The Cult Effect: A True Story of Mind Control in Australia 1996 – 2010 by Carli McConkey (Author) A gripping account of the brutal impact of spiritual and violent extremism. Carli McConkey was 21 years old when she happened upon New Age guru, Natasha Lakaev, and her personal development company, Life Integration Programmes, at the…
DetailsCombatting Cult Mind Control by Steven Hassan Publication date 1988 Combatting Cult Mind Control is a non-fiction work by Steven Hassan described as a “Guide to Protection, Rescue, and Recovery from Destructive Cults.” The author discusses theories of mind control and cults based on the research of Margaret Singer and Robert Lifton as well as…
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‘Hearken O Daughter: Three Sisters from New Zealand Travel to Waco. Only Two Return…’ – By Grace J. Adams and Poia Alpha On April 19 1993, on a remote property called Mount Carmel in Waco, Texas, 76 people who were part of the Branch Davidian cult died when their compound caught fire after a 51…
DetailsBy 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…
DetailsAn exposé of gurus, personal development courses and cults, and how they operate. The complete book is available for download via this link
Detailsby Mary Garden Published in the The Humanist, November/December 2009. A review of Jane Stork’s book, Breaking the Spell: My Life as a Rajneeshee and the Long Journey Back to Freedom (Pan Macmillan, 2009). This is the story of a spiritual quest that led not to lightness or freedom but to darkness and imprisonment. The…
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