Mind Control And The Power Of Cults

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Forbidden Knowledge writes..."A cult may form around any theme, such as a political, racial, psychotherapeutic, or even athletic agenda."

FK provides a list of 7 tactics of coercive persuasion along with other useful information.


Are you affected by the influence and behaviour of cults? visit these pages for support.
Cult Information Centre - UK
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I became aware of this organisation through a blogger called Katie who writes the Is Self Realization Fellowship a Cult? blog. Katie writes about here experiences in a neutral and informative way. There are links to some interesting sites that talk about leaving close knit communities of interest.

Social psychologist Bob Cialdini discusses the Jonestown massacre as and example of what he calls Social Proof.This is the psychological effect where people unquestioningly follow the example of other people. Poison in a vat of strawberry flavoured poison was drunk by a young woman who poisoned her baby before killing herself. Nearly 900 people followed her example!

Cialdini in his book Influence Science and Practice (2001:131) poses the question "If the community had remained in San Fransico, would Revered Jones's suicide command have been obeyed?"

An insight is provided by Cult expert Dr Louis Jolyon West whose answer was "This wouldn't have happened in California . But they lived in total alienation from the rest of the world in a jungle situation in a hostile country"

In November 2010 The Vatican expressed it's concern about a secretive catholic sect called Opus Angelorum.It began in Austria and was set up by Gabriele Bitterlich who claimed that specific angels were needed to combat devils who were battling for human souls.

In a letter to the members of the Catholic Church. Worshipers were advised to avoid the work of Opus Angelorum.

"In particular, the members were not to make use of the "names" of angels derived from the alleged private revelations attributed to Mrs. Gabriele Bitterlich and they were not to teach, spread or make use of the theories originating from these alleged revelations. Furthermore, they were reminded of the duty to follow strictly all liturgical laws, in particular those relating to the Holy Eucharist. The Decree of 1992 entrusted the implementation of these measures to a Delegate named by the Holy See and possessing special faculties; he was also given the task of regularizing the relationship between the Opus Angelorum and the Order of Canons Regular of the Holy Cross.2

Contrary to this advice of The Vatican the reasons and purpose of becoming involved in Opus Angelorum are expressed by this blogger Jennifer DeFillipo

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