Former members of an 'orgasm cult' say leaders encouraged them to have sex to settle arguments and heal from trauma Julia Naftulin Nov 22, 2022, 7:32 AM * A new Netflix documentary details the rise of OneTaste and Nicole Daedone. * In the documentary, former members say leaders encouraged them to have sex with other members to resolve trauma.
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Some discussions about Crimson Circle on Reddit Does anybody knows about the Crimson Circle ? I'm curious if anyone's had any experiences or knowlege of The Crimson Circle. It's a group that's run by Geoff Hoppe who claims to channel various archangels like St. Germain, Kithumi, and a woman called Helena Blavatski.
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QuoteAli Emre Eyol Studied at Kabata? Erkek Lisesi7y Originally Answered: What do you think about gulen/hizmet movement? I will try to share what little experience I had with hizmet movement, so this may not exactly be the thought piece you may have wanted. I was a student in one of the institutions of hizmet movement during my middle and high school years between 1998-2004. I broke con
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Detailed discussion on Reddit
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My weekend at OneTaste, the ‘sex cult’ made famous by Netflix’s Orgasm Inc Orgasmic meditation’ was sold as female empowerment; meanwhile the business behind it was being investigated by the FBI. Cult Trip author Anke Richter recounts her own visit to OneTaste, the bizarre company at the centre of a new Netflix documentary. Link: (Quote)Sandra told me she gave massages after wor
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Western Capitalistic Yoga & How To Challenge It
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Former OneTaste Teacher Says Netflix Lawsuit Is an Attempt to Silence Victims Fourteen people are suing Netflix over an upcoming documentary about controversial sexual wellness group OneTaste. But a former teacher says their case isn’t as clear as it seems. Adam Manno Daily Beast Updated Nov. 04
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QuoteIndoctrinated members can participate in the abuse and exploitation by enforcing rules and consequences to uphold the social norms of the group. These enablers are known as "flying monkeys" (The screeching demons who acted at the behest of the Wicked Witch in the Wizard of Oz) Urban Dictionary
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From an older post - a discussion of how the original Chaitanya bhakti yoga devotion to Krishna was not anti sexual, not misogynist, not homophobic and how this material was later perverted into an authoritarian body hating cult:
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Ha. Want to start taking bets that Tulsi has been approached, flattered, courted, in effect GROOMED* and RECRUITED by the American fascists? Should've been easy. Tulsi was born into a patriarchal dictatorship. She's SOI's prize android given a fresh set of batteries for further adventures/misadventures in American history. * The American Fascists are all about psycholog
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Keywords Andrew Cohen Sam Harris Jamie Wheal FROM SPIRITUAL GURU TO THE DEATH OF A CULT: ANDREW COHEN’S UNTOLD STORY Jamie Wheal May 17, 2022 --Neurohacker Collective-- Quote. Jamie Wheal: Welcome to a new episode of Homegrown Humans, where I get to chat with Andrew Cohen, a one time spiritual teacher with a global reach, the founding editor of the pioneering magazine "Wh
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Orthodox Christianity Attractive to US Christian Nationalists
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ORTHODOXY’S EXTREMIST APPEAL May 18, 2019 Katie Kelaidis, PhD
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The Soul of the East
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Russian Nationlist Orthodoxy & White Supremacists
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The U.S. Christians Who Pray for Putin The mystical connection between white Southern nostalgia, the global family values movement, and Russia. Bethany Moreton
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Very interesting discussions take place here. Not all Orthodox Christian parishes or missions meeting Lifton and Singer's criteria for cults, but plenty of current and former Orthodox Christians describe spiritual trauma, homophobia, and are alarmed by how many right wing white supremacist converts are distorting and co-opting Orthodox Christian parish life. Others are very troubled by paris
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THE ROYAL FRATERNITY OF MASTER METAPHYSICIANS & THE IMMORTAL BABY AUG 12, 2021
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The Real Reason Napoleon Hill Grew Rich (Hint: It's Not What You Think) In this latest installment of Hype Men, you'll learn how to turn yourself into a successful guru despite the failures you've had
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Quote"Many Americans lost their parents in 2016. They were killed by creatures that now wear the skin of our dead parents but act nothing like the people that raised us" QAnon Stole My Father's Health and Mentlal Health
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From Reddit QAnon Casualties (Discussions include others whose QAnon influenced family members committed violence)
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You had excellent discernment. I wish I had been as wise as you when I was younger (sad smile).
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(Ignore advertisements and scroll down to find news story) The sect of horror: Pablo Salum tells how he entered, what he suffered and how he escaped from the Yoga School that still has his family Ronald Payne - August 15, 2022 [24newsrecorder.com] (Quote)After a procedure with many controversial alternatives –including a letter that, in May 1999, a group of 28 North American con
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Classical musicians with ties to Plácido Domingo arrested in Buenos Aires Quoted from Court TV article: Quote“At the dinner Placido Domingo said ‘let’s all go to Europe’,” said Carlos, who left the (Buenos Aires Yoga School) group after 10 years in 1999. “He was inviting them all, the whole table, to Europe.” At Domingo’s table were classical musicians who police say were part of the
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Google search "Buenos Aires Yoga School" - accessed 9:26 AM PST 9/2/22 QuoteMore businesses Map of "Buenos Aires Yoga School" Buenos Aires Yoga School Foundation - GuideStar Profile › profile Buenos Aires Yoga School Foundation. Chicago, IL. Is this your nonprofit? Claim your profile for free ... Buenos Aires Yoga School Foundation. lock ... Prostitution, ex
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Recruitment tactics allegedly employed by Buenos Aires Yoga School described here: Prostitution, extortion and money laundering: the plot of the “Yoga School of Buenos Aires” sect August 16, 2022 Yoga sect allegedly exploited women to lure men like Placido Domingo Posted at 7:23 AM, September 2, 2022 (Excerpts) Quote An Argentina-based yoga group sexually exploited vul
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U.S. NEWS 3 who ran yoga network that was accused of being cult-like are arrested in tax fraud case “Yoga to the People,” a donation-based organization, generated over $20 million in revenue for a decade, according to a complaint unsealed in Manhattan federal court.
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Bob Marley summed things up very well in his song, Get Up, Stand Up Most people think Great God will come from the sky Take away everything And make everybody feel high But if you know what life is worth You would look for yours on earth And now a you see the light You stand up for your right Jah!
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Prostitution, extortion and money laundering at a Buenos Aires ‘yoga school’ Argentine police arrest 24 people accused of victimizing the vulnerable for more than 30 years REUTERS Federico Rivas Molina FEDERICO RIVAS MOLINA Famed Yoga School Was Allegedly a Cult That Recruited ‘Geishas’ for Sex Trafficking Argentine police allege the so-called ‘geishas’ were recruited to eng
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