This ‘weekend workshop’ is for ex-group members only, and not family or friends. If you have left an abusive group or religion, this weekend is for you! Places are limited and numbers will be deliberately kept low to enable personal interaction. The weekend is non-religious and accepting of all belief systems. When: Sat 5th and…
Australia: Emergency Help lifeline.org.au Lifeline provides crisis support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call 13 11 14 kidshelpline.com.au Kids Helpline is here to help you. If you need someone to talk to, you can call us at anytime – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call 1800 55 1800 Making Complaints Against Cults and High Demand Groups How…
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Visions of Paradise (Adrian Norman 2009) is a challenging, intelligent and thought-provoking documentary about the need to belong and find purpose and meaning in life. Through candid interviews and with reference to famous psychological studies along with commentary from cult experts, Visions of Paradise is a timely warning to all about the continuing attraction of…
Let’s Talk About Sects is an award-winning, 100% independent monthly podcast focusing on a different cult each episode. Host Sarah Steel takes a storytelling, deep dive approach, looking at the history of a sect’s leaders, the recruitment of members, their experiences, psychological aspects, and notable incidents during its existence.
Why do people join cults? – Janja Lalich Today, there are thousands of cults around the world. Broadly speaking, a cult is a group or movement with a shared commitment to a usually extreme ideology that’s typically embodied in a charismatic leader. But what exactly differentiates cults from other groups – and why do people…
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Getting Help for Someone Who has Become Involved in a Questionable Group or One on One relationship By Ros Hodgkins Former President CIFS
A Handbook for Families and Friends By Livia Bardin
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…
Combatting 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…
‘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…