(Name Withheld) One of my sons was searching for a way to better his life.The numerous Google advertisings says your life will be transformed in 48 hours – on his own sites I saw that people have repeated the same courses – check out his Facebook site one person has done the ‘Prophet Teacher Student…
(John McAlpin) I was born in 1944 in the Exclusive Brethren group (EBs), I was taught their beliefs, lived by their rules, married and had three children while in the group, until they excommunicated me in 1980.Suddenly after 36 years of this way of life, I was kicked out. I knew no other life…. Then…
(Paul Schofield) I was stopped on a street near Central Railway station in Sydney one afternoon. A seemingly friendly guy asked me if I could do a short survey and then he took me for a free personality test. I had plenty of personal flaws and a girl there pointed them out to me and…
(Rhona Johnson) We were told that we would be disfellowshipped and that is what they did.My sister in S. Africa was still in the Cult and she cut me out of her life and that was in 1968 and still will not contact me and it is now 2012. Realised that they had misinterpreted the…
(Joy Kuo) Several years ago I started my spiritual journey by seeking some self-development courses, and joined Kosmic Fusion in December 2012. At the beginning the founders looked genuine to me and I did feel great, I thought I had found my spiritual path and dedicated myself for the volunteer work to organize and run…
(Iphigenie Amoutzias) I have a university degree from Germany and post graduated in Auckland as a high school art teacher. All my life I was interested in deepening my understanding of life and be a better person than yesterday. To have a critical and questioning mind was always part of my being…… The purer our…
Conviction with Compassion: A Report on Freedom of Religion and Belief to both Houses of Parliament on 27 November 2000. Chapter 10: Point 10.26 onward discusses the CIFS submission to Parliament. A report for the Parliament of Australia – Joint Committee
By Dr. Ronald M. Enroth. “But when they violate that trust, when they abuse their authority, and when they misuse ecclesiastical power to control and manipulate the flock, the results can be catastrophic. The perversion of power that we see in abusive churches disrupts and divides families, fosters an unhealthy dependence of members on the…
From: ‘Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Human Services’ 2003 They conclude with discussion of therapeutic challenges that therapists face when working with cult-involved clients and make preliminary recommendations for treatment. Families
“In this article, we argue that Scientology’s founder, L. Ron Hubbard, was a malignant narcissist who created organisational policies against perceived enemies that reflected his narcissistic rage.” Published in French: Criminologie (Les Presses de l’Université de Montréal) 41 (2): 117–155. MALIGNANT NARCISSISM,L. Ron Hubbard, and Scientology’s Policies of Narcissistic Rage
An exposé of gurus, personal development courses and cults, and how they operate. The complete book is available for download via this link
by Mary Garden Published in the Australian Financial Review, 21 November, 2003 pp. 6-7 An inside look at the world of Indian Gurus. Quote: “If the guru is seen as infallible, then the disciples are always to blame: it is their karma. On the other hand, what the guru does is a divine lila (game) or ‘test’. ”…