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Rossthings Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > My view point is mine and take it with a grain of > salt. I have done a lot of transformational work. > I read these just prior to attending Man Kind > project and it actually made me apprehensive.But > due to a horrific trauma this was recommended by a > friend. > > Mkp isn't a cult
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I guess I won't say that The Mankind project doesn't work for anyone. I'm sure there are plenty of men who find value in it. I'm just saying that those who do are hopelessly gullible suckers. I went to the training 12 years ago at my wife's insistence. Her new age hypnosis therapist suggested it to her when I was out of work and feeling down about failing in my role as t
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Ginah, oh my gosh, I know this thread, or this part of it, is 14 years old, so I don't know if you will see this, but EVERYTHING you have written is 100% my experience with my (ex)boyfriend. However, he had been in MKP for a couple of years when I met him. At first, we were so on the same page about communication, intimacy, and partnership. I was so happy to have found him. He introd
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Hi, There New member...thanks for the add. In April, I met a guy and we quickly became good friends. From the onsite of the friendship he talked about a group he was in called The Mankind Project. They supposedly are "a global network of nonprofit organizations focused on modern male initiation, self-awareness, and personal growth." My friend would talk some about the organizat
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I've done the Mankind project, I wouldn't say it's a cult, just a huge waste of money really. Seems to pray on men's insecurity without providing them with what they are really looking for. At least that was my experience. As for David Deida I think the only real way to know about him is to ask someone who has been to his seminars or listen to the secret recordings of his
Forum: Large Group Awareness Training, "Human Potential"

I was recruited for the MKP Training Adventure for about 3 years by a friend who was and still is involved. The recruitment was subtle but ongoing. Eventually I went to a recruitment meeting and decided I would go to the training. I was asked not to look up anything on the internet because it might ruin the surprise. I will say that I had misgivings even though I knew nothing about the training.
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To whom it may concern: Mankind Project is a controversial training program that has a history personal injury litigation, complaints, bad press and controversy. Anyone considering such training should do research before becoming involved. See Based upon this history I would not recommend Mankind Project to anyone for anything at any time. There are far safer more viable alternati
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My view point is mine and take it with a grain of salt. I have done a lot of transformational work. I read these just prior to attending Man Kind project and it actually made me apprehensive.But due to a horrific trauma this was recommended by a friend. Mkp isn't a cult in any way. By definition it does not even qualify or come close. Mkp is about men having integrity, family oriente
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Corboy's citizen opinion: Unless coaching defines itself as a fiduciary profession, it has no future as a true profession. Fiduciary Relationship in Counseling Look at what people entrust to a coach: * confidential information about themselves, finances, their family friends, work relationships. * Confidential information about their company * They may weep or rage in
Forum: Large Group Awareness Training, "Human Potential"

QuotePosted by: The Anticult () Date: June 25, 2010 10:21AM By the way, this process can be very effective when an aquaintance or "friend" is pestering you about attending the LGAT seminar they are involved with. (PSI, Landmark, Byron Katie, MKP...) The "friend" repeatedly asks you to attend _____ LGAT seminar, as it "changed their life", as they are progr
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Stay in control of your transportation so you can leave. That means: never surrender your car keys, telephone or id or laptop. (How can you be sure these will be kept secure, not hacked into, eh?) Park your car in an area where you know you will not be boxed in by other participants' cars. Do not car pool with anyone. If you want to leave and the person/s you carpooled with d
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Gratitude training appears to be yet another LGAT (large group awareness training). Anyone considering an LGAT should investigate the deeply troubled history of such groups as EST, the Forum, Landmark Education, Lifespring, NXIVM, Mankind Project, Sterling Institute of Reltionship and others. See There have bee personal injury lawsuits, wrongful death lawsuits, ongoing complaints and ba
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Seven common myths about meditation Catherine Wikholm QuoteHowever, the fact that meditation was primarily designed not to make us happier, but to destroy our sense of individual self – who we feel and think we are most of the time – is often overlooked in the science and media stories about it, which focus almost exclusively on the benefits practitioners can expect. If you’re consideri
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A) The Truth about Human Potential Seminars: Why am I doing this?Nov 3, 2006 ... ... one Louis Smit, a South African, who has messed up many people's ... ex-cult Resource Center · International Survivors Action Committee ... lgattruth.blogspot.com/2006/11/why-am-i-doing-this.html - 73k - Cached - Similar pages C)Spinoff group in Olympia, WA? in Castaneda's Legacy Forum... I loo
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Do background research on the group. If they tell you not to go on the internet -- its a red flag. Go on the internet and research them. Use search terms like cult, abuse, money, scam, etc. Here is a first hand report by someone named luckyescapee who trusted his gut and extracted himself from an LGAT named the Mankind Project. Keeping in mind what luckyescapee wrote, here is advice f
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Do background research on the group. If they tell you not to go on the internet -- its a red flag. Go on the internet and research them. Use search terms like cult, abuse, money, scam, etc. Here is a first hand report by someone named luckyescapee who trusted his gut and extracted himself from an LGAT named the Mankind Project. Keeping in mind what luckyescapee wrote, here is advice f
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See The Rick A. Ross Institute for the Study of Destructive Cults, Controversial Groups, and Movements has officially changed its name to The Cult Education Institute for the Study of Destructive Cults, Controversial Groups and Movements. The new domain name entry point and gateway to the Internet archives of the institute will soon be culteducation.com. The Cult Education Institute arc
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I made some notes when I got home on what I recalled of the basic sleep/wake structure of the NWTA weekend. As they take away your watches, these timings will be approximate in some cases (+/- 1.00 hour). The NWTA Process Manual discloses the Friday night sleep time, but not the Saturday night one. Fri 6.30pm arr Sat 3.00am sleep Sat 7.00am wake Sun 1.00am sleep Sun 7.00am wake Sun 1.00pm
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It's kind of a weird feeling for me when I realise that MKP is an LGAT. I've been through these forums in the past when I was reading a book called The Sedona Method. I knew about LGATs and didn't want anything to do with them. I had even firmly rebuffed the approaches of Avatar Training in 2011. So how did I end up signing up for a LGAT in 2013? In the scheme of things, I think
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Quote Liberty of Gaze In our culture it is considered gaze a little too long at someone. Anyone who can get themselves into a role where they can stare and appraise people singly and in groups for prolonged periods is already in a position of power. People who run these workshops have liberty of gaze. For that reason alone, they can have an immense impact. And that is one reason
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Prolonged eye staring is hard wired into us as aggression. And is used to establish domination. Yes! Good point. In fact, to give it its fullest description, prolonged eye contact triggers physiological arousal. I think of it as a kind of fight/f*ck thing :) Anyone who has tried a bit of eye flirting with the ladies will know finely calibrated that dance of power and interest can be. Between g
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More. Emotional Competency - Dominance ContestDominance Contest, The Classic Showdown. ... Chess Matches and other strategy games; Endurance contests, stare downs, handshakes; Interruptions, refusing to be interrupted, and insisting on ... Bullying, including demeaning delegation. www.emotionalcompetency.com/dominancecontest.htm - 14k - Cached - Similar pages Staring Contests are
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Prolonged eye staring is hard wired into us as aggression. And is used to establish domination. Staring contests are automatic: People lock eyes to ... - Science DailyFeb 25, 2011 ... New research suggests that the dominance behavior exhibited by staring someone ... hierarchy not through fighting, but through staring contests. ... revealed that dominant animals with higher testosteron
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@newfuture - While I don't feel obliged to defend MKP at all, I'm no-one's conspiracy theorist. MKP's motive is spelled out in their own NWTA Protocol Manual (Version: 2009-03-01): "The search is partially an intimidation process and highly practical because we do not want to risk any weapons coming into the training." Charming. I notice that the forced eye-con
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@epyx - I'm not sure if you know this but staring into another person's eyes for a long period of time is a technique for inducing a trance-like/hypnotic state. You have to ask why such an organization would want to put people into a hypnotic state without their permission and what they stand to gain from having people in such a position. You say they don't strike you as nefario
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I recently completed a NWTA weekend here in Australia, followed by a "homecoming" event and my first closed I-Group. I have had some mixed feelings about these experiences and wanted to record them here in the MKP thread at Rick Ross. Hopefully, my observations are useful to others. First off, NWTA is a LGAT. When I was contemplating doing the weekend, I came across several suggestio
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Sample release of liability forms from other groups. If you have to sign paperwork to participate in any LGAT *pause* and look carefully. Ignore pressure to sign without reading it. Better yet, insist on taking it home. This paperwork should be given to people before registration, not while they're at the beginning of the seminar, signing in. Anything or anyone telling you to take r
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In the UK I noticed that the Mankind Project was being talked about by Nicholas David Ngan who co-runs the Center for Conscious Ascension a rather dubious organisation that has been rumoured to be involved in mind control and other cultic practices.
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Does anyone know where the money goes? Direct from the MKPer's mouths, the 'leaders' of the training weekends pay for the privilege. The money certainly doesn't go towards accomodations or food, so who is profiting from all of this??
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