Quotecber7 But you have a problem: You do not on the surface believe that what you were involved in was and remains a cult, or that cults of this kind exist. Maybe you have not applied yourself to the study of the nature of what a cult is. Perhaps if you consider that isolation from life does not merely have to be physical-- if it is psychological it is sufficient. Alex Horn, Sharon Gans, Robert
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Okay. Thank you for your reply. It is interesting and useful...
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QuoterrmoderatorMoishe3rd: You sound like something like a "cult hopper." Are you now with the Chabad Lubavitch or some other Chasidic sect? :lol: No. :lol: Although, some of my best friends are Chasidic... I'm with a sect that started out with Avraham Avinu - you may know him as Abraham, and went on to formulate its more solid rules and regulations under a fellow know
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First off, I enjoy being able to express myself, but, per the comments of Mr. Ross and corboy, this may not be an appropriate forum in which to do so. If so, then I apologize (or I will eventually be deleted, so no harm done). I am not interested in changing your perceptions. I simply enjoy writing. That being said... QuotefinnsterHi Moishe3rd, If you were involved with Sharon and Alex in
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I was involved with Sharon and Alex back in SF, Boston and NY. I liked them. Obsessive; dominating; and yes, probably dangerous, but nonetheless, I liked them. Anyway. I also appreciate the link to Dave Archer. Based on my experience, he gives an honest perspective of who or what Alex was /did. He seems to point out that he was on his own hook regarding Alex and the Group. He didn't
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Thank you for your reply. Yes, I am sure it could cost thousands of dollars a month and that Sharon (and Alex?) may be wealthy off of this largesse. And, I am not doubting their obsessions with this facet of their "teachings." However, 25 years ago, I found them useful. Then, as now, I saw a great many "students" go through their school. I was at various points "new;
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As always, I google around and try and check up to see what Alex and Sharon are up to - Bob and Fred and the rest too, if I can find them. Sigh. I only seem to be able to ring news of them up on RickRoss, for which I am grateful, but it does seem to be depressing. Doesn't anyone have anything nice to say about these folks? I was in school back in the 70's and early 80's and B
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