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Dr. Robert J. Lifton on Destructive Cults

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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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The Last Shakers? September 21, 2020
Keeping the faith in a community facing extinction Katherine LuckyCommonweal MagazineNovember 28, 2019Sabbathday Lake, Maine, is home to the last community of Shakers on earth. Their sect, formally known as the United Society of Shakers, is well over two hundred years old. When I visited Sabbathday Lake in the summer of 2017, I met the […]
CultNEWS101 Articles: 9/18/2020 September 21, 2020
The Zide Door Church of Entheogenic Plants, Legal, QAnon, Wicca, Tvind Vice: Cops Raided and Shut Down the Only Magic Mushroom 'Church' in the U.S."The Zide Door Church of Entheogenic Plants in Oakland, California, was the most prominent "magic mushroom club" in the United States, if not the country's only brick-and-mortar venue for purchasing psilocybin.But that all ended […]
CultNEWS101 Articles: 9/21/2020 September 21, 2020
Jehovah's Witnesses, Legal, David Lynch Foundation, Transcendental Meditation, NXIVM, Rajneeshpuram BELGIUM: Jehovah's Witnesses face trial for hate crimes on February 16, 2021"For a period of five years, the court investigated complaints from ex-members of the Jehovah's Witnesses. They testified about how they were rejected by order of the organization and became completely isolated socially.The Ghent prosecutor's […]
How fundamentalist Mormons recovered after the trauma of Warren Jeffs September 21, 2020
Jana RiessReligion News ServiceSeptember 16, 2020 (RNS) — This week I want to introduce you to an outstanding new podcast that takes listeners behind the scenes of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The polygamist sect’s members and ex-members in southern Utah and northern Arizona are still recovering from the trauma […]
Legal Ayahuasca Churches Are Spreading Across Canada September 21, 2020
A sixth religious group in Canada has been granted an exemption to use the hallucinogenic tea, known for causing visions and vomiting, as part of its ceremonies.Rachel BrowneVICESeptember 17, 2020A church in Winnipeg, Manitoba just became the latest to get a government exemption to legally import and use daime tea, known as ayahuasca, VICE News […]
CultNEWS101 Articles: 9/19-20/2020 September 21, 2020
Sexual Abuse, Dhammakaya, Thailand, Alt-Catholics, Cult Murder, PanamaBoston Herald: 11 victims who claim Lawrence priest sexually abused them settle for $1.4M: Mitchell Garabedian"A Catholic order has agreed to pay nearly $1.4 million to 11 "courageous" clergy sexual abuse victims who claimed that a Lawrence priest abused them in the 1970s, their lawyer announced on Thursday.Boston attorney […]
Info-Cult - Support Group for Former Members - Next meeting October 1st. September 21, 2020
Support Group for Former MembersInfo-Cult offers an online support group for former members.This support group is intended for people who have experienced, or are presently experiencing, one or more controlling relationships, or various challenges in connection with groups, systems or environments with a high level of commitments, demands or control.The support group aims to provide […]
Most major news outlets still use the term 'Mormon,' study shows, despite church's wishes September 18, 2020
Peggy Fletcher StackSalt Lake TribuneSeptember 18, 2020Even after President Russell M. Nelson urged the media to use the Utah-based faith’s full name — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — and stop employing shortened forms or nicknames, most top national news sites were still using “Mormon” and “LDS” in their coverage a year […]
Anonymous takes aim at QAnon: 'We will not sit idly by while you take advantage of the misinformed' September 18, 2020
Washington TimesAugust 6, 2018 Anonymous has declared war on QAnon, promising to “start some s—t with you all.”The anarchist hacking group said in a statement that it knows “who was responsible for Q,” the leader of QAnon, a pro-Trump group that spreads conspiracy-theory information.Anonymous posted on YouTube on Sunday a video called “Operation QAnon” depicting Anonymous’s […]
Mass grave of victims 'killed in violent exorcism' linked to religious cult in Panama September 16, 2020
Police had to hike through mountains for 10 hours to reach the grave in remote Panama.Brodie OwenIndependentSeptember 15, 2020Authorities in Panama have discovered a mass grave they believe contains the bodies of people tortured and killed by a religious cult.Investigators had to hike through the mountains for 10 hours to reach the grave in a […]
Meet The New Cult In Town: Love Has Won, Now Quarantining On Kauai September 3, 2020
Residents are concerned about the group giving the spiritual community there a bad name.Allan Parachini Honolulu Civil Beat September 3, 2020WAINIHA, Kauai — A bizarre Colorado organization called Love Has Won, which a law enforcement official there described as a cult, is relocating to Kauai, with 14 members already housed in a luxury beachfront vacation rental […]
4 Keys to Help Someone Climb Out of the QAnon Rabbit Hole September 3, 2020
Joe Pierre M.D.Psych UnseenSeptember 1, 2020 What to do when someone you love becomes obsessed with QAnon, part 3. “Each one of us here today will at one time in our lives look upon a loved one who is in need and ask the same question: We are willing to help, Lord, but what, if […]
What Is It About California and Cults? September 3, 2020
HBO’s The Vow examines yet another sinister, Hollywood-adjacent, destructive organization. But are Californians really more susceptible to cults—or do cults simply want what the Golden State is selling?Jane BordenVanity fairSeptember 3, 2020When you hear the word cult, do you imagine a group of beautiful, young people dancing trancelike in the sun? Do you assume they’re […]
Moonies: Cult of Personality' | How to watch, live stream, TV channel, time September 3, 2020
Katey Clifford, eCommerce reporterOregon LiveSeptember 2, 2020Sun Myung Moon, the all powerful Reverend of the Unification Church, wields immense control over his congregation. Find out what happens to the members of his church in Moonies: Cult of Personality premiering tonight, Wednesday, September 2, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Reelz, and is also available to watch […]
Cult Recovery: Gaining Trust After Cult Exploitation September 1, 2020
Uniting the Continents, Support for the Pacific Rim and Western USAAn ONLINE EVENT for Families, Former Members and Friends Affected by CULTIC Groups and Relationships.PACIFIC RIM | EUROPE - SEPTEMBER 12-13, 2020NORTH AMERICA - SEPTEMBER 11-12, 2020Event Information/RegisterLorna Goldberg, LCSW, PsyACult Recovery: Gaining Trust After Cult ExploitationAbstractAfter cult involvement, former members may wonder if they […]
The Spectrum of Coercive Control in Cults, Extremist Groups and Abusive Relationships September 1, 2020
Uniting the Continents, Support for the Pacific Rim and Western USAAn ONLINE EVENT for Families, Former Members and Friends Affected by CULTIC Groups and Relationships.PACIFIC RIM | EUROPE - SEPTEMBER 12-13, 2020NORTH AMERICA - SEPTEMBER 11-12, 2020Event Information/RegisterLinda Dubrow-Marshall, PhD, Reg. MBACP (Accred.), Rod Dubrow-Marshall, PhD, MBPsSThe Spectrum of Coercive Control in Cults, Extremist Groups […]
Is Buddhism a Religion? September 1, 2020
patheosAUGUST 25, 2020 BY DR. JAY N. FORREST The Buddha said:“The practitioner will find great joy and attain the state of final rest by having confidence in the Buddha’s religion, discovering the happiness of ending mental conditioning” (Dhp 382).Is Buddhism a Religion? It seems like a simple question until you realize that there is little agreement on what […]
Passenger sues easyJet after crew told her to move seats to satisfy ultra-Orthodox Jews September 1, 2020
Melanie Wolfson was asked to move twice because men refused to sit next to a female The GuardianHarriet Sherwood@harrietsherwoodThu 27 Aug 2020 A British-Israeli woman is suing easyJet after the low-cost airline asked her to move seats on a flight from Tel Aviv to London following objections from ultra-Orthodox Jewish men who refused to sit next to a […]
From Surviving to Thriving After Leaving - Steps to Take on the Road to Recovery August 30, 2020
Uniting the Continents, Support for the Pacific Rim and Western USAAn ONLINE EVENT for Families, Former Members and Friends Affected by CULTIC Groups and Relationships.PACIFIC RIM | EUROPE - SEPTEMBER 12-13, 2020NORTH AMERICA - SEPTEMBER 11-12, 2020Event Information/RegisterRachel Bernstein, MSed, LMFTFrom Surviving to Thriving After Leaving - Steps to Take on the Road to RecoveryAbstract: […]