The hunt for Radovan Karadžic ruthless warlord turned ‘spiritual healer’ The Serb warlord was captured in 2008 after a 13-year manhunt that involved the CIA, the SAS and a soldier dressed as a gorilla. As the Hague war crimes tribunal prepares its judgment, Julian Borger describes how the trail led to the door of a bearded therapist in Belgrade
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corboy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > > Friends the yoga scene is a trustful place > where > > people reinvent themselves - and few think to do > a > > background check. > > > > Radovan Karadzic. Serbian war criminal who > helped > > organize RAPE CAMPS hid for years as a New Age > > healer in t
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> Friends the yoga scene is a trustful place where > people reinvent themselves - and few think to do a > background check. > > Radovan Karadzic. Serbian war criminal who helped > organize RAPE CAMPS hid for years as a New Age > healer in the Balkan New Age scene. Karadzic Sentenced to Life in Prison Sex Slave: 'Evert day we were raped' Jasmina
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Friends the yoga scene is a trustful place where people reinvent themselves - and few think to do a background check. Radovan Karadzic. Serbian war criminal who helped organize RAPE CAMPS hid for years as a New Age healer in the Balkan New Age scene. How the New Age Cultic Milieu is a Great Hideout A Serbian psychiatrist accused of major war crimes hid for years, disguising his identity
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Details in Kaitlin Armstrong case reveal fraudulent use of passport and a paper trail of yoga classes QuoteFilla said that Armstrong had been frequenting yoga studios in the area and taking classes at them “to better her profession to teach a specific type of yoga.” “She was getting really ready to establish that next part of her career,” he added. Armstrong, who was partners with pr
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Kaitlin Armstrong's yoga obsession helped bust her in Costa Rica, US Marshals say Details in Kaitlin Armstrong case reveal fraudulent use of passport and a paper trail of yoga classes
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Corboy note: Persons already using antidepressant medication are advised to cease using it before using Ayahuasca, as Ayahuasca interacts badly with this type of medicine. Ceasing use of a prescribed antidepressant places us in a vulnerable state. For that reason alone, anyone operating an Ayahuasca retreat has a Duty of Care. The reddit article referenced a documentary on Rhythmia in a
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An Ayahuasca Retreat Claims to Sell 'Miracles.' Former Workers and Guests Say It's Unsafe and Abusive. Celebrity guests love Rythmia, a psychedelic retreat in Costa Rica. Insiders, though, describe a dangerous environment.
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This Climate Guru Is a Celebrity in the US. In India, He’s Accused of Destroying a Forest Sadhguru, who was seen with Will Smith in 2020 and most recently with Trevor Noah, has been accused of illegal construction in a protected forest.
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A leader's senectitude and powerlessness along with money and fame being out the worst in disciples. Tim Ward, practiced as a Theravadan monastic in a Thai monastery founded by the celebrated and world famous Ajaan Cha. In his memoir What the Buddha Never Taught, Ward gives a searing description of this honorable and honest teacher after he'd been left speechless and bedridden by
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If your company seems like a cult, it might be Two psychiatrists warn about the risks of abusive behavior behind practices meant to strengthen employee loyalty (Small quote from a very informative article) QuoteMiguel Perlado, a psychologist and expert in cults, works with people who are involved in abusive group dynamics in non-cult contexts. “I have worked with cults, but also
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"God want us to walk. The devil sends a limo." There's so much wisdom packed into that. What's so seductive for us about the Devil/LGATs "limousine" offer? * Wow factor - promise of an amazing life * Flattery - you are special, the program's special and only special people can tough it out and get the hidden message * Convenience - you're not
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COVID-DENYING FATHER SERGEI IS JUST THE LATEST EXAMPLE OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH’S ‘HOLY MAN’ PROBLEM
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A man who grew up Southern Baptist summed it up: "Jesus loves you and you're going to hell.'
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Truth wins wrote: QuoteBut fear in a spiritual setting, is the greatest red flag and should alert you to leave. And yet I stayed in the midst of the horror movie for years. The worst trap is feeling afraid and not knowing we feel afraid. In a situation like this, we do not feel our fear, we have become our fear. Likewise, in this situation we do not feel our anger, we have become our
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(My opinion of the Advaita scene after reading years of damage reports) This is the terrifying implication of Advaita -- that self and other are one, distinctions between ourselves and other persons is illusion. If a seeker entered the world of Advaita teachings, satsangs and teachers, he or she is in a world where no one has inherent rights to decent treatment and where adoration (to alleg
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Thank you for this information. (Grim) The devil really is in the details -- and a lot of what people assume to be holiness is merely techniques deployed by clever predators.
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For those who think this won't be embarrassing later in life... Inside Hollywood’s Orgasm Cult QuoteWith the support of stars like Gwyneth Paltrow, Nicole Daedone built a lucrative empire on the promise of a 15-minute female orgasm, but what seemed like sexual salvation to some was denounced as sexploitation by many others.
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Corboy note: The Dot Collector app is used by many different companies and can be used in a variety of ways. Many do find it useful -- however all this depends on how the FC app is used. The devil is always in the details. Arianna Huffington, alumna of MSIA was quoted in the SFGate article below. News Story Coinbase, founded in San Francisco, reportedly asks workers to rate each other
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Joseph Smith learned a lot about theosophical material during his early years as member of a Masonic lodge. One can speak of a Mormon/theosophical aesthetic in architecture. interior decor and personal presentation. This article describes some of them. A woman who grew up Mormon revisits her faith by touring D.C.'s LDS temple
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Edgelord QuotePoster on an Internet forum, (particularly 4chan) who expresses opinions which are either strongly nihilistic, ("life has no meaning," or Tyler Durden's special snowflake speech from the film Fight Club being probably the two main examples) or contain references to Hitler, Nazism, fascism, or other taboo topics which are deliberately intended to shock or offend rea
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. Take note of new joke patterns “Kids that are watching a lot of ‘edgy’ streamers, YouTubers and other social media personalities might push the boundaries of propriety at home, consciously or subconsciously mimicking the tone of these ‘edgelords,’” Schroeder said. Pay attention if your teen is sharing new jokes and memes that are out of character or outside the culture of humor in
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In an online discussion forum people described their worries and concerns about conversion to Eastern Orthodox Christianity. It was a few: 1.) My experiences with Orthodox people prior to visiting my parish. I had only met three Orthodox people on my campus, and out of them only one was a decent person. That one was a softball girl who gave me fasting tips and talked me through certain
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The Strange Alliance Between Russian Orthodox monarchists, American Christian Evangelicals and European fascists
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The Jerusalem Syndrome: Why Some Religious Tourists Believe They Are the Messiah
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The Deep End' Trailer Reveals the Cult-Like Influence of Teal Swan
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Shame of the life coach who named child abuse victim: Awareness group boss is branded 'disgraceful' for detailing past of woman who accused him of bullying
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Some of the Osho / Rajneesh people are involved with Mooji's establishment. The daughter of a Rajneesh disciple has described how Rajneesh/Oshos teachings gave and still give a perfect rationale for abdicating any concern for those you have abandoned. Abandoned in the name of enlightenment. All this can be exploited by today's gurus. As you read the quotation below, translat
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Food for thought: Quote New-Agers are not secretly Nazis,” Matthew Remski wrote in a four-part blog on yoga and conspirituality. “It’s more like: fascist ideas of the perfected body and earth generated enduring cultural memes for holism, embodied spirituality, and health. Those memes, sanitized of their explicit politics, carry jagged edges of perfectionism and paranoia about impurity. And th
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Food for thought: Quote New-Agers are not secretly Nazis,” Remski wrote in a four-part blog on yoga and conspirituality. “It’s more like: fascist ideas of the perfected body and earth generated enduring cultural memes for holism, embodied spirituality, and health. Those memes, sanitized of their explicit politics, carry jagged edges of perfectionism and paranoia about impurity. And that dou
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