Dr. Steven Hassan with Joseph Szimhart: Occulture and Undue Influence in Cults of Past and Present

When something is occult, it remains hidden or unseen. In its best use of the word, occult exploration has led humanity to fields of science such as physics and chemistry. “Unveiling” the occult is a foundation of scientific exploration when based on fact and repeated testing. However, when something is hidden from a person and claimed to be seen or understood by another, opportunities abound for manipulation and coercion through fiction-based storytelling.
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[@geegaw1535]

Thank you for your insight. VOTE BLUE

[@badasspeacemaker]

Thanks for your diligent work. It has informed my anti-trafficking work and my faith transition.

[@jabbermocky4520]

When I was 14 and a freshman in high school a guy who called himself Brother Julius arrived in our small, affluent town. He'd have gatherings on the high school campus during school hours. That's where a lot of young people were recruited into his cult. My best friend's elder brother became a "disciple" and while we girls mocked the cult at first, my friend eventually succumbed to the "love bombing" of cute boys and fell into it, also. It was so sad. The family was Jewish and it shocked me that 2 were involved in a "born again Christian" cult. Julius, himself, turned out to be Jewish NYC con man. Lots of these sorts of cults flared up in the 1970s. Luckily, I avoided them all. Many didn't and lived to regret it.