How Does a Cult Leader “Hide in Plain Sight?”
Michael Guen (Leader of the Destructive Cult I was part of) was able to justify playing with our emotions that way because he made it seem it was all done for the sake of...
Michael Guen (Leader of the Destructive Cult I was part of) was able to justify playing with our emotions that way because he made it seem it was all done for the sake of...
Over time, I became the one that was quick to use the spiritual jargon and shop talk. It was recycled talk that we were always being exposed to at every turn. The more Michael...
There were many other examples in which Michael Guen (my group’s cult leader) directly manipulated my behavior to make decisions based on his own personal interests. Because we were supposedly doing “character work” in...
Cult literature teaches that the normal personality is suppressed over time and what is replaced is called the pseudo personality. Through introducing the doctrines and beliefs, the member goes through a process called “unfreezing.”...
The following are some tips that we compiled for doing an intervention with a loved one or family member. We came up with this information based on our personal experience, material read from books...
During my intervention with Karl, the first video that he showed me was called “The End of the World Cult.” It featured a cult leader (coincidentally named Michael) who claimed to be the next...
When I was still in the group, I believed that everything magical was happening on “the invisible realm” and that this was how God spoke to us. I would always be making connections everywhere....
Ruth turned around and shouted “I don’t need to be saved by you.” That is what all cult members would tell you while they are in a cult. And this is probably the biggest...