Here's half of a recent article. (I pulled it from RR's cult news.) Ellen Mind Games: Part II Read Mind Games: Part I May 29, 2003 4:55 pm US/Central CHICAGO (CBS 2) Hypnotism is popular as entertainment, but now mainstream dentists, doctors and mental health professionals use it in addition to traditional treatments. But the power of hypnosis in the wrong hands
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Express said: "ok, lets say its only thousand and thousands of people. these people have been manipulated by landmark. keeping in mind that many of them now feel better about themselves do u feel it is wrong for landmark to have done this ?" Many people feel "better" under the influence of alcohol, drugs, rip-off "dietary supplements," costly, inef
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Hi corboy, Yes. What is even more frightening is how these cult tactics and techniques have migrated out into the general population. So many people learn them inside the groups and then carry them into businesses, other organisations, or their own families. People have tried to influence others in order to take advantage of them since the beginning, but the cults have taken the technique
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Here's the rest: From: Guy (guyfawkes@parlia.com) Subject: Re: just completed forum in NYC Newsgroups: alt.fan.landmark Date: 2002-08-28 22:31:32 PST > I never lost my ability to evaluate what was being said to me nor was > I "hypnotized" during the process. I evaluated everything that was > said to make sure it did not disagree with my e
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Thanks y'all. Here's Guy really nailing it down. There are many other terrific posts from ex-employees that should be compiled somewhere. (He is responding to a recent gung-ho "graduate" Haan. Hann's original comments are marked off with >.) Ellen >>>From: Guy (guyfawkes@parlia.com) Subject: Re: just completed forum in NYC
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Hi Elizabeth, Probably the most distressing thing about losing someone you love to a cult is to be on the receiving end of their personality change, which they are convinced is so terrific and you can see just makes them arrogant and cruel. Landmark and similar groups work on an ideological level akin to what would be the DNA level of cellular development. The "ideas" they implant
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For Elizabeth, and anyone else interested. Some of the best posts are from insiders who have defected. The posts from "Guy" are terrific. You can read all that he wrote by doing a search of his name on alt.fan.landmark. He reveals the tricks employed by the Landmark staff and will give you an idea of what your husband has been subjected to. Don't think these professional per
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No experience, but looking at the website it has all the hallmarks of a copy-cat LGAT. Same buzz-words, same format, same smiley face "graduates," same price, same vague "promises." Lots of New-Age touchy-feely stuff. Probably wouldn't sell in San Francisco or Los Angeles, but maybe Oregon hasn't had the long history of weird Large Group Awareness Trainings. Did
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Search "Mission Control" on alt.fan.landmark. Some long involved and disaffected members talk about Werner's involvement. Ellen
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