Can you easily leave or are their serious consequences. A group that behaves like it needs you to stay to protect itself is a cult.
This discourse will look into why people join, stay and the leaving and the mechanisms that come into play in any ‘typical’ human cult. By the definition I have come up with there are many cults in the world and they’re not all bad.
- Introduction of the Unicorn
- A Brief History of NRM
- Clergy vs Lay Members
- Religious Cults
- Other Cults
- Leaving
- Locus of Control
- Dependency/Brainwashing/Peer Pressure
- Male vs Female Victims
- Using People as a Commodity
- Decompression Techniques
- Conclusion
1.Introduction of the Unicorn
Any cult must have some form of enticement. This must actually be wholesome and good for the person and their immediate life. Otherwise a cult would not be able to exist.
So why aren’t they all good then, if they offer some wholesome good? It’s the price tag on the other side of the equals sign that clinches it. It might be a bit good for you on the short term like a pint of beer, but would you buy a beer for a weeks wage?
Story: Astroplanning
Corrolary: I felt indebted and bonded to Scn for the experience.
2. A Brief History of NRM
Thelma
Origin/Stats:
Consequence:
Mormons
Origin/Stats:
Consequence:
Moonies
Origin/Stats:
Consequence:
Scientology and Anti-scientology
Origin/Stats:
Consequence:
Heaven Gate
Origin/Stats:
Consequence:
Waco
Origin/Stats:
Consequence:
Story: Making Offier
Corollary: Ambition to be a higher ranked Officer
3. Clergy vs Lay Members
‘Defense’ of Opus Die and some equivalents ie terrorists vs freedom fighters
Story: Being a Missioniare
Corollary: The loss of significance and how daunting and starting again can be because of this. Going back to the non-fixing the Universe run of the mill lifestyle. Lose of the group.
4. Religious Cults
The backsliders
Story: Business after the SO with other Scientologists
Corollary: The net result was it all included my continued adherence to be successful.
5. Other Cults
Special forces and cooperate cults
Story: My belonging to OTO
Corollary: Speaks for itself.
6. Leaving
How hard is it? Do you only lose a chance at a version of ‘immortality’.
Does a persons tendancy of ‘I have got this far so might as well see it out…’ have much to do with those who stay?
Story: My Comm Ev
Corollary: We’d rather have you dead than incapable.
7. Locus of Control
How much say do you have on your family life and day to day activities
Story: Boxing Day India
Corollary: RPF
8. Dependency/Brainwashing/Peer Pressure
The control mechanisms
Story: Making it go right at the IAS and in business.
Corollary: Dependancy on others behaving by you and the loss of it when they do not.
9. Male vs Female Victims
The need for approval in us all but most especially women.
Story: The respect of a persons, person – in general.
Corollary: The abuse of a persons, person.
10. Using People as a Commodity
Here women have the ‘advantage’ in cults
Story: My Wife
Corollary: My younger sisters marriage.
11. Decompression Techniques
Finding square zero.
Story: The nights out.
Corollary: Just being unprepared for society.
12. Conclusion
I’d have been considerably better off never letting my Mother or Father meet my Daughter. These causes that are self perpetrating and act accordingly do not care one dot about ANY amount of ‘collateral’ damage.
Story: Read about Dortju.
Corollary: I’d rather have been the next Elon Musk except as the son of a ScFy writers cult I feel more compelled to write books about society and ScFy… typical for being brainwashed from birth I guess.
Most families behave like this. Very few groups do.