What to say when someone you love is in a coercive situation
If someone you love is in an abusive group or relationship, it’s important to remember these Do’s and Don’t’s:
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Questions to unlock a captive mind
When talking to someone who is trapped in an abusive group, there is no “magic wand” that works on everyone. But here are some simple questions you can ask your loved one to get them to start thinking for themselves – which is always a good first step. For more ideas, watch Jon Atack, Family
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Hubbard and the Occult
Preface This article is the first in a series of articles based upon research into the roots of the Hubbardian philosophy that gave birth to the “Sacred Scriptures” of the Church of Scientology The Office of Special Affairs, the elite Secret Intelligence unit of the Church of Scientology, was well aware that this report was
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The Truth about Scientology
A small downloadable, printable pamphlet containing the truth about key beliefs within Scientology.
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‘Never believe a hypnotist’ – an investigation of L. Ron Hubbard’s statements about hypnosis and its relationship to his Dianetics.
2014 redraft of the original 1995 paper There have been many assertions that cult groups utilize hypnotic techniques. A good example is Persinger, Carrey & Suess in TM and Cult Mania, where the relatively straightforward techniques of Transcendental Meditation are analysed to show their hypnotic content. However, there has been little analysis of such groups’
Possible origins for Dianetics and Scientology
My starting point is the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary definition of plagiarism, viz “the taking and using as one’s own of the thoughts, writings, or inventions of another.” Hubbard’s plagiarism was extensive. He took ideas from earlier authors without proper acknowledgment; repudiated his initial, partial acknowledgment of other authors; and many times took ideas from
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Response to Benjamin Zeller’s review: The Cult of Trump? What “Cult Rhetoric” Actually Reveals
Students are frequently disciplined these days for cut-and-pasting paragraphs from the Internet rather than properly responding to their tutors’ questions. A similar habit is found among academics who speak about “brainwashing” and “cults”. Rather than reading and reviewing Steven Hassan’s new book, Professor Zeller has cut-and-pasted ideas that have been floated repeatedly over the last several decades.
His Magickal Career
“One fellow, Aleister Crowley, picked up a level of religious worship which is very interesting – oh boy! The Press played hockey with his head for his whole life-time. The Great Beast – 666. He just had another level of religious worship. Yes, sir, you’re free to worship everything under the Constitution so long as it’s Christian.”
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