Steve Hassen is a Jewish guy who was drawn into the Moonie cult. Then he got out. It's an incredible story. Now helps people to get out of cults. Here's one of his videos:
Steven Hassan's talk on Helping Individuals Born in High-Demand Groups and Cults
Some notes
Hassan: on mind control – tune in to your own inner voice or conscience, something legitimate will stand up to scrutiny. Don’t be manipulated through guilt or fear. Cults rely on deception, manipulation, and fear. Locus of control should be inside of you, not somebody else. Cults see life as black and white, inside is truth outside is the devil. It’s all about dependency and obedience. Religious organizations frame it as you have to obey God, but you are in a human institution whose leaders say they represent God. High lie rate is characteristic of gurus. They perform spiritual abuse – rape of the soul. You should be in control of your own mind. The way for you to recover from destructive mind control is for you to be in control of your own mind. It sounds simple but it takes a lot of energy and effort and knowledge for you to reclaim your personal power. People born into cults may see themselves as never having had a self to reclaim. However, people are born with an authentic self. It’s in the DNA. Who am I? Well who do you want to be? Any TV shows you have liked, artists, books, math? Explore. What resonates with you? Takes time.
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