 
 
Quote of the Day:
Have the courage to face the truth.'
- W. Clement Stone
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Personal Stories:
People caught up in the cult phenomenon always have deep personal experiences. By sharing our stories we come to realise that we are not the only ones affected by manipulation and deception...
You are welcome to share your experience here. Your privacy is respected. Contact info@cifs.org.au.
Stories of personal experiences:
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Twenty five years on the bridge to OTVII (Kevin Mackey 'Feral' from esmb
...the story of my involvement with the cult of scientology, it spans a quarter of a century where I got most of the way up the bridge and did scores of courses, trained as an auditor and did admin training as well.
I hope I show how in this strange environment a man can lose sight of what matters to him, his goals, values and passions, himself and the reason he joined the church in the first place. more...
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Forty years on: reflections on another life (Peter Flinn)
Like Martin Luther King, I have a dream. A dream in which the current Brethren leadership acknowledges the dreadful damage done to so many individuals and families across the world over 50 years, and opens the door for re-unification, with no strings attached. A dream in which the Exclusive Brethren positively engage with the outside world, broaden their horizons and encourage their children to receive a full education commensurate with their capabilities.
. . .That was the moment when I walked out of a meeting, and out of the only world I had ever known, never to return. It was the closed and tightly controlled world of the Exclusive Brethren, and I was 21 years old. more...
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I lost my son to a one-on-one cultic relationship (Name withheld)
It was September 1999 when I lost my only son. A mother’s worst nightmare, they say. But my son didn’t die, and I didn’t lose him to drugs or a mental illness. So why does a loving, caring, family-oriented young man suddenly shun his entire family and cut ties with all his friends? more...
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Former member of Circle for Investigation of Gnostic Anthropology Aust (CIGA) (Name withheld)
...people make big
life-decisions based on this subtle influence from the group and the
main instructors. Then rather than empowering the individual to make
clear intelligent choices, a person may make choices based on the
interest of the group and its leaders. Then there is a gradual loss of
personal and inner freedom... more...
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My Encounter With 'Kenja' (Name withheld)
I wasn't so much as recruited into a cult. The cult enveloped me. From 1975 to 1976, I saw my father die slowly and painfully. The death of a parent at a young age makes one reflect on life and its meaning... more...
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Life in 'The Children Of God' - Able's Story (Name withheld)
I grew up in a utopian seaside town learned to surf and completed a trade as a motor mechanic. I had no sooner completed my trade at the age of 20 when my mother passed away. A sequence of events was put in motion from that point that was to mould my life in many significant ways. more...
Disclaimer:This page is about groups, organizations or movements, which may have been called "cults" and/or "cult-like" in some way, shape or form. But not all groups called either "cults" or "cult-like" are harmful. Instead, they may be benign and generally defined as simply people intensely devoted to a person, place or thing. Therefore, the discussion or mention of a group, organization or person on this page, is not necessarily meant pejoratively.
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