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Dr. Robert J. Lifton on Destructive Cults

Feb

2018

March 2, 2000 – One of the leading experts in mind control, Dr. Lifton addressed the issue of doomsday cults such as Aum Shinrikyo.

The Manipulation of Spiritual Experience: Unethical Hypnosis in Destructive Cults

Feb

2018

Linda Dubrow, Ph.D. & Steve K. Dubrow Eichel, Ph.D. Abstract The process of cult and mass therapy indoctrination may involve repeated inductions of trance-like states of consciousness similar to hypnosis. Environmental (milieu) control, social manipulation, isolation and the use of prescribed consciousness-altering techniques (e.g. repetitive and/or continuous chanting, meditating, or praying) are some of ...

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BLOODY HELL October 20, 2021
Janet Silvera/Senior GleanerJamaica Gleaner October 19, 2021The bloodstained concrete where Tanicka Gordon, the woman who was reportedly sacrificed in a bizarre ritual in St James on Sunday, was testament to the horror that unfolded at the Pathways International Kingdom Restoration Ministries in Paradise.The rainbow-themed ritual, which included two days of fasting, came to a nightmarish end […]
WATCH: ‘Cult’ leaders in custody, more details on eerie church rituals October 20, 2021
Loop News October 18, 2021A screengrab from a video of members of a cult-like church in Albion, St James being detained by the security forces after a gun battle and three deaths on Sunday.The leader and other top-tier figures of a cult group that was operating in a church in Albion, St James were taken into […]
Alleged pastor of 'cult' church warned congregants on Facebook that 'flood was coming' October 20, 2021
Jamaican ObserverOctober 18, 2021ST JAMES, Jamaica— The alleged pastor of the St James-based Pathway International Kingdom Restoration Ministries gave specific instructions to his reported congregants on Sunday, hours before members of the faith engaged in a standoff with the security forces.The pastor warned the church members that they should "immediately" visit the church, as a […]
Three people dead after Jamaica police raid cult compound on fear of 'ritualized killings' October 20, 2021
Kate ChappellKINGSTON, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Three people were left dead and three hospitalized after Jamaican police raided the compound of a small religious organization due to concerns the group was preparing to carry out "ritualized killing," Jamaican police said on Monday.Police responded on Sunday to reports that a congregant had been injured at the […]
The case of the Martha’s Vineyard heiress and the Florida psychic who took her for millions October 20, 2021
GLOBE MAGAZINEVera Pratt moved to the island at age 70 hoping to find many years of happiness. Then she met “Psychic Angela” and her future got a whole lot more complicated.By Alexander HulsBoston Globe October 19, 2021Nobody is quite sure when Vera Pratt began to believe that demons had entered her body and lodged near her […]
Opinion: America’s ‘troubled teen industry’ needs reform so kids can avoid the abuse I endured October 20, 2021
Opinion by Paris HiltonWashington Post October 18, 2021Paris Hilton is an entrepreneur, model, actress and influencer.When I was 16 years old, I was awakened one night by two men with handcuffs. They asked if I wanted to go “the easy way or the hard way” before carrying me from my home as I screamed for help. […]
8 Famous Figures Who Believed in Communicating with the Dead October 18, 2021
Spiritualism's popularity waxed and waned throughout the 19th century and the first decades of the 20th century, and surged on the heels of major wars and pandemics.ELIZABETH YUKOHistory.comOctober 5, 2021While belief in an afterlife is a cornerstone of many ancient and modern religions and cultures worldwide, the idea that it's possible to communicate with the […]
3 arrested over cold case murders from 80s, 90s reportedly tied to Hasidic cult October 18, 2021
2 men, woman held over disappearance of Nissim Shitrit, 17, in 1986, and murder of 41-year-old Avi Edri in 1990 near Jerusalem; Shitrit’s brother: Want him to have a proper burialEMANUEL FABIANTimes of IsraelOctober 17, 2021Police on Sunday announced the arrest of three suspects over their alleged connection to two unsolved murders in the 1980s […]
CultNEWS101 Articles: 10/18/2021 (Colonia Dignidad, Chile, Documentary, NXIVM, LuLaRoe, R. Kelly, LDS, Podcast, ICSA, Call For Papers) October 18, 2021
Colonia Dignidad, Chile, Documentary, NXIVM, LuLaRoe, R. Kelly, LDS, Podcast, ICSA, Call For PapersNetflixs: A Sinister Sect: Colonia Dignidad"A Sinister Sect: Colonia Dignidad is a true-crime documentary series that was released on Netflix on October 1, 2021. The series is based on the isolated colony established in Chile lead by German fugitive Paul Schäfer during the […]
Guatemala blocks extremist ultra-Orthodox sect heading to Iran through Mexico October 18, 2021
Two busloads of Lev Tahor members prevented from crossing border with the intention of flying to KurdistanTimes of IsraelOctober 18, 2021Guatemalan authorities stopped two buses carrying members of an extremist Jewish ultra-Orthodox sect from traveling across the border into Mexico, from where they were reportedly planning to reach Iran to seek asylum, Hebrew media reported […]
El Pueblo de Israel: Latino Evangélicos and Christian Zionism October 18, 2021
Amy FallasThe RevealerSeptember 9, 2021Why have so many evangelical Latinos embraced Jewish rituals and Zionism?I awoke during the church service, sweaty from the sun that hit the pews at noon every Sunday. My father, full of the spirit, was still singing—with tears in his eyes and sweat on his brow. He had one hand in […]
NXIVM Survivors Sarah Edmondson, Nippy Ames Tease Season 2 of Their 'Culty' Podcast (Exclusive) October 15, 2021
Stacy Lambe‍ETOctober 4, 2021After escaping and blowing the whistle on NXIVM, married couple Sarah Edmondson and Anthony “Nippy” Ames are channeling their lessons learned into the Acast podcast, A Little Bit Culty, which explores abuses of power and cult-like practices through conversations with people who have experienced it firsthand. Ahead of its return with season […]
Praise of Israel may dent Iran asylum hopes for anti-Zionist Haredi cult October 15, 2021
Clip shows Lev Tahor spokesman lauding IDF efforts to minimize civilian casualties, months before group, which includes Israelis, began heading from Guatemala toward TehranJACOB MAGIDThe Times of IsraelOctober 14, 2021The spokesman for an anti-Zionist Haredi cult was recorded praising the IDF in a clip retrieved by The Times of Israel Wednesday, in what could threaten […]
CultNEWS101 Articles: 10/15/2021 (Totalist Organizations, The House of Yahweh, Obituary, Kenja Communications, Sexual Abuse, Australia, Jehovah's Witnesses, Russia, Legal, Religious Freedom) October 15, 2021
Totalist Organizations, The House of Yahweh, Obituary, Kenja Communications, Sexual Abuse, Australia, Jehovah's Witnesses, Russia, Legal, Religious FreedomPsychology Today: How We Succumb to Totalist OrganizationsDisorganizing our attachment is a form of control used by authoritarians." ... Social psychologist Alexandra Stein, a cult survivor and longtime expert on cults, argues that attachment disruption is part of the […]
Religious protections don't apply to Falun Gong protest sites October 15, 2021
While not disputed that the group is persecuted by China's communist government, its reputation as a cult makes its bid for sympathy a complicated one.EMILEE LARKINCourthouse News Service October 14, 2021MANHATTAN (CN) — Followers of a 30-year-old Chinese spiritual practice called Falun Gong cannot designate their protest sites as places of worship to silence counter-protesters, […]
Satanic panic 2021: Heavy-metal-loving Ontario principal can stay despite parents petitioning for her removal October 15, 2021
Worried parents complained that rocker's Instagram posts 'blatantly showed Satanic symbols and allegiance to Satanic practices'Adrian HumphreysNational PostOctober 15, 2021 While schools like to make a mark and small cities love international attention, it isn’t always appreciated when it comes. Take for instance the odd tempest over an Ontario high school principal whose enthusiasm for […]
‘Cult’ leader’s widow accused of grooming girls for sexual abuse October 11, 2021
‘Cult’ leader’s widow accused of grooming girls for sexual abuseSydney Morning Herald October 11, 2021The leader of a personal development group described by police as a “cult” groomed young girls to be sexually abused by her late husband and gave them antiseptic lollies after ushering them into private sessions with him, a senate committee has been […]
CultNEWS101 Articles: 10/9-10/2021 (Legion of Christ, Marcial Maciel, The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Sexual Abuse, Financial Abuse, Religion and Poverty, NXIVM, Legal) October 9, 2021
Legion of Christ, Marcial Maciel, The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Sexual Abuse, Financial Abuse, Religion and Poverty, NXIVM, LegalReGAIN, Religious Groups Awareness International Network: Marcial Maciel & Walter White: Breaking Bad in Meth and Sex" ... I am called by God to found a Catholic Religious Order, is the conviction that drives Marcial Maciel, a white, blue-eyed, […]
CultNEWS101 Articles: 10/8/2021(Buddha Field, Documentary, Spiritual Abuse, Beatles, Maharishi, India, Conspiracy Theories) October 8, 2021
Buddha Field, Documentary, Spiritual Abuse, Beatles, Maharishi, India, Conspiracy TheoriesCalifornia News Times: Inside 'cult for beautiful people' where 'monster' guru 'raped disciples' who compare him to 'Hitler' in new doc"The horrifying reality of the lives of people "manipulated" to participate in the "cult for beautiful people" is a new documentary, as the disciples claim to have […]