Sorry to break it to you, Midwest Momma, but Gary Null is a total fraud. He has a PhD from a school that doesn't give PhDs. In other words, he lied. Also, he has claimed that "HIV doesn't cause AIDS", which is a dangerous and foolhardy position to take. It's a disgrace that he is aired on PBS during pledge drives.
Forum: Celebrities associated with "cult-like" groups

Hi AC, Just wanted to point out again that there is heavy overlap between ALCOR advisers and the "Singularity University". And guess who is a major player at Singularity University? Reese Jones of "One Taste".
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

QuoteSideOfBaconKiyosaki shared a couple ideas that helped me see money in a new way. I was busy trying to vaguely become "rich" when I learned what it really takes to become financially free... big difference, actually. Anyways, I don't know much about the guy's religious views. But, I do know that his business knowledge is good and his marketing is excellent. Again,
Forum: Coercive Persuasion and Undue Influence

Just in case nobody's pointed it out yet, the Bronfman's owe their fortune to being mixed up with Meyer Lansky and Organized Crime. This is some shady, shady stuff, and it is no coincidence that the guys who just pulled off the GOP's coup in the New York legislature are mixed up with this NXIVM group and the DL. This is much bigger than Raniere's personality cult. It is p
Forum: Large Group Awareness Training, "Human Potential"

Oops, sorry, I screwed up, but understandably considering the names being used. There are TWO Cothse's, one with one e, one with two e's. The one with one E is a cult apologist, the one with two E's is not and I apologize to them. I had assumed that the "Cothsee" posting here was a sock puppet troll just lurking on this board for their own purposes. Cult of the Hu
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

Oops, sorry, I screwed up, but understandably considering the names being used. There are TWO Cothse's, one with one e, one with two e's. The one with one E is a cult apologist, the one with two E's is not and I apologize to them. I had assumed that the "Cothsee" posting here was a sock puppet troll just lurking on this board for their own purposes. Cult of the Hu
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

Rick, Cothsee is a serious cult apologist and internet stalker who probably shouldn't be on this board. The Amma people have launched an Internet "fair game" attack on her critics and Cothsee is part of it.
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

QuoteThe Anticult But doing a speech for NXIVM doesn't give an endorsement to NXIVM at all. Its not related. Perhaps he even knows full well what they have done to people, and makes a point to try to get his message out to those who are running around hurting people, and are greedy, and dishonest? He does talk about those who falsely act nice, and appear to be "nice" yet are o
Forum: Large Group Awareness Training, "Human Potential"

Some thoughts on guruphiliac and RandomStu: Random Stu: Honestly, I was on a list with him where I was on the same side as he was going hard against certain Amma fanatics. I found his posts rational and funny in the face of fundamentalist hindu lunacy. However, on guruphiliac and the Ross site, my experience has been the exact opposite. I think he is similar to the "anti-cult" movem
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

Cult healer ‘raped pretty followers’ By MIKE SULLIVAN Crime Editor Published: Today A CULT guru who claimed he had mystical healing powers raped and sexually assaulted young female followers he found attractive, a court heard. Michael Lyons, 51, wore flowing robes, called himself Mohan Singh, and surrounded himself with a group of girl devotees. He convinced them he was linked t
Forum: Former Cult Members and Affected Families

AC, if you haven't already, you really need to take some time looking into Becky Moore, Massimo Introvigne, CESNUR, J. Gordon Melton, and Moore's Jonestown Institute. Moore's parents were Jonestown higher-ups, her sister had Jim Jones baby, yet she has spent the rest of her adult life apologizing for Jonestown. For some reason, it is very important to certain powerful people that
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

Well perhaps "In Passing" truly was just "passing by, so hopefully we won't have anything more to hear from them! Here is In Passings "rebuttal" to my skepticism to his/her intent. "1. Some of what you said is pure speculation and is blatantly untrue. You do not "know enough". To propogate untruths or partial truths based on second hand informa
Forum: Large Group Awareness Training, "Human Potential"

QuoteInPassingThere are two other strings with many comments by those who have been there. I would discount speculative statements by those who have little or no experience and think they "know enough". Yes, I highly urge people to read those threads. I have heard these accounts DIRECTLY from HAI members. Are you calling me a liar? Or maybe you're just an HAI troll? Telling
Forum: Large Group Awareness Training, "Human Potential"

Not an ex-member, but I know enough from members: 1. it's probably time for a new girlfriend. Don't take the risk on STDs, at least, aside from the pain in your heart. 2. I don't know the specifics of each level, but it is fairly obvious how it works. -Ease them in gently, little full-blown sexual contact, but perhaps a little "genital touching". You know, the
Forum: Large Group Awareness Training, "Human Potential"

I swear, AC, you and I must be longlost twins or something. Thanks for all the great research into such important topics. I think as time goes by you will see even more interconnecting threads between things you research. Here's a great blog post from Nicholas Carr's "RoughType". If Alcor were just some totally fringe group, it wouldn't be such a big deal. What makes
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

QuoteThe Anticultthere are some links out there that say that the Rev. Dr. Michael Bernard Beckwith, is a Rastafarian? but that could have come from a bogus Wikipedia entry. As always, AC, you are doing TERRIFIC work! Here's another thread for you to check out. MB was close with Coretta Scott King and Yolanda King before their untimely deaths. Both were generally sucked in by New Agey thi
Forum: Large Group Awareness Training, "Human Potential"

Just wanted to say "great work!", AC. You are really digging into some core stuff here. It is a bottomless pit. Keep it up. Several tips: the Norcal fusion of the military/industrial complex, the psychedelic counterculture, and "sex cults" of the One Taste variety is a long and sordid history. You are not finding something "new", but simply the way things work i
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

To Rangdrol: First off, there are many people in this thread who have posted besides Starfish. Read the whole thread rather than just dropping in on page 17, OK? Also, to rebut some of your fallacies: " First of all the FBI doesn't investigate sexual crimes." -wrong. "Secondly, if there was an arrest there would be real evidence to that. There isn't only ra
Forum: Former Cult Members and Affected Families

This is the definitive article on Castaneda. However, don't be surprised if a whole new generation of acid-droppers completely ignores reality and worships his books anyway. One of the greatest con jobs of the 20th Century and a very sad and disturbing end to his core followers. Why did the LAPD do so little to investigate these deaths? Wallace isn't sure what the women believed
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

Again, AC, tremendous work. Like the California Uber Alles quote as well. I would remind folks that it was about Jerry Brown, who is currently our Attorney General. The suede denim secret police never go away! Let's look more at some of Daedone's cohorts. "Allyson Wyenn Project Manager Allyson graduated from Rutgers University in 1994 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathemat
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

Thank you for the tremendous work, Anticult! I'd been looking into them on occasion, but had never known about the Boranco angle. The fact that Daedone was in a Theosophist group was troubling enough, the Boranco aspect takes it to a completely different level. great research job, AC.
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

Glad to see somebody else notice this group! I've been monitoring them for awhile and haven't seen nearly enough alarms from people. Of course, they are located in the perfect place and likely to escape scrutiny in SF. One thing I do know about Daedone: she was in a Theosophist cult prior to starting One Taste. Theosophy comes from Madame Blavatsky, who is popular in fascist circles
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

"Shakti, how can you expect Anticult (or anyone else here) to view Stuart as a potential ally, when he is out and out denying the cultic aspects of Byron Katie? That doesn't make any sense!" -Because many of the people on this site are worried about cults and destructive leaders in general NOT just Katie or Tolle. This is one leader that he happens to not believe should be viewe
Forum: Large Group Awareness Training, "Human Potential"

Thanks for your intelligent response! "I did get pissed-off at Stuart Resnick for insulting one of the decent members of this forum with the "alien implant" bullshit. I find that insulting and inappropriate. " Yes, I would agree, that was why I felt compelled to respond to BOTH of you. Mao Tse Tung, Hitler, Khomeini, Applewhite, Bin Laden, Jim Jones, Charlie Manson, NO
Forum: Large Group Awareness Training, "Human Potential"

Stu, as someone who admires some of your work, especially on the Amma list, I think you are way off base here. The most important thing to the SCARIEST cult apologists (scariest in caps because I mean SCARY) like the vampires Gordon Melton and Massimo Introvigne, or their pals Becky Moore and Eileen Barker is to discredit the entire notion of "brainwashing". They wish to destroy the ve
Forum: Large Group Awareness Training, "Human Potential"

"dora what is the way in which 7you found out about the arrest of mohan singh,.... " Dora, I would be careful in how you answer this queston. "Bob Stance" may be on the level, but this could be an effort to get you to reveal your identity to Mohan supporters. There have already been some VICIOUS Mohan defenders in this thread, so be careful!
Forum: Former Cult Members and Affected Families

The poor need a lot of things in different places... -in some countries, they need weapons. -in all countries, they need unions and solidarity. -in all countries, they need high taxes on the rich. In no country do they need New Age/New Thought "everybody can be rich" crap like that of Wattles, Robbins, Tom Vu, etc. I agree on the point of charity. Charity is no replaceme
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

QuoteThe AnticultIf anything good can come out of this Byron Katie waking hypnosis nightmare, its that the tools she is abusing were originally created to help people. The methods can be used for people to help themselves, and not just get lured into some weird culty group, and hand over their wedding rings, money, and everything else to some dangerous unlicensed psychotherapeutic crackpot like
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

"with Osho..being the inspiration?...BUT he IS a sexual freak." Thanks for the post, rawfoodlives. However, I would caution there is no need for a "BUT" in that passage. ANY group that uses Osho as an inspiration is going to have sexual freaks and predators, so be warned for the future! The Osho apologists are an incredibly active bunch and it always amazes me how many time
Forum: Former Cult Members and Affected Families

QuotecorboyRegarding the Guruphiliac post on ET alluded to above: Over the years Mr Ross has comported himself in a steady and gentlemanly manner---even when under pressure and baited by trolls. Because Mr Ross conducted RR.com in an adult and decorous manner, and by maintaining high journalistic standards, RR.com earned and attracted legal advocacy in its hour of need---and by maintaining
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