Combatting cult mind control steven hassan park street press, rochester, vt. Written by steven hassan, narrated by daniel greenberg. Then the followers will have total trust in their leader when he tells them that the only path to salvation is to do whatever the cult asks of them. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. Hassan has helped thousands of people who were victimized by cult related mind control. Does anyone have a pdf copy of combating cult mind control. Steven describes the components of mind control as these four things p. Mind control print email destructive cults, groups, movements andor leaders maintain intense allegiance through the arguments of their ideology, and through social and psychological pressures and practices that, intentionally or not, amount to conditioning techniques that constrict attention, limit personal relationships, and devalue reasoning. The number 1 bestselling guide to protection, rescue and recovery from destructive cults 1st by steven hassan isbn.
Steven hassan author, daniel greenberg narrator, freedom of mind press publisher try audible free. Once physical isolation is achieved, a further step is to use information control to ensure that no contrary messages appear by accident. Combating cult mind control is the best book available on the entire cult scene hassans explanation of mind control makes this frightening and sophisticated topic understandable to lay readers, and his own personal story is gripping an indispensable tool for helping to educate young people about cults. One of americas leading experts in cults and mindcontrol provides an eye opening analysis of trump.
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Steven hassan is a longtime expert on cults, and author of combating cult mind control. In this 25th anniversary volume youll find much thats new and important, including. It can also help you protect others from the use of mindcontrol techniques. Steven hassan is a licensed mental health counselor who has been educating the public about mind control, brainwashing, and destructive. Dec 31, 2018 steven hassan is a longtime expert on cults, and author of combating cult mind control.
If a cult leader can convince his flock that he has more spiritual authority than them and they are unworthy in the eyes of god, then his control over them is almost guaranteed. Peer group pressure suppressing doubt and resistance to new ideas by exploiting the need to belong. Combating cult mind control audiobookp2p releaselog. On any given day you will find very many organisations, small or large, some posing as churches or types of religions, meditation groups, selfdevelopment groups, posing as pseudo healers, fortune tellers, psychics, selfproclaimed spiritual leaders, calling. Mar 06, 2018 hassan is the author of several bestselling books, including combating cult mind control and freedom of mind. Helping loved ones leave controlling people, cults, and beliefspaperback releasing the bonds. If youve read an earlier version of combating cult mind control, welcome back. Rick ross is the founder and executive director of the rick a.
Combating cult mind control audiobook steven hassan. You can verify the statement in the text using a foia freedom of information act request as described on our tenpage mind control summary at this link. Others place the estimate of the number of cults at somewhere in the range of 200 to. More than 300 were children forced to drink cyanidelaced koolaid by their parents who believed they were doing. Combating cult mind control audiobook p2p posted on 27.
Support hnn by using this amazon link to do your shopping. The pressures and stresses of life in modem society can overwhelm all of us at times. The modern definition of a mind control cult refers to all groups that use mind control and the devious recruiting techniques that this article exposes. Steven hassan quotes author of combatting cult mind control. Combating cult mind control by steven hassan nook book. On any given day you will find very many organisations, small or large, some posing as churches or types of religions, meditation groups, selfdevelopment groups, posing as pseudo healers, fortune tellers, psychics, selfproclaimed spiritual leaders, calling themselves. Steven hassan 2 became involved with the moonies and upon being deprogrammed went on to become a worlds renowned cult specialist. Helping loved ones leave controlling people, cults, and beliefs. Japanese section of the department of languages and literatures supervisor. For exmembers of cults, understanding the mind control techniques used to recruit them and keep them in the group is an important part of their recuperation. On november 18, 1978, more than 900 people, including a us congressman, leo ryan, died because of cult leader jim jones at jonestown, guyana. This is a declassified cia document dealing with mind control. Box 8500, charlotte, nc 28271 phone 704 8878200 and fax 704 8878299 1 statement dc845 combatting cult mind control by steven hassan park street press, 1988 how can an otherwise intelligent member choose to remain in a cult even after he or she has seen proof that it is. In particular, it tries to give an idea of the flavour of cult involvement, and a sense of the inner life of a cult member, in a way which people who have never been involved with a cult themselves, might be able to.
Extensive use of cult generated information and propaganda. A leading cult expert explains how the steven hassan. Hassan is the author of several bestselling books, including combating cult mind control and freedom of mind. New stories of people who fell under the sway of cults and other forms of undue influence, but who were able to break free and find renewed hope, happiness, and sanity. When renowned cult expert steven hassan first published his seminal work combatting cult mind control in 1988, the world was a very different place there was no internet, so megacults like watchtower, scientology and the moonies had a free run at. For free, unlimited access to these documents, go to our archive of declassified mind control documents. Combating cult mind control audiobook by steven hassan. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Mar 27, 2015 combating cult mind control by steven hassan, 9780967068824, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Adopting a victimization perspective actually strips the cult member of his capacity for rational activity. Reporting deviant thoughts, feelings, and actions to leadership. He has been involved in educating the public about mind control, controlling groups and destructive cults.
Mind control the bite model excult resource center. The cult mind control model epitomizes a victim mentality. The cult mind control model, however, attributes cult membership primarily to mind control and thereby denigrates or discounts such positive activities and goals, misaffiliated to cults as they are. The rising number of manipulative groups makes his books combating cult mind control park street press 1990 and releasing the bonds freedom of mind press 2000 important reading hassan presents the bite method as a. The 25th anniversary edition of combating cult mind control includes extensive material on jehovahs witnesses. Combating cult mind control excerpts from steven hassans. A leading cult expert explains how the president uses mind control. Combating cult mind control excerpts from steven hassans book.
His first book, which came out in 1988 under the title combatting cult mind control, was updated and rereleased in 2015 as combating cult mind control. Combating cult mind control freedom of mind resource center. A destructive cult is a pyramidshaped authoritarian regime with a person or group of people that have dictatorial control. It uses deception to recruit new members and does not tell them what the group is, what the group actually believes, and what will be. A former cult member, now a counselor helping those affected by destructive cults, hassan exposes the. I have taken reasonable pains to locate a citable reference in which eileen barker recommends combatting cult mind control in a general sense, but have found none. The internets most comprehensive resource for exjehovahs witnesses, a community for support, recovery and a few laughs along the way. Each day a significant amount of time is devoted to cult rituals and indoctrination. Newsletters, magazines, journals, audio tapes, videotapes, etc.
This book is available as an audiobook as well as on kindle. False imprisonment, religious cults, and the destruction of volitional capacity. Mind control is the process by which individual or collective freedom of choice and action is compromised by agents or agencies that modify or distort perception, motivation, affect, cognition andor behavioral outcomes. The guide to protection, rescue, and recovery from destructive cults and the founder of the freedom of mind resource center. Box 8500, charlotte, nc 28271 phone 704 8878200 and fax 704 8878299 1 statement dc845 combatting cult mind control by steven hassan park street press, 1988 how can an otherwise intelligent member choose to remain in. Hypnosis inducing a state of high suggestibility by hypnosis, often thinly disguised as relaxation or meditation. Pairing up with buddy system to monitor and control b.
The belief system of a religion is often warped to become a container for these techniques, but it is the techniques themselves that make it a cult. Chapter 2, my life in the unification church has been placed for free on this web site. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. It uses deception to recruit new members and does not tell them what the group is, what the group actually believes, and what will be expected of them if they become members. The recruitment process is exactly that, a process, new members are recruited stepbystep. Misquotations, statements taken out of context from noncult sources. He discusses mechanisms for manipulation and control in unhealthy groups whether religious, political, business or. Steven hassan combating cult mind control part one.
Prosperity key of love required reading for anyone seriously interested in this topic. Combatting cult mind control is a nonfiction work by steven hassan described as a guide to protection, rescue, and recovery from destructive cults. Some say there could be as many as 5,000 religious groups in america preying on the weak and vulnerable, with five to seven million victims and 180,000 new recruits each year. He is a member of harvards prestigious program in psychiatry and the law and is a doctoral student at fielding graduate university. Combatting cult mind control by hassan, steven and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This book can help you protect or regain your sanity, freedom, and health. The author discusses theories of mind control and cults based on the research of margaret singer and robert lifton as well as the cognitive dissonance theory of leon festinger. He discusses mechanisms for manipulation and control in unhealthy grou. This book, entitled unbrainwashing yourself by author jim foster, will cover, in detail, the different brainwashing tactics from our interpersonal relationships, religion, and cult followings to the military scare tactics, medical monopolies, the media, and corporate entities. Cults, ritual abuse, and mind control exploring the role of cults in ritual abuse and mind control when you find the same highly esoteric information in different states from florida to california and from different countries, you start to get an idea that theres something going on that is very large and very well coordinated. Combatting cult mind control is a mine of information and is a must for anyone leaving a cult as part of their psychoeducation, which is the basis for the undoing of mind control.
The analysis presented here, in mind control in 20 minutes, is intended to complement rather than compete with the bite model. The competing demands on time and financial resources created by marriage, family, and career responsibilities are becoming increasingly difficult to balance. Combatting cult mind control for excult members and. The ornateness of churches, the artwork, the stained glass window scenes, the massive crucifixion model dominating the interior etc. It is neither magical nor mystical, but a process that involves a set of basic social psychological principles. Unbeknown to the public at large, the cult phenomenon and mind control is alive and well in australia. The rising number of manipulative groups makes his books combating cult mind control park street press 1990 and releasing the bonds freedom of mind press 2000 important reading. The mind control model also fails to give proper weight to the role natural suggestibility plays in making one vulnerable to the cults. This audiobook can help you protect or regain your sanity, freedom, and health. Steve hassan is a former cult member who has been educating the public about mind control and destructive cults since 1976. Learn the warning signs of dangerous groups before you become a victim. If you are wondering if your group is a cult or not, if you have left a cult, if you have a family member or friend you think may be in a cult, beg, borrow, steal.
Hassan has helped thousands of people who were victimized by cultrelated mind control. The belief system of a religion is often warped to become a container for these techniques, but it. Combating cult mind control audiobook steven hassan audible. Steven hassan is a former moonie that is, a former member of sun myung moons unification church and licensed counselor. The cult mind control model instead focuses on victimization, that a cult member joins as a result of mind control and not as the result of personal choice. Combating cult mind control by steven hassan, 9780967068824, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. A former cult member, now a counselor helping those affected by destructive cults, hassan exposes the troubling facts about cults recruitment, their use of.
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