Sweden. (The link may lead to another article after June 8th 2004 so it has been translated it into English below. INRIKES Publicerad 8 jun
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Rajneesh, Osho, Leela and Humaniversity Their Sannyas Secret Service The trap In this report, I do not intend to write simply about the well known subjects of Osho’s disciples: hundreds of reports are posted on Internet and everybody knows about them. In fact, I was recruited as I spy. This is my personal story of shame. A career as a doctor excited me, but I also wanted to
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Interesting series of articles on the life and exploits of Bhagwan Rajneesh, Osho and Leela et al Main site at; Osho, Bhagwan Rajneesh & Kebenaran yang Hilang (1/4) Osho, Bhagwan Rajneesh & Kebenaran yang Hilang (2/4) Osho, Bhagwan Rajneesh & Kebenaran yang Hilang (3/4) Osho, Bhagwan Rajneesh & Kebenaran yang Hilang (4/4)
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MKP Chicago, Inc. New Warrior Training Adventure CONFIDENTIAL QUESTIONNAIRE The upcoming New Warrior Training Adventure is an opportunity for you to look at yourself as a man, to evaluate where you are and where you want to go in your life. Before you learn to live as a warrior and as a brother to other warriors and loved ones, we ask you to fill out this questionnaire. We want to know w
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The ManKind Project New Warrior Training Adventure CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT Participant Promise of Confidentiality While participating in the Program and the Activities, I will learn details of customs, protocols, traditions, exercises, rituals, processes and other information, in both oral and written form, which are proprietary and owned exclusively by MKP (the “Proprietary Informa
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What is this? Is it harmful? What are the processes involved? SB =============== Leading therapist Veeresh (Danny Sanchez-Yuson) is the creative force behind the the 'Aum'. He is the President and founder of 'The Humaniversity' - an accredited university in Holland. His aim is to help others express their emotions and expand their personal awareness. The AUM medit
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The web site states that "Osho Leela, the brainchild of Dhyano (Chris Harding), manifested after he made a world tour, which took place in Australia, India and the Humaniversity in Holland. He had the idea to open a community based on the ideas he gathered from each place - the vision, is to create Paradise on Earth." But the website does not states that it has links to its origins i
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This is the text of the Injury / Death Release form every participant has to sign before attending an 'Adventure Weekend.' No other educational organisation needs to have this - not even Outward Bound. The Mankind Project New Warrior Training Adventure NWTA Participant Agreement Regarding Assumption of Risk, Indemnification, and Release New Warrior Training Adventure Dates: ___
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QuoteginahA true “brother”, would never ask someone he “loved” to keep secrets from the person that is their life partner. A true “brother” would encourage a man to be honest with his life partner. A true “brother” would never ask of his “brother” to share intimacies with him that should only be shared between a couple. A true “brother” would never ask his “brother” to become invol
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QuoteThe AnticultThe original uploader agreed not to upload the video again, so he/she better not! But its common knowledge that some other person could put the video onto a CD, and upload it to other video websites, and do so from an anonymous internet cafe somewhere where they pay cash to use the computer, and Landmark could never find out who did it. It looks like the CAIC website will k
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There's a Google post that states that: "Landmark Education or the Forum as it is known now as was formerly known as EST... the creation of Werner Erhard, a former scientologist. Erhard was at the top of L. Ron Hubbard's hit list and a few years back when the Church of Scientology chased him out of the country via a trumped up abuse charge from his daughters. Erhard sold off
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QuoteCampMuirQuoteS_Byers666They charge £500 for a 3 day weekend. ...But think what you get for your hard-earned cash: a 'Trust Walk' naked, at night, in the woods, in the snow, with cold winds, blindfold, being hazed (physically assaulted) by the staff, with a death threat if you let go hands. And they call THAT education. What the fcuk is educational about that. This cult organisation
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